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Ambassador Magma

Seen it?

1993 | 1 seasons | 25 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Samurai Jack or Regular Show, start here.
The mood
Feel-good, mind-bending.
The pace
1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 5 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

The alien invader Goa plots to conquer planet Earth. He first warns the Murakami family (father Atsushi, mother Tomoko, and son Mamoru) of their invasion, and demonstrates his powers by transporting them to a prehistoric jungle and destroying a giant dinosaur before their very eyes. But they will not agree to surrender to Goa, so hope comes in the form of Magma, an armored, golden giant with long hair and antennae. He and his human-sized wife Mol — both created by the wizard Earth — are sent to defend our world against Goa. They befriend Atsushi and Mamoru, the latter has Magma emotionally touched since he wanted to have a child with Mol, so Earth creates a duplicate of Mamoru, named Gam Earth, and gives Mamoru a whistle, with which he can call Gam, Mol, and Magma in times of crisis. So when Goa unleashes his various daikaiju, chances are, Magma, Mol, and Gam will fly to the rescue.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 15K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Osamu Tezuka

  • Akio OtsukaMagma (voice)
  • Masami KikuchiMamoru Murakami (voice)
  • Naoko MatsuiSayaka Omemora (voice)
  • Akira IshidaGum (voice)
  • Hidetoshi NakamuraFumiaki Asuka (voice)