MEDABOTS RETURNS TO RETROCRUSH

Plus: Night on the Galactic Railroad, Spider Riders, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Sonic the Hedgehog (1993), and Legend of Zelda arrive on RetroCrush.

Use the Following Copyright When Crediting Assets for Medabots:
© 1997 Imagineer ©NAS/KODANSHA, TV Tokyo

Official Show Page: Here

New York, NY (May 19, 2026) – Cineverse’s RetroCrush announced the return of Medabots to the classic anime streaming service, bringing the cult-classic anime back to audiences across North America through a partnership with Discotek Media.

RetroCrush will air Medabots on the RetroCrush FAST channel every Saturday and Sunday from 2–5 p.m. ET beginning June 7, accessible on Samsung TV Plus, The Roku Channel, and VIZIO WatchFree+.

RetroCrush also released Night on the Galactic Railroad through its partnership with Discotek Media.

Additionally, through a partnership with Wildbrain, RetroCrush released Spider Riders and six classic Saturday morning cartoons from the Mario, Sonic, and Zelda franchises, including The Super Mario Bros. Super Show and Sonic the Hedgehog (1993).

These titles are now available and join RetroCrush’s growing library of classic anime available for streaming in the United States, Canada, and U.S. territories.

Titles Now Available on RetroCrush:

Medabots
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Spider Riders
Super Mario Bros. Super Show
Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3
Super Mario World
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic Underground
Legend of Zelda

Streaming on RetroCrush in the United States, Canada, and U.S. territories.

Series Synopsis

MEDABOTS

Director: Tensai Okamura
Original Release: 1998
Official Show Page: Here

In the year 2122, Ikki and children like him have pet robots called medabots, with A.I. capabilities. They take their medabots and robattle against each other until a champion medabot team is determined.

Night on the Galactic Railroad

Director: Gisaburo Sugii
Original Release: 1985
Official Show Page: Subbed | Dubbed

In this anime based on the classic Japanese novel, two kittens go on a metaphysical journey on a magical railroad train.

SPIDER RIDERS

Director: Koichi Mashimo
Original Release: 2006
Official Show Page: Here

Eleven-year-old Hunter Steele finds himself displaced from the comforts of home and thrown into an epic battle being waged in the Inner World of Arachna!

SUPER MARIO BROS. SUPER SHOW

Director: Dan Riba
Original Release: 1989
Official Show Page: Here

When plumber brothers Mario and Luigi get sucked into a bathtub pipe line, they enter The Mushroom Kingdom where they join Princess Toadstool and her friend, Toad, to stop the evil King Koopa. Based on the wildly popular Nintendo video game.

THE ADVENTURES OF SUPER MARIO BROS. 3

Director: John Grusd
Original Release: 1990
Official Show Page: Here

Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool fight off King Koopa and his seven Koopalings attempts to take over Princess Toadstool’s Mushroom Kingdom. Based on the wildly-popular Nintendo game.

SUPER MARIO WORLD

Director: John Grusd
Original Release: 1991
Official Show Page: Here

Witness the adventures of Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool in Dinosaur Land. Meet Yoshi and several new characters including Oogtar the caveboy. Based on the wildly popular Nintendo game.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

Director: Dick Sebast
Original Release: 1993
Official Show Page: Here

Sonic the Hedgehog, the #1 character recognized worldwide, is back on Planet Mobius and faster than ever! As the fearless leader of a group of freedom fighters, Sonic attempts to free the citizens of Mobius from the tyranny of the evil Dr. Robotnik.

SONIC UNDERGROUND

Director: Tom Smith
Original Release: 1999
Official Show Page: Here

On the planet Mobius, Sonic the Hedgehog is reunited with his long-lost siblings, Sonia and Manic. Together they form an underground band and fight to overthrow the evil Robotnik, who’s outlawed fun.

LEGEND OF ZELDA

Director: John Grusd
Original Release: 1989
Official Show Page: Here

Based on the hugely successful action-adventure video game, this animated TV series features the adventures of Link and Princess Zelda as they defend the kingdom of Hyrule from evil wizard named Ganon.

About RetroCrush

RetroCrush is a free, ad-supported video-on-demand service available in the United States and Canada. The service has apps on iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, and smart TVs, in addition to being available on browsers. The service launched in March 2020. A free ad-supported television version of RetroCrush launched through the STIRR streaming service in July 2020.

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