Shippū! Iron Leaguer (疾風！アイアンリーガー) 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]
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) was released between November 21, 1994, and April 25, 1995.[3]
Characters
Iron Leaguers
- Magnum Ace (マグナムエース) Baseball Leaguer. Voiced by Yasunori Matsumoto.
- Mach Windy (マッハウィンディ) Soccer Leaguer. Voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu.
- Kiai Ryuken (キアイリュウケン) Karate Leaguer. Voiced by Ryo Horikawa.
- Bull Armor (ブルアーマー) Football Leaguer. Voiced by Chafurin.
- Jūrōta Kiwami (極 十郎太) Kendo Leaguer. Voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi.
- Top Joy (トップジョイ) Basketball Leaguer. Voiced by Jūrōta Kosugi.
- GZ (ジーゼット) Hockey Leaguer. Voiced by Yukitoshi Hori.
Gold Brothers
- 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
- Ruri Ginjō (ルリー銀城)
- 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
Original Soundtrack by Kaoru Wada
- Opening Theme: "Iron Leaguer ~ Kagirinaki Shimei (アイアンリーガー～限りなき使命) by Atsuo Tanimoto
- Ending Theme:
- 1) "Dreamy Planets" by Chisa Yokoyama (eps 1-26)
- 2) "Warera! Iron Leaguer" (我等!アイアンリーガー) by Yasunori Matsumoto and Ryotaro Okiayu (eps 27–51)
- 3) With ~ Tomo yo Tomo ni" (WITH～友よ共に) by Atsuo Tanimoto (ep 52)
- Special Theme from the MBA/MetroBall on March 7, 1998: "Bring Back the Dream" (lit. "Bring Back the Dream") by Louie Heredia
Video games
An action 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]
External links
References
- 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^
- Minoru Noda, Rōringu Uchizawa, Isabella Nagano. New Games Games Cross Review Weekly Famicom Tsūshin, ASCII Corporation, April 1, 1994^
- Ciolek, Todd. Battle Mania - The X Button Anime News Network, June 17, 2009, 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^