Arc the Lad (anime)

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name = Arc the Lad


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genre = Action, Fantasy, Science FictionInfobox animanga/Anime
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director = Itsuro Kawasaki
studio = Bee Train
network = flagicon|Japan WOWOW
first = 5 April 1999
last = 11 October 1999
episodes = 26

nihongo|"Arc the Lad"|アークザラッド is a series of video games and anime. There were three games released for the Sony PlayStation, "Arc the Lad", "Arc the Lad II", and "Arc the Lad III". These were RPGs whose battle system was turn-based strategy.

The anime was broadcast under the Japanese omnibus satellite television show Anime Complex; it was translated and licensed for sale in North America by ADV Films and broadcasted on the Anime Network. The anime follows the story of Arc the Lad II, on which it is based.

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The anime follows Arc the Lad II, with Elk (voiced by Namikawa Daisuke) as the main character. The world is also similar to the game, full of technology, but with magic and beasts as well. An evil corporation secretly controls this world and produces powerful monster (sometimes human) creations called chimera. Elk gets caught up in this mess when he rescues a young, female beast tamer from the corporation. Her name is Lieza (voiced by Horie Yui).

Episode List

#The Boy With a Flame
#Beginning of the Destiny
#Feeling in the Rain
#Pale Goddess
#The Criminals
#Beyond the Sound of Waves
#Ancient Guardian
#Runaway
#Friend Who Was Left Behind
#The Crusade With No Name
#Lonely Brave Man
#White House
#Smiling Holy Mother
#Shrine Maiden of the Spirit
#Blaze has Stood
#Reconquer
#Scarlet Castle
#Chimera Tower
#Confrontation of Two Great Men
#Meet Again
#The Place Where the Truth Is
#Hiding in the Shadows
#Frozen Eyes
#Quickening of the Darkness
#Holy Ark
#Shining Boy

Voice Cast

Music

Opening Theme:
*"Arc the Lad ~Main Theme~" by Masahiro Andou

Ending Theme:
*"Happy Tomorrow" by NiNa (episodes 01-12, 26)
*"Rest in Peace" by NiNa (episodes 13-26)

References

External links

* [http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Animation/Arc/ Official Site] ja icon
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=246 Arc the Lad at Animenewsnetwork]