Fall Anime/Tokusatsu "Thunderbirds Are Go" (tentative title) to preview episodes 1 and 2 on August 29!　First new series in 50 years

The TV animation/special effects series "Thunderbirds Are Go" (tentative title) has announced that it will be broadcasted in advance on August 29.

Thunderbirds Are Go" (tentative title) is a new TV series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the classic tokusatsu series "Thunderbirds," which began airing in the UK in 1965 and in Japan the following year in 1966, and has greatly influenced Japanese tokusatsu and animation, The new series is a co-production by ITV Studios, Pukeko Pictures, and Weta Workshop. While the previous series was a supermarionation using elaborate puppets, this time the characters and mecha are CG-animated, and some of the backgrounds were shot on miniature sets. In addition to the familiar characters from the previous film, new characters will also appear, making this a film that will be enjoyed by both fans of the previous film and newcomers. Incidentally, in the U.K., the series has been broadcast since April and has become a hot topic of conversation, garnering high viewer ratings.

The first and second episodes will be broadcast together as "New Thunderbirds: Volcanic Rim of the Pacific, Part 1 and Part 2" (tentative title) on NHK General from 10:00pm to 10:50pm on August 29, 2012. The main broadcast will begin in the fall.

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All copyright in the original Thunderbirds™ series is owned by ITC Entertainment Group Limited.