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Betterman (1999)

Betterman poster
Genre
mecha, horror anime and manga, drama anime and manga, mystery anime and manga, adventure anime and manga
Country
Japan

How it feels

A group of specialists uses advanced mecha and psychic powers to fight monstrous creatures. The story follows a young man with a secret connection to a mysterious entity called Betterman.

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What happens

Betterman (Japanese: ベターマン, Hepburn: Betāman) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise's internal "Studio 7" and JVC. It is a spinoff of Brave series' GaoGaiGar, produced under the direction of Yoshitomo Yonetani and writer Hiroshi Yamaguchi. It aired on TV Tokyo from April 1, 1999, to September 30, 1999, and was the first anime to broadcast in widescreen, though it was letterboxed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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