Fang of the Sun Dougram is a mecha anime with a realistic base. Yes, it involves giant robots fighting each other and other futuristic elements, but its base is politics rather than outright war.
It is also one of the earliest mecha anime series and is the embodiment of the saying, “old is gold.” The characters don’t go out of their way to value honor over logic which makes the anime even more unique.
The anime will soon get a manga adaptation, and fans will be overjoyed to know who the mangaka is.
The Fang of the Sun Dougram anime is inspiring a manga adaptation that Yasuo Ohtagaki will pen. The manga will start serialization from 28th May on the eBigComic4 website of Shogakukan.
Yasuo Ohtagaki is the Moonlight Mile manga’s creator, and he also launched the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt manga. Moonlight Mile is a space adventure-based manga and anime series, and we all know Gundam Thunderbolt’s fame in the mecha genre.
Thus, Ohtagaki is already a veteran with over 20 years of experience in the particular sub-genre. I don’t think fans can be any more happier about this decision.
Ryousuke Takahashi, the director of the Fangs of the Sun Dougram (1981) anime series, will also be supervising the manga!
With a 75 episode anime series, an anime film, and OVA, Dougram is a well-received anime series. We are not yet sure if the manga will be loosely based on the anime or adapt it as a whole.
In just two more weeks, the first chapter of the manga will be published, and we will be introduced to the spacial colonies of Earth from the Dougram anime once again!
About Fang of the Sun Dougram
Fang of the Sun Dougram is an anime series by Sunrise and it started airing in 1981. It was animated by studio Nippon Sunrise.
The anime is set at a time when Earth has colonized several other planets. It focuses on the planet, Deloyer, where a group of guerilla fighters has taken root for fighting the strict regime of the planetary government.
Crinn, the planetary governor’s son, is the protagonist as he rebels against the rules by his own father. He is the pilot of the combat armor, Dougram, that he uses to overthrow the government.
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