Hikaru Shiina
main character
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7.0
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Estimated watch time
10h 11m
⚡ 3 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Clone95%Aliens85%Found Family85%School79%Rural73%Female Protagonist70%Henshin70%Primarily Child Cast66%Primarily Female Cast60%Superhero60%
TVFINISHED2001 SPRING7.0 / 10 AniList score
Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru
フィギュア17 つばさ&ヒカル
Synopsis & Story
Tsubasa Shiina is a 10-year-old girl who recently moved to Hokkaido to live with her father. In school, she is very quiet and unsociable with her classmates. Then one night, she witnesses a UFO crash in the forest near her home. She rushes to the scene and finds the pilot, codenamed "D.D.", in a barely stable condition. Also in the scene is a Maguar, a hideous alien that hatched aboard D.D.'s ship. As the Maguar is close to taking Tsubasa's life, an alien lifeform fuses with her body to form the Riberus battle armor Figure 17, which shortly destroys the alien threat. The life form takes the name Hikaru and turns into an identical twin of Tsubasa. As time passes, Tsubasa becomes more open to everyone around her, thanks to her new twin sister Hikaru. However, with Maguar eggs scattered all over Hokkaido, their ability to form Figure 17 is needed to eliminate all hatched Maguars until backup from D.D.'s home planet arrives on Earth. (Source: Anime News Network)
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Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru: should you watch it?
At a glance
Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru has been well received, with an average AniList score of 70/100 — 46% of 1,078 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #15 highest-rated anime of 2001, and #32 most popular anime of 2001 on AniList.
Of the 1.9K AniList users who started it, 8.9% dropped it, so it is dropped at a typical rate; 1.3K have finished it.
At about 10 h 11 min in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Sci-Fi, Slice of Life — especially clone, aliens, found family, school.
Episodes
13 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Director
- Naohito Takahashi
- Character design
- Yuriko Chiba
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“BOY” by THE ALFEE
Endings
Theme data from AnimeThemes.moe.
Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru FAQ
- How many episodes does Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru have?
- Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru has 13 episodes of about 47 minutes each, roughly 10 h 11 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru?
- About 10 h 11 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 7 days; at one hour a day, about 11 days.
- Is Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru finished?
- Yes. Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru has finished airing — the final episode aired May 26, 2002.
- Is there a season 2 of Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru?
- No sequel is listed for Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru as of October 2026.
- Is Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru based on a manga?
- No. Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru is an original anime story, not adapted from a manga or novel.
- Who animated Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru?
- Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru was animated by OLM and directed by Naohito Takahashi.
- Who sings the opening of Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru?
- The opening, "BOY", is performed by THE ALFEE.
- Where can I watch Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru?
- Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru is listed on Tubi TV. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.