Megalobox

Megalobox
Key visual, featuring the main character Joe/Junk Dog
メガロボクス
(Megarobokusu)
GenreSports[1]
Manga
Megalobox - Shukumei no Sōken
Published byKodansha
MagazineShōnen Magazine Edge
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 17, 2018August 17, 2018
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byYō Moriyama
Written byKatsuhiko Manabe
Kensaku Kojima
Music byMabanua
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkJNN (TBS, BS-TBS)
English network
Original run April 6, 2018 June 29, 2018
Episodes13 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Megalobox 2: Nomad
Directed byYō Moriyama
Written byKatsuhiko Manabe
Kensaku Kojima
Music byMabanua
StudioTMS Entertainment
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11
Original run April 4, 2021 June 27, 2021
Episodes13 (List of episodes)
See also
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Megalobox (Japanese: メガロボクス, Hepburn: Megarobokusu) is a Japanese anime television series. The series is produced and animated by TMS Entertainment and its subsidiary 3xCube and directed by Yō Moriyama, his first directorial work. Megalobox was created in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the boxing manga Ashita no Joe.[2] Set in late 21st century Japan where boxers wear powered exoskeletons to fight, the narrative focuses on an underground fighter only known by his ring name Junk Dog, who decides to enter into a boxing competition called Megalonia, in order to defeat the champion, Yūri.

The series was broadcast in Japan from April 6 to June 29, 2018, and was simulcast on Crunchyroll.[3] The series was licensed by Viz Media for an English release and began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States in December 2018. A second season, titled Megalobox 2: Nomad, aired from April 4 to June 27, 2021.

  1. ^ "Megalobox". Viz Media. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ashita no Joe Manga Inspires New TV Anime With Original Story in Spring 2018". Anime News Network. October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Crunchyroll Adds 'MEGALOBOX' TV Anime to the Spring 2018 Lineup". Crunchyroll. April 4, 2018. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2018.