Betterman (1999)

Season 1

A deadly virus known as "Algernon" has attacked humanity. At the forefront of the battle is the mysterious Akamatsu Industries, this undercover organization uses enhanced weapons known as NeuroNoids to battle Algernon. Also helping with their secret efforts is the mysterious mutant who is known as "Betterman."

Released April 2, 1999 Episode 30 min None+

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Anime: Mecha, Anime: Psychological, Mystery, Science Fiction

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Production Companies: SUNRISE

Network: TV Tokyo

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

IMDb

6.9

/118/

Trakt

/15/

TMDb

/5/

MAL

6.5

/4956/

Yoshitomo Yonetani
Director

Kappei Yamaguchi
Keita Aono (voice)

Takehito Koyasu
Betterman Lamia (voice)

Chafurin
Akamatsu (voice), Shigeru Akamatsu (voice)

Houko Kuwashima
Chandy (voice), Kazuho Heichi (voice), Miyako Asa…

Junko Iwao
Sakura (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki
Shou Yanagi (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Seeme (voice)

Yuko Minaguchi
Kaede (voice)

S1E1 - Darkness

Keita Aono goes to school one day, and his class happens to have a new student. That student is a girl named Hinoki Sai, Keita's childhood friend. Later, Keita gets himself lost in an amusement park where many people have mysteriously died. Keita catches up with Hinoki, and the two are attacked by a large monster. Who will save them? The being known as Betterman.

April 2, 1999, midnight

S1E2 - Voice

Keita learns more about the Akamatsu Corporation and the mysterious figure Betterman.

April 9, 1999, midnight

S1E3 - Sky

Keita, Hinoki, and Asami fly overseas, but everyone else on the plane mysteriously disappear. Keita and the gang get attacked by possessed crash test dummies.

April 16, 1999, midnight