Marvel Anime
| Marvel Anime | |
| Genre | Action, Adventure |
|---|---|
| Anime television series | |
| Iron Man | |
| Directed by | Yuzo Sato |
| Written by | Toshiki Inoue |
| Music by | Tetsuya Takahashi |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Animax |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 1, 2010 – December 17, 2010 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Wolverine | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Aoyama |
| Written by | Kengo Kaji |
| Music by | Tetsuya Takahashi |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Animax |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 7, 2011 – March 25, 2011 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| X-Men | |
| Directed by | Fuminori Kizaki |
| Written by | Mitsutaka Hirota |
| Music by | Tetsuya Takahashi |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Animax |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 1, 2011 – June 24, 2011 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Blade | |
| Directed by | Mitsuyuki Masuhara |
| Written by | Kenta Fukasaku |
| Music by | Tetsuya Takahashi |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Animax |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 1, 2011 – September 16, 2011 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Original video animation | |
| Iron Man: Rise of Technovore | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Hamasaki |
| Written by | Brandon Auman (story) Kengo Kaji (screenplay) |
| Music by | Tetsuya Takahashi |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Released | April 16, 2013 |
| Runtime | 88 minutes |
Marvel Anime is a series of four television anime series produced in collaboration between Marvel Entertainment and Japanese animation studio Madhouse. The four twelve-episode series, based on Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men, and Blade respectively, aired in Japan on Animax between October 2010 and September 2011. An English-language version aired in North America on G4 between July 2011 and April 2012. Each of the series, guided by writer Warren Ellis, largely features Japan as the setting for the storyline.
Producer Harrison Wilcox hinted in an April 2013 interview that there would be future collaborations between Marvel and Madhouse, with Wilcox suggesting "mid-July" as a possible date for announcements of Marvel's upcoming animated projects.[1]
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Premise [edit]
The project took famous Marvel characters and reintroduced them for a Japanese audience via four 12-part series; Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men, and Blade, which aired in Japan on Animax between October 2010 and September 2011.[2] The announcement was confirmed at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. According to former Madhouse President and CEO Jungo Maruta, Marvel gave the anime studio "free reign" [sic] to re-imagine the Marvel superheroes for Japanese audiences. [3] An English version is currently airing in the United States on G4.[4] The series was guided by Warren Ellis.[5] “It will create an entire parallel universe for Marvel,” said Simon Philips, president of Marvel International about Marvel Anime.[6] The Marvel Anime series is being aired in Australia on Sci Fi.[7]
Iron Man [edit]
Iron Man (アイアンマン Aian Man) (DVD title: Iron Man: Animated Series) is the first show of the series with 12[8] episodes. The series was directed by Yuzo Sato, with Warren Ellis writing the story and Jamie Simone serving as voice director, casting director, and reversion producer for the English version. A special preview ran on Animax on September 25, 2010, before the series began airing on October 1, 2010,[9] and ended on December 17, 2010. While Iron Man premiered in the US on G4 on July 29, 2011,[10] a "sneak peek" of the first episode aired on July 23, 2011 following G4's Comic-Con 2011 Live coverage.[11] The entire series was released on DVD in the United States on April 24, 2012. A follow up direct-to-video film, Iron Man: Rise of Technovore, was released on April 16, 2013.[12][13]
Plot [edit]
Tony Stark goes to Japan to produce a new arc reactor power station and showcase the Iron Man Dio, a new prototype armor, that will replace him when he retires. However, the Iron Man Dio goes out of control and it is up to Tony as Iron Man to stop it along with an organization called the Zodiac. Iron Man even gains an ally in JSDF operative Captain Nagato Sakurai piloting the Ramon Zero armor that his military group made for him. Iron Man soon discovers that his old friend Ho Yinsen (who Tony thought was dead upon his first time as Iron Man) is alive and is operating the Iron Man Dio armor for the Zodiac's goals.
Cast [edit]
Wolverine [edit]
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Wolverine (ウルヴァリン Uruvarin) is the second show of the series with 12 episodes. It aired on Animax between January 7, 2011 and March 25, 2011. While Wolverine premiered in the US on G4 on July 29, 2011,[10] a "sneak peek" of the first episode aired on July 23, 2011 following the Iron Man "sneak peek" and G4's Comic-Con 2011 Live coverage.[11] Jamie Simone served as voice director, casting director, and reversion producer for the English version.
Plot [edit]
Logan learns that his girlfriend Mariko Yashida, who disappeared a year ago, has been taken to Tokyo by her father Shingen Yashida, the head of the Japanese crime syndicate Kuzuryu and a supplier of A.I.M., in order to be wed to Hideki Kurohagi. Wolverine goes on a quest to rescue Mariko and defeat Shingen and Hideki, encountering several opponents along the way.
Cast [edit]
X-Men [edit]
X-Men (エックスメン Ekkusu Men) (DVD title: X-Men: Animated Series) scheduled to air as the third show of the series with 12 episodes. It aired on Animax from April 1, 2011 to June 24, 2011. A preview trailer was released on February 18, 2011, featuring mutants such as Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm and Beast.[17] It premiered in the United States on G4 on October 21, 2011.[18] Jamie Simone as voice director, casting director, and reversion producer for the English version. The entire series was released on DVD in the United States on April 24, 2012.
Plot [edit]
Following the death of Jean Grey (who was being controlled by the Inner Circle), the X-Men are reassembled by Professor X to travel to Japan following the abduction of Armor and face the U-Men, who are abducting young mutants in order to harvest their organs. During their fight with the U-Men, the X-Men discover that some of the mutants in Japan are suffering from the "Damon Hall Syndrome", which causes problems for mutants during their second mutation. The X-Men must also deal with the next plot of the Inner Circle.[19]
Cast [edit]
Blade [edit]
Blade (ブレイド Bureido) is the fourth and final show of the series. Comprising twelve episodes like the others, the story is written by Kenta Fukasaku, son of the late Kinji Fukasaku. Jamie Simone served as casting director and reversion producer, as well as voice director for the first three episodes (with Mary Elizabeth McGlynn serving as voice director for the other nine episodes), on the English version. It aired on Animax from July 1, 2011 to September 16, 2011.
Plot [edit]
Blade is a "daywalker" vampire hunter who was born with human and vampire blood in his veins after a vampire attacked his mother. Blade is visiting Japan on a mission where he not only confronts Deacon Frost (the vampire who killed his mother Tara Brooks), but also goes up against a mysterious organization of vampires known as "Existence".[21]
Cast [edit]
| Role | Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Blade/Eric Brooks Young Eric Brooks (ep. 4) |
Akio Ohtsuka Junko Minagawa |
Harold Perrineau[22] Noah Bentley |
| Saragi (ep. 6) | Hisago Egawa | Kyle Hebert |
| Kikyo Mikage (ep. 8-9, 12) | Masato Hagiwara | Steven Blum |
| Alice (ep. 8) | Hiromi Igarashi | Janice Kawaye |
| Deacon Frost | Tsutomu Isobe | J. B. Blanc |
| Vampire Guard (ep. 1) | Go Inoue Takuma Suzuki |
Michael Sinterniklaas |
| Vampire Woman (ep. 1) | Rumi Kashahara | - |
| High Council Chairman (ep. 8, 11) | Seizo Katou | Neil Kaplan |
| Matthes (ep. 3-4) | Nanaho Katsuragi | Kat Purgal |
| Jalāl (ep. 7) | Takuya Kirimoto | Johnny Yong Bosch |
| Wolverine/Logan (ep. 7) | Rikiya Koyama | Milo Ventimiglia |
| Edgar Frost (ep. 10) | Kenji Fukuda | Bryce Papenbrook |
| Ikeda (ep. 2) | Yasunori Matsumoto | Sam Riegel |
| Sergei (ep. 7) | Yutaka Nakano | Kyle Hebert |
| Lupit (ep. 5) | Michiko Neya | G.K. Bowes |
| Carol (ep. 4) | Sayaka Ohara | Susan Dalian |
| Hayate (ep. 1) | Toru Okawa | Doug Stone |
| Noah van Helsing | Osamu Saka | Troy Baker |
| Makoto | Maaya Sakamoto | Kim Mai Guest |
| Stan Davis (ep. 8) | Shunsuke Sakuya | Patrick Seitz |
| Cimarron (ep. 5) | Biichi Sato | Keith Silverstein |
| Tanaka (ep. 1-2) | Tetsu Shiratori | Michael Sinterniklaas |
| Danas (ep. 5) | Ayahi Takagaki | Janice Kawaye |
| Tara Brooks | Atsuko Tanaka | Nayo Wallace |
| Detective Sakomizu (ep. 2) | Masahiko Tanaka | Kirk Thornton |
| Lucius Isaac | Hiroki Tochi | Christopher Corey Smith |
| Captain MacRae (ep. 3-4) | Shinpachi Tsuji | Steven Blum |
| Agus (ep. 6) | Yuji Ueda | Richard Cansino |
| Hagibis (ep. 5) | Ken Uo | John Eric Bentley |
| Tanba Yagyu (ep. 9) | Kenji Utsumi | Steve Kramer |
| Baron Howard (ep. 3) | Hiroshi Yanaka | Jamieson Price |
| Yati (ep. 6) | Seiko Yoshida | Janice Kawaye |
| Radu (ep. 1) | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Grant George |
| High Council Member (ep. 8) | - | Steven Blum Grant George Steve Kramer Jamieson Price |
| Policewoman (ep. 2) | - | Laura Bailey |
| Drunk Man (ep. 1) | - | Troy Baker |
| Stan Davis' Wife (ep. 8) | - | Kim Mai Guest |
| Police Lieutenant (ep. 2) | - | Liam O'Brien |
| Sailor (ep. 3) | - | Liam O'Brien Jamieson Price |
| Police Chief (ep. 2) | - | Joe Ochman |
| English Policeman #1 (ep. 4) | - | Jamieson Price |
| English Policeman #2 (ep. 4) | - | Keith Silverstein |
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore [edit]
| Iron Man: Rise of Technovore | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hiroshi Hamasaki |
| Written by | Brandon Auman (story) |
| Screenplay by | Kengo Kaji |
| Based on | Iron Man by Stan Lee Marvel Anime variant |
| Starring | Matthew Mercer Norman Reedus |
| Music by | Tetsuya Takahashi |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | April 16, 2013 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Language | English |
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore is a direct to video anime film by SH DTV Partners following up on the Marvel Anime series. SH DTV Partners is a repartnered of Marvel Animation with Madhouse and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan.[23][24]
Matthew Mercer and Norman Reedus will voice Tony Stark and Punisher respectively.[24][25] Steve Kramer, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, and Jamie Simone will act as script adaptor, voice director, and casting director respectively. The film was released in North America on Blu-ray and DVD on April 16, 2013.[24][25]
Plot [edit]
The feature revolves around Iron Man as he fights against Ezekiel Stane who has developed a new bio-technology called Technovore that threatens to destroy the world.
Cast [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Wilding, Josh (24 April 2013). "EXCLUSIVE: Harrison Wilcox Talks IRON MAN: RISE OF TECHNOVORE And ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN". ComicBookMovie.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Iron Man, Wolverine in Marvel, Madhouse's 1st TV Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. August 25, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
- ^ "Marvel to behold". C21 Media. 2010-07-06. Archived from the original on 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ "Marvel Anime to Run on G4 in the United States". Anime News Network. July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ^ "SDCC: G4 Announces New Marvel Anime Series". Superhero Hype!. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Gustines, George (August 24, 2008). "Superheroes to Be Recast for Japan". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Iron Man & Wolverine Coming To Sci Fi In August!: SCI FI PI//SCI FI Channel". 'Captain'. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ Iron Man Anime comes to G4
- ^ Marvel Anime Coming To G4 In 2011
- ^ a b "Anime Iron Man and Wolverine Premiere July 29". SuperheroHype.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ a b "G4 TV Schedule; Sat, July 23, 2011". G4 Media. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ "Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Coming to Blu-ray 4/16 More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/story/20068/iron_man_rise_of_technovore_coming_to_blu-ray_416#ixzz2NvIaZf1k". MARVEL. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Madhouse, Marvel Team Up Again for New Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Film". Anime News Network. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ^ "Iron Man (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Toonzone Goes to WonderCon 2011 (UPDATED Apr 7, 9:45 AM)
- ^ "Wolverine (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "News: X-Men Anime, Nichijou Promo Videos Streamed". Anime News Network. February 18, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ "'X-Men' Anime Debuts In October With Scott Porter As Cyclops".
- ^ Watch the X-Men Anime Japanese Teaser Trailer
- ^ a b c d e f g "X-Men (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Blade, Fairy Tail, Ro-Kyu-Bu! Promo Videos Streamed". Anime News Network.
- ^ "Blade English Dub's Lead Cast - Interest". Anime News Network. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Marvel and Sony Announce New IRON MAN Animated Feature". newsarama.com. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Madhouse, Marvel Team Up Again for New Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Film". AnimeNewsNetwork.com. October 8, 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ a b "New Iron Man Anime Blu-ray Announced". IGN. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
External links [edit]
- Official Marvel Anime website (Japanese)
- Animax Marvel Anime website (Japanese)
- Marvel Anime: Iron Man (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Marvel Anime: Wolverine (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Marvel Anime: X-Men (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Marvel Anime: Blade (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Marvel Anime at Internet Movie Database
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