Arkadyz Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 [color=red][font=times new roman]This show is starting to grow on me...I was bummed that trigun had gotten bumped off but I think this isnt the worst anime they could have replaced it with... Personally I like the character desgins...There very retro and give me abit of nostalgia for the older animes... The whole series has a great retro feel to it but with very good animation and CG enhancements...The storyline isnt half bad and I actually like battles that only last one Episode...Im not big on fights that drag on...and on...and on... :p I look forward to watching the whole series :D [/color][/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7gR Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 SPOILERS [spoiler]It's over and Jiro was convinced he could never become human so he never returned to the girl Hakaider was her father's brain inside Hakaider. Dr Gul convinced him.[/spoiler] I'm sorry thought that was the end of the series because everything seemed to be worked out and there was no next episode thing heh sorry what's up there is not true.besides for the [spoiler]father's brain [/spoiler]part. [color=hotpink][size=1]Please use the spoiler tag when you post things that others may not know already. Alot of good endings have been ruined for people because some folks don't have the courtesy to use the tags. Thank you. *QA*[/color][/size] and sorry Queen Asuka, I did not know how to do spoiler tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwai Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 I think Kikaider is very well made considering that my parents say they saw it when they were kids... good plot line, the character designs were a bit weird at first but its acceptable, and the ending theme is wonderful. Gotta love Tezuka style animes no? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteblaze Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 [COLOR=royalblue]I'm completely with you Arkaydz & Metatron! Actually, now that I think about it, I like the way the characters are designed. Their look is very unique.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Rugh Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Metatron [/i] [B]I think Kikaider is very well made considering that my parents say they saw it when they were kids...[/B][/QUOTE] :drunk: Android Kikaider: The Animation was released in Japan in 2000 as Jinjou Ningen Kikaida and spanned 13 episodes. It was based off of the popular live-action version of the same name created by Shotaro Ishinomori(the guy who did Power Rangers) in the 70s. Maybe they saw that one?? Go to [URL=http://kikaider.almostblue.net/kikaider.htm]this site[/URL] and look at the corniness of the live-action Kikaider. :laugh: Nice rubber suit with the hole in the armpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazuko Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 (edited) ... Edited October 13, 2017 by Kazuko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfire Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 What's the deal with the 2 Kikaiders and like 4 or 5 diff. colored Hikaiders. I only was able to see like the last 5 minutes of todays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by shadowfire [/i] [B]What's the deal with the 2 Kikaiders and like 4 or 5 diff. colored Hikaiders. I only was able to see like the last 5 minutes of todays. [/B][/QUOTE] The other Kikaider is known as 01, and is an older model. He's almost just like Kikaider except he has no gemini/conscious unit, making him more wreckless. As for the different Hikaiders, I don't know. I missed a couple of episodes. :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteblaze Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 [COLOR=darkblue]I've been watching them all so far since about the 4th or 5th ep. but, there's a slight change in the plot since Jiro [SPOILER]"left"[/SPOILER]; I mean, who is this new girl (who isn't Mitsuko) & this new boy (who isn't Misato). I'm a little confused too, like you two, WW2 & shadowfire. Where'd the girl and the boy come from? Where'd the new, different colored Hikaiders come from? Also, I thought Jiro said that [SPOILER]the original Hikaider made him destroy his brothers. If that's true, then why is Ichiro still there? & what happened to Mitsuko and her brother?! & who is the female robot?[/SPOILER] If someone knows the answers to any of this, please, enlighten us! Oh, does anyone besides me think that the ending music is a little spooky/creepy?[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Yami*Maho Keno [/i] [B][COLOR=darkblue]I've been watching them all so far since about the 4th or 5th ep. but, there's a slight change in the plot since Jiro [SPOILER]"left"[/SPOILER]; I mean, who is this new girl (who isn't Mitsuko) & this new boy (who isn't Misato). I'm a little confused too, like you two, WW2 & shadowfire. Where'd the girl and the boy come from? Where'd the new, different colored Hikaiders come from? Also, I thought Jiro said that [SPOILER]the original Hikaider made him destroy his brothers. If that's true, then why is Ichiro still there? & what happened to Mitsuko and her brother?! & who is the female robot?[/SPOILER] If someone knows the answers to any of this, please, enlighten us! Oh, does anyone besides me think that the ending music is a little spooky/creepy?[/COLOR] [/B][/QUOTE] I think I some of the answers, that small boy is Akira [SPOILER] Dr. Gil's son. He's being pursued by an organization know as Shadow, because he is the key to operating some great weapon.[/SPOILER] As for Ichiro the reason he wasn't destroyed was [SPOILER]that Jiro never knew about him. He was encased inside some statue and has only lately been freed.[/SPOILER] As for this new girl, I don't know much about her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Rugh Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 The original Kikaider was only 13 episodes. If you are keeping track, they are now past 13. This is because after Kikaider ended, it was decided that 4 new episodes would be added with Kikaider 01. The new girl android looks mysteriously like Mitsuko (she calls herself Bijinder I think). As for the other Hakaiders, the main one has Dr. Gill's brain in it and the others have his top assistant's brains. [color=red]Does anyone know a site where they have pictures of the Kikaider characters? I've searched for stuff under Android Kikaider: The Animation, Jinzou Ningen Kikaida/Jinjou Ningen Kikaida, and plain Kikaida and Kikaider. I can't find anything but DVD covers and the live-action show. Was this anime really unpopular in Japan or something?[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteblaze Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 [COLOR=darkblue]Thanks WW2 & Dan Rugh for your info! but, I figured most of that out, except the four new eps. & I'm aware that they're past those thirteen. & Bijinder is [SPOILER]the pink one[/SPOILER] and Reioko (forgot how to spell her name) [SPOILER]is the yellow one[/SPOILER].[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetalisNox Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 The character designs ARE irritating, in a sense, and the basis of the plot rather overdone, but it's recently become very interesting in that it's not so much harping about an android having human emotions as explaining that being human can be more a curse than a blessing. The variety in camera angles is nice to watch, and the lack of complication in certain things (like how DO they reassert their human images after changing to android forms?) is kind of a refreshing. The action and plot override the simplicity of the animation, just like, in my opinion, The Big O (which I snubbed because of character designs before I got a clue. It's coming back, though, and I can't wait! ^_^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyBunny05 Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 [SIZE=3][B][I][FONT=times new roman][COLOR=orangered]I'm telling ya, that's a good anime cartoon. Even though I seen it barely a couple of times and stuff....isn't that girl w/the short black hair a robot, too? lol. I think the anime is cool, and if i could all the time, I would sit and drool all in front of the tv...lol. I love it when the guy plays the guitar...lol[/COLOR] [/FONT] [/I] [/B] [/SIZE] :) :p :tasty: :love: :smirk: :smooch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youko Minamino Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Dan Rugh [/i] [B]The original Kikaider was only 13 episodes. If you are keeping track, they are now past 13. This is because after Kikaider ended, it was decided that 4 new episodes would be added with Kikaider 01. The new girl android looks mysteriously like Mitsuko (she calls herself Bijinder I think). As for the other Hakaiders, the main one has Dr. Gill's brain in it and the others have his top assistant's brains. [color=red]Does anyone know a site where they have pictures of the Kikaider characters? I've searched for stuff under Android Kikaider: The Animation, Jinzou Ningen Kikaida/Jinjou Ningen Kikaida, and plain Kikaida and Kikaider. I can't find anything but DVD covers and the live-action show. Was this anime really unpopular in Japan or something?[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Um no. Those are not episodes. The last 4 "episodes" aren't part of the shopw. They're an independent OVA. As for finding stuff, it'd be tough. Kikaider was popular, but it's reign ended well over 20 years ago, and the remake we watched wasn't a big hit in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animeforever105 Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 I think the plot is a little like Pinocho in the fact that he's an android and wants to become a "real boy". Not to mention the fact that the Pinocho book is read in a couple eps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Rugh Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 [quote]Um no. Those are not episodes. The last 4 "episodes" aren't part of the shopw. They're an independent OVA.[/quote] Yeah yeah. Same thing. They tacked it on like it was part of the show, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animeforever105 Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 I haven't seen all the eps. so correct me if I'm wrong. In the original 13 eps. have a different ending than the separate four. I've seen a few of the first and a few of the last ones and the endings are different. endings=screen w/credits. I don't think the guy who created this would change the ending in a 13 episod e series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyscorp2006 Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 the endings are diffrent and the way they just jumped to a diffrent setting and stuff really lets you know that either the writer is screwed up or it was cancled and someone else tried to make a come with new eps. that really sucks:flaming: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epsilon Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 Remember that Kikaider is a classic anime here. The last epiosdes are add ons. The ones with the different endings mean that never even happened in the oringal plot line for the story. He disappers in the orginal or so it goes. And the story thing, them finishing reading the book is an add on too. In the real ending from the classics the leave the story, their not ment to end the story book. Some people can really mess up good animes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japan Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Hey does anyone know where I can find some MP3's of the show kikaider? The songs that I am looking for are: Destiny/Theme of Geminai Jiro guitar music (the sad tune in the episode, "Mirror") Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamme Immorale Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Best. Anroid. Anime. Evar. Seriously, that's all I can really say. Jiro is really the first android that actually becomes a human being. Self-preservation, the ability to love in all forms, a conscience, self-awareness.. a non-cliche persona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 I justed remembered that Dr.Komioji's son was named Ichiro like Ichiro from Kikaider 01. And here's a something I thought about(I don't know if this needs spoiler tags): Ichiro was killed while they were working on an android. Dr.Komioji finish the android and named it after him, but what if the android some how absorbed Ichiro's presonality, 'cause in the first episode where Ichiro/Kikaider 01 appered he didn't seem like a normal android without a gemini, he sort of did have one, cause when they're fighting any normal robot would have just killed the girl cause they thought she got in the way but Ichiro said, "Should I kill the girl, she'll only get in our way." and he sort of places a trust in Jiro I don't think any normal robot could do that. Plus, he's sort of has a funny personality, unlike Rei who is quiet and uneasy. It could just be me but if anyone agrees then just post it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Asuka Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 [color=hotpink][size=1]Elk, I merged your thread with the existing Kikaider thread since it was a question about that series. Very good post, though, with a neat idea. ^_^ *QA*[/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 I like Kikaider, But i really wish the character design and look were a tad better. It looks like Atom Boy or something the way they draw it, but i love the story. I just don't like the Robot Design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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