Babel II is a relatively early anime deriving from a Manga. In it, a Japanese schoolboy discovers that he is the heir to supernatural powers from outer space. He uses these powers to attack an organization akin to the group of mutants headed by Magneto in Marvel Comics.

But also he has three "protectors" akin to the kaiju or giant monsters of Japanese film. One is a black panther, and another is a flying creature. The third, named Rodan (not to be confused with the monster given that name in translations but which in Japan is Radon), is a giant robot with an Egyptian beard. The boy hero commands these creatures to inflict mayhem on the machines of his enemy at their bases.

The distinction between Japanese and American super-powered beings is discernable from this film. American superheroes have carefully explained and prescribed powers, though they be extended to the absurd. Japanese super-powered beings have a set of basic powers which they are all expected to possess and certain ways in which they are accustomed to manifest these, such as leaping to stand atop lampposts. For variety, a few have specialities. But there is no explanation nor matching up one set of powers against another. And as this anime does not possess a detailed plot, as in Locke the Superman, about a character with similar powers, it is essentially a power fantasy.