was an anime series aired from 1983 to 1984 in Japan
. There were 43 episodes aired. Other loosely translated names include "Sasuraiger", "Galactic Gale Sasuraiger", "Galaxy Whirlwind Sasuraiger", "Wonder Six." It is the sequel to Baxinger and is the final member of the J9 Series.
Original Story
The year is 2911 and the solar system consists of 50 planets. I.C
Blues, a casino gambler, makes a bet with the boss of a criminal
syndicate known as Bloody God that it is possible to navigate to
all 50 planets within the space of one year. Taking up the
challenge of I.C Blues is the
JJ9 team,
made up of Rocky, Beat and Birdy, who have purchased a super robot
capable of transforming into a train from the space merchant, D.D
Richman. This robot is Sasuraiger. As Blues and the JJ9 team start
the challenge, it soon becomes evident that the Bloody Syndicate
will do anything to ensure the JJ9 team loses the bet. Sasuraiger
will become the JJ9 team's best defense as they adventure across
the stars.
Concept
The main robot Sasuraiger transform into a train to travel the
galaxy. The original concept was adopted from the novel
Around the
World in Eighty Days. The names have a noticeable western
influence.
Toys
The Sasuraiger toy was released under the name
Fast Track in the
Convertors toy line in the U.S.
Staff
- Additional Directors
Teppei Matsuura
Hideki Takayama
Characters
| Name |
Nickname |
Voiced by |
Description |
| Blues Carl Bernstein |
IC Blues |
Kazuyuki Sogabe |
The leader of JJ9 team which controlled Sasuraiger. |
| Rock Anlock |
Makiuchu Rock |
Kaneto Shiozawa |
A marksman who was recruited by Blues to control Sasuraiger
weapons. |
| Beat MacKenzie |
Otobake Beat |
Katsuji Mori |
A lover of racing, he was assigned to be the pilot and
occasionally doubled as a mechanic. |
| Birdy Shaw |
Moody Birdy |
Yōko Asagami |
The daughter of the famous novelist Vincent Shaw. |
| Jimmy Kenjo |
|
Yoku Shioya |
The technician. |
| Suzy Chang |
|
Masako Miura |
Suzy helped in the kitchen affair, though she and Jimmy are a
teenage pair who joined Sasuraiger to look for a planet that
permitted under-aged marriage. |
| D. D. Richman |
|
Jōji Yanami |
The original owner of Sasuraiger, he hoped Blues and his
friends will make money for him. |
| Inspector Organ |
|
Kan Tokumaru |
The police officer that relentlessly pursued the team,
suspecting them to be bank robbers. |
Robots
- TV-83X Sasuraiger (J9-III go)
- Cosmo Shanker
- PRETTY-1 (Spiral Gyro)
- PRETTY-2
- PRETTY-3
- VI-C5 Birdrun
Sequels
This is part 3 of the
J-9
Trilogy Galaxy series.
| Part |
J9 Team |
Japanese Translated Name |
English Translated Name |
| Part 1 |
J9 |
Ginga Senpuu Braiger |
Galactic Whirlwind Braiger |
| Part 2 |
J9-II |
Ginga Reppuu Baxinger |
Galactic Gale Baxinger |
| Part 3 |
JJ9 |
Ginga Shippu Sasuraiger |
Galactic Hurricane Sasuraiger |
Merchandise
The toy was originally called Batrain when released by
Takatoku. Interestingly, the Batrain stickers on
the model could be removed to reveal Sasuraiger stickers
underneath.
Video Games
The robot have been featured in video games such as
Super Robot Wars,
Super Robot Wars GC.
Trivia
- The anime was available in Indonesia in the form of VHS and Betamax with the title
"Wonder Six". It was called this because there were 6 characters on
the adventure.
- Because of typos done by animator Japan, the Rock character
name was occasionally written as "Lock".
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