Space Warrior Baldios
Japanese anime television series
Space Warrior Baldios (宇宙戦士 バルディオス, Uchū Senshi Barudiosu) is a 1980 Japanese super robot mecha anime. A film with the same title was released on December 19, 1981. In North America, the series and movie are licensed by Discotek Media and the series is currently streaming on Crunchyroll. The anime television series was produced by Ashi Productions and Kokusai Eiga-sha however, the show was cancelled. In 1981, a feature film distributed by Toei Company was produced featuring footage from the TV series as well as newly animated footage to properly conclude the series. The TV series was released in Italy as Baldios - Il Guerriero dello Spazio and in Spain as Los guerreros del espacio (The Space Warriors).
The series is considered as a popular cult classic worldwide and universally regarded as one of the best works of the genre.
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The TV series begins on S-1 (Sol One), a futuristic world whose radiation and pollution has forced its occupants to live underground. Its emperor is assassinated by military fanatic Zeo Gattler and his followers, who frame the team of scientists who recently found a solution to their planet's environmental decay. Gattler's followers invade the head scientist's laboratory, killing the environmentalists and destroying their work.
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