Betterman: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A deadly virus known as has attacked humanity with vicious meaning. At the forefront of the battle is the mystifying Akamatsu Industries - disguised as a heavy machine factory in Tokyo, this undercover organization uses neural enhanced weapons known as NeuroNoids to battle Algernon. Also helping with their secret efforts is the mysterious mutant who is only known as Betterman.

Series details

• Title: Betterman
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1999-04-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-10-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25785
• IMDb ID: tt0257294
• TVDB ID: 71654

Cast and credited roles

• Kappei Yamaguchi — Keita Aono
• Kyōko Hikami — Hinoki Sai
• Takehito Koyasu — Betterman Lamia
• Chafurin — Shigeru Akamatsu
• Houko Kuwashima — Chandy
• Houko Kuwashima — Miyako Asami
• Junko Iwao — Sakura
• Shinichiro Miki — Shou Yanagi
• Tomoko Kawakami — Seeme
• Yuko Minaguchi — Kaede

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-04-02; final listed air date 1999-10-01; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Betterman on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.