# Idaten Jump

Idaten Jump (Japanese: IDATEN翔 / 韋駄天翔, Hepburn: Idaten Shō) is a Japanese manga series created by Toshihiro Fujiwara. It was serialized in Kodansha's Comic BomBom. The manga tells the story about a boy named Sho Yamato who loves mountain biking. It was adapted into a 52-episode anime series produced by Aniplex, TV Tokyo, Trans Arts and Production I.G and directed by Takayuki Hamana, with Fumihiko Shimo writing the scripts, Miyako Yatsu designing the characters and Yasuharu Takanashi composing the music. It aired from October 1, 2005, to September 30, 2006. A toyline was also made by Tomy.

## Summary

One day, the MTB team "Sharktooth" created by the Samejima brothers, who are also in the same elementary school, are challenged to an MTB battle for the "X-Zone," a place that holds memories of their dead father. On Sunday, while Shou and the leader Gabu were competing, black smoke enveloped the area and they were warped into a mysterious world. An adult MTB rider appears in front of the bewildered group and announces that they are in the X-Zone where they must compete with him in the Idaten Battles. In order to return to the original world, they must win the Idaten Battles and collect 10 gold emblems.

## Characters
### Main
#### Shou Yamato (山登 翔, Yamato Shō)

    Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese); Yuri Lowenthal (English)
    Sho Yamato is a boy who loves MTB riding and he owns the Idaten Bike Flame Kaiser.

#### Makoto Shidou (獅堂 まこと, Shidō Makoto)

    Voiced by: Sawa Ishige (Japanese); Dorothy Elias-Fahn (English)
    Makoto Shido is best friends with Kakeru Sakamaki and Shou. They are classmates at their school. Her Idaten Bike is Neptune.

#### Kakeru Sakamaki (坂巻 駆, Sakamaki Kakeru)

    Voiced by: Makoto Tsumura (Japanese); Philece Sampler (English)
    Kakeru is one of the main characters in the series. His main job in their team is to fix Shou, Makoto and Ayumu's bikes and also to change their bikes' gears whenever they are going to have an Idaten Battle.

#### Hosuke (ホースケ)

    Voiced by: Chō (Japanese); Michael Sorich (English)
    Hosuke is a talking owl who befriends Shou, Makoto, and Kakeru. He has become their companion during their travels through the X-Zone.

### Supporting
#### Kyouichi Shidou (獅堂 京一, Shidō Kyōichi)

    Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese); Dave Wittenberg (English)
    Kyoichi Shido is Makoto Shido's elder brother. He is amazingly talented at everything, especially mountain biking. He is very protective towards his sister, also being a serious person. In the first few episodes, he used to follow Makoto, Shou, Kakeru and Hosuke but he always kept his distance. His MTB is Thunder Emperor and he is really an awesome unbeatable and impeccable rider, being a trial bike champion.

#### Yuuki (ユウキ)

    Voiced by: Risa Mizuno (Japanese); Michelle Ruff (English)
    Yuki is a mechanic who is one of the protagonists of the anime. She is actually a princess from a very respected family. She is an expert mechanic and helps Shou and co. on various occasions. Arthur and Yuki have helped protect the secrets of the X-Zone. She has been wanting to be a mechanic from her childhood. She is Hosuke's granddaughter.

#### Koei (孤影)

    Voiced by: Eiji Takemoto (Japanese); Steve Blum (English)
    Koei is a ninja rider hired Gabu Samejima and was a member of Team ST. It is later revealed that he did so because he could not afford a doctor for his sister, Kiku. Once Kiku fell in Gabu's clutches, Shou had to help rescue her. He rides the Idaten Bike Aero Scissors. His special move is the "Ninjutsu Hurricane" by which he can create a hurricane around him.

#### Arthur (アーサー, Āsā)

    Voiced by: Yūji Kishi (Japanese); Brian Beacock (English)
    Arthur is a Knight biker and the owner of the sixth Idaten Bike Hammer Head. He is one of the guardians of the X-Tower.

#### Ayumu Yamato (山登 あゆむ, Yamato Ayumu)

    Voiced by: Chiro Kanzaki (Japanese); Mona Marshall (English)
    Ayumu Yamato is Shou's younger brother. He joins the group during their return to the X-Zone. Ayumu used to behave like a maniac and ride without any control when riding MTB's until Koei taught him about control. He rides the Idaten bike Imperial Dragon.

#### Takeshi Yamato (山登 猛, Yamato Takeshi)

    Voiced by: Hozumi Gōda (Japanese); Steve Blum (English)
    Takeshi Yamato is Shou's father. While falling off his bike in an accident, he was transferred to the X-Zone to repair Imperial X. He had built Flame Kaiser, Thunder Emperor, Neptune, Imperial Tiger, Imperial Dragon, Aero Scissors, Hammer Head and Bloody Fang as well. Possessed by an ancient evil, he rode Imperial X whose attack was Even's Destruction. He defeated Flame Kaiser and took away its emblem but lost in the rematch where Shou rode with the combined forces of Bloody Fang, Thunder Emperor, Aero Scissors, Hammer Head, Imperial Dragon and Neptune. He made the Idaten Bikes to restore and maintain peace in the X-Zone and protect Imperial X.

#### Gabu Samejima (鮫島 牙舞, Samejima Gabu)

    Voiced by: Aki Kanada (Japanese); Kirk Thornton (English)
    Gabu Samejima is the strongest MTB Rider along with Kyoichi Shido. He rides the powerful Idaten bike, Bloody Fang. Gabu and Taiga Samejima are the leaders of Team Sharktooth aka Team ST. He goes to the same school as Shou, Makoto, and Kakeru. When Team Sharktooth arrived in the X-Zone, Gabu became the dictator of X-City after overthrowing its mayor.

#### Taiga Samejima (鮫島 大牙, Samejima Gabu)

    Voiced by: Toshiyuki Kusuda (Japanese); Steve Staley (English)
    The older brother of Gabu who serves as his second-in-command of Team Sharktooth.

#### Four Kings (四天王, Shiten'nō)

    Kiyoshi (キヨシ) Voiced by: Yū Urata (Japanese); Brian Beacock (English)
    Mitsuru (ミツル) Voiced by: Kōta Suzuki
    Seiji (セイジ) Voiced by: Hiroshi Shimozaki
    Mantarou (マンタロー) Voiced by: Takehiro Hasu
    Kiyoshi, Mitsuru, Seiji, and Mantarou are four MTB riders that are the members of Team Sharktooth.

#### Jackal (ジャッカル, Jakkaru)

    Voiced by: Yoshirō Matsumoto (Japanese); Kirk Thornton (English)
    Jackal is a ship captain who is a member of Team ST. He and his crewmen challenged Shou when Shou was on a ship to X-City. They did get away with some of Shou's Emblems at the cost of Captain Jackal's ship and handed them to Gabu and Taiga.

#### Youko & Rika (ヨウコとリカ, Yōko to Rika)

    Youko Voiced by: Rio Natsuki (Japanese); Mona Marshall (English)
    Rika Voiced by: Noriko Namiki (Japanese); Philece Sampler (English)
    Yoko and Rika are two sisters who are resort tycoons in Gold Celebresort City and members of Team Shark Tooth. Yoko is a MTB rider while her sister Rika is a mechanic.

#### Mr. Teacher (ミスターティーチャー, Misutā Tīchā)

    Voiced by: Ben Takada (Japanese); Kirk Thornton (English)
    A teacher-themed biker in a school theme park and member of Team ST.

#### Pete & Danny (ピートとダニー, Pīto to Danī)

    Pete Voiced by: Yasuyuki Kase (Japanese); Kirk Thornton (English)
    Danny Voiced by: Junji Kitajima (Japanese); Michael Sorich (English)
    Two eyepatch-wearing members of Team ST.

#### Shadow (シャドウ, Shadō)

    Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda (Japanese); Paul St. Peter (English)
    Shadow is a mysterious assassin biker and member of Team ST. He specializes in battling in dark places like subways etc.

#### Team ST MTB Riders

    The generic grunts of Team ST.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | "This Is the MTB Battle!" Transliteration: "Kore ga MTB batoru da!" (Japanese: これがＭＴＢバトルだ！) | Takayuki Hamana | Fumihiko Shimo | October 1, 2005 (2005-10-01) |
| 2 | "The Great Flight! Struggle at the Dunes" Transliteration: "Daidassō! Sakyū no tatakai" (Japanese: 大脱走！砂丘の戦い) | Jun Takahashi | Fumihiko Shimo | October 8, 2005 (2005-10-08) |
| 3 | "Shocking! The First Defeat?!" Transliteration: "Shōgeki! Hajimete no haiboku!?" (Japanese: 衝撃！はじめての敗北！？) | Kazunobu Fuseki | Fumihiko Shimo | October 15, 2005 (2005-10-15) |
| 4 | "Get Back My MTB!" Transliteration: "Torimodose! Ore no MTB" (Japanese: とり戻せ！オレのMTB) | Yoshihiro Mori | Shinzō Fujita | October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22) |
| 5 | "Flaming Volcano Battle!" Transliteration: "Honō no kazan batoru!!" (Japanese: 炎の火山バトル！！) | Jun Takahashi | Kōji Miura | October 29, 2005 (2005-10-29) |
| 6 | "Challenge of the High-Tech Group" Transliteration: "Haiteku shūdan no chōsen" (Japanese: ハイテク集団の挑戦) | Hajime Tanaka | Natsuko Takahashi | November 5, 2005 (2005-11-05) |
| 7 | "Augh! The MTB Graveyard" Transliteration: "Au! MTB no hakaba" (Japanese: アウッ！MTBの墓場) | Yukio Okazaki | Fumiyo Sakai | November 12, 2005 (2005-11-12) |
| 8 | "Enter Neptune!" Transliteration: "Nepuchūn tōjō!" (Japanese: ネプチューン登場！) | Kenichi Matsuzawa | Kiyoko Yoshimura | November 19, 2005 (2005-11-19) |
| 9 | "The Masked Boy's True Identity!" Transliteration: "Kamen shōnen no shōtai!" (Japanese: 仮面少年の正体！) | Kazunobu Fuseki | Fumihiko Shimo | November 26, 2005 (2005-11-26) |
| 10 | "The Strongest Enemy Appears!" Transliteration: "Saikyō no teki, shutsugen!" (Japanese: 最強の敵、出現！) | Shu Longju | Shinzō Fujita | December 3, 2005 (2005-12-03) |
| 11 | "Battle on the Ship! Team ST's Trap" Transliteration: "Senjō batoru! Chīmu ST no wana" (Japanese: 船上バトル！チームＳＴの罠) | Jun Takahashi | Kōji Miura | December 10, 2005 (2005-12-10) |
| 12 | "The Gold Celebrity Resort City of My Dreams" Transliteration: "Akogareno gōrudo serebu rizōto shiti" (Japanese: 憧れのゴールドセレブリゾートシティ) | Daisuke Takashima | Kiyoko Yoshimura | December 17, 2005 (2005-12-17) |
| 13 | "School Battle! Explosive Idaten Cross!" Transliteration: "Gakkō batoru! Sakuretsu, idaten kurosu!" (Japanese: 学校バトル！炸裂、韋駄天クロス！) | Shunsuke Tada | Fumiyo Sakai | December 24, 2005 (2005-12-24) |
| 14 | "The Man Who Beat Flame Kaiser?!" Transliteration: "Fureimu kaizā o taoshita otoko!?" (Japanese: フレイムカイザーを倒した男！？) | Kazunobu Fuseki | Natsuko Takahashi | December 31, 2005 (2005-12-31) |
| 15 | "The Prince of MTB" Transliteration: "MTB no ōji-sama" (Japanese: ＭＴＢの王子様) | Jun Takahashi | Kiyoko Yoshimura | January 7, 2006 (2006-01-07) |
| 16 | "Mortal Struggle In the Rain, Awaken Neptune" Transliteration: "Ame no naka no shitō, mezameyo Nepuchūn" (Japanese: 雨の中の死闘、目覚めよネプチューン) | Yoshihiro Mori | Kōji Miura | January 14, 2006 (2006-01-14) |
| 17 | "Team ST's Secret Finally Learned" Transliteration: "Tsuini wakatta! Chīmu ST no himitsu" (Japanese: ついにわかった！チームＳＴの秘密) | Daisuke Takashima | Fumihiko Shimo | January 21, 2006 (2006-01-21) |
| 18 | "A New Assassin! Sibling Battle Trial" Transliteration: "Arata na shikaku! Shiren no kyōdai batoru" (Japanese: 新たな刺客！試練の兄妹バトル) | Yasunori Urata Yasuyuki Yamada | Fumiyo Sakai | January 28, 2006 (2006-01-28) |
| 19 | "Showdown! Flame Kaiser VS Thunder Emperor" Transliteration: "Taiketsu! Fureimu Kaizā VS. Sandā Enperā" (Japanese: 対決！フレイムカイザーVS.サンダーエンペラー) | Kenichi Matsuzawa | Shinzō Fujita | February 4, 2006 (2006-02-04) |
| 20 | "Formidable Enemy! Ninja Rider Koei" Transliteration: "Kyōteki! Ninja raidā Koei" (Japanese: 強敵！忍者ライダー孤影) | Shu Longju | Shinzō Fujita | February 11, 2006 (2006-02-11) |
| 21 | "The Gatekeeper of X City" Transliteration: "X shiti no monban" (Japanese: Ｘシティの門番) | Yoshihiro Mori | Natsuko Takahashi | February 25, 2006 (2006-02-25) |
| 22 | "Finally Here! X City" Transliteration: "Yatta ze tōchaku! X shiti" (Japanese: やったぜ到着！Ｘシティ) | Kazunobu Fuseki | Fumihiko Shimo | March 4, 2006 (2006-03-04) |
| 23 | "The Idaten Battle Tournament Begins!" Transliteration: "Idaten batoru tōnamento kaimaku!" (Japanese: 韋駄天バトルトーナメント開幕！) | Daisuke Takashima | Fumiyo Sakai | March 11, 2006 (2006-03-11) |
| 24 | "Clash! Flame Kaiser VS Neptune" Transliteration: "Gekitotsu! Fureimu Kaizā VS. Nepuchūn" (Japanese: 激突！フレイムカイザーVS.ネプチューン) | Hajime Tanaka | Kiyoko Yoshimura | March 18, 2006 (2006-03-18) |
| 25 | "Hammerhead! Sixth Idaten Motorbike!" Transliteration: "Hanmāheddo! 6-Dai-me no idaten baiku" (Japanese: ハンマーヘッド！6台目の韋駄天バイク) | Shunsuke Tada | Fumihiko Shimo | March 25, 2006 (2006-03-25) |
| 26 | "Knockout! The Shidou Special" Transliteration: "Hissatsu! Shidō supesharu" (Japanese: 必殺！ 獅堂スペシャル) | Kenichi Matsuzawa | Kōji Miura | April 1, 2006 (2006-04-01) |
| 27 | "Fierce Fighting! Hammerhead vs. Aero Scissors" Transliteration: "Gekitō! Hanmāheddo VS. Earo Shizāsu" (Japanese: 激闘！ハンマーヘッドVS. エアロシザース) | Yoshihiro Mori | Shinzō Fujita | April 8, 2006 (2006-04-08) |
| 28 | "Conspiracy Finals" Transliteration: "Inbō no kesshōsen" (Japanese: 陰謀の決勝戦) | Daisuke Takashima | Natsuko Takahashi | April 15, 2006 (2006-04-15) |
| 29 | "Final Battle! Who Will Be the Winner?" Transliteration: "Fainaru batoru! Yūshō wa dare no te ni?" (Japanese: ファイナルバトル！優勝は誰の手に？) | Hajime Tanaka | Kiyoko Yoshimura | April 22, 2006 (2006-04-22) |
| 30 | "Enter! X-Tower" Transliteration: "Totsunyū! X tawā" (Japanese: 突入！ Ｘタワー) | Kenichi Matsuzawa | Kiyoko Yoshimura | April 29, 2006 (2006-04-29) |
| 31 | "Final Showdown! Flame Kaiser VS Bloody Fang" Transliteration: "Saishū kessen! Fureimu Kaizā VS Buraddi Fangu" (Japanese: 最終決戦！フレイムカイザーVSブラッディファング) | Yoshihiro Mori | Fumihiko Shimo | May 6, 2006 (2006-05-06) |
| 32 | "Farewell, X-Zone" Transliteration: "Sayonara X zōn" (Japanese: さよならXゾーン) | Daisuke Takashima | Fumihiko Shimo | May 13, 2006 (2006-05-13) |
| 33 | "A New Strong Enemy, Team X" Transliteration: "Aratanaru kyōteki, sono na wa Chīmu X" (Japanese: 新たなる強敵、その名はチームＸ) | Shunsuke Tada | Fumihiko Shimo | May 20, 2006 (2006-05-20) |
| 34 | "Back to the X-Zone!" Transliteration: "Futatabi X zōn e!" (Japanese: 再びＸゾーンへ！) | Yasutaka Yamamoto | Kōji Miura | May 27, 2006 (2006-05-27) |
| 35 | "Shocker! Shou's Father Still Alive" Transliteration: "Shōgeki! Ikiteita Shō no chichi" (Japanese: 衝撃！生きていた翔の父) | Daisuke Takashima | Fumiyo Sakai | June 3, 2006 (2006-06-03) |
| 36 | "Roaring! Imperial DG!" Transliteration: "Bakusō! Inperiaru DG!!" (Japanese: 爆走！インペリアルDG！！) | Yoshihiro Mori | Shinzō Fujita | June 10, 2006 (2006-06-10) |
| 37 | "The Terrifying Dark Emblem" Transliteration: "Kyōfu no dāku enburemu" (Japanese: 恐怖のダークエンブレム) | Jun Takahashi | Fumiyo Sakai | June 17, 2006 (2006-06-17) |
| 38 | "Gabu's Temptation, Flame Kaiser in Big Trouble!" Transliteration: "Gabu no yūwaku, Fureimu Kaizā dai pinchi!" (Japanese: 牙舞の誘惑、フレイムカイザー大ピンチ！) | Takashi Andō | Kiyoko Yoshimura | June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) |
| 39 | "Incandescence! Imperial DG VS Aero Scissors" Transliteration: "Hakunetsu! Inperiaru DG VS. Earo Shizāsu" (Japanese: 白熱！インペリアルDG VS. エアロシザース) | Hajime Tanaka | Kōji Miura | July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) |
| 40 | "Bad Bacteria in the Nanashi Forest" Transliteration: "Nanashi no mori no akudamakin" (Japanese: ナナシの森の悪玉菌) | Daisuke Takashima | Natsuko Takahashi | July 8, 2006 (2006-07-08) |
| 41 | "Arthur's Challenge! The Road to the Phantom Island" Transliteration: "Āsā no chōsen! Maboroshi no shima e no michi" (Japanese: アーサーの挑戦！幻の島への道) | Shunsuke Tada | Kiyoko Yoshimura | July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15) |
| 42 | "Idaten Biker Gathering! The Decisive Battle Against Team X!" Transliteration: "Idaten baiku daishūgō! Chīmu X to no kessen!" (Japanese: 韋駄天バイク大集合！チームXとの決戦！) | Yoshihiro Mori | Shinzō Fujita | July 22, 2006 (2006-07-22) |
| 43 | "Shou VS Shidou! Battle For the Soul!" Transliteration: "Shō VS. Shidō! Tamashī o kaketa batoru!" (Japanese: 翔VS.獅堂！魂を賭けたバトル！) | Yoshimichi Hirai | Fumiyo Sakai | July 29, 2006 (2006-07-29) |
| 44 | "Shocking Reunion! Imperial X Appears!" Transliteration: "Shōgeki no saikai! Inperiaru X shutsugen!" (Japanese: 衝撃の再会！インペリアルX出現！) | Hajime Tanaka | Fumihiko Shimo | August 5, 2006 (2006-08-05) |
| 45 | "The Second Island Appears! The Beginning of World Collapse" Transliteration: "Daini no shima arawaru! Sekai hōkai no hajimari" (Japanese: 第二の島現る！世界崩壊の始まり) | Yasutaka Yamamoto | Kōji Miura | August 12, 2006 (2006-08-12) |
| 46 | "The Great Assault! Team X VS Imperial DG" Transliteration: "Daishūgeki! Chīmu X VS. Inperiaru DG" (Japanese: 大襲撃！ チームX VS. インペリアルDG) | Jun Takahashi | Natsuko Takahashi | August 19, 2006 (2006-08-19) |
| 47 | "Legendary Training Ground, Shou's Special Training!" Transliteration: "Densetsu no renshūba, Shō no tokkun!" (Japanese: 伝説の練習場、翔の特訓！) | Daisuke Takashima | Kiyoko Yoshimura | August 26, 2006 (2006-08-26) |
| 48 | "Miraculous Power! New Special Moves Burst Forth" Transliteration: "Kiseki no chikara! Shin hissatsuwaza sakuretsu" (Japanese: 奇跡の力！新必殺技炸裂) | Kenichi Matsuzawa | Shinzō Fujita | September 2, 2006 (2006-09-02) |
| 49 | "Flame Kaiser vs. Team Idaten Rider" Transliteration: "Fureimu Kaizā VS. Chīmu Idaten Raidā" (Japanese: フレイムカイザーVS.チーム韋駄天ライダー) | Yoshihiro Mori | Kōji Miura | September 9, 2006 (2006-09-09) |
| 50 | "Decisive Battle! Imperial Island!" Transliteration: "Kessen! Inperiaru Airando!" (Japanese: 決戦！インペリアルアイランド！) | Yasutaka Yamamoto | Fumihiko Shimo | September 16, 2006 (2006-09-16) |
| 51 | "Fateful Confrontation, Shou Yamato's Last Battle!" Transliteration: "Unmei no taiketsu, Yamato Shō saigo no batoru!" (Japanese: 運命の対決、山登翔　最後のバトル！) | Takashi Andō | Fumihiko Shimo | September 23, 2006 (2006-09-23) |
| 52 | "A New Journey, the World Revives!" Transliteration: "Atarashī tabidachi, sekai yo yomigaere!" (Japanese: 新しい旅立ち、世界よ甦れ！) | Jun Takahashi | Fumihiko Shimo | September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30) |