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USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
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Title |
Arc the Lad | Arc the Lad |  |
Released |
26 TV episodes | 26 TV episodes | |
Dates |
October 21, 2003 | ||
Company |
ADV Films | ||
Creator |
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Director |
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Genre |
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | |
Characters |
Elc | Elk | |
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Hunter | Pundit | |
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Arc | Arc | |
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Clive | ||
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Kukuru | Kukuru | |
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Lieza | Lieza | |
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Mayor Galuano | ||
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Shu | Shu |
Last I checked, this anime was available on DVD at Anime Nation and Amazon, and on VHS at Amazon.
Arc the Lad is a story full of action, adventure, mystery, tragedy, and hints of romance with a big healthy dollop of fantasy to cover it all up.
Despite the name of the show, Arc the Lad is actually all about a young bounty hunter named Elk. Blessed by the spirit of fire, he can produce flames at his will.
When a blimp is taken over, Elk and Cougar (another hunter) take on the mission to rescue the hostages. While doing so, Elk encounters a strange girl and her monster, Hunter. It seems that there are mysterious men in black hunting for her, but she manages to escape.
Later Elk encounters the girl again, who goes by the name of Lieza. There is a bounty on her head, but Elk refuses to bring her in for the reward. It appears that Elk and Lieza have something in common: they both have something to do with the five spirits.
Elk just wants revenge for the murder of his family, and Lieza just wants to go home, but together they are thrust (albiet unwillingly on Lieza's part) into a world of danger, political plots, corruption, and conspiracies.
Flag[admin]#1 - Posted by Vandalier on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 at 1:30pm:
This anime is great. I just think that it would have been better to give it another name since the main character is undoubtedly Elk and not Arc, even though Arc is important in the story. There was no unnecessary killing of 'good' characters, which I like. Clive was the obvious villain, and very hateful too! (except at the end. BTW, what happened to him? Was he sucked into the Holy Ark?) The secondary characters were also great! Shu and Toshu (who become the best friends they ought to be!), Shante(who doesn't betray anyone, unlike as in the game) and Toshu's woman friend (both of which can hold their own in the absence of the men)... All of this made this one very enjoyable anime! Maybe certain loose ends and details could have been better approached:e.g. Dr Vilmer on the island recognised Elk but had no other role, which seems a waste; why did Elk have to be the one to not only kill Meryl, but actually strangle her with his own hands?; Why was there was no 'hero blessed by the 5 spirits' for Lieza even though she also is a 'shrine maiden' like Kukuru?; Also, what happened to Andel?!. If not for these facts, I would have no regrets watching this anime. ... show more »