Armored Fleet Dairugger XV
Armored Fleet Dairugger XV: Season 1

Air Date

March 3, 1982

Episodes

52 episodes

Armored Fleet Dairugger XV

Season 1

Overview

In A.D. 2200, the Galaxy Garrison sends the expeditionary ship Rugger Guard to find new planets for future colonization. But when the Galveston Empire threatens the crew of the Rugger Guard with war, the 15 members of the Rugger Team sortie to form the mighty robot Dairugger to defend their ship and ensure the future of humanity.

Episodes

Galactic Clash

1. Galactic Clash

March 3, 1982
25 min

“Once, people staked their youth on the seas. On the Seven Seas, the flames of romanticism, ambition, adventure, and aspiration burned and clashed. Now, young people of the year AD 2200 challenge the sea of stars. What awaits them there is a world beyond our imagination.”

The Isolated Regiment

2. The Isolated Regiment

March 10, 1982
25 min

"Having used teamwork to barely ward-off the enemy’s attack, the Rugger Team sets about exploring the planet. But the shadow of fear still lies in wait."

Farewell, Achilles

3. Farewell, Achilles

March 17, 1982
25 min

"The Galactic Survey Team has found an inhabitable planet, and the enemy persistently attacks them. Will they really be able to fully protect this planet?"

Rescue Mission To Hell

4. Rescue Mission To Hell

March 24, 1982
25 min

"The Rugger Guard picks-up a distress call from an electrically unstable space region and sends Keats Team to the rescue. But there, they find a Galveston trap."

Battle For the Experiment Planet

5. Battle For the Experiment Planet

March 31, 1982
25 min

"The Rugger Guard arrives at a planet where no creatures seem likely to live. But while exploring there, Walther Team discovers a strange group of plants."

Fall To the Meteor Shower

6. Fall To the Meteor Shower

April 7, 1982
25 min

"A Galveston fleet mercilessly attacks the Rugger Guard, which was damaged in a meteor shower. Can Aki and the others overcome this crisis?”

Annihilation Of the Reinforcement Fleet

7. Annihilation Of the Reinforcement Fleet

April 14, 1982
25 min

"It will be three weeks until the reinforcement fleet from Earth rendezvous with the Rugger Guard. Will Galveston just sit-back and watch?"

Specters Of the Binary System

8. Specters Of the Binary System

April 21, 1982
25 min

"Yin and Yang, two worlds that make-up a tandem system. There we encounter a ghost fleet, eerily cruising along. Are they friend or foe?"

The Glorious Suicide Corps

9. The Glorious Suicide Corps

April 28, 1982
25 min

"At space time 6:00, the Earth support fleet that is to rendezvous with the Rugger Guard is attacked by a Galveston fleet. Aki and team hear of it, and their anger explodes."

Sneak Attack On the Space Fortress

10. Sneak Attack On the Space Fortress

May 5, 1982
25 min

“Planet Six: an eerie swarm of bats and a city of ruins. What did Chakker see there, and why is his fever so high?”

A Momentary Truce

11. A Momentary Truce

May 12, 1982
25 min

“A Galveston fighter crashes nearby as the Rugger Team investigates the ruined city. The young pilot’s pride clashes violently with the team.”

Legend Of the Space Forest

12. Legend Of the Space Forest

May 19, 1982
25 min

“Kreuz spends a short time on a planet with a long history of slow death. Here, he’s reminded of his childhood days.”

The Enemy Within the Mind

13. The Enemy Within the Mind

May 26, 1982
25 min

“It’s been eight months since they left Earth. Galveston has attacked them again and again. What’s the suspicion within the mind of the exhausted Commander Ise?”

The Earth Fleet’s Counterattack

14. The Earth Fleet’s Counterattack

June 2, 1982
25 min

“The Galveston Empire has caused a lot of trouble for the Rugger Guard. Earth’s government decides to send an allied fleet equipped with new weapons against them.”

Breakdown Of the Space Talks

15. Breakdown Of the Space Talks

June 9, 1982
25 min

“A hail of bombs falls on the fifth planet. Will the opportunity for dialogue between the Earth Federation and the Galveston Empire be destroyed in the darkness of space?”

The Two Rebellions

16. The Two Rebellions

June 16, 1982
25 min

“Within Galveston, judgment has been passed on the peace-inclined Teles. Meanwhile, the Rugger Guard refuses to follow orders from Earth headquarters.”

Orders For Asimov’s Return

17. Orders For Asimov’s Return

June 23, 1982
25 min

“The Rugger Guard’s Captain Asimov has been ordered to return to Earth. Will they have to fight, or is there still a peaceful solution left?”

A Touch-and-Go Situation

18. A Touch-and-Go Situation

June 30, 1982
25 min

“Ise and Aki take command on the bridge, carrying-on the will of Captain Asimov. To that end, a joint planetary survey with Galveston is now underway. However....”

Red Moon Rising

19. Red Moon Rising

July 7, 1982
25 min

“Planet K. There Aki and team find signs of an advanced civilization. But will it prove to be meaningless?”

Desperate Struggle For Planet K

20. Desperate Struggle For Planet K

July 14, 1982
25 min

“Lafitte is furious about the Earth Fleet building a base on Planet K. Drive out the Earth fleet! Lafitte launches his assault!”

Arise, Galaxy Garrison

21. Arise, Galaxy Garrison

July 21, 1982
25 min

“Their red moon supply base cruelly destroyed, Galaxy Garrison Headquarters chooses to fight to defend Earth’s peace. What will the Rugger Guard do?”

Ex-Commander Teles

22. Ex-Commander Teles

July 28, 1982
25 min

“The conflict between Earth and Galveston continues to escalate. Now, Commander Teles, a peace sympathizer, is dismissed from his post.”

The Mission To Recapture Planet K

23. The Mission To Recapture Planet K

August 4, 1982
25 min

“Retake Planet K! Drake dies valiantly in the line of duty. How far will this war escalate?”

Riot On Galveston

24. Riot On Galveston

August 11, 1982
25 min

“Drake is dead. When Teles returns alone to his homeworld he finds a ruined metropolis and a raging populace.”

Bitter Struggle On the Planet Of Light

25. Bitter Struggle On the Planet Of Light

August 18, 1982
25 min

“Aki Team, the galactic survey’s advance party, encounters a planet emitting a mysterious light. The planet’s already in Galveston’s clutches, however.”

The Snare Of the Hell Planet

26. The Snare Of the Hell Planet

August 25, 1982
25 min

“During its travels, the Rugger Guard discovers a Galveston missile base on Planet L. But what awaits the Rugger Team when they go to investigate?”

Storming the Space Fortress

27. Storming the Space Fortress

September 1, 1982
25 min

“In the wake of Teles’s dismissal, Galveston is now launching a direct attack on Earth’s space fortress. Will Earth be able to hold-back the fierce attack?”

Eldora's Plea

28. Eldora's Plea

September 8, 1982
25 min

“As the Rugger Guard continues its advance, confronting it is the mysterious planet Eldora. Queen Xuneau suddenly attacks Aki Team.”

Uprising At the Space Fort

29. Uprising At the Space Fort

September 15, 1982
25 min

“The men of Eldora have been working at a Galveston space fort. But when they learn of the death of Queen Xuneau, their anger explodes.”

Earth’s State Of Emergency

30. Earth’s State Of Emergency

September 22, 1982
25 min

“On its way to the enemy’s front line base, the Rugger Guard receives word of a crisis on Earth. Aki and the others are powerless to stop the enemy fleet as it invades above the megalopolis.”

Locate Enemy Headquarters

31. Locate Enemy Headquarters

September 29, 1982
25 min

“The Rugger Team has survived increasingly violent attacks by Galveston. What do they see when they emerge from the asteroid belt?”

Destruction Of the Front Line Base

32. Destruction Of the Front Line Base

October 6, 1982
25 min

“After a tough fight, the Rugger Team finally succeeds in destroying the front line base. The price they pay, though, is much too great.”

The New Allied Fleet To the Rescue

33. The New Allied Fleet To the Rescue

October 13, 1982
25 min

“The Rugger Guard crushed the enemy front line base. Now, a new allied fleet has been dispatched to her with former Rugger Guard captain Dick Asimov in command.”

Planet Of the Burning Cave

34. Planet Of the Burning Cave

October 20, 1982
25 min

“Teles was relieved of his post as Galveston front-line commander. In order to find an inhabitable planet, he and his adjutant, Sirk, have been building a new survey base.”

Get Yourself Together, Mutsu

35. Get Yourself Together, Mutsu

October 27, 1982
25 min

“The Rugger Team gets some long-awaited letters from Earth. But Mutsu is the only one who doesn’t get any, and he can’t bring himself to deploy with the others.”

A Desperate Undersea Combining

36. A Desperate Undersea Combining

November 3, 1982
25 min

“Ise goes alone to a primeval planet to negotiate a truce with Galveston. But behind it all lurks Captain Raucher’s devious trap.”

Air Rugger Vanishes

37. Air Rugger Vanishes

November 10, 1982
25 min

“On Planet J, the people have advanced science. Aki and the team try to survey this planet that Galveston considers Evil.”

Emma, the Female Captain

38. Emma, the Female Captain

November 17, 1982
25 min

“The great pilot Emma sets-out personally with a scouting party. Now begins a counter-offensive to win back the loss at Planet J with her pride on the line.”

The Tears Of a Rugby Player

39. The Tears Of a Rugby Player

November 24, 1982
25 min

“The Rugger Team enjoys a momentary bond through rugby with captured Galveston soldiers. But then, a Galveston fleet attacks.”

The Boy Denon and the Elk

40. The Boy Denon and the Elk

December 1, 1982
25 min

“On a planet brimming over with green, we meet Denon. The Rugger Team enjoys a brief peaceful respite. But the clutches of evil seize this place, too.”

Discovery Of the New World

41. Discovery Of the New World

December 8, 1982
25 min

“Galveston nears the time of its collapse. Teles receives word about an inhabitable planet. However, Raucher harbors his own ambitions.”

Impending Crisis On the Inhabitable Planet

42. Impending Crisis On the Inhabitable Planet

December 15, 1982
25 min

“The Galveston and Earth fleets continue their survey of the third planet as they keep each other in check. But Teles’s wishes are in vain, as the first shots are fired.”

Teles and Asimov

43. Teles and Asimov

December 22, 1982
25 min

“With the survival of his people depending upon migrating to the third planet, Teles holds peace talks with Asimov. But a report comes in about native people already living there.”

Aki Team Gets Caught

44. Aki Team Gets Caught

December 29, 1982
25 min

“Galveston dismisses Teles for abandoning the third planet. In order to destroy the Earth fleet, the new commander, Raucher, lays a trap for the Rugger Team.”

Defend the Third Planet

45. Defend the Third Planet

January 5, 1983
25 min

“The Rugger Team is on its way to the Galveston homeworld, but contact between them and the garrison on the third planet is completely cut-off. Aki goes back there immediately, and what does he find?”

The Fall Of the Survey Base

46. The Fall Of the Survey Base

January 12, 1983
25 min

“New commander Raucher won’t abandon his ambition to invade the third planet. The Rugger Team finally launches a general offensive against the Galveston planetary survey base.”

The Invisible Super Weapon

47. The Invisible Super Weapon

January 19, 1983
25 min

“Now that the Earth fleet has located the Galveston homeworld, it prepares for its final battle. Meanwhile, Galveston launches its newest weapon, the Space Impulse.”

Get Past the Tenth Planet

48. Get Past the Tenth Planet

January 26, 1983
25 min

“The Rugger Team finally infiltrated the Galveston star system. This encourages Aki, but a fierce Galveston counter-attack is in his way.”

Entering the Final Zone Of Defense

49. Entering the Final Zone Of Defense

February 2, 1983
25 min

“The Earth fleet finally succeeded in getting past the tenth planet. Aki, your target lies beyond the asteroid belt: Planet Galveston!”

The Struggle For Galveston

50. The Struggle For Galveston

February 9, 1983
25 min

“The Earth fleet finally brings the fight to Galveston itself. In the midst of the fierce battle, Sirk’s group rises-up in an attempt to rescue Teles.”

Fierce Battle In the Underground City

51. Fierce Battle In the Underground City

February 16, 1983
25 min

“Its back against the wall, Galveston Headquarters vows to go down fighting. But the flames of revolution are ignited by the hands of citizens led by Teles.”

Galactic Dawn

52. Galactic Dawn

February 23, 1983
25 min

“The Galveston Empire has finally collapsed. Who will save the inhabitants of this dying planet? Aki’s left with only one choice.”