It wouldn’t be until 1979 and well into the 80s when famous giant robot series like Mobile Suit Gundam and Macross would hit their stride in Japan. But even before this, the 60s and 70s were brimming with Robot Fever. From animated series like Astro-Boy and Gigantor, to live action Ultraman style shows like Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot, and Super Robot Red Baron, robots were all the rage. Stateside we had Robby from Forbidden Planet and The Robot of Lost In Space, and across the pond there were the formidable Dalek’s of Doctor Who, all who would go on to inspire Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars in the near future. But here, on the 20th anniversary of Godzilla‘s 1954 debut, producer Tomoyuki Tanaka still had faith in the floundering Godzilla franchise, and what better way to give it a jolt than with a new giant robot of their own: Mechagodzilla!

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