Viewtiful Joe (TV series)

Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe Volume 1 DVD cover
ビューティフル ジョー
(Byūtifuru Jō)
GenreAction, comedy, superhero[1][2]
Created byCapcom
Clover Studio
Hideki Kamiya
Anime television series
Directed byTakaaki Ishiyama
Written byGGB
Music by
  • Takehiko Itsukida
  • Yūsuke Hayashi
StudioGroup TAC
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
English network
Original run October 2, 2004 – September 24, 2005
Episodes51 (Japanese)
26 (English)
(List of episodes)

Viewtiful Joe[a] is an anime series based on the video game series of the same name. The series loosely adapts the first two titles in the series, Viewtiful Joe and Viewtiful Joe 2, while introducing several original characters and scenarios. The series, comprising fifty-one episodes, was shown every Saturday on the Japanese television station TV Tokyo from October 2, 2004, until September 24, 2005. The show was licensed by anime distributor Geneon Entertainment, with its first twenty-six episodes airing in the United States on Kids' WB.[3][4] It was taken off the air when the block was moved to The CW.[5]

Viewtiful Joe was later licensed for distribution in other parts of the world by MGM Television. The anime debuted in the United Kingdom on Jetix on July 2, 2007.[6] Viewtiful Joe premiered on Cartoon Network Brazil on July 3, 2006, and ran again in the country's RedeTV! in HD on November 27, 2006.[7][8] It aired in Mexico starting on July 4, 2006.[9] On June 23, 2008, the show began airing on Cartoon Network in other parts of Latin America.[10] In 2009, Viewtiful Joe became available on Crunchyroll's streaming service for its users outside Asia.[11]

  1. ^ "Viewtiful Joe on Kids'WB". Anime News Network. June 21, 2005. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Paul (June 28, 2007). "Jetix UK line up Viewtiful Joe for UK TV; starting in July". Anime UK News. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Cole, Michael (September 1, 2004). "Television is Viewtiful". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  4. ^ Baisley, Sarah (July 21, 2005). "Viewtiful Joe Comes To Kids' WB! This Fall". AWN. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  5. ^ "CW to Replace Kids' WB! Block with 4Kids on Saturdays (Updated)". Anime News Network. October 7, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  6. ^ Azure (June 23, 2007). "Henshin a-Go-Go baby! Viewtiful Joe on Jetix UK". Otaku News. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  7. ^ Lobão, David Denis (May 19, 2006). ""Viewtiful Joe" nas madrugadas de julho do Cartoon Network" (in Portuguese). ohaYO!. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
  8. ^ Takano, Andréia (November 27, 2006). "RedeTV! estréia novos desenhos" (in Portuguese). Ofuxico. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
  9. ^ "nos de anime en TV de Mexico en 2006" (in Spanish). Animexis. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
  10. ^ "Cartoon Network estrena la serie Viewtiful Joe" (in Spanish). Pizquita. June 23, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
  11. ^ "Crunchyroll Anime Now on ANN". Anime News Network. April 22, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2009.


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