Score
5.9 / 10
Status
Finished Airing
Episodes
36
Studio
Tatsunoko Production
Goliath the Super Fighter
Also known as ゴワッパー5ゴーダム | Gowappa 5 Gordam
TVSpring 1976Source OriginalPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
ActionAdventureMechaSci-Fi
5.9/10
Community score
#8413
Rank
1.3K
Members
1
Favorites
Synopsis
Five youths from Edo City explore a strange rocky island and discover the mecha that Doctor Hoarai had been creating in order to resist the impending attack by a race of subterranean rock people. Doctor Hoarai was ridiculed by the scientific community for his predictions that such an attack would take place. The youths decide to join the doctor (who was dead but had transferred his mind into a computer) in piloting the vehicles and protecting Earth. The Gowapper 5 Godam team is born! With the aid of the giant fighting robot Godam, the Gowapper team under the leadership of Yoko Misaki must face the hordes of the inhuman subterranean people.
Production Notes
Gowapper was the first super robot anime to feature a female as the leader and main character. The concept of a group of young adults gathering to fight evil can be seen in other Tatsunoko works such as Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and in manga written by Tatsuo Yoshida and Ippei Kuri, but as of 2008, the only other Tatsunoko production featuring a female lead is Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman. Gowappa 5 Gordam has a bright theme song and light-hearted situations, but the story also includes more serious parts, and there are episodes that end on a rather bitter note. (Source: Wikipedia)
Cast Highlights
Kameyama, Daikichi
Main
Voice: Kimotsuki, Kaneta (Japanese)
Kawaguchi, Norisuke
Main
Voice: Chijimatsu, Sachiko (Japanese)
Koishikawa, Goemon
Main
Voice: Komiyama, Kiyoshi (Japanese)
Misaki, Youko
Main
Voice: Niki, Terumi (Japanese)
Tsunami, Gou
Main
Voice: Yasuhara, Yoshito (Japanese)
Arafune
Supporting
Voice: Kamei, Saburou (Japanese)
Daikichi's Mother
Supporting
Voice: Fuji, Natsuko (Japanese)
Doctor Hoarai
Supporting
Voice: Kayumi, Iemasa (Japanese)
Core Staff
Toriumi, Hisayuki
Director, Chief Animation Director
Hara, Seitarou
Episode Director
Nishimaki, Hideo
Episode Director
Tomino, Yoshiyuki
Episode Director
Wakabayashi, Ichirou
Theme Song Lyrics
Amano, Yoshitaka
Character Design
Theme Songs
Openings
"Ikuzo! Gordam (行くぞ!ゴーダム)" by Mizuki Ichirou, Young Fresh
Endings
"Gowapper 5 no Uta (ゴワッパー5の歌)" by Mizuki Ichirou, Young Fresh
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Quick Facts
FormatTV
Episodes36
Duration24 min per ep
SourceOriginal
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonSpring 1976
AiredApr 4, 1976 to Dec 29, 1976
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content
Ranking And Reach
Popularity#14083
Scored by381
BroadcastThursdays at 17:00 (JST)
ApprovedYes
Title Variants
English title
Goliath the Super Fighter
Romaji title
Gowappa 5 Gordam
Japanese title
ゴワッパー5ゴーダム
Synonyms
Go Wapper 5 Go Dam, Gowappa 5 Godam, Gowapper 5 Gordam
Production Team
Main studio
Tatsunoko Production
Producers
Unknown
Licensors
Unknown
Japanese title
ゴワッパー5ゴーダム
Themes And Audience
Mecha