B't X
ビト・エックス (Beat X)
Genre	Mecha
Manga
Authored by	Masami Kurumada
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten Editora JBC
Serialized in	Shōnen Ace
Original run	–
No. of volumes	16
TV anime
Directed by	Mamoru Hamatsu
Studio	TMS
Network	ABS-CBN , Hero TV
Original run	6 April 1996 – 21 September 1996
No. of episodes	25
OVA
Directed by
Studio	TMS
No. of episodes	14
Released	21 August 1997

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Plot

Teppei Takamiya is the caretaker of a farm located in Kamui Island, north of Japan. His older brother, Kotarou Takamiya, leaves to study robotics in Germany and becomes one of the most brillant scientists in the world.

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. 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 (Mongolian Говь, Chinese 戈壁; pinyin gē bì) is a large desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia. ...

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 Rafael (ラファエル) that has begun an 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 "beat") 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

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