is a Japanese TV series written by Shotaro Ishinomori, co-produced by Toei Company and TV Asahi and aired on TV Asahi from July 8, 1978 to January 27, 1979, with a total of 27 episodes. It is a spin-off of the 1978 film Message from Space.Otaphysica - Memories of Message from Space: Galactic Battle
Cast
(Voice):
Suit actors Maboroshi: Jun Murakami Nagareboshi: Osamu Kaneda, Tsutomu Kitagawa
Staff +MESSAGE FROM SPACE SPACE WARSProducersKanetake Ochiai, Keizo Shichijo, Akimasa Ito, Masahide Shinozuka, Hubert ChonzuCreated byShotaro IshinomoriSerialized inShogakukan's "Televi-Kun", Kodansha's "TV Magazine", Tokuma Shoten's "TV Land"Written byMasaru Igami, Miyoko Nagase, Ayuko Anzai, Taku ErenMusicShunsuke Kikuchi & Kenichiro MoriokaTheme Song"Oh Braves Cross the Galaxy" "Love is Beyond the Stars"LyricsShotaro IshinomoriPerformed byIsao Sasaki, Columbia Male Choir Monologue Asao KoikeTheme From "Sankuokai"Éric ChardenStunts byJapan Action Enterprises StaffDirectors of PhotographySakuji Shiomi, Shozo Sakane, Yuhei Harada, Takeharu Kobayashi, Kiyoshi KitasakaLightingTokuji Wakaki, Keiichi Kano, Yasuo Otani, Yoshikazu Watanabe, Heisaku Kato, Tsuyoshi MugurumaSound RecordistsKoichi Sakamoto, Masayuki KatoArtAkira Takahashi (Cosmo Productions)Editing byTakeo ArakiScripter GirlsKyoko Kurokawa, Yuko Nishikawa, Yoshiko Ishida, Yoko MiruEquipment and DecoratingShigekazu Yoshioka, Yoshiaki Shiraishi, Terumasa Tabata, Shigeharu YamamotoAssistant DirectorsMitsukazu Kawamura, Hideo Suzuki, Kiyomi Yada, Yuji Takakura, Isamu Sone, Kazue Saito, Masaki GodaiBeauty & HairdressingTowa BeautyCostumesTamotsu Iwatuki, Muneyuki KurokiActing OfficersEiji Morimura, Takayasu Kuzuhara, Yoshiaki Yamashita, Masaru Fujiwara, Mamoru ShimokawaVFXMinoru NakanoSpecial Video ProgrammingCommodore JapanStunt ArrangersToshio Sugawara, Ikuo Miyoshi, Junnosuke Doi, Junji Yamaoka (JAC)Chief ManagersYoshio Yamamoto, Manshu Sugiura, Takahiro Tarayaka, Hiroshi Mazawa, Hiroshi Kanada, Susumu UjiSpecial ThanksNara DreamlandFilm ProcessingIMAGICA English Dubbing3B ProductionsMusic Sound DesignDoug Lackey, Joseph ZappalaAssociate Producer Supervising EditorMichael PartWritten, Produced and Directed byBunker JenkinsEditorFloyd IngramAdditional FXGeorge BuddPost ProductionGomillion Sound, American Film FactoryAnother Presentation fromNewhope Entertainment SFX UnitSFX Made BySpecial Effects Research LaboratoryPractical EffectsSubaru SuzukiDirector of PhotographySatoru TakanashiArt DirectorTetsuzo OsawaLightingAkiyoshi HijiProduced byYoshiyuki NakamuraDirectorNobuo Yajima Directed byMinoru Yamada, Tomoomi Yoda, Miki WakabayashiProduced byToei Company, TV AsahiIn Association withIDDH, France 2
Songs Opening theme
Lyrics: Composition and Arrangement: Artist: with
Ending theme
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Episodes
Manga adaptation A manga adaptation by Kaoru Shintani was published in Kodansha's TV Magazine from August to December 1978.
International broadcasts Message from Space: Galactic Wars was broadcast in the Philippines in the early 1980s under the title Space Wars. It also aired in 1979 in parts of Europe under the title San Ku Kaï. It aired in parts of Latin America in the early 80s under the title "Sankuokai". In the United States, the series was retitled Space Ninja and dubbed by 3B Productions (Tranzor Z), but released straight-to-video (there is no documentation, currently, of any television broadcast) in 1981. 3B produced a compilation feature, Swords of the Space Ark, which was aired on the Christian Broadcasting Network in 1983. In Indonesia, it aired on SCTV In Mid 90s under the name title Ksatria dari Zelda (Knight from Zelda (Not to be confused with Legend of Zelda). Toei promoted the series overseas as Message from Space: Galaxy Wars.
The French version's theme music for the opening and closing credits, different from the Japanese original one, was composed by Eric Charden.
DVD release During Otakon 2018, Discotek Media announced that they licensed the show for a one-disc SD on BD release. It was released on October 29, 2019, in Japanese with English subtitles.
In popular culture A television set playing an episode of Message from Space: Galactic Wars can be seen during a scene in the 2021 Netflix film Kate, which is set in Japan. The three main characters Hayato, Ballou and Ryu appear clearly during the scene.
References
External links Message from Space: Galactic Battle at Toei Tokusatsu BB Archives