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B't X

Original run

April 6, 1996 – September 21, 1996

Episodes

25

Original network

TBS

Production

Studio

TMS Entertainment

Director(s)

Mamoru Hamatsu

Producer(s)

Tadahito Matsumoto

Kenji Mizunuma

Writer(s)

Mamoru Hamatsu B't X (Japanese: ビート・エックス Hepburn: Bīto Ekkusu), pronounced "beat X" and stylized as B'T X, is a manga series, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was serialized in Shōnen Ace from 1994 to 2000.

The series is set in a fictional universe where science has progressed to the creation of mechanical AI creatures known as Bt's.

Contents

• 1 Synopsis
• 2 Characters
• 3 = Production
  • 3.1 Main
  • 3.2 Anime
    • 3.2.1 Music
    • 3.2.2 Episodes
  • 3.3 References

Synopsis[]

Teppei Takamiya is the caretaker of a farm located in Kamui Island, north of Japan. His older brother, Kōtarō Takamiya, leaves to study robotics in Germany and becomes one of the most brilliant scientists in the world. Five years later, the two brothers reunite at a robotics convention in Mechatopia, China, where Kōtarō is to announce his latest breakthrough in artificial intelligence. The convention goes awry when Kōtarō is captured by the malevolent Machine Empire and taken to The Area.

Teppei manages to hitch a ride on his brother's capturer and reaches the Machine Empire, Teppei is attacked by Metalface, one of the Empire's soldiers. Unable to win, Teppei is thrown, bleeding, in the Empire's junkyard. His blood reaches the trashed body of X, who was once considered one of the strongest B't of the Empire, and the disgruntled B't awakens. Faced with unanswered questions and imminent destruction, X reluctantly saves Teppei, and the pair flee the Area with soldiers of the Empire in hot pursuit.

Meanwhile, inside the Area, Kōtarō discovers that he has been summoned by another of the Empire's soldiers, Major Aramis, to find a way to stop the ultimate B't - a creation known as Raphael that has begun a terrifying and uncontrollable evolution.

Teppei's main goal is to save his brother, but as he and X venture further into the Area and learn more about the Machine Empire they start to fight for the survival of the human race. On the way to the center of the Empire they gain allies that help them prevail over the guardians of the empire.

The ultimate B't eventually finalizes its evolution and the Machine Emperor appears. Before the emperor can fuse with Raphael, Teppei and his allies confront him.

Characters[]

= Production[]

Main[]

Name	Seiyū	B't	Seiyū
Kamui Island
Teppei Takamiya	Nobuyuki Hiyama / Yoshiko Kamei (young)Eric Vale / Kristen McGuire (young)	X	Jin HorikawaJeremy Inman
Kōtarō Takamiya	Nozomu SasakiJosh Grelle
Teppei's father	Kent Williams
Teppei's mother	Marissa Lenti
Machine Empire
Spirit Generals
Karen	Megumi OgataMorgan Garrett	Shadow	Emi ShinoharaMarissa Lenti
Fou Lafine	Kazuya Ichijō / Akiko Hiramatsu (young)J. Michael Tatum / Geordie Holly (young)	Je t'aime	Asako DodoTia Ballard
Ron	Keiji FujiwaraIan Sinclair	Raido	Ryuji MizunoMarcus Stimac
Hokuto	Osamu SakutaChris Bevins	Max	Gara TakashimaClarine Harp / Emily Fajardo (young)
The Area
Aramis	Atsuko YuyaCaitlin Glass	Rosemary
Metalface	Kenyu HoriuchiTyson Rinehart	Madonna	Misa WatanabeRachel Robinson
Karin / Hua Li	Chisa YokoyamaJoanna Grelle
Misha	Ai OrikasaAlison Viktorin
Nasha	Kyōko HikamiNatalie Hoover
Juggler	Issei FutamataMike McFarland	Vanilla Fudge
Dark Knights
Rai	Shō HayamiR. Bruce Elliott	Falcon	Kenichi Ono Chris Guerrero
Leon	Kōji IshiiBrandon Potter
Mira	Takehito KoyasuGianni Matragrano
Seven Evil Knights
Misslim	Jūrōta KosugiCurtis Arnott	La Lainya	Seiko FujikiAlex Moore
Quattro	Toshihiko Seki / Chika Sakamoto (young)David Matranga	Lorezzo	Seiko FujikiAlex Moore
Meimu	Shinichiro MikiStephen Fu	Halloween	Bin ShimadaAaron Roberts
The Desert
Gaku	Fujiko TakimotoAmber Lee Connors	Big Rock
Captain Hook	Matsuo MatsuoRobert McCollum	Groupie	ChōChuck Huber
The Garden
Camilla	Kappei YamaguchiMeli Grant	Mirage	Maya OkamotoMelissa Sternenberg
The Graveyard
Maria	Noriko HidakaAlexis Tipton
Shinigami	Mitsuru MiyamotoTyler Walker
Bem's point
Bem	Hideyuki UmezuAlejandro Saab	Cancer	Ricco Fajardo
Balzac's point
Balzac	Mitsuo SendaMark Stoddard	Savannah	Tetsuo KanaoZach Bolton
Underhell
Marcello	Naoki Tatsuta Justin Briner
Amigo	Shinpachi Tsuji Chris Rager
Dr. Nitzin	Motomu KiyokawaHoward Wang
Hell Valley
Zaji	Yasunori MatsumotoNick Landis
Others
Kaos	Osamu KobayashiBruce Carey	L'Amour	Katsuhisa Hōki Jason Marnocha
Crow	Kōji IshiiDaman Mills
Lena	Hiroko IkutaJad Saxton

Anime[]

An anime adaptation of B't X was produced consisting 25 episodes and aired in Japan between April and September 1996, followed by a sequel containing 14 episodes called B't X Neo which was made between August 21 to November 20, 1997. Though B't X remained essentially loyal to the manga, B't X Neo strayed off from the source material, giving its own conclusion to the story.

Anime Midstream, Inc. released the B't X television anime series with a new English dub on DVD in August 2018.[1]

Music[]

The opening for the anime series is Haruka～SAILING FOR MY DREAM～ performed by FENCE OF DEFENSE, with music composed by Masato Nishimura and lyrics by Miki Muroi. The ending song featured is Boku no Ikikata (The Way I Live) performed by Blue Boy with lyrics by Ryota Ito and music by Yoshinori Aoki.

Episodes[]

#	#	Title	Episode Director	Screenwriter	Original air date
1	1	Miracle! The Revival of B't X!奇蹟! 復活のB'T X(ビート・エックス	Mamoru Hamatsu	Sukehiro Tomita	6 April 1996
2	2	Rebirth! The Sun Battler誕生! 太陽の戦士(バトラー)	Hitoyuki Matsui	Sukehiro Tomita	13 April 1996
3	3	Confrontation! The Machine Empire対決! 機械皇国の野望)	Kiyotaka Itani	Sukehiro Tomita	20 April 1996
4	4	Appearance! The Legendary Spirit Knight登場! 伝説の四霊将	Kiyoshi Fukumoto	Yasushi Hirano	27 April 1996
5	5	Departure! Desperate Battle Road出発(たびだち)! 決死の救出作戦(バトルロード)	Yukio Takahashi	Yoshiyuki Suga	4 May 1996
6	6	Fear! The Watch Man, Pirate in the Desert!恐怖! 砂漠のパイレーツ	Atsushi Yano	Yasushi Hirano	11 May 1996
7	7	Frightening! The Mystery of the Machine Emperor!驚愕! 機械皇帝の謎	Yukio Okazaki	Yoshiyuki Suga	18 May 1996
8	8	Magnificent! The Dazzling Solder, Camilla!華麗! 幻惑戦士カミーラ	Kiyoshi Fukumoto	Yoshiyuki Suga	25 May 1996
9	9	Fear! Evil Flower!驚異! エビル・フラワー	Yoshihiro Oda	Yoshiyuki Suga	1 June 1996
10	10	Chase! Metal Face Counterattacks!迫撃! メタルフェイスの逆襲	Kiyoshi Fukumoto	Yasushi Hirano	8 June 1996
11	11	Invincible! Spirit General of the East, Ron無敵! 東の霊将ロン	Kiyotaka Itani	Nobuaki Kishima	15 June 1996
12	12	Formidable Enemy! The Warrior, Kaos強敵! 猛将カオス)	Hitoyuki Matsui	Yoshiyuki Suga	22 June 1996
13	Buddy! The Bond of a Passionate Soul相棒!(バディ)熱き心の絆	Koitaro Aozame	Yoshiyuki Suga	29 June 1996
14	Tragic! Maria Who Lives in the Graveyard悲劇! 墓場の少女マリア	Yukio Takahashi	Ryo Katsuragi	6 July 1996
15	Blast! Message to the Reaper炸裂! 死神への一撃	Yoshihiro Oda	Ryo Katsuragi	13 July 1996
16	Revived! The Prism of Aura復活! 五色の燐光	Kiyoshi Fukumoto	Nobuaki Kishima	20 July 1996
17	Appear! Shadow X!出現! 黒いエックス	Kiyotaka Itani	Yoshiyuki Suga	27 July 1996
18	The Dark! Fear of the Underhell暗黒!アンダーヘルの恐怖	Atsushi Yano	Nobuaki Kishima	3 August 1996
19	Desperate! X's Death決死! エックスの最後	Ryo Yasumura	Yoshiyuki Suga	10 August 1996
20	Life! Break Heart]生命!(いのち)ブレイク・ハート	Yukio Takahashi	Nobuaki Kishima	17 August 1996
21	Reborn! The Neo B't X新生! B'Tエックス誕生	Kiyoshi Fukumoto	Nobuaki Kishima	24 August 1996
22	The Worst! The Area's Seven Demon Generals最凶! エリアの七魔将	Kiyotaka Itani	Sukehiro Tomita	31 August 1996
23	Flash of Light! Shining Knuckle閃光! シャイニング・ナックル	Atsushi Yano	Nobuaki Kishima	7 September 1996
24	Burn! A Piece of the Sun炎上! 太陽のかけら	Hitoyuki Matsui	Nobuaki Kishima	14 September 1996
25	Overthrow! B'T Raphael打倒! B'Tラファエロ	Mamoru Hamatsu	Sukehiro Tomita	21 September 1996

References[]

1. ↑ Anime Midstream Licenses B't X Neo Ova Series, Reveals English Dub Trailer Apr 26, 2020 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-12/anime-midstream-licenses-bt-x-neo-ova-series-reveals-english-dub-trailer/.145677