Shippū! Iron Leaguer (疾風！アイアンリーガー, Shippū! Aian Rīgā, lit. "Whirlwind! Iron Leaguer") is an anime television series produced by Sunrise.[1] Directed by Tetsurō Amino and featuring mecha designs by Kunio Okawara, it premiered on TV Tokyo on April 6, 1993, and ended its run on March 29, 1994, spanning a total of 52 episodes.[1][2]
| Shippū! Iron Leaguer | |
| 疾風！アイアンリーガー (Shippū! Aian Rīgā) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mecha, Sports |
| Created by | Hajime Yatate |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tetsurō Amino |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Ikeda Keisuke Iwata Masakatsu Kozuru Masahiko Minami |
| Written by | Yoshitake Suzuki |
| Music by | Kaoru Wada |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 6, 1993 – March 29, 1994 |
| Episodes | 52 |
| Original video animation | |
| Shippū! Iron Leaguer Ginhikari no Hata no Shita ni | |
| Directed by | Tetsurō Amino |
| Produced by | Masahiko Minami Kazumi Kawashiro Shigeru Watanabe (supervisor) |
| Written by | Shō Aikawa |
| Music by | Kaoru Wada |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Released | November 21, 1994 – April 25, 1995 |
| Episodes | 5 |
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An original video animation (OVA) titled Shippū! Iron Leaguer Silver no Hata no Shita ni (疾風！アイアンリーガー 銀光の旗の下に, "Whirlwind! Iron Leaguer: Under the Banner of Silver Light") was released between November 21, 1994, and April 25, 1995.[3]
Characters
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Iron Leaguers
edit- Magnum Ace (マグナムエース, Magunamu Ēsu) Baseball Leaguer. Voiced by Yasunori Matsumoto.
- Mach Windy (マッハウィンディ, Mahha Windi) Soccer Leaguer. Voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu.
- Kiai Ryuken (キアイリュウケン, Kiai Ryūken) Karate Leaguer. Voiced by Ryo Horikawa.
- Bull Armor (ブルアーマー, Buru Āmā) Football Leaguer. Voiced by Chafurin.
- Jūrōta Kiwami (極 十郎太, Kiwami Jūrōta) Kendo Leaguer. Voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi.
- Top Joy (トップジョイ, Toppu Joi) Basketball Leaguer. Voiced by Jūrōta Kosugi.
- GZ (ジーゼット, Jī Zetto) Hockey Leaguer. Voiced by Yukitoshi Hori.
Gold Brothers
edit- Gold Arm - Baseball Leaguer. Voiced by Yanada Kiyoyuki.
- Gold Foot - Soccer Leaguer. Voiced by Fumihiko Tachiki.
- Gold Mask - Baseball Leaguer. Voiced by Shinichiro Ohta.
Humans
edit- Ruri Ginjō (ルリー銀城, Rurī Ginjō)
- Coach Eddie Ginjō
- Ricardo Ginjō
- Hiroshi (ヒロシ)
- Mariko (マリコ)
- Bezu Bezu (ベズベズ)
- Pot (ポット)
- Gerus (ゲルス)
Music
edit- Opening Theme
- "Iron Leaguer ~ Kagirinaki Shimei (アイアンリーガー～限りなき使命, Aian Rīgā~Kagirinaki Shimei, lit. "Iron Leaguer (Limitless Mission)") by Atsuo Tanimoto
- Ending Theme
- "Dreamy Planets" by Chisa Yokoyama (eps 1-26)
- "Warera! Iron Leaguer" (我等!アイアンリーガー, Warera! Aian Rīgā, lit. "Us! Iron Leaguer") by Yasunori Matsumoto and Ryotaro Okiayu (eps 27–51)
- With ~ Tomo yo Tomo ni" (WITH～友よ共に, lit. "WITH (Friend to Both)") by Atsuo Tanimoto (ep 52)
Original Soundtrack by Kaoru Wada
- Special Theme from the MBA/MetroBall on March 7, 1998
- "Bring Back the Dream" (lit. "Bring Back the Dream") by Louie Heredia
Video games
editA single video game based on Shippū! Iron Leaguer was released in Japan for Game Boy on March 11, 1994.[4] Characters from the series appear in the game Super Robot Wars NEO for the Nintendo Wii.[5]
Shippū! Iron Leaguer also made an appearance in Super Robot Wars X-Ω.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "疾風！アイアンリーガー - サンライズワールド｜アニメ公式キャラクター・シーンをご紹介！".
- ^ "疾風！アイアンリーガー｜作品紹介｜サンライズ".
- ^ "疾風！アイアンリーガー 銀光の旗の下に｜作品紹介｜サンライズ".
- ^ Amazon staff. 疾風! アイアンリーガー [Shippū! Iron Leaguer] (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ Ciolek, Todd (June 17, 2009). "Battle Mania - The X Button". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "「スーパーロボット大戦X-Ω」強敵イベント「巻き起こる熱い風！」が実施！「キャプテン・アース」のアイアタル★が報酬に | Gamer".
External links
edit- Sunrise's official TV show website (in Japanese)
- Sunrise's official OVA website (in Japanese)
- Shippū! Iron Leaguer (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Shippū! Iron Leaguer at IMDb
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