It is the third installment to Takara's Magne-Robo Franchise. It aired from TV Asahi from September 5, 1976 to June 26, 1977, with a total of 39 episodes.
Outside of Japan several episodes were edited by Collins Walker and cobbled together into a movie-length feature produced by International Media Group and released by Century Video Corporation, and in this format it is also known as Magnos the Robot or Renegade Force. In Spanish speaking countries it is also known as El Supermagnetron.
