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Summary: Arguably one of the best animes
Review: As I said in the title, Kikaider is arguably one of the best animes ever. It has all you could possibly want from an anime, in my opinion. I am 11 years old, and when I told my dad that there was this great anime called Kikaider that I wanted to watch, he told me he remembered a show called "Kikaida."
Anyway, Kikaider has a storyline that no other anime, or anything, could possibly live up to. It has a plot that doesn't seem original at all, but exceeds expectations by going far beyond Pinnochio.
My personal favorite episode is near the end. It's the one where Mitsuko and Masaru meet their mother. She has a heart of gold hidden beneath a black veil, and any innocence that was there at the beginning seems to fade through this episode. Her kind heart shows itself as motherly love, through her confession to Mitsuko. It made me cry at the end when she gave Masaru those boots, and said, "A spy should never fall in love with her target." as her last words.
Truly a remarkable series, I reccomend Kikaider to anyone who doesn't judge by the art style.
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Summary: Introducing Android Kikaider: The Animation!
Review: Cyborg Soldier 009 has got nothing on Kikaider!If you liked Metropolis then you'd probably like the Kikaider series. It has the same (as most would call it) "old-school" feel to it, and is (for the most part) science fiction. I would recommend this series to more mature audiences, as it gets pretty in-depth intellectually, physically (literally... Kikaider fans should know what I'm talking about), and emotionally as to the differences and similiarities between humans and androids. It also poses the real question: can a robot become human? As the series progresses, it seems to get more and more exciting (not to mention more depressing). Then, in season 2, it's no longer as depressing and has a lot more action/fighting/violence. So, if you don't enjoy watching "sappy stuff" then you should probably wait for Kikaider season 2 episodes to come out on DVD. However, if you're ready for a truly touching anime experience unlike any other, then I highly recommend you purchase this DVD. It's worth it. (You might just have to get used to the type of animation.) Some people like me however, like it. I give Kikaider a 5 star rating... GO JIRO! w00t!
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Summary: Beyond Anime - More Than Fighting Robots
Review: I am not normally a fan of anime and I am not a fan of fighting robot transformer type shows, but Kikaider is different. Based on the Japanese live action show from the 1970s that inspired George Lucas to create the character, Darth Vader and the visual progenitor of Heim Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and dozens of other cartoons and live action series, Kikaider asks the Asmovian question, what is the difference between man and machine when the machine becomes the equal of or even superior to man. The series also has many other themes. The loneliness of the children of workaholics, a major issue in both Japan and the United States. What happens when someone sent to spy falls in love with the victim and how that tears the spy apart. How an evil man can manipulate both machine and man to the point that the influence cascades to effect everybody related to the ones being manipulated. The pain of the individual who has to deal with the negative reaction of others to his ugly appearance. A child's shock at learning the truth about a fathers misdeeds. The sad tale of Android Kikaider is one in which a machine actually becomes more human that the humans surrounding him. And this is a tale worth hearing.
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Summary: Beyond Anime - More Than Fighting Robots
Review: I am not normally a fan of anime and I am not a fan of fighting
robot transformer type shows, but Kikaider is different. Based on the Japanese live action show from the 1970s that inspired George Lucas to create the character, Darth Vader and the visual progenitor of Heim Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and dozens of other cartoons and live action series, Kikaider asks the Asmovian question, what is the difference between man and machine when the machine becomes the equal of
man. The series also has many other themes. The loneliness of the children of workaholics, a major issue in both Japan and the United States. What happens when someone sent to spy falls in
love with the victim and how that tears the spy apart. How an evil man can manipulate both machine and man to the point that the influence cascades to effect everybody related to the ones being manipulated. The pain of the individual who has to deal with the negative reaction of others to his ugly appearance. A child's shock at learning the truth about a fathers misdeeds. The sad tale of Android Kikaider is one in which a machine actually becomes more human that the humans surrounding him. And this is a tale worth hearing.
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Summary: I'm 13 but love this cartoon!
Review: I have been a huge fan of this great cartoon. Jiro has put me into tears 3 times! I love this brothers teymake me laugh and cry all at once. This DVD is going to be the bomb i can't wait till i get it...i hope all of you watch and feel the same way about this cartoon the way i have.
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Summary: An Excellent Series
Review: I have to say that I truly love this series that recieves little credit for its greatness. At first, the art style of the animation confused me for a bit and I thought it was one of Tezuka's works. Well, I like Tezuka so I thought I'd sit down and watch it. Besides, I'd always loved Pinocchio and have had an interest in robots/robotics for a long time... I was hooked.
Kikaider is unlike most animated series I've seen in that it deals with concepts through metaphors, (second only to Revolutionary Girl Utena, in that aspect) for example: Kikaider's belt buckle that turns as he transforms, I believe, represents the struggle between good and evil within him self.
It also introduces various philosophies of the relationship between humans and robots. As was stated by the Bat-type robot that to create an artificial conscience was an example of human conceit. (That episode still gives me cold chills.)
I also like how Ishinomori combines elements of mecha-style anime with more shonen/shoujo style emotional levels. The romance between Jiro and Mitsuko represents the ideal relationship that humans and robots really could have. I'd have to say, that I have no negative comments for this series, what-so-ever. I just wish that other viewers would take the time to analyze it and discover that it truly is a work of art.
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Summary: An amazing story...
Review: I like most types of anime but something's always missing, this is the first series i have found that is complete... A great anime for any anime lover.
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Summary: Can a robot become human.......
Review: I watch Kikaider on adult swim. The first episode is kinda boring but they get better. The main character of this series is Jiro. He is robot and he wishes to be human (kinda like Pinnochio). I hope he becomes human..... well i only watched a couple of episodes so far and they are interesting so if ur curious just check it out. It's not my favorite anime but its pretty damn good.
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Summary: Meet Kikaider, an android built to not take orders!
Review: I watch this show on adult swim and Inuyasha, but they took both off, in the replacements of Big O and FLCL and Blue Gender, But Kikaider is art, Dr. Komiyoji was inside his lab creating Jiro, the only android he has with a concience circuit to make him like a human, which is his ultimate goal when he meets Mitzko and Masaru, poor kikaider runs and being called a monster, but he fights in his kikaider form, he goes on adventures with everyone to find out what it is like to be human. But then at the last episode Jiro fights Gill and then finds out, that no matter how hard he tries, Jiro can never be human, so he runs away leaving Mitzko and Masaru leaving them his guitar!
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Summary: A Review of Kiaider by a 16 year old
Review: I watched all of Kikaider, season 1, on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. Though I'm neither a fan of dubbed anime, nor the older animation style, I have to say Kikaider is outstanding! The plot is very deep, and in no way entertaining to just children. It's about the goodness and evil inherent in all of mankind. I can not wait to see the raw Japanese sub version of the classic animation.
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