Appearances in Other Media
A number of characters and robots from the Tetsujin 28 series appeared in Giant Robo: The Animation, an original video animation series that was based on many of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's works. Kenji Murasame appears as an immortal special agent in Paris. In the manga Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Burned, Chief Otsuka, Ryusaku and Kenji Murasame appear throughout the battles. In one of the Giant Robo parodic spin-off OVAs, the "Ginrei Special", a version of the original Tetsujin appears under the name "Jintetsu." As well, in the third OVA, there is a Shotaro lookalike named Ruudo who lives in the desert.
In both the anime and manga of Akira, the main character is named Shotaro Kaneda, and there is also a Colonel Shikishima. Tetsuo is also the name of Kaneda's friend and eventual nemesis and Akira himself is marked with a serial number of 28.
The anime was also spoofed on an Saturday Night Live parody from TV Funhouse called Torboto, in which there is a Tetsujin lookalike that is fitted with torture devices. Torboto ends up torturing at Guantanamo Bay detention camp, and George W. Bush and Dick Cheney appear drawn in a style very close to Yokoyama's.
Tetsujin 28 gets a mention in 20th Century Boys manga series.
Toys of the robot are featured in the original Macross series and in episode 22 of the Dirty Pair series.
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