# Spectreman [ENG Dub - Full Series & Extras] # SD quality. *This is the ~~only~~ best copy of the English dub I could find, please comment if you have a better quality copy to share!* This copy of Spectreman IS available elsewhere, but may be of interest to the Nyaa community specifically. Thanks to those who seed, it is appreciated! __Spectreman (スペクトルマン Supekutoruman?) is a tokusatsu sci-fi TV series. Produced by P Productions and created by producer Souji Ushio, this series aired on Fuji TV from January 2, 1971 to March 25, 1972 with a total of 63 episodes (divided into three segments), not counting the pre-series pilot episode. This was the first major superhero show of the 1970s. The first segment was called Space Apeman Gori (宇宙猿人ゴリ - Uchû Enjin Gori) which lasted for the first 21 episodes, the second segment was called Space Apeman Gori Vs. Spectreman (宇宙猿人ゴリ対スペクトルマン - Uchû Enjin Gori tai Supekutoruman]) and lasted for episodes 22 through 39, and the final segment was Spectreman (スペクトルマン - Supekutoruman).__  Regarding the United States release: The entire 63-episode Spectreman series was dubbed into English and syndicated to television stations across North America, including Superstation TBS, starting in the fall of 1978 (more than seven years after the Japanese premiere). The English dubbing was co-written and performed by character actor Mel Welles, who is best known for his performance in the original film version of The Little Shop of Horrors. While the US version is faithful to the original show for the most part, the most notable change is the new theme song created by a song writing team using the song "The First Day of Forever" from the album Awakening by the Mystic Moods Orchestra.[1] The instrumental version was used as a substitute for the Japanese language theme song, and was played over action scenes. The instrumental version of the Japanese theme song was usually left alone. Other changes were edits to remove some of the violence considered too intense for a US children's show at the time. The dialog was sometimes altered to add some of Mr. Welles' offbeat humor. While once available on VHS, the US version has not been released on DVD.