Season 1 • Episode 38
LatestBlue Comet SPT Layzner, sometimes translated as Blue Meteor SPT Layzner, is an anime series produced by Sunrise and Tatsunoko Production between 1985 and 1986. Its original creator was Ryousuke Takahashi of Armored Trooper Votoms fame who served as the writer and wrote the scripts for such shows as Panzer World Galient, Tetsuwan Atom, Zero Tester, Fang of the Sun Dougram, Cyborg 009, Gasaraki and Blue Gender.
Direction
Takahashi's real robot philosophy: machines break, people shatter.
Writing
The infamous episode 38 that never was—imagine ending on episode 37.
Score
Hiroshi Ogasawara's synths scream 1985 cosmic loneliness.
Creator
Ryosuke Takahashi
Kazuhiko Inoue
Eiji Asuka (voice)
Hiroko Emori
Anna Stephanie (voice)
Hideyuki Umezu
David Rutherford (voice)
Katsumi Toriumi
Roanne Demitrich (voice)
Fumi Hirano
Simone Reflann (voice)
Keiko Toda
Dr. Elizabeth Clabery
Mari Yokoo
Julia Asuka
Kaneto Shiozawa
Le-Cain
Eriko Hara
Rei
Masashi Hirose
Gosterro
Takeshi Watabe
Admiral Gresco
Run Sasaki
Karla Egiel
Kozo Shioya
Manjuro
Masaharu Sato
Getey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Layzner premiered during peak Cold War tension; its 'Grados' occupation mirrors Soviet fears in Japanese media.
The series was cancelled mid-air—episodes 38-41 exist only as audio dramas and magazine summaries, making the 'complete' ending a fan reconstruction.
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