Autumn anime "Thunderbirds Are Go" to air every Saturday evening on NHK General from October 3!　Rebroadcasts and special programs are also planned.

Broadcast information of "Thunderbirds Are Go," a TV animation/special effects series starting in the fall, has been announced.

Thunderbirds Are Go" 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 had a great impact on 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 are shot on miniature sets. In addition to the familiar characters from the old film, the new film features the first female pilot, Keiyo, who pilots the new mecha "Thunderbird S," and Shoji Kawamori, well-known for his work on the "Macross" series, participates as the mecha designer for the S. This will be enjoyed by both old and new fans of the old film. Incidentally, in the U.K., the series has been broadcast since April and has received high viewer ratings.

Broadcast information has now been revealed: the program will be broadcast on NHK General every Saturday from 17:35 to 17:58 starting October 3, and will be rebroadcast every Thursday from 0:40 to 1:03 starting November 5. In addition, a special program to enjoy the program more will be broadcast from 0:40 on October 29.