“X Bomber” named “Star Fleet” for UK transmission, is a marionette tokusatsu TV series. It was created by manga master Go Nagai, and produced by Cosmo Productions and Jin Productions.
The show aired on Fuji TV from October 4, 1980 to March 28, 1981, with a total of 26 episodes (including the pre-series pilot episode), and was billed in Japan as being filmed in “Sūpāmariorama” , a puppeteering process similar to Gerry Anderson’s Supermarionation works.
X-Bomber – Star Fleet
Plot X Bomber
The story begins just outside our solar system as a massive alien cruiser arrives from the Thalian Zone, destroying an Earth scout ship without provocation. The year is 2999, and the solar system has just seen the end of Space War 3.
X-Bomber – Star Fleet 1980
The alien cruiser sweeps through Earth’s defenses and, hovering directly above Star Fleet Command, issues an ultimatum – hand over the F Zero One (F-01) or face destruction.
Fortunately Star Fleet’s last hope, the X-Bomber, manages to repair the damage it suffered as the alien cruiser’s forces attacked and lures the cruiser away from Star Fleet Command. X-Bomber’s advanced weapons beat off the cruiser, but the question it asked remains – what is the F-01?
Watch online X-Bomber – Star Fleet English sub
When a mysterious space sailing ship appears near Pluto and is attacked by the alien cruiser, Star Fleet Command recognizes that there is more going on than they realize.