Product Details

• Directors: Yugo Serikawa
• Writers: Leiji Matsumoto, Osamu Tezuka, Tatsuo Murata
• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Parade Video
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 46 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630273990X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #346,073 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peak of cartoon history, October 10, 2001

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Christian Lowensprung (TRONDHEIM Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spaceketeers [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Yes, this truly is a gem. The english version is available on Amazon.com, and god bless Amazon.com for that. I only wish more episodes were available. Starzinger is the swedish version, I own all 6 casettes. Charming, humour, action, sad, yes, sometimes terrifying is Spaceketeers / Starzinger. The cartoon that tells the story of a galactic energy, that makes the world what it is. If this energy were to be detained, or reduced, it would seriously threaten the galaxy. Well, such a thing has happened. Life forms turn into monsters without not being evil in the first place, and evil forces lurk, as princess Aurora and her three lifeguards head out to restore the galactic energy.
The swedish version (Starzinger) is still available, but reducing fast. If they released the whole series on DVD it would truly be a miracle! Let this be a message to, if read by the creators or those responsible for this series, to re-release this series in its full form with soundtrack and all. This way, those of us who know this cartoon, and the unlucky ones who haven't seen it, can see it, again, again, again, for eons, and eons. And eons.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spaceketeers - the first two episodes, November 4, 2000

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Danny Olsson (Uppsala, Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spaceketeers [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Spaceketeers was a part of the "FORCE FIVE Show", produced by Jim Terry, and shown in New England between 1980-81.

FORCE FIVE showed 26 episodes of this japanese animation, and this VHS contains the first two of them, starting with "Aurora Accepts The Challange", followed by "The Invincible Warriors".

"Aurora accepts the challange" - An evil energy has begun to spread over the galaxy, and Aurora learns that she is the only one possessing the abilities to neutralize it. Before she begins her journey to the Dekos System - which is the source of this evil energy - she is given a protector: Jesse Dart. He is the most powerful cyborg in the galaxy, but he is also very disrespectful and undisciplined.

"The Invincible Warriors" - First, Aurora refuse Jesse's help because of his violent tendencies, but will she succeed with her mission without him? After almost getting killed by a grotesque liquid, and saved by Jesse, she realizes that he has to join her on the journey the Dekos, whether she likes it or not. It's just too dangerous to go alone. This is where the journey really begins, with Jesse and Aurora together heading towards the Dekos star system...

The only reason why I gave this title a 4 instead of a 5 is because I think it's a bit too short. There are many good things to say about Spaceketeers... Funny, exciting, sentimental and much more. I think this is the perfect movie for people all ages, and not just kids. So, if you're a parent and order this movie to your kid[~s], don't get surprised if you end up watching it with great enthusiasm yourself! I used to watch on this serie when i was younger, and it really gladden me when i found it on Amazon.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS SERIES ORIGINALLY CALLED STARZINGERS NEEDS TO BE RELEASED ON DVD!, January 27, 2006

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Geir Oddvarsson "Gersjann" (Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spaceketeers [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is my all-time favorite manga cartoon series. I want to give it 10 stars. Starzingers was aired in japan between 1978-1979 in 73 episodes and a movie. I need it all on dvd in originally japanese language with english subtitles. You hear me Amazon? Money is no object! This videocassette gets 0 stars because it has only 2 episodes.

You can buy the 6 previously released swedish cassettes on DVD now with 4 episodes each, but they start at episode 5 and doesnt contain the beginning of the show. They only released 24 episodes out of 73 so i wont reccomend buying them. You will beg for more and miss both the beginning and the end of the story. This story and action was seriously exciting and had groundbreaking animatian back in the late 70s when it came out.

Some of the episodes were aired in a show called: Force 5 in USA, but not all of them. And some were released in italy on VHS, but again not all of them. Thats total chaos. Why did they air on television and release on vhs an uncomplete series? I guess it was different times back then in the early eighties :(

Its a shame that such a great series was destroyed because of this. My dream is to be able to own and watch the entire series + the movie either in originally japanese language with english subtitles or with english dub on DVD.

But if you are one of the lucky ones that can speak English, Italien and Swedish you can try to buy all the different episodes from all 3 countries on VHS and watch it. I dont think thats the best way to do it though. :)

Again: Please, please, please...Amazon....call/write Toei animatian in Japan and beg them/give them a kick in the behind to release this series on DVD. I know a lot of guys who will buy this series instantly if it became available. I personally think this is 10 times better than Robotech or Neon genesis evangelion which has been released on DVD several times over.