Babel Nisei

Name: Babel Nisei
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Babel II
バビル2世
Babiru Nisei

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Synopsis

Life seems simple for Koichi, a young student, until he learns that he is the reincarnation of an alien protector who crashed onto the mantle of responsibility as"defender of the Earth", Koichi/Babel teams up with a trio of super-powered alien companions to battle the the dark forces of an evil cult leader. The war to save humanity takes Babel from the deserts of southern Asia to the upper east side of Manhattan and ultimately to a final showdown with "the master" in a hidden base nestled in the Swiss Alps. The action is fast-paced and deadly. The fate of the world rests in the ability of this courageous youth to tame his latent psychic power and use it to defeat the enemies of mankind. (Source: AnimeNfo)

Published

Jul 5, 1971 to Nov 12, 1973

Authors

Yokoyama, Mitsuteru

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Main characters

Kouichi Yamano3 fan favorites
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Koichi Yamano (his family name differs depending on the anime version, including Furumi and Kamiya), also known as "Babel II", lives an ordinary junior high schooler's life, until one day when the computer of the Tower of Babel authorizes him as a master of the tower. Koichi is actually a distant descendant of the space alien Babel, who was cast ashore on Earth 5000 years ago and who tricked the people of Earth into building the legendary tower to signal to his friends where he had landed, only for one of the tower's computers to malfunction and explode, destroying the entire structure. Koichi inherits Babel's superhuman intellect, physical strength and other various supernatural powers. He leaves the Tower of Babel with three powerful servants following him; with their help, he confronts Yomi for disturbing the world's peace. In the Giant Robo: Chikyuu ga Seishi Suru Hi OVA and manga series, Koichi is known as "Big Fire", the unquestioned leader of the organization of the same name. All of the Magnificent Ten serve him along with his three powerful servants, the shapeshifter Rodem/Achilles, the supersonic pterodactyl robot Ropross/Garuda, and the giant humanoid robot Poseidon/Neptune. Big Fire is highly mysterious, and we only get brief glimpses of him in the last few episodes of the OVA. He appears as a boy with silver hair and his powers are unknown, but they are suspected to be enormous.
Yomi0 fan favorites
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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.