Audience reviews
15 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
AeroGunz
“Birdy the Mighty” is what happens when the 80s hit a little too hard.
This mini-series is unapologetically 80s (the 3rd episode even starts with a woman swimming in a pool) and I love that about it. Does it make it good? Not even close. Does it make it enjoyable? Well… I had fun at least. Unfortunately “Birdy...” cares more for the rule of cool than anything that could be called a competent story or plot.
Before we start I would like to explain something. I will be talking about “plot” and “story”. Many people use those terms interchangeably. I’m not one of those people, so to make sure everyone is on the same page…
PLOT are the surface level events. What, when, where, how and why (externally) things are happening.
STORY is why (internally) things are happening and what internally happ…
Read at the sourcezoeydotexe
as someone who has not interacted with the manga or decode, i think its pretty good! its nothing too special, but i enjoyed watching it! i liked the artstyle, the music is real good, the characters all have memorable moments. its fun! its a very neat fusion of a schoolboy slice of life, and a sci-fi magical girl anime. i do kinda wish that this anime was able to escape the OVA mines because i would have loved to have watched a longer series of this anime, and from a glance im not as much of a fan of decode's artstyle. episode 1 was a little bit of a slog at times, but the rest of the episodes are paced pretty well. if you wanna watch a short, sweet 80s action anime with good characters then you'll probably enjoy it!
Read at the sourcejoemaamah
Was scanning the list here and came across this old chestnut. I'd almost forgotten I'd seen it many years ago.
Birdy is the main attraction here. she's pretty much off the chain. All the rest of the characters are highly meh. The artwork was pretty good for back in the day, but would likely be considered mid by a more modern crowd. The animation was all over the place. Some of the action scenes were well above average, but too many shortcuts were taken across the board to make the overall animation quality much more than mid. The plot is kind of fuzzy, but it is there, and eventually makes it's way to a conclusion. Whether that conclusion is satisfying or not, I suspect, is going to be highly subjective.
I had the feeling this was meant to be a much longer series, but the producers pul…
Read at the sourceSzandor
Looking through the gender-bender anime options I found this one and wasn't expecting too much, but I was pleasantly surprised and the short run of four episodes makes it easy for me to recommend it to people. But what makes it good? Well...
- Story & Theme
The story is simple. A spacecop accidentally kills someone, which is a big no-no, and the only way to save him is to merge their bodies together. Hijinx can ensue, right? Sure, too a degree, but the story actually comes off as surprisingly serious and the theme is more sci-fi action mystery then gender-bender rom com. There is a romantic interest, but she is handled in a different way than one might expect and while I wouldn't call the story anything more than generic it all just simply works. Part of that is that the story plays to it…
Read at the sourcezstalnaker
This anime was so fun! I was pleasantly surprised!
The characters were all very human and well-written, the animation was wonderful and thoughtful, and the soundtrack was cute when it needed to be and serious when it needed to be. All-in-all a really well done series.
Quick synopsis. Cute alien waifu accidentally kills an earth boy and has to fuse her body with his to keep him alive. They have to work together to stop some evil villains from carrying out their evil plans. Think Ranma 1/2 mixed with Parasyte: The Maxim.
I had no expectations going into this and I came out very pleased with what I saw. Big recommendation! Plus, Birdy is voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi who is our queen, God bless.
TL;DR: Watch it. It's a very well done project and you can watch the whole thing in like two hour…
Read at the sourceADud
This is easily one of the best things I've seen in a while. Reminds me of why I watch anime to begin with. Let me explain why.
The story is very basic and uncomplicated but compelling enough to drive itself.
The animation is usually pretty damned good and I'm very fond of most of the character designs (and none of them are bad).
The action is fluid and well choreographed. Fights have actual progression and a flow to them.
What I really enjoy though is the relationship between the two protagonists. They have great chemistry together and they're both on helping one another. Neither is useless, even though one is just a regular human.
Now I was talking about how much I liked it but I feel I should mention the story just kind of "ends" all of a sudden. They also have this obnoxious "flashin…
Read at the sourcelamaraptor
I really like the premise here. High school guy gets trapped in a girl's body, what's not to like? Well it's more like they share a body but he still gets to look like himself. It's weird. The four episodes play out more like a single long movie, best to watch them back to back if you can. Beyond the sci-fi body switching stuff it's got a very noir detective feel. Birdy is basically a space cop investigating trouble here on earth. There's a lot of mystery and gritty environments. I would have enjoyed seeing more of this version of Birdy but the original author basically reworked the story from the ground up for his second version of the manga, and I don't think this one ever got finished. This animated version at least certainly feels like it could have done more, it leaves things very ope…
Read at the sourceBizancio
Excuse me, I don't usually write in English. If you want you can read my review in Spanish.
Masami Yuuki is known for being the author of Patlabor (1988-1994), but also of other works such as Assemble Insert (1985-1989) or Birdy the Mighty (1985-1988). The latter, like the previous ones, received its own anime in the form of 4 OVAs. The responsible was Yoshiaki Kawajiri, director of films such as Ninja Scroll (1993) and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000), although this time he did not have much creative freedom to shape his interests. Hence, it is difficult to identify the style of the prestigious author, with only a few signs such as his predilection for action or spider monsters.
Birdy the Mighty is an action miniseries with science fiction elements that tells the story of a student a…
Read at the sourceJonGall
Tetsuwan Birdy (or Birdy the Mighty) is a short and sweet little OVA series from original creator Masami Yuki and animated by Studio Madhouse.
This show is some type of wild, and I had the unfortunate experience of getting to view it for the first time dubbed! Focusing on poignant, visually interesting action and the two central characters, Tetsuwan Birdy, though flawed, is a brief but endearing, inventive time sync.
CHARACTERS
Birdy Cephon Altera: Is the titular character of this series, and a rather enjoyable one at that. She is hotheaded, impulsive, possibly a narcissist, and unbelievably charismatic. Certainly not a role model, Birdy is an alien Space Cop basically, and after accidentally killing a young man while on the job, she is forced to merge mind and body with him, at the dis…
Read at the sourceOddOtaku
If you've read any of my reviews on Birdy before, you know I enjoyed Decode. Not much has changed here. This is the original 1996 adaptation OVA of the manga and is a fun action miniseries. This one doesn't really try to go anywhere with heavy development of characters or any amazing plot but it works in its favor to get straight to the action and it's great, the parents are actually there. Plus the quality of the art never really plummets like the Decode series does and can even impress me at certain moments. The best way I describe the difference between the two is the OVA is all about fun and Decode is about the character and plot. Though they can both do well in the others specialty. If there's one problem, it's done and over with before real quick and leaves you wanting more. Would I…
Read at the sourceAnimeTopScholar
Tetsuwan Birdy (Birdy the Mighty) is a 4 episode sci-fi OVA by studio Madhouse. It's based off of a short manga called Tetsuwan Birdy by Masami Yuuki. It was released from July 25 1996 to Feb 25 1997, and the OVA was directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (The Animatrix).
At the start of the story we meet Tsutomu Senkawa. He's just an average middle school kid studying for exams. As he goes outside to get some fresh air and something to drink to stress down from all his studying, some man runs into him and asks Tsutomu to hide him. Something is chasing this man and Tsutomu ends up being dragged into it. Turns out that this man is not a man at all, but rather an alien, and the thing that is chasing him is the Intergalactic Officer Birdy Cephon Altera. Tsutomu ends up being attacked in the confusion…
Read at the sourcelawlmartz
“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.” - Roald Dahl
Well, I'm back again with another obscure, bargain bin title review, this time: Birdy the Mighty.
Preface:
Birdy the Mighty 1996 is a precursor to the more popular BTM: Decode series, which aired more recently. Masami Yuki, a guy who's done literally nothing else of note, started Birdy way back in the mid 80s, which he mysteriously and abruptly stopped writing. (it was probably the cocaine, that he along with everyone else back then did, 'the 80's, mannnn'.) Well, Birdy was turned into a 4 episode OVA series by everybody's favorite studio MADHOUSE!
Unlike their peer Production IG, who had an absolute turd of a show in 1996 called "Panzer Dragoon" (we daren't speak that name), Madhouse delivered a quality a…
Read at the sourceliteraturenerd
Birdy the Mighty started as a 1980s manga that combined tropes of the "Magical Girl" genre with the Space Bounty Hunter genre. It is unsurprisingly about a loose cannon Galactic officer named Birdy. She gives zero fucks and often causes some massive collateral damage. However, after accidentally killing a random Japanese high school student, her boss comically yells at her and forces her to save his life by binding his spirit to hers. Anime fans will instantly recognize the similarity to the relationship between Alucard and Seras from Hellsing, which came about 10 years after the Birdy manga concluded. However, the boy Tsutomu does not get to keep his own body like Seras. Instead, he and Birdy share a body and switch during times of danger, much like Yugi and Yami from Yugioh. With this fa…
Read at the sourcebarcaman101
one of my old school fav that just goes to show that know matter how short an anime is, it can still be packed with quality.This anime starts fairly straight-forward.Tomu is a loser teen with absolutely no hope for his future.He gets bad grades,he's unpopular and his own familiy think he's a prick.Cant get any worst right ? wrong ! as one day he unwittingly finds himself between an alien police officer called birdy and a evill alien thug.Tomu almost die in the incounter and in order to save his life birdy is forced to merge her body with his.
Tomu life from therein gets even more complicated as he have to juggle his fleeting social life while sharing his body with an alien female and help her to uncover the mystery as to why an intergalactic criminal organization has come to earth.The act…
Read at the sourceTheTaxiAE
Good old fashion space alien takes over human and fights evil show. Characters are believable and interesting to watch, attention to human motion is impressive in this animation and design style is rather nice not complicated by extra layers of shading. The music isn’t half bad either and usually appropriate to the situation. Guys family is fun to watch as they can be comicly sarcastic. Recommend 16+ because of brief partial nudity and some disturbing scenes.
Read at the source