Shippū! Iron Leaguer

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)
GenreMecha, Sports
Created byHajime Yatate
Anime television series
Directed byTetsurō Amino
Produced byTomoyuki Ikeda
Keisuke Iwata
Masakatsu Kozuru
Masahiko Minami
Written byYoshitake Suzuki
Music byKaoru Wada
StudioSunrise
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run April 6, 1993 – March 29, 1994
Episodes52
Original video animation
Shippū! Iron Leaguer Ginhikari no Hata no Shita ni
Directed byTetsurō Amino
Produced byMasahiko Minami
Kazumi Kawashiro
Shigeru Watanabe (supervisor)
Written byShō Aikawa
Music byKaoru Wada
StudioSunrise
Released November 21, 1994 – April 25, 1995
Episodes5

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
The Iron Leaguer team. From left to right: GZ, Kiai Ryuken, Mach Windy, Magnum Ace, Bull Armor, Jurota Kiwami and Topjoy

Iron Leaguers
  • 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

Humans
  • Ruri Ginjō (ルリー銀城, Rurī Ginjō)
  • Coach Eddie Ginjō
  • Ricardo Ginjō
  • Bezu Bezu (ベズベズ)
  • Mariko (マリコ)
  • Hiroshi (ヒロシ)

Music
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
  1. "Dreamy Planets" by Chisa Yokoyama (eps 1-26)
  2. "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)
  3. 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

A 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
  1. "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！".
  2. "疾風！アイアンリーガー｜作品紹介｜サンライズ".
  3. "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".
  4. Amazon staff. 疾風! アイアンリーガー [Shippū! Iron Leaguer] (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  5. Ciolek, Todd (June 17, 2009). "Battle Mania - The X Button". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  6. "「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".


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