Golgo 13 (2008–2009)

Duke Togo, a.k.a. Golgo 13, is a highly-skilled assassin hired only by those who pay top-dollar for his services - whether it's the FBI, CIA, industrial corporations or mafias. Regardless ... See full summary »

Stars:

Chris Ayres, Rob Mungle, David Wald

Cast

Series cast summary:
Chris Ayres	...	Dave McCartney (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Rob Mungle	...	Regan (10 episodes, 2008-2009)

Storyline

Duke Togo, a.k.a. Golgo 13, is a highly-skilled assassin hired only by those who pay top-dollar for his services - whether it's the FBI, CIA, industrial corporations or mafias. Regardless of who the target is or what situations he encounters, Golgo 13 always gets the job done.

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Plot Keywords:

assassin | target | cia | fbi | pain | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

April 2008 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Answer Studio, The, Golgo 13 Syndicate, Saitô Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (50 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to various Japanese Anime/Magna Comic historians, the significance of Duke Togo's alias "Golgo 13" and the symbolism of a skeleton wearing a crown of thorns is this: Both refer to the "13th" Roman Soldier to take part in the crucification of Jesus Christ. Specifically, the 13th soldier is the one who put the crown of thorns on the head of Christ. "Golgo" refers to the hill of Golgotha where Christ was crucified.

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Goofs

Although some episodes are set in the United States, American characters often use European measurements like "kilometers" and "celcius". Also, road signs are drawn the European fashion rather than American styles such as round "halt" signs (rather than octagonal "stop" signs) and speed limit signs measured in "kilometers" per hour (rather than "miles" per hour).

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Connections

Spun-off from The Professional: Golgo 13 (1983)

User Reviews

Very good; almost as good as the manga.

"Golgo 13," while being my favorite comic book character (although he is not likable; after all, he's an assassin), has not for the most part received very good, faithful screen adaptations. For the uninitiated, Golgo 13 is the alias of Duke Togo (also, probably an alias, but people seem to know his name routinely), the world's deadliest assassin and foremost sharpshooter. Now, TokyoTV has made a very faithful, beautifully rendered, decently animated animated series based on the long-running manga. I would recommend this for fans of manga/anime, comic books, and assassin/action movies and even mysteries. The episodes are self-contained and even non-linear, much like the comics. Catch this sweet show on the video-hosting sites, someone is in the process of translating them all into English, Spanish, and French.