Introduction
While pursuing an alien fugitive, Birdy Cephon Altera—a bombastic police officer from the Space Federation—finds herself on Earth. Her target, Geega, has disguised himself as a human and assimilated into the fashion industry, so Birdy follows suit and joins a modeling agency, taking on the identity "Shion Arita." Her position as a rising model has her posing for photo shoots by day and chasing intergalactic criminals by night.
Meanwhile, Tsutomu Senkawa, an average high school student, explores an abandoned building with his friend, and coincidentally, Birdy has tracked down Geega to the same building. Senkawa briefly witnesses the battle before being seized as a hostage by Geega. However, Birdy, oblivious, attacks Geega and accidentally kills Senkawa. Distraught, she quickly decides to save him by integrating his consciousness into her body.
Now, Birdy and Senkawa must not only cohabitate the same body, but also balance Senkawa's high school life, Shion Arita's modeling career, and Birdy's increasingly dangerous job as a Federation officer.
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Gsarthotegga
After the original Birdy series was abandoned, the author returned to write a new Birdy series, which Birdy the Mighty: Decode is an adaptation of. The gist of it is more or less the same, but Decode is completed. Although the rating on MAL is pretty decent, I remember this being a series with a fairly lukewarm reception back when it came out—at least the first season, and i can see why.
It starts off well enough. A typical sci-fi action/adventure that sometimes looks merely okay or a bit generic, but the production values shift rapidly to be something more awe inspiring. There's a lot of great key animation here, especially coming alive during the numerous action sequences. The problem with a number of "sakuga fests" is that, like Naruto, it's not uncommon for them to be like dumpster d…
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I thought this was going to be a rehash of the original OVA, but I didn't know going into it that there are actually two versions of the manga as well. The original OVA was based on the older manga, while this one is based on the new series that fleshed out the story a bit more and added some new characters.
I've got some question. Why is M. Night Shyamalan the villain? Were they trying to say that there was going to be a twist ending? Was the twist that he died? He was so convinced that he was creating a perfect society and that he would be chosen for it but he was literally the first person to die.
I wasn't really having much fun with this series, it was more of a chore to watch than anything. The ending song slaps, but the rest was pretty mediocre. Needs more Shion Arata and less Bird…
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12 Years. I've had this anime sitting around for 12 years without finishing it. That was a mistake, because this anime is awesome. It has so much going for it, but I think the key thing is that while this anime is centered mostly around high school kids, it's not childish. It's a mature story, and very well told. Not a lot of plot holes, not a lot of moe, or nosebleeding, and it actually intersperses adults naturally with children. It's not like most animes today where adults are these far away uninvolved authority figures who only show up at key times to push plot. You had adults working side by side with the kids to figure out what was going on. I liked that as it made the anime feel more realistic and mature.
I also liked the main characters, Birdy and Senkawa. But, especially Birdy. S…
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Tetsuwan Birdy Decode, or Birdy the Mighty: Decode, the sexy, cute and ungodly strong detective Birdy.
This review also contains the review of the OVA Tetsuwan Birdy Decode: The Cipher but I'll be judging them separately.
For a start, I say this series isn't all that bad. If you are looking for a series to binge on, I guess Birdy isn't a bad choice to be. Of course, this isn't a very popular series but still feel that you should check it out for yourself. With that, I will explain parts that I like and dislike of the series. Firstly, the show gives off the 2000s vibe. Of course, it was made in 2008 but if you have watched it you would understand what I mean. I want to point out that there was a similar vibe from the show FLCL in the first 3 episodes but sadly it disappeared thereon. Stor…
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I found Birdy the Mighty through S.A.V.E. so I wasn't expecting very much from this series. I also wasn't expecting much with a premise about a high school boy sharing bodies with a hot alien super cop. Now I am so glad that I decided to buy this series and hope more people seek it out in the future.
I was expecting loads of fan service, but that was kept to a relative minimum. I found the story to be decently paced and the characters to be developed well. The fight scenes were well done and overall the animation was nice. I have a few issues with the English dub, but that is mostly word choices in a few spots that didn't seem necessary. I also found the music to be catchy and can easily recall the OP tune in my head. While it isn't fantastic, I do believe the series in underrated and dese…
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Tetsuwan Birdy Decode or aka Birdy the Mighty is one of the most memorable and meaningful animes I have ever watched. This beautiful show is gorgeously rendered with stunning linework and visual aesthetics. The tone of the story matches the art very well. The fight scenes are so dynamic and the movement of the characters can be so fluid and artistic at times, that it comes alive to the viewer.
The musical score is reminiscent of Cowboy Bebop, with flowing and moving musical pieces that will remain in memory long after the show is over.
The characters progress and grow beyond that of a linear plane and are deeply emotional. As the deep and well developed story progresses, so does Birdy as she encounters more obstacles.
All in all, Birdy the Mighty is my favorite anime. It has so much e…
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Season 1 of Tetsuwan Birdy Decode is a stunning reboot to the old OVA and pays homage to the manga which also got rebooted but about 5 more times? Reboots aside, this is one of the best shining examples of story and character done right. With one exception. For the most part the characters are believable, you can understand why every character acts and portray themselves surprisingly realistically. But the main villain. He's almost a disappointing level of why. He's great for memes and in his own way feels like he belongs somewhere, but that place isn't here sadly. While this is a fun anime, it's never had anything to really take you out of belief till he shows up and it's blatantly obvious. Aside from him, I do love the art style but it isn't always top quality, especially in action scene…
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Tetsuwan Birdy Decode is an anime from late 08 based off of a manga from the mid to late 80s. It was originally written by Yuuki Masami. The anime was handled by A-1. Yes, them again. And this one came out before Kuroshitsuji too. Which will officially make it the earliest A-1 anime I’ve reviewed. I don’t know what to expect since their quality is so variable. Let’s have a look.
Story:
We open with our titular Birdy in pursuit of some criminals. Turns out she’s a federation security agent and yet she doesn’t wear gold. In any case, she captures their getaway driver but they scarper. Cut to some time later, Birdy and her squid friend have tracked the criminals to Earth. Because of course you have to set things on Earth instead of an alien civilisation. It just makes things so much more in…
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Tetsuwan Birdy Decode is a story with a great premise, that was unfortunately underutilized by the creators. I had high hopes when entering this series, it had me eagerly waiting to see how the story may develop, but it did not live up to my anticipations, and my interest was steadily dropping after 3 episodes.
Let’s first look at what the first episode leaves us with. The series starts off with a flashy and entertaining introduction of the female lead - Birdy Cephon Altera an intergalactic police officer, and moves on to showcasing her earthly alter ego - a rather promising introduction. We are shown the incident regarding Tsutomu Senkawa, and the start of one of the main plot points - two people sharing one body, and with it a common predicament.
The story up to this point has left me h…
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Birdy the Mighty: Decode, as I’ll refer it to as, isn’t what I expected based on its cover. It’s a mixed-genre show with some fun action and entertainment. However, by no means is this a terrible show, but it is fairly above average and competently made.
* I will note that this is far from an ecchi anime. It's actually a reboot to the 90's 4 episode OVA.
* I will also note that this is based on a more objective 5 as the mean instead of 7 in standard grading.
Story- 5/10
Intergalactic criminals have opposed the Federation and snuck into the backwater planet called Earth. Now our bodacious female lead, the extra-terrestrial federal investigator Birdy Cephon tails down their track. However, an ordinary high school student named Tsutomu Senkawa was caught in the crossfire in the chase as Bi…
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"Tetsuwan Birdy Decode," or "Birdy the Mighty: Decode," is a smartly written show with decent production values and a good hook. It is not an ambitious show however. Birdy the Mighty is a show that proves to be quite entertaining, but its not likely to leave you with much after the credits roll. There's nothing wrong with that, but its something to keep in mind when deciding to watch it or not.
Birdy's characters are likable enough, but not particularly complex. The show does provide a nice duality between public and private life though. Whether its Tuto's charming mix of effeminate charisma and straight faced mentorship, or Birdy's public role of air headed, demure pin-up girl contrasted with her brash, independent nature as a galactic cop. Birdy and high schooler Senkawa also have fairl…
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Birdy the Mighty is a thoroughly enjoyable exercise of an interplay of good and okay execution.
Story: 7. Birdy the Mighty is forgettable plotwise due to a tired genre of Alien superiority. The whole "Aliens are stronger than us but we must survive somehow" premise is dealt by the novels like "War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells or even t.v. shows like "Star Trek" in a greater and more investing manner. The sharing of a body aspect however is quite interesting as it leads to clever and fun character interactions.
Art: 8. The aspect of this show that really brought me in was the direction in which the art took. I saw a show with clean animation and cool character designs. I wasn't disappointed, but I also wasn't blown away. Birdy's movements in battle however are truly stunning. The animati…
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I was on my Netflix account, cruising for new and interesting anime to watch, when I noticed Tetsuwan Birdy Decode. I'm not really sure what compelled me to watch it, since I'm not usually drawn to anime with title art such as this, but I started watching and I couldn't stop. Birdy definitely surprised me with her confidence and character development. The story itself didn't feel "cookie cutter" and the music went along very well.
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I must admit that I got quite a bit of enjoyment out of seeing Birdy the Mighty: Decode. While the series does seemingly set itself up as a typical space action-adventure about an alien agent stopping criminals, it does quite a bit to make itself stand out. It sets up Tsutomu having to share Birdy's body after his body accidentally gets wasted by Birdy during a fight with a thug. This sets up the entertaining chemistry between the two characters as they often get at odds with one another over who gets to snag control of Birdy's body as Tsutomu wants to retain whatever normalcy he can in his life while Birdy wants to press on with her mission on Earth where possible.
I've seen a number of reviews online criticize about how they find Tsutomu's character to be rather annoying as he complains…
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I have never seen the original Birdy OVA so I cannot possibly compare between the two series. Therefore this version is going to be reviewed on its own merits.
I actually found this show when it was recommended to me on Netflix. It looked interesting so I gave it a shot. Birdy had a pretty original premise and that was what initially got me hooked. It seemed like it was going to be mostly an action-based series with aliens thrown in, which is exactly what it is at times, but a lot of the fight scenes are pretty intense and fun to watch. The story didn't focus entirely on the intergalactic alien hunter aspect of the series though which was nice, call it a pleasant case of Multiple Personality Disorder. It added a little bit of comedy, mystery, and some romance from Tsutomu's part in the se…
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I was in search for breasts. I know… I know… Ecchi anime doesn’t usually leave a pleasant taste in the mouth, but I’m a man, and I live in the now! No one can tell me that alien crime fighters with swelling bosoms aren’t quality entertainment. So I sat there, legs crossed, pondering what I could watch. I took the necessary steps, asked a few of my friends who lurked in the dank recesses of their mother’s basement, desperate carnal housewives and of course, the internet. To my surprise the vast archives Google unfurled the arms of its vast archives to reveal Birdy: a futuristic Venus, flecked tresses and state-of-the-art thong. Was she who I was looking for?
It’s easy to see the…
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Note: I haven't watched the original OVA of Birdy, so I therefore am not judging the series based on its older portrayal.
Tetsuwan Birdy Decode depicts the clash between two totally different people, Birdy Cephon, an agent of the alien "Federation", and Senkawa Tsutomu, an ordinary high school senior in Japan. In her chase after an interplanetary criminal, Birdy accidentally destroys Tsutomu's body in her fight with the criminal. However, through some alien power, Birdy saves Tsutomu's mind by absorbing it into her body. While Tsutomu's body is being repaired by scientists in the Federation, he must share a body with Birdy and help her protect the galaxy. (Keep in mind that Birdy can shapeshift back and forth between her body and Tsutomu's, and that she can surrender or grant control of t…
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I will freely admit that I'm a fan of the original Birdy the Mighty. I watched the original OVA back in 1997, and I loved the show for it's surrealistic sci-fi premise. When I heard that the show was being remade into a 13 part TV series, it goes without saying that I was looking forward to it.
The original Tetsuwan Birdy manga was created by Yuuki Masami (who is more well known for his Mobile Police Patlabor series), and ran in Shounen Sunday Super magazine. However, Yuuki's work on Kyuukyoku Chojin R (The Ultimate Esper "R"), for the same magazine eventually led to the manga being abandoned. The original manga was received rather well though, which led to it's adaptation as a four part OVA.
It wasn't until a few years later that Yuuki went back to the original Tetsuwan Birdy series, a…
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A good watch for any occasion, Tetsuwan Birdy Decode provides some originality bringing back the open imagination to the anime, instead of the usual school plots or mechs it feels refreshing to come up with a different sci fi.
Being a remake it was a good option since the old OVA didnt fulfill half the potential of the plot.
The animation is very good in the fight scenes preventing the show from falling into boring, the plot itself is interesting and featuring only 13 episodes they are quite enjoyable.
The end leaves promises of more to come, and it wont hurt to get another season, some shows feel like dragging for too long or sometimes they seem good but no room for future seasons, in this case there isnt any issues left hanging, providing a proper ending but leaves room for future adven…
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Please bare with me thou this is my first review.
I just finished watching Birdy - Decode and I have to say "Great series". The story itself was good in this series. Maybe they had spread it over 12 ep. instead of just 4 OVA's back then. I remembered watching the "Birdy" first OVA's many moons ago and I was like "eh" about the anime back then. When I saw they were coming out with an 12 episode series, I was willing to give it a try and happy I did. It's refreshing to see a anime thats different from your run of the mills anime. I'm sad that it ended, but I've enjoyed every episode and can't wait for the 2nd season.
The animation was crisp and smouth especially the fighting scenes. The color palet theyused is very soft, not to loud in some anime I watched. Also the voice acting was great…
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