Madhouse already had a good history with making Marvel anime. Having previously made series about Iron Man, Blade, the X-Men, and Wolverine, Iron Man being the only one I watched, they seem to do a better job with Marvel than Disney is. Even Disney’s Japan branch is doing more interesting Marvel work. Hence tonight’s Showcase, Marvel’s Future Avengers.
A group of kids with superpowers, because anime, having been preparing to be the heroes in the battle between the Avengers and Hydra…except they’ve been on the wrong side of the field as they’ve been led to believe the Avengers are the actual villains. When two of the kids find out the truth, they try to break out and switch sides to become Future Avengers!
Tonight I have three episodes from the series. (Anime takes a while to get their act together, you know.) It’s interesting to see the Avengers shout out their attacks like usual anime protagonists, something I can at least confirm the Iron Man anime didn’t do. Our heroes must rescue the kids, but not all of them want to be rescued. Enjoy.
Episode One
Episode Two
Episode 3
If you liked these three you can catch the full series over at Marvel HQ on YouTube. Here’s a direct link to the playlist.
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