Megalobox
| Megalobox | |
Key visual, featuring the main character Joe/Junk Dog | |
| メガロボクス (Megarobokusu) | |
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| Genre | Sports |
| Manga | |
| Megalobox - Shukumei no Sōken | |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Shōnen Magazine Edge |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | February 17, 2018 – August 17, 2018 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yō Moriyama |
| Written by | Katsuhiko Manabe Kensaku Kojima |
| Music by | Mabanua |
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| Original network | JNN (TBS, BS-TBS) |
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| Original run | April 6, 2018 – June 29, 2018 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Anime television series | |
| Megalobox 2: Nomad | |
| Directed by | Yō Moriyama |
| Written by | Katsuhiko Manabe Kensaku Kojima |
| Music by | Mabanua |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11 |
| Original run | April 4, 2021 – June 27, 2021 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| See also | |
Megalobox (Japanese: メガロボクス, Hepburn: Megarobokusu) is a Japanese anime television series. The series is produced and animated by TMS Entertainment and its subsidiary 3xCube and directed by Yō Moriyama, his first directorial work. Megalobox was created in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the boxing manga Ashita no Joe. Set in late 21st century Japan where boxers wear powered exoskeletons to fight, the narrative focuses on an underground fighter only known by his ring name Junk Dog, who decides to enter into a boxing competition called Megalonia, in order to defeat the champion, Yūri.
The series was broadcast in Japan from April 6 to June 29, 2018, and was simulcast on Crunchyroll. The series was licensed by Viz Media for an English release and began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States in December 2018. A second season, titled Megalobox 2: Nomad, aired from April 4 to June 27, 2021.