Betterman
ベターマン
Synopsis
Keita Aono is an ordinary high school student who loves to chat with his friends about military technology and the girls in their class. One day, Keita is surprised and delighted by a new transfer student in his class, his childhood friend Hinoki Sai. But when Keita tries to catch up with Hinoki after school, he accidentally wanders into Bottom World—an underground amusement park whose opening was canceled due to an unexplained tragedy. As Keita explores the area, he eventually finds Hinoki in the cockpit of a strange robot. She is here on behalf of Akamatsu Industries, a company contracted with the secretive international organization Mode Warp to investigate strange cases of violence worldwide. After joining Hinoki in the robot, the pair attempt to defend themselves against the various attractions of Bottom World, which have come to life and become violent. However, they are unable to escape until a man with transforming powers—dubbed "Betterman"—joins their struggle. Faced with an enemy he does not understand and a slew of mysterious new technology, Keita joins Akamatsu Industries in a fight against a force they call "Algernon." [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Staff

Birukawa, Hiroyuki
Producer

Kobayashi, Shinichirou
Producer

Kouchiyama, Takashi
Assistant Producer

Yonetani, Yoshitomo
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition, Original Creator, Planning

Minami, Yasuhiro
Episode Director

Nishiyama, Akihiko
Episode Director

Satou, Ikurou
Episode Director

Takada, Jun
Episode Director

Watanabe, Sumio
Episode Director, Storyboard

Yamada, Hirokazu
Episode Director

Yoshimoto, Tsuyoshi
Episode Director, Storyboard

Yoshimura, Akira
Episode Director

Kitajima, Hiroaki
Script

Yamaguchi, Hiroshi
Script, Series Composition

Hidaka, Masamitsu
Storyboard

Katayama, Kazuyoshi
Storyboard

Nagaoka, Yasuchika
Storyboard

Nishikiori, Hiroshi
Storyboard

Nishimoto, Yukio
Storyboard

Watanabe, Shinichirou
Storyboard

Watanabe, Shinichi
Storyboard

Wuyontana
Theme Song Performance

Abe, Munetaka
Key Animation

Abe, Misao
Key Animation

Aizawa, Kagetsu
Animation Director
Opening & Ending Themes
Openings
- "Yume No Kakera (ユメノカケラ)" by Wuyontana
Endings
- 1: "Chin: Requiem (鎮-requiem-)" by Mai
- 2: "Dou: Revelation (導-revelation-)" by Mai



















