Combat Mecha Xabungle (1982-1983)

Premiere:
February 6, 1982

# of Seasons: 1

# of Episodes: 50

Finale:
January 29, 1983

Original Title:
戦闘メカ ザブングル

Alternate Titles:
Blue Gale Xabungle
Sentou Mecha Xabungle
Sentou Meka Zabunguru
Sentō Meka Zabunguru
Xabungle
戦闘メカザブングル

Genres:
Action & Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi & Fantasy | War & Politics | Western

Production Companies:
SUNRISE

Countries:
JP

Combat Mecha Xabungle, infrequently called Blue Gale Xabungle, is a mecha anime television series by Sunrise, and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It was broadcast on the Nagoya TV and TV Asahi networks at 5:30 PM each Saturday from February 6, 1982 through January 29, 1983. Promotional toys were produced by Clover. It also had a compilation movie called Xabungle Graffiti, which added a few minutes and a whole-new ending to the series.

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Art Direction:
Shigemi Ikeda

Character Designer:
Tomonori Kogawa

Color Designer:
Norimichi Yoshino

Director:
Yoshiyuki Tomino

Director of Photography:
Akio Saitou

Editor:
Kazuo Inoue
Yumiko Fuse

Mechanical Designer:
Kunio Okawara
Yutaka Izubuchi

Original Music Composer:
Koji Makaino

Original Story:
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Yoshitake Suzuki

Sound Director:
Sadayoshi Fujino

Sound Effects:
Michihiro Itou

Supervising Animation Director:
Tomonori Kogawa

Theme Song Performance:
Akira Kushida

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