[b][i]Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam[/i][/b] (銀河漂流バイファム, [i]"Galactic Drifter Vifam"[/i]) is the name of a [[mecha]] anime television series (and its eponymous robot, the [[Vifam]]) created by Sunrise in the early [[1980s_(style)|80s]].

Vifam premiered in Japan on Japan News Network's TV stations (including MBS and [[TBS]]) between October 21, 1983 and September 8, 1984. It was directed by Kanda Takeyuki and included mechanical designs by legendary artist [[Ookawara Kunio]] and character designs by the late [[Ashida Toyoo]].

Set in the far future, the plot of the show narrates the adventures of a group of children and teenagers who try to flee the invasion of their colony planet by hostile aliens while escaping aboard [[janus_(ginga_hyouryuu_vifam)|a giant spaceship equipped with several mecha]].

"The show's intro theme":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwszwb3aIPg ("Hello Vifam") was composed and performed by the Japanese progressive rock band [b]TAO[/b]. This theme is one of the first Japanese animation title songs written entirely with [[english_text|English]] language lyrics.

A sequel television anime, [i][b]Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam 13[/b][/i] (銀河漂流バイファム13), aired on MBS and its affiliated networks between March 21, 1998 and October 3, 1998. The first series was also later re-run in Japan on Animax in December 23, 2006.

h4.Characters

* [[Roddy Shuffle]]
* [[Fred Shuffle]]
* [[Barts Lyan]]
* [[Katue Piason]]
* [[Gimmy Eril]]
* [[Kentsu Norton]]
* [[Maki Rowel]]
* [[Clare Barbland]]
* [[Malro Jr. Bonner]]
* [[Shalon Publin]]
* [[Pench Eliza]]
* [[Routinie Pressette]]
* [[Scott Heyward]]
* [[Kate Hathuway]]

* [[Jid Mueller]]

h4.Mecha

* [[Vifam]]
* [[Vifam Trainer]]
* [[Dillfam]]
* [[Torunfam]]
* [[Neofam]]
* [[janus_(ginga_hyouryuu_vifam)|Janus Spacecraft]]
* [[Puppet Fighter]]

* [[Duraphe]]
* [[Gibul]]
* [[Arv-F Jago]]
* [[Bazzam]]
* [[Ruzarga]]
* [[Wug]]
* [[Arv-G Doguillm]]


h4. See also

* "First Series Opening":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwszwb3aIPg
* "TAO, 'Hello Vifam' Concert Video":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIxDYAjijOQ
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