Linebarrels of Iron
Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi collaborated on the manga series Linebarrels of Iron. In2005, the series was first serialized in Champion Red, Akita Shoten's monthly shnen manga magazine. As of November20,2008, it had been compiled into eleven tankbon. The plot follows Kouichi Hayase, a fourteen-year-old kid who leads a mediocre existence until an accident transforms him into the pilot of a massive robot known as "Linebarrel" and leads him to meet a mystery girl. In the February issue of Animage magazine, the manga series' anime adaptation was revealed. Masamitsu Hidaka directed and Gonzo animated the series. The series debuted in Japan on the television network TBS on October 3, 2008, despite the world premiere of the first episode at the 2008 Anime Expo in Southern California. The anime aired a total of twenty-four episodes, with the final episode airing on March 20, 2009. To honor the anime adaptation of the series, Shimizu and Shimoguchi decided to produce a one-shot manga reproducing the whole first episode of the anime, with the plot differing in many ways from the manga's opening.
Released: 2008-10-03