| Galactic Gale Baxingar | |
 Screenshot from the anime depicting the robot Baxingar | |
| 銀河烈風バクシンガー (Ginga Reppuu Baxinga) | |
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| Genre | Mecha |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshikata Nitta |
| Produced by | Kazuo Komatsubara Shigeo Tsubota |
| Written by | Yu Yamamoto |
| Studio | Kokusai Eiga-sha |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | July 6, 1982 – March 29, 1983 |
| Episodes | 39 |
Galactic Gale Baxingar (銀河烈風バクシンガー, Ginga Reppū Bakushingā) is a mecha anime series that aired from 1982/7/6 to 1983/3/29 in Japan on TV Tokyo. There were 39 episodes released. Other loosely translated names include Baxinger, Galaxy Gale Baxingar, Galactic Stormwind Baxingar and Cosmo Rangers. In addition, it was known as "Mustanger" while sold as a knock-off toy in the United States during the early 80's. It is the second entry of the J9 Series, serving as a sequel to Galaxy Cyclone Braiger and followed by Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger. Its plot was based on the Japanese late Tokugawa period and the story of the Shinsengumi samurai.
Original story
The story is set 600 years after the destruction of Jupiter where the Solar System was in a state of peace under the Bakufu government. However, the lawlessness of this new Solar System prompts a man named Dan Condor to organize a new J9 team to fight against injustice. Equipped with Cosmobikes, they merge into a super robot named Baxingar.
Concept
The main robot, Baxingar, is assembled from five motorbikes and stands at 48 meters tall.
Cast
- Director: Takao Yotsuji
- Additional Directors: Jouhei Matsuura, Hideki Takayama
- Character Design: Kazuo Komatsubara
- Mecha Design: Hiroshi Ohnishi
- Voice Talents of: Kan Tokumaru, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Kaneto Shiozawa, katsuji Moro, Yoko Asagami
Cast Kaneto Shiozawa as Billy the shot Kazuyuki sogabe as stuckthen radcliffe Kan tokumaru as Dan condor Katsuji Mori as samasouke dodi Yoko asagami as Layla mineri
Video games
Baxingar has been featured in the video game below:
- Super Robot Wars Taisen GC
- Super Robo Wars Taisen XO
Baxingar has been featured in the video game Super Robot Wars GC alongside the other titular robots Braiger and Sasuraiger. The only enemy units from the series to appear in the game are the Shin Wakusei Rengu Battleship and the Krauwanka.
External links
- Ginga Reppuu Baxingar (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia