History Manga / BabelII

''Babel II'' (''Babiru Ni-Sei'', in some countries ''Babil Junior'') is a manga created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (of ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' and ''Manga/GiantRobo'' fame). The manga was published in [[Magazine/ShonenChampion Weekly Shōnen Champion]]'' from 1971-1973. An anime adaptation was produced by Creator/ToeiAnimation in 1973, followed years later by two remakes. One is a 4-episode OVA produced by Creator/JCStaff in 1992. The other is a 13-episode TV series produced by Vega Entertainment in 2001.

''Babel II'' (Japanese: ''Babiru Ni-Sei?'', in some countries ''Babil Junior'') is a manga created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (of ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' and ''Manga/GiantRobo'' fame). The manga was published in Weekly Shōnen Champion from 1971-1973. An anime adaptation was produced by Creator/ToeiAnimation in 1973, followed years later by two remakes. One is a 4-episode OVA produced by Creator/JCStaff in 1992. The other is a 13-episode TV series produced by Vega Entertainment in 2001.

''Babel II'' (Japanese: ''Babiru Ni-Sei?'', in some countries ''Babil Junior'') is a manga created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (of ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' and ''Manga/GiantRobo'' fame). The manga was published in Weekly Shōnen Champion from 1971-1973. An anime adaptation was produced by Creator/ToeiAnimation in 1973, followed years later by two remakes. One is a 4-episode OVA produced by Creator/JCStaff. The other is a 13-episode TV series produced by Vega Entertainment.

* {{Retcon}}: A very light instance. [[spoiler: Initially Koichi is explicitly said that, as Babel II, he can decide to either be a protector for humans or to dominate them. And, coherently, the tower's computer says to Yomi that, yes, he too is a descendant of Babel I, but he was not chosen to be Babel II only because his powers were not considered strong enough, without making any moral remark. Anyway later the same computer explains to Koichi that Yomi had a potential on par with him, but that he was too much amoral to be worthy of becoming Babel II.]]

* Retcon: A very light instance. [[spoiler: Initially Koichi is explicitly said that, as Babel II, he can decide to either be a protector for humans or to dominate them. And, coherently, the tower's computer says to Yomi that, yes, he too is a descendant of Babel I, but he was not chosen to be Babel II only because his powers were not considered strong enough, without making any moral remark. Anyway later the same computer explains to Koichi that Yomi had a potential on par with him, but that he was too much amoral to be worthy of becoming Babel II.]]

''Babel II'' (Japanese: ''Babiru Ni-Sei?'', in some countries ''Babil Junior'') is a manga created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (of ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' and ''Manga/GiantRobo'' fame), from which was then created an anime produced by Creator/ToeiAnimation in 1973, followed years later by two remakes. One is a 4-episode OVA produced by Creator/JCStaff. The other is a 13-episode TV series produced by Vega Entertainment.

''Babel II'' (Japanese: ''Babiru Ni-Sei?'', in some countries ''Babil Junior'') is a manga created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (of ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' and ''Manga/GiantRobo'' fame), from which was then created an anime produced by Creator/ToeiAnimation in 1973, followed years later by an OAV and a remake.

* EvilVsEvil: Yomi and the Space Virus. [[spoiler: While being infected allowed him to return to life, Yomi spends the first real test of his enhanced powers annihilating the army of infected dogs that were supposed to be his allies. He also keeps himself quarantined in glass to keep the virus from spreading to other members of his organization. The space virus spites him in turn by allowing Koichi to live and escape when Yomi goes for the killing blow]].

''Babel II'' (Japanese: ''Babiru Ni-Sei?'', in some countries ''Babil Junior'') is a manga created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (of ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' and ''Manga/GiantRobo'' fame), from which was then created an anime produced by Toei Animation in 1973, followed years later by an OAV and a remake.

* WhatTheHellHero: Koichi doesn't seem to have a second thought about killing Yomi's followers. And not only the ones who attack him personally, even simply the mooks in Yomi's bases. [[spoiler: It becomes disturbing in the third arc, when Koichi floods Yomi's base so that his men are forced to block all the air conducts and start to suffocate, asking help to Yomi, who, feeling telepathically their agony, gives momentarily up fighting Koichi, losing the upper hand he had, and goes to help them, falling in a trap and using up a good deal of his powers' reserve, which proves fatal to him. The fact that Koichi makes clear it was planned and actually kinda gloats about Yomi needing to momentarily abandon the fight to save his men doesn't help.]]

''Babel II'' (Japanese: ''Babiru Ni-Sei?'', in some countries ''Babil Junior'') is a manga created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, from which was then created an anime produced by Toei Animation in 1973, followed years later by an OAV and a remake.

* Foreshadowing: Plenty. Almost all powers which are used as plot resolution by Koichi, were previously introduced as minor plot twists, often used by Yomi. And, of course, [[spoiler: the fact that Yomi is another descendant of Babel I, because, come on, the tower's computer practically sets them one against the other from the start and they have basically the same powers!]]

!!Tropes:
* AGodAmI: Zigzagged with Yomi. Sometimes, specially at the start, he seems to let his followers believe he is some sort of god, or high priest of some god.

* BadBoss: Zigzagged and more or less subverted with Yomi. He is ambitious and evil, he for sure is not AFatherToHisMen, he is fine in sacrificing them if it helps him to gain the upper hand and he electroshocks them to wake them up from hypnosis. Nonetheless he shows some concern when, during the first big battle, he must abandon the men on the surface to their fate; when it is possible, he rescues his men; and in one instance he even orders them to retreat because they were anyway no match for Koichi and his servants. [[spoiler: And, eventually, his concern for the safety of his men leads him in a trap that, while it is not enough to kill him, it is enough to make him lose the upper hand he had for a brief moment over Koichi.]]

* Main/HiveMind: How the space virus works.

* NeverRecycleYourSchemes: Either averted or subverted. For instance [[spoiler: Yomi proves to be able to control Poseidon, Ropuros and Rodem almost as well as Koichi, and this is a key point in the first big battle; in the second big battle, Yomi seems to forget about this ability, while the three creatures attack his base, but instead he not only uses again the same trick a bit later, but he uses a device he created for the exact purpose to overcome Koichi stronger control over them.]]

* BadBoss: Zigzagged and more or less subverted with Yomi. He is ambitious and evil, he for sure is not AFatherToHisMen, he is fine in sacrificing them if it helps him to gain the upper hand and he electroshocks them to wake them up from hypnosis. Nonetheless he shows some concern when, during the first big battle, he must abandon the men on the surface to their fate; when it is possible, he rescues his men; and in one instance he even orders them to retreat because they were anyway no match for Koichi and his servants.

* Foreshadowing: Plenty. Almost all powers which are used as plot resolution by Koichi, were previously introduced as minor plot twists, often used by Yomi. And, of course, [spoiler: the fact that Yomi is another descendant of Babel I, because, come on, the tower's computer practically sets them one against the other from the start and they have basically the same powers!]]

* NeverRecycleYourSchemes: Either averted or subverted. For instance [[spoiler: Yomi proves to be able to control Poseidon, Ropuros and Rodem almost as well as Koichi, and this is a key point in the first big battle; in the second big battle, Yomi seems to forget about this ability, while the three creatures attack his base, but instead he not only uses again the same trick a bit later, but he uses a machinery he created for the exact purpose to overcome Koichi stronger control over them.]]
* Retcon: A very light instance. [[spoiler: Initially Koichi is explicitly said that, as Babel II, he can decide to either be a protector for humans or to dominate them. And, coherently, the tower's computer says to Yomi that, yes, he too is a descendant of Babel I, but he was not chosen to be Babel II only because his powers were not considered strong enough, without making any moral remark. Anyway later the same computer explains to Koichi that Yomi had a potential on par with him, but that he was too much amoral to be worthy of becoming Babel II.]]

''Babel II'' (Japanese: ''Babiru Ni-Sei?'', in some countries ''Babil Junior'') it's a manga created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, from which was then created an anime produced by Toei Animation in 1973, followed years later by an OAV and a remake.

It follows the story of Koichi, a teenager who discovers to be a descendant of [[AncientAstronauts Babel I, an alien who fell on earth 5000 years ago]], and who tried to build [[TowerOfBabel the eponymous tower]] as a way to make easier to send in the space a request for help, falling spectacularly. Nonetheless, Babel I decided to mate with humans and to leave his futuristic technology, hidden in the ruins of the tower, to the first of his descendant who manifested Babel I same powers. And the first one was indeed Koichi... or maybe not.