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Daigunder (TV)

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Alternative title:
Bakuto Sengen Daigunder (Japanese)
爆闘宣言ダイガンダー (Japanese)
Themes: mecha
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Akira Akebono, a young boy who is competing in a robot tournament where many of the robots are capable of transforming into animal forms. Akira wants to win the ultimate prize, the Titan Belt, with the help of his group of robots, all of which are capable of forming into the robot Daigunder. Daigunder is the creation of Akira's father, Professor Hajime Akebono. Together with a girl named Haruka, they compete under the name of Team Akira. However, Team Akira faces opposition from not only their competition, but a robot named Ginzan who is under the control of the evil Professor Maelstrom.
User Ratings: 60 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Excellent: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Very good: 5 votes (dub:3, sub:2)
 Good: 9 votes (sub:4, dub:3, edit.dub:1, others:1
1 Indonesian dubbed
)
 Decent: 13 votes (sub:6, dub:6, edit.dub:1)
 So-so: 11 votes (dub:6, edit.dub:4, sub:1)
 Not really good: 4 votes (dub:3, others:1
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 Weak: 7 votes (dub:3, sub:1, edit.dub:1, others:2
1 Indonesian dubbed
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 Bad: 2 votes (dub:2)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (dub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 178 users, rank: #4059 (of 9535)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 5.433 (So-so+), std. dev.: 2.283, rank: #8379 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 5.375 (So-so+), rank: #8473 (of 9642) (seen all: 6.78 / seen some: 4.07 / won't finish: 3.60)
Bayesian estimate: 5.773 (Decent−), rank: #6708 (of 7243)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 39
Episode titles: We have 39
Vintage:
2002-04-05 to 2002-12-27
2003-09-13 (USA)
2004-08-23 to 2004-10-14 (Canada - Family Channel)
Opening Theme:
"Bakuto Sengen Daigunder" by Masaaki Endou
Ending Theme:
#1: "We Are the Heroes" by Kitadani Hiroshi
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hiroyuki Yano
Series Composition: Shinzō Fujita
Script:
Kōichi Mashima (4 episodes
eps 17, 21, 28, 33
)

Noriko Tanimura (ep 10)
Shinzō Fujita (23 episodes
eps 1-7, 9, 12-14, 16, 19-20, 23, 26-27, 30, 34-35, 37-39
)

Shoji Yonemura (eps 24-25)
Yoshifumi Fukushima (9 episodes
eps 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 29, 31-32, 36
)

Storyboard:
Akira Nishimori (eps 10, 16, 23)
Goro Taniguchi (10 episodes
eps 14, 25-26, 29, 32, 35-39
)

Hiroshi Matsuzono (eps 5-6)
Hiroyuki Yano (eps 1-3)
Hisato Shimoda (ep 13)
Keisuke Ōnishi (ep 17)
Marisuke Eguchi (ep 11)
Minoru Ōhara (ep 31)
Nanako Shimazaki (ep 19)
Shintaro Itoga (ep 7)
Takahiro Okao (ep 8)
Tomoki Kobayashi (eps 12, 18)
Yomiki Yadare (ep 24)
Yuji Himaki (8 episodes
eps 4, 9, 20-21, 27, 33, 37-38
)

Yukina Hiiro (5 episodes
eps 22, 26, 30, 34, 36
)

Episode Director:
Hisato Shimoda (eps 8, 13)
Kiyoshi Fukumoto (eps 2, 7)
Matsuo Asami (8 episodes
eps 20, 25-26, 28, 30, 33, 36, 38
)

Seiji Kishi (ep 17)
Shintaro Itoga (ep 5)
Takahiro Okao (ep 3)
Tomio Yamauchi (eps 16, 31)
Tsuneo Tominaga (ep 10)
Yomiki Yadare (eps 19, 24)
Yuji Himaki (5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 27, 34
)

Yukina Hiiro (ep 15)
Yukio Suzuki (ep 22)
Yutaka Satō (4 episodes
eps 1, 11, 21, 39
)

Original creator: Eugene Ishikawa
Character Design: Minoru Maeda
Art Director: Tomoaki Okada
Mechanical design: Wataru Abe
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Animation producer:
Kazumitsu Ozawa
Yoshinaga Minami
Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
Music producer: Kazuo Kumada
Photography: Toshikatsu Tokoro (Rikuentai; ep 13)
Production Assistant: Shizutaka Sugahara (5 episodes
eps 19, 23, 27, 31, 34
)

Sound Effects: Yukiyoshi Itokawa
Sound Producer: Tōru Nakano
Theme Song Performance:
Hiroshi Kitadani (Ending)
Masaaki Endoh (Opening)
Fujiko Takimoto as Akira
Juri Ihata as Haruka
Kiyoyuki Yanada as Daigunder

Keiichi Sonobe as Announcer
Kiyoyuki Yanada as Professor Bigguban
Tomohisa Asō as Dr. Hajime
Yuki Kaida as Ryugu

Emi Shinohara as Miruto
Etsuko Kozakura as Jimmy
Isshin Chiba as
Eagle Arrow
Trihorn
Jun Mizuki as Kyouichi
Kazuhiro Nakata as Boss
Kōichi Tōchika as Despecter
Kōsuke Okano as Nobunaga Onda
Kouichi Nagano as Makishimu
Maaya Sakamoto as Betty
Masako Nozawa as Cassie
Masami Kikuchi as Howard
Masaya Onosaka as Dorimogu
Minoru Inaba as Shuriman
Naomi Kusumi as Kyouzou
Nobuo Tobita as Obaru
Nobutoshi Canna as Taigamaru
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Rougamaru
Nobuyuki Tanaka as Baba
Norio Wakamoto as Dragonbust
Rie Kanda as Rin
Ryōtarō Okiayu as Bone Rex
Sakiko Tamagawa as Powaru
Susumu Chiba as Ginzan
Tetsu Inada as Bra ion
Tomoko Ishimura as Sarah
Tomoyuki Kōno as Starron
Yasunori Masutani as Eihabu
Yūko Katō as Emmy
Yuriko Yamaguchi as Jimmy's mother

Japanese companies
English staff
English cast
Script:
David Walsh (4 episodes
eps 21-22, 25, 27
)

Doug Stone (ep 9)
Fred Kennamer (6 episodes
eps 7, 12-13, 16, 20, 26
)

Kirk Thornton (eps 3, 29)
Richard Epcar (6 episodes
eps 1, 4, 11, 15, 19, 31
)

Rocky Solotoff (eps 6, 10)
Seth Walther (6 episodes
eps 2. 8, 14, 18, 24, 28, 32
)
  (7 episodes
eps 2, 8, 14, 18, 24, 28, 32
)

Steve Kramer (eps 5, 17)
Tom Wyner (eps 23, 30)
Translation: Travis Anderson
Executive producer: Dana Tafoya-Booton
Producer: Tony Oliver

Post Production Editor: Terry T. Marlin
Production manager: Kimberly S. Moreau
Voice Direction: Scott Page-Pagter
Michael Sorich as Daigunder

Barbara Goodson as Akira Akebono
Joshua Seth as Ryugu
Lara Jill Miller as Haruka
Steven Jay Blum as Professor Hajime Akebono

Brad MacDonald as Rogamaro
Brianne Siddall as Jimmy
Dave Mallow as Tournament Announcer #1
Jason C. Miller as Linian
Joey D'Auria as Commissioner Spinklestarber
John Smallberries as Bulion
Mona Marshall as Makoto
Paul Schrier as Bone Rex
Richard Epcar as Eagle Arrow
Steve Kramer as Despector
Tom Wyner as Ginzan
Walter Lang as Tri-Horn

English companies
Broadcaster:
ABC Family (2003)
Animax Asia
Family Channel (Canada)
Toon Disney (2006 Jetix)
TVNZ (New Zealand - TVNZ2)
Copyright: Disney Enterprises
Post Production: D-Spot Post Production
Arabic staff
Arabic companies
(none)
Broadcaster: Ajial
Arabic cast
(none)
Tagalog cast
Tagalog staff
Dubbing Director: Bernie Malejana
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster: HERO TV
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
(none)
Bárbara Lourenço as
as Haruka
Haruka (Portugal)
Portuguese companies
(none)

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