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Birth | |
バース (Bāsu) | |
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Directed by | Shinya Sadamitsu |
Produced by | Toshihiro Nagao |
Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
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Released | August 21, 1984 |
Runtime | 80 minutes |
Birth (バース, Bāsu), also known in the West as Planet Busters or The World of the Talisman, is a 1984 anime original video animation (OVA), which was released on VHS and DVD in North America by, variously, Streamline and ADV Films. The Japanese DVD was released by video game publisher Atlus on March 25, 2005.[1]
It is based on the manga Birth Planet Busters by Yoshinori Kanada published in 1983.
It is based on a far futuristic planet where four mercenaries band together to try and unlock the power of the ultimate weapon which can either save humanity or destroy it. Against mechas and strange races, they sweep the vast planet to reach their goal.