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Birth (OAV)

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Alternative title:
El mundo del talismán (Spanish)
Mir Talismana (Russian)
Planet Busters
Świat Talizmanu (Polish)
World of the Talisman
Мир Талисмана (Russian)
Рождение (Russian)
バース (Japanese)
Themes: mecha
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Nam's home planet of Aqualoid has become a barren wasteland since the invasion of the Inorganics. However, he soon discovers SHADE, a sword with the power to control Aqualoid and give power back to its people. There's just one problem, every Inorganic on the planet wants to see the sword destroyed and Nam and his friends dead.
User Ratings: 95 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Excellent: 4 votes (sub:2, ?:1, dub:1)
 Very good: 7 votes (sub:6, dub:1)
 Good: 21 votes (sub:14, dub:6, edit.dub:1)
 Decent: 21 votes (dub:11, sub:10)
 So-so: 12 votes (sub:8, dub:4)
 Not really good: 6 votes (dub:4, sub:2)
 Weak: 8 votes (dub:5, sub:2, others:1
1 Korean dubbed
)
 Bad: 8 votes (sub:4, dub:4)
 Awful: 4 votes (sub:2, dub:2)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:1, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 168 users, rank: #3263 (of 6955)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 5.400 (So-so+), std. dev.: 2.273, rank: #6005 (of 6965)
Weighted mean: 5.387 (So-so+), rank: #6052 (of 6965) (seen all: 5.39 / seen some: 7.00 / won't finish: 2.00)
Bayesian estimate: 5.643 (Decent−), rank: #4923 (of 5261)
Running time: 80 minutes
Number of episodes: 1
Vintage: 1984-07-21 (screened at Tokyu Pantheon)
Release dates: We have 3
Ending Theme:
"Warriors of Schauas" by Shabana
Insert song:
"Mysterious Inspiration" by Miina Tominaga
Official website:
Atlus (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 3
Comment:
Previously released by Streamline pictures as Planet Busters.
News: Show:
ADV Films UK Acquisitions (Nov 27, 2003)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Birth (DVD) 2004-07-13
    Birth (DVD) 2009-03-17

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Shinya Sadamitsu
Music: Joe Hisaishi
Character Design: Yoshinori Kanada
Art Director: Geki Katsumata
Animation Director: Yoshinori Kanada
Mechanical design: Shohei Kohara
Mecha design:
Makoto Kobayashi
Shouhei Obara
Sound Director: Noriyoshi Matsuura
Director of Photography: Sadafumi Sano
Executive producer:
Shuuichi Onodera
Yoshiaki Aihara
Producer: Satohiro Nagao

Animation:
Atsuko Ishida
Atsunori Kazama
Eiko Yamauchi
Hajime Kamegaki
Hideaki Anno
Hirotoshi Sano
Jun Kiguchi
Jun Sanjou
Kazuhiko Ishii
Kazunori Takahashi
Keiji Nakamura
Kenichi Ohnuki
Kenji Hoshikoshi
Kiyotoshi Aoi
Kouichi Mikami
Kouichi Wada
Kouji Fujita
Kouji Itou
Kouji Usui
Mahiro Maeda
Makiko Kaneda
Masaaki Usu
Masakatsu Iijima
Masanori Nishii
Mayumi Hayashida
Miyuki Nakano
Osamu Watanuki
Senko Minami
Taira Sanuki
Takahiro Toyomasu
Takashi Sogabe
Takeshi Takeda
Takuya Wada
Tomoko Etou
Toshihiko Hashimoto
Toyoo Yamauchi
Yorihisa Uchida
Yoshiake Akebane
Yoshiyuki Tokinaga
Yuuji Arita
Yuuji Ogata
Animation Check:
Mayumi Watanabe
Osamu Yamasaki
Animation Coordination:
Mutsumi Inomata
Shigenori Kageyama
Background Art:
Akiko Ishihara
Katsuyoshi Ichihara
Masaru Ohta
Miwako Okano
Noriko Akahoya
Rieko Shimizu
Tsuneto Nonomiya
Yoko Kurobe
Color design: Satoru Sayama
Editing:
Masahiro Matsumura
Shuichi Kakesu
Image Song Arrangement: Mitsuo Hagita
Image Song Composition: Kisaburoh Suzuki
Image Song Lyrics: Masako Arikawa
Image Song Performance: Miina Tominaga
Main Animator:
Hideki Tamura
Kazuhiro Ochi
Masahito Yamashita
Mutsumi Inomata
Osamu Nabeshima
Sachiko Tada
Shigenobu Nagasaki (uncredited)
Shigenori Kageyama
Shinsaku Kozuma
Takafumi Hayashi
Toshio Kawaguchi
Yoshinori Kanada
Original Concept Assistance: Junki Takegami
Paint:
Akihiko Isozaki
Etsuko Hasegawa
Kayo Norimoto
Keiko Hiraga
Kenji Chiba
Mariko Horii
Masako Moriyama
Mayumi Kinoshita
Naomi Masuda
Noriko Shinoda
Saburoo Nakamura
Sumiko Mikami
Takako Ogura
Takashi Hasegawa
Takehiko Endo
Toshiyuki Atsumura
Wakae Watanabe
Yoko Mihashi
Yoshio Takahashi
Paint Check:
Keiko Ikegami
Masaru Kuwaiwa
Yoshie Ookawara
Yukiko Kasama
Photography:
Harumi Sakai
Hiroaki Yamada
Tomoko Endō
Yoko Kitamura
Photography Assistant:
Fumio Hirokawa
Katsuhiro Miyamoto
Kiyoshi Ishihara
Nobuyuki Sugaya
Planning:
Shuuichi Onodera
Yoshiaki Aihara
Production Advancement:
Akihiko Inari
Kozo Ogata
Shin'ichi Masaki
Production Advancement Supervisor: Akihiro Ikeda
Production Affairs: Yoko Yamashita
Production Desk: Yasuko Takei
Recording:
Hiroyuki Takahashi
Shigeru Narita
Recording Director: Hideaki Kaneko
Sound Effects:
Katsumi Ito
Yasuyuki Konno
Special Effects: Takao Tanaka
Theme Song Arrangement: Joe Hisaishi (ED)
Theme Song Composition: Yoshinori Shabana (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: Mayumi Arai (ED)
Theme Song Performance: Shabana (ED)
Titles: Mitsuhiro Ajiki
Ichirō Nagai as Bao Luzen
Kaneto Shiozawa as Junobel Kim
Kazuki Yao as Nam Shurugi (debut)
Miina Tominaga as Rasa Yupiter

Fuyumi Shiraishi as Mongaa
Jouji Yanami as Grandpa
Noriko Tsukase as Baby
Reiko Suzuki as Grandma

Chika Sakamoto as Munyo
Ichirō Nagai as Bao
Jouji Yanami as Jii
Kaneto Shiozawa as Kim
Keiko Toda as Arlia
Kōzō Shioya as Soldier C
Masahiro Anzai as Ko-oni (?)
Miki Takahashi as
Orissa
Shamna Olissa
Reiko Suzuki as Baa
Ryunosuke Ohbayashi as Soldier A
Youko Kogayu as Mogo 
Youko Ogai as Mogo (as Youko Kogayu)
Yūsaku Yara as Soldier B
Japanese companies
English cast
English staff
Director: Lowell Bartholomee (ADV Version)
Music: Randy Miller (Streamline Version)
ADR Script: David Carren (ADV Version)
Executive producer:
John Ledford (ADV version)
Mark Williams (ADV version)
Producer: Lowell Bartholomee (ADV Version)

Adaptation: Gregory Snegoff (Streamline version)
DVD Coordination: Janice Williams (ADV version)
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami (ADV version)
Project Translator: Masako Ollivier (ADV Version)
Senior Translator: Shoko Oono (ADV Version)
Bradley Carlin as Kim
James Phillips as Bao
Tony Oliver as Talon

Alexis Chamov as Rasa
Brent Werzner as Nam
Cyndi Williams as
Mu-nyo
Nam's Ostrich
Garry Peters as Grandpa
Gemma Wilcox as Arlia
Jeffery Mills as Inorganic Biker Kid
Mary Agen Cox as Grandma
Matt Hislope as
Inorganic Biker #2
Monga
Rebecca Forstadt as Child
Robert Matney as Inorganic Biker #1
Robert S. Fisher as
Inorganic Biker #3
Monster Octopus
Orange Mole
Samantha Inoue-Harte as Village Girl
Vinnie Moxpar as Giant Inorganic
English companies
Broadcaster: The Anime Network
Distributor:
ADV Films (UK)
Streamline Pictures (Expired)
Dubbing: Monster Island
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.
Internet Streaming: The Anime Network
Licensed by: ADV Films
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
(none)
Marcela Bordes as Rasa Yupiter
Roberto Alexander as Kim
Rodolfo Vargas as Bao
Spanish companies
Distributor: Cartoonia (Spain)

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