<p>First of all, let's learn the different names and versions of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_(1984_film)#English_dubs" rel="nofollow noreferrer">English dubs of <em>Birth</em></a>.</p>
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<p>Two English dubs of <em>Birth</em> exist. The first was licensed in 1987 by Harmony Gold and released by Streamline Pictures in North America and the United Kingdom under the title <em>The World of the Talisman</em>. [...] The OVA was later retitled yet again to <em>Planet Busters</em>. [...] The second dub by ADV Films, released on DVD on July 13, 2004, is much more faithful to the original Japanese version.</p>
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<p>While the names are different, the content and dub of both versions are entirely the same.<sup><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221006225254/https://www.anime-games.co.uk/VHS/anime/talisman.php" rel="nofollow noreferrer">[source]</a></sup>
The ADV release is titled <em>Birth: A War of Two Worlds!</em>, and there's a good <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140315044219/http://www.mania.com/birth_article_76256.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">review</a> of the DVD.</p>
<p>You have two choices:</p>
<ol>
<li>Get the <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B00004U5K5" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">VHS</a> and digitize it yourself, or bring it to a Walgreens store (for example) and <a href="https://photo.walgreens.com/store/transfer-vhs-to-dvd" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ask them to do it for you</a>.
This is the only option if you want to reminisce about the Harmony Gold's version which you owned.</li>
<li>Get the <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B00029NMIQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DVD</a> directly, but remember that the content and dub of the ADV release are different from what you used to watch.</li>
</ol>
<p>I also recommend a read of this <a href="https://washiblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/birth-classic-1984-ova-yoshinori-kanada/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">well-written post</a> on the OVA and the animators behind it.</p>

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<p>When I was little, I used to own this film on VHS:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/csBtr.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>I'm pretty sure that the version I had was called <strong>The Talisman</strong>.</p>

<p>I'm trying to find it again, preferably a digital version so that I can burn it to disk, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. It's also coming up with different names when I search for it: <strong>The Talisman</strong>, <strong>The World of The Talisman</strong>, and <strong>Birth</strong>.</p>

<p>The version I owned was an American dub, and I'd love to find it again, as it is a film my brother and I used to always watch, so it has a lot of nostalgia.</p>

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Where can I find (digitized version if possible) an old film called "The World of The Talisman"?
# Where can I find (digitized version if possible) an old film called "The World of The Talisman"?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-03-25
When I was little, I used to own this film on VHS:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/csBtr.jpg)

I'm pretty sure that the version I had was called **The Talisman**.

I'm trying to find it again, preferably a digital version so that I can burn it to disk, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. It's also coming up with different names when I search for it: **The Talisman**, **The World of The Talisman**, and **Birth**.

The version I owned was an American dub, and I'd love to find it again, as it is a film my brother and I used to always watch, so it has a lot of nostalgia.
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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-22. Score: 6
First of all, let's learn the different names and versions of the [English dubs of *Birth*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_(1984_film)#English_dubs).

> Two English dubs of *Birth* exist. The first was licensed in 1987 by Harmony Gold and released by Streamline Pictures in North America and the United Kingdom under the title *The World of the Talisman*. [...] The OVA was later retitled yet again to *Planet Busters*. [...] The second dub by ADV Films, released on DVD on July 13, 2004, is much more faithful to the original Japanese version.

While the names are different, the content and dub of both versions are entirely the same.[[source]](https://web.archive.org/web/20221006225254/https://www.anime-games.co.uk/VHS/anime/talisman.php)
The ADV release is titled *Birth: A War of Two Worlds!*, and there's a good [review](https://web.archive.org/web/20140315044219/http://www.mania.com/birth_article_76256.html) of the DVD.

You have two choices:

1. Get the [VHS](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B00004U5K5) and digitize it yourself, or bring it to a Walgreens store (for example) and [ask them to do it for you](https://photo.walgreens.com/store/transfer-vhs-to-dvd).
   This is the only option if you want to reminisce about the Harmony Gold's version which you owned.
2. Get the [DVD](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B00029NMIQ) directly, but remember that the content and dub of the ADV release are different from what you used to watch.

I also recommend a read of this [well-written post](https://washiblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/birth-classic-1984-ova-yoshinori-kanada/) on the OVA and the animators behind it.
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