Eon Kid


Eon Kid is the English title of the South Korean-Spanish CGI animated television series Iron Kid produced by Daewon C.I. and Design Storm in South Korea and BRB Internacional and Televisión Española in Spain.
While the series is known as Iron Kid in South Korea, Spain and other non-English-speaking countries, it is known as Eon Kid in the English-speaking countries except in South Africa, the United Kingdom and Ireland due to legal concerns. It premiered in Korea on KBS2 on April 6, 2006 and on TVE in fall 2006. In the United States, it is distributed by Manga Entertainment and premiered on The CW's Saturday morning Kids' WB block September 22, 2007.

Characters

The Eon family is the legendary family that defeated the General. Only Eon, Marty, and his father have been mentioned, but all members are great warriors and martial artists. The General's forces wiped out the family through the years leaving Marty the sole blood heir to the family legacy. Their ancestral home is a huge fortress surrounded by a bamboo forest. Underneath the home is the family's ancestral training ground that includes wood training drones and tests to hone the family's martial arts skills. The home has fallen into great disrepair since the death of Marty's father.
The ace squadrobots — A squadron of robots for the CDF that can turn into mini planes with rockets.

The General's forces

announced the show as Iron Kid on September 8, 2005 and its initial coproduction partners Daewon C.I., animation studio DesignStorm and BRB Internacional. Screen21 and TVE were added as coproduction partners by January 2007. In January 2007, BRB Internacional signed Jetix Latin America to carry Iron Kid after Jetix had picked up the show for France and Spain. Famosa picked up toy licensing rights for the Iberian Peninsula, while Portugal video rights went to LNK.
As of 2019, the show is currently airing in the United Kingdom on the Pluto TV service.

Carriage

Merchandise

Eon Kid toys were produced by the company Playmates in the United States in the year 2007 in the form of action figures. Famosa picked up the license for toys and action figures that were sold in Europe and the company NewBoy in the Middle East. In the Middle East, a confectionery company called Sweetoon promoted and marketed Iron Kid in the form of cereal and milk products. Books were also released in South Korea by Daewon C.I. A video game was also released in South Korea on the Game Boy Advance.

Home video releases

released Eon Kid on DVD in the United States and Australia. DVDs were also released in Spain, Brazil, the Netherlands, Hungary and the Middle East. The series was also streamed on Netflix in the United States and Canada. It is now streaming on Amazon Video in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Episodes have also been streamed on YouTube on Animakids, a channel owned by BRB Internacional who made the show. The show was released on DVD in South Africa by Impact Video.

Live stage show

There was a live musical show based on Iron Kid that was performed from August 4, 2006 to August 20, 2006 in South Korea.

US episode guide

There are officially 26 episodes but in the US it is only 22. 25 episodes aired in Australia, one of which was merged in the US but released on DVD.
It originally aired on Kids' WB and Toonzai in the US.
  1. September 22, 2007 - The Legendary Fist
  2. September 29, 2007 - The Heir to the Fist
  3. October 6, 2007 - The Journey Begins
  4. October 13, 2007 - Strength Isn't Everything
  5. October 13, 2007 - Ally's Secret
  6. 2007 - Orange Mama
  7. October 20, 2007 - The Grand Wrestling Tournament
  8. October 27, 2007 - The Fight Goes On
  9. November 3, 2007 - Escape From the Orange Valley
  10. November 10, 2007 - The Maxes Attack
  11. November 17, 2007 - Confronting Fate
  12. November 24, 2007 - The 10 Woodenmen
  13. December 1, 2007 - A Warrior is Born
  14. December 8, 2007 - To the Iron Tower
  15. December 15, 2007 - Ally's Escape
  16. January 5, 2008 - Fall of the Tower
  17. January 12, 2008 - Nightmares
  18. January 19, 2008 - Out of Control
  19. January 26, 2008 - To the Mystic Glacier
  20. February 2, 2008 - The White Monks
  21. February 9, 2008 - The General Awakes
  22. February 16, 2008 - Eiger the Patient
  23. February 23, 2008 - The Revolt of Kahn
  24. March 1, 2008 - To the Iron Tower! Charge!
  25. March 8, 2008 - The Last Battle, I
  26. March 8, 2008 - The Last Battle, II

    UK episode guide

In the UK, Iron Kid has the same names as the US episodes but has different names for some episodes.
It currently airs on the Pluto TV service owned by ViacomCBS.
  1. - The Legendary Fist
  2. - The Heir to the Fist
  3. - The Journey Begins
  4. - Strength Isn't Everything
  5. - Ally's Secret
  6. - Orange Mama
  7. - The Grand Wrestling Tournament
  8. - Marty 'the Iron Kid'
  9. - Escape From the Orange Valley
  10. - The Maxes Attack
  11. - Confronting Fate
  12. - The 18 Woodenmen
  13. - A Hero is Born
  14. - To the Iron Tower
  15. - Hang On, Ally!
  16. - Fall of the Tower
  17. - Nightmares
  18. - Out of Control
  19. - The Four Lords of Invincibility
  20. - The Temple of the Iron Soul
  21. - The General Awakes
  22. - The God of the Glacier
  23. - The Revolt of Kahn
  24. - To the Iron Tower! Charge!
  25. - The Last Battle, I
  26. - The Last Battle, II

    Soundtrack

Javier Mellado composed and orchestrated the music. The theme song for the version broadcast in Europe is called Wonder Boy by Erik Nilsson. While in the Korean version, the theme song is known as Run to the Sky and is performed by M.C the Max. The Italian theme song titled "Iron Kid" was performed by Antonio Di Vincenzo.

Video game

A video game adaptation of the same name was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2007 exclusively in South Korea.