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Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 
Cover of AnimEigo 15th Anniversary DVDメタルスキンパニック MADOX-01
(Metaru Sukin Panikku Madokkusu Zero Wan)Genre Science fiction, mecha, comedy Original video animation Directed by Shinji Aramaki Written by Shinji Aramaki Studio AIC Licensed by 
AnimEigoReleased 1988-12-16 Runtime 45 minutes Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 (メタルスキンパニック MADOX-01 Metaru Sukin Panikku Madokkusu Zero Wan) is a 1988 anime OVA released in Japan, directed and written by Shinji Aramaki and animated by Hideki Anno. It has been licensed in the United States by AnimEigo[1] The plot centers on a mechanic named Koji Kondo who accidentally comes across the Madox-01, a small mecha (akin to a heavy powered armor suit) designed to fight enemy tanks. When Koji accidentally ends up in the Madox before thoroughly reading the user manual, the machine will not let him leave. As the military comes after him to reclaim it, Koji has no choice but to defend himself.
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Madox Units
The Madox units in the OVA, Madox 00 and Madox 01, are highly advanced machines constructed by the Self Defense Force near Shinjuku; the military term used for the Madox units are "Slave Troopers". Madox 00 is armed with a rifle, a spear in the left hand, and a grapple claw in the pelvis. Madox 01 is armed with a chainsaw in each shoulder binder, a guided gatling gun in the right wrist, and is later given Madox 00's rifle; in the training exercise in the beginning of the OVA it was also armed with bombs. A Madox 02 was referred to by Ellie, although it was said to be in maintenance and is never shown.
In popular culture
American internet satirist George Ouzounian, author of The Best Page in the Universe, said that he created his pen name Maddox after MADOX-01.[2]
References
- ^ "MADOX-01." AnimEigo.
- ^ Goodmacher, Chris (2003-08-31). "Whoever Sucks the Least is King, An Interview with Maddox" (Online Journal). PoinDexter Online. Archived from the original on 2007-06-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20070603063453/http://www.poindexteronline.comld/www/text/archives/00000078.html. Retrieved 2006-05-26.
External links
- Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 at the Internet Movie Database
- Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
Categories:- Anime OVAs
- Anime of 1988
- Mecha anime and manga
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