Dan Series X

Dan Series X (Japanese: ダンシリーズX Hepburn: Danshirīzu X) is a 2011 Japanese anime directed by Megumu Ishiguro, and is an adaptation of the popular American series Dan Series, it was produced by Nintendo Studios Japan in association with Aniplex and was animated by Toei Animation.

The series featured character designs by Miho Shimogasa, who has also worked on other anime such as Cutie Honey Flash, Ultra Maniac, and Sailor Moon. The series was produced entirely in Japan, however, Tom Coleman (creator of the original series) had a small part in the project. The series first aired on TV Tokyo in 2011, and on Nintendo TV Japan a few days later, it was also broadcast on AT-X.

For the English version, the adaptation was made by Nintendo Studios itself (who had also adapted some anime into English), and the voices from the original series reprized their roles for this anime.

Plot
The series is about 3 brothers, Akira Hashimoto (Dan Walters in the English version), Ichiro Hashimoto (Axel Den Walters in the English version) and Masaru Hashimoto (Jefferson Dai Walters) who are affected by by some lost intergalactic rays that fall on the earth, and these rays give powers to the three brothers, which will allow them to defeat the villains that arrive to get the power of the other rays, and thus dominate the universe.

Cast
For the English version, most of the actors who participated in the original series returned for their respective roles.

Production
The idea for an anime about the Dan Series began in 2007, when it was at a point of success, Tom Coleman said that he really enjoyed Japanese animation, and that he didn't see a bad anime about the Dan Series, Nintendo Studios wanted the anime to It was the most faithful to the original series, in 2008 Nintendo Studios had reached an agreement with Toei Animation to create two animes of two of its most popular series, Dan Series and Kirby Fighter, after that Nintendo Studios gave some liberties to Toei and to Nintendo Studios Japan to create the two anime. Two pilots of both animes were shown at the 2009 Tokyo Anime Festival, after that, Toei and Nintendo Studios Japan only started production on the Dan Series anime, while the Kirby Fighter anime had been canned.

In 2010 the official title of the series was revealed, which would be Dan Series X, and the premiere for 2011 was also revealed. Megumu Ishiguro was revealed as the director of the series in December 2010.