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Format
TV
Episodes
52
Episode Duration
24 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Summer 1999
Aired
1999-07-02 to 2000-06-30
Source
Game
Rating
PG - Children
Genres
Adventure
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Studios
Bee Train
Producers
TV Tokyo
Nihon Ad Systems
Nelvana
Licensors
ADV Films
Discotek Media
Shout! Factory
Medarot (メダロット)
Medabots—powerful robots granted artificial intelligence through special "medals"—serve at the whims of their owner. They are more commonly used in "Robbatling," a popular combat sport where two medabots face off against one another. In its professional form, Medafighters use their Medabots to qualify for the World Tournament and fight amongst the elite to gain the title of champion. Elementary schooler Ikki Tenryou has just gained his first Medabot: Metabee, an outdated model with no medal. Fortunately, however, Ikki manages to find a medal in the nearby river; but when Ikki places it into Metabee's head, the latter starts to exhibit strange behaviour. Short-tempered and rebellious, he refuses to obey Ikki's orders. However, to climb the ranks to the World Tournament, Ikki and Metabee must first learn to work together, no matter how difficult the prospect may seem… [Written by MAL Rewrite]