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Betterman (TV)

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Alternative title:
ベターマン (Japanese)
Themes: mecha
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: A deadly virus known as "Algernon" has attacked humanity with vicious meaning. At the forefront of the battle is the mystifying Akamatsu Industries – disguised as a heavy machine factory in Tokyo, this undercover organization uses neural enhanced weapons known as NeuroNoids to battle Algernon. Also helping with their secret efforts is the mysterious mutant who is only known as "Betterman".
Video:
User Ratings: 355 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 9 votes (dub:6, sub:2, edit.dub:1)
 Excellent: 26 votes (dub:12, sub:11, edit.dub:2, ?:1)
 Very good: 54 votes (dub:33, sub:18, edit.dub:2, raw:1)
 Good: 86 votes (dub:56, sub:25, edit.dub:3, raw:1, ?:1)
 Decent: 55 votes (dub:36, sub:17, edit.dub:2)
 So-so: 36 votes (dub:20, sub:14, ?:1, raw:1)
 Not really good: 30 votes (dub:16, sub:12, edit.dub:2)
 Weak: 30 votes (dub:19, sub:8, edit.dub:3)
 Bad: 14 votes (dub:8, edit.dub:4, sub:1, ?:1)
 Awful: 8 votes (dub:7, sub:1)
 Worst ever: 7 votes (sub:3, dub:3, edit.dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 958 users, rank: #669
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 5.955 (Decent-.04), std. dev.: 2.24, rank: #3304
Weighted mean: 5.874 (Decent-.12), rank: #3325 (seen all: 6.29 / seen some: 5.40 / won't finish: 3.65)
Bayesian estimate: 5.919 (Decent-.08), rank: #2832
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage: 1999-04-01 to 1999-09-30
Opening Theme:
"Yume no Kakera" by Uyontana
Ending Theme:
#1: "Chin~requiem~" by *~mai~ (eps 1-25)
#2: "Dou~revelation~" by *~mai~ (ep 26)
Official website:
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 1
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Reviews:
    Betterman DVD 3
    Betterman DVD 1 - The Awakening

DVD
    Betterman - The Awakening (DVD 1) 2002-06-04 (from $10.49)
    Betterman - Metamorphosis (DVD 2) 2002-08-06 (from $10.49)
    Betterman - Seeds of Death (DVD 3) 2002-10-08 (from $15.49)
    Betterman (DVD 4) 2002-12-03 (from $10.89)
    Betterman (DVD 5) 2003-02-04 (from $15.49)
    Betterman - The Awakening (DVD) 2002-06-04
    Betterman - Metamorphosis (DVD) 2002-08-06
    Betterman - Seeds Of Death (DVD) 2002-10-08 (from $19.09)
    Betterman - Inhuman Nature (DVD) 2002-12-03 (from $19.09)
    Betterman - Despair (DVD) 2003-02-04 (from $19.09)
    Betterman - Finality (DVD) 2003-04-01
    Betterman - Finality (DVD 6) 2003-04-01
    Betterman - Complete Collection (DVD 1-6) 2004-09-28
    Betterman - Complete Collection (Anime Legends) (DVD 1-6) 2006-05-23
Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 
Series Director: Yoshitomo Kometani
Character Design: Takahiro Kimura
Mechanical design: Kunio Okawara
Character Animation Director: Takahiro Kimura
Chief Writer: Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Color setting: Akiko Shibata
Creature Design: Takayuki Taketani
Design: Rei Nakahara
Key Animation: Keiji Gotoh (ep 25)
Music Production: Shiro Sasaki
Planning Chief: Koutaro Nakayama
Production Assistant: Takashi Kochiyama
Special Concept: Toru Nozaki
Theme Song Performance:
mai (ED1 & ED2)
Uyontana (OP)
 
Kappei Yamaguchi as Keita Aono
Kyoko Hikami as Hinoki Sai
Takehito Koyasu as Betterman Lamia

Chafurin as Akamatsu
Houko Kuwashima as
Chandy
Miyako Asami
Junko Iwao as Sakura
Shinichiro Miki as Shou Yanagi

Hiroaki Ishikawa as Tsuguo "Usshi" Ushiyama
Hiroki Takahashi as Cactus Prickle
Houko Kuwashima as Kazuho Heichin
Katsumi Suzuki as Chika-chan
Kazuhiro Nakata as Pakila
Kazuki Yao as Bodaiju
Kazuo Oka as Dr. Mikio Sai
Kyōko Kaneko as Laurier Noir
Maiko Itou as Mako "Hasechin" Hasegawa
Mugihito as Mugito Mamon
Naoki Bandou as Officer
Nobuyuki Tanaka as Mario Sai
Osamu Ichikawa as Umezaki
Takehito Koyasu as Yamajii
Tomoko Kawakami as Li-Chan
Umi Tenjin as
Itoshino Kaori-chan 17-sai
Yoko "Yaanto" Yamamoto
Yuusaku Yara as Yakusugi
Japanese companies 
Broadcaster: Bandai Channel
Music Cooperation: TV Tokyo Music
English staff 
English cast 
Executive producer: Ken Iyadomi
Engineering Assistant:
Cam Desmond
Conor Whiteley
Production Support/Translation: Tatsuhiro Nishiuchi
Re-Recording Mixing:
Jan Deny
Mark M. Pinder
Recording engineer:
Brad Belden
Ryan Manning
Voice Direction: Teri Snelgrove
 
Jonathan Love as Betterman Lamia
Matthew Erickson as Keita Aona
Onalea Gilbertson as Hinoki Sai

Dave Pettitt as Shigeru Akamatsu
David Kelly as Yakusugi
Jonathan Love as Shou Yanagi

Byron Close as Mode Warp Officer
Carol-Anne Day as Hinoki's Friend
Christy Greene as Li-chan
Doug McKeag as Dr. Mamon
M.J. McCann as Seeme/Lume
Mark Gatha as Cactus
Steve Olson as Dr. Umezaki

English companies 
Adaptation: The Ocean Group
Broadcaster: TechTV (Anime Unleashed)
Recording Studio: Blue Water Studios
Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 
(none)
 
Benjamin Rivera as Keita Aono

Martha Ceceña as Miyako Asami
Mayra Arellano as Sakura
Spanish companies 
Broadcaster: Televisa Canal 5 (Mexico)
 
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