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The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird (TV)

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Alternative title:
Taiyō no Yūsha Fighbird (Japanese)
太陽の勇者ファイバード (Japanese)
Themes: mecha
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: From the dark reaches of space an evil energy being called Draias seeks to invade the earth, following Draias the space police borrow the advance rescue vehicles and android constructed by Dr. Amano along with three civilian vehicles the space police lead by Figh bird (taking on the name Katori, the android named by Dr. Amano) transform the vehicles into massive mecha to face off against Draias and his men to protect the earth from his evil invasion
User Ratings: 25 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Excellent: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Very good: 9 votes (sub:9)
 Good: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Decent: 2 votes (sub:2)
 So-so: 2 votes (sub:2)
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Seen in part or in whole by 65 users, rank: #5970 (of 9508)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.800 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.3565, rank: #1044 (of 9647)
Weighted mean: 7.683 (Very good−), rank: #1182 (of 9647) (seen all: 7.78 / seen some: 6.73)
Bayesian estimate: 7.610 (Very good−), rank: #1045 (of 7268)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 48
Episode titles: We have 48
Vintage: 1991-02-02 to 1992-02-01
Opening Theme:
"Taiyō no Tsubasa" (太陽の翼) by Yasuko Kamoshita
Ending Theme:
"Mitsumete Itai" (見つめていたい) by Yukiyo Satō
Insert song:
"Dorajan Noodle CM Song" (ドラジャンヌードルCMソング) by Chie Kōjiro & Dorajan Singers (ep 27)
"FIGHBIRD!" by Amano World Peace Choir (ep 45)
"Tōi Hoshi" (遠い故郷) by Yukiyo Satō (ep 47)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Series Composition: Yasushi Hirano
Screenplay:
Atsuhiro Tomioka (8 episodes
eps 11, 13, 17-18, 21, 35, 43, 45
)

Fumihiko Shimo (12 episodes
eps 5, 7, 10, 14, 19, 22, 25, 30, 33, 36, 40, 44
)

Hiroyuki Hoshiyama (5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 24, 31
)

Kaoru Asai (ep 41)
Mami Watanabe (4 episodes
eps 23, 26, 34, 42
)

Takeshi Misaki (ep 29)
Toshiyasu Nagata (ep 39)
Yasushi Hirano (39 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-8, 10-15, 17-22, 25, 27-30, 32-33, 35-41, 43-48
)

Yasutaka Ito (ep 28)
Storyboard:
Akihiko Nishiyama (4 episodes
eps 5, 11, 19, 26
)

Hideaki Oba (8 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 35, 45
)

Hiroshi Ishiodori (5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 21, 39
)

Katsuyoshi Yatabe (6 episodes
eps 1, 13, 20, 26-27, 40
)

Kazuhito Kikuchi (6 episodes
eps 16, 23, 33, 37, 42, 46
)

Kiyotaka Ohata (eps 31, 43)
Kunihisa Sugishima (4 episodes
eps 22, 28, 34, 44
)

Masamitsu Hidaka (8 episodes
eps 7, 12, 17, 29, 36, 41, 47-48
)

Shinji Takamatsu (6 episodes
eps 3, 8, 18, 24, 32, 38
)

Episode Director:
Akihiko Nishiyama (9 episodes
eps 1, 5, 11, 19, 26-27, 34, 42, 47
)

Hideaki Oba (10 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45
)

Hirohito Ochi (5 episodes
eps 21, 28, 33, 39, 46
)

Hiroshi Ishiodori (eps 9, 14)
Kiyotaka Ohata (6 episodes
eps 4, 16, 23, 31, 37, 43
)

Masamitsu Hidaka (8 episodes
eps 7, 12, 17, 22, 29, 36, 41, 48
)

Shinji Takamatsu (8 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 18, 24, 32, 38, 44
)

Original creator: Hajime Yatate
Character Design: Hitoshi Ueda
Art Director: Tomoaki Okada
Animation Director:
Akira Nakamura (Nakamura Pro; 6 episodes
eps 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 36
)

Hirokazu Hisayuki (Nakamura Pro; ep 47)
Hisashi Hirai (Nakamura Pro; ep 4)
Hitoshi Ueda (Chara; 9 episodes
eps 1, 7, 12, 21, 27, 32, 38, 44, 48
)

Masahiro Aizawa (eps 16, 23, 33)
Masahiro Naoi (10 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45
)

Masami Ōbari (Mecha; 9 episodes
eps 1, 7, 12, 21, 27, 32, 38, 44, 48
)

Nobuyoshi Sasakado (8 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 18, 26, 31, 37, 43
)

Sawako Yamamoto (8 episodes
eps 5, 11, 17, 22, 28, 34, 39, 46
)

Tetsuya Yanagisawa (Nakamura Pro; eps 41, 47)
Yoshitsugu Hatano (eps 23, 42)
Mechanical design: Kunio Okawara
Sound Director: Kōichi Chiba
Director of Photography: Kazushi Torigoe
Producer:
Takayuki Yoshii (Sunrise)
Youichi Honna (Tokyu Agency)

2nd Key Animation: Ken Ōtsuka
Chief animator: Masami Ōbari
Ending Animation: Nobuyoshi Sasakado (Solo Work)
In-Between Animation:
Atsushi Tokumaru (Studio Ten; eps 3, 8)
Chiharu Ochiai (AD Cosmo; eps 2, 6)
Emi Kawamoto (Nakamura Pro; 6 episodes
eps 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 36
)

Emiko Momose (Nakamura Pro; eps 9, 14)
Hatsue Nakayama (ep 7)
Hiroshi Yamamoto (Studio Ten; eps 3, 8)
Hisae Honda (Studio Ten; eps 3, 8)
Iwao Teraoka (AD Cosmo; eps 2, 6)
Kazuya Miura (AD Cosmo; eps 2, 6)
Ken Ōtsuka (Nakamura Pro; ep 19)
Kenichi Ogawa (Studio Mu; ep 22)
Kenji Fukazawa (AD Cosmo; eps 2, 6)
Kenji Motoya (Studio Mark; ep 27)
Manabu Fukazawa (Nakamura Pro; eps 19, 29, 36)
Masahiko Kaneda (Nakamura Pro; 4 episodes
eps 14, 24, 29, 36
)

Masahiro Adachi (Nakamura Pro; eps 9, 24)
Michinori Chiba (Nakamura Pro; eps 4, 14)
Rieko Kanagami (AD Cosmo; eps 2, 6)
Satomi Tanaka (Studio Mu; ep 22)
Seiichi Nakatani (Studio Mu; ep 22)
Setsuko Takenouchi (ep 7)
Takao Kishida (Nakamura Pro; eps 9, 19)
Takashi Noto (Nakamura Pro; 4 episodes
eps 4, 14, 24, 29
)

Takuya Suzuki (eps 21, 26, 28)
Tatsuya Suzuki (4 episodes
eps 21, 26, 28, 39
)

Tetsuhisa Matsuzaki (Nakamura Pro; 4 episodes
eps 4, 19, 29, 36
)

Tomoko Murakami (Nakamura Pro; eps 4, 19)
Yumiko Iwasaki (Studio Ten; eps 3, 8)
In-Between Check:
Takuya Suzuki (eps 39, 46, 48)
Tatsuya Suzuki (ep 42)
Key Animation:
Akira Oguro (10 episodes
eps 1, 7, 12, 15, 21, 27, 32, 38, 44, 48
)

Asako Nishida (7 episodes
eps 5, 17, 22, 28, 34, 39, 46
)

Eiko Yamauchi (ep 32)
Emiko Momose (Nakamura Pro; eps 24, 36)
Hatsue Nakayama (eps 12, 27, 32)
Hirokazu Hisayuki (Nakamura Pro; 4 episodes
eps 24, 29, 47-48
)

Hiroshi Yoneda (eps 7, 12, 21)
Hirotoshi Takaya (ep 35)
Hiroyuki Okuno (eps 5, 11)
Hitoshi Waragai (Studio Dub; ep 1)
Kazuhiro Itakura (Nakamura Pro; eps 4, 9, 14)
Kazuhiro Nakano (AD Cosmo; ep 2)
Kazutaka Ozaki (ep 32)
Keiji Gotō (6 episodes
eps 12, 17, 21, 28, 32, 38
)

Ken Ōtsuka
Ken Sakuma (eps 12, 28, 34)
Kenji Nakagawa (Studio Dub; ep 1)
Manabu Fukazawa (Nakamura Pro; eps 4, 9)
Masaaki Iwane (8 episodes
eps 5, 11, 19-20, 24-25, 29, 34
)

Masahiko Itojima (ep 32)
Masahiko Kaneda (Nakamura Pro; eps 4, 9)
Masahiro Naoi (AD Cosmo; ep 2)
Masahiro Yamane (eps 21, 44, 48)
Masami Ōbari (eps 7, 44)
Michinori Chiba (Nakamura Pro; 4 episodes
eps 19, 24, 29, 36
)

Nagisa Miyazaki (eps 5, 11)
Nobuyoshi Sasakado (8 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 18, 26, 31, 37, 43
)

Ryō Suzuki (ep 14)
Sawako Yamamoto (5 episodes
eps 11, 22, 28, 34, 39
)

Seiichi Nakatani (eps 39, 46)
Shigeru Katō (eps 7, 12, 21)
Takayuki Ishizuka (ep 14)
Tatsuya Satou (ep 21) 
Tetsuya Yanagisawa (Nakamura Pro; 5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 19, 24
)

Yasuhiro Irie (Nakamura Pro; eps 14, 19, 29)
Yasuhiro Oshima (eps 28, 34)
Yasushi Muraki (Uncredited Bank Animation)
Yasuyuki Noda (ep 14)
Yoshihiko Umakoshi (ep 41)
Yūko Itō (Studio Dub; ep 1)
Yutaka Nakamura (AD Cosmo; 4 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15
)

Opening Animation: Masami Ōbari (Solo work)
Photography:
Haruhiko Tsumura (Trans Arts)
Tomohiro Baba (Trans Arts)
Recording Adjustment: Akiyoshi Yoda
Sound Effects: Masahiro Shōji
Theme Song Performance:
Yasuko Kamoshita (OP)
Yukiyo Satō (ED)
Yasunori Matsumoto as Yuutarou

Chie Koujiro as Momoko
Daisuke Gouri as Draias
Ichirō Nagai as Dr. Amano
Junpei Takiguchi as Dr. Jango
Kazu Ikura as Kenta
Masako Katsuki as Kunie Yoshiko
Rie Iwatsubo as Haruka
Shigezō Sasaoka as Insp. Satsuda
Yū Shimaka as Zol

Keiko Tomochika as Akiko
Kiyoyuki Yanada as Shura
Kōji Totani as Guard Wing
Konami Yoshida as Akira
Kouji Tsujitani as Guard Rescue
Kōzō Shioya as Ace Baron
Mari Nakamura as Mother Maria (ep 40)
Masao Imanishi as Prof. Hillman (4 episodes
eps 13, 35, 47-48
)
Mika Kanai as Mayumi
Naoki Bandō as Guard Star
Naoki Makishima as Guard Fire
Reiko Suzuki as Chichik
Ryūji Nakagi as Mr. Onihira

Japanese companies
Animation Direction: Nakamura Production (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14-15, 19, 24, 29, 36, 41, 47
)

Editing: YA Stuff
Film Developing: Tokyo Laboratory
Key Animation:
AD Cosmo (8 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40
)

Galaxy Production (eps 16, 23, 33)
Nakamura Production (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14-15, 19, 24, 29, 36, 41, 47
)

Studio Dub (ep 1)
Photography: Trans Arts Co.
Recording Studio: Seion Studio

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