Invincible Robot Trider G7

むてきろぼ とらいだーじーせぶん

Aired: 1980 - 1981

A television anime produced by Nippon Sunrise for Nagoya TV and broadcast on TV Asahi affiliates, this giant-robot series is best remembered for its singular premise: its hero, the elementary-school-aged Watta Takeo, is not only a robot pilot but also the newly installed president of his late father's modest company, Takeo General Company. Each week Watta and his small crew defend Earth from alien invaders by piloting the colossal robot Trider G7 - while also taking on the more mundane jobs that keep their business afloat, from civil-engineering contracts to interstellar errand work, all with proper attention to overtime pay, travel expenses and employee welfare. By fusing the catharsis of giant-robot action with the dry humour of small-business management, Trider G7 marks a key inflection point in Sunrise's evolving approach to the mecha genre.