anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
television series produced by
Sunrise
Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning, at the start of the Sun path. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon.
Terminology
Although the S ...
. Directed by
Tetsurō Amino
is a Japanese anime director, born on October 10, 1955, in Chiba Prefecture. In 1988, he started using his name in katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases ...
and featuring mecha designs by
Kunio Okawara
is a mecha designer in the Japanese anime industry.
He was born and currently lives in Inagi, Tokyo, where he works out of a studio in his home.
He was one of the pioneering mecha designers in Japan and established the profession of 'mecha des ...
, it premiered on
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.
An
original video animation
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and special episodes of a series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the ...
(OVA) titled was released between November 21, 1994, and April 25, 1995.
Characters
Iron Leaguers
* Baseball Leaguer. Voiced by
Yasunori Matsumoto
is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Sigma Seven. Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in '' Initial D'', Jean Havoc in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Magnum Ace in '' Shippū! Iron Leaguer'', Gourry Gabriev in ''S ...
.
* Soccer Leaguer. Voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu.
* Karate Leaguer. Voiced by
Ryo Horikawa Ryo may refer to:
* Ryō, a gold currency unit in pre-Meiji Japan Shakkanhō system
* Ryō (actress) (born 1973), Japanese model, actress, and singer
* Ryō (given name), a unisex Japanese given name
* Ryo, Georgia, an unincorporated community ...
.
* Football Leaguer. Voiced by
Chafurin
, better known by his stage name is a Japanese actor and narrator who is affiliated with Office Osawa. He graduated from Toyo University, and he often plays middle-aged or older characters in anime.
Filmography Television
Original net animati ...
.
* Kendo Leaguer. Voiced by
Kappei Yamaguchi
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and '' rakugoka'' affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox.Doi, Hitoshi"Yamaguchi Kappei" ''Seiyuu Database''. January 11, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2011. After making his ...
.
* Basketball Leaguer. Voiced by
Jūrōta Kosugi
is a Japanese voice actor. His major roles include Arlong in ''One Piece'', Asuma Sarutobi in ''Naruto'', Akio Ohtori in ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'', Isamu Kenmochi in ''Kindaichi Case Files'', Big Zenki in '' Zenki,'' and Jotaro Kujo in '' ...
;Opening Theme: by Atsuo Tanimoto
;Ending Theme:
# "Dreamy Planets" by Chisa Yokoyama (eps 1-26)
# by Yasunori Matsumoto and Ryotaro Okiayu (eps 27–51)
# by Atsuo Tanimoto (ep 52)
Original Soundtrack by Kaoru Wada
;Special Theme from the MBA/MetroBall on March 7, 1998: by Louie Heredia
Video games
A single
video game
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based on ''Shippū! Iron Leaguer'' was released in Japan for
Game Boy
The is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America later that year and other territories from 1990 onwards. Following the success of the Game & Watch single-ga ...
on March 11, 1994. Characters from the series appear in the game '' Super Robot Wars NEO'' for the Nintendo
Wii
The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America, and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, f ...
.
Shippū! Iron Leaguer also made an appearance in Super Robot Wars X-Ω.