Tiger & Bunny (タイガー＆バニー Taigā Ando Banī?) is a 2011 Japanese
anime television series produced by
Sunrise under the direction of
Keiichi Satou. The screenplay was written by Masafumi Nishida, with original character design by
Masakazu Katsura. The series began its broadcast run in Japan on April 3, 2011 on
Tokyo MX followed by rebroadcasts on
BS11 Digital and
MBS.
[1] Viz Media are also simulcasting the series, streaming on
Hulu and
Anime News Network.
[2] It is set in a futuristic city where two superheroes, the old-fashioned "Wild Tiger" and the rookie hero Barnaby Brooks Jr. are forced by their employers to work together. A one-shot
manga drawn by
Masakazu Katsura was published in
Shueisha's
Weekly Young Jump magazine on August 4, 2011.
[3]
Plot
The series takes place in the year "NC 1978" in a fictional, re-imagined version of New York City called Sternbild City, where 45 years before, superpowered individuals known 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 evacuating civilians, for example) and the best ranked hero of the season is crowned "King of Heroes". The story mainly focuses on veteran hero Kotetsu T. Kaburagi aka
Wild Tiger who is assigned with a new partner, a young man named Barnaby Brooks Jr. However, Barnaby and Kotetsu usually have trouble working together as they have conflicting opinions on how a superhero should act while at the same time 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 meaning of heroes.
Tiger & Bunny Episode
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