Jumborg Ace
Jumborg Ace: Season 1

Air Date

January 17, 1973

Episodes

50 episodes

Jumborg Ace

Season 1

Overview

Young air delivery boy Naoki Tachibana (played by, oddly enough, Naoki Tachibana; His character's first name is spelled in katakana, however) is out to deliver a package for his grumpy boss Daisaku Banno (played by veteran actor Jun Tazaki), when his older brother Shin'ya (Toshiaki Amada), who commanded the defense force, PAT (Protective Attacking Team), was killed in an attack by a giant monster called King Jyglus (which was sent by the evil alien Anti Go-Ne of the planet Groth). When PAT retaliates against a second attack by the monster, Naoki, in retaliation for his brother's death, suicidally tries to ram his air delivery cessna into the monster, to their shock. When the monster downs the plane, Naoki and his plane are teleported into an energy dimension by an Ultraman-like alien from the Emerald Star. The Alien Emerald has instantly used his technology to completely modify the plane, as well as Naoki's wristwatch. He suddenly finds himself back in his cessna's cockpit in the real world, but he hears the Emerald Alien's voice, telling him to activate his wristwatch, and upon shouting the command "Jum-Fight!!!", his jet transforms into the giant cyborg, Jumborg Ace, with Naoki, in a VR movement-control suit, piloting the robot from inside the head with his own physical movements! He fights with King Jyglas, eventually destroying the monster. But his battle against the Groth Aliens has only just begun...

Episodes

1. A Gift From the Emerald Star

January 17, 1973

2. Great Counterattack! Anti Go-Ne

3. Destroy the Creature! Jum Fight

4. Jumborg Ace In Danger

5. Scream Naoki! Now

6. Despair! Jumborg Ace Sold

7. Stand Up! Lonely Hero

8. The Trumpeter Plays for the Setting Sun

9. Desperation! Jumborg Ace

10. Echo! The Trumpet of Battle

11. Heroic! Strike of Tears

12. Dead in Osaka! Jumborg Ace

13. Revive Now! Jumborg Ace

14. Terror! Hell Flower Dances in the Night Sky

15. Storm Call for Mad Go-Ne

16. Mystery! Witch Monster Arrives

17. Kain From Planet Emerald

18. Terror! Antron’s Trap

19. Danger! Atomic Bomb

20. The Great Rebellion of Used Cars

21. Mystery! Monster Graveyard in Space

22. P.A.T.’s Destructive Tactics

23. Celebration! Big Change of Portable Shrines

24. Desperate Struggle! Secret Underwater Base

25. Planet Gross Reconstructs Kids

26. Jumborg Ace 2 is Born - the Name is Nine

27. Riddle! Nombirigon’s True Colors

28. Revival! Jumborg Ace

29. The Sending of Imitation Jumborg Ace

30. Punished! Ace and Nine

31. Run Fast to Ice Hell

32. Big Explosion! Mad Go-Ne’s Last Moment

33. Santa Rings the Devil’s Bell

34. Telephone Death Treats From the Grim Reaper!

35. Mystery! Atomic Golden Monster

36. Fight! Nine; Dream Call for Ace!

37. Appearance! Fear of the Strange Electric Bird

38. Destroy Cyborg Command!

39. Great Desperate Fight!

40. Screams of Fear in Skull Lake

41. Space Witch Babaras’ Robot Tactic

42. Great Counterattack of the Space Witch

43. Death Robot’s Trap is Sure to Kill

44. Haunted Robot: Hell’s Mirror

45. Insect Monster from Sand Hell

46. Satan Go-Ne: Last Great Attack

47. Desperate Struggle! Ace VS. Nine

48. Big Counterattack! Demon Go-Ne

49. Riddle! Demon’s Spell Severs Time

50. Last Day of Tokyo!