History Manga / BlackMagicM66

Creator/ShirowMasamune's short manga from 1983, adapted into an OVA by Creator/{{AIC}} in 1987, later released by Creator/MangaEntertainment.

This OVA is the first adaptation of one of Shirow Masamune's works, and the only one to date in which he had direct involvement in the production (writing, storyboarding and co-directing it). The OVA is notable for having a very dedicated animation quality, in large part due to the extensiveness of Shirow's storyboarding. It combines action and comedy and also takes much inspiration from ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: The scientist who developed the M-66 robots (in the OAV) used the information of Paris (his own grand-daughter) to test the machines' target acquisition software. He had planned to wipe the memory once the units arrived to their testing facility, but the whole mess of the film occurs when an accident makes the units activate prematurely and go into "search and destroy" mode with Paris as their target.

* {{Determinator}}: The M-66 units are perfect successors of the Terminators, keeping on going regardless of what is thrown at them, taking absurd amounts of damage to take down, annihilating lots of RedShirt troops, and
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:The second M-66 is blown up by an explosive charge Sybil sets on the rooftop after it gets severely damaged in the pursuit of her and Paris and then falls to the street.]]

* ConservationOfNinjutsu: When there are two M-66 robots, one of them is destroyed by the troops with a [[MultiplezGunshotDeath barrage of assault rifle fire]] and trapping it with a net forcing it to self-destruct. The remaining M-66 spends the rest of the film [[ImplacableMan quite implacable]].

%% * KillerRobot: The escaped M-66's.

%% * ActionGirl: Sybil.

%% * DamselInDistress: The scientist's granddaughter, lampshaded by Sybil.
%% * DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:The second M-66]]

%% * ImmuneToBullets: The M-66 androids.

%% * DarkSkinnedRedhead: The female military leader.

* RedShirtReporter: Richard is flustered by the insane situations, but Sybil is competent enough to take it all.

* TakingYouWithMe: When an M-66 is destroyed, it detonates it's "skin", which is filled with small darts. Then it begins emitting toxic gas.

* {{Fanservice}}: A funny but totally gratuitous opening scene of Sybil wearing nothing but a towel around her neck as she reads the report on the escaped robots. She even almost leaves her apartment clad in just her camera case... she then leaves clad in just her camera case ''plus'' a pair of pants draped over her shoulder and a pair of black boots.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: The M-66 androids are basically killer robot ninjas. One's a robot kounichi for extra awesome.

* ActionGirl: Sybil, full stop.
* ArmiesAreEvil: Averted. The military could just wait for the M66 to kill its target and shut down, but they go to considerable lengths trying to capture it preemptively instead.
* CityNoir
* [[ClusterFBomb Cluster S Bomb]]: Shit is apparently Sybil's favorite word, but she does get a PrecisionFStrike to the police.
* CyberPunk: Killer robots? Military cover-up? Truth-seeking reporter? Early 90s internet? Cyberpunk.
* DamselInDistress: The scientist's granddaughter, lampshaded by Sybil.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: The female military leader.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:The second M-66]]
* TheDitz: Paris
* DumbBlonde: Paris

* FemBot: The M-66 androids.
* ImmuneToBullets: The M-66 androids.

* KillerRobot: The escaped M-66's.
* LicensedGame: An obscure PC strategy game was made in 1997 by Wiz, but it seems to be a sort of loose adaptation.
* MadScientist: In both the loony and angry sense.
* MamaBear: Sybil's sort of odd about this with her protection of Paris.

* OpaqueNerdGlasses: The scientist has the swirly and opaque variation.
* PrecisionFStrike: Done in the Manga dub in [[ObligatorySwearing true "fifteening" style]].
-->'''Sybil''': '''''FUCK OFF!'''''

* ShoutOut: To ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'', appropriately since a lot of the themes and plot are obviously inspired by it.
* SpoiledBrat: Paris shows shades of this.

* TankTopTomboy: Sybil wears one while kicking back and drinking a beer, like a true {{Ladette}}.
* TapOnTheHead: Attempted by Sybil, but her hands were tied and the attempt was less than effective, so the only reaction from the potential victim was an annoyed "Bitch."
* TechnologyPorn: Along with SceneryPorn, standard for the author.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture

* {{Fanservice}}: A funny but totally gratuitous opening scene of Sybil wearing nothing but a towel around her neck as she reads the report on the escaped robots. She even almost leaves her apartment clad in just her camera case... she then leaves clad in just her camera case ''and'' a pair of pants draped over her shoulder.

* CrushKillDestroy: The robots gut a grizzly bear and two hikers just to kill them.

* HotScoop: Sybil

Creator/ShirowMasamune's short manga from 1983, adapted into an OVA by {{AIC}} in 1987, later released by Creator/MangaEntertainment.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The M-66 androids have the unbelievable fluidity of a ninja in their movements, but in terms of emotion, they're nothing but robots.

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This OVA is the first adaptation of one of Shirow Masamune's works, and the only one to date in which he had direct involvement in the production (writing, story boarding and co-directing it). The OVA is notable for having a very dedicated animation quality, in large part due to the extensiveness of Shirow's storyboarding. It combines action and comedy and also takes much inspiration from ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.

%%* ActionGirl: Sybil, full stop.
%%* CityNoir

%%* CyberPunk

%%* DarkSkinnedRedhead: The female military leader.
%%* TheDitz: Paris
%%* DumbBlonde: Paris

* {{Fanservice}}: A funny but totally gratuitous opening scene of Sybil naked.
%%* FemBot: The M-66 bots.
%%* HotScoop: Sybil
%%* ImmuneToBullets: The M-66 androids.
* IntrepidReporter: Sybil faces extreme danger to get the story and even saves the scientist's granddaughter from the title robot, making her a particularly badass versions of the trope.
%%* KillerRobot

* RobotMaid: The mad scientist builds them, and in one seen you only see the maid from behind and she gets blown up. This is enough for a shock, until [[RuleOfFunny you see she was a robot all along.]]

%%* SpoiledBrat: Paris shows shades of this.

%%* TechnologyPorn: Along with SceneryPorn, standard for the author.
%%* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture

* ActionGirl: Sybil, full stop.
* CityNoir

* CyberPunk

* DarkSkinnedRedhead: The female military leader.
* TheDitz: Paris
* DumbBlonde: Paris

* FemBot: The M-66 bots.
* HotScoop: Sybil
* ImmuneToBullets: The M-66 androids.

* KillerRobot

* SpoiledBrat: Paris shows shades of this.

* TechnologyPorn: Along with SceneryPorn, standard for the author.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture

* IntrepidReporter: Sybil faces extreme danger to get the story and even saves the scientist's granddaughter from the title robot, making her a particularly {{Badass}} versions of the trope.

This OVA is the first adaptation of one of Shirow Masamune's works, and the only one to date in which he had direct involvement in the production (writing,story boarding and co-directing it). The OVA is notable for having a very dedicated animation quality, in large part due to the extensiveness of Shirow's storyboarding. It combines action and comedy and also takes much inspiration from ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.

This OVA is the first adaptation of one of Shirow's works, and the only one to date which he had direct involvement in the production (writing,story boarding and co-directing). It combines action and comedy and also takes much inspiration from ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.

This OVA is notable for being one of Shirow's earliest works and his mark is quite clear on it, and its great animation due to his involvement. It combines action and comedy and also takes much inspiration from ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.

* ShoutOut: To {{Terminator}}, appropriately since a lot of the themes and plot are obviously inspired by it.