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Tetsuwan Birdy Decode

Tetsuwan Birdy Decode

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Tetsuwan Birdy (2008), Birdy the Mighty TV, Birdy the Mighty Decode
Japanese: 鉄腕バーディー (2008)

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 5, 2008 to Sep 27, 2008
Genres: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 7.691 (scored by 9552 users)
Ranked: #8742
Popularity: #676
Members: 18,482
Favorites: 111
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Popular Tags

action sci-fi

Synopsis

Tsutomu Senkawa is an average high school kid who is busy studying for his senior entrance exams. Tsutomu goes out for some fresh air, after a hard day's work studying for a big test, when he runs into a guy fleeing from a pretty young lady. The pursued man is actually an interplanetary criminal on the run from a Federation agent called Birdy Cephon Altera. Caught in the midst of this chase, Tsutomu gets thrown by the man at Birdy, which kills Tsutomu. Fortunately for Tsutomu, there is a way to keep him alive, although it comes at the price of discarding his body. He ends up merged into Birdy's body.

(Source: AniDB)

Related Anime

Adaptation: Tetsuwan Birdy II
Alternative version: Tetsuwan Birdy
Sequel: Tetsuwan Birdy Decode: The Cipher

Characters & Voice Actors

Altera, Birdy Cephon
Altera, Birdy Cephon
Main
Chiba, Saeko
Japanese
Chiba, Saeko
Christian, Luci
English
Christian, Luci
Nakasugi, Sayaka
Nakasugi, Sayaka
Main
Sakamoto, Maaya
Japanese
Sakamoto, Maaya
Palencia, Brina
English
Palencia, Brina
Senkawa, Tsutomu
Senkawa, Tsutomu
Main
Irino, Miyu
Japanese
Irino, Miyu
Solusod, Micah
English
Solusod, Micah
Tuto
Tuto
Supporting
Kawada, Shinji
Japanese
Kawada, Shinji
Tatum, J. Michael
English
Tatum, J. Michael

Staff

Akane, Kazuki
Director
Aketagawa, Jin
Sound Director
Kawabata, Takashi
Episode Director
Hayashi, Naotaka
Episode Director, Storyboard, In-Between Animation



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Jan 31, 2009
Archaeon
I will freely admit that I'm a fan of the original Birdy the Mighty. I watched the original OVA back in 1997, and I loved the show for it's surrealistic sci-fi premise. When I heard that the show was being remade into a 13 part TV series, it goes without saying that I was looking forward to it.

The original Tetsuwan Birdy manga was created by Yuuki Masami (who is more well known for his Mobile Police Patlabor series), and ran in Shounen Sunday Super magazine. However, Yuuki's work on Kyuukyoku Chojin R (The Ultimate Esper "R"), for the same magazine eventually led to the manga read more
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Jan 8, 2012
Don_Don_Kun
The original Tetsuwan Birdy manga was written by Yuki Masami back in 1985. The manga ran for three years before it was abandoned by Masami. In 1996, the single manga volume of Birdy was adapted into a four episode OVA series by Madhouse. The OVA covered what little material there was from the original source before seeing it's end in 1997. Now fast-forward a few years to 2003 where Masami decided to pick up the series again. Instead of continuing where the story left off almost 20 years ago, Masami decided to give the series a complete overhaul. While some elements of the plot read more
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Recommendations

Both anime's feature a guy are in girls bodies(although they both can switch between when they please) They both gain new abilities and use them to solve something.
Birdy and FLCL both share a few characteristic, such as the similar bright art and animation style, and the fast-paced crazy action. They both also involve a fairly cynical male protagonist meeting a hot-blooded alien woman.

Opening Theme

"Sora" by Hearts Grow

Ending Theme

"Let's go together" by Afromania

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