| Linebarrels of Iron | |
 Cover of the First tankōbon Volume | |
| 鉄のラインバレル (Kurogane no Rainbareru) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, romance, science fiction[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Eiichi Shimizu |
| Illustrated by | Tomohiro Shimoguchi |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Champion Red |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | December 19, 2004 – April 18, 2015 |
| Volumes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Volume 0 | |
| Written by | Eiichi Shimizu |
| Illustrated by | Tomohiro Shimoguchi |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Champion Red |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Published | December 20, 2006 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masamitsu Hidaka |
| Produced by | Hiroyuki Birukawa Osamu Nagai Takaaki Kuwana Yoshihiro Iwasa |
| Written by | Kiyoko Yoshimura |
| Music by | Conisch |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TBS, CBC, Sun-TV |
| Original run | October 3, 2008[3] – March 20, 2009 |
| Episodes | 24 + 2 OVAs |
Linebarrels of Iron (鉄のラインバレル, Kurogane no Rainbareru) is a Japanese manga series created by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi. The series was first serialized in Akita Shoten's monthly seinen manga magazine, Champion Red, in 2005.[4][5] It has since been compiled into 24 tankōbon, as of October 20, 2014.[6] The story centers on Kouichi Hayase, a fourteen-year-old boy living a mediocre life, until an accident turns him into the pilot of a gigantic robot called "Linebarrel" and leads him to encounter a mysterious girl.
An anime adaptation of the manga series was announced in the February issue of Animage magazine.[4] The anime is directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and animated by Gonzo. Though the world premiere of the first episode took place at Southern California's 2008 Anime Expo,[7] the series premiered in Japan on the television network TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) on October 3, 2008.[3] The anime broadcast a total of twenty-four episodes, the last of which aired on March 20, 2009. To commemorate the series' anime adaptation, Shimizu and Shimoguchi decided to create a one shot manga, recreating the entire first episode of the anime, in which the plot differs in many aspects compared to the beginning of the manga.[5]
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- ^ a b "Iron Linebarrels Robot Manga to be Animated in 2008". Anime News Network. 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ a b "Casshern Sins, Linebarrels of Iron Anime Adapted as Manga". Anime News Network. 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ "Linebarrels - Products>Comics". linebarrels.jp. Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ "1st Linebarrels of Iron Episode to Premiere at Anime Expo". Anime News Network. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2008-09-26.