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NOTE: I know I’ve mentioned the following before from time to time, but I like to make sure my newest followers are on board too.

For those who still have yet to hear the radio drama Myuutsu no Tanjou (The Birth of Mewtwo), please know that my friend piraticoctopus did upload it to Youtube over a year ago with subtitles. Please click the links below to listen/read, and be sure to send her a thanks for her awesome contribution to the Pokémon community!

Images in this post are from Copycat. The entire accompanying picture booklet (there’s a lot more pages) is available here as scans.

Part 1 - The Phantom Myuu.

Sakaki (Giovanni), serving as the narrator, brings us back to twenty years before the “birth” of Myuutsu, to when his mother served as the leader of the Rocket Gang (Team Rocket). Reporting to this woman was Miyamoto, a top agent and the mother of Musashi (Jessie), who has a tape recording of Myuu’s voice – the only tangible evidence of the pokémon’s existence. Miyamoto goes to South America to find Myuu. There’s a lot of interesting information revealed about Myuu here… but I won’t spoil it.

Part 2 - The Birth of Myuutsu.

Takes place far later than Part 1. Dr. Fuji, the lead scientist behind Myuutsu’s creation, teams up with Sakaki. Yet whereas Sakaki dreams of possessing the world’s most powerful pokémon, Dr. Fuji has other intentions – above all, to master cloning technology so he can bring back his daughter Ai who died in a car accident. In this chapter, the dynamics of Dr. Fuji and Ai’s relationship are explored far more in depth than what was covered in the 10 minute anime adaptation. Meanwhile, Miyamoto continues her search for Myuu while profoundly missing her daughter.

And oh… just what is it about Myuu in particular that makes its life force so superior and unique among all pokémon? Well, this chapter explores that too…

Part 3 - Myuutsu and Ai.

From within his stasis tube, Myuutsu meets and converses with the copy (clone) of Ai. This is the chapter of which the anime adaptation is based upon, however, it contains a lot more detail. The focus is truly on them, rather than all of the copies. Furthermore, Ai and Myuutsu dive into some deep topics such as if they were made by God. And far away, Miyamoto still looks for Myuu, distraught that she has missed more milestones in Musashi’s life.

For me this is not only my favorite chapter in the radio drama, but also my favorite thing in the entire history of the Pokémon anime. I first heard this back in December 1999 and now, in April 2015, I still feel my heartstrings get torn at…

Part 4 - The World’s Strongest Pokémon. 

Myuutsu, heartbroken by the loss of Ai, questions where she has gone. He “asks” Dr. Fuji for an explanation only to become angered that the scientist believes he can revive her over and over as long as he has her base. For Myuutsu, there was only one Ai – the Ai who befriended him. Furthermore, it is in this chapter that Mewtwo awakens/breaks out of the stasis tube, kills the scientists, and meets Sakaki (in other words, the same events as in the beginning of the first movie). The difference is that this is a bit deeper. Yes, Miyamoto is still searching for Myuu.

Part 5 - Myuutsu’s Counterattack. 

Myuutsu is plagued by questions and with each passing day becomes more angered by his circumstances. Just as in the movie, he “works for” and then escapes Sakaki. Now free, he declares his counterattack. And still off in South America, Miyamoto seems to have lost her senses but declares she will never give up on her mission even though her daughter is now in her twenties.