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{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image           = B't X volume 1.png
| caption         = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover
| ja_kanji        = 
| ja_romaji       = 
| genre           = {{ubl|[[Adventure genre|Adventure]]<ref name="TMS"/>|[[Science fiction]]<ref name="TMS">{{cite web|title=B'TX|url=https://www.tms-e.co.jp/global/alltitles/1990s/088101.html|publisher=[[TMS Entertainment]]|access-date=29 August 2024|archive-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829154258/https://www.tms-e.co.jp/global/alltitles/1990s/088101.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Masami Kurumada]]
| publisher       = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Tokyopop]]}}
| demographic     = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]}}
| magazine        = [[Monthly Shōnen Ace]]
| first           = December 1994
| last            = February 2000
| volumes         = 16
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = light novel
| author          = Sukehiro Tomita
| illustrator     = Masami Kurumada
| publisher       = Kadokawa Shoten
| demographic     =
| imprint         = Newtype Novels
| first           = {{start date|df=yes|1996|07|20}}
| last            = {{end date|df=yes|1997|02|28}}
| volumes         = 2
| volume_list     =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = Mamoru Hamatsu
| producer        = {{ubl|Tadahito Matsumoto|Kenji Mizunuma}}
| writer          = Mamoru Hamatsu
| music           = [[Akira Senju]]
| studio          = [[TMS Entertainment|TMS-Kyokuichi]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA=Anime Midstream}}
| network         = [[Japan News Network|JNN]] ([[TBS Television (Japan)|TBS]])
| network_en      = {{English anime network|US=[[Anime Network]]}}
| first           = 6 April 1996
| last            = 21 September 1996
| episodes        = 25
| episode_list    = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| title           = B't X Neo
| director        = Hajime Kamegaki
| producer        = {{ubl|Kazuo Yokoyama|Yuji Morioka (7–14)|Tetsuya Watanabe|Tadahito Matsumoto|Kenji Mizunuma}}
| writer          = Yoshiyuki Suga
| music           = Fumitaka Anzai
| studio          = TMS-Kyokuichi
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA=Anime Midstream}}
| network         = JNN (TBS)
| first           = 21 August 1997
| last            = 20 November 1997
| episodes        = 14
| episode_list    = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

'''''B't X''''' (pronounced "beat x" and stylized as B'ᴛ X) is a Japanese [[manga]] series, written and illustrated by [[Masami Kurumada]]. It was serialized in [[Kadokawa Shoten]]'s ''[[Monthly Shōnen Ace]]'' from 1994 to 2000. The series is set in a fictional universe where science has progressed to the creation of mechanical AI creatures known as B'ts. A 25-episode [[anime]] television series adaptation by [[TMS Entertainment]] aired between April and September 1996. It was followed by a 14-episode sequel titled '''''B't X Neo''''', aired between August and November 1997.

==Synopsis==
===Setting===
''B't X'' is set on an alternate Earth, where a faction known as the Machine Empire rules a significant large piece of land known as "The Area" in the [[Gobi Desert]]. The Machine Empire invests highly in scientific advancements and schools children from an early age to become striving scientists. Mechanical engineering have culminated in the creation of cyborgs and most recently mechanical beasts, powered by human blood, the Bt. The series mostly takes place in the Machine Empire, but also on Kamui island, where the main characters were born. An island that was created from a crashed meteor and contains a piece of a sun, far underground.

A B't (pronounced "beat") is the ultimate form of [[mecha]] designed for fighting - the B stands for Brain, Blood, Bravery and Battler. They have different forms and powers, usually based on mythological creatures. The B't's source of power is a device called BreakHeart, which is fueled by human blood. Once the BreakHeart is inserted into the B't's body, it creates a link between the blood donor and the B't. A B't is also outfitted with the Guard System, which protects its donor from various dangers and environment changes, such as volcanic heat, the crushing pressures beneath the ocean, or even the depths of space. However, the donor must be in physical contact with his or her B't for the system to work for them. Teppei is able to manifest a suit of protective armor called Battle Gear through use of the Messiah Fist. This has the additional benefit of activating the usually dormant wings on X's sides, enabling him to reach even greater degrees of speed and mobility.

===Plot===
Teppei Takamiya is the caretaker of a farm located in Kamui Island, north of Japan. His older brother, Kotarō Takamiya, leaves to study robotics in [[Germany]] and becomes one of the most brilliant scientists in the world. Five years later, the two brothers reunite at a robotics convention in Mechatopia, [[China]], where Kotarō is to announce his latest breakthrough in artificial intelligence. The convention goes awry when Kotarō is captured by the malevolent Machine Empire and taken to "The Area". Teppei manages to hitch a ride on his brother's capturer and reaches the Machine Empire, Teppei is attacked by Metalface, one of the Empire's soldiers. Unable to win, Teppei is thrown, bleeding, in the Empire's junkyard. His blood reaches the trashed body of X, who was once considered one of the strongest B't of the Empire, and the disgruntled B't awakens. Faced with unanswered questions and imminent destruction, X reluctantly saves Teppei, and the pair flee the Area with soldiers of the Empire in hot pursuit.

Meanwhile, inside the Area, Kotarō discovers that he has been summoned by another of the Empire's soldiers, Major Aramis, to find a way to stop the ultimate B't - a creation known as Raffaello (ラファエロ) that has begun a terrifying and uncontrollable evolution. Teppei's main goal is to save his brother, but as he and X venture further into the Area and learn more about the Machine Empire, they start to fight for the survival of the human race. On the way to the center of the Empire, they gain allies that help them prevail over the guardians of the empire. The ultimate B't eventually finalizes its evolution and the Machine Emperor appears. Before the emperor can fuse with Raffaello, Teppei and his allies confront him.

==Voice cast==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"|Character
|-
!Japanese
!English<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-20/bt-x-tv-anime-english-dub-cast-trailer-unveiled/.134526|title=B't X TV Anime's English Dub Cast, Trailer Unveiled|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=2018-10-06|language=en|archive-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720223349/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-20/bt-x-tv-anime-english-dub-cast-trailer-unveiled/.134526|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="OVAdub"/>
|-
|Teppei Takamiya
|[[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]<br>[[Yoshiko Kamei]] (child)
|[[Eric Vale]]<br>[[Kristen McGuire]] (child)
|-
|Kotaro Takamiya
|[[Nozomu Sasaki]]
|[[Jessie James Grelle]]
|-
|B't X
|[[Jin Horikawa]]
|[[Jeremy Inman]]
|-
|Karen
|[[Megumi Ogata]]
|[[Morgan Garrett]]
|-
|B't Shadow X
|[[Emi Shinohara]]
|[[Marissa Lenti]]
|-
|Aramis
|[[Atsuko Yuya]]
|[[Caitlin Glass]]
|-
|Metal Face
|[[Kenyu Horiuchi]]
|Tyson Rinehart
|-
|B't Madonna
|[[Misa Watanabe]]
|Rachel Robinson
|-
|Fou Lafine
|[[Kazuya Ichijō]]
|[[J. Michael Tatum]]
|-
|B't J'Taime
|[[Asako Dodo]]
|[[Tia Ballard]]
|-
|Hokuto
|Osamu Sakuta
|[[Christopher Bevins|Chris Bevins]]
|-
|B't Max
|[[Gara Takashima]]
|[[Clarine Harp]]
|-
|Ron
|[[Keiji Fujiwara]]
|[[Ian Sinclair (voice actor)|Ian Sinclair]]
|-
|B't Raido
|[[Ryuji Mizuno]]
|Marcus Stimac
|-
|Karin
|[[Chisa Yokoyama]]
|Joanna Grelle
|-
|Misha
|[[Ai Orikasa]]
|[[Alison Viktorin]]
|-
|Nasha
|[[Kyōko Hikami]]
|[[Natalie Hoover]]
|-
|Gaku
|[[Fujiko Takimoto]]
|[[Amber Lee Connors]]
|-
|Big Rock
|
|Amber Lee Connors
|-
|Captain Hook
|Matsuo Matsuo
|[[Robert McCollum]]
|-
|B't Groupie
|[[Chō]]
|[[Chuck Huber]]
|-
|Camilla
|[[Kappei Yamaguchi]]
|Meli Grant
|-
|B't Mirage
|[[Maya Okamoto]]
|Melissa Sternenberg
|-
|Misslim
|[[Jūrōta Kosugi]]
|Curtis Arnott
|-
|La Lainya
|Seiko Fujiki
|Alex Moore
|-
|Cyber Whip
|
|Alex Moore
|-
|Marcello
|[[Naoki Tatsuta]]
|[[Justin Briner]]
|-
|Amigo
|Shinpachi Tsuji
|[[Chris Rager]]
|-
|Juggler
|[[Issei Futamata]]
|[[Mike McFarland]]
|-
|Zaji
|[[Yasunori Matsumoto]]
|Nick Landis
|-
|Kaos
|[[Osamu Kobayashi (voice actor)|Osamu Kobayashi]]
|Bruce Carey
|-
|L'Amour
|[[Katsuhisa Hōki]]
|Jason Marnocha
|-
|Balzac
|[[Mitsuo Senda]]
|Mark Stoddard
|-
|Mira
|[[Takehito Koyasu]]
|Gianni Matragrano
|-
|Leon
|[[Kōji Ishii]]
|[[Brandon Potter]]
|-
|Rai
|[[Shō Hayami]]
|[[R. Bruce Elliott]]
|-
|B't Savannah
|[[Tetsuo Kanao]]
|[[Zach Bolton]]
|-
|Maria
|[[Noriko Hidaka]]
|[[Alexis Tipton]]
|-
|God of Death
|[[Mitsuru Miyamoto]]
|Tyler Walker
|-
|Aleph
|
|Tyler Walker
|-
|Bem
|[[Hideyuki Umezu]]
|[[Alejandro Saab]]
|-
|Cancer
|
|[[Ricco Fajardo]]
|-
|Crow
|Kōji Ishii
|[[Daman Mills]]
|-
|B't Falcon
|[[Kenichi Ono]]
|Chris Guerrero
|-
|Lena
|Hiroko Ikuta
|[[Jad Saxton]]
|-
|Dr. Nitzin
|[[Motomu Kiyokawa]]
|[[Howard Wang]]
|-
|B't Bat
|
|Scott Frerichs
|-
|Teppei's father
|
|[[Kent Williams (voice actor)|Kent Williams]]
|-
|Teppei's mother
|
|Marissa Lenti
|}

==Media==
===Manga===
''B't X'' by [[Masami Kurumada]] was serialized in [[Kadokawa Shoten]]'s ''[[Monthly Shōnen Ace]]'' from the December 1994 to the February 2000 issues,<ref>{{cite web|title=B'TX|url=https://mangapedia.com/BTX-bfvm1x9c2|website={{ill|Mangapedia|ja|マンガペディア}}|publisher=Voyage Group|access-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208064328/https://mangapedia.com/BTX-bfvm1x9c2|archive-date=8 December 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> with the 63 individual chapters published into 16 {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes by [[Kadokawa Shoten]].

The manga was released in North America by [[Tokyopop]]. When ''B't X'' was released in America by Tokyopop, all of the [[onomatopoeia|sound effects]] in the manga were printed in Japanese, just as in the original version and in most other Tokyopop Manga, with the addition of English captions.

====Volumes====
{{Graphic novel list/header
| Language       = Japanese
| SecondLanguage = English
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 01
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1995|03}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713102-4
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2004|01|06}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-639-X
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 02
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1995|07}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713109-1
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2004|03|02}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-640-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 03
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1995|11}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713121-0
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2004|05|04}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-641-1
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 04
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1996|03}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713131-8
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2004|07|13}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-642-X
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 05
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1996|06}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713143-1
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2004|09|14}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-643-8
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 06
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1996|10}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713166-0
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2004|11|09}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-644-6
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 07
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1997|04}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713177-6
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2005|01|11}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59532-377-5
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 08
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1997|08}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713193-8
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2005|03|08}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59532-378-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 09
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1997|11}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713201-2
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2005|06|07}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59532-379-1
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 10
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1998|03}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713211-X
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2006|01|10}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59532-380-5
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 11
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1998|06}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713225-X
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2006|07|03}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59532-381-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 12
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1998|10}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713238-1
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2007|01|09}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59532-382-1
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 13
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1999|02}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713269-1
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2007|07|03}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59532-383-X
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 14
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1999|06}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713284-5
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2008|01|02}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59532-384-8
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 15
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|1999|10}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713302-7
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2008|07|07}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59532-385-6
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 16
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2000|02}}
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-713326-4
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|df=yes|2010|11|30}}
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59532-386-4
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}

The series was also republished by Home-sha, a [[Shueisha]] company, in an edition of more than 300-pages per volume.

*'''Home-sha''' (''Home-sha manga bunko'') (2002)
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| 2|| {{start date|df=yes|2002|09}}|| {{ISBNT|4-8342-7241-9}}
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| 3|| {{start date|df=yes|2002|10}}|| {{ISBNT|4-8342-7242-7}}
|-
| 4|| {{start date|df=yes|2002|10}}|| {{ISBNT|4-8342-7243-5}}
|-
| 5|| {{start date|df=yes|2002|11}}|| {{ISBNT|4-8342-7244-3}}
|-
| 6|| {{start date|df=yes|2002|11}}|| {{ISBNT|4-8342-7245-1}}
|-
| 7|| {{start date|df=yes|2002|12}}|| {{ISBNT|4-8342-7246-X}}
|-
| 8|| {{start date|df=yes|2002|12}}|| {{ISBNT|4-8342-7247-8}}
|}

===Anime===
An [[anime]] adaptation containing 25 episodes aired in Japan between April and September 1996, this series adapts the first six tankōbon volumes of the manga. A second season, titled {{Nihongo|'''''B't X Neo'''''|ビート・エックス・ネオ|Bīto Ekkusu Neo}}, consisted of 14 episodes. ''Neo'' aired between 21 August and 20 November 1997; this season adapts some chapters of the manga but has a derivative storyline and an alternate ending.

Originally licensed by Texas-based anime licensing company [[Illumitoon Entertainment]] and published on DVD via Westlake Entertainment.<ref name=Illumitoonliscense>{{cite news|title=ILLUMITOON LICENSES THIRD ANIME|url=http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/9334/illumitoon-licenses-third-anime|access-date=25 August 2016|work=Icv2.com|date=18 September 2006|archive-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829154300/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/9334/illumitoon-licenses-third-anime|url-status=live}}</ref> Two dual-audio DVDs were released by Westlake, covering the first eight episodes, before being cancelled. The first 14 episodes, the only ones to be dubbed, were available on-demand via the [[Anime Network]].<ref name="Maniareview" /> The license was eventually transferred to Anime Midstream after Illumitoon went defunct.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/08/19/anime-midstream-acquires-bt-x-anime-license/|title=Anime Midstream Acquires 'B't X' Anime License|date=2016-08-19|website=The Fandom Post|access-date=2016-12-10|archive-date=4 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204094632/http://www.fandompost.com/2016/08/19/anime-midstream-acquires-bt-x-anime-license/|url-status=live}}</ref> Anime Midstream announced on 14 August 2016 during their panel at the [[AnimeFest]] convention in [[Dallas]], that they would redistribute the whole series with the Japanese language track, subtitles, and an English dub.<ref name="animemidsteramliscense">{{Cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-19/anime-midstream-licenses-bt-x-tv-anime-series/.105546|title=Anime Midstream Licenses B't X TV Anime Series|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=2016-12-10|archive-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829154330/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-19/anime-midstream-licenses-bt-x-tv-anime-series/.105546|url-status=live}}</ref> They released the series on DVD with both English subtitles and a new English dub on 3 August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rightstufanime.com/Bt-X-DVD|title=B't X DVD|website=www.rightstufanime.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-07|archive-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829154408/https://store.crunchyroll.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 April 2019, Anime Midstream announced that they would release the OVA series ''B't X Neo'' on DVD in dual audio on 26 April 2019.<ref name="OVAdub">{{cite web|last1=Mateo|first1=Alex|title=Anime Midstream Licenses B't X Neo OVA Series, Reveals English Dub Trailer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-12/anime-midstream-licenses-bt-x-neo-ova-series-reveals-english-dub-trailer/.145677|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=12 April 2019|date=12 April 2019|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412223654/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-12/anime-midstream-licenses-bt-x-neo-ova-series-reveals-english-dub-trailer/.145677|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Season 1: ''B't X'' (1996)====
{{Episode table|overall=|title=|director=|writer=|airdate=|episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 1
| Title               = Miracle! The Revival of B't X!
| AltTitle            = kiseki! fukkatsu no B'T X (bīto ekkusu)
| NativeTitle         = 奇蹟! 復活のB'T X(ビート・エックス)
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Mamoru Hamatsu
| WrittenBy           = Sukehiro Tomita
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|04|06}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 2
| Title               = Rebirth! The Sun Battler
| AltTitle            = tanjō! taiyō no senshi (batorā)
| NativeTitle         = 誕生! 太陽の戦士(バトラー)
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Hitoyuki Matsui
| WrittenBy           = Sukehiro Tomita
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|04|13}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 3
| Title               = Confrontation! The Machine Empire
| AltTitle            = taiketsu! kikai kōkoku no yabō
| NativeTitle         = 対決! 機械皇国の野望
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Kiyotaka Itani
| WrittenBy           = Sukehiro Tomita
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|04|20}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 4
| Title               = Appearance! The Legendary Spirit Knight
| AltTitle            = tōjō ! densetsu no shirei shō
| NativeTitle         = 登場! 伝説の四霊将
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Kiyoshi Fukumoto
| WrittenBy           = Yasushi Hirano
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|04|27}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 5
| Title               = Departure! Desperate Battle Road
| AltTitle            = shuppatsu (tabidachi)! kesshi no kyūshutsusakusen (batoru rōdo)
| NativeTitle         = 出発(たびだち)! 決死の救出作戦(バトルロード)
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Yukio Takahashi
| WrittenBy           = Yoshiyuki Suga
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|05|04}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 6
| Title               = Fear! The Watch Man, Pirate in the Desert!
| AltTitle            = kyōfu! sabaku no pairētsu
| NativeTitle         = 恐怖! 砂漠のパイレーツ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Atsushi Yano
| WrittenBy           = Yasushi Hirano
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|05|11}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 7
| Title               = Frightening! The Mystery of the Machine Emperor!
| AltTitle            = kyōgaku! kikai kōtei no nazo
| NativeTitle         = 驚愕! 機械皇帝の謎
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Yukio Okazaki
| WrittenBy           = Yoshiyuki Suga
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|05|18}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 8
| Title               = Magnificent! The Dazzling Solder, Camilla!
| AltTitle            = karei! genwaku senshi kamīra
| NativeTitle         = 華麗! 幻惑戦士カミーラ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Kiyoshi Fukumoto
| WrittenBy           = Yoshiyuki Suga
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|05|25}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 9
| Title               = Fear! Evil Flower!
| AltTitle            = kyōi! ebiru furawā
| NativeTitle         = 驚異! エビル・フラワー
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Yoshihiro Oda
| WrittenBy           = Yoshiyuki Suga
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|06|01}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 10
| Title               = Chase! Metal Face Counterattacks!
| AltTitle            = hakugeki! metarufeisu no gyakushū
| NativeTitle         = 迫撃! メタルフェイスの逆襲
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Kiyoshi Fukumoto
| WrittenBy           = Yasushi Hirano
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|06|08}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 11
| Title               = Invincible! Spirit General of the East, Ron
| AltTitle            = muteki! higashi no reishō ron
| NativeTitle         = 無敵! 東の霊将ロン
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Kiyotaka Itani
| WrittenBy           = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|06|15}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 12
| Title               = Formidable Enemy! The Warrior, Kaos
| AltTitle            = kyōteki! takeshi shō kaosu
| NativeTitle         = 強敵! 猛将カオス
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Hitoyuki Matsui
| WrittenBy           = Yoshiyuki Suga
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|06|22}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 13
| Title               = Buddy! The Bond of a Passionate Soul
| AltTitle            = aibō! (badei) atsuki kokoro no kizuna
| NativeTitle         = 相棒!(バディ)熱き心の絆
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Koitaro Aozame
| WrittenBy           = Yoshiyuki Suga
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|06|29}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 14
| Title               = Tragic! Maria Who Lives in the Graveyard
| AltTitle            = higeki! hakaba no shōjo maria
| NativeTitle         = 悲劇! 墓場の少女マリア
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Yukio Takahashi
| WrittenBy           = Ryo Katsuragi
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|07|06}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 15
| Title               = Blast! Message to the Reaper
| AltTitle            = sakuretsu! shinigami e no ichigeki
| NativeTitle         = 炸裂! 死神への一撃
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Yoshihiro Oda
| WrittenBy           = Ryo Katsuragi
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|07|13}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 16
| Title               = Revived! The Prism of Aura
| AltTitle            = fukkatsu! goshiki no rinkō
| NativeTitle         = 復活! 五色の燐光
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Kiyoshi Fukumoto
| WrittenBy           = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|07|20}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 17
| Title               = Appear! Shadow X!
| AltTitle            = shutsugen ! kuroi ekkusu
| NativeTitle         = 出現! 黒いエックス
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Kiyotaka Itani
| WrittenBy           = Yoshiyuki Suga
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|07|27}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 18
| Title               = The Dark! Fear of the Underhell
| AltTitle            = ankoku! andāheru no kyōfu
| NativeTitle         = 暗黒!アンダーヘルの恐怖
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Atsushi Yano
| WrittenBy           = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|08|03}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 19
| Title               = Desperate! X's Death
| AltTitle            = kesshi! ekkusu no saigo
| NativeTitle         = 決死! エックスの最後
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Ryo Yasumura
| WrittenBy           = Yoshiyuki Suga
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|08|10}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 20
| Title               = Life! Break Heart
| AltTitle            = seimei! (inochi) bureiku hāto
| NativeTitle         = 生命!(いのち)ブレイク・ハート
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Yukio Takahashi
| WrittenBy           = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|08|17}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 21
| Title               = Reborn! The Neo B't X
| AltTitle            = Shinsei! B'T ekkusu tanjō
| NativeTitle         = 新生! B'Tエックス誕生
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Kiyoshi Fukumoto
| WrittenBy           = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|08|24}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 22
| Title               = The Worst! The Area's Seven Evil Knights
| AltTitle            = saikyō! eria no shichi mashō
| NativeTitle         = 最凶! エリアの七魔将
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Kiyotaka Itani
| WrittenBy           = Sukehiro Tomita
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|08|31}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 23
| Title               = Flash of Light! Shining Knuckle
| AltTitle            = senkō! shainingu nakkuru
| NativeTitle         = 閃光! シャイニング・ナックル
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Atsushi Yano
| WrittenBy           = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|09|07}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 24
| Title               = Burn! A Piece of the Sun
| AltTitle            = enjō! taiyō no kakera
| NativeTitle         = 炎上! 太陽のかけら
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Hitoyuki Matsui
| WrittenBy           = Nobuaki Kishima
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|09|14}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 25
| Title               = Overthrow! B'T Raphael
| AltTitle            = datō! B'T rafaero
| NativeTitle         = 打倒! B'Tラファエロ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| DirectedBy          = Mamoru Hamatsu
| WrittenBy           = Sukehiro Tomita
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|09|21}}
}}
}}

====Season 2: ''B't X Neo'' (1997)====
{{Episode table|overall=|season=|title=|airdate=|total_width=60|episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 26
| EpisodeNumber2      = 1
| Title               = The Four Knights vs. The Evil Knights
| AltTitle            = reishō vs mashō
| NativeTitle         = 霊将VS魔将
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|08|21}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 27
| EpisodeNumber2      = 2
| Title               = The Land of Love and Hate
| AltTitle            = ai to nikushimi no chi!
| NativeTitle         = 愛と憎しみの地!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|08|28}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 28
| EpisodeNumber2      = 3
| Title               = Burning Red Flame!
| AltTitle            = guren no honō
| NativeTitle         = 紅蓮の炎
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|09|04}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 29
| EpisodeNumber2      = 4
| Title               = Miracles of the Blood
| AltTitle            = buraddo no kiseki!
| NativeTitle         = ブラッドの奇跡!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|09|11}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 30
| EpisodeNumber2      = 5
| Title               = Fear of the Illusions
| AltTitle            = mugen no kyōfu!
| NativeTitle         = 夢幻の恐怖!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|09|18}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 31
| EpisodeNumber2      = 6
| Title               = A Streak of Light
| AltTitle            = ichijō no hikari!
| NativeTitle         = 一条の光!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|09|25}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 32
| EpisodeNumber2      = 7
| Title               = Mehr Licht (More light)
| AltTitle            = mēru rihito! (motto hikari o)
| NativeTitle         = メール リヒト!(もっと光を)
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|10|02}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 33
| EpisodeNumber2      = 8
| Title               = Confessions of a Mask
| AltTitle            = kamen no kokuhaku!
| NativeTitle         = 仮面の告白!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|10|09}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 34
| EpisodeNumber2      = 9
| Title               = Blood Bonds
| AltTitle            = chi no kizuna
| NativeTitle         = 血の絆
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|10|16}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 35
| EpisodeNumber2      = 10
| Title               = The Lair of the Beast
| AltTitle            = akuma no hōkō
| NativeTitle         = 悪魔の咆哮
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|10|23}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 36
| EpisodeNumber2      = 11
| Title               = Search for a Lost Era!
| AltTitle            = ushinawareta kako o motome te!
| NativeTitle         = 失われた過去を求めて!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|10|30}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 37
| EpisodeNumber2      = 12
| Title               = One for All
| NativeTitle         = ONE FOR ALL!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|11|06}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 38
| EpisodeNumber2      = 13
| Title               = Memories of the Future!
| AltTitle            = mirai no kioku!
| NativeTitle         = 未来の記憶!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|11|13}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 39
| EpisodeNumber2      = 14
| Title               = A Piece of the Sun!
| NativeTitle         = A PIECE OF THE SUN!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja 
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|11|20}}
}}
}}

===Other media===
A [[pachinko]] game was released in 2013, with newly recorded music and animation done by TMS.<ref name=Newbtxmusic>{{cite web|title=New B'tX music being recorded|url=http://kurumadapro.com/blog/?year=2012|access-date=25 August 2016|work=Kurumadapro.com|date=3 May 2012|archive-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829154410/https://kurumadapro.com/blog/?year=2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=pachinkowebsite>{{cite news|title=Official Bt'X Pachinko website|url=http://www.pachinkovista.com/pfactory/model.php?nid=19920&km=1|access-date=26 August 2016|work=Pachinkovista.com|date=16 April 2013|archive-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829154306/https://www.pachinkovista.com/pfactory/model.php?nid=19920&km=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

Two toy-lines were produced by [[Takara]] in conjunction with the broadcast of the series. The first series consisted of 5 models of four of the main B'ts, and where marketed with the term "Solid Scan". Each Bt had removable armor and an accompanying figure to ride them. A wield-able "Messiah Fist" was also produced with sound-effects and light-up features. The second toyline was produced as action figures and included 14 B'ts with an accompanying smaller figure. 8 non-articulated figures were also released of several main characters under the term "Donor".

==Reception==
Chris Beveridge of Mania.com reviewed the first DVD volume of the anime series by Illumitoon Entertainment and gave the volume a "C" grade citing that "due to age there isn't a lot to expect" in regards to both audio and visual quality. Beveridge continued to praise the story but also said that it was sometimes confusing. Ilumitoon's decision to use their dubbed script as subtitles for the Japanese audio was heavily criticized as they did not match up.<ref name=Maniareview>{{Cite news|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|url=http://www.mania.com/beat-btx-vol-01_article_78846.html|title=Beat BtX Vol. #01|work=Mania|publisher=[[Demand Media]]|date=24 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205190321/http://www.mania.com/beat-btx-vol-01_article_78846.html|archive-date=5 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{Cite news|last=Gifford|first=Kevin|title=B't X Volume 1|work=Newtype USA|volume=6|issue=3|page=149|date=March 2007|issn=1541-4817}}

==External links==
* {{Anime News Network|manga|2564}}

{{Masami Kurumada}}
{{Monthly Shōnen Ace}}
{{TMS Entertainment}}

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