Android Kikaider - The Animation

Episode 1

Deep in the mountains, Dr. Komyoji was about to complete his long time dream in his laboratory when mysterious robot attacks and destroys his lab. Behind the plot is Professor Gil, the evil leader of DARK, an underground organization. Suspicious of her father's sudden dissapearance, Dr. Komyoji's daughter Mitsuko begins her research for clues. While she's doing that, we meet the Kikaider that the Dr. was working on. He is in human form, and is learning about life with humans. He saves a man from falling off a cliff, he helps two little boys but scares them away.. and then he finds the destroyed laboratory from whence he came. There, he sees the evil robot that blew up the lab, and Mitsuko and her son show up. Mitsuko sees that the Kikaider is the one she was finding clues about, and she tells him how to use his powers. She also tells him that his name is Jiro. Jiro turns into Kikaider form, and eventually destroys the evil robot...