While TV Tokyo has been showing the Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers since it debuted on April 2nd, Disney XD Japan is getting in on the game now as well since it’s broadcasting on the network on Sunday mornings at 9am. The channel is making a new push for the show in promoting it as part of their growing boys lineup. Produced by Toei Animation, the series is a change of pace for Marvel properties in Japan that have largely been done by Madhouse, who was working on the just released Avengers Confidential special. The cast for this series includes:
- Eiji Hanawa as Iron Man
- Yasuyuki Kase as Thor
- Kazuhiro Nakaya as Captain America
- Kenichirou Matsuda as the Hulk
- Kaori Mizuhashi as Wasp
- Shinji Kawada as Spider-Man
- Mitsuki Saiga as Akira, Iron Man’s partner.
- Yūichi Iguchi as Hikaru, Thor’s partner.
- Yūsuke Kuwabata as Chris Taylor, Captain America’s partner.
- Yayoi Sugaya as Edward Grant, the Hulk’s partner.
- Naomi Ōzora as Jessica Shannon, Wasp’s partner.
- Tadashi Mutou as Loki
Plot concept: Portable capturing devices known as “DISKs” were developed to capture evil villains. However, thanks to Loki’s machinations, both villains and heroes are sealed up in these Disks and scattered around the world. Amid the chaos, five youths obtained the power to restore these DISK-sealed heroes through a program called “Biocode.” These youths received five DISKs that Spider-Man, who narrowly escaped being sealed himself, retrieved. Thus, these five can restore Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and Wasp — the Avengers!
