# Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
**Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!** is an American animated television series created by Ciro Nieli for the Jetix brand, produced as the first Jetix Europe and Walt Disney Television Animation co-production created for Jetix worldwide. It premiered on ABC Family's Jetix block on September 18, 2004, and on [Toon Disney](https://www.edgepedia.org/toon-disney) on September 20. It ran through 2006 and follows a teen named Chiro and his team of five multicolored robot monkeys as they defend Shuggazoom City against the Skeleton King.[1](https://web.archive.org/web/20041014063208/http:/www.jetixeurope.com/press_release.cfm?articleid=17820) • [2](https://d23.com/a-to-z/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go-television/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Created by | Ciro Nieli, one of the directors of *Teen Titans*[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go) |
| Production | First original Jetix property from Walt Disney Television Animation; co-production with Jetix Europe[2](https://d23.com/a-to-z/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go-television/) • [1](https://web.archive.org/web/20041014063208/http:/www.jetixeurope.com/press_release.cfm?articleid=17820) |
| US premiere | September 18, 2004 (ABC Family Jetix block); September 20 on Toon Disney[2](https://d23.com/a-to-z/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go-television/) |
| Run | 2004–2006; four broadcast seasons per streaming listings, repackaged as two seasons on Disney+[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go) • [4](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-0fa59c1d-dda7-4309-877b-d8362be8c430) |
| Main cast | Greg Cipes (Chiro), Kevin Michael Richardson (Antauri), Kari Wahlgren (Nova), Corey Feldman (SPRX-77), Tom Kenny (Gibson), Clancy Brown (Otto), Mark Hamill (Skeleton King)[2](https://d23.com/a-to-z/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go-television/) |
| Style | Futuristic anime-style action fused with Western cartoon comedy; animation by Japan's The Answer Studio[1](https://web.archive.org/web/20041014063208/http:/www.jetixeurope.com/press_release.cfm?articleid=17820) • [3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go) |
| Availability | Streaming on Disney+; no free streaming options listed[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go) |
## Premise and characters
The series is a half-hour futuristic anime-style action series aimed at children 6 to 12, described by Jetix Europe as fusing Japanese pop anime with quirky Western cartoon comedy. It centers on Chiro, a teen who joins a team of five multicolored Robot Monkeys defending Shuggazoom City against the Skeleton King.[1](https://web.archive.org/web/20041014063208/http:/www.jetixeurope.com/press_release.cfm?articleid=17820) According to Disney+, the show is a futuristic, anime-styled action series with quick pacing, in which a band of scrappy, technologically advanced monkey fighters, commanded by an inventive teenage boy, takes on the powers of Ultimate Evil.[4](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-0fa59c1d-dda7-4309-877b-d8362be8c430)
D23, the Walt Disney Company's official archive, describes the premise as a sci-fi anime adventure where a teenage boy called Chiro, having joined forces with the five high-tech cyborg monkeys, turns into the courageous fighter, daring leader, and heroic champion he had always dreamed of being.[2](https://d23.com/a-to-z/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go-television/) The five monkeys are Antauri, Nova, SPRX-77, Gibson, and Otto, and the recurring villain is the Skeleton King.[2](https://d23.com/a-to-z/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go-television/)
## Production and creative background
Ciro Nieli created the series after working as one of the directors of *Teen Titans*. Animation was produced by the Japanese studio [The Answer Studio](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-answer-studio), and Nieli cited *Star Trek*, *Super Sentai*, *[Voltron](https://www.edgepedia.org/voltron)*, and *Star Wars* as influences.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go) The theme song was performed by the Japanese synthpop and New Wave band Polysics.[5](https://srmthfg.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Robot_Monkey_Team_Hyperforce_Go!)
The show's pop-culture referencing extended to individual episodes: "Season of the Skull" is a parody of the 1970s thriller *The Wicker Man*.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go)
## Episodes, seasons, and the unresolved ending
The series was announced at MIPCOM as 26 half-hour episodes, with Buena Vista International Television servicing distribution, and D23 records it as the first original Jetix property from Walt Disney Television Animation with 26 episodes.[1](https://web.archive.org/web/20041014063208/http:/www.jetixeurope.com/press_release.cfm?articleid=17820) • [2](https://d23.com/a-to-z/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go-television/) Streaming catalogs present a larger total: [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) lists four seasons of 14, 13, 14, and 13 episodes, totaling 54 episodes.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go) Disney+ instead presents the series as 2004–2006 with 2 seasons, listing episodes through S2:E24 "Golden Age" in its restructured season split.[4](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-0fa59c1d-dda7-4309-877b-d8362be8c430)
The series ended without narrative resolution: Disney has not renewed the show for a fifth season, leaving it with a cliffhanger ending.[5](https://srmthfg.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Robot_Monkey_Team_Hyperforce_Go!)
## Broadcast and streaming
The show first aired on ABC Family within the Jetix block on September 18, 2004, followed by a Toon Disney debut two days later, on September 20.[2](https://d23.com/a-to-z/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go-television/) It debuted on Jetix Europe channels and branded blocks in 2005.[1](https://web.archive.org/web/20041014063208/http:/www.jetixeurope.com/press_release.cfm?articleid=17820) Internationally, IMDb lists a United Kingdom release on January 1, 2005, and releases in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile on May 16, 2005.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423746/releaseinfo/)
In the United States, the show aired on Toon Disney's Jetix block until the Jetix block was removed from ABC Family in 2006, after which it aired exclusively on Toon Disney; the Jetix block and Toon Disney channel merged and rebranded as [Disney XD](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-xd) on February 13, 2009.[5](https://srmthfg.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Robot_Monkey_Team_Hyperforce_Go!) In the UK it aired on Jetix UK from January 1, 2005, was taken off the air on July 22, 2006, and was later broadcast on GMTV's Toonattik.[5](https://srmthfg.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Robot_Monkey_Team_Hyperforce_Go!)
The series remains available on Disney+, which lists Ciro Nieli as creator and cast members [Greg Cipes](https://www.edgepedia.org/greg-cipes), Kevin Michael Richardson, Tom Kenny, Kari Wahlgren, and [Clancy Brown](https://www.edgepedia.org/clancy-brown).[4](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-0fa59c1d-dda7-4309-877b-d8362be8c430) JustWatch confirms Disney+ as the current streaming outlet, with no free streaming options, and audio tracks in English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Turkish.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go) The series was produced for widescreen but originally shown cropped due to network restrictions.[5](https://srmthfg.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Robot_Monkey_Team_Hyperforce_Go!)
## Reception and critical assessment
Common Sense Media rates the series TV-Y7-FV and lists its premiere date as September 18, 2004, with a network listing of Disney XD.[7](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go) Its editorial review criticized the show's serialization, calling the plots "hopelessly confusing and lacking in any kind of continuity," and judged it less creative than *The Powerpuff Girls*, lacking that program's humor, jokey attitude, and its arguable message of gender equality.[7](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go)
The same review, last updated October 9, 2025, records a different audience verdict: kids say the show is a beloved classic that combines action and deep storytelling, offering relatable characters and valuable life lessons.[7](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go)
## By comparison: anime-influenced American action of the mid-2000s
Its direct link to that wave is Nieli, who moved from directing *Teen Titans* to creating this series, and its production crossed the Pacific in both directions: American-created, animated at a Japanese studio, with a Japanese band, Polysics, performing the theme.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go) • [5](https://srmthfg.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Robot_Monkey_Team_Hyperforce_Go!) Its stated influences were *Star Trek*, *Super Sentai*, *Voltron*, and *Star Wars*.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go)
## Legacy and fandom
The series ended on a cliffhanger that was never resolved, because Disney did not renew it for a fifth season.[5](https://srmthfg.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Robot_Monkey_Team_Hyperforce_Go!) Its continued presence on Disney+ into the mid-2020s, with multilingual audio tracks and a two-season repackaging, has kept it accessible after the Jetix block and Toon Disney channel merged and rebranded as Disney XD in 2009.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go) • [5](https://srmthfg.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Robot_Monkey_Team_Hyperforce_Go!) The 2025-updated review coverage records that kids regard the series as a beloved classic, indicating that regard for the series has outlasted both its original network context and its unresolved ending.[7](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go)
## References
1. [Jetix Europe press release: Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! to launch at MIPCOM](https://web.archive.org/web/20041014063208/http:/www.jetixeurope.com/press_release.cfm?articleid=17820)
2. [Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (television) - D23](https://d23.com/a-to-z/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go-television/)
3. [Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! - streaming | JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go)
4. [Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Watch Full Episodes | Disney+](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-0fa59c1d-dda7-4309-877b-d8362be8c430)
5. [Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! - Fandom wiki](https://srmthfg.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Robot_Monkey_Team_Hyperforce_Go!)
6. [Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (TV Series 2004–2006) - Release info - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423746/releaseinfo/)
7. [Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! - Parents' Guide & TV Review | Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/super-robot-monkey-team-hyperforce-go)
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