Android Kikaider - The Animation (TV)

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©2000 Ishimori Pro / Aniplex•BT

[ remake of Jinzou Ningen Kikaida (live-action TV) ]

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Alternative title:

Artificial Humanoid Kikaider

Humanoïd Kikaider the animation (French)

Jinzo Ningen Kikaider (Japanese)

Kikaider

人造人間キカイダー The Animation (Japanese)

Genres: action, drama, science fiction

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Objectionable content: Significant

Plot Summary: The genius robotics professor, Dr. Komyoji has created Jiro (who has the ability to transform into Kikaider) – a humanoid robot tasked with the protection of Dr. Komyoji’s son, Masaru, and daughter, Mitsuko. Gifted with a conscience circuit, which has the power to simulate real emotions that helps to distinguish between “right and wrong”, Jiro must protect Mitsuko and Masaru from the evil Dr. Gil who wants Jiro to join his army and aid in his goal of world domination.

User Ratings: 580 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 20 votes (dub:13, sub:4, edit.dub:3)

Excellent: 41 votes (dub:25, sub:13, edit.dub:2, ?:1)

Very good: 85 votes (dub:66, sub:10, edit.dub:7, raw:1, others:1

1 French subtitled

)

Good: 131 votes (dub:94, sub:23, edit.dub:11, ?:3)

Decent: 108 votes (dub:72, sub:21, edit.dub:11, ?:3, raw:1)

So-so: 71 votes (dub:47, sub:12, edit.dub:8, ?:4)

Not really good: 35 votes (dub:24, edit.dub:6, sub:4, ?:1)

Weak: 46 votes (dub:34, sub:8, edit.dub:4)

Bad: 18 votes (dub:14, sub:4)

Awful: 20 votes (dub:14, sub:4, edit.dub:1, ?:1)

Worst ever: 5 votes (dub:5)

Seen in part or in whole by 1590 users, rank: #619 (of 5563)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 6.040 (Decent), std. dev.: 2.1783, rank: #4000 (of 5554)
Weighted mean: 5.986 (Decent), rank: #4143 (of 5554) (seen all: 6.58 / seen some: 5.10 / won't finish: 3.67)
Bayesian estimate: 6.015 (Decent), rank: #3610 (of 4225)

Running time: half hour per episode

Number of episodes: 13

Episode titles: We have 13

Vintage:

2000-10-16

2003-06-09 to 2003-06-26 (USA)

2007-06-21 (france)

Opening Theme:

"Theme of Gemini" by Akira Mitake

Ending Theme:

"Destiny" by Yui Horie

Official website:

Cartoon Network [adult swim] Kikaider Homepage

www.kikaideranimation.com

Review:

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DVD (Region 1)

Android Kikaider - The Animation - Complete Collection (DVD) 2004-11-09

Android Kikaider - Lonely Soul (DVD 1) 2003-08-05 (from $21.00)

Android Kikaider - Conflicting Hearts (DVD 2) 2003-10-07

Android Kikaider - Unveiled Past (DVD 3) 2003-12-02

Android Kikaider - Silent Journey (DVD 4) 2004-02-03

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Series Director: Tensai Okamura

Series Composition: Akemi Omode

Script:
Akemi Omode (6 episodes

eps 1, 5, 8-9, 12-13

)
Keisuke Onishi (eps 7-8)
Masashi Sogo (eps 3, 6, 8, 10)
Shinsuke Onishi (eps 2, 4, 11)

Storyboard:
Jun'ichi Sakata (eps 3, 8-9)
Keitaro Motonaga (ep 8)
Kenji Yasuda (eps 7-8)
Mamoru Kanbe (eps 5, 8, 11)
Masahiro Ando (eps 2, 8, 10)
Masayuki Yoshihara (eps 4, 8, 12)
Tensai Okamura (eps 1, 6, 8, 13)

Episode Director:
Jun'ichi Sakata (ep 8)
Keitaro Motonaga (eps 1, 6, 8)
Kenji Yasuda (eps 7-8)
Mamoru Kanbe (ep 8)
Masahiro Ando (eps 2, 8, 10)
Masayuki Yoshihara (eps 4, 8, 12)
Nobuyoshi Habara (eps 3, 8-9)
Ryuichi Kimura (eps 5, 8, 11)
Tensai Okamura (eps 8, 13)

Music: Akira Mitake

Original creator: Shotaro Ishinomori

Character Design: Naoyuki Konno

Art Director: Tomoaki Okada

Chief Animation Director: Naoyuki Konno

Animation Director:
Hideo Shimosaka (ep 9)
Hidetoshi Oomori (ep 13)
Hisashi Saito (eps 1, 8)
Koichi Hatsumi (eps 5, 8, 11)
Masahiko Yoda (eps 6, 8)
Minoru Tanaka (eps 2, 7-8, 12)
Moriyasu Taniguchi (eps 3, 8)
Noritomo Hattori (eps 4, 8)
Yūji Shiroyama (eps 6, 8, 10)

Director of Photography: Yutaka Nagaushi

Executive producer:
Akira Onodera
Hideo Katsumata

Producer: Atsuhiro Iwakami

2D Paint:
Ayako Igarashi (Tokyo Kids)
Emiko Date (Tokyo Kids)
Hiroko Kimura (Peacock)
Izumi Takizawa (SHAFT)
Jin Hibino (SHAFT)
Kaori Yoshida (Tokyo Kids)
Kazue Takatani (SHAFT)
Kazuya Adachi (Peacock)
Keiko Horio
Keiko Watanabe (SHAFT)
Kiyomi Sakairi (Peacock)
Kyouko Baba
Maki Kanemori (Peacock)
Maki Kokubo (Peacock)
Mari Ebina (Tokyo Kids)
Mayu Fukuda (Peacock)
Mayumi Nagasawa (Tokyo Kids)
Mayumi Oikawa (Peacock)
Miki Harada (SHAFT)
Mito Harada (SHAFT)
Miyuki Abe (Tokyo Kids)
Natsuko Fukuhara (SHAFT)
Noriko Omura (Peacock)
Riyome Ōshima (Tokyo Kids)
Ryōko Fujimi (Tokyo Kids)
Ryou Itou (Tokyo Kids)
Shū Sekiya (Tokyo Kids)
Tomoko Imase (Tokyo Kids)
Yasuko Itō (Tokyo Kids)
Yasuko Watanabe (SHAFT)
Yasumi Miyamoto (Peacock)
Yoriko Matsumori (Peacock)
Yoshimi Saito
Yuko Suzuki (Peacock)
Yūsuke Tomioka (Tokyo Kids)

ADR Recording Director: Kazuhiko Inoue

Background Art:
Ayari Wake (GREEN)
Ayumi Arakawa (GREEN)
Ayumi Iino (Design Office Mechaman)
Chihito Akahori (GREEN)
Eiji Takahashi (Design Office Mechaman)
Hiromi Morikawa (GREEN)
Hiroyuki Tsubaki (Design Office Mechaman)
Junko Sasa (GREEN)
Kaoru Chiba (Design Office Mechaman)
Kazuo Imamura (Design Office Mechaman)
Keiko Morita (Design Office Mechaman)
Masami Ozeki (Design Office Mechaman)
Miyoko Kobayashi (GREEN)
Rie Sugiyama (GREEN)
Takeshi Honda (Design Office Mechaman)