Goku Midnight Eye

Summary

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.[2][3]

Goku Midnight Eye
Goku Midnight Eye: Part Two OVA cover
Midnight Eye ゴクウ
(Midnight Eye Gokū)
GenreCyberpunk[1]
Manga
Written byBuichi Terasawa
Published byGentosha
English publisher
MagazineComic Burger
DemographicSeinen
Original run19871989
Volumes
  • 3 (Japan)
  • 4 (North America)
Original video animation
Directed byYoshiaki Kawajiri
Produced by
  • Naoko Takahashi
  • Tomiro Kuriyama
Written by
  • Buichi Terasawa
  • Ryūzō Nakanishi
Music by
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
Released January 27, 1989 December 22, 1989
Runtime60 minutes
Episodes2

Reception edit

Helen McCarthy in 500 Essential Anime Movies calls the plot "incredibly silly", but praises "stylish locations" and "widely theatrical design ideas".[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Urban Vision Announces". Anime News Network. April 17, 2000. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Goku Midnight Eye Comic Sampler." ComicsOne. April 11, 2004. Retrieved on October 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "ComicOne Transition to Dr.Master." Anime News Network. January 4, 2005. Retrieved on October 17, 2009.
  4. ^ McCarthy, Helen. 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide. — Harper Design, 2009. — P. 64. — 528 p. — ISBN 978-0061474507

Further reading edit

  • Manga review by Pop Culture Shock[usurped]
  • Goku II: Midnight Eye review
  • Goku Midnight Eye Review by The Nine Hells of Anime Podcast / Anime of Yesteryear Podcast
  • Goku: Midnight Eye review

External links edit