Galactic Gale Baxingar
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 to 1983 in Japan. There were 39 episodes released. Other loosely translated names include Baxinger, Galactic Stormwind Baxinga and Cosmo Rangers. Known additionally as "Mustanger" while sold as a knock-off toy in the United States during the early 80's. It is the second of the J9 Series, serving as a sequel to Braiger and is followed by Sasuraiger. Its plot was based on the Japanese late Tokugawa period and the story of the Shinsengumi samurai.
| Galactic Gale Baxingar | |
 Screenshot from the anime depicting the robot Baxingar | |
| 銀河烈風バクシンガー (Ginga Reppuu Baxinga) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mecha |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshikata Nitta |
| Produced by | Kazuo Komatsubara Shigeo Tsubota |
| Studio | Kokusai Eiga-sha |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | July 6, 1982 – March 29, 1983 |
| Episodes | 39 |
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
Characters
| Name | Nickname/"Roadname" | Bike |
|---|---|---|
| Digo Kondoh | Don Condor | Typhoon |
| Shuteken Radcliff | Moroha no Shuteken (Moroha means "Double-edged sword") | Hurricane |
| Shiro Mahoroba | Billy the Shot | Reppun |
| Samanosuke Dodi | Kattobi no Sama (Kattobi means "speeder") | Cyclone |
| Layla Mineri | Fushicho no Layla (Fushicho means "immortal Butterfly") | Monsoon |
Video games
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