

The series aired a total of 26 episodes (equally divided into 2 seasons) between Octoand March 23, 2003. The Big O is an anime television series created under studio Sunrise, with Kazuyoshi Katayama as director and Chiaki J. When the situation demands for it, Roger calls upon the Big O, a giant robot which aids him in battle. The story follows gentleman Roger Smith, who works for different clients across the city as a “negotiator”. Although rare, androids are common enough to be considered normal and coexist with the human inhabitants of the city.


The city is governed by the Paradigm Corporation, and class inequity is evident. Set in a post-apocalyptic city called Paradigm City, where all of its inhabitants appear to have lost all their memories after a tragedy known as “The Event”.
