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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

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]

Reception

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

References

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  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

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