Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01

Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 is a one-shot OVA released in Japan in 1987 by ARTMIC. It is the directorial debut of Shinji Aramaki, who also served as writer as mechanical designer. Other creative staff include mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane, character designer Hideki Tamura and musical composer Ken Yajima. The story focuses on Koji Sugimoto, a young mechanic who accidentally stumbles into a series of misadventures after encountering the prototype mecha MADOX-01. The OVA was released in North America in 1990 by AnimEigo as their first title. They have re-released it on multiple home video formats, with the most recent being a Blu-ray funded on Kickstarter.