Astroganger

Seasons

Season 1 (1972)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Let's Go, Ganger (1972-10-04)

When the shape-shifting alien Blasters invade Earth to steal its oxygen, humanity's only chance is Ganger, a robot of living metal merged with a half-human/half-alien boy.
Ep. 2: The Living Robot (1972-10-11)

Kantaro learns more about the legacy his alien mother left him, while the Blasters plan on using a freeze ray to immobilize their new enemy, Ganger.
Ep. 3: The Burning Island Plot (1972-10-18)

The Blasters cause a volcano to erupt so they can take over a populated island for their latest plot.
Ep. 4: Rainbow of Terror (1972-10-25)

The Blasters use a giant moving rainbow that drains all nature of its vitality.
Ep. 5: Search for Ganger's Plot (1972-11-01)

In an attempt to learn Ganger's secret, the Blasters send one of their own to Earth, in the form of Maya, Kantaro's mother.
Ep. 6: Rusty Ganger (1972-11-08)

The Ganger's latest secret weapon has Ganger trapped and suddenly rusting out inside an underground cavern.
Ep. 7: Space Bomber (1972-11-15)

While Ganger is on a deep space mission, the Blasters redirect a rocket with a nuclear warhead towards ISP Branch 4 on Earth.
Ep. 8: Space Hounds (1972-11-22)

The Blasters send voracious, ball-like Space Hounds to Earth to devour Ganger.
Ep. 9: Suspicious Granny (1972-11-29)

An old woman in sad circumstances has the trust of Rie and her family. Too bad she's a Blaster in disguise.
Ep. 10: I'm Strong! Ganger (1972-12-06)

The Blasters brainwash Rie's young cousin and put him in a fake Ganger robot to battle the real thing.
Ep. 11: Earth is Ours! (1972-12-13)

The Blasters toy with the idea of annihilating all life on Earth and then starting over, but will proceed only if a certain experiment is successful.
Ep. 12: The Valley of Shooting Stars (1972-12-20)

While camping, Kantaro and Rie discover an experimental Blaster teleportation device that's guarded by a psychotic old man.
Ep. 13: Showdown in the White Wilderness!! (1972-12-27)

A giant Blaster robot threatens to destroy major cities until Ganger shows up for a showdown, but Kantaro is in the hospital, unconscious with a high fever.
Ep. 14: Showdown Under the Midnight Sun (1973-01-03)

Late at night, snowmen come to life and attack the town courtesy of Bad Snow, an alien villain in league with the Blasters.
Ep. 15: Secret of the Aurora (1973-01-10)

A sunspot monster in the form of a fairy causes a mysterious aurora that drains the city of its power.
Ep. 16: Blaster Declaration of War (1973-01-17)

The Blasters threaten Earth with a formal declaration of war and assured destruction from a powerful alien ally unless humans surrender and turn over Ganger.
Ep. 17: The Horrible Spy Monster (1973-01-24)

The Blasters brainwash an employee of ISP (and friend of Kantaro) and use him to find Ganger's secret or blow up the buildings if he can't.
Ep. 18: Chain Mail Whirlpool (1973-01-31)

When Kantaro gets a space disease, Ganger has to rush him to his mother's home planet for a cure, but the Blasters intercept them with a death trap.
Ep. 19: Time Bomb Robot Monster (1973-02-07)

Rie escapes Blaster captivity, but can she warn Ganger in time that the giant robot he's battling will explode with an antimatter bomb in a matter of moments?
Ep. 20: The Lensmer Avatar Plot (1973-02-14)

A robot steps out of a popular manga magazine every time the page is opened and abducts the child reader, including Rie and Kantaro.
Ep. 21: The Robot Force Has Come! (1973-02-21)

Ganger investigates when children go missing inside a robot theater on the outskirts of town.
Ep. 22: Space Ghost Ship (1973-02-28)

The Blasters and Ganger vie for possession of a space ghost ship with a secret weapon.
Ep. 23: Duel on Kantaros (1973-03-07)

After a disastrous duel, Ganger and Kantaro are stranded on Kantaro's mother's dead home planet.
Ep. 24: Aim For His Chest Pendant! (1973-03-14)

Kantaro feels the pain as Ganger is tortured millions of miles away.
Ep. 25: The Devil's Eye (1973-03-21)

Blaster Devil employs mind control powers and Rie's abduction in an attempt to make Ganger surrender.
Ep. 26: Space Panther (1973-03-28)

Must Ganger make the ultimate sacrifice to save Earth once and for all from the Blasters?