B't X
ビート・エックス (B't X)
Genre	Mecha
Manga
Author	Masami Kurumada
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Shōnen Ace
Volumes	16
TV anime: B't X
Director	Mamoru Hamatsu
Studio	TMS
Network	TBS
Original run	6 April 1996 – 21 September 1996
Episodes	25
OVA: B't X Neo
Studio	TMS
Episodes	14
Released	21 August 1997

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Plot

Teppei ("Tepp") Takamiya is the caretaker of a farm located in Kamui Island, north of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. His older brother, Kotarou Takamiya, leaves to study robotics in Germany and becomes one of the most brilliant scientists in the world. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Five years later, the two brothers reunite at a robotics convention in Mechatopia, China, where Kotarou is to announce his latest breakthrough in artificial intelligence. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The convention goes awry when Kotarou is captured by the malevolent Machine Empire and taken to "The Area", a mecha base hidden within the sandstorms of the Gobi Desert. The Gobi (Говь Govi or Gov', "gravel-covered plain" Chinese: zh-t 戈壁(沙漠 Gēbì (Shāmò)

By the means of a mysterious weapon called Messiah Fist, Teppei manages to pursue the kidnappers by grappling onto their "transport", a giant insectoid mecha that is later revealed to be one of the Machine Empire's prized AI machines (known as a B't). Upon reaching the Area, 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 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, Kotarou 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 Raffaello (ラファエロ) that has begun a terrifying and uncontrollable evolution.

As the series unfolds, the headstrong X and equally brash Teppei develop a brotherly bond, squabbling as much as they look after each other. They slowly uncover the Machine Empire's diabolical plan as they travel through strange lands and battle other B'ts loyal to the Empire, all the while trying to save Kotarou and to resolve the mysteries of their intertwined past.

What is a B't?

A B't (pronounced "bit") is the ultimate form of artificial intelligence robotics designed for fighting - the B stands for Brain, Blood, Bravery and Battler. They have different forms and powers, usually based on mythological creatures. The B't's source of power is a device called BreakHeart, which is fuelled by human blood. Once the BreakHeart is inserted into the B't's body, it creates a link between the blood donor and the B't.

Characters

Main Characters
Name	B't and B't species	Description	Voice Actor (Japanese)
Teppei ("Tepp") Takamiya	X, Kirin	Main character	Nobuyuki Hiyama
Kotaro Takamiya	n/a	Scientist. is a popular Seiyū born in Hatsukaichi Hiroshima, Japan. He is currently affiliated with Arts Vision. Brother to Teppei	Nozomu Sasaki
Karen	X, Shadow X (Twin to X, both are Kirin)	One of the four knights. is a Seiyū who was born January 25, 1967 in Hiroshima. He is a client of the seiyū management firm 81 Produce. Trained and taught Teppei any knowledge regarding combat skills, and technologies	Megumi Ogata
Fou Lafine	Je T'aime, Phoenix/Suzaku	One of the four knights	Kazuya Ichijou
Ron(=katakana spelling for Chinese name 龍 Long, means "dragon")	Raidô (mandarin: 雷童 Lei Tong, means "Thunder Child"), Chinese Dragon/Seiryuu	Leader of the four knights. ( June 6, 1965) is a female Seiyū and singer from the Tokyo Metropolitan area The phoenix ( Ancient Greek: Φοῖνιξ phoínix is a mythical sacred firebird in ancient mythologies starting with the Greek and later the is a Seiyū. He is married to the fellow seiyuu Minami Hokuto. The Chinese Dragon or Oriental dragon is a mythical creature in East Asian culture with a Chinese origin The Azure Dragon (青龍 青竜 青龙 is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations It is sometimes called the Azure Dragon of the East Childhood friend of Aramis	Keiji Fujiwara
Hokuto	Max, Turtle/Genbu	One of the four knights	Osamu Sakuda
Metal Face	Madonna, triceratops	A lieutenant to the Machine Empire and an almost persistent annoyance in Teppei's way	Kenyû Horiuchi
Secondary Characters
Captain Hook	Groupie, worm	First point soldier that Teppei encounters
Kamia	Mirage, butterfly	Third point soldier, grows medicinal flowers for Naasha	Kappei Yamaguchi
Kaos	Lamus, rhinoceros beetle	4th point soldier, an old veteran and was once one of the four knights. (born October 5, 1964) is a male Seiyū from the Tokyo Metropolitan area who is affiliated with Air Agengy Turtles are Reptiles of the Order Testudines (all living turtles belong to the Crown group Chelonia) most of A worm is a common name given to a diverse group of invertebrate animals that have a long soft body and no legs A butterfly is an Insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a (real name) (born May 23, 1965) is a male Seiyū from Fukuoka Fukuoka, affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox ---- The rhinoceros beetles or rhino beetle are a subfamily ( Dynastinae) of Beetles in the family of Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae	Osamu Kobayashi
Death, Aleph	unknown, bat	Fifth point soldier
Vem	Cancer, crab	6th point soldier, was easily crushed	Hideyuki Umezu
Rai	Falcon, falcon	Member of the dark knights	Sho Hayami
Kai	Falcon, falcon	Member of the dark knights
Mira	Falcon, falcon	Leader of the dark knights	Takehito Koyasu
Balzak	Savannah, Mii Neko Leon	7th point soldier
Ryukan Troops	Ryukan class B'ts, tiger-like creatures with wings	Generic army troops of the Machine Empire
Imperial Spies	Spy class B'ts, black crows	Imperial spies and executes traitors
Juggler	Vanilla fudge, gargoyle	Took over the role of Commander Aramis when it was clear that she was a traitor to the Macine Empire	Issei Futamata
Myslin	Lalaynya, hydra	Leader of the 7 evil knights	Jūrōta Kosugi
Murie	Halloween, baku	Uses nightmare manipulation as a weapon, member of the 7 evil knights. Osamu Kobayashi can refer to Osamu Kobayashi (小林修 Kobayashi Osamu) Crabs are decapod Crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (βραχύ / brachy Hideyuki Umezu (梅津 秀行 Umezu Hideyuki, born July 24, 1955) is a veteran Seiyū who was born in Aichi. A falcon (fɔlkən or fælkən is any Species of raptor in the Genus Falco. is a very popular and prolific Seiyū ( Voice actor) Career According to the Anime News Network, as of April 2008 Koyasu is the most prolific The true crows are large Passerine Birds that comprise the Genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. In Architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone Grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building is a veteran Seiyū who was born on March 15, 1955 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. is a veteran Seiyū born December 19, 1957 in Yokohama, Japan. Baku (Bakı sometimes known as Baqy, Baky, Baki or Bakü, is the capital the largest city and the largest port of Azerbaijan It's revealed that he is Hokuto's elder brother	Shinichiro Miki
Quatro	Roselo, griffin	An old friend and Acquaintance of fou, who he blames for killing his sister. is a popular Seiyū who was born on March 18, 1968 in the city of Tokyo. The griffin is a Legendary creature with the body of a Lion and the head and often wings of an Eagle. Also a member of the 7 evil knights	Toshihiko Seki
Salome	Halcyon, Unicorn	She uses music as hypnotic, and is one of the machine empire because she lost faith in humanity. is a popular veteran Japanese voice actor ( Seiyū) who was born in Tochigi. A unicorn (from Latin unus 'one' and cornu 'horn' is a Mythological creature. also a member of 7 evil knights
Sapphire	Eroica, Basilisk	He adores gems and uses Eroica's abilities to turn people into crystals. In European bestiaries and Legends a basilisk ('bæzɪlɪsk from the Greek βασιλίσκος basilískos, "little king" a member of the 7 evil knights
Dr. Poe	Cadenza, chimera	He was Hokuto's rival in the academy, and is one of the 7 evil knights
Gai	Shendu, Garuda	The Philosopher of the Empire, and a member of the 7 evil knights
Aramis	Rosemary, wasp	Commander of the Area. GARUDA is India's Grid Computing initiative connecting 17 cities across the country A wasp is any Insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a Bee nor Ant. disguised herself as a man and was later revealed that she was the legendary warrior who never lost a battle before the time of the Four Knights, the Rose Knight	Atsuko Yuya
Naasha	Sita/Zeta, dogs	Representative of the Emperor. is a Japanese voice actor who works for Gekidan Subaru. Atsuko Yuya is originally from Nagasaki. The dog ( Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated Subspecies of the gray wolf, a Mammal of the Canidae family of the order Miisha's younger sister	Kyôko Hikami
Miisha	Sita/Zeta, dogs	Representative of the Emperor, appears to be the second in command	Ai Orikasa
Marchelo	n/a	Underhell warden	Naoki Tatsuta
Amigo	n/a	Assistant underhell warden	Shinpachi Tsuji
Raffaello	n/a	Ultimate B't
Lisa Marie	n/a	A fellow scientist prisoner that helped Kotaro Takamiya solve the formula on how to defeat Raphael	Yumi Touma
Karin	A Ryukan class B't	A soldier of the Machine empire. is a Seiyū who was born in Kobe. She is part of the seiyū trio Furil which also consists of Wedding Peach voice castmates Yuko Miyamura and born is a popular Japanese veteran Seiyū and singer from Tokyo. is a Seiyū born on September 8, 1950 in Naga, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. ( October 20, 1956 -) is a male Seiyū who was born in Chiba prefecture. Karen's younger sister, very close to Fou.	Chisa Yokoyama

(born December 20, 1969) is a well known Seiyū ( voice actress) born in Tokyo.

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