Giant Robo (TV series)

Giant Robo
Giant Robo title card
Also known asJohnny Sokko and His Flying Robot
GenreTokusatsu, Fantasy, Kaiju, Superhero, Super Robot, Kyodai Hero
Created byMitsuteru Yokoyama
Based onGiant Robo by Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Written byMasaru Igami
Directed byMinoru Yamada
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMitsuteru Yokoyama
Production locationsTokyo, Japan
Running time24 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNET
ReleaseOctober 11, 1967 (1967-10-11) 
April 1, 1968 (1968-04-01)

Giant Robo (ジャイアントロボ, Jaianto Robo), also known as Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot in the United States, is a manga and tokusatsu series created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. It is similar to Yokoyama's Tetsujin 28-go (known as Gigantor in the U.S.), but Giant Robo has more elements of fantasy. The original 26-episode tokusatsu TV series, produced by Toei Company, aired on NET (later renamed TV Asahi) from October 11, 1967 to April 1, 1968.