Skyers 5

Skyers 5 (スカイヤーズ５) is a Japanese anime series by Tele-Cartoon Japan. It was originally created by Noboru Kawasaki (art) and Takashi Ishibashi (story). Kawasaki also served as the character designer for both anime series. This original series was composed of 12 episodes.

Skyers 5
screenshot from the 1960s anime
スカイヤーズ５
GenreScience fiction, action
Manga
Written byTakeshi Ishibashi
Illustrated byNoboru Kawasaki
Published byShueisha
MagazineShōnen Book
Original run1966 – 1968
Anime television series
Directed byHaruji Sasaki
Haruyuki Kawajima
Music byIchiro Tsukasa
StudioTele-Cartoon Japan
Original networkTBS
Original run October 4, 1967 – December 27, 1967
Episodes12
Anime television series
Shin Skyers 5
Directed byHaruji Sasaki
Haruyuki Kawajima
Music byIchiro Tsukasa
StudioTele-Cartoon Japan
Original networkTBS
Original run October 7, 1971 – March 30, 1972
Episodes26

Plot

The Skyers 5 are a secret police group who fight an international crime organization.[1] The series plays out as a mix between science fiction and an old western with lots of gunfire shootings taking place.

Sequels

Shin Skyers 5

Second series (14/10/1971 - 03/03/1972) in color of Skyers 5 composed of 26 episodes with no changes to characters or general plot storylines.[2]

Skyers 5 EX

Unreleased episodes (3) of Skyers 5 released to the public nearly 5 decades later (24/04/2015) on the HD Remaster DVD-BD Box Set 1.[3]

Characters
  • Kyousuke Maki as Captain/S1
  • Setsuo Kawai as Polka/S2
  • Youko Kuri as Yuri/S3
  • Takuzou Kamiyama as Samson/S4
  • Shūsei Nakamura as Taro Hayabusa/S5
  • Masaoki Takato as Ghost

References
  1. "スカイヤーズ5｜アニメ・特撮｜TBS Cs［Tbsチャンネル］".
  2. myanimelist.net/anime/22997/Shin_Skyers_5
  3. myanimelist.net/anime/39778/Skyers_5_EX


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