Plawres Sanshirou

Plastic Model Wrestling Sanshiro

プラレス3四郎

ActionAdventureSci-Fi
7.437 episodesFinished Airingsummer 1983

Studio: Kaname Productions

Synopsis

Plawres is a wrestling game that the players make their robots, which are about 30 cm tall, fight in the ring. The main character, Sugata Sanshirou, is a plawres player. Using his plawrestler, Juohmaru, he beats strong rivals. (Source: ANN)

Characters & Voice Actors

Fubuki, Kyouko

Fubuki, Kyouko

Main

VA: Andou, Arisa

Sugata, Sanshirou

Sugata, Sanshirou

Main

VA: Majima, Satomi

Hasegawa, Tetsuya

Hasegawa, Tetsuya

Supporting

VA: Tatsuta, Naoki

Kurosaki, Gengou

Kurosaki, Gengou

Supporting

VA: Watabe, Takeshi

Misty, Sheila

Misty, Sheila

Supporting

VA: Inoue, You

Murao, Shinji

Murao, Shinji

Supporting

VA: Shiozawa, Kaneto

Narita, Shinogu

Narita, Shinogu

Supporting

VA: Furuya, Toru

Sasamoto, Satoru

Sasamoto, Satoru

Supporting

VA: Mori, Katsuji

Sugata, Machiko

Sugata, Machiko

Supporting

VA: Honda, Chieko

Sugata, Kennosuke

Sugata, Kennosuke

Supporting

VA: Shibata, Hidekatsu

Sugata, Kaoru

Sugata, Kaoru

Supporting

VA: Inose, Akiko

Yamaguchi, Shouta

Yamaguchi, Shouta

Supporting

VA: Tsukase, Noriko

Reviews

OddGrimOddGrim6

Plawres has a strong focus on the robot wrestling battles that are titular to the series. These battles are a constant throughout the series and are characterized by wrestling moves and techniques but their repertoires are expanded as the series progresses. There is little I can say about this anime, what you see is what you get. It's a mostly lighthearted show with an villain-of-the-week formula. Each character serves their role but they are not explored in much detail, with the exception of the mysterious Ms Sheila Misty. Sanshirou gets the majority of the screen time, with everyone else regulated to supporting roles. The art style ofthe anime is nice but it does not stand out from its peers. There are however flashes of excellent animation that spice up the fights. The design and abilities of each robot are distinctive but lack the expected appeal of made-to-be-marketed soft vinyl figures. But maybe that's just me. Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, who would later make the Pokemon anime. It becomes apparent that Pokemon incorporated elements of plawres, mainly the 1 vs 1 proxy battle structure, with a commander and a commanded. My main complaint is that I never got invested into the battles. You can have the best choreography and animation but it won't matter if I don't care about the characters. Overall, I had a fun if unmemorable time with this show.

Mixed Feelings