| Tiger & Bunny | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Original Run | Tiger & Bunny: April 3, 2011 – September 18, 2011
Tiger & Bunny 2: April 8, 2022 |
| No. of Episodes | 27 (Series 1), 25 (Series 2) 1 OVA |
Tiger & Bunny (タイガー＆バニー Taigā Ando Banī) is Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise which premiered in Japan on April 3, 2011 on Tokyo MX, followed by rebroadcasts on BS11 and MBS, and ended on September 17, 2011. A one-shot manga drawn by Masakazu Katsura was published in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine on August 4, 2011 and the production of two films based on the series was announced during a special event on November, 2011. The first film, entitled Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning was released on September 22, 2012. The second film, Tiger & Bunny: The Rising, was released on February 8, 2014. After a decade long hiatus the series resumed with Tiger & Bunny 2 which premiered worldwide April 8, 2022 on Netflix.
The series is considered the first instalment of the "Buddy Series" (バディシリーズ), which was later succeeded by Double Decker! Doug & Kirill in 2018.
Plot[]
In the year "NC 1978" of a fictional, re-imagined version of New York City called Sternbild City, where 45 years before, superpowered individuals labeled as "NEXT" started appearing and some of them became superheroes. Each of the city's most famous superheroes work for a sponsor company and their uniforms also contain advertising for real-life companies. Their heroic activity is broadcast on the popular television show "Hero TV", where they accumulate points for each heroic feat accomplished (arresting criminals or saving civilians, for example) and the best-ranked hero of the season is crowned "King of Heroes".
The story mainly focuses on the buddy system between the veteran hero Kotetsu T. Kaburagi, a.k.a. Wild Tiger, who is assigned a new partner: a young man named Barnaby Brooks Jr.. The two started off like oil and water due to their conflicting opinions on a superhero 's basis, while at the same time they are trying to crack the mystery of the murder of Barnaby's parents. In addition, the appearance of a homicidal vigilante NEXT named "Lunatic" stirs up the public and makes them question the place of heroes in the city.
In the year “NC 1980” the mystery of Barnaby’s parents killer is solved, but a hero’s work is never done with Sternbild’s heroes facing challenges both internal and external as a group. This time around it’s not just Barnaby who’s learning the power of teamwork, but the whole Hero TV crew (and a few new faces) as they battle one of the biggest existential threats they’ve faced yet.
Staff[]
Season 1[]
- Original Work: Sunrise
- Direction: Keiichi Sato
- Series Composition: Masafumi Nishida
- Animation Character Design: Kenji Hayama, Masaki Yamada
- Character Design: Masakazu Katsura
- Music: Yoshihiro Ike
- Work: Sunrise
Season 2[]
- Original Work: BN Pictures
- Direction: Mitsuko Kase
- Series Composition: Masafumi Nishida
- Animation Character Design: Norihiro Itagaki, Nozomi Tachibana, Mika Yamamoto
- Character Design: Masakazu Katsura
- Work: BN Pictures
Episodes[]
- Main article: Episodes
Media[]
Viz Media simulcast the series on Hulu and Anime News Network.
Tiger & Bunny 2 is a Netflix exclusive.
Marketing[]
In-show advertising[]
Each of the heroes in the series is sponsored by fictional and real-life companies. These include large brands such as Pepsi and Bandai, others are Amazon.com.jp, SoftBank, UStream, and Domino's Pizza. The company logos are not visible in the manga adaptation nor the episodes on Netflix.