Dinosaur Expedition Born Free is a TV series made by Tsuburaya Productions.[1]
Creation[]
The show was the first in the Tsuburaya Dinosaur Trilogy and because Tsuburaya was filming Pro-Wres no Hoshi Azteckaiser, they could not have the show in live-action. Nippon Sunrise (known as Sunrise, Inc. currently a part of Bandai Namco Filmworks) did the animation. Paleontologist Ikuo Kobata criticized Tsuburaya for using costumes with the "Godzilla" posture, so Tsuburaya used stop-motion to have accurate dinosaurs.
A main inspiration for creating the series was the discovery of Taniwhasaurus (Ezo Mikasa Ryu) in 1976. At the time they thought the mosasaur was a tyrannosaur which explains the inaccurate Ezomikasa Dragon.
Synopsis[]
Due to an anomaly on Earth, ancient dinosaurs that had secretly survived deep underground emerged on the surface. In order to protect these dinosaurs from a group trying to exterminate them and from the nefarious hands seeking profit, the Bone free Team was formed. They travel around the world on a mission to safeguard these prehistoric creatures.[1]
Kaiju[]
- Giant Ammonite
- Brontosaurus
- Allosaurus
- Tyrannosaurus
- Triceratops
- Trachodon
- Stegosaurus
- Iguanodon
- Pteranodon
- Gorgosaurus
- Troodon
- Ankylosaurus
- Polacanthus
- Monoclonius
- Brachiosaurus
- Corythosaurus
- Diplodocus
- Ezomikasa Dragon
Cast[]
- Joji Kitayama : Katsuji Mori
- Akira Gonda : Shingo Kanemoto
- Saburo Koyama : Kyonosuke Kami
- Reiko Maki : Yoko Kuri
- Masao Masaki : Kazue Takahashi
- Doctor Masaki : Yoshiaki Nemoto /Shinji Nakae
- Kumiko Kimura : Sakiko Kato
- King Butler : Junpei Takiguchi
- Glen : Hiroshi Ikaida
- Sammy : Akira Murayama
- Lady Butler : Wakako Ikeda
- Rick : Tetsuo Mizutori
Legacy[]
FNS Chikyu Tokusotai Dybastar (FNS地球特捜隊ダイバスター), a 2005-2009 late-night anime is a parody of Dinosaur Expedition Born Free.
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