Birth (anime)

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Birth

Genre	Fantasy, Sci-fi
OVA: Birth
Directed by	Shinya Sadamitsu
Studio
No. of episodes	1
Released	September 5, 1984 March 13, 2004

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?

[edit] 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.