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Ginga Hyōryū Vifam (TV)

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Alternative title:
Galactic Drifter Vifam
Round Vernian Vifam
Space Castaways Vifam
銀河漂流バイファム (Japanese)
Themes: mecha, real robot, space
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Set far in the future, a mysterious alien race attacks a new colony light years from Earth. A number of children ranging in ages from 4 to 15 are among the survivors that evacuate from the fallen colony. Due to attacks by the aliens on the escaping freighter, the number of adults left dwindles. Over time, the children become involved as they strive to understand the aliens and try to make their way back to Earth.
User Ratings: 32 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 9 votes (sub:9)
 Excellent: 9 votes (sub:8, dub:1)
 Very good: 7 votes (sub:7)
 Good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Decent: 2 votes (sub:2)
 So-so: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Not really good: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Weak: -
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 70 users, rank: #6168 (of 10089)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.250 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.8875, rank: #357 (of 10272)
Weighted mean: 8.305 (Very good+), rank: #274 (of 10272) (seen all: 8.53 / seen some: 4.63)
Bayesian estimate: 8.064 (Very good), rank: #319 (of 7753)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 46
Episode titles: We have 46
Vintage: 1983-10-21 to 1984-09-21
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"HELLO,VIFAM" by TAO
Ending Theme:
"Never Give Up" by TAO
Insert song:
"Kimi wa Suteki" (君はス・テ・キ) by Move
"Papa ni Aeru, Mama ni Aeru" (パパにあえる、ママにあえる) by Vifam Singers
"The Astro Enemy - Müller's Theme" (THE ASTRO ENEMY ミューラァのテーマ) by Move
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Takeyuki Kanda
Screenplay:
Hideki Tonokatsu (ep 26)
Hiroyuki Hoshiyama (14 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 16, 22-23, 31, 35, 37-38, 40, 43, 45-46
)
Satoshi Namiki (4 episodes
eps 8, 13, 20, 28
)
Tsunehisa Itō (12 episodes
eps 4, 7, 10, 12, 15, 19, 27, 29, 32, 34, 39, 42
)
Yasushi Hirano (13 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 17-18, 21, 30, 33, 36, 41, 44
)
Storyboard:
Ami Tomobuki (ep 31)
Iku Suzuki (ep 18)
Junji Nishimura (eps 5, 13)
Katsuyoshi Yatabe (ep 30)
Kazuo Terada (eps 14, 38)
Kazuo Yamazaki (ep 8)
Masanori Miura (4 episodes
eps 16, 23, 28, 43
)
Ryōji Fujiwara (5 episodes
eps 21-22, 29, 39, 44
)
Seiji Okuda (eps 4, 12, 20)
Shōichi Yasumura (5 episodes
eps 7, 19, 26, 33, 37
)
Shūichi Hirokawa (eps 3, 10)
Susumu Ishizaki (eps 6, 11)
Tetsuro Amino (7 episodes
eps 9, 17, 27, 32, 36, 40, 45
)
Toshifumi Takizawa (eps 35, 41)
Yūichirō Yokoyama (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 15, 34, 42, 46
)
Story:
Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Takeyuki Kanda
Episode Director:
Ami Tomobuki (ep 31)
Hideki Tonokatsu (eps 24-25, 42)
Junji Nishimura (ep 5)
Katsuyoshi Yatabe (ep 30)
Mamoru Hamatsu (ep 41)
Masanori Miura (8 episodes
eps 6, 11, 16, 23, 28, 34, 38, 43
)
Osamu Sekita (8 episodes
eps 4, 12, 15, 20, 29, 35, 39, 44
)
Ryōji Fujiwara (ep 22)
Ryōnosuke Nakamura (eps 3, 10)
Shōichi Yasumura (5 episodes
eps 7, 19, 26, 33, 37
)
Susumu Ishizaki (ep 1)
Tetsuro Amino (10 episodes
eps 2, 9, 14, 17, 21, 27, 32, 36, 40, 45
)
Yasuo Hasegawa (ep 8)
Music: Toshiyuki Watanabe
Original Work: Jules Verne (Deux Ans de Vacances)
Original Concept:
Hajime Yatate
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Original creator:
Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Takeyuki Kanda
Character Design: Toyoo Ashida
Art Director: Toshiharu Mizutani
Animation Director:
Hideyuki Motohashi (8 episodes
eps 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18, 22
)
Hiromi Muranaka (eps 34, 40)
Hiroshi Watanabe (eps 1-2, 11)
Itaru Saitō (ep 35)
Makoto Itō (eps 12, 16)
Michiyo Sakurai (eps 38, 43)
Nobuyoshi Sasakado (7 episodes
eps 19, 23, 26, 32, 37, 42, 45
)
Toyoo Ashida (11 episodes
eps 1-2, 6-7, 17, 21, 28, 31, 36, 41, 46
)
Tsuneo Ninomiya (ep 29)
Yasuchika Nagaoka (ep 15)
Yūzō Tomizawa (9 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 20, 27, 30, 33, 39, 44
)
Mecha design: Kunio Ōkawara
Sound Director: Katsumi Ōta
Director of Photography: Hōsaku Miura
Producer:
Masuo Ueda (Nippon Sunrise)
Yoshihiko Marutani (Mainichi Housou)

Assistant Episode Director: Kyung-Sun Park (ep 5)
Assistant Mechanical Design:
Mamoru Nagano (eps 1-16)
Masahiro Satō (eps 26-46)
Noboru Matsuoka (eps 17-25)
In-Between Animation:
Fumiyo Yoshikawa (Studio Musashi; eps 5, 15)
Kazuchika Kise (eps 34, 40, 44)
Mariko Kamata (Studio Musashi; eps 5, 15)
Tatsuro Fukushima (Studio Musashi; eps 5, 15)
Key Animation:
Hiromi Matsushita
Hiromi Muranaka
Junichi Yokoyama (eps 27, 31, 38)
Mari Tominaga
Masayuki Hiraoka
Nobuyoshi Sasakado
Music Selection: Mitsuo Chabata
Planning:
Hajime Yatate
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Production Desk: Masato Mochizuki
Sound Effects: Kenichi Mori
Special Effects: Yutaka Hoshiba
Theme Song Composition: David Mann
Theme Song Lyrics: Jeannette Tsujino (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Anri Sekine (Keyboards/Violin)
David Mann
Hidehiro Kikuchi as Fred Shuffle (debut)
Katsuhiro Nanba as Roddy Shuffle

Eriko Hara as Sharon Publin
Hiroko Kasahara as Kachua Pearson (debut)
Hiroshi Takemura as Bartz Ryan
Katsumi Toriumi as Scott Heyward
Kumiko Takizawa as Lucchina Pleshette
Kyōko Hamura as Maki Lowell
Masako Nozawa as Kent Norton
Miina Tominaga as Clare Barbland
Run Sasaki as Marlo Bonner, Jr.
Runa Akiyama as Eliza Pench
Sachiko Chijimatsu as Jimmy Eryl

Eriko Hara as Greda DuBois
Hideki Fukushi as
2nd Lt. Stroheim
Cornell
Hiroko Nishi as Yu
Ikuo Nishikawa as
Interpreter
Ota
Stroheim
Katsumi Suzuki as Folks
Keaton Yamada as Commander (ep 1)
Kenichi Ogata as Dr. Jaru Saraida
Kenichi Ono as
Adel
Soldier (ep 1)
Kenyū Horiuchi as Rerela Jeda
Kōsei Tomita as
Ayzel
Commander
Narration
Kumiko Takizawa as
Kate Hathaway
Routinie
Mari Mashiba as Guy
Miho Yoshida as Mell
Miki Ayazaki as Kay
Minoru Inaba as
Mell's Father
Soldier (ep 1)
Natsumi Sakuma as Mrs. Robinson
Nobuyuki Furuta as Sid Muhrer
Osamu Katō as Rod Gants
Rei Igarashi as Stewardess (ep 1)
Run Sasaki as Nera
Shigezō Sasaoka as Melvin Creek
Shunji Yamada as 1st Lieutenant
Shūsei Nakamura as Frederick Roden
Takao Ōyama as Mr. Shuffle
Takurō Kitagawa as Galaclay
Yoshinari Sumimoto as Soldier (ep 1)
Yūji Fujishiro as Lared

Seiichi Suzuki
Japanese companies
English staff
English companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Daisuki (expired)
English cast
(none)

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