Birdy the Mighty

Birdy the Mighty
	Cover of the original series volume, featuring Birdy Cephon Altera
鉄腕バーディー; (Tetsuwan Birdy)
Genre	Action; Science fiction comedy;
Manga
Written by	Masami Yuki
Published by	Shogakukan
Imprint	Shōnen Sunday Books
Magazine	Shōnen Sunday Zōkan
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	1985 – 1988
Volumes	1
Original video animation
Directed by	Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Produced by	Masao Maruyama; Atsushi Sugita; Fumio Ueda; Kazuhiko Ikeguchi; Satoshi Yoshimoto;
Written by	Chiaki J. Konaka (1–3); Yoshiaki Kawajiri (3–4);
Music by	Kow Otani
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	NA: US Manga Corps;
Released	July 25, 1996 – February 25, 1997
Runtime	29–40 minutes (each)
Episodes	4
Manga
Written by	Masami Yuki
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Weekly Young Sunday; (December 26, 2002 – July 31, 2008); Weekly Big Comic Spirits; (September 6–22, 2008);
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 26, 2002 – September 22, 2008
Volumes	20
Anime television series
Birdy the Mighty: Decode
Directed by	Kazuki Akane
Produced by	Narue Minami
Written by	Hiroshi Ōnogi; Seishi Minakami; (OVA, 14–25);
Music by	Yugo Kanno
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment; NA: Funimation (expired); UK: Manga Entertainment;
Original network	TV Saitama, tvk, KBS, Sun TV, Tokyo MX, BS11, TBC, TVQ Kyushu, Okinawa TV, CBC, Chiba TV, Hokkaido Broadcasting
English network	US: Funimation Channel;
Original run	July 5, 2008 – March 28, 2009
Episodes	25 + OVA (List of episodes)
Manga
Birdy the Mighty: Evolution
Written by	Masami Yuki
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Weekly Big Comic Spirits
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	October 11, 2008 – August 27, 2012
Volumes	13

Birdy the Mighty (Japanese: 鉄腕バーディー, Hepburn: Tetsuwan Bādī) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Yuki. His initial attempt with the story ran in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Zōkan from 1985 to 1988, but it was eventually abandoned. Over a decade later, Yuki began a reboot, which was serialized in Weekly Young Sunday (2002–2008) and Weekly Big Comic Spirits (2008); its chapters were collected in 20 tankōbon volumes. A sequel, titled Birdy the Mighty: Evolution, was serialized in Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 2008 to 2012, with its chapters collected in 13 tankōbon volumes.

In 1996, Birdy the Mighty was adapted into a four-episode original video animation (OVA) directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. A 25-episode anime television series adaptation, titled Birdy the Mighty: Decode, animated by A-1 Pictures and produced by Aniplex, was broadcast for two seasons on TV Saitama and other networks from July 2008 to March 2009.

^ Meek, Bradley (March 8, 2009). "Birdy the Mighty: Decode". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^ Loo, Egan (June 24, 2008). "Birdy the Mighty Decode Sci-Fi Comedy TV Ad Streamed". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[1] Meek, Bradley (March 8, 2009). "Birdy the Mighty: Decode". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[2] Loo, Egan (June 24, 2008). "Birdy the Mighty Decode Sci-Fi Comedy TV Ad Streamed". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

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