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Galactic Patrol Lensman

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Galactic Patrol Lensman
GALACTIC PATROL レンズマン
Created byE. E. Smith
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Fukutomi
Written byMasaki Tsuji
Sōji Yoshikawa
Haruya Yamazaki
Kō Takashina
Mitsuru Majima
Seiko Watanabe
Music byComsos
Studio
Original networkANN (ABC)
Original run October 6, 1984 – March 30, 1985
Episodes25[1]
Anime film
Lensman: Power of the Lens
(American film adaptation)
Directed byAhmed Agrama
Produced byFrank Agrama
Written byCarl Macek
Music byPeter Davison
Licensed byHarmony Gold USA
Released1987
Runtime100 minutes
Other versions

Galactic Patrol Lensman (GALACTIC PATROL レンズマン, GALACTIC PATROL Renzuman) is a Japanese anime television series based on the Lensman novels by E. E. Smith. The 25-episode series aired from October 6, 1984 to August 8, 1985 in Japan.

Harmony Gold USA created an English dubbed compilation of episodes 1–3 and 5–6 in a heavily edited form, which they released under the title Lensman: Power of the Lens. The other episodes were never dubbed into English. This compilation is no longer available on video, although it was available in the UK on a prerecorded PAL-VHS cassette in the late 1980s. A Catalan dubbed version of the series was broadcast in Catalonia, Spain by TV3 in 1994.[2]

Despite sharing the names of characters and organizations, as well as central themes common to the books, the artistic freedom resulted in a final product completely different from the source material. Although it was produced with the knowledge and consent of Smith's estate, the executors were displeased with the result that for several years they rejected any other suggestions of adaptation.

Characters

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Production

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Vintage: October 6, 1984 to August 8, 1985
Original creator: E. E. Smith
English version: Harmony Gold USA, Inc. (1987)
Executive producer: Sōji Yoshikawa
Director: Hiroshi Fukutomi
Key animation: Shinya Ohira, Yasuomi Umetsu
Theme song performance:
Opening theme: "On The Wing" by Eri Kojima
Ending theme: "Paradise (パラダイス)" by Yudai Suzuki

References

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  1. ↑ Beck, Jerry (2005). Animated Movie Guide. A Cappella Books/Chicago Review Press. p. 142. ISBN 155652-591-5.
  2. ↑ "TV3 - 25 anys. Programes". TV3. Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
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