This is a list of episodes for the Medabots anime series and its sequel, Medabots Spirits (Medarot Damashii in Japan), which are based on the video game franchise of the same name. Overall, the television series was broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo from July 2, 1999, to March 30, 2001. The original fifty-two-episode series was animated by Bee Train and was broadcast from July 2, 1999, to June 30, 2000. Spirits/Damashii was co-produced by Production I.G and Trans Arts and ran for thirty-nine episodes broadcast from July 7, 2000, to March 30, 2001.
Both series were originally licensed and localized into English by Nelvana; the first series was divided into two seasons for its U.S. broadcast and the episodes aired in a different order. The first U.S. season, consisting of 26 episodes, originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block from September 1, 2001, to April 27, 2002. Future episodes would premiere on ABC Family, which had already been airing reruns since March 4, 2002. The second U.S. season originally aired on ABC Family from July 1 to November 2, 2002, while Damashii first aired on the network from September 13, 2003, to May 8, 2004. Later episodes and reruns were aired as part of the Jetix block and Toon Disney's Jetix in November 2004.
The Japanese version has received a VHS and DVD release for the first series, while Damashii has only received a VHS release. On January 29, 2010, a Region 2 boxset release known as MEDAROT DVD BOX 1 was released containing the first thirty episodes, with a second boxset on February 19 finishing with the last twenty-two episodes. Two boxsets for Medarot Damashii were released on December 30, 2010. This was Damashiis first DVD release.
From 2002 to 2003, ADV Films released twelve volumes of both the first and second seasons. In 2007, Shout! Factory released the first season of the English version on Region 1 DVD. There were plans to release the second season on DVD, but was canceled. Both series are currently licensed by Discotek Media.
Episode list Medabots Episodes 1-39 Title Ep. # (Prod.) Ep. # (U.S.) Original Airdate English Airdate Synopsis "Stung by a Metabee" 1 1 July 2, 1999 September 1, 2001 In the future, people have their own battle robots called Medabots. The Rubberobo Gang fail to steal a Medabot medal from an injured scientist following a car accident because of the Phantom Renegade. He loses the medal which falls into the water followed by him. The next day, the Screws consisting of Samantha, Spike and Sloan challenge the Student Council to a submission Robattle for ownership of their classroom. Samantha and her cat-type Medabot Peppercat beat the Student Council President and his book-type Medabot Dr. Bokchoy. Ikki Tenryou is a boy who dreams of having his own Medabot which he cannot afford because he does not have enough money and his parents will not buy him one. He does find the Medabot medal that Phantom Renegade lost on the shore of the river. Spike and his dog-type Medabot Cyandog lose the unused Bombarder part meant for Samantha to the Rockers and their Medabots consisting of two devil-type Medabots Blackram and phoenix-type Medabot Phoenix. When his friend Erika and her sailor-type Medabot Sailor-Multi (nicknamed Brass) are challenged by the Rockers, Ikki persuades the local store owner Henry to sell him the Hercules beetle-type Medabot Metabee which is powered by the same medal. He defeats the Rockers as Metabee develops a mind of his own.
Robattle stats: Peppercat acquires Dr. Bokchoy's right arm. Metabee acquires Blackram's Bombarder. "Return of the Screws" 2 2 July 9, 1999 September 1, 2001 After the victory against the Rockers, Ikki and Metabee have been having a hard time getting along amidst Erika writing about how they defeated the Rockers. Its because of Ikki's status that the principal has Ikki spared from the gym teacher Coach Mountain's wrath for being late to school. With Metabee having followed Ikki to school, Sloan tries to Robattle Ikki with his tortoise-type Medabot Totalizer only for him to get in trouble with Coach Mountain. After Ikki and Metabee's latest falling out, Ikki is enlisted by the Student Council to help reclaim their classroom from the Screws. Having to make up with Metabee, Ikki has Metabee face off against Samantha and Peppercat. Metabee defeats Peppercat by sending some fountain water onto Peppercat. Afterwards, Samantha's intimidating but frail supervisor Baron von Banish shows up to Robattle Ikki and Metabee with his Banchou-type Medabot Banisher. Metabee easily defeats Banisher as the Student Council thanks Ikki. This causes another disagreement between Ikki and Metabee.
Robattle stats: Metabee acquires Peppercat's right arm and Banisher's legs. "Running Scared" 3 3 July 16, 1999 September 8, 2001 As Coach Mountain hates Medabots, having them on school property has become a risk as he punishes the Screws by having them do laps. Because of getting a low score on the test by Coach Mountain, Ikki and the Screws end up doing a lot of laps. One day, Ikki and the Screws spot Coach Mountain with a Medabot. Following Coach Mountain into the night life of Riverview City, Ikki, Erika, and the Screws find that Coach Mountain is planning to build a park there. Unfortunately, he and his mole-type Medabot Digmole are being beaten by some gangsters where their leader is using the elephant-type Medabot Megaphant. Ikki steps in. Despite Megaphant's shield defense and iron ball attack, Ikki and Metabee were able to come up with a strategy to defeat Megaphant. Afterwards, Coach Mountain tearfully thanks Ikki for his help. The next day, Coach Mountain has Ikki, Erika, and the Screws run laps for being out in the city at night and wants their sweat to water his new park.
Robattle stats: Digmole loses to Megaphant. Metabee acquires Megaphant's left shield arm. "The Legendary Medafighter" 4 4 July 23, 1999 September 15, 2001 Ikki is rescued from an approaching car by a girl named Karen who goes to Rosewood Private School. Erika later mentions that a Legendary Medafigher attends Rosewood Private School causing Erika and Ikki to sneak in. While Ikki, Metabee, and Erika managed to fool the guard, the Screws fail at that. With Rosewood Private School being gigantic, Ikki, Metabee, and Erika discover traps in the area as they encounter a boy named Eddie and his Golem-type Medabot Gloomeg. They also encounter Koji Karakuchi and his sabretooth tiger-type Medabot Sumilodon who bests Gloomeg. Ikki runs into Karin again as she saves him and Erika from a trap. When Ikki and Erika arrive at the school, they ask around as all they get are claims that the Legendary Medafighter owns either a Blackram or a Megaphant. Ikki is then confronted by Koji. Before he and Metabee can engage Koji and Sumilodon, Karin is abducted by Eddie and Gloomeg to draw out the Legendary Medafighter. The other students bring out their Medabots and attack Eddie and Gloomeg. Karin breaks up the attack revealing herself as the Legendary Medafighter. She brings out her nurse-type Medabot Neutranurse who heals Eddie and Gloomeg. Later that evening, Ikki and Erika are walking back to the gate. While Karin stops and offers to give them a ride, Koji also stops and states that they need the exercise. As for the Screws, they are still lost on the property.
Robattle stats: Gloomeg loses to Sumilodon. "The Old Man and the Sea Monster" 5 5 July 30, 1999 September 22, 2001 Ikki, Metabee, Erika, Jouzou Tenryo, and Salty are at the beach. While Jouzou sleeps under the sun, Ikki and Erika have some fun under the Sun while Metabee notes that he cannot swim as he is taunted by a boy named Ryan and his two unnamed friends. Ikki and Erika then hear of a sea monster sighting in the area. After meeting an old man who is doing some fishing with his octopus-type Medabot Octoclam, Ikki and Erika run into Ryan's group as he and Metabee are goaded into Robattling him and his shark-type Medabot Sharkkhan. Because Metabee is not compatible in water, Mr. Referee takes this as a forfeit as Ryan states that the submission rules state that Metabee must give up one of his Medaparts for keeps. Metabee loses his legs and makes use of Banisher's legs. Ikki and Metabee run into the old man again as they ask him for help in obtaining aquatic Medaparts. He gives them one of Octoclam's extra legs and puts them through some training. When the sea monster confronts Erika, it is then discovered to be a disguise worn by Sharkkhan and his accomplices jellyfish-type Medabot Giggly Jelly and manta ray-type Medabot Flatstick. Ryan and his friends are responsible as Ikki challenges Ryan to a rematch. Thanks to some advice from the old man, Metabee using Octoclam's legs was able to defeat Sharkkhan. Afterwards, Ryan admits to Ikki that they were acting against the tourists who were littering and he and his friends apologize to Ikki and Erika. As for Jouzou, he slept too long and got sunburned.
Robattle stats: Metabee loses legs to Sharkkhan (though he regains them offscreen). Octoclam gives one of his extra legs to Metabee. "Spaceship Superstars" 6 27 August 6, 1999 July 1, 2002 Erika and Brass have encountered an alien spaceship when walking home at night. She plans to use Metabee as bait to draw out the aliens where they accidentally capture alien expert Dr. Scrounge. The aliens are later revealed to be the Rubberobo Gang as its members Seaslug, Gillgirl, Squidguts, and Shrimplips lead the other members into passing themselves off as aliens. This ruse gets unmasked by Metabee where the spaceship was carried by the bat-type Medabots called Noctobats causing Erika to run off. After a talk with the chick salesman, Erika returns and faces off against the Rubberobo Gang and their Dogū-type Medabot Gorem. With Erika emerging victorious, Seaslug wants to continue the Robattle with the Noctobats only for Mr. Referee to not allow it. When Seaslug kicks him while stating that villains do not play by the rules, Mr. Referee calls upon Penalty Box to take out Seaslug causing the Rubberobo Gang to retreat. As Ikki hopes that Erika has learned her lesson, she then mentions a rumor about a sea creature at the water park.
Robattle stats: Brass acquires Gorem's left arm. "The Gimme Ghost" 7 6 August 13, 1999 September 29, 2001 Due to the Phantom Renegade sightings, Erika is hired by Henry to write about him. She turns Henry down and plans to write about the Gimme Ghost, a spectre that is said to steal the medals of different Medabots. Koji mentions that Sumilodon's medal was stolen and asks Karin to help retrieve it. Ikki, Metabee, Erika, Brass, Karin, and Neutranurse head to where the Gimme Ghost was sighted. They all get separated. Ikki finds that Brass and Neutranurse had their medals stolen. He ends up stumbling upon the Rubberobo Gang who have captured Erika and Karin. Upon calling Metabee to rescue him from the Rubberobo Gang's ghost attacks, they end up Robattling Seaslug and his ghost-type Medabot Mistyghost who can make multiple projections. The Phantom Renegade appears and exposes the illusions enabling Metabee to defeat Mistyghost. Both the Rubberobo Gang and the Phantom Renegade get away while Erika and Karin are rescued.