Birdy the Mighty
| Birdy the Mighty | |
Cover of DVD release of the OVA series
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鉄腕バーディー (Tetsuwan Birdy) |
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| Genre | Comedy, Science fiction |
| Manga | |
| Birdy the Mighty (original) | |
| Written by | Masami Yuki |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Shōnen Sunday Super |
| Original run | 1985 – 1988 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Kawajiri |
| Produced by |
Masao Maruyama Atsushi Sugita Fumio Ueda Kazuhiko Ikeguchi Satoshi Yoshimoto |
| Written by | Chiaki J. Konaka |
| Music by | Kow Otani |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | July 25, 1996 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes (each) |
| Episodes | 4 |
| Manga | |
| Birdy the Mighty (remake) | |
| Written by | Masami Yuki |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Sunday → Big Comic Spirits |
| Original run | December 26, 2002 – July 31, 2008 |
| Volumes | 20 |
| Anime television series | |
| Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode | |
| Directed by | Kazuki Akane |
| Written by | Hiroshi Ōnogi |
| Music by | Yugo Kanno |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Saitama, tvk, KBS, Sun TV, Tokyo MX, BS11, TBC, TVQ Kyushu, Okinawa TV, CBC, Chiba TV, Animax, Hokkaido Broadcasting |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 4, 2008 – September 29, 2008 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Anime television series | |
| Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode 2 | |
| Directed by | Kazuki Akane |
| Written by | Hiroshi Ōnogi |
| Music by | Yugo Kanno |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Saitama, tvk, KBS, Sun TV, Tokyo MX, BS11, TBC, TVQ Kyushu, Okinawa TV, CBC, Chiba TV, Animax, Hokkaido Broadcasting |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 9, 2009 – March 27, 2009 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Original video animation | |
| Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode - Cipher | |
| Directed by | Kazuki Akane |
| Written by | Hiroshi Ōnogi |
| Music by | Yugo Kanno |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
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| Released | May 28, 2009 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Birdy the Mighty Evolution (sequel of remake) | |
| Written by | Masami Yuki |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Big Comic Spirits |
| Original run | October 11, 2008 – August 27, 2012 |
| Volumes | 13 |
Birdy the Mighty (鉄腕バーディー Tetsuwan Bādī?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Yuki. His initial attempt with the story ran from 1985 to 1988. In 1996, the story was made into a four-part Original Video Animation directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The character designer and animation director for the series was Kumiko Takahashi. In 2003, Yuki began the second serialization under the title Birdy the Mighty Evolution in Weekly Young Sunday which ended in 2012.
A TV anime adaptation, titled Birdy the Mighty: Decode (鉄腕バーディー DECODE Tetsuwan Bādī DECODE?), was animated by A-1 Pictures and produced by Aniplex, premiered in Japan on TV Saitama and other broadcast networks on July 4, 2008. The series is directed by Kazuki Akane, written by Hiroshi Ōnogi, with its character designer and overseeing animation director being Ryo Timo.
Birdy Cephon Altera is a Federation agent chasing criminals to the planet Earth. While in pursuit of one such criminal, she accidentally kills a high school boy named Tsutomu Senkawa. Fortunately for Tsutomu, there is a way to keep him alive. He ends up being merged into Birdy's body and must remain so until the repair of his body is complete.
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