Skyers 5

Skyers 5 (スカイヤーズ５) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Tele-Cartoon Japan. It aired from October to December 1967, with twelve episodes releasing. A manga adaptation by Takashi Ishibashi and Noboru Kawasaki, who also served as the character designer for both anime series, was also released.

Skyers 5
screenshot from the 1960s anime
スカイヤーズ５
Genre	Science fiction, action
Manga
Written by	Takeshi Ishibashi
Illustrated by	Noboru Kawasaki
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Shōnen Book
Original run	1966 – 1968
Anime television series
Directed by	Haruji Sasaki Haruyuki Kawajima
Music by	Ichiro Tsukasa
Studio	Tele-Cartoon Japan
Original network	TBS
Original run	October 4, 1967 – December 27, 1967
Episodes	12
Anime television series
Shin Skyers 5
Directed by	Haruji Sasaki Haruyuki Kawajima
Music by	Ichiro Tsukasa
Studio	Tele-Cartoon Japan
Original network	TBS
Original run	October 7, 1971 – March 30, 1972
Episodes	26

Plot

The Skyers 5 are a secret police group who fight an international crime organization. The series plays out as a mix between science fiction and an old western with lots of gunfire shootings taking place.

Sequels

Shin Skyers 5

Second series (October 14, 1971 to March 3, 1972) in color of Skyers 5 composed of 26 episodes with no changes to characters or general plot storylines.

Skyers 5 EX

Unreleased episodes (3) of Skyers 5 released to the public nearly 5 decades later (April 24, 2015) on the HD Remaster DVD-BD Box Set 1.

Characters

• Kyousuke Maki as Captain/S1
• Setsuo Kawai as Polka/S2
• Youko Kuri as Yuri/S3
• Takuzou Kamiyama as Samson/S4
• Shūsei Nakamura as Taro Hayabusa/S5
• Masaoki Takato as Ghost