“Farmer Kim becomes a Lensman, carrying vital data to save the galaxy from Boskone Empire.”
SF Shinseiki Lensman
SF新世紀 レンズマン
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Synopsis
Farmer Kim becomes a Lensman, carrying vital data to save the galaxy from Boskone Empire.
Kim is living a peaceful life with his father as a farmer on their planet until one day when a runaway spaceship is detected moving at a high speed towards his father's farm. To rescue his father Kim jumps on board the ship and manages to land it safely before it crashes. On board the ship he finds a severely Injured lone survivor whom with his dying words begs Kim to take something of his to the Galactic Fleet. He then transfers something that was attached to his arm onto Kim's arm. The thing was a Lens and its transferring should have been impossible and having it has turned Kim into a Lensman. Other than giving Kim unknown powers it also contains vital information for the victory of the Galactic Fleet over the evil Boskone Empire. Kim must now using the spaceship Britannia bring the Lense to the Galactic Fleet. But this is not an easy task when Lord Helmet of the Boskone Empire is willing to use everything in his power to stop him. (Source: ANN)
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Derived from 6 sampled reviews
What 6 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.77 · some divergence
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
↑ 0.17
Running avg · Nov 2013 → Mar 2026
- 7 “I found it gorgeous and was really wowed by the sound track. However, the overall package feels pretty flat. It comes very close to saying something a few times, but by the end our gallant hero...”
- 8 “First, some education. Even though this was made in 1984, the source material was published in 1939. For those that can do simple maths, you should also be able to tell this is 38 years before Star...”
- 8 “C'mon, it was not that bad. This can be seen as a Star Wars rip-off, but it was actually based on Edward E Smith's "Lensman" books. Therefore, Star Wars was also ripping-off those books. A father...”
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- Format 1 × 107′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 47m all episodes
- Aired Jul 1984 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-2542 catalog
Produced by
- Kodansha Producer
Licensed by
- Harmony Gold Licensor
- Streamline Pictures Licensor