Birth (1984)

Original title

バース

Directed by

Shin'ya Sadamitsu

Genre

science fiction anime and manga, action anime and manga, adventure anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four mercenaries on a far future planet work together to find a powerful weapon that could save or destroy humanity. They travel across the planet fighting mechas and strange races to reach their goal.

fast-pacedadventurousretroenergeticaction-packedwhimsicalnostalgic

What happens

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. 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 to 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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