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Space Adventure Cobra

Space Cobra

1982, TV, 31 eps, 75%, Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Recommended by 6 Captain Future fans on AniList. The same kind of story: ragtag crews in space.

Seeking reprieve from a painfully ordinary 9-to-5 existence, mild-mannered office worker Johnson visits the TM corporation, a company that sells virtual dreams. In Johnson's dream adventure, he's the notorious space pirate Cobra! Accompanied by his android partner Lady Armaroid,…

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    1981, TV, 26 eps, 67%

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  19. Cover of Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
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About Captain Future

1978, TV, 52 eps, 70%

Curtis Newton, aka Captain Future, is an orphan. His parents died in their artificial satellite while he was an infant. His father was a scientist, who has abandoned earth for the satellite to dedicate his life for science along with his aging friend the genius Dr Simon Wright. Wright senses his death, and decides to implant his brain in a mechanical container. They both manufactured a superior robot and an android. Captain future dedicated his life to fight evil along with his three men, the brain, android, and robot.

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