Space Ace (TV series)
An alien boy rides a galaxy ring through Tatsunoko's early sci-fi anime.
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Space Ace (also known as Uchū Ēsu or Uchuu Ace) is a Japanese sci-fi anime from Tatsunoko Production. It ran on Fuji TV from May 8, 1965, to April 28, 1966. The story follows an alien boy named Ace, who often gazes at the stars, seeing the faces of his loved ones reflected in the night sky.
His main gadget is the galaxy ring, a flat white hoop he can summon from his fingers to throw or ride. Key characters include Dr. Tatsunoko, a father figure to Ace; his daughter Asari, who is Ace’s love interest; and the comic-relief reporter Yadokari, who frequently interrupts scenes by riding his jet skycycle and demanding interviews. Another major figure is "Ebo," a humanoid robot that Ace imagines projecting into the sky.
The voice cast includes Sumiko Shirakawa as Ace, Iemasa Kayumi as Dr. Tatsunoko, Kenji Utsumi as Ibo, Kinya Aikawa as Yadokari, Mariko Mukai as Asari, and Yutaka Ohyama as Dr. Montgomery. In 2014, Anime Sols attempted to crowdfund the series. A manga adaptation, written and illustrated by Tatsuo Yoshida, was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen Book from June 1964 to May 1966.
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Space Ace follows an alien young boy named Space Ace (or Ace for short), who is given to homesick stargazing with the faces of his loved ones ghosted across the heavens. His tool of preference is the galaxy ring, a flat white hoop he can produce from his fingers to be thrown or ride on.
The supporting cast includes Dr. Tatsunoko, who is almost a father figure to Ace, and his daughter Asari, Ace's love interest. Providing the show's comedy relief was crusading investigative reporter Yadokari, who usually burst on the scene riding his jet skycycle at the worst possible moment, screaming for Ace to give him interviews. One of the show's most important characters is 'Ebo', Ace's imagined projection into the night sky depicted as a humanoid robot.
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- Wikipedia: Space Ace (TV series) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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