B't X
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B't X, pronounced "beat X" (Japanese: ビート・エックス, Hepburn: Bīto Ekkusu) and stylized as B'T X, is a manga series, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was serialized in Shōnen Ace from 1994 to 2000. The series is set in a fictional universe where science has progressed to the creation of mechanical AI creatures known as B'ts. An anime adaptation containing 25 episodes was aired in Japan between April and September 1996, followed by a sequel containing 14 episodes called B't X Neo (ビート・エックス・ネオ, Bīto Ekkusu Neo) which was made between August and November 1997. The anime series strayed off from the manga series in Neo, giving its own conclusion to the show. The anime series was animated by TMS Entertainment; a total number of 39 episodes was produced.
B't X | |
ビート・エックス (Bīto Ekkusu) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Masami Kurumada |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Shōnen Ace |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | October 1994 – January 2000 |
Volumes | 16 (List of volumes) |
Light novel | |
Written by | Sukehiro Tomita |
Illustrated by | Masami Kurumada |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Imprint | Newtype Novels |
Original run | 20 July 1996 (1996-07-20) – 28 February 1997 (1997-02-28) |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Mamoru Hamatsu |
Produced by | Tadahito Matsumoto Kenji Mizunuma |
Written by | Mamoru Hamatsu |
Music by | Akira Senju |
Studio | TMS Entertainment |
Licensed by |
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Original network | JNN (TBS, BSN, itv) |
English network | |
Original run | 6 April 1996 – 21 September 1996 |
Episodes | 25 (List of episodes) |
Anime television series | |
B't X Neo | |
Directed by | Hajime Kamegaki |
Produced by | Kazuo Yokoyama Yuji Morioka (eps. 7-14) Tetsuya Watanabe Tadahito Matsumoto Kenji Mizunuma |
Written by | Yoshiyuki Suga |
Music by | Fumitaka Anzai |
Studio | TMS Entertainment |
Licensed by |
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Original network | JNN (TBS) |
Original run | 21 August 1997 – 20 November 1997 |
Episodes | 14 (List of episodes) |