Cybersix (TV series)

Cybersix
Genre Action
Crime
Science fiction
Thriller
Created by Chu Takara
Carlos Meglia
Carlos Trillo
Written by Catherine Girczyc
Carlos Meliga
Carlos Trillo
Directed by Hiroyuki Aoyama
Toshihiko Masuda
Atsuko Tanaka
Nobuo Tomizawa
Kazuhide Tomonaga
Keiko Oyamada
Kenji Kodama
Keiichiro Furuya
Voices of Cathy Weseluck
Michael Dobson
Alex Doduk
Janyse Jaud
Andrew Francis
Terry Klassen
Opening theme Lyrics by Robert Olivier
Sung by Coral Egan
Music by Robbi Finkel
Composer(s) Robbi Finkel
Country of origin Canada
Argentina
Japan (overseas animation)
Original language(s) English
Portuguese
Japanese
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Koji Takeuchi
Herve Bedard
Shunzo Kato
Producer(s) Herve Bedard
Carole Ducharme
Shunzo Kato
Toshihiko Masuda
Koji Takeuchi
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) TMS Entertainment
NOA
Distributor
Release
Original network Teletoon (Canada)
Fox Kids (USA)
Kids Station (Japan)
Telefe (Argentina)
Original release September 6 (1999-09-06) – October 23, 1999 (1999-10-23)

Cybersix (Japanese: サイバーシックス ) is an Argentine/Canadian/Japanese science fiction television series, based on the comic strip of the same name by Carlos Meglia. The series was produced by the Vancouver-based Network of Animation (NOA) and animated in Japan by TMS Entertainment. Many of the comic's darker themes had to be toned down for this show in order to make it appropriate for younger viewers.[1] The original music score for the show was composed by Robbi Finkel.[2] Its opening and ending songs were composed by Robbi Finkel with lyrics by Robert Olivier and sung by jazz vocalist Coral Egan.[3] The series originally aired on Teletoon in Canada,[4][5] Fox Kids in the United States, Kids Station in Japan and Telefe in Argentina.

On May 6, 2000 Cybersix won "Best Animated Production" and "Best Overall Sound of an Animated Production" at the Leo Awards.[6] On April 28, 2001, the series won "Special Mention for the Best Science Fiction Program" at the Pulcinella Awards in Italy for that year's competition.[7]

Cast

Additional voices were provided by Brian Drummond and Chantal Strand.

Episodes

Cybersix aired a total of 13 episodes. Each individual episode had a production budget of $360,000 USD.[1] Two seasons of 13 episodes were originally intended to be made, but those plans were cancelled after the first season due to conflicts between production studios.[8]

No.
overall		No. in
season		Teletoon/Télétoon title Directed byWritten byTeletoon airdate [9]Télétoon airdate [9]
11"Mysterious Shadow"
"La créature mystérieuse"		Keiichiro FuruyaAndrew D. Hammell
Story by: Koji Takeuchi		September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06)September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06)
After befriending assistant Adrian Seidelman, high school teacher Lucas Amato, not knowing that Adrian is the real Cybersix, encounters José and Von Reichter's minions by night. Cybersix rescues two men and prevents José from counterfeiting money.
22"Data-7 & Julian"
"Data 7 et Julien"		Keiko OyamadaAndrew D. Hammell
Story by: Koji Takeuchi		September 12, 1999 (1999-09-12)September 12, 1999 (1999-09-12)
Reichter sends panther Data-7 to seek and destroy Cybersix. Adrian meets Julian, who is forced to steal everything. Cybersix finds José at the abandoned theatre where Julian lives and battles Data-7, until the panther looks at a picture from Adrian's wallet and saves Julian. Data-7 reveals to be a resurrected Cyber-29 and sides with Cybersix.
33"Terra"
"Terra"		Keiichiro FuruyaCatherine Donahue Girzyc
Story by: Koji Takeuchi		September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)
Reichter creates Terra and orders him to destroy Cybersix. However, her altruistic essence transforms his malevolent heart to goodness. After restoring Terra's aggression, José sets the tower on fire to trap Cybersix and Terra inside, but Terra regains his free will and sacrifices himself to save Cybersix.
44"Yashimoto, Private Eye"
"Yashimoto, détective privé"		Nobuo TomizawaBarry Whittaker & Judy ValyiSeptember 19, 1999 (1999-09-19)September 19, 1999 (1999-09-19)
José kidnaps Julian and his new friend Ikiko, to blackmail Ikiko's older brother Detective Yashimoto into hunting down Cybersix. Yashimoto meets her and believes that she is Adrian. The two foil José, save Julian and Ikiko, and Cybersix and Data-7 destroy the ammonite-like creature.
55"Lori is Missing"
"Lori a disparu"		Keiichiro FuruyaJono HowardSeptember 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)September 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)
Lori, a student at Meridiana High School falls in love with Adrian, but is disgusted to find Cybersix at the apartment. After telling Lucas that Adrian is really Cybersix, Lori is captured by José's gang. Cybersix rescues Lori and foils José's mission to rob the national bank.
66"Blue Birds of Horror"
"Les pigeons bleus"		Keiichiro FuruyaTerry Klassen
Story by: Koji Takeuchi		September 26, 1999 (1999-09-26)September 26, 1999 (1999-09-26)
The swarm of hostile birds invade the city. Cybersix and Lucas learns that the birds are possessed by José and pause only whenever new broadcasts are transmitted. Lucas creates the diversion, while Cybersix gets to the TV tower and electrical broadcaster, where she and Data-7 defeat José's giant bird abomination.
77"Brainwashed"
"Police contrôle"		Mayumi MasajiMichael Van Lane
Story by: Koji Takeuchi		October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)
Six Meridiana detectives including Julian's friend Henrique are brainwashed by José's new mind-control device to seek out Cybersix. José captures Julian and uses him as bait to lure Cybersix into a trap. After Julian saves Henrique, they escape along with Cybersix, before the thunderstorm destroys the base.
88"Gone With the Wings"
"Gare aux gargouilles"		Keiko OyamadaTerry KlassenOctober 3, 1999 (1999-10-03)October 3, 1999 (1999-10-03)
Cybersix fights with the group of winged goblins every night. After Data-7 and Julian load the eggs from the subway, Cybersix traps the goblins on the train and the sunlight destroys them and their eggs.
99"The Eye"
"Coup d'oeil sur la ville"		Atsuko TanakaJono HowardOctober 10, 1999 (1999-10-10)October 9, 1999 (1999-10-09)
José discovers an eyeball creature, that grows bigger after draining the victims' consciousness. He attempts to capture the now out of control eye, but Cybersix freezes it with the tank of liquid nitrogen and the explosion destroys it, restoring the city's population.
1010"Full Moon Fascination"
"Fascination lunaire"		Keiko OyamadaBarry WhittakerOctober 9, 1999 (1999-10-09)October 23, 1999 (1999-10-23)
After scratching Lucas on the arm, Elaine as a high school teacher dates with him. That night, Lucas transforms into a werewolf and Cybersix learns that Elaine is the one. Cybersix reasons with Lucas, heals him and defeats Elaine.
1111"The Greatest Show in Meridiana"
"Jose fait son cirque"		Keiko OyamadaTerry KlassenOctober 16, 1999 (1999-10-16)October 10, 1999 (1999-10-10)
José and the robotic animals capture Data-7 and Cybersix for the circus show, and forces them to become part of the attraction. After Lucas disable the circus program to save Data-7 and Cybersix, they destroy the circus and robots.
1212"Daylight Devil"
"Le démon de l'aube"		Hiroyuki AoyamaJudi VayliOctober 17, 1999 (1999-10-17)October 24, 1999 (1999-10-24)
Griselda, a reptilian woman fights with Cybersix. During the class field trip, Griselda discovers that Adrian is Cybersix and injures her. After a long ambulance chase, they end up on a bridge where Griselda falls to her death and Adrian survives.
1313"The Final Confrontation"
"Confrontation finale"		Toshihiko MasudaBarry Whittaker & Judy ValyiOctober 23, 1999 (1999-10-23)October 30, 1999 (1999-10-30)
Reichter sends an island-sized living bomb to destroy Meridiana at midnight. However, José, determining to keep the city for himself, reverses the direction of the bomb, which explodes and destroys the laboratory, killing Reichter and his failed experiments, while Cybersix escapes.

Home video releases

The series was released in English on DVD for the first time in North America by Discotek Media on 26 August 2014.[10] The box set features commentary by Cathy Weseluck and Brady Hartel on episodes 1 and 13, liner notes on episode 4 and 11, textless opening and ending animations, as well as the show's original short pilot.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Edwards, Ian (1998-06-15). "Special Report on Animation Opportunities and Growth: Cybersix deal focuses on product not $". Playback. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  2. ↑ Finkel, Robbi. "Robbi Finkel - Film, theatre and other". Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  3. ↑ "Cybersix FAQ". Telecom. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  4. ↑ "Teletoon looks to new season". Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "DVD News - Cybersix complete series DVD set out now through Discotek Media". 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. ↑ MacDonald, Fiona (2000-05-15). "B.C. fetes its best". Playback. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  7. ↑ "CYBERSIX won a prize at the PULCINELLA AWARDS". Telecom. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  8. ↑ Cybersix: The Complete Series DVD Commentary
  9. 1 2 "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2016-03-02. Archived from the original on 2016-05-16.
  10. ↑ "Discotek Media - Timeline". Facebook. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Betteridge, Jesse (2014-09-29). "Review – Cybersix: The Complete Series DVD". Sitting on an Atomic Bomb. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
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