G4 to air 4 Marvel Anime series in 2011

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In case you missed the announcement from today's Comic-Con Live coverage, we've got some big news about some programming coming to G4 in 2011. What kind of big news? How does Iron Man, X-Men, Wolverine, and Blade grab you? Because in 2011, we're bringing four Marvel anime series to our air, each a 12-episode arc, and those stars of the Marvel Universe are going to be heavily involved. That's 48 totally sweet Marvel episodes in all, and every one of them will feature prominent and delightfully obscure heroes from the Marvel stable.

Comic scribe and guru Warren Ellis guided these series through their completion, and G4 will be the only network in the United States to air them, so, if you want to make yours Marvel, you're going to have to watch it here first!

Keep your eye out for more information on when these series will premiere. We'll make sure you know well in advance, but we were so excited about our new friends that we just couldn't wait to tell you all about it! Oh, and check out the art for the Iron Man series. How rad is that?

Get a tasty metal glimpse of Marvel's Iron Man anime series below.

Read more: https://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/...eries-Coming-To-G4-In-2011.html#ixzz0uhgRMjfh


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Looks nifty. Sort of like GI Joe Resolute in being intentionally limited, Japanese-styled animation headed by Warren Ellis.

 

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Here are series descriptions from the press release

"Iron Man"

In an effort to make amends for his weapons manufacturing past, Tony Stark has dedicated himself to building the world up rather than tearing it down. Traveling to Japan to build a new arc reactor that will deliver unlimited free energy to the Japanese people, Stark is challenged by the Japanese government and the media when he attempts to import the necessary nuclear priming device. And when the reactor-in-construction is repeatedly attacked by the mysterious Zodiac consortium, Stark must gather his allies to take on Zodiac and its mastermind.

"X-MEN"

The X-MEN are reunited following the death of a teammate, and are summoned by Charles Xavier to Japan following the abduction of Hisako Ichiki (Armor). There, they confront the U-MEN, a lunatic cult that steals and transplants mutant organs to further strengthen their own army, and the battle for justice is on.

"Wolverine"

Based on the popular graphic novel by Frank Miller, the series begins in Japan , where Logan is challenged by Shingen Yashida, the notorious leader of a powerful mafia clan. When Shingen's employee Yukio, a female assassin, falls out of Shingen's favor, she must kill him or be killed. Teaming up with Logan , the pair seek out the villain to exact their revenge.

"Blade"

Eric Brooks -- known as Blade -- seeks revenge on Deacon Frost, the vampire lord who killed his mother while she was still pregnant with Eric. With all the powers of a vampire and none of their weaknesses, Blade's quest leads him throughout Southeast Asia in search of Frost, and, in Vietnam , he discovers a vampire plot that threatens to take down the whole world.