Bull Session watched it when I was a kid. I liked it quite a bit then and it’s good to hear that I did in fact see the whole show and it wasn’t that I just missed a few episodes that would have explained things haha
I loved the show, because it was like nothing else on the air. Shows I loved around this period included Video & Arcade Top 10, Redwall, Anti-Gravity Room, ReBoot, Beast Wars, etc. While I dug all those shows, nothing stuck in my mind quite like Cybersix. The animation was superb, the characters were great and not too cliché, and the mysteries surrounding the setting were unique. It's the animated equivalent of discovering a really awesome movie that's at the far of the rental store that only 5 people know about.
Argentinian made Italian comic book made into a Canadian and Japanese show that is being reviewed by a UA-camr being commented on by an American. Thank you, World
Oh nice, you finally covered Cybersix! This show was one of my favorites as a kid, since it was one of the more unique shows on Teletoon. It had great action, dark undertones, panthers with human brains, and just general coolness all around. My favorite episode was the one featuring Yashimoto, who was one of the most badass characters in the series. Despite his somewhat offensive design, he was the only one to ever figure out Cybersix's identity on his own without help. The best part of that episode was just him trying to piece Cybersix's identity together on his own, using every detective method he had. That was probably the best thing about the show, the fact that it went all out with its concepts. The episode with the blob monster being a good example, as it really focused on showing the human side of the monsters in the series. The show also had some great episodes, like Data 7's introduction, the episode with the gargoyles, the werewolf episode, and that one episode that was basically a gender-swapped version of The Predator. It just sucks that no one remembers this show, aside from us dedicated fans.
I randomly remembered this show a couple of years ago after having it buried in my mind. Rewatching it was like a fever dream but a good kind of fever dream. So unique.
I coined the phrase "Franime" for all shows in the *hyper-french yet weeb-ified* genre we were exposed to in youth thanks to YTV and Teletoon. As a natural extension for Quebec, "Canime" would do!
same >w< and after it got canceled, it was so heartbreaking that no one else seemed to know or care about, what I thought, the coolest show I had ever seen in my life! It went dark in my mind without any support of show accessibility or fellow fans... But deep in my heart, I felt love so alive In the depths of my soul, I know we will survive!
I just had a wave of nostalgia hit me like a truck watching this. I loved watching Cyber Six as a kid. Now I'm sad that the 2nd season was canceled despite being green lit.
I love this series so much. I wish there was more of it. Also, I love how subtle it can be with the Nazi imagery such as Cyber Six having "Cyber 6" tattooed on her arm in the same way the Nazis tattooed concentration camp prisoners.
I remember being in my early teen years when this show aired, and I've been a fan ever since. Though I'll admit, I had no idea that it was the product of an Italian - Argentinian Comic series. This aired back in the days where most cartoon shows were aimed for a much younger audience. It with Undergrads, Futurama, South Park, and the very few Animes that were released in Canada were some of the only "cartoons" that challenged us with ideas and themes that were more adult or serious and not overly simplified. The style in itself is enough to make anyone curious, the music is beautiful but as I grew older I could see that while the story was interesting, it could and should have been expanded upon and have it tackle important themes of existentialism while still being a "monster of the week" cartoon.
Watching this as a kid always made me feel like I was taking a peak into something "grown up" that I was just too young to fully grasp. I had no idea how correct I was haha. Undergrads was also the bomb.
This was my favorite tv show growing up. It left such a lasting impression on me, the characters, the story and the feels are strong with this one. lol Data7 is the best. I never understood two things; why it was so short and why it never continued lol I would've loved if this series continued. Anyway, great video! I'm surprised someone actually covered Cybersix in this day and age. It was so obscure at the time.
I used to watch Cybersix back on Teletoon in French, i especially remember the opening because it stuck into my head. After Batman TAS Cybersix, while having an amazing animation quality, felt and looked similar. They also both have the best Cape animations. Cybersix is so underrated, but i guess too many good series happened at the same time back then, like a buffet, some good meals will be wasted.
I *really* wanted to throw in a Krillin clip for this video, but I couldn't find much Terry Klassen Krillin on UA-cam, and I didn't want to go through the effort of ripping all my "Rock the Dragon" DVDs
As a child, I rewatched this show several times. I never cared if I had seen the episode a dozen times already. I watched every episode when it was on again with love and joy. To this day, Cybersix is my fictional idol.
I grew up in Winnipeg Canada so I got to see the series on Teletoon, it was intriguing, I picked it up on DVD a few years back and it was great to rewatch.
This show is ridiculously underrated! I remember when this show came out and I became immediately obsessed and intrigued. They need to relaunch this!!!!!!
but this was such a lovely "things will go on" kind of cliffhangers >w< Jose runs off to continue his villainous schemes, and cybersix survived and reunited with Lucas (maybe? >w
It's great advice *if* the creators were all psychic and could perfectly predict how many episodes they were going to get to tell a story. Sadly, not the case.
Thanks so much for doing a feature on this stunning cartoon classic! Not having cable at the time, I discovered it randomly via UA-cam in the mid-2000s and became a rabid fan, also reading several of the comic and catching glimpses of the live-action Argentinian TV show as well. One of the characters in our Heroineburgh universe, Cybrina, is based partially on Cybersix, as well as Aeon Flux, Cybergirl (Australia), Tron, and Jakita Wagner (from the Planetary comic). In our opinion, Cybersix is one of the most beautiful cartoon superheroines of all time!
I loved this show growing up. I later leanred of the comic book series but never realized how dark it was, Giving it was made in the 90's it's understandable. Hearing your view on this makes me wish the cartoon was more detailed about it's lore and while it wouldn't work for a kids show as an adult I would enjoy a darker version of it. Edit: Thanks for this detailed overview of the series. I learned a lot about it. I often wish companies who make shows understood the need to fill a niche audience instead of appealing to the masses.
Loved the show, but was always so sad that it never became as good as the source comic - and never got a satisfying conclusion of any kind. And the comics are damn hard to read as an english speaker as well, since they never got formally translated and so all that exists are incomplete fan translations of a few of the volumes. This show also was one of the first to give me trans feels as a kid, foreshadowing future transition
I can see that. The whole secret identity alter ego thing in comics seems like it could be relatable to all LGBT people if you think about it as a sort of closet, but Cybersix's adult tone even in the cartoon has a certain something about it that makes it feel real even if it's not 100% the same as people's situation. And even more so for trans people because of the gender bending. It kinda gives me gay vibes when Cybersix wasAdrian even though she was just in drag. This is really vague and hard to explain so I hope this makes sense. It's a really interesting concept and really interesting show to think about.
Dude. I for one am EXTREMELY thankful for your research. Thank you Paul :) (It is Paul, right? I'm half awake rn) I loved Cybersix growing up. It was one of the shows my best friend and I would call each other right after it ended to talk about what happened. We even taped it onto VHS and would watch it at sleep overs. Man, what a ride. I have to find it on Blu Ray or DVD or even just HD download.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed! Yup, it is Paul. Unfortunately there's no blu-ray release, but I picked up the show on DVD myself to make this video, and I'm glad I did.
I vividly remember talking to my friend about this show every evening after school as a kid. At the time we laughed about some of the sillier aspects, and we would make fun of a lot of the characters and their decisions. Being only 9, I always felt that it was a little too grown up for me (particularly with the whole cross-dressing plot element) and yet I was always incredibly intrigued by the love triangle and the relationships that the characters built. In the end, I had kind of a secret love of the show. It was a huge guilty pleasure for me, so it's really gratifying to see that so many people loved it and thought it was a valuable piece of art. I really want to watch it again, I truly think I'd value it even more now.
@9:36 AH yes.. a Spoony reference in 2019. I see you are a man of culture as well. (Man I wish Noah had stuck with it,, he was genuinely entertaining.)
Noah was at one point the very best in the game at this sort of thing (imo). I also really wish he'd stuck with it. He's still active on Twitter, and he streams every now and then, but that's about it.
This was a extremely well done analysis and disambiguation of a mysterious show that coloured my youth. Hearing you speak so eloquently and deeply about this cartoon makes me feel not so embarrassed that I still watch cartoons as an adult lol. ^_^
Cybersix is so beautifully unusual because its designs are clearly inspired by a european method of drawing characters (you can see a lot of resemblance between cybersix and TinTin, for example >w>), and then that got the tasty high-production, smooth japanese animation quality. My heart still hurts on how this show didn't make it, and I wish I could read the full works of the creators (RiP lads) TwT As unlikely as it is, I'm glad I'm not alone in the want to see this phoenix rise from its ashes on a service like netflix. But deep in my heart, I feel love so alive! In the depths of my soul, I know we will survive!
I had completely forgotten about that TV series. It was so weird when it came out but I was so fascinated by it. I remember watching all the episodes on teletoon and waiting for the day that the second season would come out....but it never came. I really wanted to know more about her backstory. About her and her brother, how did it all happen. Thanks for giving us more insight on the studio production. It's interesting knowing the background of the studio.
I lived in the country as a kid, and i used to beg my dad who stayed in town for work to record episodes of this series, i never paid much attention to the story (i am hard of hearing and had not discovered captions yet) i just loved watching it and the theme song is THE most beautiful theme song I've ever heard
Thank you! Thank you for reviewing Cyber Six, this is one of the most underrated show I'm ever seen and I'm disappointed that it is often forgotten, even by anime fans.
I have watched this series several times growing up. Teletoon was a cartoon network that would often show more mature subject matter, and as a 12/13 year old nerdy kid starting to get into anime, this show really did deliver on exactly what it was trying to do. I found this review to be very informative as I had very little knowledge on the background of the show. Thanks
I don't know if you remember this, but Teletoon was actually the only channel I ever saw that had ads only about its shows. No commercial stuff or anything that wasn't either currently aired or about to be. Now that I'm old enough to think about that, I really wonder how they managed to do it for such a long time. And quite frankly: cybersix, highlanders and another show about a spaceship captain living on a weird planet with his crew including a six headed guy (can't remember the name of the show....) were my favorite shows at the time.
@@Rioshoa Nice! I can't believe it was that simple, but thanks for putting my mind to rest on this XD I think I remember a commercial where we saw some of the crew like miss scarlet and the six headed guy running to places, not sure what the context was in those scenes, and then the captain in his usual wheelbarrow writing his diary and looking at the stars. It's not much, but I guess that wheelbarrow thing was weird enough to be printed in my mind lol
Do you think the series will ever get a revival or reboot? Given how tastes and attitudes for entertainment have changed over the years, I feel it is a valid question
I doubt it. It never made any money and the original creators have both passed away. Plus a lot of the subject matter would he considered much more controversial nowadays than it was back then
Great review! I always thought this show was really striking and pretty bonkers, but I never got to see the full run of episodes. I've always wanted to though, and I'm definitely curious now to see what my thoughts are years later. Also, some of that animation is ridiculously good. That restaurant shot? Great stuff
Mhmm. You don't notice things like animation quality when you're a kid (at least I didn't), so that was a huge pleasant surprise for me revisiting the show. Normally I have to find clips that I think look good enough to put into the video, but on this video it was more like narrowing down which of the many I was going to use.
Seems like this would have been perfect fit for MTV as a more faithful adaptation to the original comic. Got a mild Aeon flux the kid version feel from it.
Holy crap you just unlocked so many memories for me. Thank you for making this incredible retrospective video. My name is Adrian, I’m gay, and when I was a kid (way before I realized it or came out) my friends and I would watch this all the time. The character resonated with me in a way I didn’t fully understand back then but looking back now I totally get it. Oh and her partner? 🥵 Seriously though I loved watching this show so much. Loved the art style and the animation, and it’s super interesting finding out what the actual (or at least original) context for everything was. Very crazy but also very cool.
Outside of the title and the main character's voice actress, I knew nothing about this show until I saw your review. Once again, here's another show I'd love to check it out. The animation shown in this video already looks breathtaking.
A lot of the time when I'm editing these videos I have to find the best looking clips to include. With this was it was more a process of narrowing down from all the great choices. It really is one of the sharpest looking 2d animated shows I've ever seen.
I do vaguely remember seeing this here in the US. The way her cape moved around, anime style, is what I remember the most about it. And when I finally found it online, a thousand years later, and watched it in it's entirety I was still completely blown away by it. What a shame this didn't take off. It was very good, new, original, and different, at the time when it came out, which is what made me remember it for all these years. It felt really cool and satisfying to see it again and to also know that there are others out there that actually know about it and share the same interest and support for animated tv series like these. Great video and good choice! 👍
I am Uruguayan and I remember watching this as a kid and loving it so much. I waited anxiously each week for the airing of each episode and I was devastated when I found out that the series was over. I still feel the pain! Your review has been excellent, can you believe I had no idea that the basis for the show was an Argentinian comic? It means Cybersix was much closer to me than I thought it was. I wonder if Lucas ever found out that Adrian and Cybersix were the same person. I kinda shipped him with both.
I hope that in these coming years society will look back at this show and realize how much potential it had. Enough to bring the series back and make more seasons.
I was told about this show a few days ago, and with quarantine I figured that I would watch it just to see what it was about. Watch it all in less than 24 hours. It is amazing.
Good work on finding all the information. I used to watch this show when i was younger, never knew it had such a background, i think i'll have to hunt the complete series down soon and give it a watch
Wait....did...did a kid show just say "kinky"?! Jeez I keep forgetting that Canadian kids Tv (especially in the 90s) was generally edgier than American TV.
So that's what happened to this show? For the longest I didn't even know the show's name, but loved it. I always knew it as "Girl-Cape". I don't remember the Fox time block ever announcing the show, when I was young. One day I caught the middle of the 1st episode by accident-- I was being punished for throwing paint buckets at my cousin from atop of the garage shed. And I couldn't go outside, so I sat down thinking Mortal Kombat was going to come on (yeah I know wrong channel; I was an outside kid), but saw this and was hooked. Good times.
Cybersix is one of my favourite childhood shows! I remember getting excited every October as Teletoon would run the show around Halloween time for several years. I remember being quite sad when they stopped running the show. Cybersix is one of those shows that I wish could get a reboot, so long as they keep the same or at least close enough art style and the amazing intro!
I'm not sure how I missed this in my subscription page, but I checked your page and I'm glad I found it! Brilliant video! It's like closing a minor mystery in my life that has always been there haha. I'm also happy to simply see anyone talk about this show, because as you said, there's almost nothing out there on it.
I remember watching this as a kid here in Canada. I completely forgot about this till this was randomly suggested to me here. Man do I want to see this redone.
The Dark Angel series from James Cameroan had a pretty simillar plot, but sure less inspired. Also i was thinking.. Is she the kid of Batman and Carmen Sandiego? ;) I am german..and by looking at those villians..i don´t understand why we never got a release of it in anyway 🤔😂 Seriously, i just found the show, because of another good review of it, and damn.. hear by i thought "Huntik" was an underrated show. It´s a shame it never got a second season. But it is defintily what i call a Hidden Gem !
The American television series Dark Angel was accused of plagiarism by the authors of Cybersix who denounced in 1998 the creator of it, James Cameron, and the network that broadcast it, Fox. The same could not be concluded, according to Trillo explained, because he and Meglia did not have the necessary financial resources to carry out the litigation in Los Angeles.
Well, I tell you what, first I'm Argentinian, second, I have collected the original comic book run, third, I'm an English Professor and Translator, fourth, I know my way around a couple of softwares to editing the images and adding the dialogues in English. Sooo, what's it gonna be? You still want it pals?
@@caciquecomics9728 Haha. Heck yes! I can't believe it's already been a year, since I wrote this, but absolutely! Where would you post it? Though, at this point, I don't even know how many readers you'd get beyond the two of us and maybe a handful of others. Sadly, might not be worth your time.. xD
Yeah, then I guess we'll have to wait for some more readers to actually want it. I mean, it's not an easy or fast job to do. And I don't have that much time available either. Lets have faith though.
This was a great review on Cybersix, really dug! If I could make a request, think you could tackle Samurai Pizza Cats sometime? It was a really goofy gag dub of an already super goofy anime. I just think it'd be a good time to cover it, since they are coming out with an artbook later this month.
OMG thank you. I've been trying to figure out what this show was for 15 years. All I had was a memory from my friend watching when I'd go over, and he died years ago, so I was never able to ask him. Fan of the channel. Great work as always. Thank you for the content
I've gone around saying this every time, I didn't have the privilege of living through the nostalgia. I was born a year after unfortunately, but I think Cybersix is one of the best animated series ever. I really like the storyline, and would hope that one day it returns or is continued. I've noticed a lot more reviews, song covers, and other related videos started appearing recently. It's great to know this series has gotten more attention since I watched it about 2 years ago or so.
I hope we can get a reboot of this, maybe a bit more mature than the canadiant version, but not nearly so much as the source. Maybe something aimed at teens/young adults so not quite so much need me obfuscated but without all the needless oversexualization. I had never heard of the comic until after I watched the whole show on youtube while in college and which some of it was clearly dumbed down and kidsy, i immediately fell in love with the concept. Naturally as a college student the whole nazi theme of the villains and the fitting nature of such a villain being in south america was not lost on me. And i appreciate being old enough to understand that context on my first watch. All in all a really cool idea with some major flaws in execution in all its iterations. Hope someday we can see someone do it true justice.
I think I had seen the promo for when it aired on Fox, but never got to catch it, and then only came across the series out of the blue one day while watching a compilation of TV show intros which featured the Cybersix theme. Speaking of the theme song, it's been report that it has an official 3 minute version, but has never been released in any capacity, which is a serious dick move on whoever holds the rights to the song if you ask me. Another interesting thing of note is that allegedly, James Cameron took inspiration for his show Dark Angel from Cybersix, and the creators even attempted to file legal action. However, the specifics about the claim are a bit all over the place, much like the origins for the cartoon. It's certainly a shame that the series isn't more widely available, or that the creators don't get much recognition, even after both passed away.
Nice to see someone talk about this show. I remember nothing about it besides the sick intro and how dark it was, but it’s always stuck out in my mind for some reason
Hello! Thanks for this cool video. I can provide some interesting data. And I want to apologize for my level of English, it is not my natural language. I am from Uruguay, but I lived part of my adolescence during the 90's in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At that time I read many Cybersix comics. As to how the series was able to take shape, a clue is that the comic artist, Carlos Meglia, worked doing storyboars in chapters of Batman: The Animated Series, made by the same studio as the Cybersix series. I can't remember the specific chapter of Batman, but it is one a girl appears in a crowd with the particular eyes of Meglia's designs, to the point of resembling Cybersix. When I have some time I look for some image capture. Regarding the cancellation, an interesting fact is that Trillo and Meglia initiated a plagiarism lawsuit against the creators of the series starring Jessica Alba, Dark Angel. This series was created by James Cameron and premiered on Fox, with a huge investment in promotion. It was said that there was some intervention so that the Cybersrsix series did not continue. About the tone of the comic, I think it is due to the tradition of more adult themes in the comics of Argentina and Italy. Evidently it was not aimed at children. As a final comment, Trillo and Meglia described Cybersix as "Transsexual Clone Vampire Android" in a funny way referring to the TMNT. :) Thanks for the videos and congratulations on the channel. Andrés.
I remember this show was shown in Malaysia during slot usually on a more kids friendly shows. For some reason this show stays in my mind throughout these years. Never imagine such history on a very unique anime
As a Canadian boy growing up in the 90s, Cybersix caught me by surprise and blew away my expectations. Out of the hundreds of animated shows I've watched during my life, this one still shines out like a bright beacon among the rest. A mix between a superhero show, monster of the week, Frankenstein's monster, with a kickass lead dressed like Zorro / Carmen Santiago. It single handedly established my taste for a certain type of Anime and content (i.e. the mature kind, as well as the cyberpunk genre in general) as I made my way into puberty, even though it wasn't technically an Anime in the sense that it wasn't primarily a Japanese product. It still has one the best if not the best intro and theme I have yet to hear in an animated show. It was light years apart from other Western Animation at the time and still is imho. The only negative is that it was cut short. But better too short than poorly done.
I miss this show considering that i used to watch it on Teletoon back in 2003. I mean i'd rather watch this show than any of today's shows that are on tv nowadays.
they never stated directly, but it's implied that Von Richter made all of his creations dependant on the sustenance as a way of keeping them under control. You know like the Jem'Hadar
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Did you guys like the show as much as I did? Have you even seen it?
Did you ever went to Art School?
Love this show, i remember watching back in the day on Teletoon, to bad there was never a 2ed season.
Bull Session watched it when I was a kid. I liked it quite a bit then and it’s good to hear that I did in fact see the whole show and it wasn’t that I just missed a few episodes that would have explained things haha
I loved this show as a kid it was soo different. About five years ago it popped up on Hulu and I rewatched it as an adult. Really need this on dvd
I loved the show, because it was like nothing else on the air. Shows I loved around this period included Video & Arcade Top 10, Redwall, Anti-Gravity Room, ReBoot, Beast Wars, etc.
While I dug all those shows, nothing stuck in my mind quite like Cybersix. The animation was superb, the characters were great and not too cliché, and the mysteries surrounding the setting were unique. It's the animated equivalent of discovering a really awesome movie that's at the far of the rental store that only 5 people know about.
Argentinian made Italian comic book made into a Canadian and Japanese show that is being reviewed by a UA-camr being commented on by an American. Thank you, World
Thank you for the ♥️
Wait bull sesion is american I thoight that he was canadian wtf
I'm Canadian, yes. Bryce is American
Oh I am sorry I fucked up
Mrs. WorldWide
I really like this show. It's a underrated jem of the 90s. Let's hope this show gets a reboot on Netflix done right
Hell yea! such a shame how little love it gets
@@BullSession true
Adi Shankar where you at?
Either you didnt notice the mistake or nobody noticed the Jem reference another old school cartoon lol
Actually TMS just premiered the entire series on Amazon Prime Video
I watched this show on Teletoon back when it was new. I always loved it and still wish there was more.
Cyber six is the most Canadian cartoon ever. 4/5 different nations getting together to make a single show 😂
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Oh nice, you finally covered Cybersix! This show was one of my favorites as a kid, since it was one of the more unique shows on Teletoon. It had great action, dark undertones, panthers with human brains, and just general coolness all around. My favorite episode was the one featuring Yashimoto, who was one of the most badass characters in the series. Despite his somewhat offensive design, he was the only one to ever figure out Cybersix's identity on his own without help. The best part of that episode was just him trying to piece Cybersix's identity together on his own, using every detective method he had.
That was probably the best thing about the show, the fact that it went all out with its concepts. The episode with the blob monster being a good example, as it really focused on showing the human side of the monsters in the series. The show also had some great episodes, like Data 7's introduction, the episode with the gargoyles, the werewolf episode, and that one episode that was basically a gender-swapped version of The Predator. It just sucks that no one remembers this show, aside from us dedicated fans.
Haha I did a bit of a double take when I saw Yashimotto, but don't worry; its way more offensive in the comics :p
@@BullSession Oh trust me, I know. I read those comics and was like "Wow, they actually did that".
Considering how this show heavily uses WWII- it does make some sense thathe japanese guy would look like old WWII propoganda.
Grew up in Canada, was one my inspirations growing up
The final episode when the other creations let her go, & died with Von Reichter! 😭😭😭😭
I randomly remembered this show a couple of years ago after having it buried in my mind. Rewatching it was like a fever dream but a good kind of fever dream. So unique.
That's how I felt watching this video! I haven't even rewatched it yet! I'm glad it's not just me.
Some of the scenes make me think "Batman: The Animated Series", mainly with the dark tone and some of the fight scenes.
Yes same!!! Looked it up but that's because it's the same animation studio who animated a bunch of the batman episodes too!!! :D
I coined the phrase "Franime" for all shows in the *hyper-french yet weeb-ified* genre we were exposed to in youth thanks to YTV and Teletoon. As a natural extension for Quebec, "Canime" would do!
I like "Canime"; That sums up 'Canada + Japan' nicely.
You're referring to night hood?
I assume that would include Miraculous Ladybug, then.
@@heroineburgh Polygonal Franimation Matrix
Code Lyoko too of course
This show melted my face as a child. I’ve never been able to find anyone else who remembers it.
same >w< and after it got canceled, it was so heartbreaking that no one else seemed to know or care about, what I thought, the coolest show I had ever seen in my life! It went dark in my mind without any support of show accessibility or fellow fans...
But deep in my heart, I felt love so alive
In the depths of my soul, I know we will survive!
I felt the same way, it was one of those blink and you'll miss it shows, and there were a lot of them back then.
That's so true
Actually my favourite show as a child. I remember staying up late every night to watch it episode after episode, even when the season would repeat.
owo where did you see it air?
I just had a wave of nostalgia hit me like a truck watching this. I loved watching Cyber Six as a kid. Now I'm sad that the 2nd season was canceled despite being green lit.
same here :/ I was super bummed when I read that.
I love this series so much. I wish there was more of it. Also, I love how subtle it can be with the Nazi imagery such as Cyber Six having "Cyber 6" tattooed on her arm in the same way the Nazis tattooed concentration camp prisoners.
When I watched this as a child the whole nazi thing swoosh right over my head.
Me too! I was completely clueless about that part XD
I remember being in my early teen years when this show aired, and I've been a fan ever since. Though I'll admit, I had no idea that it was the product of an Italian - Argentinian Comic series. This aired back in the days where most cartoon shows were aimed for a much younger audience. It with Undergrads, Futurama, South Park, and the very few Animes that were released in Canada were some of the only "cartoons" that challenged us with ideas and themes that were more adult or serious and not overly simplified. The style in itself is enough to make anyone curious, the music is beautiful but as I grew older I could see that while the story was interesting, it could and should have been expanded upon and have it tackle important themes of existentialism while still being a "monster of the week" cartoon.
Watching this as a kid always made me feel like I was taking a peak into something "grown up" that I was just too young to fully grasp. I had no idea how correct I was haha. Undergrads was also the bomb.
This was my favorite tv show growing up. It left such a lasting impression on me, the characters, the story and the feels are strong with this one. lol Data7 is the best. I never understood two things; why it was so short and why it never continued lol I would've loved if this series continued. Anyway, great video! I'm surprised someone actually covered Cybersix in this day and age. It was so obscure at the time.
That's what I do!
One of my absolute favs, it's a crime this show didn't get to continue
I used to watch Cybersix back on Teletoon in French, i especially remember the opening because it stuck into my head. After Batman TAS Cybersix, while having an amazing animation quality, felt and looked similar. They also both have the best Cape animations. Cybersix is so underrated, but i guess too many good series happened at the same time back then, like a buffet, some good meals will be wasted.
solidemike Thank TMS for both of them.
Von Reichter was played by Terry Klassen, who also voiced Krilin in the Ocean Group dub of DBZ.
I *really* wanted to throw in a Krillin clip for this video, but I couldn't find much Terry Klassen Krillin on UA-cam, and I didn't want to go through the effort of ripping all my "Rock the Dragon" DVDs
As a child, I rewatched this show several times. I never cared if I had seen the episode a dozen times already. I watched every episode when it was on again with love and joy. To this day, Cybersix is my fictional idol.
I grew up in Winnipeg Canada so I got to see the series on Teletoon, it was intriguing, I picked it up on DVD a few years back and it was great to rewatch.
Hey I'm in manitoba too! And I know the feeling of seeing nostalgic shows once in a while too
Mad props for you pulling a so obscure series like this, I only remember bits and pieces of this series myself.
it's worth revisiting! tons of fun
This show is ridiculously underrated! I remember when this show came out and I became immediately obsessed and intrigued. They need to relaunch this!!!!!!
I'm glad more people are discovering cybersix and hopefully it'll gain a cult following
Here’s a lesson, NEVER LEAVE SHOWS ON A CLIFFHANGER!
I wish more people would heed this when making the shows.
but this was such a lovely "things will go on" kind of cliffhangers >w<
Jose runs off to continue his villainous schemes, and cybersix survived and reunited with Lucas (maybe? >w
It's great advice *if* the creators were all psychic and could perfectly predict how many episodes they were going to get to tell a story. Sadly, not the case.
Agree...
Send message for Gendy Tartakovsky T_T
Thanks so much for doing a feature on this stunning cartoon classic! Not having cable at the time, I discovered it randomly via UA-cam in the mid-2000s and became a rabid fan, also reading several of the comic and catching glimpses of the live-action Argentinian TV show as well. One of the characters in our Heroineburgh universe, Cybrina, is based partially on Cybersix, as well as Aeon Flux, Cybergirl (Australia), Tron, and Jakita Wagner (from the Planetary comic). In our opinion, Cybersix is one of the most beautiful cartoon superheroines of all time!
I loved this show growing up. I later leanred of the comic book series but never realized how dark it was, Giving it was made in the 90's it's understandable.
Hearing your view on this makes me wish the cartoon was more detailed about it's lore and while it wouldn't work for a kids show as an adult I would enjoy a darker version of it.
Edit: Thanks for this detailed overview of the series. I learned a lot about it. I often wish companies who make shows understood the need to fill a niche audience instead of appealing to the masses.
Loved the show, but was always so sad that it never became as good as the source comic - and never got a satisfying conclusion of any kind. And the comics are damn hard to read as an english speaker as well, since they never got formally translated and so all that exists are incomplete fan translations of a few of the volumes. This show also was one of the first to give me trans feels as a kid, foreshadowing future transition
I can see that. The whole secret identity alter ego thing in comics seems like it could be relatable to all LGBT people if you think about it as a sort of closet, but Cybersix's adult tone even in the cartoon has a certain something about it that makes it feel real even if it's not 100% the same as people's situation. And even more so for trans people because of the gender bending. It kinda gives me gay vibes when Cybersix wasAdrian even though she was just in drag. This is really vague and hard to explain so I hope this makes sense. It's a really interesting concept and really interesting show to think about.
@@couchpotato3197 It makes sense to me, she's pretty non-binary coded
This is Animated by TMS. I miss them animating western cartoons. So beautiful and fluid.
Cyber Six was a great show. Glad you got the chance to watch it.
I loved Cybersix as a boy, I really want more of it.
Dude. I for one am EXTREMELY thankful for your research. Thank you Paul :) (It is Paul, right? I'm half awake rn) I loved Cybersix growing up. It was one of the shows my best friend and I would call each other right after it ended to talk about what happened. We even taped it onto VHS and would watch it at sleep overs. Man, what a ride. I have to find it on Blu Ray or DVD or even just HD download.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed! Yup, it is Paul. Unfortunately there's no blu-ray release, but I picked up the show on DVD myself to make this video, and I'm glad I did.
I found a copy easy on amazon
I remembered watching this as a kid in Canada, and stumbled on your video. Loved your research and review, thank you!
I vividly remember talking to my friend about this show every evening after school as a kid.
At the time we laughed about some of the sillier aspects, and we would make fun of a lot of the characters and their decisions.
Being only 9, I always felt that it was a little too grown up for me (particularly with the whole cross-dressing plot element) and yet I was always incredibly intrigued by the love triangle and the relationships that the characters built.
In the end, I had kind of a secret love of the show. It was a huge guilty pleasure for me, so it's really gratifying to see that so many people loved it and thought it was a valuable piece of art.
I really want to watch it again, I truly think I'd value it even more now.
Go for it. The dvd is really easy to find
Its all on UA-cam in high quality
Never heard of it until a friend posted a screenshot and I immediately fell in love with Cybersix's design.
@9:36 AH yes.. a Spoony reference in 2019. I see you are a man of culture as well. (Man I wish Noah had stuck with it,, he was genuinely entertaining.)
Noah was at one point the very best in the game at this sort of thing (imo). I also really wish he'd stuck with it. He's still active on Twitter, and he streams every now and then, but that's about it.
This was a extremely well done analysis and disambiguation of a mysterious show that coloured my youth. Hearing you speak so eloquently and deeply about this cartoon makes me feel not so embarrassed that I still watch cartoons as an adult lol. ^_^
Cybersix is so beautifully unusual because its designs are clearly inspired by a european method of drawing characters (you can see a lot of resemblance between cybersix and TinTin, for example >w>), and then that got the tasty high-production, smooth japanese animation quality.
My heart still hurts on how this show didn't make it, and I wish I could read the full works of the creators (RiP lads) TwT As unlikely as it is, I'm glad I'm not alone in the want to see this phoenix rise from its ashes on a service like netflix.
But deep in my heart, I feel love so alive!
In the depths of my soul, I know we will survive!
I had completely forgotten about that TV series. It was so weird when it came out but I was so fascinated by it. I remember watching all the episodes on teletoon and waiting for the day that the second season would come out....but it never came. I really wanted to know more about her backstory. About her and her brother, how did it all happen.
Thanks for giving us more insight on the studio production. It's interesting knowing the background of the studio.
I lived in the country as a kid, and i used to beg my dad who stayed in town for work to record episodes of this series, i never paid much attention to the story (i am hard of hearing and had not discovered captions yet) i just loved watching it
and the theme song is THE most beautiful theme song I've ever heard
Thank you!
Thank you for reviewing Cyber Six, this is one of the most underrated show I'm ever seen and I'm disappointed that it is often forgotten, even by anime fans.
Absolutley loved this show growing up, it had a great soundtrack, cool characters and very dark themes.
I have watched this series several times growing up. Teletoon was a cartoon network that would often show more mature subject matter, and as a 12/13 year old nerdy kid starting to get into anime, this show really did deliver on exactly what it was trying to do. I found this review to be very informative as I had very little knowledge on the background of the show. Thanks
I don't know if you remember this, but Teletoon was actually the only channel I ever saw that had ads only about its shows. No commercial stuff or anything that wasn't either currently aired or about to be. Now that I'm old enough to think about that, I really wonder how they managed to do it for such a long time.
And quite frankly: cybersix, highlanders and another show about a spaceship captain living on a weird planet with his crew including a six headed guy (can't remember the name of the show....) were my favorite shows at the time.
@@demos456 You're referring to Captain Star. What a strange show it was. I don't remember the commercials for it though.
@@Rioshoa Nice! I can't believe it was that simple, but thanks for putting my mind to rest on this XD
I think I remember a commercial where we saw some of the crew like miss scarlet and the six headed guy running to places, not sure what the context was in those scenes, and then the captain in his usual wheelbarrow writing his diary and looking at the stars. It's not much, but I guess that wheelbarrow thing was weird enough to be printed in my mind lol
Do you think the series will ever get a revival or reboot? Given how tastes and attitudes for entertainment have changed over the years, I feel it is a valid question
I doubt it. It never made any money and the original creators have both passed away. Plus a lot of the subject matter would he considered much more controversial nowadays than it was back then
Doubt it, Cartoons are so crappy now.
Not all of them.
More reviews on obscure shows I somehow know about please!
I vaguely remember seeing ads for this on Fox Kids but never watched it.
Definitely going to try and check it out.
I remember this show and it's epic sounding theme song, I don't remember much after that
Check it out! Well worth the watch
Great review! I always thought this show was really striking and pretty bonkers, but I never got to see the full run of episodes. I've always wanted to though, and I'm definitely curious now to see what my thoughts are years later.
Also, some of that animation is ridiculously good. That restaurant shot? Great stuff
Mhmm. You don't notice things like animation quality when you're a kid (at least I didn't), so that was a huge pleasant surprise for me revisiting the show. Normally I have to find clips that I think look good enough to put into the video, but on this video it was more like narrowing down which of the many I was going to use.
Seems like this would have been perfect fit for MTV as a more faithful adaptation to the original comic. Got a mild Aeon flux the kid version feel from it.
Mhmm. In fact I remember the first time I saw Aeon Flux I was like "oh neat, this looks kind of like Cybersix"
I was trying to remember the name of that show - I thought Cybersix WAS an adaptation of Aeon Flux.
Holy crap you just unlocked so many memories for me. Thank you for making this incredible retrospective video.
My name is Adrian, I’m gay, and when I was a kid (way before I realized it or came out) my friends and I would watch this all the time. The character resonated with me in a way I didn’t fully understand back then but looking back now I totally get it. Oh and her partner? 🥵
Seriously though I loved watching this show so much. Loved the art style and the animation, and it’s super interesting finding out what the actual (or at least original) context for everything was. Very crazy but also very cool.
Outside of the title and the main character's voice actress, I knew nothing about this show until I saw your review. Once again, here's another show I'd love to check it out. The animation shown in this video already looks breathtaking.
A lot of the time when I'm editing these videos I have to find the best looking clips to include. With this was it was more a process of narrowing down from all the great choices. It really is one of the sharpest looking 2d animated shows I've ever seen.
I do vaguely remember seeing this here in the US. The way her cape moved around, anime style, is what I remember the most about it. And when I finally found it online, a thousand years later, and watched it in it's entirety I was still completely blown away by it.
What a shame this didn't take off. It was very good, new, original, and different, at the time when it came out, which is what made me remember it for all these years.
It felt really cool and satisfying to see it again and to also know that there are others out there that actually know about it and share the same interest and support for animated tv series like these.
Great video and good choice! 👍
I am Uruguayan and I remember watching this as a kid and loving it so much. I waited anxiously each week for the airing of each episode and I was devastated when I found out that the series was over. I still feel the pain! Your review has been excellent, can you believe I had no idea that the basis for the show was an Argentinian comic? It means Cybersix was much closer to me than I thought it was. I wonder if Lucas ever found out that Adrian and Cybersix were the same person. I kinda shipped him with both.
I hope that in these coming years society will look back at this show and realize how much potential it had. Enough to bring the series back and make more seasons.
This was one of my favourite shows growing up.
I was told about this show a few days ago, and with quarantine I figured that I would watch it just to see what it was about.
Watch it all in less than 24 hours. It is amazing.
Good work on finding all the information. I used to watch this show when i was younger, never knew it had such a background, i think i'll have to hunt the complete series down soon and give it a watch
Wait....did...did a kid show just say "kinky"?! Jeez I keep forgetting that Canadian kids Tv (especially in the 90s) was generally edgier than American TV.
So that's what happened to this show?
For the longest I didn't even know the show's name, but loved it. I always knew it as "Girl-Cape". I don't remember the Fox time block ever announcing the show, when I was young. One day I caught the middle of the 1st episode by accident-- I was being punished for throwing paint buckets at my cousin from atop of the garage shed. And I couldn't go outside, so I sat down thinking Mortal Kombat was going to come on (yeah I know wrong channel; I was an outside kid), but saw this and was hooked.
Good times.
Cybersix is one of my favourite childhood shows! I remember getting excited every October as Teletoon would run the show around Halloween time for several years. I remember being quite sad when they stopped running the show.
Cybersix is one of those shows that I wish could get a reboot, so long as they keep the same or at least close enough art style and the amazing intro!
It was a good show. The Daylight Devil episode was beautifully drawn and animated. So much so that I actually remember the title after all this time.
I'm not sure how I missed this in my subscription page, but I checked your page and I'm glad I found it! Brilliant video! It's like closing a minor mystery in my life that has always been there haha. I'm also happy to simply see anyone talk about this show, because as you said, there's almost nothing out there on it.
I remember watching this as a kid here in Canada. I completely forgot about this till this was randomly suggested to me here. Man do I want to see this redone.
I can see this evolving over time and and turning out really great.
Watching your reviews of the 90's shows i grew up with was a nice throw back for me. Thank you :)
I've fucking adore it and all magnifco Nations unite.
Freaking love this candi anime
I remember watching this show, I hadn't thought about it for years. Thanks for this.
The Dark Angel series from James Cameroan had a pretty simillar plot, but sure less inspired. Also i was thinking.. Is she the kid of Batman and Carmen Sandiego? ;)
I am german..and by looking at those villians..i don´t understand why we never got a release of it in anyway 🤔😂
Seriously, i just found the show, because of another good review of it, and damn.. hear by i thought "Huntik" was an underrated show. It´s a shame it never got a second season. But it is defintily what i call a Hidden Gem !
The American television series Dark Angel was accused of plagiarism by the authors of Cybersix who denounced in 1998 the creator of it, James Cameron, and the network that broadcast it, Fox. The same could not be concluded, according to Trillo explained, because he and Meglia did not have the necessary financial resources to carry out the litigation in Los Angeles.
@@edreir Wow. Thanks a lot for this ^^
Thanks for a fun little retrospective on a show I held near and dear to my heart as a child, this was a nice walk down memory lane
I loved this show. I wish I could read the entire story in comic form. It's so frustrating that a completely translated version doesn't exist. T_T
Indeed. I was thinking it would be easy to find online, but nope!
Well, I tell you what, first I'm Argentinian, second, I have collected the original comic book run, third, I'm an English Professor and Translator, fourth, I know my way around a couple of softwares to editing the images and adding the dialogues in English. Sooo, what's it gonna be? You still want it pals?
@@caciquecomics9728 Haha. Heck yes! I can't believe it's already been a year, since I wrote this, but absolutely! Where would you post it? Though, at this point, I don't even know how many readers you'd get beyond the two of us and maybe a handful of others. Sadly, might not be worth your time.. xD
Yeah, then I guess we'll have to wait for some more readers to actually want it. I mean, it's not an easy or fast job to do. And I don't have that much time available either. Lets have faith though.
@@caciquecomics9728 Right on. Please, do keep us posted in case you do decide to take it on!
I remember watching this as a kid. Nice to finally see it again.
This was a great review on Cybersix, really dug! If I could make a request, think you could tackle Samurai Pizza Cats sometime? It was a really goofy gag dub of an already super goofy anime. I just think it'd be a good time to cover it, since they are coming out with an artbook later this month.
Cyber Six was an amazing cartoon. Dude love you do all these old shows ... tho you have started me down a spiral of rewatching SO many shows ...
OMG thank you. I've been trying to figure out what this show was for 15 years. All I had was a memory from my friend watching when I'd go over, and he died years ago, so I was never able to ask him.
Fan of the channel. Great work as always. Thank you for the content
I've gone around saying this every time, I didn't have the privilege of living through the nostalgia. I was born a year after unfortunately, but I think Cybersix is one of the best animated series ever. I really like the storyline, and would hope that one day it returns or is continued. I've noticed a lot more reviews, song covers, and other related videos started appearing recently. It's great to know this series has gotten more attention since I watched it about 2 years ago or so.
Loved this show. I wasn't even able to find one translated comic, its amazing you found three.
God I remember watching this show as a wee boi, I love it so much, glad to see that it's not forgotten
I remember this show. It was beautifully done and the music was just incredible!
Loved watching it on teletoon back in the day.
I hope we can get a reboot of this, maybe a bit more mature than the canadiant version, but not nearly so much as the source. Maybe something aimed at teens/young adults so not quite so much need me obfuscated but without all the needless oversexualization. I had never heard of the comic until after I watched the whole show on youtube while in college and which some of it was clearly dumbed down and kidsy, i immediately fell in love with the concept. Naturally as a college student the whole nazi theme of the villains and the fitting nature of such a villain being in south america was not lost on me. And i appreciate being old enough to understand that context on my first watch. All in all a really cool idea with some major flaws in execution in all its iterations. Hope someday we can see someone do it true justice.
I think I had seen the promo for when it aired on Fox, but never got to catch it, and then only came across the series out of the blue one day while watching a compilation of TV show intros which featured the Cybersix theme. Speaking of the theme song, it's been report that it has an official 3 minute version, but has never been released in any capacity, which is a serious dick move on whoever holds the rights to the song if you ask me. Another interesting thing of note is that allegedly, James Cameron took inspiration for his show Dark Angel from Cybersix, and the creators even attempted to file legal action. However, the specifics about the claim are a bit all over the place, much like the origins for the cartoon. It's certainly a shame that the series isn't more widely available, or that the creators don't get much recognition, even after both passed away.
The show's animation was pretty unique. Even in the non-action scenes it played a lot with different angles and motion.
Nice to see someone talk about this show. I remember nothing about it besides the sick intro and how dark it was, but it’s always stuck out in my mind for some reason
11:39. Should review the TMNT movies at some point.
This was one of my fave shows on Teletoon, it was actually a comfort show before I knew what those were. Good video!
i remember seeing this way back omg thanks for the blast from the past.
Cybersix i read the comics is very good! Will be cool see a new show!
Anime*
Hello! Thanks for this cool video.
I can provide some interesting data. And I want to apologize for my level of English, it is not my natural language. I am from Uruguay, but I lived part of my adolescence during the 90's in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At that time I read many Cybersix comics.
As to how the series was able to take shape, a clue is that the comic artist, Carlos Meglia, worked doing storyboars in chapters of Batman: The Animated Series, made by the same studio as the Cybersix series. I can't remember the specific chapter of Batman, but it is one a girl appears in a crowd with the particular eyes of Meglia's designs, to the point of resembling Cybersix. When I have some time I look for some image capture.
Regarding the cancellation, an interesting fact is that Trillo and Meglia initiated a plagiarism lawsuit against the creators of the series starring Jessica Alba, Dark Angel. This series was created by James Cameron and premiered on Fox, with a huge investment in promotion. It was said that there was some intervention so that the Cybersrsix series did not continue.
About the tone of the comic, I think it is due to the tradition of more adult themes in the comics of Argentina and Italy. Evidently it was not aimed at children.
As a final comment, Trillo and Meglia described Cybersix as "Transsexual Clone Vampire Android" in a funny way referring to the TMNT. :)
Thanks for the videos and congratulations on the channel.
Andrés.
Wow this is a throwback!! I remember and liked watching it as a kid. That opening song is so iconic! I had no idea it was set in Argentina lol
Oh my God this show needs a revival it's amazing!
I watched through all of Cybersix before I saw this. Great review. The main character is the childhood cartoon crush I wish I'd had.
I saw this on Fox kids. Liked the show. The style was really different and unique.
Now for Xyber 9. These reviews are so nostalgic.
Cybersix was absolutey freaking gold. I adored this show, and I really wish it had more eps
I remember this show was shown in Malaysia during slot usually on a more kids friendly shows. For some reason this show stays in my mind throughout these years. Never imagine such history on a very unique anime
As a Canadian boy growing up in the 90s, Cybersix caught me by surprise and blew away my expectations. Out of the hundreds of animated shows I've watched during my life, this one still shines out like a bright beacon among the rest. A mix between a superhero show, monster of the week, Frankenstein's monster, with a kickass lead dressed like Zorro / Carmen Santiago. It single handedly established my taste for a certain type of Anime and content (i.e. the mature kind, as well as the cyberpunk genre in general) as I made my way into puberty, even though it wasn't technically an Anime in the sense that it wasn't primarily a Japanese product. It still has one the best if not the best intro and theme I have yet to hear in an animated show. It was light years apart from other Western Animation at the time and still is imho. The only negative is that it was cut short. But better too short than poorly done.
I miss this show considering that i used to watch it on Teletoon back in 2003. I mean i'd rather watch this show than any of today's shows that are on tv nowadays.
God damn I have so much nostalgia for this show. It was so good, it's a crime it didn't get at LEAST one more season, let alone more.
You made me remember it. In france, it had a nice hit on a specialised cable channel. Almost forgot how OP the animation is.
they never stated directly, but it's implied that Von Richter made all of his creations dependant on the sustenance as a way of keeping them under control. You know like the Jem'Hadar