Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01

Did You Know?

• A Kickstarter for a Blu-ray release launched on April 30, 2021, and reached its goal within 42 minutes.
• A VHS featurette titled The World of the Weapons of Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 showcased a live action documentary demo of weapons and vehicles used in the anime.
• The featurette included footage of Japan Self-Defense Forces vehicles such as helicopters and tanks.

Plot

Kōji Sugimoto, a mechanic at a car maintenance shop, accidentally enters the Slave Trooper MADOX-01, a secret anti-tank weapon. A software bug prevents him from leaving the suit. Chased by the military, Kōji heads to meet his girlfriend Shiori Nagura, but Lieutenant Kilgore, an American soldier with a grudge against the MADOX-01, waits in a tank. With advice from developer Eriko Kusumoto, Kōji battles Kilgore.

Characters

Kouji Sugimoto is the main protagonist, a poor mechanic studying engineering. His friend Haruo Onose, a delivery truck driver, discovers a top secret cargo in his truck and alerts Kouji. After bringing the cargo to his apartment, Kouji opens it to reveal the MADOX-01. He gets inside, but the suit shuts him in and alerts the military. Kouji must escape while being hunted. Eriko Kusumoto, also called Ellie, is the lead software developer and test ace pilot for the MADOX project. When the military detects the missing MADOX-01, she joins the recovery operation after learning of Lieutenant Kilgore's vengeful intentions. She pilots the MADOX-0 to intercept the missing suit and prevent Kilgore from causing destruction. Driven by revenge and obsession, he independently joins the recovery operation with his tank to hunt the MADOX-01. Haruo Onose is a delivery truck driver and Kouji's friend. He finds the unknown cargo in his truck and brings Kouji to inspect it. After helping move the cargo to Kouji's apartment, he relays a message from Shiori Nagura asking Kouji to meet her at a building in Nishi-Shinjuku, then leaves the story.