- Birth (anime)
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genre =Fantasy ,Sci-fi Infobox animanga/OVA
title = Birth
director =Shinya Sadamitsu
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episodes = 1
released = flagicon|JapanSeptember 5 ,1984 flagicon|USAMarch 13 ,2004 nihongo|"Birth"|バース|Bāsu (also known in the West as "The World of the Talisman") is a 1984
anime OVA , which was released onVHS andDVD inNorth America by, variously, Streamline andADV Films . It is based on a farfuturistic planet where four mercenaries try to find the ultimate weapon which can either save humanity or destroy it. Againstmecha s and strange races, together they sweep the vast planet to reach their goal.Aqualoid was a prosperous planet, but an attack from a mysterious life force, the Inorganics, transforms it into a
post-apocalyptic shell of its former self. When Nam finds a mysterious sword, he is suddenly the object of a planet-wide chase. With the Inorganics closing in, will Nam and his friends discover the secret of the sword and save their world? Or will they destroy Aqualoid in favor of a new Birth?English dubs
Two English dubs of the movie exist; the most recent is true to the original Japanese, but the version produced in the 1987, entitled "World of the Talisman", contains more American-style dialogue, alternate music and additional voice-overs, and tones down some of the more surreal Japanese humour (for example, an Inorganic who shouts the names of vegetables whenever it attacks is silent in this version). It also presents the "Child Inorganic" character as a diminutive adult with a
Max Headroom -esque stutter.Characters
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Alexis Chamov /Sandra Snow - Rasa
*Bradley Carlin /Ryan O'Flannigan - Kim/Keen
*Brent Werzner /Tony Oliver - Nam/Talon
*Cyndi Williams - Mu-nyo, Nam's Ostrich
*Garry Peters - Grandpa
*Gemma Wilcox - Arlia
*James Phillips /Greg Snow - Bao/Mo
*Jeffrey Mills - Inorganic Biker Kid
*Mary Agen Cox - Grandma
*Robert Matney - Inorganic Biker #1
*Matt Hislope - Inorganic Biker #2, Monga
*Robert S. Fisher - Inorganic Biker #3, Monster Octopus, Orange Mole
*Samantha Inoue-Harte - Village Girl
*Vinnie Moxnar - Giant InorganicExternal links
* [http://www.atlus.co.jp/dvd/birth/ Official site (Japanese)]
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2662 Anime News Network entry for Birth]
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