Cybuster | |
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魔装機神サイバスター (Masō Kishin Saibasutā) | |
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Genre | Mecha, Science fiction |
Created by | Based on Super Robot Wars games by Banpresto |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hidehito Ueda |
Produced by | Yū Saitō Hirofumi Umeshita Ken Matsumoto |
Written by | Akiyoshi Sakai |
Music by | Kazuo Nobuta Kenichi Sudō |
Studio | Ashi Productions |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | May 3, 1999 – October 25, 1999 |
Episodes | 26 |
Cybuster (魔装機神サイバスター, Masō Kishin Saibasutā, lit. "Demon Machine God Armor Cybaster") is a 26-episode anime produced by Bandai Visual, NAS, and TV Tokyo.[1] It was animated by Ashi Productions and it aired in Japan between May 3, 1999, and October 25, 1999.
It is loosely based on original characters and the Cybaster mech from the video game series Super Robot Wars.
The story is set in 2040 after a disaster happens in Tokyo in 2029. The main character Ken Andoh joins up with a company designated to clean up Tokyo, called DC. After a mysterious robot begins attacking the DC cleanup crews, the organization starts a process of militarization with Ken learning of the secrets it hides.
Carlo Santos of Anime News Network was critical of the series, stating that he felt its plot was generic and something that had been done before, while also offering some praise for the character designs.[2] Don Houston of DVD Talk felt the series got better in later parts and praised the robot fights.[3]