Cartoon Resource entry #344A - Force Five: Danguard Ace (1980)

FORCE FIVE: DANGUARD ACE

Original Japan Airdates: Mar 5, 1977-Mar 25, 1978 on Fuji TV (as Planetary Robot Danguard Ace)
Original US airdates: Sept 8, 1980-Apr 22,1985 in syndication
Episodes: 26 (56 In Japan)
Animated by: Toei Animation
Distributed by: Jim Terry Productions

 

SUMMARY: 

Weekday show that was formed of five different anime series, dubbed in English.  Instead of editing them together into one series, each show kept its individuality.  A different series aired each weekday.  Only 26 episodes from each original Japanese series was aired as part of the Force Five format.


The anime series featured were:

Monday: Danguard Ace (from Planetary RobotDanguard Ace 1977-78)
Tuesday: Starvengers (from Getter Robo G 1975-76)
Wednesday: Spaceketeers (from Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger 1978-79)
Thursday: Grandizer (from UFO Robot Grendizer 1975-77)
Friday: Gaiking (from Divine Demon-Dragon Gaiking 1976)

 

EPISODE GUIDE (original Japanese titles and airdates)


#01 Soar! Beyond Father's Star!! (03.05.1977)
#02 The Masked Man - Captain Dan (03.12.1977)
#03 Vow by the Sunset (03.19.1977)
#04 Live Like There's No Tomorrow (03.26.1977)
#05 Emergency Launch! Satellizer! (04.02.1977)
#06 Fly Onward to Face Tomorrow (04.09.1977)
#07 The Control Stick That Shines in the Stars (04.16.1977)
#08 Flowers from Takuma's Tears (04.23.1977)
#09 Friends Perished in the Sunset Sky (04.30.1977)
#10 Captain Dan's True Colors! (05.07.1977)
#11 The Image of Father Disappears with the Universe (05.14.1977)
#12 Shine! Danguard Ace (05.21.1977)
#13 Attack! Beyond My Father (05.28.1977)
#14 Don't Cry, Takuma! Until that Day Arrives (06.04.1977)
#15 SOS! A Flight to Mars (06.11.1977)
#16 Call Upon Your Father in the Clouds! (06.18.1977)
#17 The Two White Contrails (06.25.1977)
#18 A Cry Out at the Sky's Rainbow! (07.02.1977)
#19 Captain Dan in Danger (07.09.1977)
#20 Lisa in the Sunset (07.16.1977)
#21 Tamaga's First Credit! (07.23.1977)
#22 If It's for Miyo-chan (07.30.1977)
#23 Friendship Blooms in the Great Icefield (08.06.1977)
#24 The Bridge of the Sun and Stars (08.13.1977)
#25 Close Call! Seabed Escape (08.20.1977)
#26 Three Young Lions! (08.27.1977)
#27 Young Ones, Aim for the Universe! (09.03.1977)
#28 The Formidable Enemy Harken (09.10.1977)
#29 The Magnificent Rival! (09.17.1977)
#30 The Sparking Fighting Spirit (09.24.1977)
#31 The Unbelievably Fiendish Mecha Satan! (10.01.1977)
#32 RX-2 in Peril! (10.08.1977)
#33 Doppler Army, Launch! (10.15.1977)
#34 Sing! Takuma's Tears (10.22.1977)
#35 Shine on Forever! The Star of My Father (10.29.1977)
#36 Go to Mars! (11.05.1977)
#37 Farewell, Planet Icarus (11.12.1977)
#38 A Vow to the Mysterious 13th Satellite! (11.19.1977)
#39 Escape! The Dark Nebula (11.26.1977)
#40 To the Endless Ocean of Space (12.03.1977)
#41 Assault on Planester (12.10.1977)
#42 Smile of the Alien Noel (12.17.1977)
#43 Showdown! Takuma vs. Harken (12.24.1977)
#44 The Star of Hope! I Saw Promete! (12.31.1977)
#45 Go Straight to Jasdam! (01.07.1978)
#46 The Great Comet Bombing Operation (01.14.1978)
#47 Attack! The Fearful Flowers of Hell (01.21.1978)
#48 Rebellion of the Space Carrier Jasdam! (01.28.1978)
#49 The Black Shadow of the Doppler Army (02.04.1978)
#50 A Man and His Partner (02.11.1978)
#51 My Daughter! The Last of Vice Chancellor Hechi (02.18.1978)
#52 I Was Protected by the Hand of Jasdam (02.25.1978)
#53 Love! Such a Lonely and Beautiful Thing (03.04.1978)
#54 Fight! For the Star of Love (03.11.1978)
#55 A Scream to Promete! (03.18.1978)
#56 The Bright, Beautiful Star of Hope (03.25.1978)

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