The Birth of Mewtwo

(Japanese: The Birth of Mewtwo) is a written by Takeshi Shudō that was only released in Japan. It was originally broadcast on radio over the five Sundays leading up to the premiere of Mewtwo Strikes Back in Japanese theaters, between June 7 and July 12, 1998. On February 12, 1999, Pikachu Records released the story and the Mewtwo Strikes Back movie soundtrack on a two-disc set, with an accompanying book.
It was adapted to an animated series special that was added to the start of Mewtwo Strikes Back in all television airings in Japan and in the Japanese home video releases from the third one onward. These added scenes were dubbed into English and released as a special feature titled The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin on the DVD of Mewtwo Returns.
==Synopsis==
The radio drama is divided into five parts:
* The Mythical "Mew" (幻の「ミュウ」 Maboroshi no "Mew").
In the distant past, the Earth was born. Now, the planet is populated by humans and mysterious creatures known as Pocket Monsters, or . As time passes, new species of Pokémon are discovered one after another, and they now number more than a hundred species. , the boss of the evil organization Team Rocket, tells a story that begins with an audiotape of the cry of the Mythical Pokémon recorded on it.
* The Birth of Mewtwo (ミュウツーの誕生 Mewtwo no Tanjō).
Eighteen years since the last contact with the Mew search team headed by the female Miyamoto, a fossilized Mew eyelash is found at an excavation site. Giovanni brings this fossil to , a scientist who is studying Pokémon DNA on New Island, and suggests that he try creating a copy of Mew. He says to Giovanni that he doesn't know if it will work the same way as creating a copy of a human, but Giovanni sneers. The truth is that Dr. Fuji studied DNA in order to create and live with Ambertwo, a copy of his daughter, , who died young in an accident.
* Mewtwo and Amber (ミュウツーとアイ Mewtwo to Ai).
, created from the DNA of Mew, communicates with Ambertwo. It becomes friends with her, and learns various things, but suffers a sad farewell with Ambertwo, as copies of humans only live for four years.
*The Strongest Pokémon in the World (世界最強のポケモン Sekai Saikyō no Pokémon).
Mewtwo is shaken by its sad farewell with Amber. A researcher injects a tranquilizer to make it sleep. For a while after, it undergoes rapid growth while pondering the question that the trauma from Amber's farewell burnt into its mind, 'Who am I?'. Learning that it was created by humans, Mewtwo destroys the laboratory with its powerful . Having seen so, Giovanni tempts it, plotting to use it as a tool to catch Pokémon for Team Rocket.
*Mewtwo Strikes Back (ミュウツーの逆襲 Mewtwo no Gyakushū).
Under Giovanni's orders, Mewtwo spends each day fighting and Trainers' Pokémon to catch them. One day, it begins to question this lifestyle, but Giovanni replies, "This is the reason you were born." Enraged by this revelation, Mewtwo destroys the Team Rocket base and decides to strike back against the humans who created it.
==Cast==
 	 	 	
 	Hiromi Tsuru 	ロケット団女ボス 	鶴ひろみ
 	Yumi Touma 	ミヤモト 	冬馬由美
 	Kōichi Yamadera 	ミュウ 	山寺宏一
Announcer 1 	Kentarō Itō 	アナウンサーＡ 	伊藤健太郎
Announcer 2 	Katsuyuki Konishi 	アナウンサーＢ 	小西克幸
Announcer 3 	Saori Higashi 	アナウンサーＣ 	東さおり
Trainer 	Saori Higashi 	トレーナー 	東さおり
 	Hirotaka Suzuoki 	サカキ 	鈴置洋孝
 	Yosuke Akimoto 	フジ博士 	秋元羊介
 	Kyoko Hikami 	アイツー 	氷上恭子
 	Fujiko Takimoto 	ミュウツー（幼いころ） 	瀧本富士子
Investigator 1	Shinpachi Tsuji 	調査員Ａ 	辻親八
Researcher 1 	Katsuyuki Konishi 	研究員Ａ 	小西克幸
Researcher 2 	Takuma Suzuki 	研究員Ｂ 	鈴木琢磨
 	Masachika Ichimura	ミュウツー 	市村正親
==Gallery==
Below are some pages from the accompanying book. Note that the text is read from right to left in Japanese style.
File:The Birth of Mewtwo (inner).jpg|Inner cover featuring and 
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File:The Birth of Mewtwo-5.jpg| and Giovanni
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==External links==
* The Birth of Mewtwo English translation (archived)
==Related articles==
Category:Pokémon animated series
Category:Radio dramas
de:Mewtwo no Tanjō (CD)
es:El Origen de Mewtwo - CD Drama
it:Mewtwo no Tanjo
ja:ミュウツーの誕生