Trider G7

Trider G7, known in Japan as Invincible Robotrider G7 (無敵 ロボトライダー G7), was a Japanese anime television series which aired from 1980 to 1981. There were 50 episodes. It is also referred to as "Trider G7", "Unchallengeable Trider G7" and "Tryder G7", "Bird Attack Tryder G7", "Unrivaled Robot Trider G7".

Story
The story is about a 12-year-old young boy named Watta Takeo who was forced to leave school to run his father's inherited space transport company. Professor Navarone would build a giant robot called Trider G7 to help the company combat space pirates and the rivals. Lord Zakuron would run the evil organization and attempt to run the company and eventually the Earth.

Concept
In the show, Trider G7 is a super robot capable of forming into a phoenix like flame which cuts enemies in half. Though the robot is capable of rearranging to 4 different vehicles "T-hawk plane", "T-Eagle plane", "T-cosmic plane" and "T-Beagle" ground assault unit.

Staff

 * Director Katsutoshi Sasaki


 * Producer Ayumi Sekioka Masami Iwasaki Nobuyuki Okuma


 * Additional Director Seiji Kikuchi Akira Suzuki Takao Yoshikawa


 * Screenwriter Hiroyuki Hoshiyama Tsunehisa Ito Kenichi Matsuzaki Katsutoshi Sasaki Sukehiro Tomita Fuyunori Gobu


 * Art Director Takashi Miyano


 * Design Nobuyoshi Sasakado Kunio Okawara Yutaka Izubuchi


 * Animation Director Akihiro Kaneyama


 * Animation Nobuyoshi Sasako Akehiro Kaneyama Keijiro Kaya Kazuhito Kikuchi Mitsuko Kase Norio Kashima

Characters
{|class="wikitable" ! width=35%|Japanese Name ! width=35%|Voiced by
 * Watta Takeo|| Satomi Majima
 * Kazuyo Takeo||
 * Seguro Takeo||
 * Sakiko Takeo||
 * Tetsyo Atsui ||
 * Ikue Sunahara || Keiko Han
 * Keniki Ooyama||
 * Mieko||
 * Jilba || Reiko Mutō
 * Kaoru Taki ||
 * Prof. Navarone ||
 * Lord Zakuron ||
 * Keniki Ooyama||
 * Mieko||
 * Jilba || Reiko Mutō
 * Kaoru Taki ||
 * Prof. Navarone ||
 * Lord Zakuron ||
 * Kaoru Taki ||
 * Prof. Navarone ||
 * Lord Zakuron ||
 * Prof. Navarone ||
 * Lord Zakuron ||
 * Lord Zakuron ||

DVD
The series has since been released on DVD in Japan.

Video games
Trider G7 has made an appearance in Shin Super Robot Wars and Super Robot Wars GC.

Merchandise
The toy was manufactured by Clover manufacturing and was released under the Chogokin label in 1980.