Paradigm City
In the anime series The Big O, Paradigm City is a place with no memory any further back than forty years. It is known that there are residents who have valued "memories" and are often exploited by the powers that be, i.e. the Paradigm corporation and its associated free agents. Some cataclysmic event happened forty years ago and caused great shock to the human and mecha residents, giving them amnesia.
It is clear from evidence shown in the series that Paradigm City is, in fact, New York City (or a reasonable facsimile thereof.) Some of the evidence:
- In episode 1 (Roger the Negotiator), as Roger is travelling to the site of the meeting with Beck, the World Trade Center can be seen in the distance. (Remember that the series premiered in Japan before 2001.)
- Aerial shots of Paradigm echo the west side of Manhattan in terms of geography.
- In episode 5 (Bring Back My Ghost), it is mentioned that Officer Fraizer fell into the Hudson River.
- In episode 12 (Enemy Is Another Big!), one of the battle scenes is supposedly fought at JFK airport and is mentioned as JFK Mark by Dan Dastun.
- In episode 17 (Leviathan), the remnants of the Coney Island amusement park and the Cyclone roller coaster are clearly shown.
- In episode 19 (Eyewitness), an android killer is shown wearing a New York Yankees baseball cap.
- In episode 20 (Stripes), Angel finds herself drawn to the ruins of Grand Central Terminal.
- Also in episode 20 (Stripes), Big Fau rises out of the ground through the Washington Arch.
- In several episodes Roger pays Big-Ear for his services with what would appear to be American currency. Alex Rosewater's check for Schwarzwald also reads 'Bank of America' at the top.
- Whenever he visits Big Ear, Roger drives over what appears to be the Brooklyn Bridge
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