Cybersix

As an animation junkie, I was pleased as punch to find the show "Cybersix" on Canada's Teletoon station...the animation is done in part by a company called TMS, who did the best work on my favorite show, "The New Batman/Superman Adventures".

The work on "Cybersix" is better.

The characters move with a fluidity and grace that I've hardly seen in any animation, American or otherwise. If the scripts were half the equal of the animation, it would be one of the best shows ever put to video.

Yeah, the scripts are pretty weak. The story is very hard to understand, but that's what's to be expected when you deal with so many bizarre characters. They include the son of a famous super-villain, a reporter, a black panther, a homeless child, and the hero, Cybersix, who apparently owes her superpowers to the fact that she's a robot. Strange? Check it out.

I really enjoy watching Cybersix. She's my all time favourite anime superhero. When I first saw Cybersix I thought to myself: now here's a cartoon character that I can relate to. A woman trying to make it in a man's world. Just like Batman, Superman and Wonderwoman she's trying to conceal her identity from people she trusts as her alter-ego. The only one knowing her true identity being Data-7. It must be a tough life for her. Cybersix is the character that can be best described as a fun character with lots of charisma. I only wish we could have found out what happened to Cybersix and Von Reichter after the floating fortress exploded.

Cybersix is a well made series that sadly didn't continue after one season of only thirteen episodes. The animation is beautiful, the action was good, the characters were cool and the music was good.

The villainous José was wonderfully over-the-top as the main villain set in place by his father who runs everything behind a layer of mystery. José may be evil, but you have no doubt about how evil the father is, because every time he turns up everyone looks terrified.

If there in any way could be created more episodes and the series could continue, it could have been one of the big hidden gems of the 90's. What we got was really good and promising, so why it was cancelled I don't know.

I watched this show at the recommendation of one of my Reddit friends, who said this is "girl-focused." This show, I admit, doesn't really compare, stylistically to Kipo or Cleopatra in Space, for instance. Even so, worth watching for the fun of it and to see the kickass cross-dressing woman (one of the protagonists), Cybersix, who fights evildoers and wants to do good, in action. It has a comical villain whose plans are always foiled, with the protagonist (an artificial humanoid) working with a buff man, Lucas, occasionally an orphan boy named Julian, and Data-7, Cybersix's brother, whose mind is inside a panther. This show, which aired in September and October 1999, has serious 90s vibes, reminding me of the antics of Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? which aired from 1994 to 1999, the episodes which can all be found on YouTube. With that, I'd still confidently give this show my recommendation, especially since it was planned for more than one season but production conflicts prevented it. The wonderfulness of the show is why it is a cult classic among some. Due to the 90s vibe, that's why I am putting this at the rating of 9.

TMS produced this late 90's Canadian adaptation of an Argentinian comic and it shows. The silky smooth action animation rivals that of Batman TAS of the same period and this is the series' best aspect. Every episode features at least one elaborately staged and beautifully shot action set piece which would have been insanely complex and expensive to shoot live action. The look of the series is an odd mix of comic strip art - hairy arms are depicted as dark dashes! - with extraordinarily detailed backdrops. The city setting is a marvel in itself, a blend of the old world with its dilapidated opera house, narrow streets and open air market stalls and mad science cybernetic modern. A character appears to be strolling through MGM Paris of the 1930's only to run across a killer robot. The stories never get quite as complex as the best of Batman TAS, but they are consistently well-plotted and watchable. Suspense abounds and there are some frightening moments, but no excessive violence amid the often wild action. The characters are a bit superficial and their interactions can be a bit simplistic but even this aspect of the show exceeds typical teen cartoon standards. The series' major theme is a positive one for young viewers, that even something created for bad purposes (such as the main character herself, a bio-cybernetic construct) is not inherently irredeemable. All shows should be this humane in this age of dark and gritty superheroics. As of this writing, Cybersix is streaming on Tubi.