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The Big O

The Big O

19996.91 Season26 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Forty years ago, the minds of Paradigm City's inhabitants were wiped clean of all recollections of the past. Now, ruled by a powerful corporation and cut off from the rest of the world by desolate wastelands, Paradigm has become a virtual police state where Negotiators like Roger Smith keep the wheels of progress, commerce, and society turning.

Created by Kazuyoshi Katayama
Written by Kazuyoshi Katayama, Chiaki J. Konaka, Keiichi Sato
Produced by Atsushi Sugita, Ken Iyadomi
NetworksWOWOW PrimeTokyo MXChiba TV

Top Cast

Mitsuru Miyamoto

Mitsuru Miyamoto

Roger Smith (voice)

Akiko Yajima

Akiko Yajima

R. Dorothy Wayneright (voice)

Emi Shinohara

Emi Shinohara

Angel (voice)

Gorō Naya

Gorō Naya

Gordon Rosewater (voice)

Katsunosuke Hori

Katsunosuke Hori

Michael Seebach (voice)

Motomu Kiyokawa

Motomu Kiyokawa

Norman Burg (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji

Shinpachi Tsuji

Big Ear (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Alex Rosewater (voice)

Sayuri

Sayuri

Vera Ronstadt (voice)

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Dan Dastun (voice)

Themes & Keywords

detectiveandroidamnesiamechaconspiracymemory lossangstanimesuper robotpsychological

About The Big O

The Big O is a animation, drama, action & adventure series that first aired in 1999 exploring themes of detective, android, amnesia, mecha, conspiracy, memory loss. Created by Kazuyoshi Katayama, it stars Mitsuru Miyamoto, Akiko Yajima, Emi Shinohara. Forty years ago, the minds of Paradigm City's inhabitants were wiped clean of all recollections of the past. Now, ruled by a powerful corporation and cut off from the rest of the world by desolate wastelands, Paradigm has become a virtual police state where Negotiators like Roger Smith keep the wheels of progress, commerce, and society turning.

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