"Anime" is not in the list (Manga, Novel, Game, Movie, OVA, Variation, Stage Play, Documentary, TV Series, Audio Drama, ...) of allowed values for the "Media" property. Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS (機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ Kidō Senshi Gandamu Tekketsu no Orufenzu?) is a 2015 anime television series created by Sunrise. The first season aired every Sunday at 19:30 in Japan from October 4, 2015 to March 27, 2016. Gundam.Info simulcasted the anime for Southeast Asia and DAISUKI simulcasted the anime for the rest of the world. Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu also aired the anime with a 1 week delay. The English dub of the first season began airing in the United States at 24:00 ET, 23:00 CT on Saturday, June 4, 2016 on Adult Swim's Toonami block.[1] A second season premiered in Japanese on October 2, 2016.
Synopsis
Season 1
It is now the Post Disaster era, roughly 300 years have passed since the end of the great conflict known as the "Calamity War".
The Earth Sphere had lost its previous governing structure, and a new world was created under new systems of government. While a temporary peace had arrived, the seeds of a new conflict were being sown in the Mars Sphere, far away from Earth.
Our hero, a boy named Mikazuki Augus, belongs to a private security company called Chryse Guard Security (CGS). The company accepts a mission to escort Kudelia Aina Bernstein, a girl who seeks to liberate the Martian city of Chryse from the rule of one of Earth's major powers. However, the military organization Gjallarhorn attacks CGS in order to nip this rebellion in the bud. CGS begins an evacuation, using Mikazuki and the other children as decoys.
Orga Itsuka, the leader of the boys, decides to take this opportunity to rise up in revolt and launch a coup d'état against the adults who have been oppressing them. He gives Mikazuki the task of repulsing Gjallarhorn, and Mikazuki enters battle using the Gundam Barbatos, a mobile suit from the Calamity War era which has been serving as CGS's power source.[2][3]
Season 2
Mikazuki Augus is part of Tekkadan, an Organization that jumped to fame from the battles involving the escorting of Kudelia Aina Bernstein to Earth and the Arbrau primary elections. The conflict exposed the corruption of Gjallarhorn as well, and the world was changing slowly but surely.
Tekkadan, with the rights to halfmetal as negotiated with Arbrau, became a direct affiliate of Teiwaz. That resulted in abundant funds and more people interested in joining, growing massively to even have a branch on Earth.
Kudelia, learning about the world from her journey to Earth, founded Admoss Company to strive for the financial independence of Mars both in reality and in practice. However, there are many who do not look favorably about the rise of the youngsters who are trying to start something new.
Admoss Company will be inspecting a mining site of halfmetal, and hired Tekkadan to guard them. There, the leader of Tekkadan, Orga Itsuka, senses an attack from a new enemy. Under Orga’s command, Tekkadan, including Mikazuki in the mobile suit Gundam Barbatos Lupus, head out to repel the enemy.[2]
Episodes
Comprehensive Listing of Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Episodes
# | Episode Title | Japanese Airdate | English Airdate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Iron and Blood | 4 October 2015 | 4 June 2016 |
2 | Barbatos | 11 October 2015 | 11 June 2016 |
3 | Glorious Demise | 18 October 2015 | 18 June 2016 |
4 | The Price of Life | 25 October 2015 | 25 June 2016 |
5 | Beyond the Red Sky | 1 November 2015 | 9 July 2016 |
6 | As For Them | 8 November 2015 | 16 July 2016 |
7 | Whaling | 15 November 2015 | 23 July 2016 |
8 | The Form of Closeness | 22 November 2015 | 30 July 2016 |
9 | Sakazuki | 29 November 2015 | 6 August 2016 |
10 | A Letter from Tomorrow | 6 December 2015 | 13 August 2016 |
11 | Human Debris | 13 December 2015 | 20 August 2016 |
12 | The Shoals | 20 December 2015 | 27 August 2016 |
13 | Funeral Rites | 27 December 2015 | 10 September 2016 |
14 | Vessel of Hope | 10 January 2016 | 17 September 2016 |
15 | Trail of Footprints | 17 January 2016 | 24 September 2016 |
16 | Fumitan Admoss | 24 January 2016 | 1 October 2016 |
17 | Kudelia's Decision | 31 January 2016 | 8 October 2016 |
18 | Voice | 7 February 2016 | 15 October 2016 |
19 | The Gravity of Wishes | 14 February 2016 | 22 October 2016 |
20 | Brother | 21 February 2016 | 5 November 2016 |
21 | To the Place of Return | 28 February 2016 | 12 November 2016 |
22 | Not Yet Home | 6 March 2016 | 19 November 2016 |
23 | The Final Lie | 13 March 2016 | 26 November 2016 |
24 | A Future Reward | 20 March 2016 | 3 December 2016 |
25 | Tekkadan | 27 March 2016 | 10 December 2016 |
26 | New Blood | 2 October 2016 | 7 October 2017 |
27 | In the Midst of Jealousy | 9 October 2016 | 14 October 2017 |
28 | Battle Before Dawn | 16 October 2016 | 21 October 2017 |
29 | The Trigger of Success | 23 October 2016 | 4 November 2017 |
30 | Inauguration of the Arbrau Defense Forces | 30 October 2016 | 11 November 2017 |
31 | Silent War | 6 November 2016 | 18 November 2017 |
32 | My Friend | 13 November 2016 | 2 December 2017 |
33 | Sovereign of Mars | 20 November 2016 | 9 December 2017 |
34 | Vidar Rising | 27 November 2016 | 16 December 2017 |
35 | Awakening Calamity | 4 December 2016 | 6 January 2018 |
36 | Stained Wings | 11 December 2016 | 13 January 2018 |
37 | Chryse Defensive Battle | 18 December 2016 | 20 January 2018 |
38 | Hunter of Angels | 25 December 2016 | 27 January 2018 |
39 | Counsel | 15 January 2017 | 3 February 2018 |
40 | Lit by a Blazing Sun | 22 January 2017 | 10 February 2018 |
41 | Natural For a Human | 29 January 2017 | 17 February 2018 |
42 | Settlement | 5 February 2017 | 24 February 2018 |
43 | Revealed Intentions | 12 February 2017 | 3 March 2018 |
44 | The Man Who Holds the Soul | 19 February 2017 | 10 March 2018 |
45 | If this is the End | 26 February 2017 | 17 March 2018 |
46 | For Whom? | 5 March 2017 | 24 March 2018 |
47 | Scapegoat | 12 March 2017 | 7 April 2018 |
48 | Promise | 19 March 2017 | 14 April 2018 |
49 | McGillis Fareed | 26 March 2017 | 21 April 2018 |
50 | Their Place | 2 April 2017 | 28 April 2018 |
Music
Opening Theme
Names | Performed By | Episodes |
---|---|---|
Raise your flag | MAN WITH A MISSION | 2 ― 13 |
Survivor | BLUE ENCOUNT | 14 ― 25 |
RAGE OF DUST | SPYAIR | 27 ― |
Ending Theme
Names | Performed By | Episodes |
---|---|---|
Raise your flag | MAN WITH A MISSION | 1 |
MISIA | 2 ― 13, 21 | |
STEEL ―Iron Blooded Bonds― | TRUE | 14 ― 25 |
Lamplight of War | Suzuhana Yuko of Wagakki Band | 19 |
Shounen no Hate | GRANRODEO | 27 |
Insert Song
Names | Performed By | Episodes |
---|---|---|
Lamplight of War | Suzuhana Yuko of Wagakki Band | 19 |
Characters
Tekkadan
- Mikazuki Augus
- Orga Itsuka
- Biscuit Griffon
- Eugene Sevenstark
- Akihiro Altland
- Norba Shino
- Takaki Uno
- Yamagi Gilmerton
- Ride Mass
- Chad Chadan
- Dante Mogro
- Danji Enrei
- Nadi Yukinojo Kassapa
- Dexter Culastor
- Atra Mixta
- Hush Middy
- Zack Lowe
- Dane Uhai
- Radice Riloto
Chryse
- Kudelia Aina Bernstein
- Fumitan Admoss
- Norman Bernstein
- Tomomi Bernstein
- Haba
- Sakura Pretzel
- Cookie Griffon
- Cracker Griffon
Chryse Guard Security (CGS)
Gjallarhorn
- McGillis Fareed
- Gaelio Bauduin
- Ein Dalton
- Crank Zent
- Coral Conrad
- Orlis Stenja
- Iznario Fareed
- Carta Issue
- Corlis Stenja
- Rustal Elion
- Vidar
- Julieta Juris
- Iok Kujan
- Isurugi Camice
Teiwaz
- McMurdo Barriston
- Naze Turbine
- Amida Arca
- Lafter Frankland
- Azee Gurumin
- Merribit Stapleton
- Eco Turbine
Brewers
Montag Company
Arbrau
Others
- Nobliss Gordon
- Orcus
- Almiria Bauduin
- Savarin Canele
- Navona Mingo
Mechanic
Further information: see Post Disaster Technology for the main technological concepts of this timeline
Chryse Guard Security/Tekkadan
Mobile Weapons
- ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos
- ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake
- ASW-G-64 Gundam Flauros
- EB-04 Geirail
- EB-06/tc Graze Custom
- EB-06/tc2 Ryusei-Go
- Shiden
- UGY-R41 Landman Rodi
Vehicles and Support Units
- NOA-0093 Isaribi
- NOA-0132 Hotarubi
- Brewers Ship
- TK-53 CGS Mobile Worker
- TK-53/s CGS Mobile Worker Space Type
- TK-53/s Tekkadan New Model Mobile Worker
- TK-53/c CGS/Tekkadan Mobile Worker Commander Type
- Union New Model Mobile Worker
Gjallarhorn
Mobile Weapons
- ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris
- Gundam Vidar
- EB-AX2 Graze Ein
- EB-04 Geirail
- EB-05s Schwalbe Graze
- EB-06 Graze
- EB-06j Graze Ground Type
- EB-06r Graze Ritter
- EB-06rs Graze Ritter Commander Type
- EB-06rs McGillis Fareed Graze Ritter Commander Type
- EB-06s Graze Commander Type
- EB-08s Reginlaze
- EB-08s Julieta's Reginlaze
- EB-08s Lok Kujan Reginlaze
Vehicles and Support Units
- Biscoe-class
- Halfbeak-class
- NK-17 Gjallarhorn Mobile Worker
Teiwaz
Mobile Weapons
Vehicles and Support Units
Brewers
Mobile Weapons
Vehicles and Support Units
- Brewers Ship
Dawn Horizon Crops
- IPP-60305 Hugo
- UGY-R64 Garm Rodi
Vehicles and Support Units
Dort Colonies
Mobile Weapons
Vehicles and Support Units
- UW-33 Union Mobile Worker
- Dort Colony Launch
Arbrau Defense Forces
Mobile Weapons
Vehicles and Support Units
S.A.U. (Strategic Alliance Union
Vehicles and Support Units=
Civilians
Mobile Weapons
Vehicles and Support Units
- Biscoe-class
Production
The series was first announced many weeks prior to July 15, only known by the abbreviation G-Tekketsu (Gの鉄血 Ji no Tekketsu?, Iron-Blood of G). The website depicted a shadowy image of the main mobile suit, a countdown and a link to the Twitter account. As the countdown approached zero, shadows were removed. On July 15, Sunrise, Bandai-Namco and SOTSU held an event that could be streamed from the website, there was also an option to hear a translator for English and French speakers. At the event, important details about the series were revealed including the full name, setting, characters, mechanical designs and staff.
Directing the series is Tatsuyuki Nagai. The writer is Mari Okada, who wrote the mecha anime M3 the dark metal. Mechanical designs are by Naohiro Washio, Kanetake Ebikawa, Ippei Gyōbu, Kenji Teraoka and Tamotsu Shinohara. The character designs are done by Yu Ito and Chiba Michinori.
Release
On 30 September, 2015 05:46 GMT, Gundam Global Portal announced that the anime would be starting from October 4, 2015 at 03:30 PDT (GMT-7) on Daisuki.net, Hulu, and Gundam info as well as starting from October 11, 2015 at 01:30 PDT on Crunchyroll and FUNimation.[4] Later at 12:15 GMT, Gundam Global Portal announced that the premiere screening of episode 1 would be held across Asia. In Hong Kong, it premiered at the Golden Harvest Cinema "The Sky" in Olympian City at 18:30 GMT+8 on 2 October, in Taiwan, it premiered at GBT Taipei at 16:00 GMT+8 and GBT Gaoxiong at 17:00 GMT+8 on 4 October. In Thailand, it premiered at the SF Terminal 21 Cinema on 2 October, 19:00 GMT+8. In Korea it premiered at the Daehan theater on 3 October at 14:00 GMT+9.[5] At the 2015 New York Comic Con, Sunrise announced that anime will be dubbed in English by Bang Zoom! Entertainment, the same company that dubbed the movie Mobile Suit Gundam F91.[6]
The final episode of the first season was released on March 27, 2016 20:00 JST, half an hour later than usual. At the end of the episode, the second season, which will begin airing in Fall, 2016, was teased.
On May 12, 2016, Turner Broadcasting System posted their latest lineup for Adult Swim and its late night block, Toonami. Among the series listed was Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED Orphans.[7] On May 21, 2016, Gundam Global Portal uploaded the first trailer that featured dubbed audio, also announcing the airtime and start date for the anime's run on Adult Swim's Toonami block; 00:30 local time from June 4, 2016.[1] Promos began broadcasting on Adult Swim shortly afterwards. One which Toonami uploaded on their Facebook page on May 27, 2016 15:45 PDT was shown to have presentational style inspired by that of their old Mobile Suit Gundam Wing promos.[8]
The first preview of the second season was released on July 11, 2016 with the first visual at 07:17 GMT+00.[9] Pre-screenings of the first episode of the second season were held on October 1, 2016 at various locations around the world. At Anime Weekend in Atlanta, at 12:00 UTC+8 in The Sky Olympian, Hong Kong, at 16:00 and again at 17:00 UTC+8 on the sixth floor of Syntrend Creative Park, Taipei, at 13:00 UTC+7 at the Animate Shop, MBK Shopping Mall, Bangkok, three to four times from 14:00 UTC+9 at G-BASE, Hongdae branch in Seoul, and at 11:30 UTC+8 on both Saturday and Sunday as part of C3 Beijing at the China National Convention Centre.[10]
Gallery
Video
See Also
Gunpla
- High Grade IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS
- High Grade IRON-BLOODED ARMS
- 1/100 IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS
- High-Resolution Model
Toys
Notes & Trivia
- This anime was the first Gundam television series since Mobile Suit Gundam 00 to receive an official North American release and English dub. Although Mobile Suit Gundam AGE and Gundam Build Fighters received English dubs from Medi-Lan Limited and Omni Productions, respectively, they only aired in Southeast Asia (although Right-Stuf! eventually released the latter on Blu-ray with said dub in North America in 2016).
- This anime was also the first Gundam anime since Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (which aired on Syfy) to air on North American television and the first since Mobile Suit Gundam SEED to air regularly on Toonami or Adult Swim (a single episode of New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz aired on Adult Swim in 2012 as part of an April Fools prank).
- In the February 2016 issue of NewType magazine, Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS was ranked the third best series.[11]
- The Gundams of this series follow a naming theme referencing demons and Valkyries from Norse mythology, such as Barbatos, Gusion, Kimaris, and Grimgerde. Other mobile suits in this series have German names (as Germany and Scandinavia have related mythologies and languages), such as the Schwalbe Graze or the Ritter. Others vehicles and suits have Japanese names in the series.
- Whereas most other Gundam series have all types of short, medium, and long range projectiles like beam weapons or cannons for their mobile suits, the mobile suits in this anime use weapons based off of medieval times such as swords, clubs, and grappling hooks, and fight more in close combat and hand to hand. Most of the mobile suits in this series will be equipped with only one cannon that uses large shells or bullets; otherwise they will be seen fighting in close combat. The creators intended the fights to have a more medieval flavor to them using these weapons. It also shows the abilities of the different mobile suits. The background music in the series usually also has a medieval tempo and instruments playing to give it that medieval theme.
- Another interesting thing about this series is the fact that all ranged weapons use ballistic munitions or physical explosives instead of beam weapons.
- Iron-Blooded Orphans' second season is slated to have 26 episodes, giving the series a total a 51 episodes, the highest episode count out of any Gundam series.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gundam Global Portal (20 May, 2016 22:37 GMT)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS|STORY
- ↑ DAISUKI
- ↑ Gundam Global Portal (30 September, 2015 05:46 GMT)
- ↑ Gundam Global Portal (30 September, 2015 11:15 GMT)
- ↑ Sunrise to Dub Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Release Gundam Build Fighters
- ↑ Adult Swim Continues to Capture Millennial Audiences With Multi-Platform Programming Slate
- ↑ Toonami
- ↑ Gundam Global Portal
- ↑ Gundam Global Portal September 26 at 11:49 UTC+01
- ↑ NewType Magazine February 2016
- ↑ [1]