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Cyber Team in Akihabara, otherwise known as Akiharabara Dennou Gumi (アキハバラ電脳組, literally, Akihabara electrical group) is an anime series created by Tsukasa Kotobuki and Satori Akahoru. It was created in the Magikawai style, a fusion of the Magical Girl and Kawaii anime genres which saw its first widespread use in 1998. The television series aired from April 4 to September 26, 1998 on TBS and ran for 26 episodes. It was released in the United States by ADV Films.

Contents 1 Story 2 Members of the Cyber Team 3 Other Significant Characters 4 Japanese cast 5 English-language cast

Story

It tells about the adventures of twelve-year-old junior high school student Hibari Hanakoganei, who, like any girl who lives in Tokyo in the year 2010, aspires to have a mobile pet of her own, called a "Pata-Pi." She obtains one from a so-called White Prince and calls this Pata-Pi Densuke. But afterwards, a dark force starts to stalk her down, but whenever she is in trouble, Densuke magically turns into a Diva, an armored fighter which resembles its owner's adult form, to defend her.

Later on, she discovers that Densuke is not the only Pata-Pi which has this power as two of her friends' Pata-Pis have this same power, too. She joins forces with them to help her in this mission.

Some mysteries covered in this anime include the White Prince who is actually a scientist who thinks ahead of his time, the school principal who turns out to be Christian Rosenkreuz, the demerits of cloning, and even the idea behind the Pata-Pis.

Furthermore, while the anime has a cute exterior that may at first seem appropriate for children, it also shows very graphic scenes such as bloodshed and violence and has very deep themes such as the application of religious and philosophical concepts to science and technology.

Members of the Cyber Team

• Hibari Hanakoganei (花小金井ひばり) - main character of the anime, she is a typical girl who is not good in academics, but has a pure and trusting heart. Her Pata-Pi is Densuke (デンスケ), a simplistic winged one whose only word is "Peee!"; it transforms into the Diva Aphrodite. Hibari's name means lark and her surname is probably derived from the name of the Hanakoganei station in Tokyo.
• Suzume Sakurajosui (桜女水すずめ) - Hibari's classmate who is her best friend. She is intelligent, mature, and even comes from a wealthy family. Her Pata-Pi is Francesca (フランチェスカ), one which is an equally intelligent multitasker whom Suzume improves to be "the best"; it transforms into the Diva Hestia. Suzume's name literally means sparrow.
• Tsugumi Higashijuujou (東十条つぐみ) - a girl who always fights and teases Suzume a lot. She has an aggressive attitude, as she has a mixed martial arts and professional wrestling background. But she aspires to be a singing star, just like her idol, Hatoko Daikan'yama. Her Pata-Pi is Tetsuro (テツロー) or Tetsu for short, an equally aggressive one who has built-in microphones, whenever she has the urge to sing, and a camera; it transforms into the Diva Athena. Tsugumi's name literally means thrush.
• Kamome Sengakuji (泉岳寺かもめ) - a girl from Osaka who aspires for money and would do anything for it. Her Pata-Pi is Billiken (ビリケン), one which is basically 2010's version of a piggy bank and counting machine; it transforms into the Diva Amphitrite. Kamome's name literally means sea gull.
• Tsubame Otorii (お鳥居つばめ) - a mostly stoic girl with a very twisted view on friendship and no concept of family. Hibari befriends her and will later either straighten or change those views. Her Pata-Pi is Petit-Ange (プティアンジュ), one which is basically dumb; it transforms into the Diva Erinuus. Tsubame's name literally means swallow.

Other Significant Characters

• Shimaburo Sengakuji (泉岳寺シマ福郎) - Kamome's grandfather. Kamome generally learns anything about Pata-Pis from him as he was once a part of Rosenkreuz's secret scientists' society.
• Uzura Kitaurawa (北浦和うずら) - a girl who admires fellow girls for various reasons. She likes Hibari for her "slender body." She has a Pata-Pi named Enoken (エノケン), a dog-like one which can only grow its ears. Uzura's name literally means quail.
• Jun Goutokuji (豪徳寺じゅん), Miyama Soshigaya (祖師谷みやま), and Hatoko Daikan'yama (代官山はとこ) - an office lady, a bookish geeky student, and a singing idol, respectively. They passionatly longed for the so-called "Black Prince Shooting Star" and together as one go out to steal the specially designed Pata-Pis to please him. They do these evil activities under the guises of Blood Falcon, Death Crow, and Dark Pigeon, respectively and will later be known collectively as the "Shibere Team," after discovering his secret and severing their ties from him.
• Crane Bahnsteik (クレイン＝バーンシュタイク) a.k.a. The White Prince - the mysterious youth who gives Densuke to Hibari. In reality, he is a scientist who thinks ahead of his own time and even defies age (he was born in 1884). He conceptualized and invented the airplane and the rocket ship as a means of space travel even before they were invented in our reality. He once allied himself with Rosenkreuz's secret society and even created even created a computer with him called Metatron to contact the Anima Mundi. But he broke away when he found out that Rosenkreuz wanted to use Metatron for his own purposes. He currently resides with Metatron inside Primum Mobile, a satellite that has been orbiting Earth even before Sputnik I, living in suspended animation and sending "messages" to people through their dreams.
• Wasshu Ryuugasaki (竜ヶ崎鷲羽) - the shady and mysterious principal who seems to watch over the girls and their Pata-Pis and knows everything about them. Later on, he reveals himself as Christian Rosenkreuz.
• Takashi Ryuugasaki (竜ヶ崎鷹士) a.k.a. The Black Prince and Shooting Star - Wasshu's "son" who turns out to be a clone of the White Prince. He has a resemblance to him and is admired by Jun, Miyama, and Hatoko to the point that he manipulates their emotions.
• Cigogne Laspail (シゴーニュ＝ラスパイユ) - an old acquaintance of Wasshu/Rosenkreuz who also knows anything about the Anima Mundi. He acts as Tsubame's "father" who brings her to Tokyo.

Japanese cast

• Hibari Hanakoganei - Ryouka Shima
• Suzume Sakurajosui - Kozue Yoshizumi
• Tsugumi Higashijuujou - Yuu Asakawa
• Kamome Sengakuji - Miki Nagasawa
• Tsubame Otorii - Megumi Hayashibara
• The White Prince (Crane Bahnsteik) - Kappei Yamaguchi
• Densuke - Megumi Shintani
• Francesca - Yui Horie
• Tetsuro - Motoko Kumai
• Billiken - Wasabi Mizuta
• Petit-Ange - Hiromi Tsuru
• Jun Goutokuji/Blood Falcon - Chieko Honda
• Miyama Soshigaya/Death Crow - Sakiko Tamagawa
• Hatoko Daikan'yama/Dark Pigeon - Yumi Kakazu
• Washuu Ryuugasaki (Christian Rosenkreuz) - Hirotaka Suzuoki
• The Black Prince (Takashi Ryuugasaki) - Tomokazu Seki

English-language cast

• Luci Christian - Hibari Hanakoganei, Densuke
• Chris Patton - The Black Prince
• George Manley - Emcee
• Greg Ayres - Tetsuro, The White Prince
• Jessica Boone - Miyama Soshigaya
• John Gremillion - The Principal
• John Swasey - Hibari's Father
• Kelly Manison - Hibari's Mother
• Kira Vincent-Davis - Tsugumi Higashijujo
• Marie Pettit - Clock
• Mark X. Laskowski - Takaido
• Monica Rial - Hatoko Daikanyama
• Tiffany Grant - Francesca, Suzume Sakurajosui
• Vic Mognogna - Old Man

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