Shippuu! Iron Leaguer

Shippuu! Iron Leaguer is an anime series produced by Sunrise that ran for a full year on TV Tokyo, from April 6, 1993 to March 29, 1994, totaling 52 episodes. The show was directed by Tetsurō Amino and features mecha designs from Kunio Okawara, crediting a strong visual identity to its mechanical characters. Listed creator credit goes to jukechou, and the cast includes Chafurin as Bull Armor, Chisa Yokoyama as Ruly Ginjou, Fumihiko Tachiki as Gold Foot, Jurota Kosugi as Topjoy, and Ryotaro Okiayu as Mach Windy. It aired during a busy era for Sunrise, positioning itself among early 90s action-animation targeted at younger viewers and fans of robot design.

The production brought together recognizable talent, with Amino directing and Okawara handling mecha visuals, all under Sunrise's studio banner, and it premiered on TV Tokyo in April 1993.

There are no records of major industry awards for the series, and it didn't register on larger anime prize circuits, though it has remained visible enough within fan circles to be discussed in retrospectives of 90s robot shows.

Among a niche audience the series has kept a modest following, especially among collectors and viewers who appreciate mechanical design from prominent designers. Its character and robot designs are often cited by fans who track Kunio Okawara's work, and it shows up in discussions of Sunrise's broader catalog from that period.

Critical and fan reception has been mixed to modest, reflected in limited polling and low sample scores like a 5.0/10 average from a handful of voters. Viewers often point to the show's emphasis on machine design and episodic action as its main draws, while others note that it follows familiar patterns of serialized animated programming from the era, making it more of a niche recommendation than a mainstream classic.