Brains, blood, bravery, and a battler: a B’t is made up of each of these, and more. The next generation of robot, B’ts possess individual thoughts, great power, and are powered by one thing: blood. They obey only one person implicitly: the blood donor who awakened them. The Machine Empire has been hiding their creation, planning to use them in their quest for world domination. When Kotaru, a brilliant scientist, begins research along lines that would lead to B't, the Machine Empire kidnaps him to do their bidding. His brother Teppel pursues them, but is wounded in a battle with an old adversary. Beat and bleeding, Teppel's blood ends up wakening B't X, one of the most powerful B't who just so happens to belong to Teppel's teacher. Can Teppel convince X to fight with him and help rescue his brother?
Naruto Uzumaki is a young ninja who bears a great power hidden inside him, a power that has isolated him from the rest of his village. As such, his only dream is to become the Hokage - the most powerful ninja, and leader of the village; but first he needs to graduate! With his inability to perform even the most basic ninja techniques, it seems that all Naruto has going for him is his determination to succeed no matter what. Teamed up with the genius Sasuke, book-smart Sakura, and their team leader Kakashi, Naruto embarks on his quest to become the Hokage. But with outside forces posing a threat to the entire Hidden Leaf village, Naruto discovers that he must become much stronger if he ever wants to realize his dream and protect the friendships he's forged.
Naruto and B't X are examples of series where the hero has an "I won't lose to you" attitude. The protagonists can get bruised, beaten, trapped, knocked out and potentially killed by their adversaries, but still come back just that much stronger, seeming to carry the battle by force of will, and eventually triumphing. In addition, these two series also stress the value of protecting individuals and the importance of teamwork in order to achieve ones goals.
While B't X is more of a SciFi series and Naruto is set in a more feudal society, their comminalites shine through. If you enjoyed one of the series, you will probably enjoy the other.
Ichigo, an ordinary high school student who is tough in a fight has just one unusual trait -- he can see ghosts. One day he is attacked by a hollow, a vengeful spirit, which would have killed him except that he was saved by a girl named Rukia. She is a Shinigami, a guide to the afterlife and slayer of evil spirits. Unfortunately many hollows want to devour his spiritual power and Rukia is hurt fighting to protect him. After giving her powers to Ichigo so he can save himself, she finds she can't take them back. Now Ichigo has to do her job. He is now a student -- and Shinigami!
Bleach and B't X are what I like to classify as "I won't lose to you" series. The main characters can be bruised, broken, beaten, knocked out, trapped, and even potentially killed by their opponents, but they always manage to spring back, finding a new power or an extra well of strength that allows them to pull through and win in the end.
Each series has a similar beginning: the main character ends up being thrust into batle in order to save a sibling. From their, they find themself plunged into a world they were unaware of that contains beings that could potentially threaten all of humanity. The series then focuses on their struggles as they fight against their adversaries.
In a world where Gods reincarnate themselves into the bodies of humans, Athena is the Guardian of Earth. Together with her 88 Saints, she must protect the Earth against other gods whose sole purpose is to take over her position and extend their realm; it has been so for thousands of years. In this age, Athena, along with her Bronze Saints Seiya, Shiryu, Ikki, Hyoga and Shun, will have to counter the evil plans of a traitor amongst her midst who rejects her identity and nominates himself as the sole lord of Athena’s Saints. Being the only ones behind the true Athena, Seiya and the others will have to battle their way through countless Saints to unmask this impostor.
Yet another one of Kurumada sloppy works, featuring lots and lots of repetitive action and lots and lots of plot holes.
It isn't all that bad, though, if you come to terms with the need of having a decent if not satisfatory script and enjoy a show where the main characters keep trashing goonies and bosses with the same attack over and over again...
Eris, the Goddess of discord, has returned in the form of a golden apple and has kidnapped Athena. She is draining the life force out of the Goddess Athena in the hopes of fully resurrecting herself. On their way to rescue Athena, Seiya and his fellow Saints encounter the powerful protectors of Eris, the Ghost Saints! Will Seiya and the others be able to vanquish these foes and save Athena?
Yet another one of Kurumada sloppy works, featuring lots and lots of repetitive action and lots and lots of plot holes.
It isn't all that bad, though, if you come to terms with the need of having a decent if not satisfatory script and enjoy a show where the main characters keep trashing goonies and bosses with the same attack over and over again...
Hyoga, the Cygnus Saint, travels to Asgard after having heard rumors of a conspiracy that has been transpiring there. Athena and the Bronze Saints are unable to contact Hyoga, and thus set forth to travel to Asgard and meet with the High Priest of Odin, Dolbar; for he may know the whereabouts of Hyoga. However, the gang will soon discover that what awaits them in the land of the Scandinavian Gods is much more than they bargained for!
Yet another one of Kurumada sloppy works, featuring lots and lots of repetitive action and lots and lots of plot holes.
It isn't all that bad, though, if you come to terms with the need of having a decent if not satisfatory script and enjoy a show where the main characters keep trashing goonies and bosses with the same attack over and over again...