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Go Lion

Score

6.3 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

52

Studio

Toei Animation

Official Streams

CrunchyrollHulu

Go Lion

Also known as 百獣王ゴライオン | Hyakujuu-Ou GoLion | Voltron: Defender of the Universe

TVSpring 1981Source OriginalPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
AdventureMechaSci-Fi

6.3/10

Community score

#5513

Rank

13.9K

Members

69

Favorites

Synopsis

Golion, a powerful sentient robot, abuses his great powers by attacking and killing creatures known as Deathblack Beastmen, boasting that no one could defeat him. A divine space being punishes Golion for his arrogance and abuse by seperating him into 5 different lion robots. In the year 1999, a group of 5 young men return to Earth after a space voyage, only to find it ravaged by nuclear war. After encountering the alien race known as the Galra, the 5 youths end up on the planet Altea, and learn that the 5 lion robots that Golion was split into are in hibernation in various parts of Altea. Somehow, they must reunite the lions and form Golion, the only hope for the human race.

Cast Highlights

Dai Bazaal

Dai Bazaal

Main

Voice: Tomita, Kousei (Japanese)

Fala

Fala

Main

Voice: Ukai, Rumiko (Japanese)

Kogane, Akira

Kogane, Akira

Main

Voice: Inoue, Kazuhiko (Japanese)

Kurogane, Isamu

Kurogane, Isamu

Main

Voice: Mizushima, Yuu (Japanese)

Prince Sincline

Prince Sincline

Main

Voice: Kamiya, Akira (Japanese)

Seidou, Tsuyoshi

Seidou, Tsuyoshi

Main

Voice: Genda, Tesshou (Japanese)

Shirogane, Takashi

Shirogane, Takashi

Main

Voice: Nakao, Ryusei (Japanese)

Suzuishi, Hiroshi

Suzuishi, Hiroshi

Main

Voice: Nozawa, Masako (Japanese)

Core Staff

Matano, Hiromichi

Matano, Hiromichi

Episode Director, Storyboard

Nagao, Makoto

Nagao, Makoto

Episode Director

Nishikubo, Mizuho

Nishikubo, Mizuho

Episode Director

Oga, Hideyoshi

Oga, Hideyoshi

Episode Director, Storyboard

Sasagawa, Hiroshi

Sasagawa, Hiroshi

Episode Director

Watanabe, Hideo

Watanabe, Hideo

Episode Director

Theme Songs

Openings

"Toe! GoLion (斗え!ゴライオン)" by Columbia Yurikago Kai, Ichirou Mizuki, Koorogi '73

Endings

"Gonin De Hitotsu (五人でひとつ)" by Ichirou Mizuki, Koorogi '73, Falling Free

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Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes52
Duration23 min per ep
SourceOriginal
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonSpring 1981
AiredMar 4, 1981 to Feb 24, 1982
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#6345
Scored by6.4K
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Voltron: Defender of the Universe

Romaji title

Hyakujuu-Ou GoLion

Japanese title

百獣王ゴライオン

Synonyms

Hyakujuu Ou Golion, Hundred-Beast King Go Lion, Lion Force Voltron, Voltran, Voltron (U.S.), Voltron: Verteidiger des Universums

Production Team

Main studio

Toei Animation

Producers

Unknown

Licensors

Media Blasters

Japanese title

百獣王ゴライオン

Themes And Audience

Mecha