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Japan

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ese animated

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 television program

Television program

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 created by Tatsunoko Production

Tatsunoko Production

, often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. Founded in October 1962 by acclaimed anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida along with his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu...

. The series aired on Fuji TV from May 8, 1965 to April 28, 1966, for a total of 52 episodes. The series was later adapted into a manga

Manga

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 series, serialized in the Shōnen Book

Shonen Book

is a manga magazine by Shueisha, which debuted March 1958 and ended in April 1969. Shōnen Book was originally a spin-off of Shueisha's . Shōnen Book is famously known in Japan for being the predecessor to the company's famous Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. The Shōnen Book tankōbon manga volumes are...

magazine from June 1964 to May 1966.

Characters

Space Ace is an alien young boy given to homesick stargazing with the faces of his loved ones ghosted across the heavens. Ace’s tool of preference is the galaxy ring, a flat white hoop he could produce from his fingers to be thrown or ride on.

The supporting cast includes Dr. Tatsunoko, who is almost a father figure to Ace, and his daughter Asari, Ace’s love interest. Providing the show's comedy relief was crusading investigative reporter Flash Scoop, who usually burst on the scene riding his jet skycycle at the worst possible moment, screaming for Ace to give him interviews and so on.

One of the show's most important characters is "Ebo", Ace’s imagined projection into the night sky depicted as a humanoid robot.

Episodes

1. Birth Of Ace
2. Revenge Robot
3. Earth Exile
4. Atomic Robot
5. Secret Society
6. Space Jellyfish
7. The return of Genghis Khan
8. Space Cocoons
9. Cave Men
10. The Space Pirates
11. Space Flower
12. Space Clown
13. Invisible Monster Star
14. Song Of The Mermaid
15. Ace Imposter
16. Spaceman Who Likes Fighting
17. The Space Blob
18. Lost World
19. Fish People
20. The Time Capsule
21. Human Bomb
22. Forbidden Treasure
23. Stolen Face
24. Moon Rocket
25. Ion Drive Ring
26. Orion Raiders
27. Galaxy Conference
28. The Robot
29. The X Bomb
30. Cyborg from Orion
31. Ultra Men Pt 1
32. Ultra Men Pt 2
33. Youth Machine
34. Miracle Planet
35. Magic Land
36. Space Race Pt 1
37. Space Race Pt 2
38. The Dictator
39. Haunted Space Ship
40. Mars S.O.S.
41. Time Machine
42. Robot Revolt
43. Orion Invasion
44. Space Microbes
45. Space Radio
46. Exile to Orion
47. Space Prison
48. The Space Killer
49. Telepaths
50. Space Fortress
51. Brain Missiles
52. Space War

External links

• Tatsunoko Production's official English website