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The story begins with Teppei Takamiya, as he travels to China after years of living quietly in the fictional Kamui Island. He attempts to reunite with his brother Kotaro, who left Germany five years ago to study robotics at a university. Unfortunately, no sooner than his brother begins an exhibition about an advanced form of machine, he's kidnapped by a [[Humongous Mecha]] in the shape of a wasp and a servant of [[The Empire|the Machine Empire]]. Teppei starts a chase, using a gauntlet known as the "Messiah Fist" to hold onto the wasp as it travels to a secretive base in the Gobi Desert which serves as the Empire's headquarters.

Getting thrown into a garbage heap and facing a cyborg he somehow is familiar with, Teppei's blood awakens a relic from the past; a kirin-type B't known only as "[[One Letter Name|X]]" which, five years ago, was considered the most powerful B't in existence. Both are equally stubborn, although quite different in many ways, and after a few initial squabbles, X resolves to help Teppei in his quest to save his brother.

Getting thrown into a garbage heap and facing a cyborg he somehow is familiar with, Teppei's blood awakens a relic from the past; a kirin-type B't known only as "[[One-Letter Name|X]]" which, five years ago, was considered the most powerful B't in existence. Both are equally stubborn, although quite different in many ways, and after a few initial squabbles, X resolves to help Teppei in his quest to save his brother.

Along the way, we find out quite a bit about Teppei's past, the reasons Kotaro was kidnapped, and the Machine Empire's plans involving a home-grown [[Cosmic Horror]] of [[G Gundam|Devil Gundam]] proportions.

Both the manga and the anime have been licensed in America.

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=== This series provides examples of: ===

* [[A Boy and His X|A Boy And His Kirin]]

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* [[Filler]]: three episodes dealing with the Dark Knights (while in the manga they were defeated all together and very anticlimactically), along with encountering an old member of the Four Knights and also a reclusive scientist.

* [[Filler Villain]]: Chaos and the three Dark Knights. Chaos plays an important role, however, coining the phrase "Buddy", which is used a lot in the remainder of the series, and furthering Teppei's [[Character Development]]. The Dark Knights serve to [[Foreshadowing]] Teppei's connection with the Sun, and the potential he has.

* [[Five Man Band]]: Teppei and the Four Knights

* [[Five-Man Band]]: Teppei and the Four Knights

** [[The Hero]]: Teppei and X

** [[The Lancer]]: Foh and Je T'aime

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* [[Incurable Cough of Death]]: Hokuto suffers from radiation poisoning. During at least one point in the series, it catches up to him at the worst possible moment.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: Misha '' violently blows up a [[Mook|mooks]] helmet'' because he was a bit too insistently asking for orders.

* [[Kill Em All]]: {{spoiler|the manga kills off a ''lot'' of people, and in the end pretty much the only two protagonists, both human and B't, that survive are Teppei and Kotaro. In the anime, the last scenes implies that everybody died, including Teppei and Kotaro}}.

* [[Kill'Em All]]: {{spoiler|the manga kills off a ''lot'' of people, and in the end pretty much the only two protagonists, both human and B't, that survive are Teppei and Kotaro. In the anime, the last scenes implies that everybody died, including Teppei and Kotaro}}.

* [[Kill It With Fire]]: Teppei's initial [[Finishing Move]] in the anime is "Break On", a pillar of flames. He ditches that later on.

* [[Lady of War]]: Aramis, a high-ranking Machine Empire general and in fact the renowned and undefeated Rose Knight. During her fight against {{spoiler|Juggler}}, she struts her stuff and trounces him.

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* [[Mecha Mooks]]: The Ryukans, which are piloted by generic soldiers.

* [[The Medic]]: Hokuto, a very literal one.

* [[Mid Season Upgrade]]: {{spoiler|After X dies for the first time, Hokuto repairs him. Among other things, Teppei's armor changes and he gets a new attack.}}

* [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]: {{spoiler|After X dies for the first time, Hokuto repairs him. Among other things, Teppei's armor changes and he gets a new attack.}}

* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Hokuto's B't Max is infamous among the Empire for having unparalleled defense. {{spoiler|This doesn't stop Dr. Poe from destroying all of her except for her head.}} In terms of actual people, Amigo fits this.

* [[Mook Face Turn]]: Karin, {{spoiler|Karen's younger sister}} who calls it quits fairly early and spends the rest of the series taking care of the kids at Foh's orphanage.

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* [[Punctuation Shaker]]: Played straight with "B't", but justified with Je T'aime, which is French for "I love you."

* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: Many, many people, especially in the manga. {{spoiler|Juggler, Marcello, Amigo, and Aramis just to name a few. Misha and Nasha also die in the anime after each makes a [[Heel Face Turn]].}}

* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Teppei and X fit this dynamic quite well, and it's taken to almost [[Vitriolic Best Buddies]]-level proportions.

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Teppei and X fit this dynamic quite well, and it's taken to almost [[Vitriolic Best Buddies]]-level proportions.

* [[Rescue Arc]]: Essentially the entire series.

* [[Retired Badass]]: Kaos ([[Spell My Name With an S|Caos]]) from the anime.

* [[Retired Badass]]: Kaos ([[Spell My Name With an "S"|Caos]]) from the anime.

* [[Shape Shifter Mashup]]: Raphaello.

* {{spoiler|[[He's Back|She's Back]]: Karen, now sporting a [[Dark Is Not Evil|Black]] [[Action Girl|female version of BT' X]]}}.

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* {{spoiler|[[Secret Test of Character]]: What the battle with Kaos ultimately amounts to.}}

* [[Signature Style]]: The inclusion of a kirin. In many of Kurumada's other works, a kirin (or occasionally a pegasus) has something to do with the protagonist.

* [[Spell My Name With an S]]:

* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]:

** Is it Ron, Lon, or Long?

** And Foh, Fou, or Phoue?

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* [[Super Robot]]: The B't.

* [[The Stoic]]: Foh and Hokuto don't smile that much.

* [[Third Line Some Waiting]]: You have a number of plots going on at the same time. The three big ones are:

* [[Third Line, Some Waiting]]: You have a number of plots going on at the same time. The three big ones are:

** Teppei's [[Rescue Arc]]

** Foh and the other members of the Four Knights trying to determine if Raphaello is indeed an evil that has to be put down and if they should help Teppei.

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* [[We Can Rebuild Him|We Can Rebuild Your BT]]

* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: B'ts are vulnerable to certain sound frequencies that damage fragile parts of their systems.

* [[What Measure Is a Non Human]]: Teppei initially views X as a tool to help him rescue Kotaro. It takes a while for him to realize X has his own thoughts and feelings. This also applies to Metalface, although his realization came too late.

* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: Teppei initially views X as a tool to help him rescue Kotaro. It takes a while for him to realize X has his own thoughts and feelings. This also applies to Metalface, although his realization came too late.

* [[What Measure Is a Mook]]: The juggler uses mooks as [[People Puppets]], to which Teppei is horrified ''despite'' having killed hundreds of them by that point. Interestingly, once he manages end his [[Villain Override]] of them, their [[Faceless Goons|helmets]] harmlessly blow up and reveal their faces.

* [[What Measure Is a Mook?]]: The juggler uses mooks as [[People Puppets]], to which Teppei is horrified ''despite'' having killed hundreds of them by that point. Interestingly, once he manages end his [[Villain Override]] of them, their [[Faceless Goons|helmets]] harmlessly blow up and reveal their faces.

* [[You Fail Logic Forever]]: Deliberately invoked by Hokuto at one point to distract an enemy.

* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Aramis is eventually demoted due to her efforts to suppress Raphaello's growth. [[Evil Clown]] Juggler takes over for her