Iron Man & Wolverine Anime Trailers Impress

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Marvel, having decided to produce anime adaptations of both Iron Man and Wolverine, has just released some impressive trailers of both.

You can see them below:

Due for Japanese release in 2010 (via Animax), the series look at first glance to have been adeptly handled by esteemed studio Madhouse. Another two anime adaptations are apparently also in the works.

Marvel seem to have moved away from the traditional depictions for these productions; they describe it as “popular Super Heroes redesigned and repurposed as emerging from the fabric of Japanese culture”. Particularly in the case of Wolverine, at first glance it is certainly easy to get the impression that this is actually a Japonified version of the series actually intended for American audiences…

Whether the end result lives up to the trailer remains to be seen, but it certainly looks promising enough at this stage.



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    Comment by Conrad Awesome
    21:36 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    HOLY FUCKING SHIT IRON FUCKING MAN WHAT THE CUNT JESUS FUCK THIS IS LIKE DISTILLED AWESOME IN VISUAL ANIMATION FORM.

    *Ahem*

    I really like the style and fluid animation of the Iron man anime. I have high hopes for this.

    Wolverine anime looked good, but too much looking pretty while floating in an awesome pose. I do hope to see some awesome fighting martial arts though. I think marvel is doing a grand job.

    Comment by Human Shuriken
    21:32 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    LOL wtf wolverine!

    LOL

    Comment by Mike
    21:54 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The style works much better for Ironman then Wolverine. Tall thin wiry wolverine is just not right.

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:24 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I just have one complaint on Iron-Man. It's strange that he crashed through that futuristic building and all the debris are rock. Sure it can be concrete, but the building is clearly also made of metal and glass. Still Iron-Man looks more interesting that Wolverine...

    Comment by brutalmugen
    21:09 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Ill be honest i stop like Ironman because of Civil War,(cause im more of a Cap fan)but this seem promising,the wolverine on the other hand no.. fail.

    Comment by metatron
    21:18 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    brix were shat 8DD

    Comment by tingle
    21:23 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Iron man looks awesome wolverine looks like shit.

    But to fan the flames of racism they NEED THE MANDARIN!

    Comment by tingle
    22:07 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Will Wolverine have an anime Yuriko?(lady deathstrike)

    Comment by Snot
    00:21 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    1. Marvel has tons of money from all the movies it made
    2. Hollywood has ran out of ideas so is making live action adaptations of anime
    3. The anime bubble has burst and anime companies, short on cash, can only churn out sequels, adaptations of popular moe visual novels
    4. Marvel, with money, wants to expand its properties, approaches Madhouse. Madhouse, not keen on moe (unless if its bundled with tons of kickass), sees ripe opportunity to survive in current climate.
    5. Everyone profits.

    Comment by Metalbunny
    00:06 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    shinyy..SOO SHINYYY

    Comment by knee_san
    00:39 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wolverine did not impress me but the Ironman give me quite goosebumps.. it looks awesome but still feels weird watching marvel into anime style genre

    Comment by roukou
    00:48 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    DAMMIT JAPAN!

    Comment by Paul OFlaherty
    01:23 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I love the look of Ironman trailer but I find that they've changed the look of wolverine to much for my taste. Maybe I'm wrong, but it just doesn't work for me. :(

    Comment by MARl0
    23:48 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    To be frank, the Wolverine trailer looked terrible. But the Iron Man trailer was incredible.

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:56 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    keep your comics out of my anime

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:23 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Ironman looks good.

    However, Wolverine the Vampire Slaying Samurai looks like it's from a completely different universe.

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:04 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Artwork looks good in general, for both trailers.

    Just a pity that they turned Logan into a Bishie.
    Heck, he has more in common with Manji-san from Blade of the Immortal than he does with a pretty-boy a la Alto Saotome.

    If, Madhouse is willing to tweak him a bit and tone down the bishie aspect, than they ought to have a surefire hit on their hands.

    Still wish that they'd handled the second season of Gunslinger Girl as well though. :(

    Comment by Spiderkid
    23:28 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Of course they'd make Wolvy look like a faggot. At least the Iron Man one looks good. I'll probably wince at what Tony looks like, but for now...

    Comment by AngelsThesis
    Comment by Anonymous
    17:59 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    OMG Marvel should get the fuck out of anime. MARVEL IS SHIIT!

    Comment by Anon
    Comment by Megaman0
    17:54 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wolverine looks like Dakan or some sort of Bishi character...he should be a short stumpy gruffy old man and his blades are indeed weird.

    The Iron Man trailer looks a lot better but but both look totally Japonified...

    Comment by Anonymous
    18:22 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The Wolverine animations looks like their on a budget. More frames please.

    IM does look movie-like, very impressed.

    Comment by EspadaKiller
    17:53 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Iron Man looks really awesome. Wolverine not so much :P

    Comment by kenjiharima
    17:48 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    WHAT THE FUCK DID THEY DO TO WOLVERINE?!!!

    Wolverine needs to be a short buffed hairy man! That design just SUCKS imho. I can live with a no mustache Tony Stark since the Ironman armor and animation is done well, but what they did to Wolverine is NOT GOOD AT ALL!!! I just wish it was like the OLD anime intro of the Uncanny X-men they used as a design reference.

    Final words Ironman appoved, Wolverine NO.

    Comment by Anonymous
    17:22 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I would like some western comics made into anime (Punisher)... but I'd rather they stay far away from superhero shit.

    Wolverine went from a human badger to yaoi fodder. Awesome.

    Comment by DeviantDiscordian
    17:31 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Both look promising, but I always preferred Iron Man.
    I hope it's better than the Iron Man cartoon from the 90's.

    Comment by Chen
    18:41 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Well, looks like epic fail to me

    DO NOT WANT

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:15 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    May I borrow your troll goggles?

    Comment by Kinny Riddle
    18:47 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    So will both Iron Man/Tony Stark and Wolverine remain American or will they be Japanese in these adaptations?

    Comment by Anonymous
    19:58 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I don't think there's a single reason for me to be interested in the movies behind those trailers. They look pretty much phoned in as far as content goes.

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:23 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    the iron man looks pretty nice..bt wolverine looks abit off

    Comment by Leon
    19:58 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Iron man? Yes!

    Comment by Photoshark
    19:03 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oh, come on... Wolverine can never be elegant with his attacks. He should have been depicted with no remorse for his own safety with relentless savagery for every claw swipe because his flesh regeneration is godlike and bones unbreakable.

    Wolverine = Berserker

    Comment by nekoRamen
    19:06 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Is that supposed to be Pepper?

    Comment by Anonymous
    01:27 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    so from the trailers i can now conclude that wolverine is a ninja and ironman is fighting harlock in a mechsuit

    Comment by hauntedskin
    01:59 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Ironman seems a right fit for anime thanks to the mech-filled universe anime has become.

    But Wolverine??!...the moment I saw him he reminded me of the wondering outcast Jubei Kibagami of Ninja Scroll with claws...YUCK!

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:06 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    CRAP, obvious american superhero crap is just crap and will always be crap.

    Everyone is sick of the american golden knight homo superior crap and US glorification.

    I also read about an Obama Spiderman comic. How stupid can it get?! With stupid propaganda you can destroy a whole industry and this could even backlash on japans manga/anime industry.

    No one wants american worldunification, we are the greatest or "freedom" propaganda.

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:52 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    1/10

    try harder next time

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:28 28/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wut? Everyone who dislikes the US is a troll?

    Please stop trying, dickhead!! -10 out of whatever you like [rolleyes]

    Comment by Toshiaki
    02:33 28/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I don't have the time to read all of the comments here, but I attended the panel at Comic Con where they premiered these trailers. Warren Ellis is writing all four of the projects, and he actually let slip what the other two are: Blade and X-Men.

    As for the trailers, these were said to be "test animations" to see how the audience would react to the project and get an idea of how it might look in the end. I don't know if Ellis wrote anything FOR these trailers. Ellis did say he wanted to adapt that old 80's Wolverine comic book mini-series. I forget what he said about Iron Man, other than he now lives in Tokyo.

    Personally, I like the way these looked when compared to the TV animations that Marvel is putting out. I do like the direct to DVD's though. Planet Hulk and Thor look nice and I think the stories are better than the earlier ones.

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:09 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    thx god it is Madhouse, at least, maybe?

    Comment by Howling
    19:35 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    GREAT. MADHOUSE WASTING THEIR TEAMS ON MORE SHIT ANIME.

    Comment by knuclear200x
    16:22 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    why'd they have to gay up logan? He's supposed to be this badass biker who makes jokes at the perfect time. now he's an androgynous badass who will seem to act stupid at the worst time.

    Comment by midnightphantomillusion
    17:37 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    wolverine looks dumb. I hate the no blood thing and the slash marks in anime. Like D and all. Its not cool its lame already! Show the claws going into the person and the blood coming out damnit, stop cheaping on animation, no more pg shit!! Iron man looks way better, detail and fighting moves. All wolverine was good for is slashing around wildly.

    Comment by hALOTOO
    18:19 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Ironman is awesome but wolverine ..wait and see I guess
    Japan should animate the Hulk and here is a awesome video for all you marvel lover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIRFsx-wXis&feature=related [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIRFsx-wXis&feature=related]

    Comment by tross
    04:52 28/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I think that to be called "anime", all this marvel stuff lacks such thing as an internal idea, meaning and character feelings.

    I doubt that it's "Anime" what will happen in the result... rather maybe another "Devil May Cry"...

    Comment by DuoMaxwell
    20:28 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    First the Animatrix, then Batman, then Halo, and now these two. Anyone and anything's made into an anime, and as an otaku that's a good thing, but it's better than what Hollywood's shelling out. The Japanese today aren't the same closed-up, reclusive, sheltered people they used to be centuries ago.

    What's next, a Star Trek or Stargate anime? (I'd pay to see either one!)

    At first I thought Wolverine was badass, but based on the comments here and since I only saw a little bit of X-Men (i'm not a comic book guy, just a manga guy), maybe not all anime are created or drawn equal. Maybe my tastes in anime must've mutated, but now i'm seeing that shiny and badass doesn't always mean success.

    If you wanted to do a Wolverine or X-Men anime, please do your homework first. Get source material and research your subject. I mean, although I haven't seen Watchmen, i've heard that they stayed true to the comic book and did a hell of a lot of homework on it. That's how Wolverine should be, sticking close to the source material, and maybe making an X-Men sidestory or something.

    As for Iron Man, I haven't seen the main movie, but if they're making an anime out of it, and based on the teaser trailer, then sign me up! IM definitely looks high-tech badass! I'm a computer nerd and a gadgetophile, and from what i've seen on the trailer, they've done their research and stayed true to the source material. Methinks some of the Japanese are fans of Iron Man.

    Either way, I can't wait to see the man in the red and gold armor.

    Comment by Shockerz
    22:16 29/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The Japanese Wolverine look more cooler than the original version.

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:46 02/02/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    ummmm... hell no!!!, original version was so much better

    Comment by Anonymous
    18:14 04/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    fuk the wolverine trailer, i cannot accept that as wolverine eever, his hair is wrong, his blades are wrong and his badd ass attitude is gone now.
    the iron man trailer looks awesum however, hope they dont make new villains tho

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:51 23/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm not the least bit impressed by celebrities. ,

    Comment by MusicalNote
    05:47 29/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Mullet, mullet man. I want to be a mullet maaaaan.

    Sorry, Wolverine.

    Comment by PunchMyballs
    06:18 28/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    i agree this look way better than the ones Marvel is producing, what i dislike is the Wolverine redesign, it sucks, the anime itself looks pretty cool, but is like watching ninja scroll or something like that.
    Iron Man is awesome, reminds me of the original cartoons, in a good sense where he fought other armored guys

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:39 29/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    wow nice .. was never into that whole super hero crap..just thought japanese anime was the best and still is but now this.. im starting to like these super heroes redesigned!

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:42 29/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Most us anime is crap glad there doing japanese anime style ! i like super heros now!

    Comment by knuclear200x
    16:22 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    why'd they have to gay up logan? He's supposed to be this badass biker who makes jokes at the perfect time. now he's an androgynous who will seem to act stupid at the worst time.

    Comment by knuclear200x
    16:23 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ignore this one. lousy pc im using now

    Comment by Azure Xuchilbara
    04:15 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Make some loli versions of some Marvel girls and I

    guarantee a hit...

    *licks lips*

    Comment by hauntedskin
    04:28 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    LOL! A 3way loli yuri with Black Widow/Storm/Sue Richards....

    Comment by Violet
    04:43 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    *Sigh*

    No. Just... No. Do not want.

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:00 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    i think they chose iron man and wolverine is b/c their movies just came out.. or is about to be out.

    but wolverine looks like someone from basilisk, hellsing OVA, mixed with some samurai X.

    the illustration is cool. but IMHO they shoulda put the time/age in cyberpunk kinda style. i miss those.

    marvel > DC

    Comment by SenseiSyaoranLi
    03:55 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    nag! I prefer Halo anime

    Comment by Tate
    02:06 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ironman looks very impressive. good shit.

    wolverine...not so much. not gruff enough imo and way to0 samurai style.

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:38 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Cyber Harlock is da shit!

    Comment by ragingsherbert
    02:44 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wow, Wolverine looks like a friggin' homo...
    Iron Man on the hand looks pretty awesome, time to celebrate with a few snorts and a coupla drinks, huh, Tony?

    Comment by No One Important
    02:52 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Iron Man looks fucking awesome, with it's fast-paced action and massive collateral damage.

    ...Wolverine looks terrible. Amazingly slow action that focuses too much on "LOOK AT WOLVERINE HE'S AWESOME AND STUFF" even though he, himself, looks kinda bad.

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:54 20/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    What that guy said. Iron Man: spot on. I refuse to watch that other shit.

    Comment by CKraCKset
    07:06 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    sine when in the hell is wolverine graceful hat pissed meoff right there

    but ironman is bad ass

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:32 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    That AIN'T Logan!! D:

    Comment by D’
    10:41 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    srsly wolverine look soo
    .. err remind me of that Paradise Kiss
    taylor >_>

    oh well asian wolverine luls

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:09 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    After watching the Wolverine preview I expected the Iron Man one to be like some old school mecha anime.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:33 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    wolverine needs more choreography... i dun like flashing then 1 frame moving fights... then enemy dies...

    MORE STYLE AND ACTION PLZ!

    Comment by Valcristh
    14:16 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    WOLVERINE NEEDS SIDEBURNS!
    The girl/homo who came with this Logan design should sepukku his/her mullet loving guts RIGHT NOW, it puts to shame everything that Wolverine stands out.
    By the way Logan can't shave his sideburns, the healing factor grows them back, before civil war in the comics he survived a nuke's explosion, and the sideburns grew right back up after the skin regenerated.
    The IronMan one looks PRETTY GOOD, and I can bet that the Girl in the car is Pepper Pots =)
    Just one last thing, Logan's claws originally came out of his forearms, check his first apparition. =3

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:40 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    LOL, then there will be more yaoi doujin starring wolverine now

    I bet if I only watch that vid without intro and such, I wouldn't even know that's Wolverine...

    Comment by Anonymous
    01:41 28/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Hmmm..

    More Wolverine/Cyclops or Wolverine/Gambit slash stories you mean?

    :P

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:51 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Successful Japanese Wolverine troll is successful.

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:19 27/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I guess it is true. Japs take the manliness out of everything. They even managed to turn wolverine into a bishonen

    Comment by MaidNiac
    17:21 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'll say the Ironman anime hugely owned the Wolverine one in term of animation; the Wolverine anime (in this teaser so far) used that overused Dark screen+Slash Marks animation style while the latter one 99.9%ly used full motion actions..

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:03 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Iron Man looks awesome, Wolverine looks really stupid.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:18 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This.

    Hopefully Iron Man (and Halo Legends) might inspire a wave of power armor anime instead of mecha. Power armor is actually feasible (if a ways off), whereas mecha are almost certainly doomed to remain too cool to exist... and, sometimes, shoved awkwardly in where they don't belong. (I'm looking at you Code Geass... but Code Geass was basically nothing but wrong from beginning to end. It can't even spell "Geas" correctly.)

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:46 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You mean Geis?

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:15 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    just a quick question, if these are both official trailers then why does it say teaser at the end of the video name?

    Comment by Geerie
    13:29 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    youve never heard the term teaser used as a synonym for trailer?

    Comment by linkinstreet
    13:23 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Because they are just teasing you

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:57 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Teaser means short trailer, as opposed to a long trailer as "Theatrical".

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:53 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Marvel = shit.

    Comment by M I N N
    15:36 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You crazy I'll take marvel over most anime stuff of today. hell even DC comics

    Comment by Objecterror
    12:54 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I am not really a fan of either. Wolverine is a hairy muscular smoking canuck with needs of an attitude adjustment and iron man is a smarter bruce wayne. Of course, they already released their anime take on Batman which did pretty well. However these are blatant anime, complete with the several foot long hair, skinny bodies and huge eyes. E for Effort though.

    Comment by msgundam2
    12:58 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I just trolled both videos saying
    "this america crap should not be a anime. American comic books suck compered to manga and anime. I guess Marvel knows that and that why their using the Japanese to make there crap shine."
    I hope I get a response.

    Comment by Anonymous
    17:29 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    American comic books are generally better written than manga. Manga relies more on tropes than comics.

    Matt Wagner's Grendel is made full of win.

    Comment by Anonymous
    19:56 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    "American comic books are generally better written than manga. Manga relies more on tropes than comics."

    Sarcasm detected.

    Comment by Shyster
    13:10 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    inb4 16 thumbs down.

    Comment by M I N N
    15:37 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You sir have never picked up a marvel comic. GTFO

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:49 28/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You sir didn't notice the "I just trolled both videos saying:"

    Comment by ragaraga
    13:34 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    it looks good but Wolverine i think thats just not like him ....well the look anyways as for they iron man i like the looks of it good job

    Comment by Geerie
    13:35 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    i can understand why ironman would be in japan, having a stark industries hq in every major city. but what the fuck is with wolverine?

    the only reason he would ever be in a japanese setting is when he fought in wwii and then he was killing nazis.

    he was oviously a bad choice and only picked because of his big name apeal. i expect it to suck and seem like some generic fighting anime. like something from oh great.

    ironman, i just hope they keep him acting like tony stark out of that suit. i expect alot of places to be purchased and alot of girls to be hit on. maybe some drinking problems too.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:57 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You, good sir, know shit about Wolverine.

    The man has Yellow Fever. Two jap wives, one jap fuck buddy, one half chink fuck buddy, a half asian clone for a 'daughter' and a half asian son. Not to mention all of The Hand crap, he's spent years and years in japan/southeast asia. Madripor, it was such a thing, look it up.

    The problem is he's almost too easy so they had to make the character not Wolverine. So yes it's butchered, but not in they way you were thinking.

    James Logan photographer my ass... WTF is this shit.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:52 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I assume you only know Wolverine through the movies. In the comics, he lived in Japan before WW2, and even had a kid. He's fluent in Japanese to boot.

    Comment by M
    13:25 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I know alot of people who would say WTF with ninjafied wolverine.

    Comment by Geerie
    13:29 26/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    alot of people just did,





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