“Birdy and Tsutomu hunt alien fugitives while an assassin targets them in post-disaster Tokyo.”
Birdy the Mighty: Decode 02
鉄腕バーディー DECODE:02
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Synopsis
Birdy and Tsutomu hunt alien fugitives while an assassin targets them in post-disaster Tokyo.
Following the Ryunka disaster, Tokyo is left in a period of social turmoil. To make matters worse, the group of aliens directly responsible for the catastrophic event have escaped from the Space Federation and are hiding on Earth. Still sharing a body, Space Federation officer Birdy Cephon Altera, and high schooler, Tsutomu Senkawa, are tasked with capturing the fugitives and bringing them to justice. However, an unexpected crisis develops when the outlaws become targets of an unknown assassin with a vendetta. Now Birdy must deal with the chaos of everyday life and also uncover the identity of the assassin before more escapees fall victim.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 19 sampled reviews
What 19 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.25 · split reception
6.2 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 2.5
↓ 2.37
Running avg · May 2009 → Jan 2026
- 8 “Birdy Decode 2 surpasses its predecessor by delving deeper into Birdy's compelling backstory rather than focusing solely on crime-fighting, with newly introduced characters adding fresh intrigue...”
- 10 “Tetsuwan Birdy Decode:02 improves significantly on the first season with a compelling new villain and naturally developed conflict through Birdy's mission to keep criminals alive for justice. While...”
- 9 “This second season succeeds by making the previous finale's trauma the driving force of an intergalactic storyline, showing varied character reactions from cover-ups to quests for justice. While...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2009 – Mar 2009 Winter 2009
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-3940 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Shogakukan Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor