Tomino is noted for directing several well-known anime series throughout his career, such as his most notable work, the Mobile Suit Gundam series, beginning in 1979, and which was later followed onto numerous sequels, spinoffs and merchandising franchises, Aura Battler Dunbine, Brave Raideen ( in which he directed the first 26 episodes ), and numerous others.

Raideen is also historically noteworthy for being one of the first transforming giant robots ( Goldar, from Ambassador Magma, was an earlier character, although Goldar's transformation from robot to rocket ship was not a detailed mechanical transformation ).

The diecast toy version of Raideen, released in Japan in 1975 by Popy, was the first true transforming robot toy.

Brave Raideen was the first anime mecha work of anime director and writer Yoshiyuki Tomino, better known as the creator of Gundam.

*" Raideen " was named after the sumo wrestler " Raiden Tameemon ".

" This series was notably different than the original, more akin to a Super Sentai series or Tekkaman Blade than the original Raideen.

The Stateside push was sponsored by Honolulu-based Marukai Trading Co., Ltd., who distributed a large line of Japanese-produced merchandise ( as well as some Hawaii-produced items, such as tee-shirts ) to local retailers in localities airing Brave Raideen — including Popy's Jumbo Machinder ( which may account for Mattel's launching of the popular Shogun Warriors line in the U. S .), according to author August Ragone.

* The Brave Raideen series is renowned in Japan as the first to include a giant robot whose origins are mystical rather than scientific ; Raideen itself is in fact portrayed as a sentient being.

Raideen, the giant robot-like protector of the lost continent of Mu, senses the evil presence and awakens within its golden pyramid.

In 1975, Tomino worked on Brave Raideen, his first mecha work, in which he directed the first 26 episodes.

The Tubes ' live shows in the late 1970s and early 1980s were rife with allusions to mainstream film ( Dr. Strangelove, Rollerball, Saturday Night Fever, Grease ), then-forgotten B-movies ( Wild Women of Wongo, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman ), music ( Tom Jones, punk rock, a medley of Nelson Riddle television themes ), contemporary pop culture ( Patty Hearst, the Viking program ), television ( Let's Make a Deal, Fernwood 2Nite, the anime Raideen ), and literature ( Nelson Algren's A Walk on the Wild Side ), presaging the subcultural reverence and over-the-top theatricality of later groups like The World / Inferno Friendship Society.

In 1973 he played the title character in Babel II, and then went on to play the lead role in many Super Robot anime, such as Nagare Ryou in Getter Robo, Akira Hibiki in Yuusha Raideen, Jimmy Orion in Mechander Robo, and Takuma Ichimonji in Wakusei Danguard Ace.

Later in 1976, Brave Raideen began running on KMUV TV-31 in Sacramento, CA ( Sunday nights ; timeslot to be confirmed ), as part of the station's Japanese-American programming.

The original toy figures of Raideen ( spelled " Raydeen ") were introduced to the U. S. market as part of the Shogun Warriors toyline during late 1970s under the Mattel brand, as well as the Marvel comic book based on said toyline.

* According to RahXephon director Yutaka Izubuchi, the similarity of designs and powers of the title robots and the basic plots of RahXephon and Raideen are intentional.

In fact, he is considered one of the earliest Transformers, even before the anime super robot, Brave Raideen, which set the standard for the genre.

It is soon revealed that Akira is a descendant of the ancient people of Mu who must help Raideen save the Earth.

Akira enters the robot by way of a ramp, accelerating his motorcycle into the robot's head and assuming control of Raideen from an internal cockpit.

A 38 episode remake aired as " Raideen the Superior " ( 超者ライディーン ; Chōja Raidīn ) in 1996.

Brave Raideen is considered the first super robot anime to reach a large U. S. audience directly.

He attained a reputation for brawn and audacity after a very competitive wrestling match to which he was challenged by the renowned leader of a group of ruffians, " the Clary's Grove boys ".

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Riversleigh, in Queensland, is one of Australia's most renowned fossil sites and was recorded as a World Heritage site in 1994.

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But probably the most influential and original of these schools was the Chan sect, which had an even stronger impact in Japan as the Zen sect.

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Braudel's work came to define a " second " era of Annales historiography and was very influential throughout the 1960s and 1970s, especially for his work on the Mediterranean region in the era of Philip II of Spain.

The book was highly influential in introducing comparative studies ( in this case France and England ), as well as long durations (" longue durée ") studies spanning several centuries, even up to a thousand years, downplaying short-term events.

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