Android Kikaider — Season 1, Episode 8: Blue Moon, Red Dreams
Animation, Drama • 23 min • 2 seasons, 17 episodes • ★ 5.8/10
Episode synopsis
The genius robotics professor Dr. Komyoji has created Kikaider, a humanoid robot gifted with a "conscience circuit" enabling Kikaider to simulate real emotions and distinguish between right and wrong. "Jiro", as he is called by Dr. Komyoji's children Mitsuko and Masaru, finds himself struggling to protect Mitsuko and Masaru from the evil Dr. Gill and his androids, and also to understand his own conflicted emotions. Is the conscience circuit a blessing or a curse?
About Android Kikaider
The genius robotics professor Dr. Komyoji has created Jiro, a humanoid robot. Gifted with a conscience circuit, he has the power to simulate real emotions that help to distinguish between “right and wrong”. Jiro must protect Mitsuko and Masaru from the evil Dr. Gil who wants Jiro to join his army and aid in his goal of world domination.