

Paradigm City has a film noir-esque feeling to it, aided by Roger's slicked-back hair and strong resemblance to Batman's Bruce Wayne. Roger lives in Paradigm City, an area that its residents believe is the last civilization left. The Big O follows Roger Smith, a wealthy negotiator who happens to own the eponymous giant robot, Big O.

But The Big O is notable for more than just that piece of trivia, as the series became a bizarre synthesis of East and West.

The anime series known as The Big O has a place in history as one of the first anime series that received funding from Cartoon Network's Toonami block, as the channel helped it to get a second season made so that it might finish its story.
