Tetsuwan Birdy

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Tetsuwan Birdy
Original title 鉄 腕 バ ー デ ィ ー
transcription Tetsuwan Bādī
genre Science fiction
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Masami Yūki
publishing company Shogakukan
magazine Shōnen Sunday Super
First publication 1985-1988
expenditure 1
Original video animation
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) 1996-1997
Studio Madhouse
length 30 minutes
Episodes 4th
Director Yoshiaki Kawajiri
music Kō Ōtani
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Masami Yūki
publishing company Shogakukan
magazine Young Sunday → Big Comic Spirits
First publication 2002 - September 22, 2008
expenditure 20th
Manga
title Tetsuwan Birdy Evolution
Original title 鉄 腕 バ ー デ ィ ー EVOLUTION
transcription Tetsuwan Bādī evolution
country JapanJapan Japan
author Masami Yūki
publishing company Shogakukan
magazine Big comic spirits
First publication October 11, 2008 - ...
expenditure 3
Anime television series
title Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode
Original title 鉄 腕 バ ー デ ィ ー DECODE
transcription Tetsuwan Bādī Decode
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 2008
Studio A-1 Pictures
length 23 minutes
Episodes 13
Director Kazuki Akane
music Yūgo Kanno
First broadcast July 5 - September 27, 2008 on TV Saitama
Anime television series
title Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode: 02
Original title 鉄 腕 バ ー デ ィ ー DECODE: 02
transcription Tetsuwan Bādī Decode
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 2009
Studio A-1 Pictures
length 23 minutes
Episodes 12
Director Kazuki Akane
music Yūgo Kanno
First broadcast January 10 - March 28, 2009 on TV Saitama
synchronization

Tetsuwan Birdy ( Japanese 鉄 腕 バ ー デ ィ ー , Tetsuwan Bādī , also known under the English title Birdy the Mighty ) is a manga by Masami Yūki , which was first published in 1985 in Shōnen Sunday Super magazine . Masami stopped working on the manga early in 1988. Nevertheless, the manga was adapted by an anime of the same name - OVA by Madhouse , which appeared in 1996.

In 2003 Masami began remaking the manga, which was published in Weekly Young Sunday magazine. There the series ran until 2008. Building on the remake, a television series animated by A-1 Pictures was created , which was broadcast from July 4, 2008 under the title Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode . This was followed by the second season of Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode: 02 on January 9, 2009 .

After completing the manga in 2008, it will be continued under the title Tetsuwan Birdy Evolution . The draftsman is again Masami Yuki.

action

In a world ravaged by interplanetary crimes, Birdy Chiffon Altera is about to pursue some criminals down to earth. On the hunt for the criminals, she accidentally kills the high school student Tsutomu Senkawa. Touched by this, she saves his life by fusing her spirit with his and taking it over into her body, but meanwhile has to let the criminals escape.

So until Tsutomu's body is restored and he can transfer his mind back, he has to stay in Birdy's body. With the ability to take on the shape of Tsutomu, Birdy tries to get on with his friends and family while Birdy uses the free time to hunt down criminals on her part. In the process, both are increasingly falling into the machinations of extraterrestrials who carry out experiments on humans on earth.

Manga

Mangaka Masami Yūki, best known for his many years of work on the manga Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor , began drawing work on the manga series Tetsuwan Birdy in 1985 . This was published in the Shōnen magazine Shōnen Sunday Super , which was published by Shogakukan . There the manga was published monthly until 1988, but not completed because Masami Yuki gave up the manga himself. The first summarized chapters appeared in the form of a tankōbon in connection with the publication of the OVA in July 1996.

In 2003, with greater ambition, Masami began making a remake that began appearing in his Weekly Young Sunday magazine that year . This time too, the publisher was Shogakukan . The individual chapters appeared in the magazine until 2008. The combined chapters appeared from June 5, 2003 to October 3, 2008 in the form of 20 tankōbon issues. Since June 20, 2007 the manga has also been published in a French version published by Pika Édition .

After completing the series, Masami began work on the sequel Tetsuwan Birdy Evolution that same year , which has been released since October 11, 2008.

Anime

OVA

Based on the canceled first manga, an anime - OVA produced by Madhouse was created in 1996 with a length of 30 minutes, which was released on July 25, 2008. The script was written by Yoshiaki Kawajiri who is known for his involvement in Vampire Hunter D and Ninja Scroll , among others . The character design also comes from the animation director, Kumiko Takahashi .

Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode

The remake of the manga was adapted by A-1 Pictures , on behalf of Aniplex , in the form of two anime television series, each with 13 episodes. The series was originally announced under the title Birdy the Movement . At the Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair , the change of the title was finally announced. For example, the first season of Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode was broadcast for the first time on July 4, 2008 on the Japanese broadcaster TV Saitama . In addition to this, the series was broadcast on various other channels such as Animax , BS11 Digital , Chiba TV , Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting , Hokkaido Broadcasting , KBS Kyōto , Okinawa Television Broadcasting , Sun TV , Tohoku Broadcasting , Tokyo MX , TV Hokkaido , TV Kanagawa or TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting broadcast. The series was shown at weekly intervals on these. The last episode was first broadcast on September 29, 2008.

The series was shot by director Kazuki Akane (also director of The Vision of Escaflowne ). The script was written by Hiroshi Ōnogi . The character design , which was also redesigned, was created by Ryo Timo , who also took over the animation management.

Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode: 02

The second season of Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode: 02 ( 鉄 腕 バ ー デ ィ ー DECODE: 02) has been broadcast since January 9, 2009. No significant changes were made to the cast.

synchronization

Due to the time difference, the OVA and the TV series were spoken by different speakers ( seiyū ).

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Tsutomu Senkawa Kotono Mitsuishi (OVA)
Miyu Irino (Series)
Birdy Chiffon Altera Tetsuya Iwanaga (OVA)
Saeko Chiba (Series)
Natsumi Hayamiya Yukana (OVA)
Kanae Itō (Series)
Hazumi Senkawa Tomoko Maruo (OVA)
Mikako Takahashi (Series)
Gomez Akio Ōtsuka (OVA)
Unshō Ishizuka (series)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b on the previous television day after midnight
  2. ^ New Birdy the Mighty Anime. Anime News Network , November 1, 2006, accessed February 11, 2009 .

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