Cyber Team in Akihabara

Genre

science fiction anime and manga, magical girl

Country

Japan

How it feels

A group of schoolgirls in Akihabara gain magical powers and transform into heroes. They face off against villains while navigating friendships and growing up.

nostalgicquirkyenergeticplayfulurbancoming-of-agefantasticalgirly

What happens

Cyber Team in Akihabara (アキハバラ電脳組, Akihabara Dennō Gumi) is a 1998 Japanese anime television series created by Tsukasa Kotobuki and Satoru Akahori. It aired from April 4, 1998, to September 26, 1998, on TBS and ran for 26 episodes. It was released in the United States by ADV Films and was also broadcast on international networks such as Anime Network (United States), AXN Asia (Singapore, Philippines and Thailand), Locomotion (Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Spain and Brazil). A 1-hour featured animation film of the series was subsequently released in Japan entitled Cyber Team in Akihabara: Summer Vacation of 2011 (アキハバラ電脳組　２０１１年の夏休み, Akihabara Dennō Gumi: Nisenjūichinen no Natsu Yasumi); unlike the series the film was produced by Production I.G and Xebec. The show has an array of characters, many of whom are named after birds, gods, and real-myth villains. The conception design was hand drawn. The show followed Magical girls format. Media format initial was Japanese VHS Vol. 1–7 release on 23 Dec 1998, along with LD. Outside JP, NA region had 2004 volume and a complete DVD collection box released on 2006, by ADV Films. In 2016, announcement made by King Records for a limited Blu-ray box set release, are included all various video benefits, a 48P booklet and Summer Vacation 2011 film which already had VHS and DVD JP physical retail. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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