Tokyo is under devastating attack! The immense and ominous Black Ox, the dark robot with the evil eyes and detachable, destructive limbs, is set on leveling the city. Can any force in Japan stop this madness? There is one possible saviour—the heroic giant robot, Tetsujin-28 ("Iron Man #28"). The problem is, Tetsujin-28 has been rusting away in a secret, underground storage facility ever since the disappearance of the man who originally invented the robot at the twilight of World War II, in a failed, last-minute attempt to turn back the Allied victory. Now, the inventor’s father must bring his grandson, Shotaro Kaneda, to the hidden base, and bring him face to face with his destiny. The shy, nervous and emotionally distraught Shotaro all but faints from fear when his grandfather hands him a remote control device and tells him he is to be the pilot of the fearsome metal monster. It’s bad enough that Shotaro is such a cowardly wimp, but even worse, he has no experience in, and thus no clue, how to correctly control and steer Tetsujin-28. Not surprisingly, in their first, ferocious encounter, the evil Black Ox quickly pummels its opponent into the ground. Has Shotaro been defeated? Is there any hope at all for Japan
