Shippū! Iron Leaguer

Japanese anime television series

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]

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

• 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, 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".

External links

• 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