- published: 17 Mar 2007
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Thunderbirds 2086 (科学救助隊テクノボイジャー, Kagaku Kyūjo Tai Tekunoboijā, Scientific Rescue Team TechnoVoyager) is a Japanese anime series loosely inspired by the original Gerry Anderson Supermarionation series Thunderbirds. The series was dubbed in English by ITC Entertainment, the original company who produced Thunderbirds, but is not officially recognised as part of Thunderbirds canon, due to the non-involvement of either Gerry or Sylvia Anderson. In addition to the English dub, the series contains music and sound effects from Anderson's series Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90, UFO and Space:1999. A total of 24 episodes were produced, but only 18 were shown on Fuji TV in 1982.
Not a Gerry Anderson production, but instead an anime interpretation of the original Thunderbirds set in the (further) far future. Classic anime and a great reinvention.
Spreading the TB LOVE with what I think is the original opening title sequence to Technovoyager, the Japanese anime that was eventually reworked by ITC America into Thunderbirds 2086.
I'm unable to comment below without creating a Google Plus account. Glad everyone enjoys the videos but they are the only ones I have besides the other common episodes. The three episodes we would all like to see actually do exist. How do I know? I asked David Gregg, who worked on the show in North America. He actually is still in the biz in New York City a few blocks from where I live and work. Unfortunately he has nothing archived whatsoever. Mr. Gregg mentioned that all 24 episodes were completed and broadcast at one point in the U.S. market. The episodes I have were all from showings in the early morning on the weekends via Showtime. Another note is that I ran across a VHS tape that had one common episode and -UFO- but it was a Japanese release. It was listed on Amazon in Japan ...
International Rescue set out into space to rescue the captain of the space colony Rosa-Dante, but this puts Dylan through memories of when his friend once saved his life.
Dylan joins the space patrol to track down a renegade rider who is on the run.
An aircraft carrying an illegal shipment of dangerous chemicals being transported by Agent Ultra crashes into the ocean, spilling the chemicals close to a top secret underwater research laboratory that is breeding valuable marine life. The Thunderbirds are sent to the lab in order to clean up the chemical spillage and prevent the deaths of the near-extinct animals present there.