The Big O

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(This Big O Show Guide emphasizes the original, unedited TV Tokyo broadcasts between 1999-2003.)
Paradigm City has lost its collective memory, the result of an event 40 years in its past. No one in the city can recollect what happened before this event took place, all memories prior to it... more »

(This Big O Show Guide emphasizes the original, unedited TV Tokyo broadcasts between 1999-2003.)
Paradigm City has lost its collective memory, the result of an event 40 years in its past. No one in the city can recollect what happened before this event took place, all memories prior to it can no longer be recalled.

As a result of this loss of memories the citizens of Paradigm City are forced to re-learn how to use, invent and maintain their modern machines. Only a few select people in the city are able to master these machines and even fewer of them can remember enough to create and operate their own.

Amongst the citizens of Paradigm City is Roger Smith, better known as the negotiator. Roger is a professional negotiator, helping parties reach agreements in difficult situations and assisting in other areas were he might be needed. He is aided by Dorothy Wayneright, an android he rescued, who lives with him and assists the negotiator as a way to repay him for saving her.

Roger Smith is also the pilot of a formidable Megadeus robot, Big O, which he uses when the situation calls for it. The origins of Big O lie in the past, before the event that took everyone's memories away.less «

• My take on what The Big O is about

  Ehm, here is my take on what The Big O is about. !!!!WARNING!!!! Major spoilers below !!!!WARNING!!!! v ...more »

  Ehm, here is my take on what The Big O is about. !!!!WARNING!!!! Major spoilers below !!!!WARNING!!!! v v v v v v All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, Paradigm City, Roger, and Dorothy were all just fictional characters in a show, a 3D hologram show with characters that has an A.I. Angel is the author/directors's avatar. At the end, for certain reasons, the author tried to erase everything, but the 'Roger character' negotiated another chance, despite the handicap of being a fictional character. The Paradigm City world is reseted and they all lived happily ever after! I believe the author of the 3D hologram show based it on a real The Paradigm City, with a real Roger and Dorothy exist. The author is in love with the real Roger, so the author created a show centered around the Roger character she created. But things didn't turn out how she wanted, for example the Angel character and the Roger character did not become an item, so because of the pain and dissatisfaction she tried to erase the show, but the 'Roger character' negotiated another chance, despite being just a fictional character. Also the real Roger and Dorothy stops her from erasing the show. less «

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• According to Dorothy....

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  cambece Last online Dec 31, 1969
  1 comments, last one Nov 6, 2006 + Add Comment

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  8.9 Great

  Enigmatic, mysterious, occasionally inscrutable, but always intricate in story line, The Big O is unique (despite falling partly into the heavily-populated Giant Robo category of Anime). Its characters and music will capture and hold your interest. hide « show »

  The Big O is full of distinctive characters who, despite their idiosyncrasies, readily win viewers empathy. This is not just confined to the dashing, Bruce-Wayne-like Roger Smith or his versatile, Alfred-like butler, Norman. There is also R. Dorothy, a tragic figure in whose newly-manufactured robotic corpus emerge faint feelings, emotions, and memories of her human pre-incarnation, much as faint traces of memories can emerge in the puzzled mind of the amnesiac. Far from playing Robin to Roger Smiths Batman,* Dorothy is given opportunity for compassion, musical creativity, courage, loyalty, and perhaps even love to all grow in her synthetic soul and find expression in her new life with her respectful companions. Other characters, good or bad, — but always colorful and passionate — bring further mystery, adventure, comedy, pathos, danger, and outright evil to the individual episodes and the overall story.
  
  Some concepts employed in The Big O are noticeably borrowed from ideas of other writers, and not just Bob (Batman) Kane. This reviewer posits that concepts of Isaac Asimov, Fritz Lang, and Rod Serling make an appearance or two. Even so, the borrowings are minor and become more of an homage when mingled in the extensive original plot. The viewers sense of creative justice is unlikely to be provoked to the point where they cry That was stolen! in frustration. In the long run, the story is quite strong enough to stand on its own.
  
  Like so many other Anime stories, The Big O has its incongruities and wacky moments. But in this reviewers opinion, there are only two weaknesses to the show. The first is how the story and the characters leave the viewer confused as to the real meaning, purpose, and underlying value of the memories which were lost. The second, which appears to be a climactic ending without resolution, emphasizes the first weakness. This reviewer was left with conflicting beliefs that either a third season was planned but never fulfilled, or that the scriptwriters simply chose an alternative reality as an (overly) easy resolution to the complex conflicts they had crafted.
  
  Despite these issues, there is much in the journey through The Big O saga itself that is both tantalizing and satisfying. As with other popular stories (like Star Wars), this reviewer (and, no doubt, other fans) can envision added story lines that would broaden and extend the alternate universe that encompasses Paradigm City and its residents. I would hope that Cartoon Network and Sunrise Productions would pursue the rendering and broadcast of such tales.
  
  This reviewer hopes that you will enjoy the show.
  
  * Some might say that The Big O carries the alternate title Botman and Robot; I would not.

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  EquusMajor Added Jul 27, 2006 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  Despite its strong story plot and characters, the show is net yet completed. hide « show »

  In "The Big O", the entire residence of Paradigm City have lost their entire memories in an event that occurred forty years ago.
  
  Enter Roger Smith, the city's negotiator, who tackles down every event that is somehow related to the memories that were supposed to been previously lossed, and as Roger gets deeper into the mystery of the city, he learns much more than he needs.
  
  The characters are very outstanding, and with the mixture between mecha and mysteries, there is no reason to not watch this show.
  
  Still, CN would have make a third season to conclude "The Big O" series.

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  Emperor26 Added Jan 6, 2006 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  This anime, is not spoon feed to you, and is trully well drawn, writen and has some amazeing music. hide « show »

  This Anime gets alot of hate, but mostly because it was not advertised correctly. Everyone need to give this show a shot, because it pulls off so much, with great writeing, a great story with a beautiful feeling in the whole show. It is the only show that had me so sad that it had to end. Everyone needs to see this series and hope for a 3rd season!

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  RedClott Added Jun 30, 2005 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  This show is an intellectual masterpiece that has a superficial value that is also quite enjoyable. It involves giant robots, mysteries, androids and a James Bond/Batman style lead role. hide « show »

  This show is quality plain and simple. I usually don't like those Japanese cartoons, but this one changed my mind. The plot is fascinating, and the music is unbelievable. You owe it to yourself to give it a try. Set in a mysterious future world where people have lost their memories; Roger Smith the negotiator solves mysteries as he tries to get to the bottom of what is going on inside of Paradigm city. The action is constant, and the characters are fully developed. This show will keep you up at night thinking about the different subtleties until you go mad. You will enjoy it, and you will tell your friends about it.

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  joemccallum Added Jun 24, 2005 All my reviews