Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01

Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01

Directed by Shinji Aramaki

Produced by ARTMIC, Anime International Company

198741 min6.1 / 10

A frenetic, comedic OVA romp where a hapless engineering student accidentally pilots a military mecha through Tokyo while evading a vengeful tank driver, all while racing to save his date.

Ace female test pilot Kusomoto Elle humiliates macho tank driver Lt. Kilgore in the first demonstration of the advanced personal battle tank, the MADOX. Kilgore vows revenge, and gets his chance when the army rather carelessly loses the prototype in Tokyo. The MADOX is found by engineering student Sujimoto Kouji, who doesn't take the time to completely read the manual and ends up zooming around Tokyo trapped in a machine he doesn't quite know how to operate. Guess who gets the job of stopping the now mobile missing MADOX? Poor Kouji. If he's late for his date, it's over between him and his girlfriend. His current attire redefines the term "over-dressed." And to top it all off, Kilgore wants to make him late- as in "the late Kouji!"

Questions people ask

  • Is Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Does Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Is Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity63

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise57

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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