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** Harlequin/Fangar crossed it in Episode 11 when he captured the two Unicorn child agents, Johnny and Mari, and prepared [[spoiler: to execute them by firing range]].
** Lt. Pirahna crossed this in the debut episode by [[WouldHurtAchild threatening to kill Johnny]] if Jerry didn't speak up that he was a Unicorn agent.
**[[spoiler: Johnny Soccor from ''GR Giant Robo''. He willingly allows innocent people be killed by the GRO and UNISOM's mecha fights just so he can boost his tv ratings.]]
** Lt. Pirahna crossed this in the debut episode by [[WouldHurtAchild threatening to kill Johnny]] if Jerry didn't speak up that he was a Unicorn agent.
**[[spoiler: Johnny Soccor from ''GR Giant Robo''. He willingly allows innocent people be killed by the GRO and UNISOM's mecha fights just so he can boost his tv ratings.]]
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** Lt. Pirahna crossed this in the debut episode by [[WouldHurtAchild threatening to kill Johnny]] if Jerry didn't speak up that he was a Unicorn agent.
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*** Let us not forget [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwz-2t5Rn-k: Emperor Guillotine's secret weapon.]] [[spoiler: The tactical nuclear]] [[spoiler: [[FingerFirearm fingernail]].]]
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*** Let us not forget [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwz-2t5Rn-k: Emperor Guillotine's secret weapon.]] [[spoiler: The weapon]]: [[spoiler:the tactical nuclear]] [[spoiler: [[FingerFirearm fingernail]].]]nuclear [[FingerFirearms fingernail]]]].
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----> '''Commander Azuma''': [[YouMonster "You're a monster!" ]]
----> '''Fangar''': [[SuddenlyShouting "KEEP YELLING! I DON'T MIND IF YOU SCREAM AND SHOUT!" ]]
----> '''Fangar''': [[SuddenlyShouting "KEEP YELLING! I DON'T MIND IF YOU SCREAM AND SHOUT!" ]]
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: The live action version was filmed on an extremely limited budget, and it ''shows''. A common error happens in episodes with night time fight scenes that see Giant Robo use his FingerFirearm on a MonsterOfTheWeek. Since only two clips of stock footage was filmed for this attack and both of then were shot with the daytime backdrop, it results in day and night shots being merged together.
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: The live action version was filmed on an extremely limited budget, and it ''shows''. A common error happens in episodes with night time nighttime fight scenes that see Giant Robo use his FingerFirearm {{Finger Firearm|s}} on a MonsterOfTheWeek. Since only two clips of stock footage was filmed for this attack and both of then them were shot with the daytime backdrop, it results in day and night shots being merged together.
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** Subverted in the shows English dub, as mentioned in the {{Narm}} section, as the dubbing crew [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency gave him a very high pitched, falsetto voice]] [[{{Narm}} that ruined much of his disturbing nature]] in the original Japanese version.
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** Subverted in the shows English dub, as mentioned in the {{Narm}} section, as the dubbing crew [[WhatTheHellCastingAgency gave him a very high pitched, falsetto voice]] voice [[{{Narm}} that ruined much of his disturbing nature]] in the original Japanese version.
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* ToyShip: Daisaku is often romanced with [[Anime/SallyTheWitch Sunny the Magician]], despite the fact that [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight they never met during the OVA]].
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* ToyShip: Daisaku is often romanced with [[Anime/SallyTheWitch [[Manga/SallyTheWitch Sunny the Magician]], despite the fact that [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight they never met during the OVA]].
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* AdaptationDisplacement: The OVA seems to have more of a following than either the original manga or the TV series. ''GR: Giant Robo'' is [[ReplacementScrappy right out]]. In recent years however, the live action version has been given a ColbertBump due to [[Creator/ShoutFactory Shout! Factory]] releasing the Johnny Sokko dub on DVD and the [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] owned Comet TV station airing the show on the weekend nights.
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** In Poland[[https://twitter.com/ShinDaimosZ/status/1645581965943271424 memes involving the Live Action version of Giant Robo and Store Bought Salt]] are ''ridiculously'' popular, despite the show never being shown there.
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** In Poland[[https://twitter.Poland, [[https://twitter.com/ShinDaimosZ/status/1645581965943271424 memes involving the Live Action version of Giant Robo and Store Bought Salt]] are ''ridiculously'' popular, despite the show never being shown there.
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* CompleteMonster: In the live action series, Johnny Sokko and Jerry Mano have fought many evil foes in their fight against the Gargoyle Gang, with these being the worst they had to offer:
** [[BigBad Emperor Guillotine]] is a GalacticConqueror with his sights set on Earth. Crashing into the ocean, Guillotine forms the terrorist group the Gargoyle Gang. Kidnapping Dr. Guardian to create an indestructible robot for the Gargoyle Gang, he plans on using the robot to assist in conquering the world. When Johnny Sokko gets the robot's controls and uses them to escape the island with Unicorn agent Jerry Mano, he orders it captured or destroyed with the sea monster Dracolon, despite Giant Robot flying towards Tokyo. Guillotine rules Gargoyle with an [[BadBoss iron fist]], using ChildSoldiers, [[WhyAmITicking planting bombs in his men]], and [[YouHaveFailedMe threatening to kill his commanders for their failures]], eventually killing Dr. Botanus when he fails too many times. Throughout the series, Guillotine plays a hand in a number of the Gargoyle Gang's atrocities, such as trying to start a war, ordering experiments on captured Unicorn agents, and [[WouldHurtAChild ransoming a princess]] of a small country to get his hands on a rare radioactive metal. In the final episode, he resurrects three monsters to drain Giant Robot's remaining energy, and reveals that [[DeadMansSwitch if he were attacked, his body would detonate in an atomic explosion]], taking the world with him, demonstrating this by destroying a field with a fingernail, and declares that the Earth will answer to him.
** [[FauxAffablyEvil Dr. Botanus]] is an egotistical alien [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate scientist and surgeon]] hired by Emperor Guillotine to help him conquer Earth. Working with Commander Spider, he kidnaps Dr. Dorian to force him to grow a [[BotanicalAbomination Gargoyle Vine]], a dangerous plant that can destroy the world. When Dorian refuses to help him grow the plants, Botanus alters Dorian's brain to put him under MindControl, ordering him to grow Gargoyle Vines. When Dr. Dorian returns to normal, Dr. Botanus mocks Dorian for unwittingly helping to create Gargoyle Vines. Later attacking oil production on the Middle East with Commander Spider, he lets his men massacre oil workers simply to force their foreman to give him the blueprints of a drill. He later kidnaps 60,000 people from a soccer game, where he gives Japan 24 hours to surrender to Guillotine or else he will kill the hostages. When one of his men begs Botanus to release his brother, who is among the hostages, [[BadBoss Botanus coldly calls him an idiot, telling him that he will die with the rest of the hostages]]. Other acts include ordering the monster Amberon to destroy Tokyo; kidnapping and brainwashing the Unicorn Kyoto branch leader to attack a Unicorn conference; and using another Gargoyle Vine to cover the Earth in lava. Defined by his willingness to kill thousands with a feeling of smug satisfaction, Dr. Botanus represents the worst of Gargoyle.
** [[MasterOfDisguise Harlequin]] is a brutal Gargoyle commander who appeared after the death of Commander Spider. [[FalselyReformedVillain Initially appearing to be a Gargoyle deserter seeking help getting his kids from Gargoyle custody]], he lures Johnny and Jerry into a trap to be killed by the monster Dublion. When Jerry begs him to release the kids, Harlequin says [[WouldHurtAChild that he doesn't care]], as he had already [[BadBoss killed two of his men to get the duo into his grasp]]. Later working with the aforementioned Doctor Botanus to attack a Unicorn conference, he kidnaps the Unicorn Kyoto branch leader, and personally controls his monster Lygon to attack the conference. Later he demolishes a Unicorn base in the arctic with Dracolon. After Johnny and Jerry investigate, he kidnaps them, and then attacks Tokyo under Guillotines orders, decimating Tokyo in a flood of sand. In his final appearance, he breaks Dr. Botanus out of Unicorn custody be sneaking in the monster Amberon into Unicorn headquarters, which kills multiple agents. When Johnny and another Unicorn agents Mari investigate, he ties them to trees and prepares to [[ShotAtDawn kill them with a firing squad]] before he is stopped.
** "Torozon--An Enemy Robot": [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Snake]] is a Gargoyle scientist who has been destroying Unicorn branches across the globe with his own [[HumongousMecha giant robot]], Torozon, with his new target being the Unicorn Japan branch. Wanting to destroy Unicorn's radar capabilities, he learns that the wife of the radar base's commander, Sebola, is in a coma. Using this, he threatens to put Sebola's [[WouldHurtAChild children]] into a coma like his wife if he doesn't give Dr. Snake the location to the radar base. When the attack fails due to Johnny and Giant Robot's interference, he has Sebola lead him to the radar base, having him kill his men with a [[DeadlyGas gas bomb]] when they refuse to leave. Using the radar base as a place to control Torozon, he begins demolishing Tokyo. Whenever Sebola objects to any of his demands, [[FamilyExtermination Dr. Snake threatens to kill his family]], and almost destroys Giant Robot before he is stopped.
** [[BigBad Emperor Guillotine]] is a GalacticConqueror with his sights set on Earth. Crashing into the ocean, Guillotine forms the terrorist group the Gargoyle Gang. Kidnapping Dr. Guardian to create an indestructible robot for the Gargoyle Gang, he plans on using the robot to assist in conquering the world. When Johnny Sokko gets the robot's controls and uses them to escape the island with Unicorn agent Jerry Mano, he orders it captured or destroyed with the sea monster Dracolon, despite Giant Robot flying towards Tokyo. Guillotine rules Gargoyle with an [[BadBoss iron fist]], using ChildSoldiers, [[WhyAmITicking planting bombs in his men]], and [[YouHaveFailedMe threatening to kill his commanders for their failures]], eventually killing Dr. Botanus when he fails too many times. Throughout the series, Guillotine plays a hand in a number of the Gargoyle Gang's atrocities, such as trying to start a war, ordering experiments on captured Unicorn agents, and [[WouldHurtAChild ransoming a princess]] of a small country to get his hands on a rare radioactive metal. In the final episode, he resurrects three monsters to drain Giant Robot's remaining energy, and reveals that [[DeadMansSwitch if he were attacked, his body would detonate in an atomic explosion]], taking the world with him, demonstrating this by destroying a field with a fingernail, and declares that the Earth will answer to him.
** [[FauxAffablyEvil Dr. Botanus]] is an egotistical alien [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate scientist and surgeon]] hired by Emperor Guillotine to help him conquer Earth. Working with Commander Spider, he kidnaps Dr. Dorian to force him to grow a [[BotanicalAbomination Gargoyle Vine]], a dangerous plant that can destroy the world. When Dorian refuses to help him grow the plants, Botanus alters Dorian's brain to put him under MindControl, ordering him to grow Gargoyle Vines. When Dr. Dorian returns to normal, Dr. Botanus mocks Dorian for unwittingly helping to create Gargoyle Vines. Later attacking oil production on the Middle East with Commander Spider, he lets his men massacre oil workers simply to force their foreman to give him the blueprints of a drill. He later kidnaps 60,000 people from a soccer game, where he gives Japan 24 hours to surrender to Guillotine or else he will kill the hostages. When one of his men begs Botanus to release his brother, who is among the hostages, [[BadBoss Botanus coldly calls him an idiot, telling him that he will die with the rest of the hostages]]. Other acts include ordering the monster Amberon to destroy Tokyo; kidnapping and brainwashing the Unicorn Kyoto branch leader to attack a Unicorn conference; and using another Gargoyle Vine to cover the Earth in lava. Defined by his willingness to kill thousands with a feeling of smug satisfaction, Dr. Botanus represents the worst of Gargoyle.
** [[MasterOfDisguise Harlequin]] is a brutal Gargoyle commander who appeared after the death of Commander Spider. [[FalselyReformedVillain Initially appearing to be a Gargoyle deserter seeking help getting his kids from Gargoyle custody]], he lures Johnny and Jerry into a trap to be killed by the monster Dublion. When Jerry begs him to release the kids, Harlequin says [[WouldHurtAChild that he doesn't care]], as he had already [[BadBoss killed two of his men to get the duo into his grasp]]. Later working with the aforementioned Doctor Botanus to attack a Unicorn conference, he kidnaps the Unicorn Kyoto branch leader, and personally controls his monster Lygon to attack the conference. Later he demolishes a Unicorn base in the arctic with Dracolon. After Johnny and Jerry investigate, he kidnaps them, and then attacks Tokyo under Guillotines orders, decimating Tokyo in a flood of sand. In his final appearance, he breaks Dr. Botanus out of Unicorn custody be sneaking in the monster Amberon into Unicorn headquarters, which kills multiple agents. When Johnny and another Unicorn agents Mari investigate, he ties them to trees and prepares to [[ShotAtDawn kill them with a firing squad]] before he is stopped.
** "Torozon--An Enemy Robot": [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Snake]] is a Gargoyle scientist who has been destroying Unicorn branches across the globe with his own [[HumongousMecha giant robot]], Torozon, with his new target being the Unicorn Japan branch. Wanting to destroy Unicorn's radar capabilities, he learns that the wife of the radar base's commander, Sebola, is in a coma. Using this, he threatens to put Sebola's [[WouldHurtAChild children]] into a coma like his wife if he doesn't give Dr. Snake the location to the radar base. When the attack fails due to Johnny and Giant Robot's interference, he has Sebola lead him to the radar base, having him kill his men with a [[DeadlyGas gas bomb]] when they refuse to leave. Using the radar base as a place to control Torozon, he begins demolishing Tokyo. Whenever Sebola objects to any of his demands, [[FamilyExtermination Dr. Snake threatens to kill his family]], and almost destroys Giant Robot before he is stopped.
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* CompleteMonster: In the live action series, Johnny Sokko and Jerry Mano have fought many evil foes in their fight against the Gargoyle Gang, with these being the worst they had to offer:
** [[BigBad Emperor Guillotine]] is a GalacticConqueror with his sights set on Earth. Crashing into the ocean, Guillotine forms the terrorist group the Gargoyle Gang. Kidnapping Dr. Guardian to create an indestructible robot for the Gargoyle Gang, he plans on using the robot to assist in conquering the world. When Johnny Sokko gets the robot's controls and uses them to escape the island with Unicorn agent Jerry Mano, he orders it captured or destroyed with the sea monster Dracolon, despite Giant Robot flying towards Tokyo. Guillotine rules Gargoyle with an [[BadBoss iron fist]], using ChildSoldiers, [[WhyAmITicking planting bombs in his men]], and [[YouHaveFailedMe threatening to kill his commanders for their failures]], eventually killing Dr. Botanus when he fails too many times. Throughout the series, Guillotine plays a hand in a number of the Gargoyle Gang's atrocities, such as trying to start a war, ordering experiments on captured Unicorn agents, and [[WouldHurtAChild ransoming a princess]] of a small country to get his hands on a rare radioactive metal. In the final episode, he resurrects three monsters to drain Giant Robot's remaining energy, and reveals that [[DeadMansSwitch if he were attacked, his body would detonate in an atomic explosion]], taking the world with him, demonstrating this by destroying a field with a fingernail, and declares that the Earth will answer to him.
** [[FauxAffablyEvil Dr. Botanus]] is an egotistical alien [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate scientist and surgeon]] hired by Emperor Guillotine to help him conquer Earth. Working with Commander Spider, he kidnaps Dr. Dorian to force him to grow a [[BotanicalAbomination Gargoyle Vine]], a dangerous plant that can destroy the world. When Dorian refuses to help him grow the plants, Botanus alters Dorian's brain to put him under MindControl, ordering him to grow Gargoyle Vines. When Dr. Dorian returns to normal, Dr. Botanus mocks Dorian for unwittingly helping to create Gargoyle Vines. Later attacking oil production on the Middle East with Commander Spider, he lets his men massacre oil workers simply to force their foreman to give him the blueprints of a drill. He later kidnaps 60,000 people from a soccer game, where he gives Japan 24 hours to surrender to Guillotine or else he will kill the hostages. When one of his men begs Botanus to release his brother, who is among the hostages, [[BadBoss Botanus coldly calls him an idiot, telling him that he will die with the rest of the hostages]]. Other acts include ordering the monster Amberon to destroy Tokyo; kidnapping and brainwashing the Unicorn Kyoto branch leader to attack a Unicorn conference; and using another Gargoyle Vine to cover the Earth in lava. Defined by his willingness to kill thousands with a feeling of smug satisfaction, Dr. Botanus represents the worst of Gargoyle.
** [[MasterOfDisguise Harlequin]] is a brutal Gargoyle commander who appeared after the death of Commander Spider. [[FalselyReformedVillain Initially appearing to be a Gargoyle deserter seeking help getting his kids from Gargoyle custody]], he lures Johnny and Jerry into a trap to be killed by the monster Dublion. When Jerry begs him to release the kids, Harlequin says [[WouldHurtAChild that he doesn't care]], as he had already [[BadBoss killed two of his men to get the duo into his grasp]]. Later working with the aforementioned Doctor Botanus to attack a Unicorn conference, he kidnaps the Unicorn Kyoto branch leader, and personally controls his monster Lygon to attack the conference. Later he demolishes a Unicorn base in the arctic with Dracolon. After Johnny and Jerry investigate, he kidnaps them, and then attacks Tokyo under Guillotines orders, decimating Tokyo in a flood of sand. In his final appearance, he breaks Dr. Botanus out of Unicorn custody be sneaking in the monster Amberon into Unicorn headquarters, which kills multiple agents. When Johnny and another Unicorn agents Mari investigate, he ties them to trees and prepares to [[ShotAtDawn kill them with a firing squad]] before he is stopped.
** "Torozon--An Enemy Robot": [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Snake]] is a Gargoyle scientist who has been destroying Unicorn branches across the globe with his own [[HumongousMecha giant robot]], Torozon, with his new target being the Unicorn Japan branch. Wanting to destroy Unicorn's radar capabilities, he learns that the wife of the radar base's commander, Sebola, is in a coma. Using this, he threatens to put Sebola's [[WouldHurtAChild children]] into a coma like his wife if he doesn't give Dr. Snake the location to the radar base. When the attack fails due to Johnny and Giant Robot's interference, he has Sebola lead him to the radar base, having him kill his men with a [[DeadlyGas gas bomb]] when they refuse to leave. Using the radar base as a place to control Torozon, he begins demolishing Tokyo. Whenever Sebola objects to any of his demands, [[FamilyExtermination Dr. Snake threatens to kill his family]], and almost destroys Giant Robot before he is stopped.
** [[BigBad Emperor Guillotine]] is a GalacticConqueror with his sights set on Earth. Crashing into the ocean, Guillotine forms the terrorist group the Gargoyle Gang. Kidnapping Dr. Guardian to create an indestructible robot for the Gargoyle Gang, he plans on using the robot to assist in conquering the world. When Johnny Sokko gets the robot's controls and uses them to escape the island with Unicorn agent Jerry Mano, he orders it captured or destroyed with the sea monster Dracolon, despite Giant Robot flying towards Tokyo. Guillotine rules Gargoyle with an [[BadBoss iron fist]], using ChildSoldiers, [[WhyAmITicking planting bombs in his men]], and [[YouHaveFailedMe threatening to kill his commanders for their failures]], eventually killing Dr. Botanus when he fails too many times. Throughout the series, Guillotine plays a hand in a number of the Gargoyle Gang's atrocities, such as trying to start a war, ordering experiments on captured Unicorn agents, and [[WouldHurtAChild ransoming a princess]] of a small country to get his hands on a rare radioactive metal. In the final episode, he resurrects three monsters to drain Giant Robot's remaining energy, and reveals that [[DeadMansSwitch if he were attacked, his body would detonate in an atomic explosion]], taking the world with him, demonstrating this by destroying a field with a fingernail, and declares that the Earth will answer to him.
** [[FauxAffablyEvil Dr. Botanus]] is an egotistical alien [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate scientist and surgeon]] hired by Emperor Guillotine to help him conquer Earth. Working with Commander Spider, he kidnaps Dr. Dorian to force him to grow a [[BotanicalAbomination Gargoyle Vine]], a dangerous plant that can destroy the world. When Dorian refuses to help him grow the plants, Botanus alters Dorian's brain to put him under MindControl, ordering him to grow Gargoyle Vines. When Dr. Dorian returns to normal, Dr. Botanus mocks Dorian for unwittingly helping to create Gargoyle Vines. Later attacking oil production on the Middle East with Commander Spider, he lets his men massacre oil workers simply to force their foreman to give him the blueprints of a drill. He later kidnaps 60,000 people from a soccer game, where he gives Japan 24 hours to surrender to Guillotine or else he will kill the hostages. When one of his men begs Botanus to release his brother, who is among the hostages, [[BadBoss Botanus coldly calls him an idiot, telling him that he will die with the rest of the hostages]]. Other acts include ordering the monster Amberon to destroy Tokyo; kidnapping and brainwashing the Unicorn Kyoto branch leader to attack a Unicorn conference; and using another Gargoyle Vine to cover the Earth in lava. Defined by his willingness to kill thousands with a feeling of smug satisfaction, Dr. Botanus represents the worst of Gargoyle.
** [[MasterOfDisguise Harlequin]] is a brutal Gargoyle commander who appeared after the death of Commander Spider. [[FalselyReformedVillain Initially appearing to be a Gargoyle deserter seeking help getting his kids from Gargoyle custody]], he lures Johnny and Jerry into a trap to be killed by the monster Dublion. When Jerry begs him to release the kids, Harlequin says [[WouldHurtAChild that he doesn't care]], as he had already [[BadBoss killed two of his men to get the duo into his grasp]]. Later working with the aforementioned Doctor Botanus to attack a Unicorn conference, he kidnaps the Unicorn Kyoto branch leader, and personally controls his monster Lygon to attack the conference. Later he demolishes a Unicorn base in the arctic with Dracolon. After Johnny and Jerry investigate, he kidnaps them, and then attacks Tokyo under Guillotines orders, decimating Tokyo in a flood of sand. In his final appearance, he breaks Dr. Botanus out of Unicorn custody be sneaking in the monster Amberon into Unicorn headquarters, which kills multiple agents. When Johnny and another Unicorn agents Mari investigate, he ties them to trees and prepares to [[ShotAtDawn kill them with a firing squad]] before he is stopped.
** "Torozon--An Enemy Robot": [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Snake]] is a Gargoyle scientist who has been destroying Unicorn branches across the globe with his own [[HumongousMecha giant robot]], Torozon, with his new target being the Unicorn Japan branch. Wanting to destroy Unicorn's radar capabilities, he learns that the wife of the radar base's commander, Sebola, is in a coma. Using this, he threatens to put Sebola's [[WouldHurtAChild children]] into a coma like his wife if he doesn't give Dr. Snake the location to the radar base. When the attack fails due to Johnny and Giant Robot's interference, he has Sebola lead him to the radar base, having him kill his men with a [[DeadlyGas gas bomb]] when they refuse to leave. Using the radar base as a place to control Torozon, he begins demolishing Tokyo. Whenever Sebola objects to any of his demands, [[FamilyExtermination Dr. Snake threatens to kill his family]], and almost destroys Giant Robot before he is stopped.
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** [[BigBad Emperor Guillotine]] is a GalacticConqueror with his sights set on Earth. Crashing into the ocean, Guillotine forms the terrorist group the Gargoyle Gang. Kidnapping Dr. Guardian to create an indestructible robot for the Gargoyle Gang, he plans on using the robot to assist in conquering the world. When Johnny Sokko gets the robot's controls and uses them to escape the island with Unicorn agent Jerry Mano, he orders it captured or destroyed with the sea monster Dracolon, despite Giant Robot flying towards Tokyo. Guillotine rules Gargoyle with an [[BadBoss iron fist]], using ChildSoldiers, [[WhyAmITicking planting bombs in his men]], and [[YouHaveFailedMe threatening to kill his commanders for their failures]], eventually killing Dr. Botanus when he fails too many times. Throughout the series, Guillotine plays a hand in a number of the Gargoyle Gang's atrocities, such as trying to start a war, ordering experiments on captured Unicorn agents, and [[WouldHurtAChild ransoming a princess]] of a small country to get his hands on a rare radioactive metal. In the final episode, he resurrects three monsters to drain Giant Robot's remaining energy, and reveals that [[DeadMansSwitch if he were attacked, his body would detonate in an atomic explosion]], taking the world with him, demonstrating this by destroying a field with a fingernail, and declares that the Earth will answer to him.
** [[FauxAffablyEvil Dr. Botanus]] is an egotistical alien [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate scientist and surgeon]] hired by Emperor Guillotine to help him conquer Earth. Working with Commander Spider, he kidnaps Dr. Dorian to force him to grow a [[BotanicalAbomination Gargoyle Vine]], a dangerous plant that can destroy the world. When Dorian refuses to help him grow the plants, Botanus alters Dorian's brain to put him under MindControl, ordering him to grow Gargoyle Vines. When Dr. Dorian returns to normal, Dr. Botanus mocks Dorian for unwittingly helping to create Gargoyle Vines. Later attacking oil production on the Middle East with Commander Spider, he lets his men massacre oil workers simply to force their foreman to give him the blueprints of a drill. He later kidnaps 60,000 people from a soccer game, where he gives Japan 24 hours to surrender to Guillotine or else he will kill the hostages. When one of his men begs Botanus to release his brother, who is among the hostages, [[BadBoss Botanus coldly calls him an idiot, telling him that he will die with the rest of the hostages]]. Other acts include ordering the monster Amberon to destroy Tokyo; kidnapping and brainwashing the Unicorn Kyoto branch leader to attack a Unicorn conference; and using another Gargoyle Vine to cover the Earth in lava. Defined by his willingness to kill thousands with a feeling of smug satisfaction, Dr. Botanus represents the worst of Gargoyle.
** [[MasterOfDisguise Harlequin]] is a brutal Gargoyle commander who appeared after the death of Commander Spider. [[FalselyReformedVillain Initially appearing to be a Gargoyle deserter seeking help getting his kids from Gargoyle custody]], he lures Johnny and Jerry into a trap to be killed by the monster Dublion. When Jerry begs him to release the kids, Harlequin says [[WouldHurtAChild that he doesn't care]], as he had already [[BadBoss killed two of his men to get the duo into his grasp]]. Later working with the aforementioned Doctor Botanus to attack a Unicorn conference, he kidnaps the Unicorn Kyoto branch leader, and personally controls his monster Lygon to attack the conference. Later he demolishes a Unicorn base in the arctic with Dracolon. After Johnny and Jerry investigate, he kidnaps them, and then attacks Tokyo under Guillotines orders, decimating Tokyo in a flood of sand. In his final appearance, he breaks Dr. Botanus out of Unicorn custody be sneaking in the monster Amberon into Unicorn headquarters, which kills multiple agents. When Johnny and another Unicorn agents Mari investigate, he ties them to trees and prepares to [[ShotAtDawn kill them with a firing squad]] before he is stopped.
** "Torozon--An Enemy Robot": [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Snake]] is a Gargoyle scientist who has been destroying Unicorn branches across the globe with his own [[HumongousMecha giant robot]], Torozon, with his new target being the Unicorn Japan branch. Wanting to destroy Unicorn's radar capabilities, he learns that the wife of the radar base's commander, Sebola, is in a coma. Using this, he threatens to put Sebola's [[WouldHurtAChild children]] into a coma like his wife if he doesn't give Dr. Snake the location to the radar base. When the attack fails due to Johnny and Giant Robot's interference, he has Sebola lead him to the radar base, having him kill his men with a [[DeadlyGas gas bomb]] when they refuse to leave. Using the radar base as a place to control Torozon, he begins demolishing Tokyo. Whenever Sebola objects to any of his demands, [[FamilyExtermination Dr. Snake threatens to kill his family]], and almost destroys Giant Robot before he is stopped.
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** In Poland[[https://twitter.com/ShinDaimosZ/status/1645581965943271424 memes involving the Live Action version of Giant Robo and Store Bought Salt]] are ''ridiculously'' popular, despite the show never being shown there, due to the words for Giant Robo in Polish being phonetically the same as Frying Salt,
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** In Poland[[https://twitter.com/ShinDaimosZ/status/1645581965943271424 memes involving the Live Action version of Giant Robo and Store Bought Salt]] are ''ridiculously'' popular, despite the show never being shown there, due to the words for Giant Robo in Polish being phonetically the same as Frying Salt,there.
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** Twoja stara smaży sól. [[labelnote:Explanation]] As mentioned earlier, the Live Action version of Giant Robo is very popular among Polish shitposting memes due to a mistranslation of the title characters name being Frying Salt. Yes really.[[/labelnote]]
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** Twoja stara smaży sól. [[labelnote:Explanation]] As mentioned earlier, the Live Action version of Giant Robo is very popular among Polish shitposting memes due to a google mistranslation of the title characters name being Frying Salt. Yes really.[[/labelnote]]
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** As mentioned earlier, the Live Action version of Giant Robo is very popular among Polish shitposting memes due to a mistranslation of the title characters name being Frying Salt. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9WQnPXf-0o&t=212s Yes really.]]
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** Twoja stara smaży sól. [[labelnote:Explanation]] As mentioned earlier, the Live Action version of Giant Robo is very popular among Polish shitposting memes due to a mistranslation of the title characters name being Frying Salt. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9WQnPXf-0o&t=212s Yes really.]][[/labelnote]]
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** For whatever reason, [[https://twitter.com/ShinDaimosZ/status/1645581965943271424 memes involving the Live Action version of Giant Robo and Store Bought Salt]] are ''ridiculously'' popular in Poland, despite the show never being shown there.
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** For whatever reason, [[https://twitter.In Poland[[https://twitter.com/ShinDaimosZ/status/1645581965943271424 memes involving the Live Action version of Giant Robo and Store Bought Salt]] are ''ridiculously'' popular in Poland, popular, despite the show never being shown there.there, due to the words for Giant Robo in Polish being phonetically the same as Frying Salt,
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** As mentioned earlier, the Live Action version of Giant Robo is very popular among Polish shitposting memes involving store brand salt. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9WQnPXf-0o&t=212s Yes really.]]
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** As mentioned earlier, the Live Action version of Giant Robo is very popular among Polish shitposting memes involving store brand salt.due to a mistranslation of the title characters name being Frying Salt. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9WQnPXf-0o&t=212s Yes really.]]
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** As mentioned earlier, the Live Action version of Giant Robo is very popular among Polish shitposting memes involving store brand salt. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9WQnPXf-0o&t=212s Yes really.]]
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** For whatever reason, [[https://twitter.com/ShinDaimosZ/status/1645581965943271424 memes involving the Live Action version of Giant Robo and Store Bought Salt]] are ''ridiculously'' popular in Poland, despite the show never being shown there.
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** Also from the OVA, Big Fire's head strategist Koumei absolutely refuses to explain his intented plans and repeatedly appeals to the authority of Big Fire himself, so there's no way of knowing what he wants or is up to, even with the occasional treacherous tactic [[spoiler:like kidnapping Sunny to make her masquerade as Big Fire]]. Is he testing the Big Ten? Is he looking to take command for himself? Is he loyally following Big Fire's will to the point of indulging a ComplexityAddiction?
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** Also from the OVA, Big Fire's head strategist Koumei absolutely refuses to explain his intented intended plans and repeatedly appeals to the authority of Big Fire himself, so there's no way of knowing what he wants or is up to, even with the occasional treacherous tactic [[spoiler:like kidnapping Sunny to make her masquerade as Big Fire]]. Is he testing the Big Ten? Is he looking to take command for himself? Is he loyally following Big Fire's will to the point of indulging a ComplexityAddiction?
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** Also from the OVA, Big Fire's head strategist Koumei absolutely refuses to explain his plan or intentions and repeatedly appeals to the authority of Big Fire himself, so there's no way of knowing what he wants or is up to, even with the occasional overtly treacherous tactic [[spoiler:like kidnapping Sunny to make her masquerade as Big Fire]]. Is he testing the Big Ten? Is he looking to take command for himself? Is he loyally following Big Fire's will to the point of indulging a ComplexityAddiction?
** Big Fire himself is TheGhost, so its impossible to know his intentions, too. Some theorize that he was in fact the protagonist of ''Manga/BabelII'' who became jaded with humanity and sought to purify it thanks to a popular ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars Super Robot Wars 64]]'' doujinshi on Pixiv.
** Big Fire himself is TheGhost, so its impossible to know his intentions, too. Some theorize that he was in fact the protagonist of ''Manga/BabelII'' who became jaded with humanity and sought to purify it thanks to a popular ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars Super Robot Wars 64]]'' doujinshi on Pixiv.
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** Also from the OVA, Big Fire's head strategist Koumei absolutely refuses to explain his plan or intentions intented plans and repeatedly appeals to the authority of Big Fire himself, so there's no way of knowing what he wants or is up to, even with the occasional overtly treacherous tactic [[spoiler:like kidnapping Sunny to make her masquerade as Big Fire]]. Is he testing the Big Ten? Is he looking to take command for himself? Is he loyally following Big Fire's will to the point of indulging a ComplexityAddiction?
** Big Fire himself is TheGhost, so its impossible to know his intentions, too. Some Japanese fans theorize that he was in fact the protagonist of ''Manga/BabelII'' who became jaded with humanity and sought to purify it thanks to a popular ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars Super Robot Wars 64]]'' doujinshi on Pixiv.
** Big Fire himself is TheGhost, so its impossible to know his intentions, too. Some Japanese fans theorize that he was in fact the protagonist of ''Manga/BabelII'' who became jaded with humanity and sought to purify it thanks to a popular ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars Super Robot Wars 64]]'' doujinshi on Pixiv.
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* FetishRetardant: ''The Day the Earth Burned'' is so saturated with fanservice, and especially in the middle of dramatic events, that the fanservice really just gets in the way. Gin's dramatic revelations and traumatic backstory would be so much easier to take seriously if the artist stopped giving her sexy poses and panty shots in the middle of them.
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* FetishRetardant: ''The Day the Earth Burned'' is so saturated with fanservice, and especially in the middle of dramatic events, that the fanservice it really just gets in the way. Gin's dramatic revelations and revelation about her traumatic backstory would be so much easier to take seriously if the artist stopped giving her sexy poses and panty shots in the middle of them.
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** ''The Day the Earth Burned'' is a hurricane of activity from the word go, which would make it difficult enough to get invested in the characters, but it also goes the extra mile of plunging headlong into ''bathos'' by giving Gin sexy poses and panty shots while she talks about her DarkAndTroubledPast.
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** ''The Day the Earth Burned'' is a hurricane of inane activity from the word go, which would make it difficult enough to get invested in the characters, but it also goes the extra mile of plunging headlong into sheer ''bathos'' by giving Gin sexy poses and panty shots while she talks reflecting about her DarkAndTroubledPast.
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** The original manga is considered this among some western Yokoyama fans, due to having flat, underdeveloped characters, and a fairly simplistic story (though, truth to be told, it ''was'' released in the 1960s when comics were much less daring). Not helping matters [[ExecutiveMeddling was Yokoyama being pressured by his publishers to make many changes to the manga as it ran to make it resemble the toku.]] For this reason, the more well-known anime and toku adaptation's are considered widely superior [[OldShame and this led to Yokoyama to not allow a full reprinting of the manga until after he died.]] [[note]] He did, however, consider redrawing and rewriting portions of it near the end of his life.]] [[/note]]
** This was the average consensus of ''GR: Giant Robo'' prior to being fully subtitled in English. Aside from coming about after the studio scrapped the original planned reimagining of the manga, ''GR'' was considered a generic DarkerAndEdgier remake of the manga that seems to [[FollowTheLeader be trying to ride on the success]] of similar series like ''{{Manga/Linebarrels of Iron}}'' and ''{{Anime/The Big O}}'' without understanding what made those shows stand out. Since the show got subtitled, it has received a much better reception.
* SpecialEffectsFailure: Given the live action version was filmed on an extremely limited budget, it should come as no surprise that it suffers from this in every episode. A common error happens in episodes with night time fight scenes that see Giant Robo use his FingerFirearm on a MonsterOfTheWeek. Since only two clips of stock footage was filmed for this attack and both of the footage was shot with the daytime backdrop, it results in day and night shots being merged together.
* {{Squick}}: ''The Day The Earth Burned'' has so much Fanservice, it goes head on into FetishRetardant, complete with [[NightmareFuel stripping down Shotaro and Sunny]]-two ''underaged'' characters- all to make a rather sick joke about how Shotaro was the TropeNamer for the [[LoliconAndShotacon Shotacon]] archtype. ''And this goes on for 15 volumes''.
** This was the average consensus of ''GR: Giant Robo'' prior to being fully subtitled in English. Aside from coming about after the studio scrapped the original planned reimagining of the manga, ''GR'' was considered a generic DarkerAndEdgier remake of the manga that seems to [[FollowTheLeader be trying to ride on the success]] of similar series like ''{{Manga/Linebarrels of Iron}}'' and ''{{Anime/The Big O}}'' without understanding what made those shows stand out. Since the show got subtitled, it has received a much better reception.
* SpecialEffectsFailure: Given the live action version was filmed on an extremely limited budget, it should come as no surprise that it suffers from this in every episode. A common error happens in episodes with night time fight scenes that see Giant Robo use his FingerFirearm on a MonsterOfTheWeek. Since only two clips of stock footage was filmed for this attack and both of the footage was shot with the daytime backdrop, it results in day and night shots being merged together.
* {{Squick}}: ''The Day The Earth Burned'' has so much Fanservice, it goes head on into FetishRetardant, complete with [[NightmareFuel stripping down Shotaro and Sunny]]-two ''underaged'' characters- all to make a rather sick joke about how Shotaro was the TropeNamer for the [[LoliconAndShotacon Shotacon]] archtype. ''And this goes on for 15 volumes''.
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** The original manga is considered this among some western Yokoyama fans, due to having flat, underdeveloped characters, and a fairly simplistic story (though, truth to be told, it ''was'' released in the 1960s when comics were much less daring). Not helping matters [[ExecutiveMeddling was Yokoyama being pressured by his publishers to make many changes to the manga as it ran to make it resemble the toku.]] For this reason, the more well-known anime and toku adaptation's are considered widely superior [[OldShame and this led to reason Yokoyama refused to not allow a full reprinting of the manga until after he died.]] [[note]] He did, however, consider redrawing and rewriting portions of it near the end of his life.]] [[/note]]
** This was the average consensus of ''GR: Giant Robo'' prior to being fully subtitled in English. Aside from coming about after the studio scrapped the original planned reimagining of the manga, ''GR'' was considered a generic DarkerAndEdgier remake of the manga that seems to [[FollowTheLeader be trying to ride on the success]] of similar series like ''{{Manga/Linebarrels of Iron}}'' and ''{{Anime/The BigO}}'' without understanding what made those shows stand out.O}}'' . Since the show got subtitled, it has received a much better reception.
* SpecialEffectsFailure:Given the The live action version was filmed on an extremely limited budget, and it should come as no surprise that it suffers from this in every episode.''shows''. A common error happens in episodes with night time fight scenes that see Giant Robo use his FingerFirearm on a MonsterOfTheWeek. Since only two clips of stock footage was filmed for this attack and both of the footage was then were shot with the daytime backdrop, it results in day and night shots being merged together.
* {{Squick}}: ''The Day The Earth Burned'' has so much Fanservice, it goes head on into FetishRetardant, complete with [[NightmareFuel stripping down Shotaro and Sunny]]-two ''underaged'' characters- all to make a rather sick joke about how Shotaro was the TropeNamer for the [[LoliconAndShotacon Shotacon]] archtype. ''And this crap goes on for 15volumes''.volumes''...
** This was the average consensus of ''GR: Giant Robo'' prior to being fully subtitled in English. Aside from coming about after the studio scrapped the original planned reimagining of the manga, ''GR'' was considered a generic DarkerAndEdgier remake of the manga that seems to [[FollowTheLeader be trying to ride on the success]] of similar series like ''{{Manga/Linebarrels of Iron}}'' and ''{{Anime/The Big
* SpecialEffectsFailure:
* {{Squick}}: ''The Day The Earth Burned'' has so much Fanservice, it goes head on into FetishRetardant, complete with [[NightmareFuel stripping down Shotaro and Sunny]]-two ''underaged'' characters- all to make a rather sick joke about how Shotaro was the TropeNamer for the [[LoliconAndShotacon Shotacon]] archtype. ''And this crap goes on for 15
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** Of all the villains from the tokusatsu, Botanus has the most popularity due to his suave personality, having rather brilliant villain plans that would have ensured a Gargoylian victory if not for the machinations of UNICORN, and for some, because of his unintentional resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Destro]].
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** Of all the villains from the tokusatsu, Botanus has the most popularity due to his suave personality, having rather brilliant effective villain plans that would have ensured a Gargoylian victory if not for the machinations of UNICORN, and for some, because of his unintentional resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Destro]].
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** Lieutenant Piranha, the Gargoyle henchman with the goatee, has his fair share of fans. His distinct appearance and SmugSnake personality definitely make him stand out among the ranks of Gargoyle. [[https://i.imgur.com/79ABC97.jpg He even had a minifigure of him made by Marmit]].
** Any of the more attractive members of the IPO and BF will undoubtely have a large following, Ginrei, Zangetsu, Kenji, Taisou and Yohshi, Mask the Red, Genya and Alberto being some of the OVA's most notable examples.
** Any of the more attractive members of the IPO and BF will undoubtely have a large following, Ginrei, Zangetsu, Kenji, Taisou and Yohshi, Mask the Red, Genya and Alberto being some of the OVA's most notable examples.
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** Lieutenant Piranha, the Gargoyle henchman with the a goatee, has his fair share of fans. His distinct appearance and SmugSnake personality definitely make him stand out among the ranks of Gargoyle. [[https://i.imgur.com/79ABC97.jpg He even had a minifigure of him made by Marmit]].
** Any of the more attractive members of the IPO and BF will undoubtely have a largefollowing, following. Ginrei, Zangetsu, Kenji, Taisou and Yohshi, Mask the Red, Genya and Alberto being some of the OVA's most notable examples.
** Any of the more attractive members of the IPO and BF will undoubtely have a large
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** The Toku is also popular throughout southeast Asia and the America's too especially since the US tv channel ''Comet'' has rebroadcast the show on weekend mornings and evenings and is available for free streaming on their website.
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** The Toku is also popular throughout southeast Asia and the America's too especially since the US tv channel ''Comet'' has rebroadcast the show on weekend mornings and evenings and is available for free streaming on their website. compilation film.
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* HilariousInHindsight: In the final episode of the live action series from the 60s, [[spoiler:Giant Robo sacrifices himself by flying into an asteroid about to hit earth]]. [[WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant Why does that sound familiar?]]
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: To quote Website/TheOtherWiki page on the Giant Robo tokusatsu ''"Although the series was violent by...American standards for children's programming, in Japan it was no more violent than other tokusatsu airing at the time...Nearly every Japanese anime exported to the United States during that period was edited for violence, but in Johnny Sokko And His Flying Robot a minimum of violence was removed."'' Because of that, the show had ''terrifying'' amounts of child endangerment and near deaths of the main child hero and his allies. The SeriesFinale had Johnny [[NightmareFuel nearly assassinated]] by a Gargoyle sniper named [[NamesToRunawayFromReallyFast Terro]][[MeaningfulName man ]] only surviving because he wore a bullet proof vest and of course you have the now infamous BittersweetEnding...
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: To quote Website/TheOtherWiki page on the Giant Robo tokusatsu ''"Although the series was violent by...American standards for children's programming, in Japan it was no more violent than other tokusatsu airing at the time...Nearly ''"Nearly every Japanese anime exported to the United States during that period was edited for violence, but in Johnny Sokko And His Flying Robot a minimum of violence was removed."'' Because of that, the show had ''terrifying'' amounts of child endangerment and near deaths of the main child hero and his allies. The SeriesFinale had Johnny [[NightmareFuel nearly assassinated]] by a Gargoyle sniper named [[NamesToRunawayFromReallyFast Terro]][[MeaningfulName man ]] only surviving because he wore a bullet proof vest and of course you have the now infamous BittersweetEnding...
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** "Torozan--An Enemy Robot": [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Snake]] is a Gargoyle scientist who has been destroying Unicorn branches across the globe with his own [[HumongousMecha giant robot]], Torozan, with his new target being the Unicorn Japan branch. Wanting to destroy Unicorn's radar capabilities, he learns that the wife of the radar base's commander, Sebola, is in a coma. Using this, he threatens to put Sebola's [[WouldHurtAChild children]] into a coma like his wife if he doesn't give Dr. Snake the location to the radar base. When the attack fails due to Johnny and Giant Robot's interference, he has Sebola lead him to the radar base, having him kill his men with a [[DeadlyGas gas bomb]] when they refuse to leave. Using the radar base as a place to control Torozan, he begins demolishing Tokyo. Whenever Sebola objects to any of his demands, [[FamilyExtermination Dr. Snake threatens to kill his family]], and almost destroys Giant Robot before he is stopped.
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** "Torozan--An "Torozon--An Enemy Robot": [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Snake]] is a Gargoyle scientist who has been destroying Unicorn branches across the globe with his own [[HumongousMecha giant robot]], Torozan, Torozon, with his new target being the Unicorn Japan branch. Wanting to destroy Unicorn's radar capabilities, he learns that the wife of the radar base's commander, Sebola, is in a coma. Using this, he threatens to put Sebola's [[WouldHurtAChild children]] into a coma like his wife if he doesn't give Dr. Snake the location to the radar base. When the attack fails due to Johnny and Giant Robot's interference, he has Sebola lead him to the radar base, having him kill his men with a [[DeadlyGas gas bomb]] when they refuse to leave. Using the radar base as a place to control Torozan, Torozon, he begins demolishing Tokyo. Whenever Sebola objects to any of his demands, [[FamilyExtermination Dr. Snake threatens to kill his family]], and almost destroys Giant Robot before he is stopped.
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** Vogler, who built the Vogler Sphere [[spoiler:to save the world from a Shizuma Drive doomsday by fixing every single Shizuma Drive on the planet at once]].
*** '''You'd Expect:''' Vogler, during the immense amount of time needed to build the Sphere, would create safeguards against misuse of the Sphere's powerful technology.
*** '''Instead:''' He does not.
*** '''The Result:''' The Vogler Sphere is used to completely disable large population centers and kill millions of people.
*** '''Even Worse:''' The Vogler Sphere's true potential requires all three Anti-Shizuma drives to be installed. To act as a DoomsdayDevice, it only needs ''two''.
*** '''''Still'' Worse:''' Vogler ''did'' take the time to record an explanation of the true intentions of the Sphere, but rigged it to play ''not'' when the Sphere was activated, ''not'' when the first Anti-Shizuma drive was installed, ''not'' when the ''second'' drive was installed, but only once ''all three drives'' were installed.
** In Episode 11 of the Live action series, Emperor Guillotine has both Johnny and Jerry captured and brainwashed into becoming Gargoyle Gangsters.
*** '''You'd Expect:''' That because Guillotine now has Giant Robo back in his control and it's controller at his mercy, he either brainwashes Johnny to help destroy the Earth with GR or remove him from GR's command reprograms Robo to obey only Guilltoine, and find a means to dispose of Johnny before he can regain consciousness to steal back GR.
*** '''Instead:''' Guillotine decides to Brainwash Johnny and commands him not into controlling GR for Gargoyle's Machinations of global and possibly galactic domination, but instead to send Giant Robo into space to be burned up in The Sun, thus immediately alerting Unicorn that Johnny and Jerry are in danger due to an unauthorized launch of Giant Robo from its hanger as well as ordering the destruction of the biggest trump card you have at your disposal over your past failings at the hands of Giant Robo.
*** '''The Result''': Johnny and Jerry are swiftly freed from their brainwashing and Johnny orders Robo to return to Earth to continue the fight against Emperor Guillotine and his monsters, and finish defeating the revived Dracolon and it's destructive sandstorms. Guillotine and his henchmen are thus absolutely stripped of their one chance to defeat Earth's forces and The Gargoyle's collectively throw a hissy fit due to their leader's sudden IdiotBall moment.
** Vogler, who built the Vogler Sphere [[spoiler:to save the world from a Shizuma Drive doomsday by fixing every single Shizuma Drive on the planet at once]].
*** '''You'd Expect:''' Vogler, during the immense amount of time needed to build the Sphere, would create safeguards against misuse of the Sphere's powerful technology.
*** '''Instead:''' He does not.
*** '''The Result:''' The Vogler Sphere is used to completely disable large population centers and kill millions of people.
*** '''Even Worse:''' The Vogler Sphere's true potential requires all three Anti-Shizuma drives to be installed. To act as a DoomsdayDevice, it only needs ''two''.
*** '''''Still'' Worse:''' Vogler ''did'' take the time to record an explanation of the true intentions of the Sphere, but rigged it to play ''not'' when the Sphere was activated, ''not'' when the first Anti-Shizuma drive was installed, ''not'' when the ''second'' drive was installed, but only once ''all three drives'' were installed.
** In Episode 11 of the Live action series, Emperor Guillotine has both Johnny and Jerry captured and brainwashed into becoming Gargoyle Gangsters.
*** '''You'd Expect:''' That because Guillotine now has Giant Robo back in his control and it's controller at his mercy, he either brainwashes Johnny to help destroy the Earth with GR or remove him from GR's command reprograms Robo to obey only Guilltoine, and find a means to dispose of Johnny before he can regain consciousness to steal back GR.
*** '''Instead:''' Guillotine decides to Brainwash Johnny and commands him not into controlling GR for Gargoyle's Machinations of global and possibly galactic domination, but instead to send Giant Robo into space to be burned up in The Sun, thus immediately alerting Unicorn that Johnny and Jerry are in danger due to an unauthorized launch of Giant Robo from its hanger as well as ordering the destruction of the biggest trump card you have at your disposal over your past failings at the hands of Giant Robo.
*** '''The Result''': Johnny and Jerry are swiftly freed from their brainwashing and Johnny orders Robo to return to Earth to continue the fight against Emperor Guillotine and his monsters, and finish defeating the revived Dracolon and it's destructive sandstorms. Guillotine and his henchmen are thus absolutely stripped of their one chance to defeat Earth's forces and The Gargoyle's collectively throw a hissy fit due to their leader's sudden IdiotBall moment.
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** Giant Robo's theme from the OVA, especially "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnr2-l4j2-k Arrival of Giant Robo]]", is for all intents and purposes Maurice Jaure's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5dxoIXj9LI overture]] from "Is Paris Burning?" with some deviations to pad it out.
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** Giant Robo's theme from the OVA, especially "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnr2-l4j2-k Arrival of Giant Robo]]", is for all intents and purposes a flagrant plagiarization of Maurice Jaure's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5dxoIXj9LI overture]] from "Is Paris Burning?" with some deviations to pad it out.Burning?"
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** [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Snake]], appearing in the episode "Torozon--An Enemy Robot", is a Gargoyle scientist who has been destroying Unicorn branches across the globe with his own [[HumongousMecha giant robot]], Torozon, with his new target being the Unicorn Japan branch. Wanting to destroy Unicorn's radar capabilities, he learns that the wife of the radar base's commander, Sebola, is in a coma. Using this, he threatens to put Sebola's [[WouldHurtAChild children]] into a coma like his wife if he doesn't give Dr. Snake the location to the radar base. When the attack fails due to Johnny and Giant Robot's interference, he has Sebola lead him to the radar base, having him kill his men with a [[DeadlyGas gas bomb]] when they refuse to leave. Using the radar base as a place to control Torozon, he begins demolishing Tokyo. Whenever Sebola objects to any of his demands, [[FamilyExtermination Dr. Snake threatens to kill his family]], and almost destroys Giant Robot before he is stopped.
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** "Torozan--An Enemy Robot": [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Snake]], appearing in the episode "Torozon--An Enemy Robot", Snake]] is a Gargoyle scientist who has been destroying Unicorn branches across the globe with his own [[HumongousMecha giant robot]], Torozon, Torozan, with his new target being the Unicorn Japan branch. Wanting to destroy Unicorn's radar capabilities, he learns that the wife of the radar base's commander, Sebola, is in a coma. Using this, he threatens to put Sebola's [[WouldHurtAChild children]] into a coma like his wife if he doesn't give Dr. Snake the location to the radar base. When the attack fails due to Johnny and Giant Robot's interference, he has Sebola lead him to the radar base, having him kill his men with a [[DeadlyGas gas bomb]] when they refuse to leave. Using the radar base as a place to control Torozon, Torozan, he begins demolishing Tokyo. Whenever Sebola objects to any of his demands, [[FamilyExtermination Dr. Snake threatens to kill his family]], and almost destroys Giant Robot before he is stopped.
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* CrazyIsCool: This show wouldn't be half as awesome if it wasn't completely batshit insane.
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** This show wouldn't be half as awesome if it wasn't completely batshit insane.
** This show wouldn't be half as awesome if it wasn't completely batshit insane.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Of all the villains from the tokusatsu, Botanus has the most popularity due to his suave personality, having rather brilliant villain plans that would have ensured a Gargoylian victory if not for the machinations of UNICORN, and for some, because of his unintentional resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Destro]].
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Of all the villains from the tokusatsu, Botanus has the most popularity due to his suave personality, having rather brilliant villain plans that would have ensured a Gargoylian victory if not for the machinations of UNICORN, and for some, because of his unintentional resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Destro]].
** Of all the villains from the tokusatsu, Botanus has the most popularity due to his suave personality, having rather brilliant villain plans that would have ensured a Gargoylian victory if not for the machinations of UNICORN, and for some, because of his unintentional resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Destro]].
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* FanonDiscontinuity: Most fans used to pretend that ''GR: Giant Robo'' never existed. Mainly due to how far it seemingly strayed from the source material, and the darker tone in general. The show was, however, unsubbed for many years, and after it finally got subbed most [[VindicatedByHistory seem to appreciate it a lot better]] for doing it's own thing.
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* FanonDiscontinuity: FanonDiscontinuity:
** Most fans used to pretend that ''GR: Giant Robo'' never existed. Mainly due to how far it seemingly strayed from the source material, and the darker tone in general. The show was, however, unsubbed for many years, and after it finally got subbed most [[VindicatedByHistory seem to appreciate it a lot better]] for doing it's own thing.
** Most fans used to pretend that ''GR: Giant Robo'' never existed. Mainly due to how far it seemingly strayed from the source material, and the darker tone in general. The show was, however, unsubbed for many years, and after it finally got subbed most [[VindicatedByHistory seem to appreciate it a lot better]] for doing it's own thing.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: The original manga is considered this among some western Yokoyama fans, due to having flat, underdeveloped characters, and a fairly simplistic story (though, truth to be told, it ''was'' released in the 1960s when comics were much less daring). Not helping matters [[ExecutiveMeddling was Yokoyama being pressured by his publishers to make many changes to the manga as it ran to make it resemble the toku.]] For this reason, the more well-known anime and toku adaptation's are considered widely superior [[OldShame and this led to Yokoyama to not allow a full reprinting of the manga until after he died.]] [[note]] He did, however, consider redrawing and rewriting portions of it near the end of his life.]] [[/note]]
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* SoOkayItsAverage: SoOkayItsAverage:
** The original manga is considered this among some western Yokoyama fans, due to having flat, underdeveloped characters, and a fairly simplistic story (though, truth to be told, it ''was'' released in the 1960s when comics were much less daring). Not helping matters [[ExecutiveMeddling was Yokoyama being pressured by his publishers to make many changes to the manga as it ran to make it resemble the toku.]] For this reason, the more well-known anime and toku adaptation's are considered widely superior [[OldShame and this led to Yokoyama to not allow a full reprinting of the manga until after he died.]] [[note]] He did, however, consider redrawing and rewriting portions of it near the end of his life.]] [[/note]]
** The original manga is considered this among some western Yokoyama fans, due to having flat, underdeveloped characters, and a fairly simplistic story (though, truth to be told, it ''was'' released in the 1960s when comics were much less daring). Not helping matters [[ExecutiveMeddling was Yokoyama being pressured by his publishers to make many changes to the manga as it ran to make it resemble the toku.]] For this reason, the more well-known anime and toku adaptation's are considered widely superior [[OldShame and this led to Yokoyama to not allow a full reprinting of the manga until after he died.]] [[note]] He did, however, consider redrawing and rewriting portions of it near the end of his life.]] [[/note]]
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Giant Robo's theme from the OVA, especially "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnr2-l4j2-k Arrival of Giant Robo]]", is for all intents and purposes Maurice Jaure's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5dxoIXj9LI overture]] from "Is Paris Burning?" with some deviations to pad it out.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: SuspiciouslySimilarSong:
** Giant Robo's theme from the OVA, especially "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnr2-l4j2-k Arrival of Giant Robo]]", is for all intents and purposes Maurice Jaure's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5dxoIXj9LI overture]] from "Is Paris Burning?" with some deviations to pad it out.
** Giant Robo's theme from the OVA, especially "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnr2-l4j2-k Arrival of Giant Robo]]", is for all intents and purposes Maurice Jaure's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5dxoIXj9LI overture]] from "Is Paris Burning?" with some deviations to pad it out.
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* TearJerker: The Tragedy of Bashtarle in all it's sad glory. Especially when the aria 'Una furtiva lagrima' plays. The theme of the aria is 'the sorrow of people not understanding your true feelings', which fits perfectly.
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* TearJerker: TearJerker:
** The Tragedy of Bashtarle in all it's sad glory. Especially when the aria 'Una furtiva lagrima' plays. The theme of the aria is 'the sorrow of people not understanding your true feelings', which fits perfectly.
** The Tragedy of Bashtarle in all it's sad glory. Especially when the aria 'Una furtiva lagrima' plays. The theme of the aria is 'the sorrow of people not understanding your true feelings', which fits perfectly.
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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Taisou]] is powerful, wise and a total badass. He also has [[spoiler:a personal vendetta with the apparent BigBad, and can take him on one on one]]. Clearly, he had to die. He was also voiced by Creator/NorioWakamoto, making him way, ''way'' too cool.
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* TooCoolToLive: TooCoolToLive:
** [[spoiler:Taisou]] is powerful, wise and a total badass. He also has [[spoiler:a personal vendetta with the apparent BigBad, and can take him on one on one]]. Clearly, he had to die. He was also voiced by Creator/NorioWakamoto, making him way, ''way'' too cool.
** [[spoiler:Taisou]] is powerful, wise and a total badass. He also has [[spoiler:a personal vendetta with the apparent BigBad, and can take him on one on one]]. Clearly, he had to die. He was also voiced by Creator/NorioWakamoto, making him way, ''way'' too cool.
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* IdiotPlot: Unfortunately, the OVA's most tragic moments are driven by people [[IdiotBall arbitrarily making bad decisions]].
** Giant Robo's arrival in Shanghai and its loss to the Vogler Sphere happens because Daisaku was driven to desperation to prove Giant Robo's worth not only by Interpol's decision to seal it away, but by [[DaChief Chujo]] revealing that decision in a [[PoorCommunicationKills needlessly frustrating act]] of [[BecauseISaidSo heavy-handed authoritarianism]], which was followed up by leaving Daisaku in the care of the [[BoisterousBruiser impulsive Tetsugyu]] (whose resentment for having been left out of the plan to confront the Vogler Sphere leads him to give Daisaku both the push and opportunity to take action).
** TheReveal at the end recasts the entire plot as a chain-reaction of PoorCommunicationKills driven by the BigBad [[spoiler:not knowing Vogler's true intentions to ''save humanity'' from the Shizuma Drives; Genya naturally assumes his father left him the Vogler Sphere to use it in revenge (because, really, what ''else'' would you use such an obvious DoomsdayDevice for?).]] That the explanatory recording was rigged to play only once all three Anti-Shizuma Drives were installed in the Sphere, which functions perfectly fine as a DoomsdayDevice with ''only two'' is idiot icing on the stupid cake.
** Giant Robo's arrival in Shanghai and its loss to the Vogler Sphere happens because Daisaku was driven to desperation to prove Giant Robo's worth not only by Interpol's decision to seal it away, but by [[DaChief Chujo]] revealing that decision in a [[PoorCommunicationKills needlessly frustrating act]] of [[BecauseISaidSo heavy-handed authoritarianism]], which was followed up by leaving Daisaku in the care of the [[BoisterousBruiser impulsive Tetsugyu]] (whose resentment for having been left out of the plan to confront the Vogler Sphere leads him to give Daisaku both the push and opportunity to take action).
** TheReveal at the end recasts the entire plot as a chain-reaction of PoorCommunicationKills driven by the BigBad [[spoiler:not knowing Vogler's true intentions to ''save humanity'' from the Shizuma Drives; Genya naturally assumes his father left him the Vogler Sphere to use it in revenge (because, really, what ''else'' would you use such an obvious DoomsdayDevice for?).]] That the explanatory recording was rigged to play only once all three Anti-Shizuma Drives were installed in the Sphere, which functions perfectly fine as a DoomsdayDevice with ''only two'' is idiot icing on the stupid cake.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: To quote Wiki/TheOtherWiki page on the Giant Robo tokusatsu ''"Although the series was violent by...American standards for children's programming, in Japan it was no more violent than other tokusatsu airing at the time...Nearly every Japanese anime exported to the United States during that period was edited for violence, but in Johnny Sokko And His Flying Robot a minimum of violence was removed."'' Because of that, the show had ''terrifying'' amounts of child endangerment and near deaths of the main child hero and his allies. The SeriesFinale had Johnny [[NightmareFuel nearly assassinated]] by a Gargoyle sniper named [[NamesToRunawayFromReallyFast Terro]][[MeaningfulName man ]] only surviving because he wore a bullet proof vest and of course you have the now infamous BittersweetEnding...
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: To quote Wiki/TheOtherWiki Website/TheOtherWiki page on the Giant Robo tokusatsu ''"Although the series was violent by...American standards for children's programming, in Japan it was no more violent than other tokusatsu airing at the time...Nearly every Japanese anime exported to the United States during that period was edited for violence, but in Johnny Sokko And His Flying Robot a minimum of violence was removed."'' Because of that, the show had ''terrifying'' amounts of child endangerment and near deaths of the main child hero and his allies. The SeriesFinale had Johnny [[NightmareFuel nearly assassinated]] by a Gargoyle sniper named [[NamesToRunawayFromReallyFast Terro]][[MeaningfulName man ]] only surviving because he wore a bullet proof vest and of course you have the now infamous BittersweetEnding...
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Nice Hat is now a disambiguation page.
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** [[spoiler:Commander Spider, the human leader of Big Fire for the first seven episodes of the live action series]]. Cunning, smooth, with a pair of CoolShades and a NiceHat, also happened to be [[spoiler: standing directly in the path of the acid spray from the Stingray kaiju Ikageras/Scalion]].
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** [[spoiler:Commander Spider, the human leader of Big Fire for the first seven episodes of the live action series]]. Cunning, smooth, with a pair of CoolShades and a NiceHat, nice hat, also happened to be [[spoiler: standing directly in the path of the acid spray from the Stingray kaiju Ikageras/Scalion]].
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* OlderThanTheyThink: The OVA was not the first time Giant Robo appeared in a crossover with other Mitsuteru Yokoyama characters. In the late 1980's, Mitsuteru Yokoyama commisioned a Doujin artist to illustrate a reboot of Tetsujin 28 [[https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1087753354 that predominantly featured]] Giant Robo and its characters as well as other Yokoyama robot characters.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: The OVA was not the first time Giant Robo appeared in a crossover with other Mitsuteru Yokoyama characters. In the late 1980's, Mitsuteru Yokoyama commisioned commissioned a Doujin artist to illustrate a reboot of Tetsujin 28 [[https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1087753354 that predominantly featured]] Giant Robo and its characters as well as other Yokoyama robot characters.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: The original manga is considered this among some western Yokoyama fans, due to having flat, underdeveloped characters, and a fairly simplistic story (though, truth to be told, it ''was'' released in the 1960s when comics were much less daring). Not helping matters [[ExecutiveMeddling was Yokoyama being pressured by his publishers to make many changes to the manga as it ran to make it resemble the toku and was forced to end it far sooner than he planned it]]. For this reason, the more well-known anime and toku adaptation's are considered widely superior [[OldShame and this led to Yokoyama to not allow a full reprinting of the manga until after he died.]] [[note]] He did, however, consider redrawing and rewriting portions of it near the end of his life.]] [[/note]]
** This was the average consensus of ''GR: Giant Robo'' prior to being subtitled in English, which-aside from coming about after the studio scrapped the original planned reimagining of the manga under dubious means-was considered a generic DarkerAndEdgier remake of the manga that seems to [[FollowTheLeader be trying to ride on the success of similar series like]] ''{{Manga/Linebarrels of Iron}}'' and ''{{Anime/The Big O}}'' without understanding what made those shows stand out. Since the show got subtitled, it has received a much better reception.
** This was the average consensus of ''GR: Giant Robo'' prior to being subtitled in English, which-aside from coming about after the studio scrapped the original planned reimagining of the manga under dubious means-was considered a generic DarkerAndEdgier remake of the manga that seems to [[FollowTheLeader be trying to ride on the success of similar series like]] ''{{Manga/Linebarrels of Iron}}'' and ''{{Anime/The Big O}}'' without understanding what made those shows stand out. Since the show got subtitled, it has received a much better reception.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: The original manga is considered this among some western Yokoyama fans, due to having flat, underdeveloped characters, and a fairly simplistic story (though, truth to be told, it ''was'' released in the 1960s when comics were much less daring). Not helping matters [[ExecutiveMeddling was Yokoyama being pressured by his publishers to make many changes to the manga as it ran to make it resemble the toku and was forced to end it far sooner than he planned it]]. toku.]] For this reason, the more well-known anime and toku adaptation's are considered widely superior [[OldShame and this led to Yokoyama to not allow a full reprinting of the manga until after he died.]] [[note]] He did, however, consider redrawing and rewriting portions of it near the end of his life.]] [[/note]]
** This was the average consensus of ''GR: Giant Robo'' prior to being fully subtitled inEnglish, which-aside English. Aside from coming about after the studio scrapped the original planned reimagining of the manga under dubious means-was manga, ''GR'' was considered a generic DarkerAndEdgier remake of the manga that seems to [[FollowTheLeader be trying to ride on the success success]] of similar series like]] like ''{{Manga/Linebarrels of Iron}}'' and ''{{Anime/The Big O}}'' without understanding what made those shows stand out. Since the show got subtitled, it has received a much better reception.
** This was the average consensus of ''GR: Giant Robo'' prior to being fully subtitled in
