Android Kikaider: The Animation | |
人造人間キカイダー THE ANIMATION (Jinzō Ningen Kikaidā The Animation) |
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Genre | Science Fiction, Mecha, Drama |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tensai Okamura |
Music by | Akira Mitake |
Studio |
Radix Ace Entertainment Studio OX |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Kids Station |
English network | |
Original run | October 16, 2000 – January 8, 2001 |
Episodes | 13 |
Original video animation | |
Kikaider 01: The Animation | |
Directed by | Keitaro Motonaga |
Music by | Kaoru Wada |
Studio |
Radix Ace Entertainment Studio OX |
Licensed by | |
Released | 2001-11-21 – 2002-03-20 |
Runtime | 30 minutes per episode |
Episodes | 4 |
Original video animation | |
The Boy with the Guitar: Kikaider vs Inazuman | |
Directed by | Naoyuki Konno |
Studio | Radix Ace Entertainment |
Released | September 19, 2003 |
Runtime | 25 minutes |
Android Kikaider: The Animation (人造人間キカイダー THE ANIMATION Jinzō Ningen Kikaidā Ji Animēshon?), the anime adaptation of the Japanese superhero Kikaider, was produced by Sony Animation and broadcast on Kids Station from October 16, 2000 to January 8, 2001, with a total of 13 episodes. The anime followed more of the manga, with a darker nature of Jiro's reason to exist.
It was followed by the OVA 4-episode sequel called. Kikaider 01: The Animation (キカイダー01 THE ANIMATION Kikaidā Zero Wan Ji Animēshon?).
An OVA special came with the Kikaider 01 DVD called The boy with the Guitar: Kikaider vs Inazuman (ギターを持った少年 -キカイダーVSイナズマン- Gitā o motta shōnen - kikaidā VS inazuman -?) which teamed Kikaider with Inazuman, another superhero created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was based on the manga chapter of Inazuman called The boy with the Guitar (ギターを持った少年 Gitā o motta shōnen?).