Birdy the Mighty Decode - 01

Director Kazuki Akane and A1 Pictures presents Birdy the Mighty Decode, a series about a beautiful, space Federation law bringer who meets, and becomes mysteriously connected with an average high school boy.

Probably epic. Probably cliché. Probably a retarded name for a series.

Birdy the Mighty Decodeshows off some solid action scenes, with interesting poses and camera angles

I think I was surfing the Yukan Blog when I caught sight of this weird series title: Birdy the Mighty Decode… I thought to myself, “wow…wonder what this series could be about…” And so I watched the first episode, and was moderately entertained. Here is what I expect to be an enjoyable, but not terribly unique or compelling boy-meets-hot-alien-girl series. I liked Urusei Yatsura and Onegai Teacher…oh wait…those were different in genre than this new show, which seems to be more geared towards action than anything else.
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Another boy and alien girl romance…? maybe.

Episode 01 - Relatively Detailed Synopsis (to see a much shorter summary, skip below)
We start out the show with a scene of two ships embattled someplace in the galaxy. A well-shaped female alien named Birdy pilots a Federation ship chasing down another ship which contain the not-so-sexy alien brothers Geega and Bacillus, along with their pilot. The brothers decide that if the pilot stops, they’ll satiate their hunger by eating the pilot. They don’t get their chance. Birdy herself somehow lands on their ship, promptly punching open the hatch, barely missing the brothers who have narrowly escaped…without the pilot. Show OP: “Sora” by Hearts Grow

After the OP we see a girl in a space outfit modeling for the camera. Arita Shion, as she is known, happens to be an idol who exclusively poses in science-fictiony outfits. Her picture also happens to be ogled by 2 high school guys in a convenience store. Their friend, Tsutomu (aka Senkawa), and male protagonist of the story, hasn’t gone through puberty and isn’t so interested in no badonkadonk. Enter noisy girl Hayamiya and Shion herself, with lots of food to buy.

Cut to Shion and her fruit-loops manager(I think) who are talking in a room. We find out that they are actually Birdy and her companion Tute who are here on Earth looking for Geega, who happens to have disguised himself as a human, along with other Federation illegal immigrants. In the next scene, Geega discusses his Earth stay and his unsuccessful research on a “Ryunka” that his doll-obsessed employer has. Whatever.

Tsutomu meets Hayamiya and reluctantly lets her join him in exploring a supposedly abandoned building just for kicks. In the same building though, is Geega in human form who tells the kids they’re on his company’s property. While the teens try to leave, they get caught up in a fight between Geega who has been tracked down by Birdy. Tsutomu gets tossed by Geega at Birdy, who promptly (accidentally?) shoots a beam at Tsutomu, effectively destroying him.

Tsutomu happens to wake up, no problems, no glasses needed, and with the memory of a crazy dream. His parents are moving out today, and he is home alone…or is he? He trips on the stairs and falls, soon to awake and discover himself…in the body of Birdy?!

ED: “Let’s Go Together” by Afromania

SHORT SUMMARY
Birdy the Mighty Decode episode 01 introduces the audience to Tsutomu(Senkawa), an average high school boy who meets, and is obliterated then resurrected by the hot Birdy. Birdy, an alien investigator who arrived on Earth to track down an alien outlaw name Geega, kicks ass and shows off her own.

ohhh. oh.

IMPRESSIONS
The Good
This shows seems to have fairly good artwork, though nothing outstanding. Birdy is pretty fly, but I think (I can’t confirm this) the show will not devolve into simple, continual fanservice…hopefully. I’ve read that people think the story will be cool, and I hope so too.

The question is not whether this show will expose Birdy as much as possible, but rather, how often. Let’s face it: excessive fanservice either ruins series, or just shows how shallow they are.

The Bad
Soundtrack and voiceacting aren’t anything to be admired…and I remember several occasions when Birdy’s voice overs were quite off. Also, the alien-girl-meets-boy plot can become really old, if it hasn’t already. Birdy the Mighty Decode should tread carefully, lest it break down into a fanservice-y rip-off of something else. And what the hell is up with the title…