Daitarn 3

Season

1978

Japan

7.8

Sozo Haran was a scientist living on Mars, who created a form of self-aware cyborgs (the Meganoids). The Meganoids rebelled and killed Dr. Haran and his family, except his son, the 16-year-old Banjo Haran. Banjo escapes from Mars with a super robot called Daitarn 3, built with the Mars special metals. Living on Earth, Banjo fights against the Meganoids together with his butler Garrison and the two girls Reika and Beauty, in attempt of preventing the Meganoids from converting the human race into cyborgs.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Demashita! Haran Banjô

The contest that Lord Sandrake organized to elect "Miss Inter Beauty" actually hides a plot aimed at kidnapping the participants and transforming them into Meganoids

S1 • E2

Komandâ Nerosu no chôsen

Commander Neros occupied the entire city of Erinton to test his powerful anti-gravity machine. When he transforms into Megaborg to demonstrate how great his destructive power is, Banjo must fight it

S1 • E3

Uragiri no korekutâ

Commander Bemmel, the meganoid pirate, has a mania for stealing cruise ships and planes still being tested, to add them to his collection. Daitarn 3 is also in danger...

S1 • E4

Taiyô waga ni ari

The father of Pino, a friend of Toppy, was once the director of the Institute for Solar Energy, but now he has become a commander of the Meganoids.

S1 • E5

Akachan kikiippatsu

Banjo and Beauty arrive in a village occupied by enemy forces. Here the inhabitants were captured by Brandol and are now at risk of being transformed into Meganoids

S1 • E6

Animaddo no karei-na shôtai

Banjo and his companions received an invitation from Dr. Animad, a keen supporter of the need to protect and safeguard nature. In reality, the scientist is a crazy fanatic who intends to transform everyone into Meganoids.

S1 • E7

Toppo no shutsugeki dai sakusen

Banjo is ready to challenge the Meganoids who, once again, after completing the Teleportation Machine, are willing to capture as many human beings as possible.

S1 • E8

Honô no sensha ni chiru Jîra

Reika received a call from a childhood friend, Tony, who asks for help. The girl immediately goes to him but, in reality, it is a trap.

S1 • E9

Okashina tsuisekisha

Maria is a very pretty girl who suddenly fell into Banjo's life. Unfortunately, she is persecuted by Franken, a Meganoid commander

S1 • E10

Saigo no supottoraito

Wong is a movie star and wants to defeat Banjo, he wants to add in one of his films a fight scene with the pilot of the Daitarn 3. Of course the actor is not a human being ...

S1 • E11

Densetsu no Nîberugen

Hessler, a collector of armored vehicles, asks Banjo to help him protect his collection from the Meganoids

S1 • E12

The Faraway Golden Planet

Wenner, the president of World Bank, is a Meganoid intent on taking back all the gold bars that Banjo recovered from Mars

S1 • E13

Mae mo ato mo Mega Bôgu

Thinking of his possible return to Mars, Banjo explains to Beauty and Reika how to pilot the Daitarn 3

S1 • E14

Banjô, ôrora e tobe

Fossils have been discovered at the North Pole and scientists are asking Banjo to go there to help

S1 • E15

Korosu to Zenoia

Banjo, remains imprisoned in the four-dimensional space, in the castle of the evil Zenoia

S1 • E16

Burû berê aika

A gang of young Meganoids are intent on capturing Banjo

S1 • E17

Reika, sono ai

The ancient Empire of Lumis re-emerges from the marine abysses, once the house of people with supernatural powers

S1 • E18

Ginga ni kieta otoko

Mr. Minamoto, who assisted in the construction of the Meganoids on Mars, escapes to reach Earth

S1 • E19

Chikyû buttagiri sakusen

Commander Bucher plans to cut the Earth in two using very long and very sharp blades.

S1 • E20

Korosu wa korosenai

Koros decides to take Beauty and Reika hostage

S1 • E21

Ongaku wa banjô wo seisu

The heavenly music composed by Commander Radik has already drawn thousands of innocent people into his trap. Banjo is their only hope

S1 • E22

Sutâ no naka no sutâ

Banjo and his friends are invited by Carlos, a well-known producer, to participate in the inaugural crossing of the spaceship Neptune

S1 • E23

Atsuki honô ga mi wo kogasu

Jenova wants to destroy humanity using volcano magma

S1 • E24

Kinoko wa daikirai

Toppy is kidnapped by the evil Dr. Gal

S1 • E25

Teitoku no seitoshi to

using the superior powers of the Meganoids the commander Magellan, wants to become the master of the whole world

S1 • E26

Boku wa boku, kimi wa Mirênu

Milena, using her ability to control the mind of human beings, turns people into slaves

S1 • E27

Tôki hi no êsu

Commander Edwin, a magician turns into a Meganoid, and wants to kill Banjo with a circus cannon

S1 • E28

Kansei! Chô-henkei robo!

Bertley's mechanical ants have immobilized Daitarn 3. To resolve the situation, Banjo must act quickly

S1 • E29

Maeyo hakuchô! Waga mune ni

A shark attacked figure skater Aise, who is rescued by Banjo. The girl is not what she seems

S1 • E30

Rushian no mokuba

Despite being a Meganoid commander, Mazani is ready to rebel against Don Zauker in the name of justice

S1 • E31

Utsukushiki mono no densetsu

Zeta is a beautiful Meganoid, obsessed with her physical appearance, decides to attack a girl that the computer has classified as more beautiful

S1 • E32

Ano hata wo ute!

Commander Tors wants to bomb Banjo's villa using his orbiting station's cannon

S1 • E33

Hikyô sekai no banjô

Doil is a Meganoid scientist determined to take Don Zauker's place

S1 • E34

Tsugi kara tsugi no meka

Toppy, Reika and Beauty are taking special training to learn how to fly Daitarn 3.

S1 • E35

Kono ai no hate ni

Jiraya, the new head of the disciplinary committee, intends to capture the two traitors who rebelled against orders Don Zauker

S1 • E36

Yami no naka no kako no yume

Yalkie and Pred want to eliminate Banjo by taking advantage of his psychological weaknesses

S1 • E37

Kareinaru ka na niryû

Kidogawa, a childhood friend of Banjo, became a Meganoid commander

S1 • E38

Kôfuku wo yobu aoi tori

three commanders and Banjo are looking for the Blue Bird of Happiness

S1 • E39

Byûtî aishi no uta

Koros challenges Banjo to personally oversee Commander Nendo's plan.

S1 • E40

Banjô, akatsuki ni shôyu

Banjo and his friends leave for Mars aboard the spacecraft, to fight the final battle against Don Zauker and Koros

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Cast

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Banjo Haran

Kôichi Kitamura

Garrison Tokida

Mieko Nobusawa

Koros

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Toda Totta

Yô Inoue

Reika Sanjo

Kako Mizuno

Beautiful Tachibana

Masato Yamanouchi

Don Zausa

Seizô Katô

Benmel

Shôjirô Kihara

Gildon

Masatô Ibu

Daston