The Big O (1999)

Action · Adventure · Animation

Forty years ago, the minds of Paradigm City's inhabitants were wiped clean of all recollections of the past. Now, ruled by a powerful corporation and cut off from the rest of the world by desolate wastelands, Paradigm has become a virtual police state where Negotiators like Roger Smith keep the wheels of progress, commerce, and society turning.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (2,648 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1999)

7.47 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 9.4 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Roger the Negotiator	7.8	79
2	Dorothy, Dorothy	7.1	40
3	Electric City	6.9	38
4	Underground Terror	7.9	38
5	Bring Back My Ghost	6.8	33
6	A Legacy of Amadeus	7.2	34
7	The Call from the Past	6.8	28
8	Missing Cat	7.1	32
9	Beck Comes Back	6.6	31
10	Winter Night Phantom	7.9	40
11	Daemonseed	7.6	29
12	Enemy Is Another Big!	8.0	28
13	R.D.	9.4	127

Season 2 (2003)

7.74 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 8.6 24 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Roger the Wanderer	7.9	37
2	Negotiations with the Dead	7.7	28
3	Day of the Advent	8.1	28
4	Leviathan	7.8	33
5	The Greatest Villain	7.4	27
6	Eyewitness	7.5	26
7	Stripes	7.3	29
8	The Third Big	7.7	30
9	Hydra	7.5	29
10	Twisted Memories	8.1	28
11	The Big Fight	7.3	32
12	The War of the Paradigm City	7.7	34
13	The Show Must Go On	8.6	49

The Big O (1999)

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