![]() ![]() He imbued the characters, the dialogue, and the world of the show with so much subtle nuance that even though on the surface it’s ‘robot batman’, it’s really so much more than that. While, unfortunately, he’s not so active in the industry anymore, at one point he was one of Japan’s most interesting writers.Ī few of his biggest accomplishments, aside from this son of a gun, include the ethereal classic Serial Experiments Lainand the ‘extremely deep for a kids’ show’ Digimon Tamers. Even his work on the original Hellsing, the one that didn’t follow the manga, holds up better than you’d imagine. One reason The Big O stands out amongst other mecha anime, especially when coming from the studio that already has one million Gundam titles under their belt, is head-writer Chiaki J. The show’s not trying to be a Batman The Animated Series rip-off though It takes a lot of influence from Noir cinema, Super Robot anime like Giant Robo and Mazinger, and the general creative well that spawned Bebop. ![]() Series protagonist Roger Smith is a slicker looking Bruce Wayne complete with the money, the mansion, and trusty butler / Alfred stand in Norman. Sunrise, most famous for a few little known shows like Mobile Suit Gundamand Cowboy Bebop, actually did some animation production on the legendary Batman The Animated Series in the early 90s. Basically, it’s Batman with giant robots. If you’ve never seen The Big O though, you’d have no idea why this show that was originally prematurely canceled kicks so much butt. Really, it took a vocal western fandom to get the rest of the show made.Įven before the streaming era and this current time where the internet and social media’s made the world a much smaller place, western fandom was having an impact on the industry. In fact, it was such a hit with western audiences that in 2003 The Big O II was finally made and aired on Adult Swim.įunny, the first season was originally supposed to be 26 episodes but due to low ratings, possibly induced by people’s y2k addled brains focusing their priorities elsewhere, it was cut down to 13 during the production process. In actuality, though, while the show originally started airing in October 1999, during the last season of anime in the 90s, it’s more likely English-speaking audiences encountered the show during its Toonami run starting in 2001.
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