Galactic Patrol Lensman (GALACTIC PATROL レンズマン, GALACTIC PATROL Renzuman) is a Japanese anime television series based on the Lensman novels by E. E. Smith. The 25-episode series aired from October 6, 1984 to August 8, 1985 in Japan.
Harmony Gold USA created an English dubbed compilation of episodes 1–3 and 5–6 in a heavily edited form, which they released under the title Lensman: Power of the Lens. The other episodes were never dubbed into English. This compilation is no longer available on video, although it was available in the UK on a prerecorded PAL-VHS cassette in the late 1980s. A Catalan dubbed version of the series was broadcast in Catalonia, Spain by TV3 in 1994.
Despite sharing the names of characters and organizations, as well as central themes common to the books, the artistic freedom resulted in a final product completely different from the source material. Although it was produced with the knowledge and consent of Smith's estate, the executors were displeased with the result that for several years they rejected any other suggestions of adaptation.
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Characters
Admiral Haynes: Voiced by: Hidekatsu Shibata (Japanese); Mike Reynolds (English)
Kimball Kinnison: Voiced by: Toshio Furukawa (Japanese); Kerrigan Mahan (English)
LaVerne Thorndyke: Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa (Japanese); Dave Mallow (English)
Sol: Voiced by: Tomiko Suzuki (Japanese); Theodore Lehmann (English)
Peter VanBuskirk: Voiced by: Banjō Ginga (Japanese); Michael McConnohie (English)
Worsel of Velantia: Voiced by: Keiichi Noda (Japanese); Steve Kramer (English)
Clarissa MacDougall: Voiced by: Mami Koyama (Japanese); Melanie McQueen (English)
Henry Henerson: Voiced by: Hideyuki Hori
Fritz von Hohendorff: Voiced by: Masaharu Satō
Tregonsee: Voiced by: Naoki Tatsuta
Lord Helmuth: Voiced by: Seizō Katō
Romulon: Voiced by: Eiji Kanie
Flick: Voiced by: Hiroko Emori
Zelda: Voiced by: Hiromi Tsuru
Morou: Voiced by: Hiroshi Ōtake
Neizel: Voiced by: Kouji Totani
Rana: Voiced by: Mari Keiko
Thomas: Voiced by: Michitaka Kobayashi
Diane: Voiced by: Mika Ishizawa
Production
Vintage: October 6, 1984 to August 8, 1985
Original creator: E. E. Smith
English version: Harmony Gold USA, Inc. (1987)
Executive producer: Sōji Yoshikawa
Director: Hiroshi Fukutomi
Key animation: Shinya Ohira, Yasuomi Umetsu
Theme song performance:
Opening theme: "On The Wing" by Eri Kojima
Ending theme: "Paradise (パラダイス)" by Yudai Suzuki