Iron Man: Rise of Technovore
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Kanji | アイアンマン:ライズ・オブ・テクノヴォア | ||||
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Directed by | Hiroshi Hamasaki | ||||
Screenplay by | Kengo Kaji | ||||
Story by | Brandon Auman | ||||
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Music by | Tetsuya Takahashi | ||||
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan | ||||
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Running time | 88 minutes | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Languages | Japanese English |
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (アイアンマン:ライズ・オブ・テクノヴォア, Aian Man: Raizu Obu Tekunovoa) is a 2013 Japanese
Plot
While racing in a Utah desert with War Machine (James "Rhodey" Rhodes), Iron Man is ambushed by a mysterious new enemy who tries to destroy Tony Stark's new security satellite, "The Howard". War Machine is seemingly killed in the struggle and Iron Man sets out for revenge. He is intercepted by S.H.I.E.L.D. and Nick Fury who needs to talk to him. He escapes and makes it over to Pepper Potts who is on vacation.
They discover that A.I.M. (
Ezekiel paralyzes Iron Man with the Technovore and details his plan to replace humanity with his new technology utilizing the technology on the "Howard" satellite to hack into all computers and satellites. Hawkeye and Black Widow show up and arrest both. Later on the Helicarrier, Iron Man discovers War Machine is barely alive. Then the Technovore hacks the craft leaving Iron Man to use his arc reactor to stabilize the Helicarrier and drive the Technovore out of the systems. Ezekiel is now betrayed by the Technovore and taken over by it causing a big fight with Iron Man resulting in the Helicarrier crashing into Shanghai. When all hope seems lost, War Machine miraculously wakes up and helps Iron Man fight the Technovore.
In a last ditch effort, Iron Man is able to use a backdoor he built into the Howard's system to hack back into it temporarily. He is purposely captured by the Technovore and orders War Machine to fire the satellite's defense laser at Tony's arc reactor before the Technovore is able to use the other satellites to destroy the world. War Machine fires, and the Technovore is defeated with Iron Man seemingly sacrificing himself. Miraculously, Iron Man is saved by War Machine and lives. Ezekiel Stane is seen in the custody of S.H.I.E.L.D.[4][5]
Cast
Role | Japanese voice actor | English dubbing actor |
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Iron Man/Tony Stark | Keiji Fujiwara | Matthew Mercer |
War Machine/James "Rhodey" Rhodes | Hiroki Yasumoto | James C. Mathis III |
Punisher/Frank Castle | Tesshô Genda |
Norman Reedus |
Ezekiel Stane | Miyu Irino | Eric Bauza |
Technovore | Miyu Irino | Eric Bauza |
Black Widow/Natasha Romanova | Miyuki Sawashiro | Clare Grant |
Nick Fury | Hideaki Tezuka | John Eric Bentley |
Pepper Potts | Hiroe Oka | Kate Higgins |
Hawkeye/Clint Barton | Shuuhei Sakaguchi |
Troy Baker |
Obadiah Stane | Takaya Hashi | JB Blanc |
J.A.R.V.I.S. | Yasuyuki Kase | Troy Baker |
Sasha Hammer |
Houko Kuwashima | Tara Platt |
Maria Hill | Junko Minagawa | Kari Wahlgren |
Additional English dub voices by Liam O'Brien, Travis Willingham, and Dave Wittenberg.[6]
Crew
- Steve Kramer - Script Adaptation
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - Voice Director
- Jamie Simone - Casting Director
Production
The film is produced by SH DTV Partners, a partnership between Marvel Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and Madhouse.[2][7]
Screenwriter Brandon Auman stated in an interview with MTV Geek that he was in Japan when he got the call from Marvel to participate in the project, and that he was pleased to work with Madhouse. He said that the reason for choosing Ezekiel Stane as the main villain of the film was because he is the "new Tony Stark".[8]
Release
The film was released in North America on Blu-ray and DVD on April 16, 2013,[2][3] and on April 24, 2013 in Japan receiving the release of Marvel Studios' Iron Man 3 which was released on May 3, 2013.[9]
Reception
The film has received mixed reviews. John Gholson of
References
- Asahi Shimbun. December 25, 2012. Archived from the originalon June 3, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Madhouse, Marvel Team Up Again for New Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Film". Anime News Network. October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ a b "New Iron Man Anime Blu-ray Announced". IGN. February 1, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- Wired. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ Green, Scott (February 10, 2013). ""Iron Man: Rise of Technovore" Anime Slated For April". Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (OAV) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "Marvel and Sony Announce New IRON MAN Animated Feature". newsarama.com. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ Webb, Charles (April 16, 2013). "Exclusive: Check Out This 'Iron Man: Rise of Technovore' Clip And Interview With Writer Brandon Auman". MTV Geek. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ^ 待望の日本アニメ版で、ドクロ服のマーベルヒーローや新型アーマーとアイアンマンが対決!? (in Japanese). MovieWalker. March 9, 2013. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ^ Gholson, John (April 8, 2013). "Marvel Studios Countdown: About That 'Iron Man' Movie Hitting DVD Right Before 'Iron Man 3'". Movies.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- Comic Vine. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ^ Collinson, Gary (April 21, 2013). "DVD Review – Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013)". Flickering Myth. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ White, Julian (March 28, 2013). "DVD Review: Iron Man - Rise Of Technovore". Starburst. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
External links
- Madhouse page
- Rise of Technovore at Marvel
- Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Iron Man: Rise of Technovore at IMDb
- Iron Man: Rise of Technovore at Rotten Tomatoes