Cybuster
North American DVD cover
魔装機神サイバスター (Masō Kishin Saibasutā)
Genre	Mecha, Science fiction
Created by	Based on Super Robot Wars games by Banpresto
Anime television series
Directed by	Hidehito Ueda
Produced by	Yū Saitō Hirofumi Umeshita Ken Matsumoto
Written by	Akiyoshi Sakai
Music by	Kazuo Nobuta Kenichi Sudō
Studio	Ashi Productions
Licensed by	NA: Discotek Media
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	May 3, 1999 – October 25, 1999
Episodes	26

Cybuster (魔装機神サイバスター, Masō Kishin Saibasutā, lit. "Demon Machine God Armor Cybaster") is a 26-episode anime produced by Bandai Visual, NAS, and TV Tokyo.^[1] It was animated by Ashi Productions and it aired in Japan between May 3, 1999, and October 25, 1999.

It is loosely based on original characters and the Cybaster mech from the video game series Super Robot Wars.

Plot

The story is set in 2040 after a disaster happens in Tokyo in 2029. The main character Ken Andoh joins up with a company designated to clean up Tokyo, called DC. After a mysterious robot begins attacking the DC cleanup crews, the organization starts a process of militarization with Ken learning of the secrets it hides.

Characters

Ken Andoh (安藤ケン, Andō Ken)

Voiced by: Katsuaki Arima

New recruit of DC.

Mizuki Kamijo (上条ミズキ, Kamijō Mizuki)

Voiced by: Yuki Masuda

New recruit of DC.

Lyune Frank (リューネ・フランク, Ryūne Furanku)

Voiced by: Sumi Mutoh

Bian's daughter.

Masaki Andoh (安藤マサキ, Andō Masaki) / Junichi Kamijo (上条潤一, Kamijō Junichi)

Voiced by: Fumio Yoshioka

A mystery man who is piloting Cybaster.

Shu Zoldark (シュウ・ゾルダーク, Shū Zorudāku)

Voiced by: Akira Negishi

Next chief of DC after Bian's death.

Saphine Grace (サフィーネ・グレイス, Safīne Gureisu)

Voiced by: Naoko Miura

Shu's assistant.

Dallas (ダラス, Darasu)

Voiced by: Kenji Nomura

Izaki (イザキ, Izaki)

Voiced by: Masamichi Sato

Nanase Ozaki (尾崎ナナセ, Ozaki Nanase)

Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi

Sayuri Andoh (安藤サユリ, Andō Sayuri)

Voiced by: Ryoko Nagata

Ryuzo Ando (安藤竜蔵, Andō Ryūzō)

Voiced by: Junpei Morita

Ittetsu Kamijo (上条一徹, Kamijō Ittetsu)

Voiced by: Sanryo Odaka

Development

Reception

Carlo Santos of Anime News Network was critical of the series, stating that he felt its plot was generic and something that had been done before, while also offering some praise for the character designs.^[2] Don Houston of DVD Talk felt the series got better in later parts and praised the robot fights.^[3]