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{{Short description|American adaptation of five anime television series}}
{{For|the 1981 film|Force: Five}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2015}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{infobox television
| image                = Force Five Series.jpg
| caption              =
| runtime              = 23 minutes
| director             = Jim Terry<br>Collins Walker
| writer               = {{Plain list|
* Collins Walker
* Mike Haller
* Lynn Garrison
}}
| creator              = {{Plain list|
* [[Go Nagai]]{{efn|Original creator of ''Gaiking'', ''Starvengers'' and ''Grandizer''.}}
* [[Leiji Matsumoto]]{{efn|Original creator of ''Danguard Ace'' and ''Spaceketeers''.}}
}}
| based_on             = ([[#Force Five series|see below]])
| producer             = Jim Terry
| editor               = Stewart Nelsen
| starring             = 
| narrated             = 
| theme_music_composer = 
| music                = [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
| country              = {{Plain list|
* [[United States]]
* [[Japan]] {{small|({{abbr|o.v.|Original version}})}}
}}
| company              = {{Plain list|
* Jim Terry Productions{{efn|Former American Way.}}
* [[Toei Animation]]
}}
| network              = [[Television syndication|First-run syndication]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1980|09|08}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1981|12|04}}<!-- Original run only -->
| num_series           = 5
| num_episodes         = 130 (286 in original versions) 
}}

'''''Force Five''''' is an American adaptation of five different [[anime]] television series. In the [[United States]], this series was primarily shown only in [[New England]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[Virginia]], though it did make brief appearances in other markets, such as [[Texas]], and [[Northern California]] on [[KICU-TV|KICU-TV 36]]. It was also shown in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada on [[CFMT-TV|CFMT channel 47]] and in [[Asia]] on [[Star Plus]] during the 1990s. It was produced by Jim Terry and his company American Way, and it consisted of five imported Japanese giant robot serials (originally produced in the mid-1970s by [[Toei Animation]]) in response to the popularity of the [[Shogun Warriors (toys)|Shogun Warriors]] toy collection. [[Mattel]] was one of the sponsors of the series.

In an [[anthology]] style, the five shows were broadcast simultaneously with one episode of each serial assigned a specific weekday. Additionally, all of the shows were edited into two-hour films and marketed on video tape by [[Family Home Entertainment]]. In the [[UK]], Krypton Force released several of these programmes but under different series titles.

==''Force Five'' series==
'''''Force Five''''' consisted of the following five series:
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!! style="width: 5%;" class="unsortable" |#
!! style="width: 30%;" class="unsortable" |Series
!! style="width: 15%;" class="unsortable" |{{abbr|No.|Number}} of<br>episodes
!! style="width: 35%;" class="unsortable" |{{nowrap|Adaptation of}}
!! style="width: 15%;" class="unsortable" |{{abbr|No.|Number}} of<br>episodes
|-
! 1
| '''''Force Five: Gaiking'''''
| 26
| ''[[Dino Mech Gaiking|Dino-Mech Gaiking]]'' (1976)
| 44
|-
! 2
| '''''Force Five: Danguard Ace'''''
| 26
| ''[[Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace|Planetary Robot Danguard Ace]]'' (1977)
| 56
|-
! 3
| '''''Force Five: Starvengers'''''
| 26
| ''[[Getter Robo G]]'' (1975)
| 39
|-
! 4
| '''''Force Five: Grandizer'''''
| 26
| ''[[UFO Robot Grendizer]]'' (1975)
| 74
|-
! 5
| '''''Force Five: Spaceketeers'''''
| 26
| ''[[Starzinger|Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger]]'' (1978)
| 73
|-
|}

Originally, ''[[Great Mazinger]]'' was meant to be among the five shows, but at the last minute was swapped out for ''[[Starzinger]]''.

==Notes==
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==External links==
* [http://www.absoluteanime.com/force_five/index.htm Absolute Anime profile ''Force Five'' television show]

{{Animated television series created for syndication}}

[[Category:1980 American animated television series debuts]]
[[Category:1985 American television series endings]]
[[Category:1980s American animated television series]]
[[Category:1980s American anthology television series]]
[[Category:1980s American children's television series]]
[[Category:American children's animated anthology television series]]
[[Category:American English-language television shows]]
[[Category:First-run syndicated animated television series]]
[[Category:Mecha anime and manga]]
[[Category:American television series based on Japanese television series]]