It was animated by Genco and Palm Studio and written and directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa.
The story takes place c. 1955, ten years after the end of World War II in Asia, approximately the same time as the manga debuted, focused mainly on Shotaro's pursuit to control and fully understand Tetsujin's capabilities, all the while encountering previous creations and scientists from the Tetsujin Project.
"Yomigaeru Shōtarō" (蘇る正太郎) "Nijūhachi-gō tai Nijūshichi-gō" (27号対28号) "Kai-robotto Arawaru" (怪ロボット現る) "Mō Hitotsu no Tetsujin Keikaku" (もうひとつの鉄人計画) "Tetsujin tai Burakku Okkusu" (鉄人対ブラックオックス) "Ubawareta Sōjūki" (奪われた操縦機) "Aku no Tesaki Tetsujin Abareru" (悪の手先鉄人暴れる) "Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō Dakkai Sakusen" (鉄人28号奪回作戦) "Uchū Roketto Satsujin Jiken" (宇宙ロケット殺人事件) "Nazo no Chōningen Kerī" (謎の超人間ケリー) "Chōningen Kerī no Saigo" (超人間ケリーの最後) "Burakku-hakase no Yūutsu" (ブラック博士の憂鬱) "Hikaru Buttai" (光る物体) "Kaitō Burakku Masuku" (怪盗ブラックマスク) "Furanken no Deshi-tachi" (不乱拳の弟子たち) "Kyōto Moyu" (京都燃ゆ) "Kokuryū-maru Jiken" (黒龍丸事件) "Shotaro Hitori..." (正太郎一人...) "Nikoponsukī to no Taiketsu" (ニコポンスキーとの対決) "Madara-iwa no Kaijin" (まだら岩の怪人) "PX-dan no Inbō" (PX団の陰謀) "Bōsō no Hate ni..." (暴走の果てに...) "Sabakareru Tetsujin" (裁かれる鉄人) "Ikiteita Shikishima" (生きていた敷島) "Kurobe no Kiki" (黒部の危機) "Tsumi to Batsu" (罪と罰) In July 2004, a video game was released for the PlayStation 2 developed by Sandlot and published by Bandai.
The control method is slightly simplified compared to Sandlot's other giant robot games such as Robot Alchemic Drive, allowing them to fly Tetsujin 28, and well as have him pick up buildings, enemies, and even Shotaro to safely transport him away from a battle zone.
The game uses the same voice actors from the series, though it takes presentation cues from the original 1950's manga, as well as the kaiju film genre.