The referee was my favorite part of this show. The gag that the same dude somehow showing up for every battle with some crazy grand entrance used to have me cackling as a kid. I looked forward to it every episode
I remember REALLY liking this show when I was younger. To the point, where I’d get upset for missing just one episode. As if it created a hole in the story line haha
I know what you mean, us friends would gather to watch it togather and when they talked about it and after watching the next episode you could really feel a gap, fortunately after 3 episodes you are pretty much caught up
All older animation ages well because unlike today they actually put passion into it. Real smooth hand drawn will never look out of date as it's the highest form of moving art you can do.
Honestly the GBA Medabots open world game is one of my all time fav game boy games. The story was fantastic, the battles were great, the puzzles… everything. Adore it and the franchise in general
I always found great the fact that, depending on how you act in the game you get an ending with a different girl, and even funnier, that you gain several female outfits explained in-game, you can even put them on as normal outfits at the endgame.
this was one of my favorite shows as a kid. i cant understand how a show about bringing your gun covered robot to school isnt popular anymore. the dub voice acting was fantastic
i liked the running joke with space metafighter x just walking into the scene randomly, then walking out just as randomly, after leaving some crazy advice, (he was simliar to tuxedo mask from sailor moon)
he had the most advanced form of observation haki. The ability to sense all battles before they happen. XD he has better prep ability than batman. fucking legend.
I watched this anime when I was six years old, remembering small parts of it, I've re-watched the series and got a huge rush with the characters, animation, style and story, it's still as good as I remember
@@youtubestudiosucks978 we need more heroes like you, but doesn't that mean that there's a licensing problem? I mean it's free on TH-cam like many other shows that their license got dropped by the studio or the studio was closed
I really dont understand how it didnt work out. This show was funny, it had great visuals and action and every character had a huge personality that stood them out on their own. That this only had 52 episodes and then 39 is really a big shame and i wish it would have continued longer. Maybe not as long as pokemon, but the original 52 episodes were just so good!
Because even though it followed the pokemon formula, it also didn't. What made pokemon popular worldwide was the release of the games and anime. Medabots only had 3 games that ever left Japan. Also, whatever issue the anime had with staying on one consistent channel.
@@jordannichols24573 season? I know about 2. 1st was the og and going to the medabot world tournament iirc, but the 2nd with the meh kilobots...so what's the 3rd?
@@NewThaiboy9119 The first two seasons are basically what you described in the first part of that sentence, with season 2 containing the entirety of the tournament arc (26 episodes each, for a total of 52). This might be related to how it aired in the US, since that is how the TVDB and TMDB labelled the seasons, while MAL (which uses the Japanese airings) has this all as one season, with the sequel series Medabot Damashii/Spirits labelled as season 3
*THE REFEREE IS ICONIC* The premise of the show was very basic however the characters are legends. Human or robot, everyone felt real and distinctly fleshed out. I always thought it deserved more than the 4 seasons it got. I want a Medabot for Christmas 🥺
@@williamthatsmyname kanji horikawa the production manager on evangelion and started the studio that went on to develop Spider riders and dot Hack. He’s a huge anime hitter that knows people and bring them on. People like director Tensai okamura, media bots was his directorial springboard from Evagelion and Bebop. Little witch academia director Yo Yoshinari. Check their staff list and you’ll see anime legends. After season 1, Ryota Yamaguchi left who was legend screenwriting talent for Cowboy Bebop, OG Hunter X Hunter several classic anime movies. Why the action scenes looked so eye catching then with the dynamic poses and camera pans.
Loved the robot designs. Not overly complicated or static, very vibrant and smooth to animate! Fantastic video, thanks for sharing this trip to memory lane!
I'm so glad Medabots is gettin' shown love. I absolutely adore this anime still to this day (even though I'm 35 years old now) The comedy is this gem never fails to have me laughing like the kid I was when I first viewed the anime. Metabee is such an awesome character, from his attitude, to his dialogue and catchphrase. I can't say I'm a fan of season 2, or the sequel to this anime. I've not seen much from it, I just remember Metabee rollin' around like some sort of RC car, and that put me all the way off, maybe I ought to give it a fair shot. Thanks for uploading this video dude, you rock!
This was such an underrated show, something about Metabee's design always looked so fricken cool to me. Can't forget how badass/hilarious he was as well. Can't wait to see what other gems are left this Fringemas!
You unlocked a memory long forgotten haha. Used to love medbots as a kid, but they disappeared from TV and consequently my memory altogether. Thanks for the trip down nostalgia lane!
I only played 2 medabots games, I really loved them. The aspect of building your very own obscured bot with various parts was so appealing. The show was great too, seeing the development between metabee and ikki's relationship and all the different type of builds they faced was just amazing. Would love it to return in some capacity.
Technically speaking, it *did* reuse animations, specifically every time any Medabot taps into the Medaforce, they use the same animation, similar to how Digimon would always play the same digivolution animation. Also some of the referee's animations are also reused, whenever he's not wearing an episode-specific outfit (I was actually quite surprised whenever they *didn't* reuse his animation, since it would appear in almost every episode). There's also a lot of static imagery, or slow pan-and-zoom shots while characters are talking. That being said, the robattles themselves all generally use brand new footage every episode. So it's not that they *didn't* recycle animations, but that they were intelligent with how they allocated their budget.
I remember playing the GBA game as a kid but even moreso, I remember that literally no one else I knew had ever heard of it. It's a shame because I really loved the game and how you could customize all the robots builds and everything. I want this to come back
I remember playing the GBA game but never finish it because during the air ship level, i missing a part during one of the door, make me stuck on the game.....
There's something about 90's anime that's so pleasing to the eye. Idk if it's because I grew up with it but damn bro it's like kind of fuzzy but can be so detailed in certain aspects.
I’m SO happy you made a video on Medabots!!! I only ever had a dvd that had a few episodes on it when I was little so I didn’t get to watch much but I loved the show so much.
i just want to say thank you for creating such incredible videos that remind me my childhood was filled with such an amazing culmination of characters, stories, and nostalgia. Keep up the great work, and happy Fringemas!
I cant believe the world forgot about this!! I was so obsessed with it as a kid, i even drew my own medabots and tried to make OCs for it. I even started cooking up some fan headcanons about bigger matters like what happens when they "die" if thats possible (i dont recall if it was ever tackled in the show haha) id be so onboard with the franchise continuing.
@@thelooker5651 for the first year or two I hadn’t even heard of the Metabee version, and I struggled with Rokusho until I understood the mechanics! Such a good game, needs to be brought back out west for sure!
I've been waiting for you to do Medabots, so many fond memories of this series. I still play the games when I can, really wish the newer ones would get translated.
I remember being really into making my own little booklets and sketch pads while I was addicted to this anime as a kid, so I made this little handbook and would list and draw a medabot everytime I watched a new ep (like a manual pokedex lol)! I remember my mom and brother would help me with it from time to time 🤣 gosh, I'm so thankful for my supportive family HAHAH
Loved watching the show. Ikki’s and Metabee’s dynamic was a fun highlight. Friends so alike that they oftentimes hated each other. Always makes me smile. Had the video games, still do I think.
this show was buried so deep in my memories for years i thought it was a fever dream. all i could remember was the a small yellow robot and a coin shooting out of its back. it was not until i was searching for an anime to watch that by chance found it again an was over joyed that it was real.
Man, my earliest memories of this show was waking up before school at 4am to watch this because for some reason, they wouldn't air it in a reasonable time slot in my area. I recently blew through the series again and I loved it at 32 just as much as I did at 13. I even have a Metabee model and an Arcbeetle model straight from Japan. This show is the best, and I want more.
Jordan, thank you for making this channel haha. you make my memory refresh all the goods from old days. now i'm a depressed engineer with a half broken car.
I legit forgot that this show even existed until I saw your thumbnail. Weird how you can enjoy a show as a kid and end up forgetting it even existed. Crazy stuff
One of my earliest memories watching a show that was "clearly not made in the west" was Medabots and I consider it my first anime. It holds a very special place in my heart
They sorta did, it was like a sequel series but it was really bad, like they just dropped characters out of nowhere and it was not liked by a majority of fans.
I mean, the game series is still going strong in Japan as a mobile gacha. Hell, they just did a crossover w/ MMBN and now we have freaking Bass GS and Serenade Medabots!
I still love how Metabee had such a fun and unique personality compared to all the other Medabots in the anime. Also shout out to whoever came up with the line: "Get ready for a Metabee-Bopping!"
Not gonna lie, i rewatched this a few months ago and it still holds up REALLY well. to the point that i just let the episodes run back to back for like 5-6 hours. You know it holds up when you dont want to turn it off.
This apperead on my timeline after I jist finished Angelic Layer! I remember watchinh this anime and ofc I love kt so much. Ikki and Medabee is so lovable as the main characters. They also remind me to how Misaki and Hikaru's relationship in Angelic Layer since both related to toys. I do hope we have this kind of toys in the future back in the days when i watched this lmao. Love your video!
I loved this show as a kid, it really was just a blast to watch. All the characters had interesting personalities, and it was fun getting to see all the new Medabots that would feature in every episode.
Memory unlocked 🔓 that's how I feel with most of the videos I watch on your channel. I can't believe how many past cartoons I've completely forgotten about.
There were a LOT of super cool but short-lived anime and animated series in the late 90s/early 00s. Medabots was one of my favorites. It was PERFECT for toys too.
I am so happy you covered this. I still have the Metabee and Warbandit toy from my childhood. I have vivid memories of going to kb toys in the mall with my sister and buying them with the money I saved up every so often.
The fact everyone has a arc and have a lot of personality on top of a big plotline is amazing loved it an season 2 is far less that but still really gun
Having earlier this year rewatched the show for like the 4th time, the original series holds up SO well! Everything about it is fantastic, and being from the UK the whole series actually aired on Fox Kids at the time, even when only watching it on the weekends. It truly is a blessed anime from the writing, voice acting, and man if you look at the animators for the series it's NUTS to see who they are and where they went! 10/10 anime, and if you've not watched it please do!
New to the channel. Was searching up Medabots. Great video! I have a massive collection of Medabots stuff and being 30 this is PRIME nostalgia for me 😊
Ironically it was one of the few mon shows that actually had world building on it at the time and the mangas are hilarious too. Not to mention the series is pretty alive and well...in Japan.
I absolutely loved this show as a kid. Would like to find it and watch it again, this time from start to finish, since I missed out on a lot of episodes when it aired on TV
One of the things I thought when Shaman King got a second chance was "Maybe Medabots is next ???" I loved this series and games ! I specially loved to customize my own Medabots with different parts in the game. Thanks for the video !
I loved this show! I still very distinctly remember the episode where Ikki and Metabee befriend a kid and his bot Cyandog who constantly lose fights they get into. Ikki realizes that the issue is that Cyandog is fully equipped with machinegunner parts, but his medal is a monkey so his brain is programmed for close-quarters grappling. Changing the medal and keeping the robot parts as they are is out of the question, since the medal is the brain and that's where the friendship with his human is, so instead they get a used giant crab claw to replace one of the arm guns and he becomes a passable but unexceptional fighter!
i played the crap out of the gameboy game for this as a kid and have thought about it a few times without remembering the name. thank you so much for popping up on my recommended!
How could I forget? Top tier show - along with Beyblade this was my jam. I've gone back and re-watched them both a couple of times as an adult, and I still feel the same way.
I LOVED Medabots as a kid. Imagine my surprise finding a model kit years later... Its how I found out that Medabots still has some sort of presence in Japan. I've already put together the Metabee model kit and I have Rokusho waiting to be built as well. I do kinda wish the model kit that comes with a Tinpet was still a thing. I had an Arcbeetle one years ago but hes now missing parts and the tiny medal :(
The only thing I remember about this show was that it was a big part of my childhood and the one episode about a bug nerd who went insane because the mantis ootheca he brought home hatched in the same closet as he kept his collection in. Couldn't tell you anything else about it, but damn did it leave an impression regardless.
Thanks so much for watching! Which Medabot was your favorite?
ATTACK MODE METABEE
Wait... Remember OK KO Let's Be Heroes?
Metabee!
First I've heard of this
I think i remember this it's been years since i watched 🤔
The referee was my favorite part of this show. The gag that the same dude somehow showing up for every battle with some crazy grand entrance used to have me cackling as a kid. I looked forward to it every episode
Came out from the trash bin
Facts😂
I came to comment this! For some reason, I remember him most of all haha
So fun.
He reminds me of Icchan from Angelic Layer. 😂
And his name was mister referee
Metabots is absolutely rad. Metabee's voice is iconic (:
I second this rad nomination. Also love the pfp c:
In the latino dub he has Bender Rodriguez´s(futurama) voice
Bro was also in Spider Riders as Shadow and Magi-Nation as Ugger...
AND he streamed the Medabots video game once (look it up)
Kekekkkeeeee!
"Just like me. BENDER." -Robot made in Mexica.
I remember REALLY liking this show when I was younger. To the point, where I’d get upset for missing just one episode. As if it created a hole in the story line haha
I know what you mean, us friends would gather to watch it togather and when they talked about it and after watching the next episode you could really feel a gap, fortunately after 3 episodes you are pretty much caught up
There was an online that I played where you could build your own and battle haha
The drawing and animation aged so well.
Makes me wanna rewatch the whole show again.
@Over Starter your opinion don't force it into people's mouths this is his opinion and favourite show
All older animation ages well because unlike today they actually put passion into it. Real smooth hand drawn will never look out of date as it's the highest form of moving art you can do.
@@JesusChrist2000BC I hate that they all draw on a computer now it look so plastic I hate it
i did was worth it for the nostalgia i want to find the newer series for a while the old on was on youtube :)
It looks a lot like shin chan
Honestly the GBA Medabots open world game is one of my all time fav game boy games. The story was fantastic, the battles were great, the puzzles… everything. Adore it and the franchise in general
I always found great the fact that, depending on how you act in the game you get an ending with a different girl, and even funnier, that you gain several female outfits explained in-game, you can even put them on as normal outfits at the endgame.
I sunk so many hours into that game it was lit
Got myself an Anbernic a few months ago. Medabots on the GBA was the first thing I loaded and played!
Played that on the ROM emulator back in 2002 on my windows. Had a jou with all the Parts and builds to go into battle.
this was one of my favorite shows as a kid. i cant understand how a show about bringing your gun covered robot to school isnt popular anymore.
the dub voice acting was fantastic
My guess is that all the odd and mostly unnecessary changes in S2 pushed away a lot of folks from the franchise
It all, as usual, comes down to publicity. It wasn't marketed properly. I didn't even know it got a second season, that's how shit it was marketed.
I loved Medabots as a kid. The referees dedication to the fights was inspiring. Lol.
he came in out of nowhere at every toss of the coin. you never knew where or how he would and it was awesome.
i liked the running joke with space metafighter x just walking into the scene randomly, then walking out just as randomly, after leaving some crazy advice, (he was simliar to tuxedo mask from sailor moon)
if the anime got anime got remade... even they got new main character... I want that same referee to come back...
he had the most advanced form of observation haki. The ability to sense all battles before they happen. XD he has better prep ability than batman. fucking legend.
Hahaha yeah those refs went in pretty hard than usual 😂
I watched this anime when I was six years old, remembering small parts of it, I've re-watched the series and got a huge rush with the characters, animation, style and story, it's still as good as I remember
It's on youtube, full episodes
My vibe
@@youtubestudiosucks978 we need more heroes like you, but doesn't that mean that there's a licensing problem? I mean it's free on TH-cam like many other shows that their license got dropped by the studio or the studio was closed
I really dont understand how it didnt work out. This show was funny, it had great visuals and action and every character had a huge personality that stood them out on their own. That this only had 52 episodes and then 39 is really a big shame and i wish it would have continued longer. Maybe not as long as pokemon, but the original 52 episodes were just so good!
Because even though it followed the pokemon formula, it also didn't. What made pokemon popular worldwide was the release of the games and anime. Medabots only had 3 games that ever left Japan. Also, whatever issue the anime had with staying on one consistent channel.
They had 3 seasons with pike 96 episodes and are up to about 12 games but 9 of those are in japan only
@@jordannichols24573 season? I know about 2.
1st was the og and going to the medabot world tournament iirc, but the 2nd with the meh kilobots...so what's the 3rd?
@@NewThaiboy9119 The first two seasons are basically what you described in the first part of that sentence, with season 2 containing the entirety of the tournament arc (26 episodes each, for a total of 52).
This might be related to how it aired in the US, since that is how the TVDB and TMDB labelled the seasons, while MAL (which uses the Japanese airings) has this all as one season, with the sequel series Medabot Damashii/Spirits labelled as season 3
& it has incredible basis for games.
The art style in Medabots was so clean it really holds up today.
It’s also based on a series of cool video games which are mainly popular in Japan.
*THE REFEREE IS ICONIC*
The premise of the show was very basic however the characters are legends. Human or robot, everyone felt real and distinctly fleshed out. I always thought it deserved more than the 4 seasons it got. I want a Medabot for Christmas 🥺
I Mr. Referee will be referee!
Fleshed out
I am amazed this wasn't remade. I saw on a stream that Medabe's voice actor is still up for voicing the character. Fantastic opening theme.
I would watch it
When was this😐? I need to watch that stream.
Maybe we can get him into PMEX Remix or something
its a great concept. Heck, a live action tv series would be cool too.
It did get a second series but the fans didn't like it it was terrible
1st season of Medabots was godly. It had a anime dream team of talent that went on to make iconic anime and it showed.
Like what?
@@williamthatsmyname kanji horikawa the production manager on evangelion and started the studio that went on to develop Spider riders and dot Hack. He’s a huge anime hitter that knows people and bring them on.
People like director Tensai okamura, media bots was his directorial springboard from Evagelion and Bebop.
Little witch academia director Yo Yoshinari.
Check their staff list and you’ll see anime legends.
After season 1, Ryota Yamaguchi left who was legend screenwriting talent for Cowboy Bebop, OG Hunter X Hunter several classic anime movies. Why the action scenes looked so eye catching then with the dynamic poses and camera pans.
Loved the robot designs. Not overly complicated or static, very vibrant and smooth to animate! Fantastic video, thanks for sharing this trip to memory lane!
I'm so glad Medabots is gettin' shown love. I absolutely adore this anime still to this day (even though I'm 35 years old now) The comedy is this gem never fails to have me laughing like the kid I was when I first viewed the anime. Metabee is such an awesome character, from his attitude, to his dialogue and catchphrase. I can't say I'm a fan of season 2, or the sequel to this anime. I've not seen much from it, I just remember Metabee rollin' around like some sort of RC car, and that put me all the way off, maybe I ought to give it a fair shot. Thanks for uploading this video dude, you rock!
This was such an underrated show, something about Metabee's design always looked so fricken cool to me. Can't forget how badass/hilarious he was as well. Can't wait to see what other gems are left this Fringemas!
Beetles are awesome.
@@pn2294 Metabee, Rokusho and Arcbeetle. 🪲
I really adore Metabee’s design. It’s screams cool and classic. His voice was always cool too
I've never been so excited to watch a video! This show was my childhood!
Thanks Jordan Fringe!
You unlocked a memory long forgotten haha. Used to love medbots as a kid, but they disappeared from TV and consequently my memory altogether. Thanks for the trip down nostalgia lane!
I really enjoy that you put the ads as if I was watching the actual tv show with the “we’ll be right back” clips, kudos
The intro to this show is so iconic. Even years later it still gets me hyped
I loved this show so much, I had so many toys. Mr. Referee was the best
Too bad they removed him from the final season
I have never watched Medabots the series, but I LOVED the games for GBA growing up. Great video dude!
Dude.. the algorithm knows to much about my childhood... thanks for the unlocked memory man! I loved this show growing up!
I only played 2 medabots games, I really loved them. The aspect of building your very own obscured bot with various parts was so appealing. The show was great too, seeing the development between metabee and ikki's relationship and all the different type of builds they faced was just amazing. Would love it to return in some capacity.
This show somehow didn't recycle animations like all the other shows did, and a ton of the people on it became huge in the industry today.
That's how you become someone huge in an industry, you make something others do not do.
Technically speaking, it *did* reuse animations, specifically every time any Medabot taps into the Medaforce, they use the same animation, similar to how Digimon would always play the same digivolution animation. Also some of the referee's animations are also reused, whenever he's not wearing an episode-specific outfit (I was actually quite surprised whenever they *didn't* reuse his animation, since it would appear in almost every episode). There's also a lot of static imagery, or slow pan-and-zoom shots while characters are talking.
That being said, the robattles themselves all generally use brand new footage every episode. So it's not that they *didn't* recycle animations, but that they were intelligent with how they allocated their budget.
I loved this anime growing up. It had the best animation I had seen at the time.
I remember playing the GBA game as a kid but even moreso, I remember that literally no one else I knew had ever heard of it. It's a shame because I really loved the game and how you could customize all the robots builds and everything. I want this to come back
I remember playing the GBA game but never finish it because during the air ship level, i missing a part during one of the door, make me stuck on the game.....
Just finished saying this to my friend. I love the show and GBA game. I wish they would translate the games at least. Rebooting would be awesome!
There's something about 90's anime that's so pleasing to the eye. Idk if it's because I grew up with it but damn bro it's like kind of fuzzy but can be so detailed in certain aspects.
Yessirrskiii loved this show. Where my 2000s kids @?
I’m SO happy you made a video on Medabots!!! I only ever had a dvd that had a few episodes on it when I was little so I didn’t get to watch much but I loved the show so much.
i just want to say thank you for creating such incredible videos that remind me my childhood was filled with such an amazing culmination of characters, stories, and nostalgia. Keep up the great work, and happy Fringemas!
Thanks so much for the kind words and for watching! Merry Fringemas!
I cant believe the world forgot about this!! I was so obsessed with it as a kid, i even drew my own medabots and tried to make OCs for it. I even started cooking up some fan headcanons about bigger matters like what happens when they "die" if thats possible (i dont recall if it was ever tackled in the show haha) id be so onboard with the franchise continuing.
Man I love Medabot a lot! Thanks for bringing up my childhood memories!
This was actually one of my favorite shows when I was a kid. Hence why I clicked the video and am now following. Great video
Not only do I remember Medabots, I loved this show so much back when it was still airing, and even still play the games to this day semi-frequently.
With a slightly deeper voice, you could sound like Dr Aki
I remember buying a model og rakusho and played the medabots rakusho version I finish the game it was so hard :(
@@thelooker5651 for the first year or two I hadn’t even heard of the Metabee version, and I struggled with Rokusho until I understood the mechanics! Such a good game, needs to be brought back out west for sure!
@@sayhuoquan5667 new vocal goals acquired
@@austinator1318 same 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I've been waiting for you to do Medabots, so many fond memories of this series. I still play the games when I can, really wish the newer ones would get translated.
I remember being really into making my own little booklets and sketch pads while I was addicted to this anime as a kid, so I made this little handbook and would list and draw a medabot everytime I watched a new ep (like a manual pokedex lol)! I remember my mom and brother would help me with it from time to time 🤣 gosh, I'm so thankful for my supportive family HAHAH
I used to love the toys! I mixed and matched them to make so many cool Medabots back when I was a kid. Forgot about this show until I saw your video
Loved watching the show. Ikki’s and Metabee’s dynamic was a fun highlight. Friends so alike that they oftentimes hated each other. Always makes me smile. Had the video games, still do I think.
this show was buried so deep in my memories for years i thought it was a fever dream. all i could remember was the a small yellow robot and a coin shooting out of its back. it was not until i was searching for an anime to watch that by chance found it again an was over joyed that it was real.
Man, my earliest memories of this show was waking up before school at 4am to watch this because for some reason, they wouldn't air it in a reasonable time slot in my area. I recently blew through the series again and I loved it at 32 just as much as I did at 13. I even have a Metabee model and an Arcbeetle model straight from Japan. This show is the best, and I want more.
Jordan, thank you for making this channel haha. you make my memory refresh all the goods from old days. now i'm a depressed engineer with a half broken car.
I legit forgot that this show even existed until I saw your thumbnail.
Weird how you can enjoy a show as a kid and end up forgetting it even existed. Crazy stuff
I loved this show so much as a kid. I hope I can get around to rewatching it sometime soon, it looks like it still holds up.
One of my earliest memories watching a show that was "clearly not made in the west" was Medabots and I consider it my first anime. It holds a very special place in my heart
I absolutely loved this series. The anime had all the things you said and it made it so enjoyable to watch
forgotten gem. wow, this brought back memories, used to love this show, you keep making videos with the forgotten but golden toons
Not to mention those medabots game were absolutely incredible
I want a freaking reboot of this anime!
no no no just make a blue-ray an find behind the scenes an staff interviews like was done for Irresponsible Captain Tylor
A new game would be nice, but I would love a reboot with O.G. cast maybe
They sorta did, it was like a sequel series but it was really bad, like they just dropped characters out of nowhere and it was not liked by a majority of fans.
That and some model kits that can be mashed together
I mean, the game series is still going strong in Japan as a mobile gacha. Hell, they just did a crossover w/ MMBN and now we have freaking Bass GS and Serenade Medabots!
I still love how Metabee had such a fun and unique personality compared to all the other Medabots in the anime.
Also shout out to whoever came up with the line: "Get ready for a Metabee-Bopping!"
I randomly thought about this show not too long ago .. time to re-watch it for the first time in over 15 years
I truly miss this show so much. It was so well done.
You have a talent for reaching into the forgotten sections of my mind, thanks for the nostalgia 😯
I loved this show as a kid! I still do! The theme is pure hype!
This series has been in the back of my mind for literal decades and I could never remember the name. Thanks JordanFringe94!
Not gonna lie, i rewatched this a few months ago and it still holds up REALLY well. to the point that i just let the episodes run back to back for like 5-6 hours. You know it holds up when you dont want to turn it off.
This apperead on my timeline after I jist finished Angelic Layer! I remember watchinh this anime and ofc I love kt so much. Ikki and Medabee is so lovable as the main characters. They also remind me to how Misaki and Hikaru's relationship in Angelic Layer since both related to toys. I do hope we have this kind of toys in the future back in the days when i watched this lmao. Love your video!
They did a crossover with DIGIMON, started as an April fools joke that turned into reality
I loved this show as a kid, it really was just a blast to watch. All the characters had interesting personalities, and it was fun getting to see all the new Medabots that would feature in every episode.
Holy smokes, how did I ever forget about these?! Thanks for bringing me back to more pieces of my childhood, Jordan!
I just rewatched this a month ago an Amazon. I could have sworn there were more episodes, but I always loved this show
Memory unlocked 🔓 that's how I feel with most of the videos I watch on your channel. I can't believe how many past cartoons I've completely forgotten about.
Medabots was like Zoids to me. Concept was cool and the show itself is underrated. Loved both growing up
Zoids was so fire
There were a LOT of super cool but short-lived anime and animated series in the late 90s/early 00s. Medabots was one of my favorites. It was PERFECT for toys too.
This series let a strong mark on my imagination and my childhood. Definitely into my golden book!
I am so happy you covered this. I still have the Metabee and Warbandit toy from my childhood. I have vivid memories of going to kb toys in the mall with my sister and buying them with the money I saved up every so often.
OHHHHHH MY GOD I FORGOT ABOUT THIS SHOW?!?! I WATCHED IT SO MUCH. Thanks for reminding me. Great video.
Great video! Thanks for a blast from my past bro!
The fact everyone has a arc and have a lot of personality on top of a big plotline is amazing loved it
an season 2 is far less that but still really gun
It was a huge drop off cause a lot of the talent moved on to make some amazing anime.
@@HeilRay yup but still very fun like many other shows like it haha I like the episode where Ikki unknowingly takes crime evidence across town
I forgot all about this show, I remember being into it as a kid. Thanks for making me remember this one :)
Having earlier this year rewatched the show for like the 4th time, the original series holds up SO well! Everything about it is fantastic, and being from the UK the whole series actually aired on Fox Kids at the time, even when only watching it on the weekends. It truly is a blessed anime from the writing, voice acting, and man if you look at the animators for the series it's NUTS to see who they are and where they went! 10/10 anime, and if you've not watched it please do!
I have been looking for the name of this show for years!!! thanks a bunch man.
New to the channel. Was searching up Medabots. Great video! I have a massive collection of Medabots stuff and being 30 this is PRIME nostalgia for me 😊
Was wondering when you'd tackle this one. I feel like no one talks about this show anymore and i get it's old but it was pretty freaking good.
I had forgotten all about this show. Seeing these characters instantly brought me back and reminded me of the toys I had
I love this show. It had it's 25th anniversary last month. Time sure fly's
I tried to pull this out of my hidden memories a little bit ago and couldn't. Thank you!!!
This is amazing. Thank you for sparking a memory. I had two toys as a kid. Was so fun.
Ironically it was one of the few mon shows that actually had world building on it at the time and the mangas are hilarious too. Not to mention the series is pretty alive and well...in Japan.
"... In Japan." I read this in Edd's voice, from the sumo plot of "Ed, Edd, & Eddy".
One of the coolest moments of the show is when Metabee jumped right into a beam attack, saying "Booyah" to punch the enemy in the face
I absolutely loved this show as a kid. Would like to find it and watch it again, this time from start to finish, since I missed out on a lot of episodes when it aired on TV
Have watched and rewatched the whole thing like 4 times..
Love it
One of the things I thought when Shaman King got a second chance was "Maybe Medabots is next ???"
I loved this series and games ! I specially loved to customize my own Medabots with different parts in the game.
Thanks for the video !
Literally one of my favorite childhood shows
never forgot it
❤️
I loved this show! I still very distinctly remember the episode where Ikki and Metabee befriend a kid and his bot Cyandog who constantly lose fights they get into. Ikki realizes that the issue is that Cyandog is fully equipped with machinegunner parts, but his medal is a monkey so his brain is programmed for close-quarters grappling. Changing the medal and keeping the robot parts as they are is out of the question, since the medal is the brain and that's where the friendship with his human is, so instead they get a used giant crab claw to replace one of the arm guns and he becomes a passable but unexceptional fighter!
i played the crap out of the gameboy game for this as a kid and have thought about it a few times without remembering the name. thank you so much for popping up on my recommended!
This made me feel like wanting to be a kid again and relive part of my childhood
This was one of my favorites. Sucks they never had consistent airings
How could I forget? Top tier show - along with Beyblade this was my jam. I've gone back and re-watched them both a couple of times as an adult, and I still feel the same way.
I LOVED Medabots as a kid.
Imagine my surprise finding a model kit years later... Its how I found out that Medabots still has some sort of presence in Japan.
I've already put together the Metabee model kit and I have Rokusho waiting to be built as well.
I do kinda wish the model kit that comes with a Tinpet was still a thing. I had an Arcbeetle one years ago but hes now missing parts and the tiny medal :(
The only thing I remember about this show was that it was a big part of my childhood and the one episode about a bug nerd who went insane because the mantis ootheca he brought home hatched in the same closet as he kept his collection in. Couldn't tell you anything else about it, but damn did it leave an impression regardless.
I wish they would continue this series, it was one of my favorite shows back in the days
I loved this show when I was kid, always wished we had more of it.
I remember getting back from my summer job to watch it every evenings, it was just fun to watch. Oh the nostalgia lol
Loved Medabots as a kid, and completely agree it's a good watch even today. Great vid (y)
Thanks to bring back memories of metabots because when I was a child I used to watch it on Fox kids on Saturday mornings and thank you.
Man, Medabots was so good. What a sick blast from the past!