Goku Midnight Eye
Appearance
Goku Midnight Eye | |
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Midnight Eye ゴクウ (Midnight Eye Gokū) | |
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Genre | Cyberpunk[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Buichi Terasawa |
Published by | Gentosha |
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Magazine | Comic Burger |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1987 – 1989 |
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Original video animation | |
Directed by | Yoshiaki Kawajiri |
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Music by | |
Studio | Madhouse |
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Released | January 27, 1989 – December 22, 1989 |
Runtime | 60 minutes |
Episodes | 2 |
Goku Midnight Eye (Japanese: MIDNIGHT EYE ゴクウ, Hepburn: Midnight Eye Gokū) is a manga series by Buichi Terasawa about a detective named Goku Furinji (風林寺 悟空, Fūrinji Gokū) who gains a cybernetic eye implant that can control any computer system on the planet. The manga has been published in English by ComicsOne and DrMaster.[2][3]
Reception
Helen McCarthy in 500 Essential Anime Movies calls the plot "incredibly silly", but praises "stylish locations" and "widely theatrical design ideas".[4]
References
- ^ "Urban Vision Announces". Anime News Network. April 17, 2000. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Goku Midnight Eye Comic Sampler." ComicsOne. April 11, 2004. Retrieved on October 17, 2009.
- ^ "ComicOne Transition to Dr.Master." Anime News Network. January 4, 2005. Retrieved on October 17, 2009.
- ^ McCarthy, Helen. 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide. — Harper Design, 2009. — P. 64. — 528 p. — ISBN 978-0061474507
Further reading
- Manga review by Pop Culture Shock[usurped]
- Goku II: Midnight Eye review
- Goku Midnight Eye Review by The Nine Hells of Anime Podcast / Anime of Yesteryear Podcast
- Goku: Midnight Eye review
External links
- Goku Midnight Eye at ComicsOne
- Goku Midnight Eye (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia