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 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.

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 had that touch of light heartedness which was enjoyable to watch. It was really unfortunate that the series had to end with just one season. It felt like so many things were left unexplored, and it could have easily become an adult animation show by just taking the plot elements a notch up. I wish the series get a reboot in the future.

Cybersix is smart, beautiful, strong, sexy, brave-- the perfect woman. . . but she also happens to be a genetically-engineered experiment created in a mad scientist's lab. Because of this, she spends the whole series questioning her own humanity, while making us all think about what makes one human. This is a great show that simply never found its niche. It was a children's show animated in Japan, for Canada, based on an adult's Argentenian comic. It seemed to have been marketed to young boys, for some reason, though I think it would've been nice to bill it as an empowerment tool for young girls. . . or more profitable to make it more mature, marketed to a teen and adult audience. . . but it's a nice show with a lot of potential (and a small but loyal cult following) as it is. Way too late to hope for season 2, but could someone maybe throw us a movie, sequel/spin off series, video game, merchandise, anything? Animated or live, I'm not picky. *angelic smile*