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''Cybersix'' is an Argentinean comic book series published in 1991, created by the Argentine authors
Carlos Trillo Carlos Trillo (May 1, 1943 – May 8, 2011) was an Argentine comic book writer, best known for writing the '' Cybersix'' comics. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, Trillo began a prolific career as writer at the age of 20, penning his first story fo ...
(story) and
Carlos Meglia Carlos Meglia (December 11, 1957 – August 15, 2008) was a comic book artist and penciller born in the city of Quilmes, Argentina. One of his best-known creations is the ''Cybersix'' series, done in partnership with Carlos Trillo. Meglia die ...
(art) for the comics magazine '' Skorpio'' (Eura Editoriale). The series first appeared in Spanish in November 1993. It follows an eponymous leather-clad
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survivor who cross-dresses (to conceal her identity) and works as a male teacher during the day, and fights against the scientist who created her at night. The series was adapted into a live-action television series and an
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, with positive critical reception from Pulcinella Awards.


Plot

Von Reichter is a surviving member of
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in
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. He works on experiments in South America, creating the ''Cyber'' series of artificial humanoids with super strength and agility. The 5000 original Cybers became servants, mimicked human emotions and making their will. When they disobey orders, Reichter orders them all to be destroyed. After the death of Cyber-29, Reichter transfers his brain into the body of a panther, Data-7. Cyber-6 (Cybersix) is one of the survivors, who escapes and arrives in the city of Meridiana. She disguises herself as school teacher Adrian Seidelman, after the real one is killed in a car wreck. Cybersix defeats monsters called "Fixed Ideas" – humanoids of the ''Techno'' series – in order to drink the green
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liquid contained within them. Along the way, she meets an orphaned boy Julian, Reichter's cloned son José, and high school teacher Lucas Amato.


Production


Comics

The comics were originally published in Italy on the magazine '' Skorpio ''in 113 weekly 12-pages installments from May 1991 to July 1994, followed by 45 96-pages comic books between November 1994 and January 1999. Material parts were translated in Spanish and published in
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(since 1993 by El Globo Editor) and in Spain (since 1995 by Planeta De Agostini). Collections were released in French, with twelve volumes distributed by Editions Vents d'Ouest between 1994 and 1998.


Live-action series

The series debuted in
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on 15 March 1995. It was produced by Luis Gandulfo, Sebastián Parrotta, Fernando Rascovsky and Andre Ronco, and written by Ricardo Rodríguez, Carlos Meglia and Carlos Trillo. The series aired on
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, but was cancelled after only a few episodes due to low ratings. Cybersix was played by former model and actress
Carolina Peleritti Carolina Peleritti (born July 2, 1971) is an Argentine actress and former fashion model. She as born in Buenos Aires and took part in many TV series such as ''Boro Boro'', ''La Marca del Deseo'', ''Cybersix'' and ''099 Central''. Filmography Fil ...
, José was played by
Rodrigo de la Serna Lionel Rodrigo de la Serna (; born 18 April 1976) is an Argentine actor. He is known for playing Alberto Granado in the 2004 biopic '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' and Palermo in the Netflix series '' Money Heist''. His role in '' Money Heist'' as ...
, and Doguyy was played by Mario Moscoso.


Animated series

The series debuted in Canada and Argentina on 6 September 1999, and was subsequently dubbed for French, Polish, Japanese, Malaysian and Thai. It was produced by Canadian company NoA and animated by Japanese studio
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. The series was composed by
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, and character designs were overseen by Teiichi Takiguchi. The show was aimed at children by toning down the comics' darker themes. Two seasons were originally planned, but it was cancelled after the first season due to conflicts between production studios. The
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and closing credits featured music composed by Finkel and lyrics written by Robert Olivier, which were sung by jazz vocalist Coral Egan. On 28 April 2001, ''Cybersix'' won "Special Mention for the Best Science Fiction Program" at the Pulcinella Awards in Italy for that year's competition. The series was licensed to DVD by Discotek Media on 26 August 2014. The box set features commentary by Cathy Weseluck and Brady Hartel on episodes 1 and 13.


Voice cast

* Cathy Weseluck as Cybersix * Michael Dobson as Lucas Amato *
Terry Klassen Terry Klassen is a Canadian voice actor, ADR director and writer. Before animation, Klassen worked in radio in Winnipeg (CITI-FM), Toronto (Q107), Calgary (CFAC), Portage la Prairie (CFRY) and part-time at CFOX and CFMI. In animation, he is best ...
as Von Reichter * Andrew Francis as Julian *
Alex Doduk Alexander Doduk (born December 21, 1989) is an American voice actor and former child actor who is well known for his roles in the films: Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001), Scary Godmother (2003), The Impossible Elephant (2001) and in the Animated ...
as José * Janyse Jaud as Lori Anderson * Brian Drummond as Yashimoto *L. Harvey Gold as Terra *
Chantal Strand Chantal Strand (born October 15, 1987) is a Canadian voice and stage actress as well as former stunt performer known for her vocal roles in animation, anime and video games. Her vocal role credits include those for little female human character ...
as Ikiko


Episode list


Controversy with ''Dark Angel'' and lawsuit

Meglia and Trillo filed a lawsuit against
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, claiming that '' Dark Angel'' plagiarized the series. Trillo and Meglia accused the show of stealing most of the plot from the comic and most recognizable elements. In a 2007 interview, Trillo stated that he and Meglia dropped the lawsuit due to lack of financial resources, although the issue is still a matter of controversy.


References


External links

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Telecom's official ''Cybersix'' page (English)


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