Event

PROTECTORS OF THE UNIVERSE

(aka Super Teukgeup Mazinger 7)
Dir. Gyu-hong Lee, 1983
73 minutes, South Korea
dubbed in English

In the far reach of space, a new star evokes. At that very moment, a horrible roaring sweeps across the universe. This sudden roaring, like a helpless howling, breaks the peace of the universe.

Antarichi, a planet of peace and perfection, is overtaken by a greedy bionic human Alfred. Opposing the belief of his creator Casiofia, he attempts to conquer the Universe. His first step is to destroy the city Orion.

Kanann, King of city Orion, is shocked by the sudden attempt of the new born star. He finds no way to combat so he sends out SuperSpeeder to seek help from earth.

A fierce and bloody battle begins. With the reunion of Super Speeder and Mazinger 7 and a group of brave warriors, Alfred if finally defeated. The bionic human is exploded and the colony destroyed. City Orion is rebuilt and Universe is back to peace, Thanks to the Protectors of the Universe.

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From the far reaches of the dollar bin comes four more bargain basement Korean anime productions from the 80s and 90s, dubbed in lackluster English by Joseph Lai of Hong Kong. Featuring minimal animation and plenty of recycled footage from other Lai pickups, as well more than a few nods (or swipes, if your nasty) from popular Japanese anime of the era (and occasionally an inexplicable cameo from a b-list Marvel Comics villain or two). Despite their budgetary limitations, sometimes nonsensical stories, unmenacing alien invaders with names like "Andrew," annoying whiny robots and dumb space kids, these films have a certain rotten charm and are sure to hold your attention in a "what the hell could possibly happen next?"
kind of way (and , when the hell happens next, in a "hm, that was pretty neat" kind of way).

Film descriptions taken from the original dollar store DVD packages.