Infini-T Force (インフィニティーフォース, Infinitī Fōsu) is a Japanese 3DCG anime series featuring a crossover between characters from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Casshan, Hurricane Polymar and Tekkaman: The Space Knight, all series produced by Tatsunoko Production in the 1970s. The new series is a co-production between Tatsunoko and Digital Frontier and aired from October 3 to December 26, 2017.
Infini-T Force | |
インフィニティーフォース (Infinitī Fōsu) | |
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Manga | |
Infini-T Force: Arc to the Future | |
Written by | Ukyō Kodachi |
Illustrated by | Tatsuma Ejiri |
Published by | Hero's Inc. |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Monthly Hero's |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 31, 2015 – December 25, 2020 |
Volumes | 10 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Kiyotaka Suzuki |
Written by | Toshiya Ono |
Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
Studio | Tatsunoko Digital Frontier |
Licensed by | |
Original network | ytv, NTV, FBS, STV, HTV, MMT, SDT, CTV |
English network | |
Original run | October 3, 2017 – December 26, 2017 |
Episodes | 12 |
Anime film | |
Gekijōban Infini-T Force: Gatchaman Saraba Tomo yo | |
Directed by | Jun Matsumoto |
Written by | Jun Kumagai |
Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
Studio | Tatsunoko Digital Frontier |
Licensed by | |
Released | February 24, 2018 |
Runtime | 90 minutes |
Emi is a seventeen-year-old girl living in Shibuya, Tokyo. Her father is always away with work and she's grown listless. Suddenly, a twist of fate involving a certain magical item changes everything. A mysterious pencil, of all things, is linked to the appearance of heroes from another world! Could this be the start to the excitement she's so desperately craving, or is there something more?
The anime was announced on March 26, 2016. It was inspired by the manga of the same name, but follows an original story.[6] Kiyotaka Suzuki directed the series, while Toshiya Ono supervised scripts. Oh! great designed the original character concepts, Koji Nakakita handled the suit and mechanical designs, and Keiichi Sato designed the original hero concepts.[3] The anime aired as part of NTV's AnichU one-hour programming block.[4] The opening theme is "To be continued ... " performed by Flumpool and the ending theme is "Tick-Tock" performed by Edda.[7] Viz Media announced during Anime Weekend Atlanta that they have licensed both the anime series and the film.[8] It is being streamed on Tubi TV.[9]
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Isolated Flower" | October 3, 2017 |
2 | "Immediate Family" | October 10, 2017 |
3 | "Intelligent Fury" | October 17, 2017 |
4 | "Imaginary Friend" | October 24, 2017 |
5 | "Invincible Future" | October 31, 2017 |
6 | "Infini-T Force" | November 7, 2017 |
7 | "Insane Father" | November 14, 2017 |
8 | "Inner Frustration" | November 21, 2017 |
9 | "In Flux" | November 28, 2017 |
10 | "Ignition Flame" | December 5, 2017 |
11 | "Independent Flower" | December 19, 2017 |
12 | "I'll Find" | December 26, 2017 |
The manga was serialized in Hero's Inc.'s Monthly Hero's magazine from October 31, 2015 to December 25, 2020.[6] It was written by Ukyō Kodachi and illustrated by Tatsuma Ejiri. Udon Entertainment announced during their Anime Expo 2017 panel that they have licensed the manga.[10]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | April 5, 2016 | 978-4-86468-454-5 | September 26, 2017 | 978-1-77-294050-3 |
2 | October 5, 2016 | 978-4-86468-475-0 | March 13, 2018 | 978-17-7294051-0 |
3 | April 5, 2017 | 978-4-86468-496-5 | October 30, 2018 | 978-1-77-294063-3 |
4 | October 5, 2017 | 978-4-86468-520-7 | December 25, 2018 | 978-1-77-294087-9 |
5 | February 5, 2018 | 978-4-86468-540-5 | — | — |
6 | October 5, 2018 | 978-4-86468-592-4 | — | — |
7 | April 5, 2019 | 978-4-86468-634-1 | — | — |
8 | November 5, 2019 | 978-4-86468-676-1 | — | — |
9 | May 15, 2020 | 978-4-86468-720-1 | — | — |
10 | February 5, 2021 | 978-4-86468-766-9 | — | — |
A theatrical film, Infini-T Force the Movie: Gatchaman - Farewell My Friend (劇場版 Infini-T Force/ガッチャマン さらば友よ, Infini-T Force Movie: Gatchaman - Saraba Tomo yo), was released on February 24, 2018. It is distributed by Shochiku and Square Enix. The cast of the TV series reprises their roles, with the addition of Kazuma Suzuki as Joe Asakura / Gatchaman G-02 of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.[2][11] Viz Media released the film on Blu-ray in the U.S. on January 5, 2021.[12]