Birth

Birth
Original Title	バース (Bāsu)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio 1	Intersound, Inc.
Dubbing Studio 2	Monster Island
Voice Director 1	Carl Macek
Voice Director 2	Lowell B. Bartholomee
Recorded	1987 2003
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Year	1984

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). Directed by Shinya Sadamitsu, it was originally released in Japan on September 5, 1984.

Synopsis Aqualoid was a prosperous planet, but an attack from a mysterious life force, the Inorganics, transforms it into a post-apocalyptic shell of its former self. When Nam finds a mysterious sword, he is suddenly the object of a planet-wide chase. With the Inorganics closing in, will Nam and his friends discover the secret of the sword and save their world? Or will they destroy Aqualoid in favor of a new Birth?

Dubbing History

The film was first licensed in 1987 by Harmony Gold and released by Streamline Pictures in North America and the United Kingdom under the title The World of the Talisman. According to New Straits Times, it briefly aired in Malaysia in late 1987. It was later released by Streamline in 1992, retitled yet again to Planet Busters. Harmony Gold's version changes some of the character names, tones down some of the more surreal Japanese humour to appeal to a younger audience, and contains more American-style dialogue, alternate music composed by Randy Miller and additional voice-overs.

The second dub by ADV Films, released on DVD on July 13, 2004, is much more faithful to the original Japanese version.

Cast

Image	Character	Seiyū	Harmony Gold Dub	ADV Dub
	Rasa Jupiter	Miina Tominaga	Lisa Michelson	Alexis Chamow
	Junobel Kim	Kaneto Shiozawa	Kerrigan Mahan	Bradley Carlin
	Bao Luzen	Ichirō Nagai	Gregory Snegoff	James Phillips
	Nam Shurugi	Kazuki Yao	Tony Oliver	Brent Werzner
	Arlia	Keiko Toda		Gemma Wilcox
	Monga	Fuyumi Shiraishi		Matt Hislope
	Mu-nyo	Chika Sakamoto		Cyndi Lou Williams
	Biker A	Ryūsuke Ōbayashi	Bill Capizzi	Robert Matney
	Biker B	Yūsaku Yara		Matt Hislope
	Biker C	Kōzō Shioya		Robert S. Fisher
	Biker Kid	Masahiro Anzai		Jeffery Mills
	Village Girl	Noriko Tsukase	Rebecca Forstadt	Samantha Inoue-Harte
	Mother	Reiko Suzuki	Alexandra Kenworthy	Mary Agen Cox
	Father	Jōji Yanami		Garry Peters

Additional Voices

ADV Dub Jim Damm Robert S. Fisher Samantha Inoue-Harte Vinnie Moxpar Wil Ragan Jessica Simon Ben Turrubiarte Racel Vasquez Dominic Vitucci Kenny Weigel Cyndi Lou Williams

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Dub	Region	Country
Master Vision	1987		Harmony Gold	PAL	United Kingdom
Streamline Pictures	1992			NTSC	United States
ADV Films	2004		ADV	1 NTSC
	2009

External Links

• Birth (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Birth at the Internet Movie Database