24 minSeason 1 • Episode 49
LatestIn the year 2050 the world population is crazy about the "Metal Fight", a competition where people compete in battles featuring giant robots. An organization called Iron Mask is planning on transforming Metal Fight competitors and their robots into weapons, and tries to kidnap Shoko Saeba, a robot programmer who created the Red Baron, which uses a feedback system. Ken Kurenai is able to protect Sally and the Red Baron, and becomes Metal Fight World Champion in the process. Iron Mask then decides to send out their forces to take Ken and the Red Baron out forever.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn mecha animation hits different than CGI
Score
Synth-heavy jams that scream 1994
Creator
Akio Sakai
Yoshiko Kamei
Robby
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ken Kurenai
Naoki Tatsuta
Isao Kumano
Ikuya Sawaki
Kaizer
Yuko Kobayashi
Doctoress Marilyn
Ginzo Matsuo
Doctor Asimov
Chafurin
Doctor Freud
Daiki Nakamura
Shadow
Masashi Sugawara
Hashmikov
Hirohiko Kakegawa
Orjin
Masaki Aizawa
Norman
Masaharu Sato
Sigma Computer (Male)
Kaneto Shiozawa
Kômei Ryû
Kappei Yamaguchi
Fake Ken
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Red Baron rides the wave of 90s mecha sports anime like G Gundam, but with even less pretense about being 'serious' science fiction.
The 49-episode count is suspiciously perfect for syndication—this was designed to fill programming blocks, not tell a tight story.
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