Kurogane no rainbareru - Season 1 (2008)

Yajima confronts Kouichi about his violent behavior, leading to a bloody brawl between old friends. Their reconciliation is quickly halted when a mechanized assassin emerges from the darkness.

Kouichi awakens to find - much to his horror - that Yajima did not survive their altercation. Devastated, he rejects an offer to join JUDA only to reconsider after talking with Emi.

Kouichi's first day at JUDA headquarters is downright brutal. He's been launched into space, seen Emi naked, and he's about to be sawed in half!

Kato unexpectedly arrives at JUDA headquarters to recruit Kouichi for his sinister mission. Back in the real world, Emi attracts attention from the cool guy at school.

During a battle with KATO, Kouichi displays his talent for disobeying orders. As a result, the enemy is able to plant a mysterious sphere that could mean trouble for JUDA.

JUDA mounts a recon mission to gather information about the spheres KATO is strategically positioning around the globe. Reiji berates a Factor for coming to his rescue instead of following orders.

It's Christmas, and Kouichi should be spending time with the mother of a fallen friend. Instead, he's blasting into space on a mission to save Earth from hijacked satellite weaponry.

Things look dire for Earth until Kouichi musters a desperate attack on the deranged and violent Riku. But even if he saves the world, Kouichi may not survive his latest mission.

Kunio rewards his team with a tropical getaway, but after a bizarre graveyard rendezvous and a giant squid attack, team JUDA will need a vacation to recover from their vacation.

Everyone at JUDA headquarters is talking about Kouichi's first kiss. The ladies are up in arms over his betrayal of Emi - but something even more treacherous looms on the horizon.

KATO and SDF join forces to rule the world with a mechanized fist, but Kouichi refuses to surrender. With the JUDA mechs disabled, Linebarrel must battle a friend turned foe.

The villainous leader of the new world order, Eiji, exploits Kouichi's family to draw him out of hiding. As her friends are slaughtered by KATO, Emi struggles with feelings of guilt.

With their backs against the wall, the JUDA team mounts a daring counterattack. Kouichi and Linebarrel engage Pretender - while the others infiltrate headquarters and attempt to activate their disabled mechs.

Yajima mysteriously reappears, and Kouichi wants to know where he's been all this time. JUDA hosts a karaoke party to improve their public image, but it ends on a bad note.

Emi's kidnapping leads Kouichi to a private meeting with Kato. While he's away from headquarters, his JUDA comrades fight bravely to hold off the enemy ARMAs.

Yajima and Kouichi settle their differences with a violent, man to man battle. Back at the base, the JUDA team discovers something frightening about the mysterious KATO spheres.

Kouichi is eager to attack KATO and stop the impending invasion. But first, he must share an intimate moment with Miu - and of course, there is another thrilling, mech battle.

A glimpse of the past reveals the violent and painful childhood that led to Reiji's affiliation with KATO. In the present, Linebarrel and Vardant prepare for a showdown.

Reiji's repeated attacks force Kouichi to elevate Linebarrel to an unprecedented level of power. After the battle, team JUDA learns the shocking truth about KATO's intentions.

In a strange twist of fate, KATO and JUDA find themselves working together to stop a deadly alien invasion. But could another surprise sabotage their carefully planned resistance?

Yet again, Kouichi's rage - this time a result of Emi's death - elevates Linebarrel's fighting prowess to unfathomable heights. Could this finally be the mighty mech's ultimate true form?

Rachel Calvin, a young American genius, has a hard time reaching JUDA headquarters after wild animals eat her map and a bulldozer crushes her credit card. Perhaps a dip in the hot springs will help her unwind!

See more of your favorite Linebarrels characters than you ever have before as the JUDA crew slips out of their uniforms and into their swimsuits for a trip to the beach!