Megalo box
| Megalo box | |
|---|---|
| Original title | メ ガ ロ ボ ク ス |
| transcription | Megaro Bokusu |
| genre | Action series , science fiction , drama , sports , shons |
| Manga | |
| Original title | メ ガ ロ ボ ク ス 宿命 の 双拳 |
| transcription | Megalo Box: Shukumei no Sōken |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Chikara Sakuma |
| publishing company | Kadokawa Shoten |
| magazine | Shōnen Magazine Edge |
| First publication | February 17, 2018 - August 17, 2018 |
| expenditure | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2018 |
| Studio | TMS / 3 × CUBE |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 13 in 1 season |
| Director | Yō Moriyama |
| music | mabanua |
| First broadcast | April 6, 2018 on TBS |
First publication in German |
August 27, 2019 on ProSieben MAXX |
Megalo Box ( Jap . メガロボクス Megaro Bokusu ) is a manga series and anime television series from 2018 and part of a 50-year anniversary of Ashita no Joe . The anime was produced by studio TMS Entertainment , whose manga adaptation was drawn by Chikara Sakuma .
The plot revolves around the underground boxing fighter Junk Dog ("JD" for short), who earns his living through combat manipulation by deliberately losing. The fighters have additional mechanical equipment called gear to enhance their physical abilities.
Manga
From February to August 2018 was published in the magazine Shonen Magazine Edge in Kadokawa Shoten a manga series to Megalo Box subtitled Shukumei no Soken . It was drawn by Chikara Sakuma and is based on the concept for the television series. The chapters have been published in two edited volumes.
Anime
The studio TMS Entertainment produced the television series under the direction of Yō Moriyama, which is based on a concept by Katsuhiko Manabe and Kensaku Kojima and is based on the series Ashita no Joe from 1968. The character design was created by Hiroshi Shimizu and the music was composed by mabanua. The opening credits are Bite by LEO Imai and the credits are underlaid with the title Kakatte koi yo ( か か っ て こ い よ ) by Emi Nakamura.
The series was broadcast by TBS in Japan from April 6 to June 29, 2018 , with BS-TBS broadcasting 9 days later. The platform Crunchyroll published the anime in parallel with English, Portuguese, Spanish and Arabic subtitles, while Anime Digital Network offers it with French subtitles.
Polyband Medien secured the license for the German-speaking area and announced that the series will probably be released in three volumes with German synchronization from February 22, 2019. However, the first volume was postponed to March 8, 2019, the number of volumes was changed to four and a slipcase was announced.
| role | Japanese voice ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Junk dog | Yoshimasa Hosoya |
| Yūri | Hiroki Yasumoto |
| Fujimaki | Hiroyuki Kinoshita |
| Sachio | Michiyo Murase |
| Yukiko Shirato | Nanako Mori |
| Gansaku Nanbu | Shiro Saito |
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Entry on the anime on Anime News Network (English)
- Entry to the anime at aniSearch .com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Megalo Box. In: MyAnimeList. Retrieved April 9, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Rafael Antonio Pineda: Ashita no Joe Spinoff Anime Megalobox Gets Manga in February. In: Anime News Network. January 18, 2018, accessed April 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Robin Hirsch: "Megalo Box" is published by polyband. In: Anime2You.de. October 12, 2018, accessed October 12, 2018.
- ^ Nico Lang: "Megalo Box": Further details on the disc release + can be pre-ordered. In: Anime2You.de. December 6, 2018, accessed January 2, 2019.