Space Warriors - Battle for Earth Station S-1...
Way before anime in the form we all know and love had established itself, one of my early VHS purchases was Space Warriors - Battle for Earth Station S-1...
Originally released as Space Warriors Baldios in Japan circa 1980, the version released in the US in the late '80's, was badly hacked and is missing about 20 minutes (the running time had been shortened to about 97 minutes from 117 minutes).
By the way, according to Akemi's Anime World, there were, in fact, two "Space Warriors" features produced for the U.S. market. The other feature is based on source material from Locke the Superman: Lord Leon (not to be confused with the Locke the Superman movie).
Space Warriors - Battle for Earth Station S-1 was so horribly butchered for the children's cartoon market that it turned out to be absolutely forgettable. I used to have the dubbed VHS version. I gave Space Warriors - Battle for Earth Station S-1 a 0 out of 5. In the aftermath of the Ultimate Otaku Fall Cleanup, I decided not to keep Space Warriors - Battle for Earth Station S-1 in my archive.
According to The Complete Anime Guide by Trish Ledoux and Doug Ranney (page 152). ISBN# 0-9649542-5-7...AN ENEMY SO DIRTY, THEY'VE CONDEMNED THEIR ENTIRE PLANET! Instead of cleaning up their own nuclear waste, Planet S-1 brings their dirty work to Earth. Their military rulers want to knock us all off so their dying world can relocate here. Flying against fate, an S-1 rebel tries to defect to our side. But can a desperate and divided World Federation welcome him with open arms? Is this young Marlon Radon an ally or a spy? Can his robot ship Baldios and our Blue Strike Force unite to defeat The Red Fighters? And will it even matter if the impending doom arrives ahead of schedule? It's space war, fought on the environmental front. The ultimate battle for survival.
Space Warriors Baldios... First broadcast in Japan as a 1980-81 television series, an abbreviated story line and missing episodes prompted Japanese fans to demand a theatrical sequel to tie up the loose ends, thus this full-length, 117-minute film.
Originally released as Space Warriors Baldios in Japan circa 1980, the version released in the US in the late '80's, was badly hacked and is missing about 20 minutes (the running time had been shortened to about 97 minutes from 117 minutes).By the way, according to Akemi's Anime World, there were, in fact, two "Space Warriors" features produced for the U.S. market. The other feature is based on source material from Locke the Superman: Lord Leon (not to be confused with the Locke the Superman movie).
Space Warriors - Battle for Earth Station S-1 was so horribly butchered for the children's cartoon market that it turned out to be absolutely forgettable. I used to have the dubbed VHS version. I gave Space Warriors - Battle for Earth Station S-1 a 0 out of 5. In the aftermath of the Ultimate Otaku Fall Cleanup, I decided not to keep Space Warriors - Battle for Earth Station S-1 in my archive.
