''Medabots'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese

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franchise created by Rin Horuma (Horumarin) and currently owned by Imagineer. The main series of RPGs focus on collecting and battling with the titular robots. The bulk of the games releases have been on Nintendo platforms, including the

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, and the DS, and 3DS handhelds. The series was adapted into a Japanese

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television series spanning two adaptations. The first was animated by Bee Train while the second, ''Medarot Damashii'', was animated by Production I.G. The television series originally aired on

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and were broadcast on YTV in Canada and

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and

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in the United States from 2001 to 2004. A

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series, written by Rin Horuma, was also produced. It was serialized in the

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's magazine ''

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'' in Japan and then published into collected volumes by

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. The manga based on the first game, ''Medarot'', was never translated into English, but the manga based on the sequel, ''Medarot 2'', was licensed for an English language release in North America by

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, simply under the title ''Medabots''. ''Medarot 2'', 3, and 4, have also been translated into English for distribution in

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. To date, only '' Medabots'' (a remake of ''Medarot 2'' for

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), '' Medabots AX'', and '' Medabots Infinity'' have been released in North America. There have also been plastic models produced by Kotobukiya. A compilation game ''Medarot Classics Plus'' was released on November 12, 2020. It features the Kabuto and Kuwagata versions of the first eight mainline games.

Plot

In the future, the Medabots are a type of

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that are owned by different people and engage in Robattles. The theories and processes of the Medabots led to their creation at the hands of Dr. Eugene Aki, Professor Hushi, and Dr. Armond. In submission battles, the loser of the battle must give up one of their Medabots' parts ranging from their head, one of their arms, or their legs.

''Medabots''

The series centers around Medabots,

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robots, whose purpose is to serve humans in a future time. The series begins with a ten-year-old (nine in the Japanese version) boy named Ikki Tenryō, who wants to become a champion of the World Robattle Tournament. However, Ikki is unable to afford a Medabot and his parents refuse to buy him one. However, he manages to get enough money to buy an outdated model, and, with a bit of luck, he finds a medal in a river that was previously dropped there after the Phantom Renegade thwarted a robbery by members of the Rubberobo Gang. Ikki quickly inserts it into the Medabot he purchased named Metabee. The only problem is that the medal he found gives Metabee a severe attitude problem (a problem rarely seen in a Medabot), which leads Ikki to think he is defective. However, this theory is proven wrong later in the series as it is revealed that Metabee actually has a rare medal. Ikki and Metabee end up in different robattles while also contending with the Rubberobo Gang members Seaslug, Gillgirl, Squidguts, and Shrimplips who are led by Dr. Armond under his alias of Dr. Meta-Evil. In addition, they also encounter the Medabot Rokusho who was originally owned by Professor Hushi who was presumed dead in a fire. The rare medals were kept secret by the Medabot Corporation, as very little was known about them. However, a Medabot with a rare medal would be able to call upon an attack called the "Medaforce". In the manga, the Medaforce is a form of medal mind control as explained by Dr. Aki in the third graphic novel of Medabots. In the anime however, it is shown as a way of increasing the power of the Medabot's special skill into a focused beam attack. Another important aspect is the story of Henry, the store clerk who sold Metabee to Ikki. It is revealed that he is, quite obviously, Phantom Renegade. A running gag of the series was Henry almost telling everyone he is the Phantom Renegade, with no one ever discovering this fact. Space Medafighter X is introduced, who is another one of Henry's secret identities, the number one Medafighter in Japan. Later during the World Finals, he rarely shows up to the fights, instead sending substitutes and working behind the scenes. This being because he supposedly started The Ten Days of Darkness, which occurred eight years before the events in the series during the World Robattle Cup when Henry fought as Hikaru Agata with the original Metabee (however, the medal was different). The Medabots went on a rampage during the Ten Days of Darkness which stopped when Henry was forced to kill his Medabot by destroying his medal. At the end of the second season, it is revealed that Victor (a medafighter for Team Kenya and Warbandit's owner) was helping Dr. Meta-Evil to get medals during the tournament. During the finals, Metabee and Warbandit continue to fight, even with their partners lost and their bodies damaged. It is during this event that Dr. Meta-Evil starts his plan using Metabee and Warbandit's medals; trapping them both in a dream. However, Ikki manages to get Metabee to wake up from the dream, while the other medabots, free now, help Metabee to fight against Dr. Meta-Evil. Later in the series, Medabots are found to be actually thousands of years old; remnants of an ancient civilization who called themselves Medalorians. The Medalorians were obsessed with war, and to become more effective warriors they fastened metal armor to themselves. However, their wars decimated the civilization, and the survivors coded their memories onto hexagonal pieces of metal. These, "Medals", cloned and mass-produced by the Medabot Corporation (a corporation founded by Dr. Aki), are the Medabot equivalent of a brain and soul. The original medals, referred to as rare medals, are kept in storage because of the extreme power they have. After Dr. Meta-Evil was defeated, Professor Hushi was revealed to have been saved from some aliens as he invites Dr. Meta-Evil with him on a space trip ultimately resulting in the disbandment of the Rubberobo Gang.

''Medarot Damashii (Medabots Spirits)''

''Medarot Damashii'', a sequel to the original series, follows Ikki and Metabee as they face a new challenge some time after the events of the original series. Kam Kamazaki, a twelve-year-old boy, has designed one of the most dangerous Medabots in the entire story called Kilobots (or Death Medarot in the Japanese version) who use the X-Medal. These Kilobots have no feelings, since the emotion part of the Medabot medal has been removed, and more strength parts have been replaced instead, and can break the rules in order to win a fight. Because they have no personality, the Medaforce is useless against them. In the first episode, Ikki loses a Robattle to Ginkai and his Kilobot Desperado when it cheats and reloads. But he soon meets Nae, a Medabot mechanic and Dr. Aki's granddaughter, who gives Ikki new medaparts in order to defeat Desperado through using a new feature called Action Mode (later Demolition Mode is introduced as well). Throughout the season, Ikki, Erika and their new friend Zuru (who secretly operates as the Mystery Medafighter) battle several of Kam's friends and their Kilobots. The Mystery Medfighter's ambition is to rid the world of Kilobots with the help of his Medabot Roks (who resembles Rokusho). Eventually, Ginkai re-discovers the true spirit of medafighting, defects from Kam's side, and returns to using Medabots. Eventually, Kam realizes the error of his ways and stops trying to develop stronger and more dangerous Kilobots following the Kilobot Gryphon's defeat, choosing to remain with his Kilobot Blackbettle, who has a personality installed into her X-Medal. This sequel is often criticized for the dropping of several supporting characters such as Henry/Hikaru Agata/Phantom Renegade/Space Medafighter X and Arcbeetle, Rokusho, Koji and Sumilidon, Rintaro and Kantaroth, Karin and Neutranurse, Victor and Warbandit, Mr. Referee, the Rubberobo Gang, and the Chick Salesman, as well as for the fact that many of the new Kilobots and Medabots are simply slightly modified versions of the original series without relation to the original characters: Roks (Rokusho), Exor (Sumilidon), Arcdash (Arcbeetle), Unitrix (Warbandit).

Characters

Main characters

; : : Ikki Tenryou is a lively and easygoing boy, although a bit timid, he is one of the main protagonists of the series. At first Ikki is unable to afford a Medabot. But after finding a medal in a river, he manages to buy a model, which is named Metabee. However, the medal he found appears to be defective, as Metabee is short-tempered and disobedient. In spite of this, a strong bond grows between them after several robattles. Though Ikki is not a full-fledged Medafighter, he gradually matures through the Robattles he engages in. ; : : Metabee is one of the main protagonists of the series, a Medabot belonging to Ikki Tenryou whose name is a

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of Metal Beetle. Metabee is a

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-type Medabot, specializing in revolver tactics. He possesses a rare medal that allows him to access the Medaforce. Metabee is known to be a rebellious and arrogant Medabot who often causes problems due to his headstrong personality. He is often sarcastic to his owner Ikki, but he shares a close bond with him, and so Ikki trusts him deeply. ; : : Erika Amazake is a member of the school's journalism club who is the best friend of Ikki Tenryou. ; : : Sailor-Multi, also nicknamed Brass, is an SLR-1 model

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-type Medabot specializing in shooting who is owned by Erika.

Supporting characters

; : : Karin Junmai is a gentle girl from a wealthly family and Dr. Aki's grand-niece. She is a love interest for Ikki, which makes Erika jealous, though she and Erika are friendly towards each other. Karin was later dropped after the original series. ; : : Neutranurse is a NAS-1 model

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-type Medabot owned by Karin who specializes in healing. ; : : Koji Karakuchi is a wealthly boy and expert fencer who is Ikki's rival for Karin's affection. He was originally into insects at a young age until the cocoons he collected hatched into a swarm of mantis in his closet. During the World Robattle Cup, Koji was ranked #2 and represented Team Japan. Koji was later dropped after the original series. ; : : Sumilodon is an STG-0 model sabretooth tiger-type Medabot owned by Koji who specializes in the Shadow Sword. He is not much of a talker. ; : : Samantha is the leader of the Screws school gang who harass the other students. While she is the strongest and toughest of the bunch, Samantha does have an occasional soft side. During the ''Medabots Spirit'' season, Samantha would often help out Ikki or the Rogue Medafights with the latter reason being for obtaining Kilobot parts which she often learns the hard way that they are not compatible with normal Medabots. ; : : Peppercat is a CAT-1 model

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-type Medabot owned by Samantha who specializes in performing an electric shock. During the ''Medabots Spirit'' series, Samantha would try to obtain Kilobot parts from Kam in exchange for favors only to learn the hard way different times that Kilobot parts aren't compatible with Peppercat. ; : : Spike is a member of the Screws school gang and the smartest of the bunch while also the tallest and weakest. ; : : Cyandog is a DOG-0 model

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-type Medabot who is Spike's first Medabot. Metabee later discovered that Cyandog has been equipped with a monkey medal that is not compatible with Medabots that don't run on this model, as monkey medals are used for Medabots who are experts at hand-to-hand combat while Cyandog was among the Medabots that specialize in shooting. ; : : Crosserdog is a DOG-1 model dog-type Medabot who is Spike's second Medabot and resembles an upgraded version of Cyandog. Like his predecessor, Crosserdog specializes in shooting. ; : : Sloan is a member of the Screws school gang and the strongest of the bunch. ; : : Totalizer is a TOT-1 model

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-type Medabot who is Sloan's Medabot and specializes in a laser beam attack. Unlike the other Medabots owned by the Screws, Totalizer is not much of a talker. ; : : Hikaru Agata is a famous Medafighter who is currently operating as a Hop-Mart clerk named Henry and has two masked aliases. As the , he uses this alias to target rare medals for Dr. Aki to prevent a repeat of the Ten Days of Darkness and occasionally helps Ikki out when dealing with the Rubberobo Gang. As , he is a top Medafighter who was said to have caused the Ten Days of Darkness when his Metabee went berserk and caused all the other Medabots to go berserk as well. Henry was later dropped after the original series. ; : Arcbeetle is a KBT-4 model

-type Medabot who is Space Medafighter X's Medabot and specializes in shooting fireballs. ; : : Mr. Referee is a Medabot referee who pops up to referee the Robattles and lays down the rules. On occasion, Mr. Referee will pop up to mention important Robattle information. As seen in "Space Superstars", Mr. Referee is shown to call on the actions of Terakado (which resemble Wire-Ninjas with satellite parts for legs) to fire a sleeping dart on any Medafighters who break the laws. During the World Robattle Cup, Mr. Referee was manipulated by the Rubberobo Gang posing as World Robattle Cup officials to make the losing team give their medals to the winning team. When this ruse was discovered, Mr. Referee ran off. Thanks to a pep talk from the Chick Salesman, Mr. Referee officiated the final battle against Dr. Meta-Evil. Mr. Referee was later dropped after the original series. ; : : Rokusho is KWG-1 model

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-type Medabot who specializes in sword and speed and allies with Ikki's group. He was originally owned by Professor Hushi who was thought to have perished in to fire caused by the Rubberobo Gang. At one point, Rokusho thought that Dr. Aki called the arson until the truth was revealed. Following the defeat of the giant Babbyblu piloted by Dr. Meta-Evil, Rokusho learns that Professor Hushi was saved by some aliens and is told by Professor Hushi that he'll be away much longer. Rokusho was later dropped after the original series. ; : : Dr. Eugene Aki is a scientist who was one of the inventors of the Medabots who works at the Medabot Corporation. He is also the great-uncle of Karin and grandfather of Nae. ; : : Rintaro Namishima is a fast-paced Medafighter who befriends Ikki and is a fan of Hikaru Agata. The character was dropped after the original series. ; : : Kantaroth is a KBT-3 model

-type Medabot owned by Rintaro Namaishima who almost resembles Metabee and specializes in shooting. ; : : Nae Aki is the granddaughter of Dr. Aki who appears in the ''Medabots Spirit'' anime. While having originally worked as a scientist, she has since become a Medabot mechanic. ; : : Honey is Nae's assistant-type Medabot that specializes in helping. ; : : Tak is a young boy in ''Medabots Spirit'' who Ikki mentors as he is known to lose all of his Robattles. ; : Komandog is Tak's COM-0 model

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-type Medabot who specializes in traveling. ; : : Ginkai is a burly kid. In an earlier life, he used to own the

-type Medabot Bayonet where Ginkai got annoyed with the same smart alec personality that Metabee has. He buried Bayonet's medal and gave Bayonet to his cousin. When he started making use of Kilobots when allied with Kam Kamizaki, he made use of different Kilobots like

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-type Kilobot Desperado,

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-type Kilobot Sherwood,

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-type Kilobot Locknex,

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-type Kilobot Cutter, and king lion-type Kilobot Unitrix. After Ginkai defected from Kam's side, he recovered Bayonet's medal and placed it in Arcbeetle Dash while making amends with him. Ginkai has since helped Ikki to fight the Kilobots and even helped out in the final battle against Kam and Gryphon. ; : : A

-type Medabot that resembles Arcbeetle. After Ginkai defected from Kam's side and dug up Bayonet's medal, he placed it in Arcbeetle Dash. ; : : Zuru Zora is a mild-mannered boy in ''Medabots Spirit'' who has a vendetta against Kilobots because his father makes Kilobots for Kam and those that make use of them. To hide it, he assumes the alias of the while removing his glasses and wearing a cap and a cape. Nae Aki later learned the truth about Zuru's dual life. Near the final episode, Zuru reveals his true identity to his friends and Kam when saving Ginkai and Arcbeetle Dash. ; : Gorem-2 is Zuru's DGU-0 model clay model-type Medabot when in his civilian form. ; : : Roks is a KWG-3 model

-type Medabot that resembles Rokusho, possesses the same sword and speed ability, and is used by Zuru in his Mystery Medafighter alias. ; : : Tyrelbeetle is a KWG-6 model

-type Medabot who is the second Medabot owned by Zuru in his Mystery Medafighter alias and specializes in grappling horns. Zuru uses Gorem-2's medal to run it.

Villains

Rubberobo Gang

The are a group of thieves who serve as the primary antagonists of the first series. They often target rare medals and get their name from their rubber suits. In addition to a substantial number of generic Rubberobo Gang grunts, the following are the known members of the Rubberobo Gang. ; : : Dr. Armond, known by his alias of Dr. Meta-Evil, is a scientist-turned-mad scientist who is the official leader of the Rubberobo Gang. In his early life, he helped Dr. Aki and Professor Hushi in the creation of the Medabots. When Dr. Meta-Evil made himself known to the Rubberobo Gang, they try to steal medals that they think is real only to be told by Dr. Meta-Evil that the medals aren't rare. In later episodes, Dr. Meta-Evil had each of the Rubberobo Gang members act as leader should the one he appoint to that position fail him. After each of the Rubberobo Gang failed to defeat Metabee, Dr. Meta-Evil dispatched the

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-type Medabot Mega-Emperor to help capture Metabee. When Ikki and his allies were rescuing Metabee from a Rubberobo Gang, they encountered a cyborg copy of Dr. Meta-Evil who utilized different Medaparts like Robo-Emperor and Stingray's right arms, Spidar and Phoenix's left arms, Megaphant's left shield, and Phoenix's legs. After Michael deactivated the Dr. Meta-Evil clone by ejecting its medal upon its failure, he placed it in a giant-size Giganko. During the World Robattle Cup, Dr. Meta-Evil and the Rubberobo Gang manipulated Mr. Referee into making the losing team give up their medal. When this was revealed, Dr. Meta-Evil and Dr. Aki ended up in heated argument before Dr. Meta-Evil escaped into a giant-size Babbyblu. When the Babbyblu was defeated by Giant Metabee, Dr. Meta-Evil was then approached by Professor Hushi and the aliens that rescued him stating that the Medabots don't want to rule humanity. Dr. Meta-Evil then takes Professor Hushi's offer to travel into outer space with him. ; : Michael is the pet cat of Dr. Meta-Evil in a cybernetic helmet whose medal has the memories tied to the past of the Medalorians. After Michael deactivated the Dr. Meta-Evil clone by ejecting its medal upon its failure, he placed it in a giant-size Giganko. Michael was later seen by Dr. Meta-Evil's side when it is revealed that the Rubberobo Gang manipulated the World Robattle Cup. After the giant Babbyblu was defeated by Giant Metabee, Michael thanked Dr. Meta-Evil for his services, ejected the medal out of his helmet, and resumed his life as a normal cat. ; : : Seaslug is the unofficial leader of the Rubberobo Gang in its earlier appearances who sports a dimwitted and immature personality. His true name is Seamour Slugbottoms. While usually the one who handles the different Medabots used in the Rubberobo Gang's plots, Seaslug would lead the Rubberobo Gang in to different plots like passing themselves off as aliens with help from clay model-type Medabot Gorem, causing ghost sightings with help from the

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-type Medabot Mistyghost, placed Metabee's displaced medal into the tanuki-type Medabot Agadema, doing home renovations with help from fox-type Medabot Foxuno, operating as a rebellious rock and roll band with the

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-type Medabots Landmotors pulling their mode of transportation in their car modes, forming a penguin-only zoo while using the marine-type Medabot Aquamar to help reclaim them, taking control of Ninja Park's

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and

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-themed Medabots Nin-Ninja and Icknite with different medals, raided a property with

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-type Medabot Saldron, and crashing an event at Rosewood Private School with

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-type Medabot Mantaprey. When Dr. Meta-Evil revealed himself to the Rubberobo Gang, Seaslug partook in going after Medabots that have rare medals. At one point, Seaslug infiltrated the Medabot Corporation under the alias of Mr. Tunahead assuming its Belzelga had a rare medal and fell for a worker named Miss Caviar. He lost interest after seeing her with another person which led to a misunderstanding. Other rare medal hunts involved using the

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-type Medabot Drakonfly to keep Ikki and Metabee from rescuing Femjet and using the

-type Medabot Robo-Emperor to attack Rokusho where the Rubberobo Gang were unable to get it out. Dr. Meta-Evil later paired Seaslug with Whitesword. Following Dr. Meta-Evil's defeat and the Rubberobo Gang disbanding, Miss Caviar cleared things up with Seaslug and they started a supervillain consulting agency. ; : A

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-type Medabot that Dr. Meta-Evil gave Seaslug. Whitesword specializes in sword attacks. ; : : Gillgirl is a member of the Rubberobo Gang. Her true name is . Dr. Meta-Evil later paired her up with Seagaru. Gillgirl showed off her ruthless side in "Dude, Where's My Ma" where she kidnaps Ikki's mother in order to challenge him to a Robattle against Seagaru and Spiritus. ; : Seagaru is a

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-type Medabot that Dr. Meta-Evil gave Gillgirl. Seagaru specializes in laser beams. ; : Spiritus is a

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-themed Medabot owned by Gillgirl that assisted Seagaru in its Robattle against Ikki and Metabee. It's specialty is hand combat. ; : : Squidguts is a member of the Rubberobo Gang and the largest of the group who is not very bright. His true name is . Dr. Meta-Evil later paired him up with Gobanko. ; : : Gobanko is a Benkei-type Medabot that Dr. Meta-Evil gave Squidguts. He specializes in claw attacks. ; : : Shrimplips is a member of the Rubberobo Gang where he is the youngest, smallest, and more level-headed of the group who was already aware of Dr. Meta-Evil being their leader unlike the other three members. When Dr. Meta-Evil revealed himself to the Rubberobo Gang, Shrimplips partook in going after Medabots that have rare medals starting with Neutranuse with help from the

spider Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and ran ...

-type Medabot Spidar who Metabee managed to defeat because Gillgirl left Spidar's Robattle parts back at their hideout since she didn't expect them to be in a Robattle. His true name is . Dr. Meta-Evil later paired him up with Gokudo. ; : Gokudo is a Sun Wukong-type Medabot that Dr. Meta-Evil gave Shrimplips. He specializes in stretch punch attacks. ; : Sir Gold is a Sha Wujing-type Medabot that Shrimplips had assist Gokudo in fighting Ikki. ; : Hakado is a Zhu Bajie-type Medabot that Shrimplips had assist Gokudo in fighting Ikki. ; : The Noctobats are BAT-1 model

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-type Medabots that serve as the Medabot foot soldiers of the Rubberobo Gang. They have been used in "Spaceship Superstars" when operating the fake UFO, "For Better or Worse" Pt. II when fighting the Screws, and "Ban All Medabots" when attacking Riverview Junior High.

Rogue Medafighters

The Rogue Medafighters are Medafighters in ''Medabots Spirits'' who make use of Kilobots leading them to run afoul of Ikki's group and the Mystery Medafighter. The following are known Kilbot Medafighters: ; : : Kam Kamazaki is a young boy who is the primary antagonist of ''Medabots Spirit'' who masks his shy personality with a cold and ruthless one. While having no friends because of his secret shyness and having a father who is too busy running Extreme Tech and Bacchus Concern, he uses the promise of Kilobots made by Extreme Tech to have the Rogue Medafighters to "befriend them" and have them do his bidding. Throughout the series, Kam made use of different Kilobots like

tank A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; ...

-type Kilobot Tankbank,

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-type Kilobot Frontline,

-type Kilobot Locknecks, and sabretooth tiger-type Kilobot Exor. He later took on Blakbeetle as his partner. Near the end of the series, Kam made use of the archdevil-type Kilobot Gryphon with Blakbeetle's Neo Ex-Medal. After Gryphon was defeated, Kam was hospitalized with Eddie and a repaired Blakbeetle by his side. Kam was later taken to Ikki's group by Eddie and he became friends with them. ; : : Blakbeetle is a

-type Kilobot owned by Kam Kamizaki who specializes in swift fire attacks. Unlike the other Kilobots, Blakbeetle possesses the Neo Ex-Medal that gives her feelings and is loyal to Kam. Near the end of the series, Kam later used Blakbeetle's medal to power Gryphon. After Gryphon was defeated, Blakbeetle was repaired and stayed by Kam's side at the hospital. ; : : Masa is a Rogue Medafighter who is shown to control 10

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-type Kilobot Skelbots ; : : The Brat Brothers are Rogue Medafighter triplets who can be told apart of the rear designs of their suspenders. They make use of the

monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Thus monkeys, in that sense, co ...

-type Kilobots Hanumonkey. ; : : Suzie is a self-centered and tempermental girl who hides her personality behind her sweet personality. While having originally owned

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-type Medabot Puttycat, she was swayed to Kam's side when he gave her the jewel beetle-type Kilobot Ambiguous 2. Suzie would give orders to the other Rogue Medafighters when Kam isn't around. In the final episode, Suzie tried to use Puttycat and Ambiguous 2 against Samantha. ; : : Banjo is a Rogue Medafighter and video game fanatic who would also use the

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-type Kilobot Redrun. Unlike the other Rogue Medafighters, Banjo works for Kam for the free challenges. ; and : Minitora : Kintora : Minitora and Kintora are a Rogue Medafighter duo with Minitora being a slim kid and Kintora being a brown-skinned chubby kid. They originally owned Nin-Ninja and Banisher before they traded them for the king lion-type Kilobot Unitrix and the sabretooth tiger-type Kilobot Exor. They often assist Kam on his plans and take orders from Suzie.

Other characters

; : : Chidori Tenryu is the mother of Ikki who is a housewife. While depicted as being strict in the earlier video games, Chidori has a nicer personality in the anime where Metabee even sucks up to her. In a later episode, she is abducted by Gillgirl and Ikki had to Robattle her to secure her release. ; : : Jouzou Tenryou is the father of Ikki who works as an office worker. When at home, Jouzou Tenryou is often seen reading the newspaper. Later episodes reveal that he is a member of the Select Corps which Ikki and Chidori are unaware of. As seen in two episodes, Jouzou is shown to fall asleep at the beach. ; The : Kikuchiyo : TESHHI : Ōmen : The Rockers are rock band trio that consists of Kikuchiyo, TESHHI, and Ōmen that specialize in 3 vs. 1 Robattles. Kikuchiyo owns phoenix-type Medabot Phoenix while TESHH and Ōmen own

-type Medabots Blackram. Samantha wanted to join them after they stole a Bombarder from Spike that was equipped to one of the Blackrams. They were defeated by Metabee. In their next appearance, the Rockers rebranded themselves as a heavy metal band and a runaway Cyandog joined up with them. They were defeated when Metabee used the Medaforce on the Rockers' Medabots. ; : : The unnamed elderly principal of Riverview Junior High. ; : Samurai is a SAM-0 model

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-type Medabot resembling an armored samurai who is owned by the Principal and specializes in sword attacks. In "Ban All Medabots", Samurai helped Metabee fight the Rubberobo Gang's Landmotors. ; : : As a strict gym teacher of Riverview Junior High, Coach Mountain hates Medabots and often punishes students by having them do laps. While he hates Medabots, he ended up getting one when it came to building a park for some children. Though those plans reached a snag when it came to some gangsters. Ikki and Metabee were able to defeat the lead gangster enabling Coach Mountain to build a park in his neighborhood. Coach Mountain's next robattle involved fighting Squidguts and Gobanko after they defeated the Student Council President and Dr. Bokchoy only for him to be defeated. ; : Digmole is an MOG-0 mole-type Medabot owned by Coach Mountain who specializes in digging. ; : Student Council President : Student Council Vice-President : Student Council Secretary : The Student Council is Riverview Junior High's administrative organization consisting of an unnamed president, vice-president, and secretary. They were first seen in the first episode where Samantha defeats the Student Council President. The Student Council President enlisted Ikki to defeat Samantha and regain their meeting room. The Student Council later encountered Squidguts and Gobanko at the bridge and wouldn't let them pass causing the Student Council President to try to beat them in a robattle to no avail. ; : Dr. Bokchoy is a BOK-0 model

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-type Medabot owned by the Student Council President that specializes in the Textbook Punch. ; : : Miss Caviar is an employee at the Medabot Corporation. At the time when he posed as Mr. Tunahead, Seaslug developed a crush on her. Due to seeing Miss Caviar with another man, Seaslug resumed his mission and stole Belzelga hoping that it had a rare medal. After escaping, Miss Caviar still had feelings for him. During the World Robattle Cup, Miss Caviar found out that Dr. Aki and Phantom Renegade were collaborated and convinced them to let her be the latest person to operate as Space Medafighter X. When Dr. Meta-Evil was defeated and left with Professor Hushi and the aliens, Miss Caviar cleared up the misunderstanding during the Rubberobo Gang's disbandment as she and Seaslug opened a supervillain consulting agency under the alias of Ms. Starfish. ; : Belzelga is a DVL-1 model

-type Medabot that specializes in punching abilities. While developed by the Medabot Corporation, Miss Caviar was listed as the Medafighter in the English dub. She would later use Belzelga in the match against Team Kenya when she posed as Space Medafighter X. ; : The Select Corps are a defense force that deal with the threat to Medabots. They own a lot of

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-type Medabot Air-Ptera,

Tyrannosaurus ''Tyrannosaurus'' () is a genus of large theropod dinosaur. The type species ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' ( meaning 'king' in Latin), often shortened to ''T. rex'' or colloquially t-rex, is one of the best represented theropods. It lived througho ...

-type Medabot Attack-Tyrano, and

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-type Medabot Landbrachio. As mentioned above, Jouzou Tenryou is a known member. The Select Corps were first seen attempting to stop Giganko and attempting to arrest Space Medafighter X after Team Japan's victory over Team USA at the time when it was alleged that Space Medafighter X caused the Ten Days of Darkness. ; : : The

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of Extreme Tech that built the Kilobots. Henry did not see the danger that Kilobots would have until Ikki's allies had their showdown with Kam and Gryphon. Afterwards, Henry noted that Kilobots were not safe for kids. ; : : Shin Kamazaki is the father of Kam who is the

Chairman The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the gro ...

of Extreme Tech and

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of Bacchus Concern. As he was too busy for Kam, Shin had his family employees like Eddie watch over him. After some convincing from Nae Aki, Shin regretted not spending time with Kam and learned of his use of Gryphon. Sometime afterwards, Eddie mentioned to Kam that his father cancelled his meeting to spend time with him. ; : Eddie is the steward of the Kamazaki family. He watches over Kam while Shin is away and is loyal to him. A later chat with Nae Aki had him mentioned that he has cared for Kam's wellbeing. After Kam and Gryphon were defeated, Eddie stayed by Kam's side at the hospital and later took him to see Ikki's group. ; : : Maizu Zora is the father of Zuru Zora. He is a scientist who built Kilobots for Kam at Extreme Tech and anyone who wanted to make use of them. It's because of Maizu's activities that Zuru became the Mystery Medafighter to destroy the Kilobots and the associated X-Medals ever since becoming disillusioned by Dr. Aki's limits with Medabots. Maizu later regretted his actions when he later learned of his son's activities and tried to stop the development of Gryphon to no avail.

World Robattle Cup competitors

; : Victor : Warbandit : Team Kenya is represented by Medafighters from

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that consists of and his king lion-type Medabot Warbandit who specializes in shooting, and his

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-type Medabot Rhinorush who specializes in shooting, and and his

gorilla Gorillas are primarily herbivorous, terrestrial great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus ''Gorilla'' is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or five su ...

-type Medabot Goriongo who specializes in diversions. Victor is the World Champion Medafighter who witnessed the Ten Days of Darkness when he was kid. Though he takes advantage of the rule involving taking the loser's medals, Warbandit had mentioned to Brass that he doesn't like it and is only coerced by some officials (one of them being a disguised Gillgirl). Chidori once had Victor over her house where Victor recalled what happened when the Ten Days of Darkness happened. When Team Japan fought Team Kenya, the competition is fierce until only Metabee and Warbandit are left. When both their Medaforces collide, it brought back memories of the Medalorian civilization. Though Victor's Warbandit was destroyed with its medal recovered amidst the final battle against Dr. Meta-Evil, Henry was able to give Victor another Warbandit. ; : Captain Gene : Coconut : Captain Gene's Mates : Team Caribbean is represented by a group of

pirate Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and valuable goods, or taking hostages. Those who conduct acts of piracy are call ...

-themed Medafighters from the

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that consist of , his daugher and two unnamed . While Captain Gene owns the pirate captain-type Medabot Piraskull, Coconut and one of his underlings own the pirate-type Pirastar where both Medabots have a specialty where they can team up with each other. Despite Captain Gene using Coconut to trick them by having her claim that she stole from him and having their Medabots take a dive when charging towards Coconut, Team Japan managed to defeat Team Caribbean as Coconut apologized for her team's actions. ; : Jean-Luc Beret : Team France is represented by the from

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consisting of and his thief-type Medabot Monoklar who specializes in shooting, Jean-Paul Beret and his Goemon-type Medabot Kamafive who specializes in fire attacks, and Jean-Guy Beret and his

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-type Medabot Wildfire who specializes in cannon attacks. They are masters of disguise and cheaters who have been stealing the medals of their opponents forcing them to forfeit. Thanks to the Phantom Renegade, Team Japan exposed the Beret Brothers' actions as Metabee defeated them with the Medaforce while claiming that they are lousy Medafighters. After consulting with the other referees, Mr. Referee announced that the Beret Brothers have committed a foul enabling Team Japan to win by default. In addition, Mr. Referee states that the Beret Brothers are banned for life from all official matches in the World Medabot Federation. ; : : Team Mexico is represented by the from

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who each own the

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-type Medabot Sabotina who specializes in shooting. They bested Team Polynesia and even managed to defeat some gangsters and their Megaphants on the street. The Amigo Brothers were defeated by Team Japan. ; : Rolando : Team Spain is represented by

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-themed Medafighters from

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led by . He once fought Victor in the last World Robattle Cup with his

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-type Medabot Redmatador who specializes in saber attacks and has a centaur-like build. During the next World Robattle Cup where his teammates have also used Redmatadors, they were wooed by Team Sweden and lost to them. ; : Anika : Siri : Margarita : Team Sweden is represented by the , an idol group consisting of three beautiful women from

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. They consist of and her

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-type Medabot Hopstar who specializes in hand combat, and her

-type Medabot Sailormate who specializes in shooting, and and her

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-type Medabot Fossilkat who specializes in wand attacks. The Stockholm Fire used their talents to woo their opponents like they did when they bested Team Spain. Team Japan had a hard time with Stockholm Fire even when Erika found out that they were part of the Rubberobo Gang. Thanks to the Phantom Renegade who exposed them as males, Metabee was able to use his seeker missiles to defeat them. ; : Team Siberia is represented by three Medafighters from

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that each own the

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-type Medabot Mammotusk and make use of a Blizzard Formation. They fought Team Kenya and are defeated by Warbandit. ; : Patra Tawarama : Team Egypt is represented by Ancient Egypt-dressed Medafighters from

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. They consist of , Al, and Hassan. Patra owns the

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-type Medabot Cleobattler while Al and Hassan own the

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-type Medabots T-Mummy where both Medabots have a specialty where they can team up with each other. 8 years ago, Patra participated in the Forgotten World Cup with Hikaru Agata and Joe Swihan when she used to own the Egyptian-type Medabot Kingpharaoh until an event called the Ten Days of Darkness occurred. In the present, Team Egypt faced off against Team Japan where Patra considered Koji the weakest link and not Space Medafighter X (who Spike was masquerading as at the time). After Team Egypt was defeated, Patra lingered around to see Joe Swihan and the rest of Team USA face off against Team Japan. Patra later assisted in the final battle against Dr. Meta-Evil and the Rubberobo Gang. ; : Čapek : Team Czech are a team of Medafighters that represent the

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. They consist of and his tin toy-themed Medabot Mokusei Dai-Oh and two unnamed members that each own the

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-type Medabot R-Robby. Team Czech faced off against Team USA and lost. Though Joe Swihan returned Čapek's medal, it was stolen shortly by the Rubberobo Gang. ; : Joe Swihan : Team USA are a team of Medafighters representing the

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. They consist of , J-Girl, and Glen. They all own the

native Native may refer to: People * '' Jus sanguinis'', nationality by blood * '' Jus soli'', nationality by location of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Nat ...

-type Medabot Wigwamo which specializes in high speed. Eight years ago, Joe participated in the Forgotten World Cup with Hikaru Agata and Patra Tawarama until an event called the Ten Days of Darkness occurred. In the present, Joe was a spectator to Team Egypt's match against Team Japan where he dropped a hint about Space Medafighter X allegedly being the cause of the Ten Days of Darkness. Afterwards, Team USA defeated Team Czech. Though Joe gave Čapek his medal back, it was stolen shortly by the Rubberobo Gang. Joe went after them. When Karin's Guppy alias was trying duel Koji with a Robo-Emperor, Joe mistook her as one of the culprits until Space Medafighter X came to her defense. During Team USA's fight with Team Japan, Sumilodon channeled the Medaforce despite not having a rare medal and helped to defeat Team USA. Joe later assisted in the final battle against Dr. Meta-Evil and the Rubberobo Gang. ; : Belmont : Orkamar : Heckla : Batona : Team Iceland is a team of Medafighters from Iceland. They consist of , , and . While Belmont owned the

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-type Medabot Orkamar who specializes in shock waves, Heckla and Batona each owned the giant squid-type Medabot Aviking who specialize in tail attacks. Ikki, Metabee, Erika, and Brass befriended them when they dug out a hot spring while asking about their upcoming match with Team Kenya. After Belmont got sick from falling into the cold river twice, Erika tried to get Victor to have the duel postponed until Belmont was better only for him to decline. During the match which had a water stage set up for Team Iceland, the Avikings took down Rhinorush and Goriongo. Because of Belmont's illness, Orkamar was defeated by Warbandit. While in the hospital, Belmont watched as Team Japan faced off against Team Kenya in the finals.

Media

Video games

Most games in the series come in two versions: Kabuto (lit. ''Rhinoceros Beetle''), in which the player's starting Medabot's design is based on a Japanese rhinoceros beetle (a "KBT type" Medabot), and Kuwagata, in which it is based on a

("KWG type"). Differences beyond the starting Medabot also exist, such as which Medabot parts the player is able to collect, and minor story differences. ''Medarot R'', ''Medabots Infinity'', and the ''Parts Collection'' games were only titles to not have been released in two versions.

Main series

The main series entries, except ''Medabots DS'', are all numbered.

Spinoffs and side games

Several spinoffs have been produced, some sticking closer to the RPG formula of the main series while others branch out into other genres. For ''Medarot 1'', ''2'', ''R'', and ''3'', supplementary games entitled ''Parts Collection'' were made. These are shorter games with less complicated stories, focusing mostly on battles. Their main draw is that the player is able to collect robot parts and other items within the ''Parts Collection'' games and transfer them to their respective main series titles.

Manga

Written by Horumarin, the ''Medabots'' manga series was originally serialized in the

's magazine ''

'' from 1997 to 2003. Six series were published. The first series ''Medarot'' was published between 1997 and 1999 and compiled in three ''

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'' volumes. The second series entitled ''Medarot 2'' was published between 1999 and 2000 and compiled in 4 volumes. This series was licensed for an English language release in North America by

under the title ''Medabots''. the third series ''Medarot 3'' was released between 2000 and 2001 and compiled in two volumes. The fourth series ''Medarot 4'' was published in 2001 and compiled in two volumes. The fifth series ''Medarot 5'' was published between 2001 and 2002 and compiled in two volumes. The sixth series ''Medarot G'' was released in 2003 and compiled in two volumes.

Anime

The ''Medabots'' anime series was adapted from ''Medarot 2'', with its robotic combat elements inspired by '' Plawres Sanshiro''. Produced by

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and

TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Bee Train, the fifty-two episode series originally aired on TV Tokyo from July 2, 1999 until June 30, 2000. A thirty-nine episode sequel to the anime series that was animated by Trans Arts, aired from July 7, 2000 to March 30, 2001. The Japanese version has received a VHS and DVD release of the first series, while the second series has only received a VHS release. On January 29, 2010, a Region 2 boxset release known as ''Medabot DVD BOX 1'' was released containing the first thirty episodes, with a second boxset on February 19 finishing with the last twenty-two episodes. Two boxsets for ''Damashii'' were released on December 30, 2010. This was the Production I.G series' very first DVD release. Both series were licensed and localized into English by Canadian entertainment company

; the first series was divided into two seasons in

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. The first U.S. season originally aired on the

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block from September 1, 2001 to April 27, 2002. ''Medabots'' was Fox Kids highest-rated new series at the time. As a result of the sale of Fox Family Worldwide (the joint venture with

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that previously operated the Fox Kids program block) to

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, ''Medabots'' would begin airing on

on March 4, 2002. The second U.S. season first aired on ABC Family from July 1 to November 2, 2002, while ''Damashii'' first aired on the network from September 13, 2003 to May 8, 2004 with later episodes aired as part of the

Jetix Jetix (stylized in all caps) was a children's entertainment brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. The brand was for a slate of action and adventure-related programming blocks and television channels. Jetix programming mainly originated fr ...

program block. In Canada, the television series aired on YTV which, along with Nelvana, were owned by

Corus Entertainment Corus Entertainment Inc. (often simply known as Corus) is a Canadian mass media and television production company. The company was founded in 1987 as Shaw Radio Ltd. as a subsidiary of Shaw Communications and was spun-off from Shaw in 1999. It h ...

. Under the license of Nelvana, the series was released on 12-volume VHS and DVD by

ADV Films A.D. Vision Holdings, Inc. (known simply as ADV and also referred to as ADV Films) was an American multimedia entertainment distributor headquartered in Houston, Texas, and founded in 1992 by video game fan John Ledford and anime fans Matt Gr ...

from 2002 to 2003 that ran throughout the first 52 episodes, along with the first three volumes re-released under ADV Kidz in their Essential Anime DVD lineup in 2005. Distribution was transferred to

Shout! Factory Shout! Factory, LLC, doing business as Shout! Studios (formerly doing business as Shout! Factory, its current legal name), is an American home video and music distributor founded in 2002 as Retropolis Entertainment. Its video releases, issued i ...

, where they've released the first 26 episodes on a 4-DVD box set, that was released in early 2008. Announced at

Otakon Otakon ( ) is an annual three-day anime convention held during July/August. From 1999 to 2016, it took place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor district; in 2017, it moved to the Walter E. Washing ...

2019, Discotek Media released the anime on SD Blu-ray, starting with the first 26 episodes of the English dub with optional closed captions on December 24, 2019. The company also announced plans to release the Japanese version in the future. On June 11, 2020, Justin Sevakis said Discotek Media were unable to find the masters for the English version of ''Medabots Spirits'' which has prevented the anime from being released on home video in North America. Discotek Media asked fans to help find the masters. On September 15, 2020, it was announced “acceptable” masters have been recovered and would have a physical release. It was released on May 25, 2021.

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References

External links

Official Medabots Website

Medarotters/Medarot official fan club
Imagineer Co., Ltd./Rocket company Medarot site
Medarotsha
Official Twitter site

Derivative media

Medabots in anime-paradijs
Dutch * *
Project Rising Beetle localization campaign
* TV Tokyo page

* ADV Films page
Medabots (season 1-2)
* Nelvana pag
Medabots (season 1-2)
* Discotek page

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