L/R: Licensed by Royalty
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| L/R: Licensed by Royalty | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Spy Thriller |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Itsuro Kawasaki |
| Studio | Pioneer |
| Network | Fuji Television |
| Original run | 8 January 2003 – 26 March 2003 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
L/R: Licensed by Royalty is an anime show about Cloud Seven, a fictional organization whose job is to protect the royalty of the fictional country of Ishtar.
As of August 2005, this series is currently airing on AZN Television. The two main characters of the show are Jack Hofner (the charming polite blonde haired man with sea blue eyes, and Rowe Rickenbacker (long brown hair/eyes- impolite most of the time). The series focuses on the group of L/R and mainly on the protection of Noelle, a 14 year old girl from the fictional country of Ivory.
Volume #1: Deceptions
The royal family often has "special" jobs that require intervention and can't be directly linked to the government. For these impossible missions, they often call upon their most trusted agents in the private sector: Cloud7.
- Episode 1 - Be Traced
- Episode 2 - A Taste of Secret
- Episode 3 - A Girl Goes to City
- Episode 4 - Sweet Enemies in the Same Desert
Volume #2: Targets
Twice the Agents, Twice the Action and Twice the Fun! The world's deadliest sniper arrives in Ishtar so the government dispatches Cloud 7 to discover and protect his target - only to discover the target is themselves! Then Jack and Row must cooperate with Jack's ex-girlfriend to protect Ishtar's mightiest mega-conglomerate, DTI from the terrorist known as "Angel." Soon, they track Angel's roots to Ivory Island, where they also decide to visit their friend Noel. However, a paramilitary group ruins the reunion by trying to kill Noel! Buried truths boil dangerously to the surface and threaten to rip the countries apart with violence...
- Episode 5 - Teardrop
- Episode 6 - Lost Recognition
- Episode 7 - Ivory
Volume #3: Broken Angel
A lull in Angel's activities makes active investigation difficult, so L/R gets assigned to retrieve a royal gem before the syndicate can smuggle it out of the country. Later Rowe attempts to relax and attend the first baseball game played in Ishtar. Unfortunately, he becomes trapped in an aerial tramway being buffeted by high winds with arguing passengers and an old man going into diabetic shock! Later, Jack investigates a connection between DTI's president and L/R's boss, Mister, while Rowe discovers the truth about Angel!
- Episode 8 - Out of Phase
- Episode 9 - Suspended Game
- Episode 10 - The Discard
Volume #4: Assassinations
Jack disappears while investigating into DTI leaving Rowe all alone to deal with their new assignment - to protect Noelle while she prepares for her Crowning confirmation ceremony. The intense media attention is difficult enough, but old royal power struggles and an ambitious agent create an overwhelming task! As Noelle prepares to use the ceremony to make a stunning revelation about DTI and the royal family, L/R receives a chilling new mission - assassinate Noelle during the ceremony!
- Episode 11 - Tug of War
- Episode 12 - A Day in the Life
- Episode 13 - Two of Us
