B't X

B't X
First tankōbon volume cover, as published by Tokyopop
ビート・エックス (Bīto Ekkusu)
Genre	Adventure[1] Science fiction[1]
Manga
Written by	Masami Kurumada
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: Tokyopop
Magazine	Shōnen Ace
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	October 26, 1994 – December 26, 1999
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 (eps. 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" (Japanese: ビート・エックス, Hepburn: Bīto Ekkusu) and stylized as B'T X, is a manga series, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was serialized in 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. An anime adaptation containing 25 episodes was aired in Japan between April and September 1996, followed by a sequel containing 14 episodes called B't X Neo (ビート・エックス・ネオ, Bīto Ekkusu Neo) which was made between August and November 1997. The anime series strayed off from the manga series in Neo, giving its own conclusion to the show. The anime series was animated by TMS Entertainment; a total number of 39 episodes was produced.