History Trivia / BirdyTheMighty

* NamesTheSame: This series doesn't star an English pop star, [[VideoGame/TheMirrorLied Leah's]] MissionControl, [[Film/NobodysFool a bartender]], [[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay a scarecrow]], [[VideoGame/BombermanJetters a Jetter]], or [[ComicBook/XMen an associate of Victor Creed]].

* GodCreatedCanonForeigner: Several original characters who made their first appearances in anime were designed by original author Masami Yuuki, such as Hikawa in the OVA, Shyamalan and Sayaka Nakasugi in ''Decode'' season 1.

* NoExportForYou: To this day, ''Birdy the Mighty II'' and its followup ''Evolution'' were never localized out of Japan. A FanTranslation a decade in the making is why people outside of that country are able to read it, albeit only in English.

* TroubledProduction: ''Evolution'' evidently went through a case of this nearing the end of its publication history. When it finished serialization, it ended on a non-ending and the publishers apologized. An epilogue was published later that year, but it still left many subplots unresolved. For what it's worth, Masami Yuki does take questions on Twitter regarding the fates of several characters left hanging.

* DoingItForTheArt: ''Decode'' was commercially unsuccessful, but still produced a second season of excellent quality. Sadly, it looks like the series will have another cliffhanger ending.

* NamesTheSame: This series doesn't star an English pop star, [[VideoGame/TheMirrorLied Leah's]] MissionControl, [[Film/NobodysFool a bartender]], [[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay a scarecrow]], [[VideoGame/BombermanJetters a Jetter]], or [[ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}} an associate of Victor Creed]].

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The OVA being a product of the 1990s, seeing as Tsutomu sports a mullet as well as the clothes many people are wearing.

* Creator/{{Funimation}} licensed the television series, while Creator/CentralParkMedia originally licensed the OVA.

* FandomVIP: Creator/ZackSnyder has stated that he's a fan of the series and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpiBaKiYcdE cited it]] as an influence for ''Film/ManOfSteel''--[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZjbNhLODKU and sure enough]], people have compared the fight between Superman and Zod at the end of ''Man of Steel'' to the [[spoiler: fight between Birdy and Nataru at the end of season 2 of ''Decode''.]]

* BigNameFan: Creator/ZackSnyder has stated that he's a fan of the series and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpiBaKiYcdE cited it]] as an influence for ''Film/ManOfSteel''--[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZjbNhLODKU and sure enough]], people have compared the fight between Superman and Zod at the end of ''Man of Steel'' to the [[spoiler: fight between Birdy and Nataru at the end of season 2 of ''Decode''.]]

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The OVA being a product of the 1990s, seeing as Tsutomu sports a mullet.

* CanonImmigrant: Hikawa (debuted in the OVA series) is a BigBad in the first arc of remake manga, Sayaka Nakasugi (debuted in ''Decode'') is Tsutomu's LoveInterests in the second arc of remake manga, and Shyamalan (also debuted in ''Decode'') made a small cameo appearance in the same arc.

* CanonImmigrant : Hikawa (debuted in OVA series) plays a BigBad in the first arc of remake manga, Sayaka Nakasugi (debuted in ''Decode'') plays Tsutomu's LoveInterests in the second arc of remake manga, and Shyamalan (also debuted in ''Decode'') made a small cameo appearance in the same arc.

* GodCreatedCanonForeigner : Several original characters who made their first appearances in anime were designed by original author Masami Yuuki, such as Hikawa in OVA, Shyamalan and Sayaka Nakasugi in ''Decode'' season 1.

* GodCreatedCanonForeigner : Several original characters who made their first appearances in anime were designed by original author Masami Yuuki, such as Hikawa in OVA, Shyamalan and Sayaka Nakasugi in Decode season 1.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Funimation lost the license for ''Decode'' in late 2016, meaning it can no longer stream the series or sell the [=DVDs=]. Likewise, with the collapse of Central Park Media means the OVA is out of print, too.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Funimation lost the license for the series in late 2016, meaning it can no longer stream the series or sell the [=DVDs=].

* PlayingAgainstType: For both Creator/KenichiSuzumura and Creator/ToddHaberkorn, their respective role as Satyajit Shyamalan a villainous SmugSnake plotting mass genocide. Although for the latter, he's started playing roles in the style of Shyamalan more often since moving to L.A.

* NoBudget: A borderline case. Second season budget was significantly affected with the commercial failure of the first one, with a lot of cutting corner techniques applied to compensate. The artstyle is much more simplified, with infamously sketchy episodes 7 and 12 (the very ''final'' one) and regular lapses in animation all around entire season, with only simple static cues suggesting actual action. Those lapses are extremely jarring when compared with fluid and detailed animation of the first season.

* DoingItForTheArt: ''Decode'' was commercially unsuccessful, but still produced a second season of excellent quality. Sadly, it looks like the series will have another cliffhanger ending.

* Creator/{{Funimation}} licensed the television series, while CentralParkMedia originally licensed the OVA.