Haru Glory is a boy who lives with his sister, Cattleya, in Garage Island. After fishing out a.... thing called Plue, he meets Shiba who entrusted him with Rave Stone or more known as Holy Bring. From there on, he embarks on a quest leaving his sister at Garage Island like his father who went to find Rave 15 years ago. He meets Elie, a girl who loves to gamble but has lost her memory. They met up with Musica at Punk Street. They have to eliminate Demon Card using Rave and is helped by Elie's uncontrollable Ethelion and Musica's ability of controlling silver as a Silver-Claimer. Unfortunately, they had to collect 4 more Raves in order to eliminate the mother of all dark brings, Sinclair. Together, they find out their past including Haru and Musica who both do not know their parents very well. They also find out the connection between Ethelion and Rave.
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Undergrads Characters
Characters
Main characters
- Nitz The main character. Almost all the episodes revolve around him in some way. He is shy and attends State U, a generic university. He often finds himself at odds with his friends, wishing for more time to try and woo Kimmy, whom he has had a crush on since grade school, but fails every time. He does not remember how he got his nickname, as was revealed in the first episode. Nitz is based on series creator, Pete Williams. He bears a strong resemblance to Pete Townshend of The Who, even though he is modeled after Pete Williams. In the episode "New Friends" it is revealed that Nitz’s real name is Parker. Due to the many occasions of stupidity ruining his everyday life in small ways, he often says his signature, "Aww, crap."
- Rocko is a manly, tough fratboy. He attends the local community college Central State Junior Community College. He eventually manages to weasel his way into fraternity Alpha Alpha, where he is markedly unpopular. His only interests are in alcohol and girls. His involvement in the former of has gone so far that Rocko has started hallucinating an imaginary talking bottle of liquor named "Bobby Whiskey" who talks to him and usually tells him to solve his problems by drinking; in the latter obsession he displays less proficiency, and nearly all of the women with which he comes into contact either mace him, kick him in the groin, or otherwise incapacitate him. He does not like Cal very much—often threatenening violence to him—and has a phonebook-sized list of reasons why he dislikes Cal entitled "The Things Cal Does That Makes Me Want To Kill Him Dead Dead Dead Dead Dead". His favorite phrases are "Wussies!" and "Sweet ass!"
- Cal is tall, handsome, blonde, but not too bright, Cal has a knack for getting women to fall for him without apparent effort. Cal is Nitz's roommate. He frequently makes a slurping noise while talking or drools (both are an inside joke poking fun at the real-life Cal's retainer), and often ends his sentences with the word "guy". Cal repeatedly demonstrates his lack of intelligence by displaying a humorous obliviousness and has aspirations of becoming a Resident Assistant despite the lack of popularity normally associated with RAs. His unusual casual clothes and happy look are meant to identify him as a frequent sexual participant.
- Gimpy is a funny looking nerd. He attends the tech institute Tekerson Tech and almost never leaves his room (instead communicating with his friends via video conference). Also goes under the name "G Prime". It is revealed in the episode "New Friends" that his name is Justin Taylor. Upon arriving at Tekerson, he quickly drew together a group of lesser geeks to do his bidding, replacing the previous alpha-nerd and ending his reign of Star Trek tyranny. He is an extreme Star Wars fan, and an enthusiast of both Spider-Man and Wall Street. He has asserted his utmost respect for Dana Scully of The X-Files, and also is somewhat well-acquainted with Star Trek, despite his hatred of it. Gimpy often is a self-imposed social recluse, often describing women as "the enemy" (although he does have an online girlfriend for a short time during the series). Out of the four, it is hinted that Nitz and Gimpy are the closest. His friendship with his legion of nerds creates a conflict between them and his old friendship with Nitz, Cal, and Rocko. Near the end of the series, Gimpy starts to show a bit of frustration at Nitz, whom he feels is shafting everyone else for Kimmy Burton, though Nitz and Gimpy remain friends during the course of the series. His signature phrase is, "...the hell?"
Secondary characters
- Jessie also goes to State U. She becomes friends with Nitz on the first week of college. Jessie has a very laid back, punk-girl-type personality on campus. She often accompanies Nitz on his misadventures and analyzes many things about this strange time in everyone's life with a surprisingly level-headed and mature point of view. She has supposedly undergone a major makeover from high school, openly expressing herself more with her new college freedom. Nitz does not realize that she is attracted to him. Although Nitz states that he loves Kimmy from the start, Jessie tries for his affection anyway. Jessie is Nitz's partner in crime, so to speak, and is usually always there to help Nitz out by listening to his woes or helping him with his problems. She is arguably far more of an influence on his life than Kimmy, yet, despite signs of affection in return, Nitz remains dead set on Kimmy. In the episode "Roommates," Nitz does indeed at one point find himself falling for Jessie, but when he attempts to woo her, she's ironically not taken by his advances. At this point, Nitz would lose interest in Jessie, continue pursuing Kimmy, and their one-sided, sexual-tension filled friendship would resume. As the series goes on, Jessie's frustration over Nitz's ignorance to her interest starts to increase, and begins to result in outright spite for Kimmy Burton. Eventually, Nitz's obsession with Kimmy becomes so great that he begins to unintentionally treat Jessie rather nonchalantly and even rudely when Jessie begins to give Nitz more hinting to her feelings. Eventually, this frustration blows up into anger at Nitz leading to the series' cliffhanger ending. The character is voiced by Jene Yeo, who is, in fact, whom the character is based upon.
- Kimmy Burton is a red-headed girl Nitz has a crush on . She went to the same high school as the four main characters and graduated the class ahead of them. Kimmy also attends State U. She tries to be involved with everything going on at school. She seems, like the case with Jessie to Nitz, to be totally oblivious to Nitz's crush on her. Although she is somewhat of an overachiever, it is revealed that her life is in shambles. Kimmy, like everyone else at college, is uncertain and nervous about her future, and she begins to see Nitz as something of a "shoulder to cry on". While this frustrates Nitz he seems excited at slowly coming closer to her. Kimmy, however, has an interest in Mark, another drama student at the college. Though Kimmy and Nitz don't know that Mark is gay. This isn't revealed to them until the final episode, but it is mentioned in the Exposed Expo episode, and is quite obviously implied from the very first episodes to the audience. While Kimmy means well, she seems rather oblivious to the feelings of others.
- Mump is Gimpy's lead minion. Attends Tekerson Tech with Gimpy. He is a short, overweight, red-haired young man. A Nurse once stated that "He may be below average in height, but he's way above average in weight!". As well as being the lead minion in Gimpy's little troupe of Tekerson Tech geeks, Mump is shown as being something of Gimpy's sidekick as well. Although he is often nice enough, he seems to be rather fiercely protective of his friendship with Gimpy. He is at first, extremely jealous of Nitz and Gimpy's apparently very close friendship although this dissipates to friendly neutrality eventually. Mump was a former Trekkie before Gimpy came and inspired Mump to such a degree that he mimicked Gimpy's love of Star Wars as well. Although he's also a fan of Star Wars, he seems to be a fan more or less, just to get along with Gimpy. He often dotes on Gimpy and often agrees with him regardless of whether he should or not. He claims that there is a "b" in his name, and that the "b" is silent. This could be however, more mindless doting on Gimpy or a reference to his unsaid real name. Deep down inside, it is constantly hinted that Mump is somewhat insecure with himself, which would explain his rather fierce protection of the friendships he does maintain. Mump is obviously a nickname akin to the nicknames of the main 4. However, his real name is never mentioned. Briefly suffers from a case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. He is a member of ROTC as revealed in "Financial Aid".
Recurring characters
- Doug (The Duggler) is the resident assistant at the State University dorms where Nitz and Cal reside. He is something of a social relic from the 1960s, and still sports an overall hippie-like motif. He always wears a bathrobe, which he reveals to Cal is something of an unofficial uniform for State U. RA's. He's something of a social inept, often denying himself to partake in unofficial student events and hijinks, as well as just plain fun. He seems in a constant state of denial about this, which gives one the impression he lives something of a sad and lonely life but won't admit it. Part of this denial is constantly convincing himself that he's having a good time away from the real fun, even if he apparently isn't. Often mentions that one does not have to "follow the crowd", so to speak. He has a rather forced, trendy way of talking and seems to be not very much cared for by the students. Often refers to himself in the third person as "The Duggler".
- Charity: Jessie's air-headed blonde roommate. She is constantly obsessed about her ex-boyfriend Jonah, who left her prior to the series' beginning. It was revealed in "Virgins" that he put a restraining order on her. At one point, her constant ramblings about him drove Jessie nearly insane, causing her to crash with Nitz for a little while. She also briefly dated Rocko, who pretended he was a virgin to get into her good graces.
- SHE PRIME: A female hacker at Tekerson Tech who challenges Gimpy when hacking into his computer to make some embarrassing changes. On the official website in the Episode Guide, this character is called Tabitha. He eventually confronts her and the two begin to form a bit of a relationship. Gimpy at first seems hesitant about this, due to his strict stance about girls being the enemy. However, he begins to find much in common with SHE PRIME, despite the fact the two have never met in person. They begin to spend even more time together online. However, Rocko brings up that Gimpy is often told what to do and is somewhat whipped. To test this, Gimpy denies one of SHE PRIME's requests to which she becomes offended and threatens to destroy Gimpy's computer with a computer virus. This crisis is averted and the two are set against each other as rivals again. However, both seem to have a desire to know each other's identity. SHE PRIME has dyed purple hair wrapped in a bandana. Although she is quite the femme fatale online, in real life she seems somewhat shy and withdrawn. Although she has never met Gimpy, their dorm rooms are immediately next to one another.
- Spud: A rather unusual young man who is a diehard Trekkie. He even wears the yellow uniform as seen in the original series as normal attire. He originally led a vast majority of Tekerson Tech's students in a big Star Trek fan club. When Gimpy attends Tekerson, he asks Spud about the Prime Directive, the directive from the Star Trek universe, which states that it is forbidden to directly interfere or force beliefs on intelligent life that one has come into contact with. Gimpy merely states that since Spud is doing just that to the Tekerson students, he's breaking that very rule. Unable to grasp onto this paradox, Spud flees and Mump and the others stare in awe at how easily Gimpy "defeated" Spud. Gimpy attributes it to The Force, and goes on to get everyone hooked on Star Wars. Spud appears as the main antagonist in the episode "New Friends", by attempting revenge on Gimpy. He appears through brief cameos later on. He often says the word or sound "Shmaa..." in all his sentences and has something of a creepy, mumbling way of talking.
- Mark: The drama guy. He attends State U. and is found often by Kimmy's side. Kimmy has a huge crush on Mark and Nitz feels threatened by him because he is ruining his chance to be close to Kimmy. Both of them are completely oblivious to the fact Mark is gay until the final episode "Screw Week", although it is noticeable from his behaviour and statements in every appearance, and he admits to being gay at 18:40 of episode 2. Mark recognizes Nitz as "Kimmy's friend". He has a boyfriend named Lance.
- Lance: Mark's boyfriend. Attends State U. He is more often than not mentioned by Mark than seen though he is seen briefly carrying a couch in Roommates and singing showtunes at the end of Screw week.
- Brodie: One of Jessie's friends, described by her as "always full of crap". He is a film student who has quite the makings of a future film critic. He represents the type of college kid with a one-track mind and perpetual obsession. He talks about movies constantly, and is often spouting trivia and personal opinions on movies. He often talks about movie news as well, quite enthusiastically. He seems to consider himself destined for greatness, and as a result can be rather naive and egotistical. He often introduces himself as, "Hi everyone, I'm Rob Brody," when entering a room, even to people he knows or is friends with. He is also somewhat notable for starting the famous shout in the last episode.
- Kruger: One of Jessie's friends, Kruger is a foul-mouthed smoker. Every other word and sentence spoken by Kruger is censored. He often disagrees with everyone, and seems quite the pessimist. A scathingly cynical, gothic homophobic chain smoker, he says just what's on his mind all the time in rather less than diplomatic ways. His favourite word to say is "f...k" and in the rivalries episode its mentioned that he's good at trivia, but doesn't help Nitz defeat Gimpy.
- Dan: One of Jessie's friends who has literally no speaking lines in the entire series (All he does is laugh), although it's far more likely just a gag.
- Gimpy's Minions: A troupe of nerds and geeks led by Gimpy at Tekerson Tech. They are very much his minions, and do everything he commands much like a private army. Mump is the semi-leader of these "troops", or maybe asecond-in-command to Gimpy. Whatever the case, aside from Gimpy and Mump themselves, none of this group's names are mentioned, although by appearance they appear somewhat often.
- Rita: The Resident Assistant (RA) in Gimpy's dorm at Tekerson Tech. She wears glasses, has her hair in a bun and wears an 'RA' armband. Her slippers are shaped like sharks. She tries to foil Gimpy's plans and attempts to unmask his identity as "G Prime". It's unclear if she's a student of the school as she refers to her residents as "students". She had a very brief fling with Cal in the episode "Jerks", which ended as abruptly as it had started.
- Stoner Dave: An apparent stoner recognizable by his black shirt, slouch and large nose. He is was first seen in "Party" when his frisbee flew and hit Nitz as he was looking for college experiences, later in the season he's been the runner of the post office in the episode "Financial Aid" and assistant at the library in "Work Study". He helped Nitz find videos for seduction training in "Virgins".
- Studious Dave: A bespectacled African-American, always seen wearing a white coat. In "Work Study" he is Nitz's boss at the library. In "Financial Aid" he is a member of the CFCO (Center for Campus Organizing), though he is only there because it will look good on his application to Wharton.
Rave Master Episode Guide Season One
Episodes
Season 1
| # | Title | Original air date | English air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Rave Master, Part 1" "The Rave's Heir (Reivu wo Tsugu Mono)" (レイヴを継ぐ者) | October 13, 2001 | June 5, 2004 |
| In Hip Hop Town, Haru Glory stumbles upon Elie, while trying to find Plue. Plue ends up finding Elie, but is soon taken to a dog race. Haru and Elie finds Plue, but encounters Georco, who is able to turn his body into smoke. Haru defeats Georco, using the power of the Rave. | |||
| 2 | "The Rave Master, Part 2" "Shuda of the Bursting Flames (Bakuen no Shuda)" (爆炎のシュダ) | October 20, 2001 | June 12, 2004 |
| Haru, Elie, and Plue try to depart from the town, but end up underground meeting Hole, who resides underground. Meanwhile, Shuda tracks them down and battles Haru. After being defeated and having his Shadow Stone destroyed, Shuda leaves with knowledge about Haru's father, Gale Glory. Haru offers to help Elie recover her memory, if she helps him destroy the Shadow Stones. | |||
| 3 | "Release the Beasts, Part 1" "Legendary Blacksmith Musica (Densetsu no Kajiya Musika)" (伝説の鍛冶屋ムジカ) | October 27, 2001 | June 19, 2004 |
| While walking in a desert, Haru and Elie encounter Hedara Musica of the Silver Rhythm Gang, due a misunderstanding. Later on, Haru and Elie arrive at Punk Street to fix Haru's broken sword from his battle with Shuda. However, Haru is unaware that Musica was the person he had met in the desert. An old man, named Garein Musica, attempts to fix Haru's sword. After Elie finds the other Musica, Bis arrive to confront them. The three of them defeat Bis, while Garein has possession of the Rave. | |||
| 4 | "Release the Beasts, Part 2" "Beast Swordsman Lance (Juuken no Otoko Ransu)" (獣剣の男ランス) | November 3, 2001 | June 26, 2004 |
| When Lance finds Elie and attempts to kidnap her, Musica arrives to intervene but fails to defeat him. Meanwhile, Haru finds out that Garein is working for the Shadow Guard. Haru remembers when he first met Shiba, and how he first had the responsibility to search for the Shadow Stones. Haru and Musica plan to rescue Elie. | |||
| 5 | "Release the Beasts, Part 3" "Showdown! Musica's Two Swords (Taiketsu! Musika no futatsu no ken)" (対決!ムジカのふたつの剣) | November 10, 2001 | July 3, 2004 |
| Garein repairs Haru's sword, making it stronger than before. Meanwhile, Musica finds Lance holding Elie captive. He then is faced against Bis, who is furious from his previous defeat. Lance disables Bis for destroying his headquarters. Lance battles Musica, wielding a sword of beast illusions, being able to defeat Musica. Haru arrives just in time to save Elie from death. Lance uses his beast illusive sword on Haru, but was unsuccessful in his attack. However, he summons a beast from the Shadow Stone engraved in the sword. | |||
| 6 | "Release the Beasts, Part 4" "Showdown! Musica's Two Swords (Taiketsu! Mujika no futatsu no ken)" (対決!ムジカのふたつの剣) | November 17, 2001 | July 10, 2004 |
| A flashback reveals how Lance possessed the Shadow Stone that would be engraved in the sword. Haru uses the power of the Rave Sword to fight off the beast illusions from Lance's sword. Plue gets in the middle of their fight to intervene, but then falls victim to the beast illusions. Haru tries to figure out Lance's weakness, but to no avail. Garein shows up to restrain Lance, with the help of Plue. Garein tell Haru to stab them both in order to defeat Lance. | |||
| 7 | "Release the Beasts, Part 5" "Conclusion! Victorious Explosive Sword (Ketchaku! Shōri no Bakuhatsu no Ken)" (決着!勝利の爆発の剣) | November 24, 2001 | July 17, 2004 |
| Haru hesitates as he is able to charge into Garein and Lance with his sword. Haru runs and jumps onto Garein and aims for the Shadow Stone engraved in Lance's sword, thereby destroying it. Haru defeats Lance afterward by knocking the sword out of his hands. Lance surrenders, begging for his life to be spared. However, he attempts to kill Haru, but to no avail. Haru then decides to destroy Lance's sword. The Shadow Guard attempts to attack, but they are stopped by Musica. Then the Imperial Guards infiltrate Lance's headquarters, only to find the Shadow Guard defeated. | |||
| 8 | "Breaking Out" "Musica of the Silver Rhythm (Gin no Senritsu no Musika)" (銀の旋律のムジカ) | December 1, 2001 | July 31, 2004 |
| The Silver Rhythm Gang break into a city bank. Using Musica's help, they manage to get inside the safe. They are unable to find a silver object, known as the Silver Ray, among the gold bars and dollars, much to their chagrin. Hebi, second-in-command of the Silver Rhythm Gang, finds Plue in his bag, which results in setting off the alarm. Hebi and Plue are in custody, and Musica turns himself in, having a plan to break out. They manage to escape, but the police are out to search for them. It is revealed that Garein is Musica's grandfather. To prove that, Garein shows the Musica family tattoo on his right arm. But Musica doesn't have the tattoo on the same arm, as it is revealed later on that he has it on his left arm. Garein informs Haru and Elie that there is a Rave Stone that was located in the north. | |||
| 9 | "A Bite to Eat" "Plue's Secret (Pruu no Himitsu)" (プルーのひみつ) | December 8, 2001 | August 7, 2004 |
| As Haru, Elie, and Plue prepare to head the north, they are to be escorted by Griffon Kato. Griff informs them that they will stop at Ska Village as a checkpoint, then continue on their way toward Experiment City. While at a nearby hot spring, Elie decides to twist Plue's nose to discover anything unusual, which leads to Plue deflated. Haru and Elie make an effort to return Plue to normal. However, this results in an argument between the two. Griff tells Elie to go to a nearby strawberry valley to retrieve a special strawberry that will help cure Plue. After retrieving the strawberry, she is then confronted by an insect monster. Haru arrives to defeat the insect monster and to rescue Elie. When they went back, they saw that Plue was already back to normal. However, Elie realizes that the hot spring caused Plue's deflation. | |||
| 10 | "Sound of Thunder, Part 1" "Thunderous Recollection (Raimei no Kioku)" (雷鳴の記憶) | December 15, 2001 | August 14, 2004 |
| As they all continue to head toward Experiment City, a thunderstorm begins to downpour. The sight of thunder stirs up Elie's memory. They stop at a hotel in Ska Village for Elie to get some rest. Later on, she takes a hot shower to relax. The hotel manager, Lasagna, explains that the thunderstorm has been occurring for five years nonstop. Her son, Chino, believed that the frogs in the town causes this thunderstorm. However, it was really caused by Go, one who control thunder. Haru leaves to fight Go, and Elie leaves to recover her memory, as they both head toward Thunder Mansion. | |||
| 11 | "Sound of Thunder, Part 2" "Dancing Hero (Danshingu Hīroo)" (ダンシングヒーロー) | December 22, 2001 | August 21, 2004 |
| Elie arrives at Thunder Mansion. Go mistakes Elie as the Rave Master. Go shows off his super strength and his good looks, which doesn't seem to impress Elie. Haru arrives at the Thunder Mansion, accidentally knocking Go unconscious. Rosa, able to make males dance uncontrollably, explains to Haru that Go is starring her in a movie in which is rains continuously. Elie and Rosa engage in a battle, tonfa blasters against chain sword. Rosa's chain sword becomes out of control, and Elie prevent it from doing any further damage. Go obtains consciousness and accidentally punches Rosa, blaming it on Haru. He then prepares to battle Haru, who happens to be worn out from constant dancing. | |||
| 12 | "Sound of Thunder, Part 3" "Last Scene (Rasuto Shīn)" (ラストシーン) | December 29, 20001 | August 28, 2004 |
| Haru must destroy the Shadow Stone place in the middle of Go's hammer. Elie memory is jogged once again, which causes her to throw Plue into the hammer, breaking the Shadow Stone and the hammer. Due to this, Go is asked to stop the rain. He brings out a machine that caused the rain, having six unlabeled buttons. Since Go doesn't remember which button stops the rain, Plue pushes one of them, being successful. As Haru, Elie, Plue were about to leave, Go mentions to them about Sieg Hart, who is an elemental master, the person in Elie's memory. Ska Village returns to normal, with a clear blue sky. Meanwhile, Shuda is searching for a Rave Stone in Tremolo Mountain. | |||
| 13 | "Under Tremolo Mountain, Part 1" "Land of Falling Stars (Hoshifuri no Chi)" (星降りの地) | January 5, 2002 | September 4, 2004 |
| Haru, Elie, Plue, and Griff make their way toward Tremolo Mountain in search of the Rave Stone. However, they soon realize that Shuda is there as well. Plue runs off in a nearby forest, and Haru sets out to look for Plue. Haru then encounters Deerhound, a talking bear, who gives him advice upon entering Tremolo Mountain. Meanwhile, Elie took suits from a few of the Shadow Guard as a disguise for her and Haru to gain access inside Tremolo Mountain. Once inside the caves and tunnels, Haru and Elie get caught in their disguise. They quickly run for cover, but they end up in a dead end. Haru and Elie jumps off a cliff, using Griff's ability to shape-shift to land safely. The flowers on the ground nearby emit pollen that causes them to sleep. Schneider, a doctor though really an assassin, inflames the flowers, seemingly saving them. Schneider offers to help them find the Rave Stone. | |||
| 14 | "Under Tremolo Mountain, Part 2" "Mysterious Assassin (Nazo no Ansatsusha)" (謎の暗殺者) | January 12, 2002 | September 11, 2004 |
| Schneider gets Haru, Elie, Plue, and Griff lost in the caves and tunnels of Tremolo Mountain. While they decide to rest for a while, Schneider attempts to murder Haru. Much to his chagrin, he is stopped by Musica in the disguise of a Shadow Guard. Musica explains that he came to Tremolo Mountain to take the Rave Stone for himself. Haru then has a match against Musica, but Elie intervenes. Musica decides to help the others in finding the Rave Stone. Plue helps them find a secret passageway. An inception on a wall, written in an ancient language tells that the Rave Stone is inside. Once inside, they are confront by a Knight of the Blue Sky. | |||
| 15 | "Under Tremolo Mountain, Part 3" "The Second Rave (Dai Ni no Reivu)" (第2のレイヴ) | January 19, 2002 | September 18, 2004 |
| The Knight of the Blue Sky happens to be Deerhound, who is not convinced that Haru is the Rave Master. To prove that he is the Rave Master, he must fight against Deerhound, showing his skills of the Rave Stone. Deerhound explains that he was human in the past, fighting alongside Shiba to destroy all the Shadow Stones. Deerhound then shows Haru the graveyard of all the Symphonia warriors that risked their lives to destroy the Shadow Stones. Deerhound gives Haru the Rave of Knowledge, but Deerhound is then stabbed by Schneider. Haru uses the Rave of Knowledge to defeat Schneider. Deerhound tell that Haru should collect all the Rave Stones to unlock all the powers the sword contains. Haru swears to obtain peace by the power of the Rave Stones, and Deerhound returns to his grave. | |||
| 16 | "Fortress in Flight, Part 1" "Clash! Vanish Field (Kettou! Banisshu Fīrudo)" (決闘! バニュッシュフィールド) | January 26, 2002 | October 2, 2004 |
| Shuda appears, demanding for the Rave of Knowledge. He then begins to destroy the graveyard of all the Symphonia warriors, resulting in the collapse of Tremolo Mountain. While Shuda faces off against Shuda on an invisible floating platform, Elie and Musica are interfered by Poosya and Rugar on the ground. Shuda explains that Gale was a member of the Shadow Guard, which surprises Haru. Shuda then starts attacking Elie and Musica, using the Explosive Flame Ballet, to aggravate Haru. Elie becomes unconscious from the attack. | |||
| 17 | "Fortress in Flight, Part 2" "Shuda, Disappearing in the Sky (Shuda Tenkuu ni chiru)" (シュダ 天空に散る) | February 2, 2002 | October 9, 2004 |
| Haru and Shuda continue their battle, while Musica fights against Poosya and Rugar alone. Rugar uses his Delta Cannon and Poosya uses his Glue Tear in combination, putting Musica on edge. Elie wakes up to distract Poosya and Rugar, enabling Musica to defeat them both. Haru figures out that Shuda cannot use the Explosive Flame Ballet at close range, since it explodes at the area around the target. However, Shuda uses the Explosive Flame Ballet regardless, causing a massive explosion. Meanwhile, Elie, Musica, Plue, and Griff finds an underground base, where Poosya and Rugar were hiding. Rugar sets the underground base to self-destruct. Later on, as both Haru and Shuda are weakened, Haru defeats Shuda, using all the strength he can muster. As Shuda admits defeat, his launches himself from the floating platform, by using the Explosive Flame Ballet to explode his arm. | |||
| 18 | "Fortress in Flight, Part 3" "5 Seconds to Rhapsodia Detonation (Rapusodia Bakuhatsu Go-byou Mae)" (ラプソディア爆発5秒前) | February 9, 2002 | October 16, 2004 |
| In the underground base, Musica soon realizes that Rugar preventing the self-destruct sequence from being cancelled. Haru lands in the base, badly wounded. Haru, Elie, Musica, Plue, and Griff manage to find an old war plane, flying off seconds before self-destruction. The plane capacity, however, is overweighted, as it dives into the forest. Fortunately, Hebi comes to the rescue at the last second. Jegan and Reina are introduced. The two discuss with Sieg Hart about Shuda's failure to obtain the Rave of Knowledge, and the assignment for the annihilation of Haru. Meanwhile, Haru, Elie, Musica, Plue, and Griff go to a hotel to relax and then to a restaurant to eat. | |||
| 19 | "Out of Time, Part 1" "Woman #3173 (3173 no Onna)" (3173の女) | February 16, 2002 | October 23, 2004 |
| Haru, Elie, Musica, Plue, and Griff go to the beach to have some fun. They then all go to the Symphonia Museum, where there is rumors about the legend of the Rave Master. There are paintings that depict Shiba and Plue fifty years ago. Later on, Elie begins to experience dizziness, as she unwillingly leads herself in a room displaying a portrait that resembles her, seeing that her name is Resha Valentine. She then remembers that she visited Resha's grave. Meanwhile, Sieg Hart says to Reina that he must kill Elie since she has the power of Etherion, even though he was assigned to kill Haru. Sieg Hart then senses Elie's presence and begins to look for her from the sky. Haru, Musica, Plue, and Griff encounter a fortune teller than predicts a bad fate for Elie. Elie wanders off in the city, in tears of her memory. | |||
| 20 | "Out of Time, Part 2" "Elie's Tragedy (Erī no Higeki)" (エリーの悲劇...) | February 23, 2002 | October 30, 2004 |
| Sieg Hart finds Elie, not knowing how he is connected to her past. Sieg Hart explains to Elie that she is an experiment in the Etherion Project. Haru, Musica, Plue, and Griff continue to search for Elie, Hebi informs them that she is with who seems to be Sieg Hart. Sieg Hart attempts to kill Elie using Sinclaire, but the power of Etherion manages to keep her alive until she collapses. Haru goes back to the fortune teller to receive help to locate Elie. | |||
| 21 | "Out of Time, Part 3" "Clash! Haru vs. Sieg Hart (Gekitotsu! Haru tai Jīku Haruto)" (激突! ハル対ジークハルト) | March 2, 2002 | November 6, 2004 |
| As Sieg Hart prepares to deliver the final blow to Elie, Haru arrives to intervene. Meanwhile, the fortune teller finds Musica, Plue, and Griff to warn them that the future is unfortunate for Haru and Elie, beginning the search for them. Haru reminisces on his memories of Elie since they first met. Elie becomes comatose, due to her weakened state. Haru struggles as he engages in combat against Sieg Hart. Sieg Hart remembers why he was assigned to kill Haru. | |||
| 22 | "Out of Time, Part 4" "Rune Save, the Sealing Sword (Fuuin no Ken Ruunseibu)" (封印の剣 ルーンセイブ) | March 9, 2002 | November 13, 2004 |
| Haru absorbs the power of Etherion from Elie to his sword. This causes his attacks to be very effective against Sieg Hart. Reina remembers why she was ordered to watch over Sieg Hart. Sieg Hart explains to Haru that Elie is an experiment in the Etherion Project. He later explains about how Resha used the power of Etherion to cause a worldwide destruction that happened fifty years ago. Haru vows that he will save both Elie and the world from the power of Etherion, which doesn't convince the pessimistic Sieg Hart. Sieg Hart then summons Altealice, the element of the universe, to alter time and space into nothingness. Musica, Plue, and Griff continue to search for Haru and Elie. Elie wakes up from her comatose state. | |||
| 23 | "Out of Time, Part 5" "Etherion Awakens (Eeterion Kakusei)" (エーテリオン覚醒) | March 16, 2002 | November 20, 2004 |
| Haru is trapped in the Altealice. He encounters an illusion of Sakura Glory, his mother, as she changes into a pillar of fire. He then encounters an illusion of Cattleya Glory, his sister, as she changes into a pool of water. This traumatizes Haru. Reina stabs Sieg Hart with her sword, calling him a traitor. Musica, Plue, and Griff find Sieg Hart and Reina, asking for the whereabouts of Haru and Elie. Surprisingly, Elie entered the Altealice, spoiling Sieg Hart's plan to keep them both separated. Elie tries her best to snap Haru out of his traumatic state. Altealice is destroyed after Elie comes in contact with Haru, awakening the power of Etherion. Haru uses his sword on Elie to seal the power of Etherion. | |||
| 24 | "Out of Time, Part 6" "A Promise to Elie (Erī to no Yakusoku)" (エリーとの約束) | March 23, 2002 | December 4, 2004 |
| Reina comes after Haru, using Spear Rain. She attacks Haru multiple times, but Haru stands his ground. Musica attempts to fight her, however Jegan arrives to interrupt the fight and summon her back to headquarters. Sieg Hart explains that Reina and Jegan, are part of the Oracion Six, a group of elite warriors and leaders of the Shadow Guard. He requests they Haru and the others should go to Lyric Continent and acquire the Rave of Combat. Meanwhile, the Oracion Six will be summoned for a meeting at headquarters. | |||
| 25 | "Singing the Blues" "Farewell, Song Continent (Saraba Songu Tairiku)" (さらばソング大陸) | March 30, 2002 | December 11, 2004 |
| Haru, Elie, Musica, Plue, and Griff head to Blues City. They are to take a train to Lyric Continent, however the train scheduled was robbed by the Big Butt Bandits, who are planning to go to Lyric Continent as well. Musica explores the city, reminisces on his memories there. He reunites with Melodia, spending the day together. Musica is caught between going with Haru and Elie to Lyric Continent, or staying with Melodia at Blues City. Musica ultimately chooses to go to Lyric Continent. | |||
This
is a list of episodes of the anime series Rave Master, which is based on the
first twelve volumes of the thirty-five volume manga series written by Hiro
Mashima. Rave Master premiered in Japan on TBS on October 13, 2001 and ran
until September 28, 2002. The anime series is based on the first ninety-five
chapters of the manga series.
In
the original Japanese release, four pieces of theme music are used. For the
first season, episodes one through twenty-five, "Butterfly Kiss" is
used for the opening sequence, while "Kohaku no Yurikago" (琥珀の揺りかご?) is used for the ending. Both pieces are performed
by Chihiro Yonekura. For the second season, Kumoko performs the opening and
ending themes of "Higher and Higher" and "Hikousen" (飛行船?), respectively.
The
series is licensed for an English language release by Tokyopop. Tokyopop chose
to release the series only in an English dubbed format, The English dubbed
version premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on June 5, 2004 as
part of the Toonami programming block. For this release, the company replaced
the series music. "Rave-o-lution" by Reel Big Fish became the new
opening theme, while "The Power of Destiny" by Jennifer Paige was
used for the ending
.
.
Fairytail Introduction
Fairy Tail (フェアリーテイル Fearī Teiru?) is a Japanese
manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in
Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 23, 2006, and has been published by
Kodansha in 30 tankōbon volumes as of January 2012. An ongoing anime produced
by A-1 Pictures and Satelight was released in Japan on October 12, 2009,and
has spawned three original video animations. The series follows the adventures
of Lucy Heartfilia, a teenage wizard who joins the titular wizards' guild and
teams up with fellow guild member Natsu Dragneel as he searches for the dragon
Igneel. An anime film entitled Fairy Tail the Movie: The Phoenix Priestess has
been adapted from the series and is set to be released on August 18, 2012.
The series was originally licensed for an English language
release in North America by Del Rey Manga, which began releasing the individual
volumes on March 25, 2008 and ended its licensing with the 12th volume release
in September 2010. The series was taken over by Kodansha USA Publishing, which
continued its North American release. The anime adaptation was originally
licensed by Animax Asia, which initially aired the series with a Hong
Kong-based English dub on September 30, 2010, but dropped the series in
December of that year due to time limitations;however, it resumed airing
the series beginning with its second season in Japanese on February 10, 2012
and ended on April 23, 2012. The anime has also been licensed by Funimation
Entertainment for distribution in North America.
| Fairy Tail | |
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| First volume of Fairy Tail, released in Japan by Kodansha on December 15, 2006 |
フェアリーテイル
(Fearī Teiru)
Genre Action,
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Manga
Written by Hiro
Mashima
Published by Kodansha
English publisher Canada/United
States: Kodansha Comics USA
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly
Shōnen Magazine
Original run August
2006 – ongoing
Volumes 33
(List of volumes)
TV anime
Directed by Shinji
Ishihara
Written by Masashi
Sogo
Music by Yasuharu
Takanashi
Studio A-1 Pictures,
Satelight
Production TV
Tokyo, Dentsu, A-1 Pictures
Licensed by
Australia/New Zealand: Madman Entertainment
Canada/United States: FUNimation Entertainment
United Kingdom: Manga Entertainment
Network TV
Tokyo
English network United
States: FUNimation Channel
Southeast Asia: Animax Asia
Philippines: GMA 7, AXN Philippines
Original run October
12, 2009 – ongoing
Episodes 137
(List of episodes)
Original video animation
Welcome to Fairy Hills!!
Directed by Shinji
Ishihara
Written by Masashi
Sogo
Music by Yasuharu
Takanashi
Studio A-1 Pictures,
Satelight
Released April
15, 2011
Original video animation
Fairy Academy - Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan!
Directed by Shinji
Ishihara
Written by Masashi
Sogo
Music by Yasuharu
Takanashi
Studio A-1 Pictures,
Satelight
Released June
17, 2011
Original video animation
Memory Days
Directed by Shinji
Ishihara
Written by Masashi
Sogo, Hiro Mashima
Music by Yasuharu
Takanashi
Studio A-1 Pictures,
Satelight
Released February
17, 2012
Runtime 24
min
Anime film
Fairy Tail the Movie: The Phoenix Priestess
Directed by Masaya
Fujimori
Written by Masashi
Sogo
Music by Yasuharu
Takanashi
Studio A-1 Pictures,
Satelight
Released August
18, 2012
Plot
Lucy
Heartfilia is a 17-year-old celestial wizard who runs away from home to join
Fairy Tail, a rambunctious wizards' guild whose members are famous for their
overly destructive antics. Along the way, she meets Natsu Dragneel, a boy who
is traveling the land of Fiore together with his partner Happy, a flying cat,
in search of his foster parent, a dragon named Igneel who had disappeared seven
years earlier. Lucy is soon abducted by a renegade wizard posing as the famous
Salamander of Fairy Tail. Natsu rescues Lucy, revealing himself to be the real
Salamander and a Dragon Slayer, a wizard with the abilities of a dragon. After
defeating the imposter, Natsu allows Lucy to join Fairy Tail.
Lucy
forms a team with Natsu and Happy, along with Gray Fullbuster, an ice wizard
with a habit of stripping, and Erza Scarlet, an armored female wizard. They are
tasked with completing missions requested by people and collect money for
rewards, such as hunting monsters and fighting illegal guilds called dark
guilds. Soon after, the rival guild Phantom Lord attacks Fairy Tail, resulting
in a guild war. Fairy Tail defeats the rival guild, and Phantom Lord members
Gajeel Redfox, a Dragon Slayer raised by the dragon Metalicana, and Juvia
Lockser, a water wizard, join Fairy Tail. The guild also crosses paths with
Jellal Fernandes, Erza's childhood friend who is being manipulated by Ultear
Milkovich to revive the ancient wizard Zeref using the Tower of Heaven. Natsu
defeats Jellal and the Tower of Heaven is destroyed. Later, Laxus Dreyar, the
renegade grandson of the guild's master Makarov Dreyar, stages a battle royal
in Fairy Tail and is expelled as a result.
Forming
an alliance with the wizard guilds Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale and Cait Shelter,
Fairy Tail fights and defeats the dark guild Oración Seis with the help of a
reformed Jellal, who is arrested for his previous crimes. Wendy Marvell, a
Dragon Slayer raised by Grandine and the sole member of Cait Shelter, joins
Fairy Tail along with her flying cat Carla. Lucy, Natsu and the others enter
the alternate universe of Edolas when their guild vanishes due to Edolas'
powers. The group encounters Faust, the universe's king who intends to bestow a
limitless supply of magic for the universe. Happy also discovers his and
Carla's heritage as Exceeds sent to Earthland as infants on the orders of their
queen Chagot. Allying with the Exceeds and Faust's sonMystogan, Fairy Tail
defeats Faust and restores their guild at the cost of Edolas' magical power
being drained. The group returns to Earthland together with the Exceeds, one of
which,Pantherlily, forms a partnership with Gajeel.
Later,
several members of Fairy Tail, including Natsu, Lucy, and their allies,
participate in an exam on their guild's sacred ground of Tenrou Island in which
wizards can advance to a higher rank and thus take part in more dangerous
missions. During the exam, the dark guild Grimoire Heart appears and seeks
Zeref, who has been living on the island. Aided by a reformed Laxus, Fairy Tail
defeats Grimoire Heart, and Zeref kills the guild's leader Hades. However, the
incident summons the black dragon Acnologia, which attacks the island. The
spirit of Fairy Tail's founding master, Mavis Vermilion, protects everyone on
the island from Acnologia's assault with a defensive spell, freezing them in
time.
Seven
years later, the spell lifts and the returning members of Fairy Tail discover
their guild to be the weakest in Fiore. The group participates in an annual
tournament to decide the country's strongest guild called the Grand Magic
Games. Also participating in the tournament are Sabertooth, the current
strongest guild containing Dragon Slayers Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney, and
Raven Tail, a guild led by Makarov's resentful son Ivan. Meanwhile, Arcadios, a
royal army captain, plans to open a magic gateway for Zeref by stealing the 12
Zodiac gatekeys.
Production
After
finishing his previous work, Rave Master, Hiro Mashima found the story
sentimental and sad at the same time, so he wanted the storyline of Fairy Tail
to have a "lot of fun [for everyone]". When originally creating the
series, Mashima was inspired by magicians and wizards. He based Natsu's motion sickness
on one of his friends, who gets sick when taking taxis together. When naming
Natsu, Mashima though western fantasy names would be unfamiliar to Japanese
audiences. When writing individual chapters of Fairy Tail, Mashima takes a five
day process: on Monday, the script and storyboards are written. On Tuesday,
Mashima writes rough sketches. From Wednesday to Friday, he finishes the
drawing and inking on the chapters. Mashima usually begins new chapters after
completing the previous ones.For the characters of the series, Mashima drew
upon people he has known in his life. In establishing the father-son
relationship between Natsu and Igneel, Mashima cited his father's death when he
was a child as an influence. Mashima based the humorous aspects of the series
on his assistants would make jokes about things that gave him ideas, as well as
from both his work and daily life.
Media
Manga
Written
and illustrated by Hiro Mashima, Fairy Tail has been serialized in the manga
anthology Weekly Shōnen Magazine beginning on August 23, 2006. The individual
chapters have been collected and published into tankōbon volumes by Kodansha
since December 15, 2006. As of June 2012, there are 289 chapters and 33
tankōbon volumes. A special in Weekly Shōnen Magazine featured a crossover with
Flunk Punk Rumble, released in 2008. The official fanbook, Fairy Tail+, was
released on May 17, 2010 in Japan.
The
series was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Del Rey
Manga. The company released the first volume of the series on March 25, 2008
and continued until the release of the 12th volume in September 2010. Since May
2011, Kodansha Comics USA acquired the license the series. As of May 2012, 19
English-anguage volumes have been published.
Anime
The
Funimation staff and voice cast of the anime at the 2011 New York Comic Con,
from left to right:Todd Haberkorn (Natsu), Cherami Leigh (Lucy), Colleen
Clinkenbeard (Erza), Newton Pittman (Gray) and Tyler Walker (ADR director).
A-1
Pictures and Satelight produced an anime adaptation of the manga. The anime,
also titled Fairy Tail and directed by Shinji Ishihira, premiered on TV Tokyo
on October 12, 2009. As of February 1, 2012, 25 DVD volumes containing four
episodes each have been released, with two more scheduled to be released on
March 7 and April 4 of 2012, respectively. Animax Asiastarted broadcasting the
English dubbed version of the series on September 30, 2010, but due to time
limitations, it was canceled after the first season. It still airs in some
parts of Asia and in the Philippines through its sister channel AXN, where it
initially used a Hong Kong-based English dub but currently uses the original
Japanese audio. The series resumed airing episodes with the second season in
Japanese on February 10, 2012. On January 18, 2011, British anime distributor
Manga Entertainment announced on Twitter that the company would release the
anime series in bilingual format at the end of the year. On April 21, 2011,
they had confirmed that the first volume with 12 episodes would be released in
February 2012; however, they later announced that the first volume would be
released on March 5, 2012. In 2011, North American anime distributor Funimation
Entertainment announced that they had acquired the first season of the ongoing
series. The series made its North American television debut on November 22,
2011 on the Funimation Channel.
Original
video animations
Three
original video animations (OVAs) of Fairy Tail have been produced and released
on DVD by A-1 Pictures and Satellite. The first OVA, Yōkoso Fairy Hills!! (ようこそフェアリーヒルズ!!?, lit. "Welcome
to Fairy Hills!!"), is an adaptation of the manga omake of the same name,
and was released together with the 26th tankōbon manga volume on April 15,
2011. The second, Yōsei Gakuen Yankee-kun to Yankee-chan (妖精学園 ヤンキー君とヤンキーちゃん?, lit. "Fairy
Academy: Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan"), is also an adaptation of the omake
of the same name, and was released together with the 27th volume of the manga
on June 17, 2011. The third, titled "Memory Days" (メモリーデイズ Memorī Deizu?), was released together with the
31st volume of the manga on February 17, 2012, and features an original story
written by series creator Hiro Mashima.
Film
Kodansha
announced on October 12, 2011 that an anime film adaptation of Fairy Tail,
titled Fairy Tail the Movie: The Phoenix Priestess (劇場版 FAIRY TAIL 鳳凰の巫女 Gekijōban Fearī Teiru:
Hōō no Miko?), will be released on August 18, 2012. It was directed by Masaya
Fujimori, and its screenplay was written by anime staff writer Masashi Sogo. Series
creator Hiro Mashima was also involved as the film's story planner and designer
for guest characters appearing in the film.
Video
games
An
action video game for the PlayStation Portable, titled Fairy Tail: Portable
Guild, was unveiled at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show. The game was developed by
Konami and was released on June 3, 2010. Two sequels to Portable Guild have
also been released for the PlayStation Portable—the first, subtitled Portable
Guild 2, was released on March 10, 2011; the second, Fairy Tail: Zeref Kakusei
(FAIRY TAIL ゼレフ覚醒 Fairy Tail: Zerefu
Kakusei?, lit. Fairy Tail: Zeref Awakens), was released on March 22, 2012. Two
fighting games, Fairy Tail: Gekitō! Madōshi Kessen (FAIRY TAIL 激闘! 魔道士決戦?, lit. Fairy Tail:
Fight! Wizard Battle) and Fairy Tail: Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidō (FAIRY TAIL 激突! カルディア大聖堂 Fairy Tail: Gekitotsu!
Karudia Daiseidō?, lit. Fairy Tail: Attack! The Greak Kardia Cathedral), were
released for the Nintendo DS on July 22, 2010 and April 21, 2011, respectively.
The characters Natsu and Lucy also appeared in the crossover video game Sunday
VS Magazine: Shūketsu! Chōjō Daikessen as playable characters.
Music
The
music for the anime was composed and arranged by Yasuharu Takanashi. As of July
2011, three original soundtrack CDs have been released, containing music from
the anime: the first soundtrack volume was released on January 6, 2010, the
second volume on July 7, 2010, and the third volume on July 6, 2011. Character
song singles were also produced; the first single, featuring Tetsuya Kakihara
(Natsu) and Yuichi Nakamura (Gray) was released on February 17, while the
second single, featuring Aya Hirano (Lucy) and Rie Kugimiya (Happy), was
released on March 3, 2010. Another character song album, entitled "Eternal
Fellows," was released announced on April 27, 2011. Two of the songs from
the album, performed by anime cast members Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu) and Aya
Hirano (Lucy), were used for both OVAs as the opening and ending themes,
respectively. Other songs on the volume are performed by Yuichi Nakamura
(Gray), Sayaka Ohara (Erza), Satomi Satō (Wendy), Wataru Hatano (Gajeel), and a
duet by Rie Kugimiya (Happy) and Yui Horie (Carla).
Radio
An
internet radio program began airing on HiBiKi Radio Station on February 11,
2012, featuring anime voice actors Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu) and Mai Nakahara
(Juvia) as announcers.
Manga
In
Japan, the fifth volume of Fairy Tail was ranked seventh in a list of the top
ten manga, and the series once again placed seventh after the release of the
sixth volume. Fairy Tail was in 2011 the
4th best selling manga in Japan (by series). About.com's Deb Aoki lists Fairy
Tail as the best shōnen manga of 2008. It also won the 2009 Kodansha Manga
Award for shōnen manga. It has also won the Society for the Promotion of
Japanese Animation's Industry Award in 2009 for best comedy manga.
Anime
The
anime has also received positive response from critics and viewers alike. In
Southeast Asia, Fairy Tail won Animax Asia's "Anime of the Year"
award in 2010. In reviewing the first Funimation Entertainment DVD volume,
Carlo Santos of Anime News Network praised the visuals, characters, and English
voice acting, as well as the supporting characters for its comedic approach.
However, Santos criticized both the anime's background music and CGI animation.
In his review of the second volume, Santos also praised the development of
"a more substantial storyline," but also criticized the inconsistent
animation and original material not present in the manga. n his review of the
third volume, Santos praised the improvements of the story and animation, and
said that the volume "finally shows the [anime] series living up to its
potential."
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