B't X

B't X
First tankōbon volume cover
Genre	Adventure[1] Science fiction[1]
Manga
Written by	Masami Kurumada
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: Tokyopop
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Ace
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	December 1994 – February 2000
Volumes	16
Light novel
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita
Illustrated by	Masami Kurumada
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Imprint	Newtype Novels
Original run	20 July 1996 (1996-07-20) – 28 February 1997 (1997-02-28)
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Directed by	Mamoru Hamatsu
Produced by	Tadahito Matsumoto Kenji Mizunuma
Written by	Mamoru Hamatsu
Music by	Akira Senju
Studio	TMS-Kyokuichi
Licensed by	NA: Anime Midstream
Original network	JNN (TBS, BSN, itv)
English network	US: Anime Network
Original run	6 April 1996 – 21 September 1996
Episodes	25
Anime television series
B't X Neo
Directed by	Hajime Kamegaki
Produced by	Kazuo Yokoyama Yuji Morioka (7–14) Tetsuya Watanabe Tadahito Matsumoto Kenji Mizunuma
Written by	Yoshiyuki Suga
Music by	Fumitaka Anzai
Studio	TMS-Kyokuichi
Licensed by	NA: Anime Midstream
Original network	JNN (TBS)
Original run	21 August 1997 – 20 November 1997
Episodes	14

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.