The Big O (1999)
The Big O (1999)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently The Big O is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Prime Video, Animation Digital Network, Animation Digital Network Amazon Channel
Streaming in:🇫🇷 France
Cast & Crew.
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Roger Smith (voice)
Akiko Yajima
R. Dorothy Wayneright (voice)
Emi Shinohara
Angel (voice)
Steve Blum
Roger Smith
Issei Futamata
Alan Gabriel (voice)
Gorō Naya
Gordon Rosewater (voice)
Katsunosuke Hori
Michael Seebach (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa
Norman Burg (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji
Big Ear (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Alex Rosewater (voice)
Lia Sargent
R. Dorothy Wayneright
Sayuri
Vera Ronstadt (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Dan Dastun (voice)
Peter Lurie
Dan Dastun
Emi Shinohara
Angel
Toshihiko Sahashi
Original Music Composer
Kazuyoshi Katayama
Series Director / Original Story / Storyboard Artist / Director / Series Director
Wendee Lee
Angel
Chiaki J. Konaka
Series Composition / Writer / Series Composition
Keiichi Sato
Original Story / Character Designer
Ken Iyadomi
Producer
Akihiko Yamashita
Storyboard Artist
Umanosuke Iida
Storyboard Artist
Tetsuya Watanabe
Storyboard Artist / Director
Hiroshi Matsuzono
Storyboard Artist
Hideki Okamoto
Storyboard Artist / Director
Ikuro Sato
Director
Masakazu Obara
Director
Tooru Kitahata
Director
Tsunenaka Nozaki
Key Animation
Kenji Hayama
Key Animation / Animation Director
Hirofumi Masuda
Key Animation
Yukie Sakou
Key Animation
Kumi Horii
Key Animation / Animation Director
Madoka Hirayama
Key Animation / Animation Director
Yuji Miyashita
Key Animation
Seiichi Hashimoto
Key Animation
Atsushi Aono
Key Animation
Eiji Nakada
Key Animation
Akira Matsunaga
Key Animation
Shinichi Takahashi
Key Animation
Hisao Muramatsu
Key Animation
Takuro Shinbo
Animation Director
Minoru Okabe
Key Animation
Hidetoshi Sano
Key Animation
Tsutomu Suzuki
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Mori
Key Animation
Hitoshi Kamata
Key Animation
Akira Inoue
Key Animation
Masakazu Kawazoe
Key Animation
Etsuhito Mori
Key Animation
Tsutomu Miyazawa
Key Animation
Kazuhiro Itakura
Key Animation
Takashi Hashimoto
Key Animation
Jouji Yanase
Key Animation
Akihito Aoki
Key Animation
Norimitsu Suzuki
Key Animation
Kazuhisa Okada
Key Animation
Shigeru Uchihara
Key Animation
Satoshi Ishino
Key Animation
Rie Nakajima
Key Animation
Takayuki Gotan
Key Animation
Asako Inayoshi
Key Animation
Yasuzo Iino
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Terao
Key Animation
Yuji Mukoyama
Key Animation
Satomi Kitahara
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Uchida
Key Animation
Chuichi Iguchi
Key Animation
Hidenori Matsubara
Key Animation
Noriko Takahashi
Key Animation
Manabu Fukasawa
Key Animation
Hisashi Saito
Key Animation
Shingo Kurakari
Key Animation
Yasushi Shingou
Key Animation
Shinya Uchida
Key Animation
Nobuaki Nagano
Key Animation
Yusuke Kamata
Key Animation
Fumitoshi Oizaki
Key Animation
Masatsugu Arakawa
Key Animation
Toshiharu Sugie
Key Animation
Satoshi Shishido
Key Animation
Masami Ozone
Animation Director
Yuuji Yanase
Key Animation
Koichi Hatsumi
Key Animation
Ryo Tanaka
Key Animation
Masahiko Kaneda
Key Animation
Takamitsu Kondou
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 13, 1999
Original NameTHE ビッグオー
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes26
Running Time25m
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
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Wiki.
The Big O (Japanese: THE ビッグオー, Hepburn: Za Biggu Ō) is a Japanese mecha-anime television series created by designer Keiichi Sato and director Kazuyoshi Katayama for Sunrise. The writing staff was assembled by the series' head writer, Chiaki J. Konaka, who is known for his work on Serial Experiments Lain and Hellsing. The story takes place forty years after a mysterious occurrence causes the residents of Paradigm City to lose their memories. The series follows Roger Smith, Paradigm City's top Negotiator. He provides this "much needed service" with the help of a robot named R. Dorothy Wayneright and his butler Norman Burg. When the need arises, Roger calls upon Big O, a giant relic from the city's past.
The television series was designed as a tribute to Japanese and Western shows from the 1960s and 1970s. The series is presented in the style of film noir and combines themes of detective fiction and mecha anime. The setpieces are reminiscent of tokusatsu productions of the 1950s and 1960s, particularly Toho's kaiju movies, and the score is an eclectic mix of styles and musical homages.
The Big O aired on Wowow satellite television from October 13, 1999, and January 19, 2000. The English-language version premiered on Cartoon Network's Toonami on April 2, 2001, and ended on April 23, 2001. Originally planned as a 26-episode series, low viewership in Japan reduced production to the first 13. Positive international reception resulted in a second season consisting of the remaining 13 episodes, co-produced by Cartoon Network, Sunrise, and Bandai Visual. Season two premiered on Japan's Sun Television on January 2, 2003, and the American premiere took place seven months later. Following the closure of Bandai Entertainment by parent company Bandai (owned by Bandai Namco Holdings) in 2012, Sunrise announced at Otakon 2013 that Sentai Filmworks acquired both seasons of The Big O.