High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The episodes of Golgo 13 are based on the manga of the same name, which had aired in Spring 2008. The first episode aired in Japanese on April 11, 2008 with Japanese television actor Hiroshi Tachi playing the role of Duke Togo. The series is animated by The Answer Studio Company, and directed by Shunji Oga, who also did some storyboard work based on the Golgo 13 franchise.