![]() ![]() It wasn't until a few years later that Yuuki went back to the original Tetsuwan Birdy series, and instead of continuing with the series from the time it was abandoned, he decided to do a complete revision of the series from scratch. The original manga was received rather well though, which led to it's adaptation as a four part OVA. However, Yuuki's work on Kyuukyoku Chojin R (The Ultimate Esper 'R'), for the same magazine eventually led to the manga The original Tetsuwan Birdy manga was created by Yuuki Masami (who is more well known for his Mobile Police Patlabor series), and ran in Shounen Sunday Super magazine. When I heard that the show was being remade into a 13 part TV series, it goes without saying that I was looking forward to it. I watched the original OVA back in 1997, and I loved the show for it's surrealistic sci-fi premise. I will freely admit that I'm a fan of the original Birdy the Mighty. Now, Birdy and Senkawa must not only cohabitate the same body, but also balance Senkawa's high school life, Shion Arita's modeling career, and Birdy's increasingly dangerous job as a Federation officer. Distraught, she quickly decides to save him by integrating his consciousness into her body. However, Birdy, oblivious, attacks Geega and accidentally kills Senkawa. Senkawa briefly witnesses the battle before being seized as a hostage by Geega. Meanwhile, Tsutomu Senkawa, an average high school student, explores an abandoned building with his friend, and coincidentally, Birdy has tracked down Geega to the same building. Her target, Geega, has disguised himself as a human and assimilated into the fashion industry, so Birdy follows suit and joins a modeling agency, taking on the identity "Shion Arita." Her position as a rising model has her posing for photo shoots by day and chasing intergalactic criminals by night. While pursuing an alien fugitive, Birdy Cephon Altera-a bombastic police officer from the Space Federation-finds herself on Earth. ![]()
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