Galaxy Boy Troop

Galaxy Boy Troop
Created by	Osamu Tezuka
Directed by	Mushi Production
Country of origin	Japan
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	92
Release
Original network	NHK
Original release	April 7, 1963 – April 1, 1965

Galaxy Boy Troop was a children's TV series created by Osamu Tezuka that combined marionettes with traditional animation. It ran for two seasons from April 7, 1963 to April 1, 1965, for a total of 92 episodes. The series also aired in France as "Le Commando De La Voie Lactee".

In the first season, the eponymous Galaxy Boy Troop, headed by a boy named Rob, travels across the galaxy to find a material that can restart Earth's dying Sun. In the second season, the Troop fights off an alien invasion of Earth. Along the way, they meet and interact with the elegant Amia people of Venus, and the oafish Poipoi people of Mars.

Characters

Although the show is primarily puppetry, it still manages to include many characters from Osamu Tezuka's Star System in marionette form.

• Rob, the leader of the Galaxy Boy Troop
• Maria
• Shunsaku Ban
• Mister 6, Rob's intelligent robot hovercar
• Pedro
• Dar, a small, big-eyed alien
• Tex, a reformed criminal
• Rubber Band
• Death, the villain

See also

• Supermarionation

External links

• Official site at Tezuka Osamu @ World
• Clip on YouTube