Goku Midnight Eye | |
![]() Goku Midnight Eye: Part Two OVA cover | |
Midnight Eye ゴクウ (Midnight Eye Gokū) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Buichi Terasawa |
Published by | Gentosha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Comic Burger |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1987 – 1989 |
Volumes | 3 (Japan) 4 (North America) |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Yoshiaki Kawajiri |
Produced by | Naoko Takahashi Tomiro Kuriyama |
Written by | Buichi Terasawa Ryūzō Nakanishi |
Music by | Kazuhiko Toyama Yukihide Takekawa |
Studio | Madhouse |
Licensed by | |
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.[1][2]
Reception
Helen McCarthy in 500 Essential Anime Movies calls the plot 'incredibly silly', but praises 'stylish locations' and widely theatrical design ideas'.[3]
References
- ^ "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
- Goku II: Midnight Eye review
- Goku Midnight Eye Review by The Nine Hells of Anime Podcast / Anime of Yesteryear Podcast
- Goku: Midnight Eye review
- The Anime Review: Goku: Midnight Eye
External links
- Goku Midnight Eye at ComicsOne
- Goku Midnight Eye (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Goku Midnight Eye (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Goku Midnight Eye (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia