Black Magic (manga)
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DVD cover for the Black Magic M-66 OVA.
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ブラックマジック M-66 (Burakku Majikku Mario Shikkusuti Shikkusu) |
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| Genre | Cyberpunk |
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| Written by | Masamune Shirow |
| Published by | Seishinsha |
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| Published | February 25, 1983 |
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| Black Magic M-66 | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Masamune Shirow |
| Written by | Masamune Shirow |
| Music by | Yoshihiro Katayama |
| Studio | AIC, Animate |
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| Released | June 28, 1987 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
Black Magic (ブラックマジック M-66 Burakku Majikku Mario Shikkusuti Shikkusu?) is a cyberpunk manga written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. It was first published as a dōjinshi in 1983, and was later reprinted in tankōbon format by Seishinsha in 1985. The series was later adapted into an OVA in 1987 which was directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo. AIC, and Animate provided the animation/production while Bandai Visual was chosen as the distributor. The OVA is very loosely based on one of the volumes of the manga and centers around the efforts of a female journalist named Sybel to save a young girl from an out-of-control military android created by the girl's grandfather.
A thunderstorm illuminates a military transport chopper which is flying to an undisclosed location with a secret cargo – two fully equipped, but un-programmed M-66 battle androids. It becomes apparent that the chopper is suffering from some sort of attack, as one of the turbines flares up before exploding, causing both pilots to fight to get the massive craft under control again. Shaken, the co-pilot grabs the radio and begins to issue a 'MAYDAY' distress call, but is stopped by the steely eyed glance he receives from the pilot. Both men evacuate the doomed craft and it crashes in a remote forest miles away from Center City, although both of the M-66's storage pods are thrown from the wreckage. As the opening credits commence, one of the pods slips down a mud bank and opens as the M-66's automatically begin their mission.
Two men hiking in the forest become the M-66's first 'confirmed' kills- as they stumble upon the body of a dead bear which one, or both of the androids beat senselessly before killing it ruthlessly. The men become scared upon investigating the bear's body and finding that even its paws have been broken. Running off into the woods, it becomes apparent that the M-66's go after both men, but their demise is not shown on screen.
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