| Marvel Anime | |
| Genre | Action, Adventure |
|---|---|
| TV anime | |
| Iron Man | |
| Directed by | Yuzo Sato |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | Marvel Entertainment |
| Network | Animax |
| English network | U.S. G4 Australia Sci Fi Channel |
| Original run | October 1, 2010 – December 17, 2010 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| TV anime | |
| Wolverine | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Aoyama |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | Marvel Entertainment |
| Network | Animax |
| English network | U.S. G4 Australia Sci Fi Channel |
| Original run | January 7, 2011 – March 25, 2011 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| TV anime | |
| X-Men | |
| Directed by | Fuminori Kizaki |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | Marvel Entertainment |
| Network | Animax |
| English network | U.S. G4 Australia Sci Fi Channel |
| Original run | April 1, 2011 – June 24, 2011 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| TV anime | |
| Blade | |
| Directed by | Mitsuyuki Masuhara |
| Written by | Kenta Fukasaku |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | Marvel Entertainment |
| Network | Animax |
| English network | U.S. G4 |
| Original run | July 1, 2011 – September 16, 2011 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Marvel Anime is a four-part anime project with collaborations from both Marvel Entertainment and Madhouse. 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.[1] 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. [2] An English version is currently airing in the United States on G4.[3] The series was guided by Warren Ellis.[4] “It will create an entire parallel universe for Marvel,” said Simon Philips, president of Marvel International about Marvel Anime.[5] The Marvel Anime series is being aired in Australia on Sci Fi.[6]
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Iron Man (アイアンマン Aian Man) is the first show of the series with 12[7] episodes. The series was directed by Yuzo Sato with Warren Ellis writing the story. A special preview ran on Animax on September 25, 2010, before the series began airing on October 1, 2010,[8] and ended on December 17, 2010. While Iron Man premiered in the US on G4 on July 29, 2011,[9] a "sneak peek" of the first episode aired on July 23, 2011 following G4's Comic-Con 2011 Live coverage.[10]
Tony Stark goes to Japan to produce a new arc 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 gain 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 an old friend that he 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.
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,[9] 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.[10]
Logan learns that his girlfriend Mariko Yashida (who disappeared a year ago) has been taken to Tokyo by her father Shingen (who is the head of a Japanese crime syndicate 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 while encountering some opponents along the way.
X-Men (エックスメン Ekkusu Men) 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.[12] It premiered in the United States on G4 on October 21, 2011.[13]
Following the death of Jean Grey, 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 "David Haller Syndrome" which causes problems during the second mutation.[14]
NOTE: Steven Blum, Fred Tatasciore, and Jennifer Hale reprise their roles from Wolverine and the X-Men.
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. It aired on Animax from July 1, 2011 to September 16, 2011.
Blade, a "Daywalker" vampire hunter who was born with human and vampire blood in his veins after a vampire attacked his mother, is visiting Japan on a mission. There, he not only confronts Deacon Frost, the vampire who killed his mother, but he also faces up against "Existence", a mysterious organization of vampires.[15]
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