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The '''''Cybersix''''' animated television series is the second and last adaption of the popular 1992 comic book series of the same name, produced in 1998 and released in the U.S. in 2000. The animated series was well-received internationally, however in the U.S. the series was heavily censored and criticized for being too mature for its young audience.<ref>[http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-10-15/entertainment/0106070442_1_fox-kids-prime-time-rating A review of ''Cybersix'' after it had aired in the U.S.] Retrieved 10 Dec '17</ref>
The '''''Cybersix''''' animated television series is the second and last adaption of the popular 1992 comic book series of the same name, produced in 1998 and released in the U.S. in 2000. The animated series was generally well-received internationally; however, in the U.S., the series was heavily censored and criticized for being too mature for its young audience.<ref>[http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-10-15/entertainment/0106070442_1_fox-kids-prime-time-rating A review of ''Cybersix'' after it had aired in the U.S.] Retrieved 10 Dec '17</ref>
 
==Plot==
==Plot==
The plot of the series is taken from the comic book series, rather than omitting the more mature aspects of the comics, the animated series leaves certain things unexplained and instead makes reference to them. The story follows the protagonist of ''Cybersix'', who has recently moved to the city of Meridiana and lives as a male high school literature teacher during the day and as the leather-clad super-heroine during the night. ''Cybersix'' is soon discovered to be living within the city, so her creator and his clone-son frequently sends out their creations in an attempt to destroy her.
The plot of the series is taken from the comic book series; rather than omitting the more mature aspects of the comics, the animated series leaves certain things unexplained and instead makes reference to them. The story follows the protagonist of ''Cybersix'', who has recently moved to the city of Meridiana and lives as a male high school literature teacher during the day and as the leather-clad super-heroine during the night. ''Cybersix'' is soon discovered to be living in the city, so her creator and his clone-son frequently sends out their creations in an attempt to destroy her.
 
==History==
==History==
The animated series was first released uncut in Canada and Argentina on 6 September 1999, and the censored version was later released in the U.S. on 19 August 2000 on the now-defunct television channel, Fox Kids. Fox Kids had heavily censored the series to make it more appropriate for its young audience, as well cutting down on the run-time to make more time for commercials. The censorship had most likely only edited out parts of the episodes and there was no redubbing, the only exception is the opening theme song where the ending vocals are noticeably different than the original. The series was later pulled off the air three months later on 4 November 2000, having omitted one episode and left the last two episodes unaired. Some episodes may have been recorded at the time of its airing, however, it is unknown if the entirety of the censored version has been recorded or archived. The Fox Kids cut of the opening theme song has been found and uploaded onto the RetroJunk website.<ref>[http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/intro/page/4232/cybersix#/content/child/intro/1218/show The Fox Kids opening version was uploaded onto the RetroJunk website.] Retrieved 10 Dec '17</ref>
The animated series was first released in Canada and Argentina on September 6th, 1999, and a censored version was later released in the U.S. on August 19th, 2000, on the now-defunct television channel, Fox Kids. Fox Kids had heavily censored the series in order to make it more appropriate for its young audience, as well as cutting down on the run-time to make more time for commercials. The censorship had edited out parts of episodes, which removed mildly suggestive, violent, and "slow" scenes. There was also minor redubbing of certain words, and in the opening theme song, there are noticeably different vocals near the end of the song. The series was later pulled off the air three months later, on November 4th, 2000, having omitted one episode and left the last two episodes unaired. Some episodes may have been recorded at the time of its airing. However, it is unknown if the entirety of the censored version has been recorded or archived.
 
The Fox Kids cut of the opening theme song has been found and uploaded onto the RetroJunk website.<ref>[http://www.retrojunk.com/content/child/intro/page/4232/cybersix#/content/child/intro/1218/show The Fox Kids opening version was uploaded onto the RetroJunk website.] Retrieved 10 Dec '17</ref>
 
Five episodes of the Fox Kids edit were recorded on tape by the online user Stonegate Shadowlord and have been digitized and uploaded onto YouTube by the YouTube channel Media Finder.<ref>[http://legacy.shadowlordinc.com/media/C/Cybersix.htm Cybersix on Stonegate Shadowlord's website.] Retrieved 24 May '19</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9j5AlYsgqk&list=PLzFhmPb2LUIzT7Y__r3auhvgHCclwj0_p YouTube channel Media Finder's Cybersix Fox Kids playlist.] Retrieved 24 May '19</ref> An anonymous source emailed Media Finder and notified him that two more episodes were captured in low quality on a six-hour-long tape, currently available on archive.org.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/Tape175 Full six-hour tape on Archive.org.] Retrieved 30 May '19</ref> Media Finder then transferred these episodes to his youtube channel.
Another episode was found by Media Finder and uploaded onto his YouTube channel.
One episode, "Brainwashed," only survives partially, and one episode, ''Full Moon Fascination'', remains at large completely.
 
==Episode List==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! style="background-color:lightblue" | #
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Episode Title
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status
|-
|01||Mysterious Shadow||[https://youtu.be/V9j5AlYsgqk<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|02||Data-7 & Julian||[https://youtu.be/13lp_DrX--8<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|03||Terra||[https://youtu.be/LRZlUu2llP0<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|04||Yashimoto, Private Eye||<span style="color:grey;">'''Non-existent'''
|-
|05||Lori is Missing||[https://youtu.be/29mZWE11MHs<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|06||Blue Birds of Horror||[https://youtu.be/Kbcs4Hcc4xg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|07||Brainwashed||[https://youtu.be/kDK_Eu2eF8M<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|-
|08||Gone with the Wings||[https://youtu.be/gk4e9T9HHEE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|09||The Eye||[https://youtu.be/gtKRZkr-aKI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|10||Full Moon Fascination||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|11||The Greatest Show in Meridiana||[https://youtu.be/MsZUOPzIKVk<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] 
|-
|12||Daylight Devil||<span style="color:grey;">'''Non-existent'''
|-
|13||The Final Confrontation||<span style="color:grey;">'''Non-existent'''
|}
==Video==
==Video==
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==External Links==
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersix_(TV_series) The Wikipedia page on ''Cybersix''.] Retrieved 10 Dec '17
  |description2 =Cybersix Fox Kids Commercial.
* [http://www.animationartist.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000069.html An old forum where ''Cybersix'' fans discussed the Fox Kids censored version during its first and only airing.] Retrieved 10 Dec '17
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  |description3 =Fox Kids XSpeed Ad (With Cybersix- Lori Is Missing).
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==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[Cybersix (partially found live-action TV adaptation of comic book series; 1995)]]
* [[Cybersix (partially found live-action TV adaptation of comic book series; 1995)]]
==External Links==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersix_(TV_series) The Wikipedia page on ''Cybersix''.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090622062848/http://www.animationartist.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000069.html An old forum where ''Cybersix'' fans discussed the Fox Kids censored version during its first and only airing.]
* [http://www.geocities.ws/cyberfoxzz/fox.html Complete airing list with breakdowns of changes in each episode.]
==References==
==References==
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Cybersix Fox Kids.png

A screenshot of the Fox Kids censored version of the Cybersix opening theme song.

Status: Partially Lost

The Cybersix animated television series is the second and last adaption of the popular 1992 comic book series of the same name, produced in 1998 and released in the U.S. in 2000. The animated series was generally well-received internationally; however, in the U.S., the series was heavily censored and criticized for being too mature for its young audience.[1]

Plot

The plot of the series is taken from the comic book series; rather than omitting the more mature aspects of the comics, the animated series leaves certain things unexplained and instead makes reference to them. The story follows the protagonist of Cybersix, who has recently moved to the city of Meridiana and lives as a male high school literature teacher during the day and as the leather-clad super-heroine during the night. Cybersix is soon discovered to be living in the city, so her creator and his clone-son frequently sends out their creations in an attempt to destroy her.

History

The animated series was first released in Canada and Argentina on September 6th, 1999, and a censored version was later released in the U.S. on August 19th, 2000, on the now-defunct television channel, Fox Kids. Fox Kids had heavily censored the series in order to make it more appropriate for its young audience, as well as cutting down on the run-time to make more time for commercials. The censorship had edited out parts of episodes, which removed mildly suggestive, violent, and "slow" scenes. There was also minor redubbing of certain words, and in the opening theme song, there are noticeably different vocals near the end of the song. The series was later pulled off the air three months later, on November 4th, 2000, having omitted one episode and left the last two episodes unaired. Some episodes may have been recorded at the time of its airing. However, it is unknown if the entirety of the censored version has been recorded or archived.

The Fox Kids cut of the opening theme song has been found and uploaded onto the RetroJunk website.[2]

Five episodes of the Fox Kids edit were recorded on tape by the online user Stonegate Shadowlord and have been digitized and uploaded onto YouTube by the YouTube channel Media Finder.[3][4] An anonymous source emailed Media Finder and notified him that two more episodes were captured in low quality on a six-hour-long tape, currently available on archive.org.[5] Media Finder then transferred these episodes to his youtube channel. Another episode was found by Media Finder and uploaded onto his YouTube channel. One episode, "Brainwashed," only survives partially, and one episode, Full Moon Fascination, remains at large completely.

Episode List

# Episode Title Status
01 Mysterious Shadow Found
02 Data-7 & Julian Found
03 Terra Found
04 Yashimoto, Private Eye Non-existent
05 Lori is Missing Found
06 Blue Birds of Horror Found
07 Brainwashed Partially Found
08 Gone with the Wings Found
09 The Eye Found
10 Full Moon Fascination Lost
11 The Greatest Show in Meridiana Found
12 Daylight Devil Non-existent
13 The Final Confrontation Non-existent

Video

The U.S. Fox Kids version of the opening theme.

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See Also

External Links

References