Series synopsis
Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3, also known as 無敵鋼人ダイターン3 is a Japanese animation action & adventure television series that premiered on Nagoya TV on June 3, 1978. It ended on March 31, 1979. It stars Hirotaka Suzuoki, Fuyumi Shiraishi, Koichi Kitamura and Mieko Nobusawa.
Brilliant scientist Sōzō Haran was conducting research on Mars when he created the Meganoids, a new form of cyborg life capable of metacognition. Suddenly Dr. Haran lost control of his creation as the Meganoids slaughtered him and his entire family, save his youngest son, the 16-year-old Banjō Haran. Banjō escaped from Mars on a rocket ship with Daitarn 3, a solar-powered super robot. Now 18 years old and living on Earth, Banjō fights against the Meganoids and their leader, Don Zauser. Banjō mu ...
Premise
Brilliant scientist Sōzō Haran was conducting research on Mars when he created the Meganoids, a new form of cyborg life capable of metacognition. Suddenly Dr. Haran lost control of his creation as the Meganoids slaughtered him and his entire family, save his youngest son, the 16-year-old Banjō Haran. Banjō escaped from Mars on a rocket ship with Daitarn 3, a solar-powered super robot. Now 18 years old and living on Earth, Banjō fights against the Meganoids and their leader, Don Zauser. Banjō must gather allies to help him stop the Meganoid threat, which aspires to turn all humans into cyborgs and "improve" the human race.
Premise: ONE TWO THREE, DAITARN 3
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hirotaka Suzuoki as Haran Banjou
- Fuyumi Shiraishi as Totta Toda
- Koichi Kitamura as Kōichi Kitamura
- Mieko Nobusawa as Koros
- Masato Yamanouchi as Don Zausa
- Kako Mizuno as Beauty Tachibana
- Noriko Ohara as Jira
- Kei Tomiyama as Anton
Supporting cast
- Shuichi Ikeda as Radick
- Shunsuke Shima as Commander Edwin
- Hiroshi Takemura as Solider E
- Naoki Tatsuta as Tsuchida
- Banjo Ginga as Neros
- Joji Yanami as Animaddo
- Yo Inoue as Reika Sanjo
- Yuji Mitsuya as Tony
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 40 | June 3, 1978 | March 31, 1979 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haran Banjou`s Arrival | June 3, 1978 |
| 2 | Commander Neros` Challenge | June 10, 1978 |
| 3 | The Traitorous Collector | June 17, 1978 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nagoya TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 3, 1978 |
| Last aired | March 31, 1979 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 17:30:00 |