Betterman
Japanese title: ベターマン
Type: TV
Source: Original
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 2, 1999 to Oct 1, 1999
Broadcast: Fridays at 01:15 (JST)
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: Sunrise
Producers: Victor Entertainment
Licensors: Bandai Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Themes: Mecha, Psychological

Keita Aono is an ordinary high school student who loves to chat with his friends about military technology and the girls in their class. One day, Keita is surprised and delighted by a new transfer student in his class, his childhood friend Hinoki Sai. But when Keita tries to catch up with Hinoki after school, he accidentally wanders into Bottom World—an underground amusement park whose opening was canceled due to an unexplained tragedy.

As Keita explores the area, he eventually finds Hinoki in the cockpit of a strange robot. She is here on behalf of Akamatsu Industries, a company contracted with the secretive international organization Mode Warp to investigate strange cases of violence worldwide. After joining Hinoki in the robot, the pair attempt to defend themselves against the various attractions of Bottom World, which have come to life and become violent. However, they are unable to escape until a man with transforming powers—dubbed "Betterman"—joins their struggle. Faced with an enemy he does not understand and a slew of mysterious new technology, Keita joins Akamatsu Industries in a fight against a force they call "Algernon."

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Betterman was released on DVD in North America in six volumes by Bandai Entertainment from June 4, 2002, to April 1, 2003.