The Big O (THE ビッグオー) is the title of an anime television series, which also has a manga adaptation. A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes billed in the west under the portmanteau Japanimation. ... Rurouni Kenshin manga, volume 1 (English version) Manga (漫画) is the Japanese word for comics; outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. ...

An excellent example of cultural cross-fertilization, the artistic style of Big O is somewhat based on Warner Brothers' Batman: The Animated Series and despite being a Japanese work it has many Christian religious overtones {Especially over the terms of Behemoth & Leviathan}. Warner Bros. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... Christianity is the worlds largest religion. ... Behemoth and Leviathan, an engraving by William Blake Behemoth (Hebrew בהמות Bəhēmôth, Behemot, Bhemot Beasts; animals; Arabic بهيموث Bahīmūth or بهموت Bahamūt) is the untranslated name of an amphibious animal mentioned in the Book of Job, 40:15-24. ... The Destruction of Leviathan, an engraving made in 1865 by Gustave Doré. The engraving depicts God slaying the legendary Leviathan, a sea monster. ...

The principal character of Big O is Roger Smith, a professional freelance negotiator, but the added twist on the show is the fact that he is also the pilot of Big O, an enigmatic giant robot known as a megadeus. Roger Smith is the main character in the anime television series and the manga, Big O. He is Paradigm Citys top negotiator, and lives in the Illegal Residential Sector in a former bank with his butler Norman Burg and R. Dorothy Wayneright. ...

Big O is set in Paradigm City, a domed metropolis with a mixture of futuristic and contemporary features. According to the manga, nothing exists outside the city. Forty years before the show first takes place, a mysterious occurrence known only as The Event completely wiped out the memories of the isolated city's inhabitants. There are few clues as to what exactly took place during that fateful moment, but it forced the people of Paradigm to start anew, severed ties and all; this mystery is a central feature of the show. The Event's lingering mysteries still haunt the Negotiator in nearly every case, and they don't seem to stop, even after 'we have come to terms.' The Event has been theorized by many and seems to rear its head in every adventure unraveled before Roger, his android housemate R. Dorothy Wayneright, his faithful butler Norman Burg, and the whole of Paradigm City. In the anime series The Big O, Paradigm City is a place with no memory any further back than forty years. ... Rurouni Kenshin manga, volume 1 (English version) Manga (漫画) is the Japanese word for comics; outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. ... R. Dorothy Wayneright (the R. presumably stands for Robot, a prefix coined by Isaac Asimov for his robots) is a female android or more properly a gynoid from the anime series Big O. She is modeled after Dr. Waynerights late daughter Dorothy. ...

Pets are a rare luxury, and insects are nonexistent, though they did exist before The Event. People sometimes remember small things from before The Event. PET, see PET. A pet or companion animal is an animal that is kept by humans for companionship and enjoyment, rather than for economic reasons. ...

Initially there were only thirteen episodes created, abruptly leaving the plot with many questions left to be answered.

On August 3rd, 2003, a second season of Big O co-produced by Cartoon Network debuted on the Adult Swim programming bloc of the same network. This second season continues the Big O storyline beginning with the last part of the first season's last episode, but there are some obvious differences in the style and narrative. Because it had more of a western setting and explored western themes the series did not make a huge impact in Japan. It aired on a satellite network called WOWOW. But due to the popularity of its American broadcast, and with Cartoon Network funding, the second season was created by the same studio. The current Cartoon Network logo, was used in North America and Europe since 2004. ... Adult Swim logo Adult Swim is the name for the adult-oriented television programming block on Cartoon Network, which premiered on September 2, 2001. ...

The second season contains elements that are explicitly derivative of the classic science-fiction movie, Metropolis. The title of "Negotiator", and the secretive group "The Union" have direct counterparts in Metropolis. Also of interest are the numerous appearances of a red book entitled Metropolis which contains a mystery of its own, and occasionally seems not to be a book at all but a symbolic representation of Paradigm City or of the lost or collective memories of its inhabitants. Metropolis Metropolis is a science fiction film produced in Germany set in a futuristic urban dystopia. ...

Big O manga is published in English by Viz Communications. Both seasons of the anime series have been released on DVD by Bandai Entertainment. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Viz, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a major American manga publisher. ... Tin plate toy car by Bandai Bandai is a Japanese toy making company. ...

Speculation about the meaning of the series varies widely. It contains many direct parallels to movies or theater production, prompting some to believe that the entire existence was a fabrication by one or more of the characters. Several months after the initial showing of the finale, many viewers have simply come to the conclusion that the series is unresolved, either because the creators wanted to make a new season, or because they were not sure how to end it. Other viewers, however, are satisfied with the ambiguous ending and feel a third season would divert from the show's overall pace and tone. Still, the show remains popular and often appears in the Adult Swim lineup. Recently, it has been revealed that the series is in fact unfinished. The production crew wished to create a third season to tie up the loose ends and finish the series, as per an option on the contract between Cartoon Network and Sunrise, but due to an incident involving the head of Adult Swim Comedy, Mike Lazzo, Cartoon Network demanded they instead create an ambiguous ending to Season 2, refusing to fund a third season. Adult Swim logo Adult Swim is the name for the adult-oriented television programming block on Cartoon Network, which premiered on September 2, 2001. ... Mike Lazzo is the head of comedy programming at Williams Street Studios, the company that makes the Toonami, Miguzi, and Adult Swim programming blocks on Cartoon Network. ...

Finale Broadcast Goof

Due to a mix-up, the final episode of Big O was not shown on its scheduled American air date. It was pre-empted by another episode from the second season. This event prompted an Atlanta, GA-dwelling fan (Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are located in Atlanta) to make a picket sign reading "Big O is not pleased" and walk down to the Williams Street headquarters of Adult Swim that night in protest. A week later, the beginning of the alternate episode was shown, but a few seconds in, a message from Adult Swim appeared on the screen, making a joke and apologizing to viewers. The final episode then began.

Episode List

Season 1

• ACT 1 -- Roger The Negotiator
• ACT 2 -- Dorothy Dorothy
• ACT 3 -- Electric City
• ACT 4 -- Underground Terror
• ACT 5 -- Bring Back My Ghost
• ACT 6 -- A Legacy of Amadeus
• ACT 7 -- The Call From The Past
• ACT 8 -- Missing Cat
• ACT 9 -- Beck Comes Back
• ACT 10 -- Winter Night Phantom
• ACT 11 -- Daemonseed
• ACT 12 -- Enemy Is Another Big!
• ACT 13 -- R - D

Season 2

• ACT 14 -- Roger The Wanderer
• ACT 15 -- Negotiation with the Dead
• ACT 16 -- Day of the Advent
• ACT 17 -- Leviathan
• ACT 18 -- The Greatest Villian
• ACT 19 -- Eyewitness
• ACT 20 -- Stripes
• ACT 21 -- The Third Big
• ACT 22 -- Hydra
• ACT 23 -- Twisted Memories
• ACT 24 -- The Big Fight
• ACT 25 -- The War of Paradigm City
• ACT 26 -- The Show Must Go On

External links

• http://www.freewebs.com/seebach/ - FAQ Concerning future episodes of "The Big O"
• http://www.savebigo.com - A campaign to get a Big O Season Three
• http://sqn.com/metrop26.html - Analysis of Metropolis for the purpose of comparing to the plot of "Big O"
• http://the-big-o.net - Formerly the official website of Big O.
• http://www.paradigm-city.com - An English language fan site for Big O information and fan works.