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“Birdy's pin-up alter ego helps Tsutomu woo Sayaka, but a Federation marionette causes chaos in this OVA bridging seasons.”
Birdy the Mighty: Decode OVA
鉄腕バーディー DECODE -THE CIPHER-
7.23
3,471 rank · 23,918 viewers · 12 favorites
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Sci-Fi
Seinen
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Synopsis
Birdy's pin-up alter ego helps Tsutomu woo Sayaka, but a Federation marionette causes chaos in this OVA bridging seasons.
Birdy uses her pin-up alter ego to help Tsutomu make a love connection with Sayaka, but everything goes horribly wrong when a Federation marionette is added to the equation! (Source: FUNimation) This OVA connects the first and second Birdy the Mighty Decode seasons.
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
6.8
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 5
σ 1.60
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.60 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.80
Running avg · Feb 2010 → Jan 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Tetsuwan Birdy Decode: The Cipher successfully bridges the two seasons by reintroducing beloved characters and previewing key new players, all while preserving the series’ special charm through its...”
- 7 “The farm segments are cute and it's nice getting a "where are they now" check-in, but giving a cutesy maid redemption arc to the girl largely responsible for season one's deaths feels completely...”
- 8 “The OVA serves as a helpful bridge between seasons with good animation and an enjoyable ending song by Shion Arita, though it lacks real punch and substance as expected from a transitional piece....”
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Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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- Format 1 × 27′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 27m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2009 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4561 catalog
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- Funimation Licensor