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UFO Robot Grendizer

TV·1975–1977·1 season, 74 episodes·Fuji TV·Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy·25m·7.7·Created by Go Nagai

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The story revolves around Duke Fleed who is a survivor of the Vega Star, raised by Dr. Umon as his adoptive son, and known as Daisuke Umon on Earth. Years after his arrival, he's faced with the threat of King Vega and his army, who want to conquer the Earth. With his friends Koji and Hikaru (and later his kid sister Maria Grace), Duke decides to fight back using his best weapon, the almighty Grendizer.

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Season0174Episodes1975–77AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01UFO Robot Grendizer S01E01Brothers of the UniverseOctober 5, 1975Koji Kaboto tries his OVT that he made with pieces of mecano. When flying, he is attacked by the UFOs of Vega. Fortunately Duke Fleed arrive
  2. S01E02UFO Robot Grendizer S01E02Prince of the Other WorldOctober 12, 1975Koji discovers the identity of the Duke Fleed, but has no time to ask questions because Vega attacks. Duke Fleed and Koji unite their power
  3. S01E03UFO Robot Grendizer S01E03The Tragic FiestaOctober 19, 1975Dampee Makeeba organizes a party at the ranch and invites Koji and Duke Fleed. The latter has no time to eat anything because Vega attacks.
  4. S01E04UFO Robot Grendizer S01E04The Island of FearOctober 26, 1975Gandal wants to discover the hiding place of Grendizer. So he launches a massive attack. Koji tries to confront the enemies alone, but he on
  5. S01E05UFO Robot Grendizer S01E05The Pitfall of DeathNovember 2, 1975Koji, Hikaro, Goro and Bunta are taken in hostage. Actarus interrupts his siesta to free them.
  6. S01E06UFO Robot Grendizer S01E06Attack on PerlepolisNovember 9, 1975Hikaro leaves for Perlepolis with Bunta. Their bus is attacked by a monster of Vega. Koji distracts the monster the time that Duke Fleed arr
  7. S01E07UFO Robot Grendizer S01E07The Feast of the WolvesNovember 16, 1975Janus, from the fearsome Ruins' Division, attacks Grendizer that is powerless in front of the brutality and the agility of his enemy.
  8. S01E08UFO Robot Grendizer S01E08The Radars are OffNovember 23, 1975Blaki sets a trap to Grendizer by hiding mines in a cloud of spatial dust. Koji falls in the trap. Fortunately Duke Fleed helps him and dest
  9. S01E09UFO Robot Grendizer S01E09The Black Moon CampNovember 30, 1975Koji is captured with his UFO by the Vegans. Grendizer attacks the camp of the black Moon to save him.
  10. S01E10UFO Robot Grendizer S01E10Vega's SpyDecember 7, 1975An inhabitant of the planet Rubi is contacted by Vega to explode the UFO carrier of Grendizer. The mission fails because of Duke Fleed and t
  11. S01E11UFO Robot Grendizer S01E11The Day when the Sun will StopDecember 14, 1975The Vegans plan is to bring Grendizer to the shadow of the moon during the eclipse because Grendizer's systems will shut down temporarily un
  12. S01E12UFO Robot Grendizer S01E12Blood on SnowDecember 21, 1975Daisuke and Kogi are sent to investigate an avalanche and to find survivors. They find a girl named Mirana who lost her memory. Back at Spac
  13. S01E13UFO Robot Grendizer S01E13By Iron and by FireDecember 28, 1975A new Vegan mecha comes to destroy Earth. It sucks power from the sun and burns everything in its path. Grendizer is damaged by it and has t
  14. S01E14UFO Robot Grendizer S01E14The Day of the Rising SunJanuary 4, 1976Boss, Nuké, and Mocha are in this episode. They are visiting their old friend Koji Kabuto. The Vegans keep their eye on a mysterious orange
  15. S01E15UFO Robot Grendizer S01E15Red AkeraeJanuary 11, 1976Commander Yara is forced to create a mecha that creates earthquakes and use it on the city Kanto.
  16. S01E16UFO Robot Grendizer S01E16The Fiancé of DeathJanuary 18, 1976A Vegan pilot lands near the Space Science Centre and makes Mr. Hayashi's fiancé, Kaori, a spy for him. She takes Dr. Umon as a hostage.
  17. S01E17UFO Robot Grendizer S01E17The Infernal RideJanuary 25, 1976The Vegans begin building a base for their operations on Earth. The saucer "Giba Giba" begins to attack but Grendizer comes to save the day
  18. S01E18UFO Robot Grendizer S01E18The New Time of the CavesFebruary 1, 1976Dr. Umon made a project so that Grendizer is able to launch without revealing his whereabouts to the enemy. Kabuto is control by the Vegans
  19. S01E19UFO Robot Grendizer S01E19The Crushed TownFebruary 8, 1976A huge meteor is headed straight gives order to fire on the meteor and change its course to head for the planet Earth. The meteors are detec
  20. S01E20UFO Robot Grendizer S01E20Earth in DangerFebruary 15, 1976Daisuke gets the suspicion that the Vegans may be planning to pull the moon down to Earth. Duke Freed launches Grendizer and follows Koji wh
  21. S01E21UFO Robot Grendizer S01E21The Submerged ContinentsFebruary 22, 1976The Vegans plan to melt ice in the North Pole. This will cause the sea level to rise with catastrophic results to the shores on Earth.
  22. S01E22UFO Robot Grendizer S01E22The Slayers of the SkyFebruary 23, 1976The Vegans are planning to steal Dr. Chibana's new device so that they can use it to silence Duke Freed and his Grendizer.
  23. S01E23UFO Robot Grendizer S01E23The Flood of the New WorldsMarch 5, 1976The Vegans continue their attempts to discover Grendizer's secret hideout as they are sure that the Space Science Centre has something to do
  24. S01E24UFO Robot Grendizer S01E24The EnforcerMarch 12, 1976Commander Witer successfully sneaks into Earth as Dr. Space who is a well-known acquaintance of Dr. Umon and a reliable person so he can fin
  25. S01E25UFO Robot Grendizer S01E25Fleed's LoversMarch 19, 1976uke Freed's childhood friends Nayda, brainwashed by the Vegans, attempts to put a bomb on Grendizer but Duke stops her. Nayda accuses Duke o
  26. S01E26UFO Robot Grendizer S01E26The Edges of the AbyssMarch 26, 1976Dr. Umon sends Koji and Hayashi on a mission in outer space to build a satellite station. At the same time, the Space Science Centre is surr
  27. S01E27UFO Robot Grendizer S01E27Win or PerishApril 4, 1976Grendizer's delicate weapon systems malfunction and he finds himself struggling against the enemy. The Vegans arrive and descend upon the Ce
  28. S01E28UFO Robot Grendizer S01E28The New Masters of DarknessApril 11, 1976General Zuril is a brilliant scientist who will try to find different ways of taking down Grendizer. Daisuke, Hikaru, and Goro are attacked
  29. S01E29UFO Robot Grendizer S01E29The Fire BirdApril 18, 1976Vegans shrink the cells of the living body to make Harook become a young boy for a time so he can spy Space Science Centre. Harrok and Goro
  30. S01E30UFO Robot Grendizer S01E30The Lightning RockApril 25, 1976A strange rock full of radiation energy lands on Earth and Dr. Umon can't make much of this new phenomenon. At the same time, the Vegans dis
  31. S01E31UFO Robot Grendizer S01E31A Dreamer from Outer-SpaceMay 2, 1976The Boss, Koji, and Bunta go to the Boss Borot to begin their counterattack of the Vegan attack on them but will face some technical difficu
  32. S01E32UFO Robot Grendizer S01E32The Ghost QueenMay 9, 1976The Vegans send a woman by the name of Marian who looks identical to Duke Freed's mother who passed away on planet Freed.
  33. S01E33UFO Robot Grendizer S01E33The Wings of DeathMay 16, 1976The Vegans send a bird named "Zari Zari" to distroy Grendizer, but Duke remember a similar bird from his home planet Fleed and will use this
  34. S01E34UFO Robot Grendizer S01E34The Mercenary of OppressionMay 23, 1976Vega promised Commander Gos that if he kills Duke Freed then Vega would spare the Wolf Planet from Vegan brutality.
  35. S01E35UFO Robot Grendizer S01E35The First RaidMay 30, 1976General Gandal assigns Commander Beetle with his saucer beast to attack the Space Science Centre from underground. Meanwhile, Koji Kabuto's
  36. S01E36UFO Robot Grendizer S01E36The Invincible CosmosJune 6, 1976Dr. Umon calls Daisuke and Koji to show them the way that Grendizer and Double Spazer can unite together and fly. The objective of this is t
  37. S01E37UFO Robot Grendizer S01E37A Star is DeadJune 13, 1976The Vegan plan is to steal a huge capsule full of Super Uranium from Earth. Vegan forces are dispatched immediately to do just that.
  38. S01E38UFO Robot Grendizer S01E38Darkness MakersJune 20, 1976Hikaru becomes a pilot. Duke Freed faces another Vegan saucer beast loaded with Vegatron rays, and Koji nearly gets captured by the Minifo a
  39. S01E39UFO Robot Grendizer S01E39The Patrol of EaglesJune 27, 1976Danbi tells Daisuke that his daughter is outstanding and capable of helping him and Koji. Daisuke disagrees insisting that war and sport are
  40. S01E40UFO Robot Grendizer S01E40The Awakening of VolcanoesJuly 4, 1976A series of explosions start to occur under the sea and General Zuril wastes no time in discovering that this is raw Uranium. Saucer beast "
  41. S01E41UFO Robot Grendizer S01E41Baptism of FireJuly 11, 1976Hikaru loses her consciousness during training and Duke Freed gets injured and his old wound gets worse. The Vegans begin their attack and D
  42. S01E42UFO Robot Grendizer S01E42Peril in AbodeJuly 18, 1976Dr. Umon's Space Science Centre is undergoing some major changes to keep up with Vega's attacks. A super computer is installed in the base,
  43. S01E43UFO Robot Grendizer S01E43The Victory of EaglesJuly 25, 1976A strange meteor heads slowly towards Earth and Koji will go unilaterally and see what it's all about. After nearly getting blinded by a ray
  44. S01E44UFO Robot Grendizer S01E44When Dogs are LoosenedAugust 1, 1976A young man by the name of Hiyoshi is very interested in searching for ancient evidence to prove that spacemen came to Earth in the past. He
  45. S01E45UFO Robot Grendizer S01E45Ants and MenAugust 8, 1976With his telescope, Goro spots a meteor that splits in two with each piece landing in a different mountain. These actually contain eggs of t
  46. S01E46UFO Robot Grendizer S01E46The Ballet of SharksAugust 15, 1976Vegan robot sharks land one night and are hidden in a public pool for their next plan. Koji finds himself a hostage of the Vegans who tell h
  47. S01E47UFO Robot Grendizer S01E47The Ignited LakeAugust 22, 1976Danbi induces a race between Daisuke and Koji. Koji takes it to seriously. The group goes camping near a lake. Vegans begin to descent in th
  48. S01E48UFO Robot Grendizer S01E48World in FusionAugust 29, 1976Duke Freed unites with Koji and the Drill Spazer to chase a Vegan saucer beast. The Vegans make an acid swamp to sink the Space Science Cent
  49. S01E49UFO Robot Grendizer S01E49The Last SurvivorSeptember 5, 1976Maria tries to kill Duke, thinking the person who pilots Grendizer is evil but during the fight Duke necklace falls and the siblings discove
  50. S01E50UFO Robot Grendizer S01E50The Four-Headed EagleSeptember 12, 1976Maria the new member on the team, is able to control Grendizer and Marine Spazer. She also has the ability to foresee events so she is able
  51. S01E51UFO Robot Grendizer S01E51The Black StarSeptember 19, 1976The Vegan plan is to make this moon enter the Earth's atmosphere and cause a catastrophe. The battle between Vegans and Grendizer takes long
  52. S01E52UFO Robot Grendizer S01E52The Generation Of MonstersSeptember 26, 1976General Zuril orders a powerful attack with his latest saucer beast "Domo Domo" to defeat Grendizer before General Dantos gets the chance.
  53. S01E53UFO Robot Grendizer S01E53The BeastOctober 3, 1976Duke Freed will go after Hikaru who is hostige on foot not using Grendizer and help her escape from the giant beast while Koji takes Grendiz
  54. S01E54UFO Robot Grendizer S01E54The SnakeOctober 10, 1976The Vegan built a base underwater knowing that Grendizer cannot withstand depths great than 400 meters.
  55. S01E55UFO Robot Grendizer S01E55The Loch Ness MonsterOctober 17, 1976Vegans gather some fuel from an industrial island. General Zuril instructs General Gandal on what to do but he doesn't listen and he gets in
  56. S01E56UFO Robot Grendizer S01E56The Lynx of Outer-SpaceOctober 24, 1976Dr. Umon launches a satellite into space to track Vegan movements on Earth.
  57. S01E57UFO Robot Grendizer S01E57The Monster And The ChildOctober 31, 1976Koji and Maria are on their vacation in Tokyo, they get into a fight as usual and split up.
  58. S01E58UFO Robot Grendizer S01E58The LookalikeNovember 7, 1976The Vegans make a false Grendizer that attacked Earth people so the real Grendizer will be hated.
  59. S01E59UFO Robot Grendizer S01E59The CommandoNovember 14, 1976A group of Vegan kids come to Earth and hold hostages the people inside the observatory.
  60. S01E60UFO Robot Grendizer S01E60RatsNovember 21, 1976The Vegans attract a huge number of rats to use for their next mission. These rats are implanted with Vegatron bombs for the purpose of blow
  61. S01E61UFO Robot Grendizer S01E61PegasusNovember 28, 1976Toko 1, Toko 2, Toko 3, and Toko 4 are Vegan agents taking appearances of other people trying to distroy Space Science Centre.
  62. S01E62UFO Robot Grendizer S01E62SwansDecember 5, 1976Swans are implanted with Vegatron missiles for the next Vegan plan. Duke Freed is forced to kill the swans and must head to the city and fac
  63. S01E63UFO Robot Grendizer S01E63The Polar BearDecember 12, 1976Kirika, a Vegan scientist, is sent to freeze with her new weapon Duke Fleed.
  64. S01E64UFO Robot Grendizer S01E645 Minutes To DieDecember 19, 1976The Vegans invent a bomb and General Gandal threatens to blow up Tokyo is Grendizer does not surrender.
  65. S01E65UFO Robot Grendizer S01E65A Great Between The GreatsDecember 26, 1976The Vegans fire a big group of missiles towards Tokyo. The Grendizer Team launches to destroy the missiles before they hit the city.
  66. S01E66UFO Robot Grendizer S01E66Death Comes From The SeaJanuary 2, 1977Maria in the Marine Spazer gets stuck in a giant seaweed trap and Koji swims to the bottom of the sea to help her.
  67. S01E67UFO Robot Grendizer S01E67Diving OperationJanuary 9, 1977General Zuril launches an attack on the Space Science Centre with air balloon bombs. Koji gets caught by the Vegans and held as hostage.
  68. S01E68UFO Robot Grendizer S01E68The Great PainJanuary 16, 1977A young man from Freed named Kane is a loyal soldier of the Vegans. He comes to Earth to fight. Maria tries to face him and they both crash.
  69. S01E69UFO Robot Grendizer S01E69Like Father, Like SonJanuary 23, 1977The son of Zouril,Zuril Jr. wants to fight Grendizer but Zouril doesn't want him to. Zuril Jr. sacrifice himself for his father in the end.
  70. S01E70UFO Robot Grendizer S01E70The ImposterJanuary 30, 1977Maria has a nightmare about her father being hostage. She goes to the cave where she saw her father in her dream along with Koji where she l
  71. S01E71UFO Robot Grendizer S01E71Best FriendFebruary 6, 1977Moros, Duke's best friend from Freed was made to believe that Duke Freed destroyed Freed by Vega and now comes to Earth to kill Duke.
  72. S01E72UFO Robot Grendizer S01E72Princess In LoveFebruary 13, 1977Princess Rubina, Duke Fleed's fiancé comes to Earth to tell Duke that his planet is no longer polluted but dies after being shoot by one of
  73. S01E73UFO Robot Grendizer S01E73For The Love Of EarthFebruary 20, 1977King Vega prepares to attack Earth but Duke and company are ready to stop him with the help of Grendizer and Spazers.
  74. S01E74UFO Robot Grendizer S01E74This Is Not GoodbyeFebruary 27, 1977Duke finally destroys King Vega but he and Maria must return to planet Fleed.

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