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.
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]