# K.O. Beast
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{{Short description|Anime series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = K.O. BEAST
| image = K.O. Beast.jpg
| caption =
| ja_kanji = KO世紀ビースト三獣士
| ja_romaji = Kei Ō Seiki Bīsuto Sanjūshi
| genre =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ova
| director = [Hiroshi Negishi](/source/Hiroshi_Negishi)
| producer = Yasuhisa Kazama
Nagateru Kato
Toru Harada
| writer = [Satoru Akahori](/source/Satoru_Akahori)
| music = [Yasuhiko Fukuda](/source/Yasuhiko_Fukuda)
| studio = [Zero-G Room](/source/Radix_Ace_Entertainment)
[Animate Film](/source/Animate_Film)
| first = 2 May 1992
| last = 21 November 1993
| runtime =
| episodes = 7
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
'''''K.O. Beast''''', known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''''K.O. Century Beast Warriors'''''|KO世紀ビースト三獣士|KO Seiki Beast Sanjūshi}}, is an [OVA](/source/Original_video_animation) series.
==History==
In 1993–1994, ''[Anime UK](/source/Anime_UK)'', a British-based magazine, brought the first three episodes to the UK market on its own label (this was ''Anime UK''{{'}}s only release).
It was released in America by [Right Stuf Inc.](/source/Right_Stuf_Inc.) The American version made references to ''[Pokémon](/source/Pok%C3%A9mon_(TV_series))'' due to the voice cast having also worked for the dub of ''Pokémon''.
==Story==
The series is set in the distant future in which the Earth is split in two. The [Southern Hemisphere](/source/Southern_Hemisphere) is placed in another dimension, while the inhabitants of the [Northern Hemisphere](/source/Northern_Hemisphere) are able to morph into beast-like humanoids. Eventually the humans of the Southern Hemisphere, led by Uranus, attack the Beasts.
The Three Beasts, Wan Derbard (Wan Dabadadatta) of the Tiger Tribe, Bud Mint (Baado Mint) of the Bird Tribe, and Mei Mer (Mei Mah) of the [Mermaid](/source/Mermaid) Tribe, are taken prisoner along with Mei Mer's companion Tuttle Millen (Mekka Mannen, also of the Mermaid tribe), but manage to escape thanks to a little girl named Yuuni Charm Password. Together they seek Gaia, which they believe to be a fabulous treasure, but they are pursued by Uranus's minions: V-Darn the vicious mage-knight, V-Sion the warrior woman and Akumako, V-Darn's sadistic [imp](/source/imp)-like partner.
==Characters==
The series has three main characters:
*Wan – the male leader who dresses in red
*Bud Mint – the male loner
*Mei Mer – the female
To these are added the child Yuni, who is female, and a bulky male Tuttle (so-written in the English subtitles) to complete a typical five-character adventure team. All but Yuni are "beasts" who usually appear in [anthropomorphic](/source/anthropomorphic) form but who can easily [shapeshift](/source/shapeshifting). For instance, when Wan becomes angry or sneezes, he turns into a [tiger](/source/tiger), though he still wears his trousers, as does Bud, who becomes a [rooster](/source/rooster) when he is frightened or disgusted. Mei Mer's legs are replaced by a [porpoise](/source/porpoise)'s tail; Tuttle becomes a sea turtle, his cumbersome body becoming an armored sphere. The first three are heroes of their tribes of beasts, each committed to protecting a magical statue of their tribe, which are called "Jinn". Each has a stereotypical childish desire: Wan is hungry, Bud Mint wants girls, Mei Mer wants wealth. In addition, Bud often begins his responses with [English](/source/English_language) expletives or sayings. The joke is that the symbol of the US is the [eagle](/source/eagle), but he is a chicken.
Their enemies are the human beings V-Darn and V-Sion, whose names involve a pun on the Japanese word for "beautiful", namely ''bi'' for ''v'', and the story begins with all heroes captured and taken to the enemy stronghold, and the three statues taken.
===Voice cast===
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!Character
!Japanese voice[{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/KO-Beast/|title=K.O. Beast|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-01}}]
!English voice