![]() ![]() ![]() With Kaede's help, Kotetsu helps most of their allies recover their memories. He brainwashes all the heroes to kill Kotetsu and creates a series of robots to replace them. One of Barnaby's caretakers plans to take over the hero system. Barnaby feels betrayed by Kotetsu, who does not tell him the true reason he's retiring. Kotetsu learns his powers will eventually disappear leading him to abandon his job. In the second half, Kotetsu becomes conflicted between his loyalty to Barnaby's quest and taking of his young daughter Kaede. Although the series' first half sees Barnaby defeat the apparent murderer, thanks to Kotetsu, the second half reveals the true culprit is unknown. While the story has a villain of the week structure, an overarching narrative focuses on the unsolved murder of Barnaby's parents. In addition, the appearance of a homicidal vigilante NEXT named "Lunatic" makes the public question the place of heroes in the city. However, Barnaby and Kotetsu have conflicting opinions on how a superhero should act as they investigate the murder of Barnaby's parents. Wild Tiger, who is assigned a new partner: a young man with the same power named Barnaby Brooks, Jr. The story mainly focuses on veteran hero Kotetsu T. Their heroic activity is broadcast on the popular television show "Hero TV", where they accumulate points for each heroic feat accomplished (arresting criminals or saving civilians, for example) and the best ranked hero of the season is crowned "King of Heroes". Each of the city's most famous superheroes work for a sponsor company and their uniforms also contain advertising for real-life companies. The series takes place in "NC 1978" in a re-imagined version of New York City called Stern Bild City, where 45 years before, superpowered individuals known as "NEXT" (an acronym standing for Noted Entities with e Xtraordinary Talents) started appearing. Ī second season by Bandai Namco Pictures was released on Netflix on Apas an original net animation.įurther information: List of Tiger & Bunny characters The second film, Tiger & Bunny: The Rising, was released on February 8, 2014. The first film, entitled Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning was released on September 22, 2012. Critical response to the anime praised its production values and portrayal of superheroes.Ī one-shot manga drawn by Masakazu Katsura was published in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine on Aug and the production of two films based on the series were announced during a special event on November, 2011. The series was mainly created by producer Masayuki Ozaki, who wanted to create a drama to appeal to several demographics by using several kinds of superheroes and balance the bond between the contrasting Kotetsu and Barnaby. ![]() "Bunny", who are forced to work together by their employers. Kaburagi "Wild Tiger" and the rookie hero Barnaby Brooks Jr. The series focuses on the old-fashioned hero Kotetsu T. It is set in a futuristic city where heroes fight crime while promoting corporate sponsors. Viz Media simulcast the series on Hulu and Anime News Network. The series began its broadcast run in Japan on Apon Tokyo MX, followed by rebroadcasts on BS11 and MBS, and ended on September 17, 2011. The screenplay was written by Masafumi Nishida with original character design by Masakazu Katsura. Tiger & Bunny (stylized in all caps) is a 2011 Japanese anime superhero television series produced by Sunrise and directed by Keiichi Sato.
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