Naoki Tachibana
Naoki Tachibana
Jumborg Ace (1973)
Jumborg Ace
Young air delivery boy Naoki Tachibana (played by, oddly enough, Naoki Tachibana; His character's first name is spelled in katakana, however) is out to deliver a package for his grumpy boss Daisaku Banno (played by veteran actor Jun Tazaki), when his older brother Shin'ya (Toshiaki Amada), who commanded the defense force, PAT (Protective Attacking Team), was killed in an attack by a giant monster called King Jyglus (which was sent by the evil alien Anti Go-Ne of the planet Groth). When PAT retaliates against a second attack by the monster, Naoki, in retaliation for his brother's death, suicidally tries to ram his air delivery cessna into the monster, to their shock. When the monster downs the plane, Naoki and his plane are teleported into an energy dimension by an Ultraman-like alien from the Emerald Star. The Alien Emerald has instantly used his technology to completely modify the plane, as well as Naoki's wristwatch. He suddenly finds himself back in his cessna's cockpit in the real world, but he hears the Emerald Alien's voice, telling him to activate his wristwatch, and upon shouting the command "Jum-Fight!!!", his jet transforms into the giant cyborg, Jumborg Ace, with Naoki, in a VR movement-control suit, piloting the robot from inside the head with his own physical movements! He fights with King Jyglas, eventually destroying the monster. But his battle against the Groth Aliens has only just begun...
Released Jan. 16, 1973
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Keywords: imdb.kaiju
Production Companies: Tsuburaya Productions
Network: MBS
S1E1 - A Gift From the Emerald Star
Jan. 17, 1973, midnight
S1E2 - Great Counterattack! Anti Go-Ne
S1E3 - Destroy the Creature! Jum Fight
S1E4 - Jumborg Ace In Danger
S1E5 - Scream Naoki! Now
S1E6 - Despair! Jumborg Ace Sold
S1E7 - Stand Up! Lonely Hero
S1E8 - The Trumpeter Plays for the Setting Sun
S1E9 - Desperation! Jumborg Ace
S1E10 - Echo! The Trumpet of Battle
S1E11 - Heroic! Strike of Tears
S1E12 - Dead in Osaka! Jumborg Ace
S1E13 - Revive Now! Jumborg Ace
S1E14 - Terror! Hell Flower Dances in the Night Sky
S1E15 - Storm Call for Mad Go-Ne
S1E16 - Mystery! Witch Monster Arrives
S1E17 - Kain From Planet Emerald
S1E18 - Terror! Antron’s Trap
S1E19 - Danger! Atomic Bomb
S1E20 - The Great Rebellion of Used Cars
S1E21 - Mystery! Monster Graveyard in Space
S1E22 - P.A.T.’s Destructive Tactics
S1E23 - Celebration! Big Change of Portable Shrines
S1E24 - Desperate Struggle! Secret Underwater Base
S1E25 - Planet Gross Reconstructs Kids
S1E26 - Jumborg Ace 2 is Born - the Name is Nine
S1E27 - Riddle! Nombirigon’s True Colors
S1E28 - Revival! Jumborg Ace
S1E29 - The Sending of Imitation Jumborg Ace
S1E30 - Punished! Ace and Nine
S1E31 - Run Fast to Ice Hell
S1E32 - Big Explosion! Mad Go-Ne’s Last Moment
S1E33 - Santa Rings the Devil’s Bell
S1E34 - Telephone Death Treats From the Grim Reaper!
S1E35 - Mystery! Atomic Golden Monster
S1E36 - Fight! Nine; Dream Call for Ace!
S1E37 - Appearance! Fear of the Strange Electric Bird
S1E38 - Destroy Cyborg Command!
S1E39 - Great Desperate Fight!
S1E40 - Screams of Fear in Skull Lake
S1E41 - Space Witch Babaras’ Robot Tactic
S1E42 - Great Counterattack of the Space Witch
S1E43 - Death Robot’s Trap is Sure to Kill
S1E44 - Haunted Robot: Hell’s Mirror
S1E45 - Insect Monster from Sand Hell
S1E46 - Satan Go-Ne: Last Great Attack
S1E47 - Desperate Struggle! Ace VS. Nine
S1E48 - Big Counterattack! Demon Go-Ne
S1E49 - Riddle! Demon’s Spell Severs Time
S1E50 - Last Day of Tokyo!
Network: MBS
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Jan. 16, 1973
Last Air Date: Jan. 17, 1973, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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