Beast King GoLion

Beast King GoLion
Golion DVD cover from Media Blasters
百獣王ゴライオン
(Hyaku Jūō Goraion)
GenreMecha, post-apocalyptic
Created bySaburō Yatsude
Anime television series
Directed byKatsuhiko Taguchi
Produced byItaru Orita
Written bySusumu Takaku
Music byMasahisa Takeichi
StudioToei Animation
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo Channel 12
Original run March 4, 1981 (1981-03-04) February 24, 1982 (1982-02-24)
Episodes52 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written byYoshiki Tsuchiyama
Published byTokuma Shoten
MagazineTV Land
DemographicChildren
Original runApril 1981February 1982

Beast King GoLion (百獣王ゴライオン, Hyaku Jūō Goraion, The King of Hundred Beasts GoLion) is a Japanese super mecha anime television series. The animation from GoLion was edited and trimmed to create the version of the American series Voltron: Defender of the Universe, with new names and dialogue. In 2008, GoLion was released on Region 1 DVD in three volumes. To coincide with the anime's original run, a manga adaptation by Yoshiki Tsuchiyama was serialized in TV Land (テレビランド, Terebi Rando).[citation needed]