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"Danguard Ace" was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion. English dialog was written for re-dubbing by Lynn Garrison who then combined a number of episodes into a feature length presentation which gained a cult following on the Showtime network during the eighties. The titular robot also appeared in Creator/MarvelComics Shogun Warriors series, as well as the toy line of the same name. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Producer William Winckler, known for ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight'', wrote, produced and directed the English films, which are seen on broadband in Japan.
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"Danguard Ace" was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion. English dialog was written for re-dubbing by Lynn Garrison who then combined a number of episodes into a feature length presentation which gained a cult following on the Showtime network during the eighties. The titular robot also appeared in Creator/MarvelComics Shogun Warriors ''ComicBook/ShogunWarriors'' series, as well as the toy line of the same name. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Producer William Winckler, known for ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight'', wrote, produced and directed the English films, which are seen on broadband in Japan.
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Takuma Ichimonji, son of the man who betrayed the initial Promete exploration team, becomes a cadet at Danguard's base. Hoping restoring his fathers honor, Takuma will pilot Danguard Ace to fight against Doppler's forces.
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Takuma Ichimonji, son of the man who betrayed the initial Promete exploration team, becomes a cadet at Danguard's base. Hoping restoring to restore his fathers father's honor, Takuma will pilot Danguard Ace to fight against Doppler's forces.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Captain Dan [[spoiler:Ichimonji Dantetsu, the hero's long-lost father]] turns up with an un-removable mask after 10 years as the villain's mind-controlled slave - the mask has not only removed his memories from before it was put on, but seems (since a convenient memory-viewer establishes that he has no memories prior to the accident that broke the mask's control mechanism...) to have prevented new ones forming - however Dan retains his almost unstoppable willpower, a drive for excellence (and revenge!) AND his ace piloting skills which are practically off the charts... After one too many bumps on the head [[spoiler:he gets better]].
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Captain Dan [[spoiler:Ichimonji Dantetsu, the hero's long-lost father]] turns up with an un-removable mask after 10 years as the villain's mind-controlled slave - the mask has not only removed his memories from before it was put on, but seems (since a convenient memory-viewer establishes that he has no memories prior to the accident that broke the mask's control mechanism...) to have prevented new ones forming - however Dan retains his almost unstoppable willpower, a drive for excellence (and revenge!) AND his ace piloting skills skills, which are practically off the charts... After charts...after one too many bumps on the head [[spoiler:he gets better]].
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* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: ''Danguard'', ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' and ''Anime/CombattlerV'' were part of the "Shogun Warriors" toy set Creator/{{Mattel}} introduced into the States in the late 70s - which also included bizzaro versions of ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and the various ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Getters]]'', so if you really want to stretch the trope you could say that a lot of robots "debuted" as oddly huge toys - but the cartoons weren't licensed for American release. Oh no, that would be logical. Instead, the likenesses of the Raideen, Danguard and Combattler robots were licensed to, of all people, ''Creator/MarvelComics'' for the creation of a ''Shogun Warriors'' American print comic. That eventually featured, among other things, Combattler fighting alongside the ComicBook/FantasticFour against the gigantic robot minion of the Star of David. Really, you couldn't make up something like this [[http://www.option38.com/comics/80s/shogun_warriors_19.asp if you tried.]] Raideen and Combattler's shows never made it to the US (well, ''Raideen'' aired in three cities on local Japanese language commmunity channels, but the majority of the Union and 99% of the public never got to see the show); Danguard eventually made it to American TV with the franchise name intact as part of the syndicated ''ForceFive'' cartoon package (alongside Grendizer from above) just in time to catch the end of the craze.
* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: ''Danguard'', ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' and ''Anime/CombattlerV'' were part of the "Shogun Warriors" toy set Creator/{{Mattel}} introduced into the States in the late 70s - which also included bizzaro versions of ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and the various ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Getters]]'', so if you really want to stretch the trope you could say that a lot of robots "debuted" as oddly huge toys - but the cartoons weren't licensed for American release. Oh no, that would be logical. Instead, the likenesses of the Raideen, Danguard and Combattler robots were licensed to, of all people, ''Creator/MarvelComics'' for the creation of a ''Shogun Warriors'' American print comic. That eventually featured, among other things, Combattler fighting alongside the ComicBook/FantasticFour against the gigantic robot minion of the Star of David. Really, you couldn't make up something like this [[http://www.option38.com/comics/80s/shogun_warriors_19.asp if you tried.]] Raideen and Combattler's shows never made it to the US (well, ''Raideen'' aired in three cities on local Japanese language commmunity channels, but the majority of the Union and 99% of the public never got to see the show); Danguard eventually made it to American TV with the franchise name intact as part of the syndicated ''ForceFive'' cartoon package (alongside Grendizer from above) just in time to catch the end of the craze.
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** Not to mention that there is no stealth in space, and it isn't hard to have telescopes constantly watching Earth for engine burns.
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''Planet Robo Danguard Ace'' (惑星ロボ ダンガードA(エース), Wakusei Robo Dangādo Ēsu) as well known as "Danguard Ace" is a SciFi SuperRobotGenre {{Anime}} series created by Creator/LeijiMatsumoto with Dan Kobayashi in 1977.
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''Planet Robo Danguard Ace'' (惑星ロボ ダンガードA(エース), Wakusei ''Wakusei Robo Dangādo Ēsu) Ēsu'') as well known as "Danguard Ace" is a SciFi SuperRobotGenre {{Anime}} series created by Creator/LeijiMatsumoto with Dan Kobayashi in 1977.
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"Danguard Ace" was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion. English dialog was written for re-dubbing by Lynn Garrison who then combined a number of episodes into a feature length presentation which gained a cult following on the Showtime network during the eighties. The titular robot also appeared in MarvelComics Shogun Warriors series, as well as the toy line of the same name. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Producer William Winckler, known for ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight'', wrote, produced and directed the English films, which are seen on broadband in Japan.
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"Danguard Ace" was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion. English dialog was written for re-dubbing by Lynn Garrison who then combined a number of episodes into a feature length presentation which gained a cult following on the Showtime network during the eighties. The titular robot also appeared in MarvelComics Creator/MarvelComics Shogun Warriors series, as well as the toy line of the same name. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Producer William Winckler, known for ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight'', wrote, produced and directed the English films, which are seen on broadband in Japan.
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Slight anachronism. The Shogun Warriors comics continued until about 1981 and the toys lasted about as long (I was in Germany when the fad faded, but when I left in 1980 it was still going.) This all hit around 1977, and so did the Force Five gig. It came to Germany around 1979-1980, and AFN was in the habit of buying canceled series and shows at the lowest cost possible for broadcasting. Since I was watching Force Five in 1980, it was long since gone before the end of the toy craze.
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* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: ''Danguard'', ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' and ''Anime/CombattlerV'' were part of the "Shogun Warriors" toy set Creator/{{Mattel}} introduced into the States in the late 70s - which also included bizzaro versions of ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and the various ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Getters]]'', so if you really want to stretch the trope you could say that a lot of robots "debuted" as oddly huge toys - but the cartoons weren't licensed for American release. Oh no, that would be logical. Instead, the likenesses of the Raideen, Danguard and Combattler robots were licensed to, of all people, ''Creator/MarvelComics'' for the creation of a ''Shogun Warriors'' American print comic. That eventually featured, among other things, Combattler fighting alongside the ComicBook/FantasticFour against the gigantic robot minion of the Star of David. Really, you couldn't make up something like this [[http://www.option38.com/comics/80s/shogun_warriors_19.asp if you tried.]] Raideen and Combattler's shows never made it to the US (well, ''Raideen'' aired in three cities on local Japanese language commmunity channels, but the majority of the Union and 99% of the public never got to see the show); Danguard eventually made it to American TV with the franchise name intact as part of the syndicated ''ForceFive'' cartoon package (alongside Grendizer from above), after the toys and comic went out of production.
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* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: ''Danguard'', ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' and ''Anime/CombattlerV'' were part of the "Shogun Warriors" toy set Creator/{{Mattel}} introduced into the States in the late 70s - which also included bizzaro versions of ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and the various ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Getters]]'', so if you really want to stretch the trope you could say that a lot of robots "debuted" as oddly huge toys - but the cartoons weren't licensed for American release. Oh no, that would be logical. Instead, the likenesses of the Raideen, Danguard and Combattler robots were licensed to, of all people, ''Creator/MarvelComics'' for the creation of a ''Shogun Warriors'' American print comic. That eventually featured, among other things, Combattler fighting alongside the ComicBook/FantasticFour against the gigantic robot minion of the Star of David. Really, you couldn't make up something like this [[http://www.option38.com/comics/80s/shogun_warriors_19.asp if you tried.]] Raideen and Combattler's shows never made it to the US (well, ''Raideen'' aired in three cities on local Japanese language commmunity channels, but the majority of the Union and 99% of the public never got to see the show); Danguard eventually made it to American TV with the franchise name intact as part of the syndicated ''ForceFive'' cartoon package (alongside Grendizer from above), after above) just in time to catch the toys and comic went out end of production.the craze.
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* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: ''Danguard'', ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' and ''Anime/CombattlerV'' were part of the "Shogun Warriors" toy set Creator/{{Mattel}} introduced into the States in the late 70s - which also included bizzaro versions of ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and the various ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Getters]]'', so if you really want to stretch the trope you could say that a lot of robots "debuted" as oddly huge toys - but the cartoons weren't licensed for American release. Oh no, that would be logical. Instead, the likenesses of the Raideen, Danguard and Combattler robots were licensed to, of all people, ''Creator/MarvelComics'' for the creation of a ''Shogun Warriors'' American print comic. That eventually featured, among other things, ''Combattler fighting alongside the ComicBook/FantasticFour against the gigantic robot minion of, basically, the Star of David''. Really, you couldn't make up something like this [[http://www.option38.com/comics/80s/shogun_warriors_19.asp if you tried.]] Raideen and Combattler's shows never made it to the US (well, ''Raideen'' aired in three cities on local Japanese language commmunity channels, but the majority of the Union and 99% of the public never got to see the show); Danguard eventually made it to American TV with the franchise name intact as part of the syndicated ''ForceFive'' cartoon package (alongside Grendizer from above), after the toys and comic went out of production.
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* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: ''Danguard'', ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' and ''Anime/CombattlerV'' were part of the "Shogun Warriors" toy set Creator/{{Mattel}} introduced into the States in the late 70s - which also included bizzaro versions of ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and the various ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Getters]]'', so if you really want to stretch the trope you could say that a lot of robots "debuted" as oddly huge toys - but the cartoons weren't licensed for American release. Oh no, that would be logical. Instead, the likenesses of the Raideen, Danguard and Combattler robots were licensed to, of all people, ''Creator/MarvelComics'' for the creation of a ''Shogun Warriors'' American print comic. That eventually featured, among other things, ''Combattler Combattler fighting alongside the ComicBook/FantasticFour against the gigantic robot minion of, basically, of the Star of David''.David. Really, you couldn't make up something like this [[http://www.option38.com/comics/80s/shogun_warriors_19.asp if you tried.]] Raideen and Combattler's shows never made it to the US (well, ''Raideen'' aired in three cities on local Japanese language commmunity channels, but the majority of the Union and 99% of the public never got to see the show); Danguard eventually made it to American TV with the franchise name intact as part of the syndicated ''ForceFive'' cartoon package (alongside Grendizer from above), after the toys and comic went out of production.
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**Except that it's established early on that Jasdam (the Japanese project) is basically the only space programme left capable of reaching Promete - Doppler had taken out or intimidated all of the others and the series is basically him trying to wipe out the last of the competition. Not hard to police when you remove the means to get there at the source! (Especially if you factor in he's been kidnapping/brainwashing most of the pilots and scientists working on the project for the past 10 years...)
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Captain Dan is the best pilot in the whole series, drop dead gorgeous, tormented beyond the dreams of even the most ardent Condor Joe wannabe, with a deep, tragic and heart-rending backstory (mind-controlled, forced to kill his fellow test pilots, mind-wiped and tortured/enslaved for 10 years, missing out on his son's growing up, forced to hide the return of his memories and enduring several potentially career-ending injuries). To top THAT he's a determinator and all round bad-ass who could put ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'' to shame - none of which is fully realised given the times and the demographic.
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* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: ''Danguard'', ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' and ''Anime/CombattlerV'' were part of the "Shogun Warriors" toy set Mattel introduced into the States in the late 70s - which also included bizzaro versions of ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and the various ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Getters]]'', so if you really want to stretch the trope you could say that a lot of robots "debuted" as oddly huge toys - but the cartoons weren't licensed for American release. Oh no, that would be logical. Instead, the likenesses of the Raideen, Danguard and Combattler robots were licensed to, of all people, ''MarvelComics'' for the creation of a Shogun Warriors American print comic. That eventually featured, among other things, ''Combattler fighting alongside the Fantastic Four against the gigantic robot minion of, basically, the Star of David''. Really, you couldn't make up something like this [[http://www.option38.com/comics/80s/shogun_warriors_19.asp if you tried.]] Raideen and Combattler's shows never made it to the US (well, ''Raideen'' aired in three cities on local Japanese language commmunity channels, but the majority of the Union and 99% of the public never got to see the show); Danguard eventually made it to American TV with the franchise name intact as part of the syndicated ''ForceFive'' cartoon package (alongside Grendizer from above), after the toys and comic went out of production.
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"Danguard Ace" was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion. English dialog was written for re-dubbing by Lynn Garrison who then combined a number of episodes into a feature length presentation which gained a cult following on the Showtime network during the eighties. The titular robot also appeared in MarvelComics Shogun Warriors series, as well as the toy line of the same name. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Producer William Winckler, known for Tekkaman the Space Knight, wrote, produced and directed the English films, which are seen on broadband in Japan.
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"Danguard Ace" was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion. English dialog was written for re-dubbing by Lynn Garrison who then combined a number of episodes into a feature length presentation which gained a cult following on the Showtime network during the eighties. The titular robot also appeared in MarvelComics Shogun Warriors series, as well as the toy line of the same name. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Producer William Winckler, known for Tekkaman ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight, Knight'', wrote, produced and directed the English films, which are seen on broadband in Japan.
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Some of the main characters designs were similar to characters appearing in ''Anime/UchuSenkanYamato'', another seminal anime that Matsumoto worked in (Takuma Ichimonji Susumu Kodai; and the doctor on the show resembles Dr. Sakezo Sado from "Space Battleship Yamato"). Danguard Ace also was a major influence to the popular ''Anime/GunBuster''.
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[EarWorm Dan-da-dan-da-dan Dan-da-dan-da-dan Dangaado!]]]]
''Planet Robo Danguard Ace'' (惑星ロボ ダンガードA(エース), Wakusei Robo Dangādo Ēsu) as well known as "Danguard Ace" is a SciFi SuperRobotGenre {{Anime}} series created by Creator/LeijiMatsumoto with Dan Kobayashi in 1977.
Danguard Ace takes place on a future Earth in which nearly all natural resources have been depleted. People have begun looking toward other planets to survive, in particular the tenth planet, Promete. However, before plans for peaceful settlement can begin, the first explorers are betrayed, and the first ship journeying to Promete is destroyed.
After this event, an individual named Mr. Doppler leaves toward Promete on his own ship, and declares himself Chancellor of the planet. Using Promete's resources, Chancellor Doppler constructs a vast military force greater than that of Earth's and he forbids anyone approaching the planet, under the insane belief that only he is entitled to it.
To gain control of Promete, the governments of Earth begin constructing massive combat robots. However, Doppler attacks and destroys all robots before they are completed... except for Danguard Ace. The forces sent to attack Danguard's base were destroyed because of the efforts of a mysterious, masked man called Captain Dan. Nothing is known about him, save that he previously served Doppler while under mind control.
Takuma Ichimonji, son of the man who betrayed the initial Promete exploration team, becomes a cadet at Danguard's base. Hoping restoring his fathers honor, Takuma will pilot Danguard Ace to fight against Doppler's forces.
"Danguard Ace" was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion. English dialog was written for re-dubbing by Lynn Garrison who then combined a number of episodes into a feature length presentation which gained a cult following on the Showtime network during the eighties. The titular robot also appeared in MarvelComics Shogun Warriors series, as well as the toy line of the same name. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Producer William Winckler, known for Tekkaman the Space Knight, wrote, produced and directed the English films, which are seen on broadband in Japan.
Some of the main characters designs were similar to characters appearing in ''Anime/UchuSenkanYamato'', another seminal anime that Matsumoto worked in (Takuma Ichimonji Susumu Kodai; and the doctor on the show resembles Dr. Sakezo Sado from "Space Battleship Yamato"). Danguard Ace also was a major influence to the popular ''Anime/GunBuster''.
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!!'''WakuseiRoboDanguardAce''' features examples of:
* TheAce: Takuma. However, Captain Dan is even better.
* AfterTheEnd: The premise of the series is Earth has become inhabitable.
* BadassMoustache: [[spoiler:Captain Dan.]] It is magnificent!
* BigBad: Chancellor Doppler
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Captain Dan had been mind-controlled by Doppler.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Takuma's father is dead [[spoiler:or so he believes.]]
* GreenAesop: Due to overpopulation and overexplotaiton of natural resources, Earth had become a ravaged, unihabitable planet, forcing humankind to find another world to inhabit -hopefully without plundering it, too-.
* TheAtoner
* ForceFive: One of the five shows that were showcased in that program, Danguard Ace was aired on Mondays.
* TheHero: Takuma.
* HumongousMecha: Danguard
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Captain Dan [[spoiler:Ichimonji Dantetsu, the hero's long-lost father]] turns up with an un-removable mask after 10 years as the villain's mind-controlled slave - the mask has not only removed his memories from before it was put on, but seems (since a convenient memory-viewer establishes that he has no memories prior to the accident that broke the mask's control mechanism...) to have prevented new ones forming - however Dan retains his almost unstoppable willpower, a drive for excellence (and revenge!) AND his ace piloting skills which are practically off the charts... After one too many bumps on the head [[spoiler:he gets better]].
* LatexSpaceSuit: Takuma's piloting suit.
* Creator/LeijiMatsumoto
* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: ''Danguard'', ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' and ''Anime/CombattlerV'' were part of the "Shogun Warriors" toy set Mattel introduced into the States in the late 70s - which also included bizzaro versions of ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and the various ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Getters]]'', so if you really want to stretch the trope you could say that a lot of robots "debuted" as oddly huge toys - but the cartoons weren't licensed for American release. Oh no, that would be logical. Instead, the likenesses of the Raideen, Danguard and Combattler robots were licensed to, of all people, ''MarvelComics'' for the creation of a Shogun Warriors American print comic. That eventually featured, among other things, ''Combattler fighting alongside the Fantastic Four against the gigantic robot minion of, basically, the Star of David''. Really, you couldn't make up something like this [[http://www.option38.com/comics/80s/shogun_warriors_19.asp if you tried.]] Raideen and Combattler's shows never made it to the US (well, ''Raideen'' aired in three cities on local Japanese language commmunity channels, but the majority of the Union and 99% of the public never got to see the show); Danguard eventually made it to American TV with the franchise name intact as part of the syndicated ''ForceFive'' cartoon package (alongside Grendizer from above), after the toys and comic went out of production.
* RedIsHeroic: Takuma wears a red helmet, and a red-and-white costume. His robot's helmet and several ornaments are also a deep red.
* ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Doppler forbids anyone from approaching Promete? Really? Exactly how does he plan reinforcing that? We are talking about a whole, freaking planet! Can he keep the whole place watched the whole time? Not matter how vast is his army, the odds of anyone slipping his watch, landing on a random continent and hiding before he can find them are [[{{Pun}} astronomically]] high.
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* SeventiesHair: Takuma's sideburns are... thick. And spiky.
* SuperRobotGenre: The only Super Robot anime that Matsumoto did.
* ToeiAnimation
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Captain Dan is the best pilot in the whole series, drop dead gorgeous, tormented beyond the dreams of even the most ardent Condor Joe wannabe, with a deep, tragic and heart-rending backstory (mind-controlled, forced to kill his fellow test pilots, mind-wiped and tortured/enslaved for 10 years, missing out on his son's growing up, forced to hide the return of his memories and enduring several potentially career-ending injuries). To top THAT he's a determinator and all round bad-ass who could put ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'' to shame - none of which is fully realised given the times and the demographic.
* TransformingMecha: Danguard has two shapes: space-ship and giant robot.
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[EarWorm Dan-da-dan-da-dan Dan-da-dan-da-dan Dangaado!]]]]
''Planet Robo Danguard Ace'' (惑星ロボ ダンガードA(エース), Wakusei Robo Dangādo Ēsu) as well known as "Danguard Ace" is a SciFi SuperRobotGenre {{Anime}} series created by Creator/LeijiMatsumoto with Dan Kobayashi in 1977.
Danguard Ace takes place on a future Earth in which nearly all natural resources have been depleted. People have begun looking toward other planets to survive, in particular the tenth planet, Promete. However, before plans for peaceful settlement can begin, the first explorers are betrayed, and the first ship journeying to Promete is destroyed.
After this event, an individual named Mr. Doppler leaves toward Promete on his own ship, and declares himself Chancellor of the planet. Using Promete's resources, Chancellor Doppler constructs a vast military force greater than that of Earth's and he forbids anyone approaching the planet, under the insane belief that only he is entitled to it.
To gain control of Promete, the governments of Earth begin constructing massive combat robots. However, Doppler attacks and destroys all robots before they are completed... except for Danguard Ace. The forces sent to attack Danguard's base were destroyed because of the efforts of a mysterious, masked man called Captain Dan. Nothing is known about him, save that he previously served Doppler while under mind control.
Takuma Ichimonji, son of the man who betrayed the initial Promete exploration team, becomes a cadet at Danguard's base. Hoping restoring his fathers honor, Takuma will pilot Danguard Ace to fight against Doppler's forces.
"Danguard Ace" was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion. English dialog was written for re-dubbing by Lynn Garrison who then combined a number of episodes into a feature length presentation which gained a cult following on the Showtime network during the eighties. The titular robot also appeared in MarvelComics Shogun Warriors series, as well as the toy line of the same name. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Producer William Winckler, known for Tekkaman the Space Knight, wrote, produced and directed the English films, which are seen on broadband in Japan.
Some of the main characters designs were similar to characters appearing in ''Anime/UchuSenkanYamato'', another seminal anime that Matsumoto worked in (Takuma Ichimonji Susumu Kodai; and the doctor on the show resembles Dr. Sakezo Sado from "Space Battleship Yamato"). Danguard Ace also was a major influence to the popular ''Anime/GunBuster''.
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!!'''WakuseiRoboDanguardAce''' features examples of:
* TheAce: Takuma. However, Captain Dan is even better.
* AfterTheEnd: The premise of the series is Earth has become inhabitable.
* BadassMoustache: [[spoiler:Captain Dan.]] It is magnificent!
* BigBad: Chancellor Doppler
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Captain Dan had been mind-controlled by Doppler.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Takuma's father is dead [[spoiler:or so he believes.]]
* GreenAesop: Due to overpopulation and overexplotaiton of natural resources, Earth had become a ravaged, unihabitable planet, forcing humankind to find another world to inhabit -hopefully without plundering it, too-.
* TheAtoner
* ForceFive: One of the five shows that were showcased in that program, Danguard Ace was aired on Mondays.
* TheHero: Takuma.
* HumongousMecha: Danguard
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Captain Dan [[spoiler:Ichimonji Dantetsu, the hero's long-lost father]] turns up with an un-removable mask after 10 years as the villain's mind-controlled slave - the mask has not only removed his memories from before it was put on, but seems (since a convenient memory-viewer establishes that he has no memories prior to the accident that broke the mask's control mechanism...) to have prevented new ones forming - however Dan retains his almost unstoppable willpower, a drive for excellence (and revenge!) AND his ace piloting skills which are practically off the charts... After one too many bumps on the head [[spoiler:he gets better]].
* LatexSpaceSuit: Takuma's piloting suit.
* Creator/LeijiMatsumoto
* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: ''Danguard'', ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' and ''Anime/CombattlerV'' were part of the "Shogun Warriors" toy set Mattel introduced into the States in the late 70s - which also included bizzaro versions of ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and the various ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Getters]]'', so if you really want to stretch the trope you could say that a lot of robots "debuted" as oddly huge toys - but the cartoons weren't licensed for American release. Oh no, that would be logical. Instead, the likenesses of the Raideen, Danguard and Combattler robots were licensed to, of all people, ''MarvelComics'' for the creation of a Shogun Warriors American print comic. That eventually featured, among other things, ''Combattler fighting alongside the Fantastic Four against the gigantic robot minion of, basically, the Star of David''. Really, you couldn't make up something like this [[http://www.option38.com/comics/80s/shogun_warriors_19.asp if you tried.]] Raideen and Combattler's shows never made it to the US (well, ''Raideen'' aired in three cities on local Japanese language commmunity channels, but the majority of the Union and 99% of the public never got to see the show); Danguard eventually made it to American TV with the franchise name intact as part of the syndicated ''ForceFive'' cartoon package (alongside Grendizer from above), after the toys and comic went out of production.
* RedIsHeroic: Takuma wears a red helmet, and a red-and-white costume. His robot's helmet and several ornaments are also a deep red.
* ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Doppler forbids anyone from approaching Promete? Really? Exactly how does he plan reinforcing that? We are talking about a whole, freaking planet! Can he keep the whole place watched the whole time? Not matter how vast is his army, the odds of anyone slipping his watch, landing on a random continent and hiding before he can find them are [[{{Pun}} astronomically]] high.
* TheSeventies
* SeventiesHair: Takuma's sideburns are... thick. And spiky.
* SuperRobotGenre: The only Super Robot anime that Matsumoto did.
* ToeiAnimation
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Captain Dan is the best pilot in the whole series, drop dead gorgeous, tormented beyond the dreams of even the most ardent Condor Joe wannabe, with a deep, tragic and heart-rending backstory (mind-controlled, forced to kill his fellow test pilots, mind-wiped and tortured/enslaved for 10 years, missing out on his son's growing up, forced to hide the return of his memories and enduring several potentially career-ending injuries). To top THAT he's a determinator and all round bad-ass who could put ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'' to shame - none of which is fully realised given the times and the demographic.
* TransformingMecha: Danguard has two shapes: space-ship and giant robot.
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