Skyers 5 (スカイヤーズ5) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Tele-Cartoon Japan. It aired from October to December 1967, with twelve episodes releasing. A manga adaptation by Takashi Ishibashi and Noboru Kawasaki, who also served as the character designer for both anime series, was also released.

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 run19661968
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Haruji 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 by
  • Haruji Sasaki
  • Haruyuki Kawajima
Music byIchiro Tsukasa
StudioTele-Cartoon Japan
Original networkTBS
Original run October 7, 1971 March 30, 1972
Episodes26

Plot

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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

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Shin Skyers 5

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Second series (October 14, 1971 to March 3, 1972) in color of Skyers 5 composed of 26 episodes with no changes to characters or general plot storylines.

Skyers 5 EX

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

Characters

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "スカイヤーズ5|アニメ・特撮|TBS Cs[Tbsチャンネル]".