Balatack

About Balatack

Looking for background on Balatack (超人戦隊バラタック)? This adventure, mecha and sci-fi series by Toei Animation and Oh! Production (1977) starts out like this. What the story covers: Late at night, at a lake surrounded by a peaceful forest, an unexplained spaceship landed on the water. The group that emerged from that ship kidnapped the head of space engineering, Professor Katou, and his family.

Along the way, the Professor's second son, American football player Yuuji, who had run away from home was in the middle of a game and knew nothing of what had happened. The four young people watching him were Mark, Dickey, Franco, and Yuri. They were a team of four psychics who had been training in a hidden base.

In an adventure series like this, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. Yuuji Katou (Yuuji Mitsuya) and Dickey (Hiroya Ishimaru) are two of the characters you will meet early. This one is best suited to anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling. At 31 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Toei Animation and Oh! Production, so the studio's house style defines how Balatack looks and moves on screen. Within the adventure category, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. With a 6.1/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Yuuji Mitsuya voicing Yuuji Katou gives the lead role a recognizable voice. It aired in 1977, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.