Iron Man Ep 3-Iron Man vs the Tornado Robot?!

A mysterious tornado has been murdering scientists for no reason which Nanami decided to investigate the case. Meanwhile Tony and Tanaka were experimenting a new EMP reactor to be installed in their security system which Tony described it as 'bland'. Tanaka received a call from a friend whose life is in danger. The friend was then killed by the tornado and Tanaka decided to check on a old friend.

Nanami was interviewing Professor Sakamoto at his office when Tanaka came in. They mentioned about "Tesla project" which Tanaka and the murdered scientists were involved years ago. However the project was halted by the government.

A tornado began to attack an air base and Iron Man tried to stop it. He entered the heart of the Tornado and discovered a robot like machine is responsible for it. Iron Man tried to stop it but was immediately knocked out by it.

The tornado attacked Nanami and the others which Sakamoto was hurt. After the tornado pass, Tony recovered and had the Iron Man Suit send for repairs. He saw some rescue workers trying to rescue a woman and her baby in a bus. He offered to help but the captain told him to leave. The bus gave way and crash into the river. Tony dived in and rescue the woman and child.

Tanaka and Nanami went to an abandoned lab where they fought out about the Tesla project was revived recently. Tanaka explained the project was to control the electric magnetic fields in the sky thus control the weather. Suddenly Sakamoto appeared and was armed. He was the one who revived the project by an unknown source. He tried to kill them but Nanami's quick thinking knocked him off. The two girls then escaped and informed Tony.

Tanaka created a EMP cannon which Iron Man is to use it against the Tornado machine. Tony suit up and carried the EMP cannon to the Tornado. Sakamoto was at the site and was killed by the Tornado.

After distracting it, Iron Man damaged the machine but his suit was also affected by the pulse. The suit shut down and he plunging down to the ground and at the last minute, his suit restarted and Iron Man blast off to the sky...

Iron Man Ep 2-Quick Change Iron Man

Episode 2 start with a group of terrorists killing a ship crew and stealing plutonium.

Tony was brought up to the Japanese government cabinet and tried to clean his name.

After the conference, he was surrounded by reporters which he sneak his way into Nana's vehicle. He flirt again with Nana and her co-worker was filled with envy.

Soon later, Tony suit up and head straight to the ship where the plutonium went missing. He found the crew dead and a giant robot from Zodiac-Cancer tried to kill him. Iron Man shake off him and proceed to a shipyard where he hack a camera and discovered the location of the plutonium.

Tony drove his own sport car and Nana who was nearby chase him on a scooter. The terrorists' car skidded, missing Nana by a inch. In the confusion, Nana took the bag containing the plutonium and is now being chased by the terrorists!

A mysterious biker appeared and warn Tony not to take the law into his own hands.

Tony ignored him and suit up. Iron Man took care of the terrorists but now Cancer is after Nana! 

Iron Man rescued her and took care of Cancer easily! He then returned the plutonium back and clean his name.

In a secret location, the mysterious biker now wearing a military uniform oversee a humanoid machine...

A good episode with more questions of this mysterious man and who the Zodiac are. Tony was cool having the Iron Man suit in his car as he suit up inside. Can't wait to see the next one!





Iron Man Ep 1-IRYAAA MAANDO!!! (That is how it pronouce in Japanese)

Iron Man, now one of the more popular characters in Marvel Comics is incarnated in these Japanese adaptation from Madhouse Studios and Marvel Comics. So let's see how this version is like.

Tony Stark now travel to Japan hoping to work with the Japanese government into installing the Arc Reactor for Japan's Energy problems.

He met up with his contacts - Dr Tanaka and the Minister of Defence-Kuroda and discuss the hope of building friendship between Japan and America,

Damn, Pepper looks hot than her live action counterpart!

After the meeting, Tony went back to his place and his Iron Man suit is enclosed in a cylinder. Pepper told him that the production model of Iron Man and the test pilots have arrived in Japan. Tony wondered if retiring as Iron Man was a good thing...

The next day, Tony went to a testing site and he introduce Iron Man Dio to Kuroda. Dio could do almost everything that Iron Man can and Kuroda was impressed.

After leaving the test site, Tony was approached by a group of reporters and a female reporter-Nanami accidently trip on him. Tony tried to be friendly with her but Nanami was embarssed and give a slap on Tony. A few days later, Tony used the Dio Suit and displayed some aerial stunts to the Japanese people. Suddenly, the suit malfunctioned and he crashed on the roadside.

Nanami was driving by and she asked if he is all right. Tony acted cool and asked Nanami for a ride back home.

Tony went back home and tried to figure out what went wrong with the Dio Suit when one of the test pilots who was wearing the Dio Suit went berserk and destroy the lab. Tony suit up and take down the test pilot.
When he thought it was over, a mysterious creature attacked him and it called itself-Scorpio of the Zodiac.

Iron Man vs Aliens?!

Iron Man overcome Scorpio and destroyed it with his Repulsor blasts. When he went back to Dio, the suit was gone, leaving only the test pilot. Iron Man began to wonder why...

Not bad for a popular Marvel Comics character to be "Japanized". Fujikawa Kenji was charming as Tony Stark through I wish they could make digitinzed his voice as Iron Man like the live action films. Itou Shizuka (She is getting a lot of roles these days) playing the spurky reporter was fun and cute. No wonder Tony find her fun to tease with.

Overall, not bad for a first ep. (At least it is better than that toku Spiderman in the 70s)