Birth (anime)

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genre = Fantasy, Sci-fiInfobox animanga/OVA
title = Birth
director = Shinya Sadamitsu
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episodes = 1
released = flagicon|Japan September 5, 1984 flagicon|USA March 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 on VHS and DVD in North America by, variously, Streamline and ADV Films. It is based on a far futuristic planet where four mercenaries try to find the ultimate weapon which can either save humanity or destroy it. Against mechas 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

* 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 Inorganic

External 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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