Marvel Anime

Marvel Anime is a joint project between Marvel Animation Studios and Madhouse of Japan in association with Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. of Japan. It consists of four series, each centered on a story about the Marvel franchise: Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men and Blade.

Iron Man[]

Iron Man (アイアンマン Aian Man) is a 2010 anime series consisting of 12 episodes. The series originally aired in Japan between October 1, 2010 and December 17, 2010. The series aired in North America on G4 between July 23, 2011 and October 14, 2011.

Synopsis

Tony Stark is a physicist, an engineer, and the CEO of a major arms manufacturing company. On a battlefield he is injured from his own weapons and taken prisoner by terrorists. In order to keep his own heart beating, he creates the Ironman Suit and escapes. Once free, Stark decides to dedicate his life to pursuing world peace with the Ironman technology, so he moves to Japan to use the resources of "Lab 23," home of the world's first Arc Reactor. Wanting to devote himself fully to this research, Stark decides to retire as Ironman and announce the mass-production of suits to fulfill his duties. But at the announcement ceremony he is attacked by the mysterious organization known as "Zodiac," and his plans have to change.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Tony Stark / Iron Man	Keiji Fujiwara	Adrian Pasdar
Dr. Ho Yinsen / Iron Man Dio	Hiroaki Hirata	Kyle Hebert
Dr. Chika Tanaka / Gemini	Takako Honda	Laura Bailey
Minister of Defense Kuroda / Rasetsu	Unshō Ishizuka	Neil Kaplan
Nanami Ōta	Shizuka Itō	Eden Riegel
Pepper Potts	Hiroe Oka	Cindy Robinson
Nagato Sakurai / Ramon Zero	Jin Yamanoi	Travis Willingham
Ichiro Masuda	Tomoyoki Shimura	Benjamin Diskin
Nomura	Shinya Fukumatsu	Daran Norris

Episodic Characters[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episode
Cancer	Yasuyuki Kase		02
Computer Voice		Kirsten Potter	02
Nakai		Michael Donovan	03
Professor Sakamoto
Professor Oono		Troy Baker
Professor Yamaguchi		Roger Craig Smith
Kawashima / Taurus	Shūhei Sakaguchi	Roger Craig Smith	04
Logan / Wolverine	Rikiya Koyama	Milo Ventimiglia	04
Scorpio		Kyle Hebert	07
Aki	Marina Inoue	Laura Bailey	08

Additional Voices[]

Transmission[]

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2011	G4	United States

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Contents	Region	Country
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	2012	The Complete Series	1 NTSC	United States
		2 Discs
		The Complete Series
		2 Volumes

External Links[]

Iron Man (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Iron Man at the Internet Movie Database

Wolverine[]

Wolverine (ウルヴァリン) is a 12 episode anime series that aired on Animax between January 7, 2011 and March 25, 2011. Wolverine aired in the US on G4 between July 29, 2011 and October 14, 2011.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Logan / Wolverine	Rikiya Koyama	Milo Ventimiglia
Yukio	Romi Park	Kate Higgins
Mariko Yashida	Fumiko Orikasa	Gwendoline Yeo
Kikyo Mikage	Masato Hagiwara	Steve Blum
Min	Misato Fukuen	Danielle Judovits
Hideki Kurohagi	Kazuki Yao	Vic Mignogna
Kai	Tokuyoshi Kawashima	Sam Riegel
Shingen Yashida	Hidekatsu Shibata	Fred Tatasciore
Arkady Rossovich/ Omega Red	Ryūzaburō Ōtomo	J.B. Blanc
Juō Kurohagi	Shō Hayami	Tony Oliver
Tesshin Asano	Masaki Terasoma	Crispin Freeman
Scott Summers / Cyclops	Toshiyuki Morikawa	Scott Porter
Agent Ang Machida	Kōsuke Takaguchi	Roger Craig Smith
Agent Takagi	Hiroshi Tsuchida	Vic Mignogna
Agent Tsukino	Fumie Mizusawa	Stephanie Sheh
Koh	Iemasa Kayumi	J.B. Blanc
Vadhaka	Takanori Hoshino	Jamieson Price

Additional Voices[]

Transmission[]

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2011	G4	United States

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	2012		The Complete Series	1 NTSC	United States
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	2012		2 Discs	1 NTSC	United States

External Links[]

Wolverine (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Wolverine at the Internet Movie Database

X-Men[]

X-Men (エックスメン) is an Anime series consisting of 12 episodes. It aired on Animax from April 1, 2011 to June 24, 2011. The series aired in the United States on G4 between October 21, 2011 and January 6, 2012.

Synopsis
The X-Men are reunited following the death of a teammate, and are summoned by Charles Xavier to Japan following the abduction of Hisako Ichiki (Armor). There, they confront the U-Men, a lunatic cult that steals and transplants mutant organs to further strengthen their own army, and the battle for justice is on.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Scott Summers/ Cyclops	Toshiyuki Morikawa	Scott Porter
Logan / Wolverine	Rikiya Koyama	Steve Blum
Orono Munroe / Storm	Aya Hisakawa	Danielle Nicolet
Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast	Hideyuki Tanaka	Fred Tatasciore
Charles Xavier / Professor X	Katsunosuke Hori	Cam Clarke
Jean Grey / Phoenix	Yurika Hino	Jennifer Hale
Hisako Ichiki / Armor	Yukari Tamura	Stephanie Sheh
Emma Frost	Kaori Yamagata	Ali Hillis
Jason Wyngarde/ Mastermind	Haruhiko Jō	Travis Willingham
Jun Sanada	Tomokazu Seki	Travis Willingham
Kōichi Kaga	Katsuyuki Konishi	Troy Baker
Squid
Sublime	Rintarō Nishi
Rat	Manabu Sakamaki	Michael Sinterniklaas
Hisako's Father	Seiji Sasaki	Michael Sinterniklaas
Neuron	Yutaka Aoyama	Dave Wittenberg
Kick	Wataru Takagi	Dave Wittenberg
Marsh	Yūichi Nakamura	Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Riko Nirasaki	Marina Inoue	Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Cerebra		Danielle Nicolet
Hisako's Mother	Akemi Okamura	Laura Bailey
Kyoko	Ayumi Fujimura	Laura Bailey
Yui Sasaki	Yoshiko Sakakibara	Gwendoline Yeo
Takeo Sasaki	Atsushi Abe	Steve Staley

Additional Voices[]

Transmission[]

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2011-2012	G4	United States

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Contents	Region	Country
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	2012	The Complete Series	1 NTSC	United States
		2 Discs
		The Complete Series
		2 Volumes

External Links[]

X-Men (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
X-Men at the Internet Movie Database

Blade[]

Blade (ブレイド) is a Japanese anime series that aired between July 1, 2011 to September 16, 2011, consisting of 12 episodes. The series aired in North America between January 13, 2012 and April 2, 2012.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Eric Brooks / Blade	Akio Ōtsuka	Harold Perrineau
Noah Van Helsing	Osamu Saka	Troy Baker
Logan / Wolverine	Rikiya Koyama	Milo Ventimiglia
Deacon Frost	Tsutomu Isobe	J.B. Blanc
Makoto	Maaya Sakamoto	Kim Mai Guest
Tanba Yagyu	Kenji Utsumi	Steve Kramer
Kikyo Mikage	Masato Hagiwara	Steve Blum
Matthes	Nanaho Katsuragi	Kat Purgal
Lucius Isaac	Hiroki Tōchi	Christopher Corey Smith