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| Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger | |
 Cover of the first DVD volume. | |
| SF西遊記 スタージンガー (Esu Efu Saiyūki Sutājingā) | |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
| Created by | Leiji Matsumoto |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yugo Serikawa |
| Written by | Tatsuo Tamura Mitsuru Majima Sukehiro Tomita |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | April 2, 1978 – August 24, 1979 |
| Episodes | 73 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Tsunekiyo Otani |
| Written by | Sukehiro Tomita |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 17, 1979 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Leiji Matsumoto |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Bōken Ō |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1979 – 1980 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger (SF西遊記スタージンガー, Esu Efu Saiyūki Sutājingā), known as Spaceketeers in the United States, is an anime series produced by Toei Animation. It is a sci-fi remake/adaptation of Wu Cheng'en's fantasy novel Journey to the West. It was directed by Yugo Serikawa and written by Leiji Matsumoto. It aired in Fuji TV in Japan from April 2, 1978, to August 24, 1979. In the United States, it was referred to as Spaceketeers and was part of Jim Terry's Force Five series. In the United Kingdom, it was referred to as Sci-Bots on VHS releases. In Latin America, it was known as El Galáctico.