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The Big O (1999) NeoDB TMDB Bangumi Douban
THE ビッグオー Season 1 part of TV Series: The Big O
director: Kazuyoshi Katayama / Akira Yoshimura … actor: Mitsuru Miyamoto / Akiko Yajima …
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.
March 31, 2026 watched
It was an interesting watch.

Story-wise, rather cryptic, and some elements are left to interpretation, though in a good sense.

On tone, not very familiar with noir, so unsure how it compares to others, but at least imo, it was well executed.

On animation/art, characters have a bit exaggerated proportions, like they're out of a comic book, but nothing that the watcher can't get used with. And in the mecha sections, they do feel like building-tall metal objects, instead of being animated slideshows as mechas usually are.

On sound direction, it is minimalist but effective - not many musics but played when needed without getting old, mechas' sounds also do seem like a machinery's, and the English dub is great for the noir tone.

There's a bit of humor, but rarely overplayed, being mostly a comic relief.

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