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Babel II

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Babel II ( japonés :バビル2世, Hepburn : Babiru Ni-sei ) es una serie de manga japonesa de 1971 de Mitsuteru Yokoyama . Fue traducida a formato animado en 1973 como serie de televisión, en 1992 como serie de animación en vídeo original y en 2001 como serie de televisión de trece episodios. La secuela de la serie de Yokoyama, ambientada en un universo paralelo , se titula His Name Is 101 (その名は101 , Sono Na wa Wan-Zero-Wan ) .

Trama

La serie sigue a Koichi, un estudiante japonés , que descubre que es la reencarnación de la entidad alienígena Babel. Como tal, Koichi recibe los poderes de Babel y se le unen tres protectores: Rodem, una pantera negra que cambia de forma; Ropross, una criatura voladora parecida a un pterodáctilo ; y Poseidón, un robot gigante que emerge de las profundidades del océano cuando se le invoca. El joven héroe utiliza sus nuevos poderes y a sus compañeros para defender la Tierra.

Babel II (manga)

Personajes

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El verdadero nombre del protagonista es Koichi Yamano. (Su apellido varía según la versión, incluyendo Furumi , Yamano y Kamiya ). Koichi lleva una vida normal de estudiante de secundaria , hasta que un día la computadora de la Torre de Babel lo autoriza como su amo. Koichi es en realidad un descendiente lejano del extraterrestre Babel, quien naufragó en la Tierra hace 5000 años y engañó a los humanos para que construyeran la legendaria torre y así indicar a sus amigos su destino. Sin embargo, una de las computadoras de la torre falló y explotó, destruyendo toda la estructura. Koichi hereda la inteligencia sobrehumana, la fuerza física y otros poderes sobrenaturales de Babel . Abandona la Torre de Babel acompañado de tres sirvientes; con su ayuda, se enfrenta a Yomi por perturbar la paz mundial.
Yomi
Yomi is a vicious monarch who conspires to rule over the world. He is a distant descendant of Babel and has supernatural power equivalent to that of Babel II. He owns secret bases across the world and is accompanied by miscellaneous subordinates, including scientists, engineers, psychics, and cyborg agents. Because Yomi sends remodeled men to each country as VIPs in the government, he can manipulate many nations at will. He produces various robot weapons to counter Babel II's three servants and challenges him to a fight. He had been invited to the Tower of Babel as a candidate for heir-apparent of the tower before. However, since the computer judged that he did not suit as successor, this memory was erased from him. Yomi is known to command combat robots called Baran that use iron ball-and-chain maces as weapons.
Yumiko Furumi
Yumiko is a daughter of Dr. Furumi and a classmate in Koichi's junior high school. In the anime version (1973), she is Koichi's cousin, and since Koichi lost his parents when he was young, Dr. Furumi took him in.
Igarashi
Igarashi is a head of the National Security Bureau and a supporter of Babel II.
Igano
Igano is a skilled investigator for the National Security Bureau.

Three servants

Rodem
Rodem is an intelligent living being of indeterminate form. It can transform itself into various forms, but prefers a black panther's figure. It also often chooses a female figure.
Ropross
Ropross is a huge robot in the form of a pterodactyl. It can fly in the sky at supersonic speed and has a rocket launcher and the Supersonic Wave Generator in its mouth.
Poseidon
Poseidon is a giant humanoid robot. It has a laser gun in one finger and a torpedo launcher in its abdomen. Poseidon shows its abilities most in the sea, but it can be active and powerful on the land as well.

Sono Na wa 101 (manga)

Plot

There is a boy called registration number "101" (one-zero-one) in a secret laboratory which is administered by the CIA. The boy is Koichi Yamano, who was once called Babel II and saved the world. Koichi discovers that his blood has the ability to save lives, and he provides the laboratory with his blood after fighting with Yomi.

However, he notices that the laboratory transfused his blood into subjects and produced supermen like him artificially. He escapes from the lab and decides to exterminate the supermen produced by his blood that are scattered all over the world.

As a result, the enemy sends espers to fight him one after another. Unfortunately, the three servants of Babel II, Rodem, Ropross, and Poseidon are confined in an underground nuclear test site by the CIA, so Koichi is forced to fight alone.

Una secuela de esta serie, titulada Babel II: El Retornado , muestra a Babel luchando una vez más a pesar de los muchos años transcurridos desde su captura. Aquí, Ropross y Poseidón han recibido poderosas mejoras y todo Estados Unidos le ha declarado la guerra a Babel. Incluso se revela que Yomi se ha recuperado de sus batallas y se une a la guerra.

Televisión de anime (1973)

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Vídeo de animación original (1992)

Helen McCarthy, en 500 Essential Anime Movies, afirmó que "esta versión comprimida deja algunos huecos en la historia, pero el concepto original es sólido y la animación es nítida". [ 1 ] Streamline Pictures lanzó esta OVA en VHS doblada en los años 90. Image Entertainment publicó esta versión del anime en DVD en 2001. Discotek Media anunció la adquisición del título en 2017. [ 2 ]

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Más allá del infinito (2001)

Media Blasters lanzó este programa en DVD.

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Legado

El dibujante de manga japonés Hirohiko Araki dijo que rindió homenaje a Babel II al hacer que Jotaro Kujo vistiera un uniforme escolar japonés en la Parte 3 (1989 1992) de la serie de manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure .

El desarrollador de videojuegos Yu Suzuki de Sega dice que Babel II fue su principal inspiración en la creación del juego de lucha arcade Psy-Phi . [ 3 ]

The music video for the Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song "Scream" (1995) features clips from Babel II.[4]

References

  1. McCarthy, Helen. 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide. — Harper Design, 2009. — P. 45. — 528 p. — ISBN 978-0061474507
  2. "Discotek Adds Babel II OVA Series". 9 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  3. "Yu Suzuki: The Kikizo Interview". Kikizo Ltd. official page. Kikizo Ltd. 2006-02-15. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  4. Ledoux, Trish; Ranney, Doug (1997). The Complete Anime Guide: Japanese Animation Film Directory & Resource Guide. Tiger Mountain Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-9649542-5-0. Interestingly, Babel II literally screams his enemies into submission (shades of X-Men's Banshee), which goes a long ways toward explaining why footage from this particular anime video was used in Michael Jackson's "Scream" video.