List of Ceres, Celestial Legend episodes

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First of two Ceres, Celestial Legend, Collector's Edition DVD sets; released by Viz Media on September 16, 2003

This is a complete episode listing for the anime series Ceres, Celestial Legend. Directed by Hajime Kamegaki and produced by Studio Pierrot, the twenty-four episode series is based on the fourteen volume manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase.^[1] In Ceres, Celestial Legend, Aya Mikage finds her world turned upside on her 16th birthday, when her family suddenly tries to kill her, her twin brother is taken away, and her father is killed. Aya learns she is the reincarnation of Ceres, a celestial maiden seeking her celestial robe (羽衣, hagoromo^?) and revenge on the Mikage for keeping her trapped in this world for so many centuries. As Aya seeks the robe, another branch of the Mikage family pursues her to capture Ceres for their own gain. The series premiered in Japan on WOWOW on April 20, 2000 and concluded on September 28, 2000. It was released to VHS video tape and DVD by Bandai Visual in twelve volumes, with each volume containing two episodes.

Ceres, Celestial Legend is licensed for Region 1 release by Viz Media, which also owns the North American license for the source manga. Viz released the series to VHS and DVD in eight three-episode volumes, with the first volume released on July 24, 2001.^[2] The VHS editions were dubbed in English, while the DVD volumes offered a choice between the dubbed English audio track and the original Japanese audio, with optional English subtitles. The DVD versions also offers extra features, including art galleries, character profiles, and interviews with Yu Watase.^[3] In 2003, Viz re-released the series in two volume collector's edition sets that contained twelve episodes on two disc, and all of the on-disc extras from the earlier releases. The English dubbed version of the series were broadcast in Southeast Asia by AXN-Asia.^[1]

For pieces of theme music are used in the series. The opening theme, "Scarlet" is performed by Junko Iwao and used to open all twenty-four episodes. A remixed version of the song is also used as the closing theme for the final episode. For the first fifteen episodes, the song "One ~ Kono Yo ga Hatete mo Hanarenai" is used for the ending theme, while episodes sixteen through twenty-three use "Cross My Heart". Both songs are performed by Day-break.^[1]

1 Episodes
2 References

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#	Title	Original airdate
01	"The Day the Moon and Sixteen Stars Align" "Juroku no Hoshi to Tsuki ga Meguru Hi" (16の星と月が巡る日)	April 20, 2000
Fraternal twins Aya and Aki Mikage leave a karaoke bar with three of their classmates. As they are crossing a bridge, they see a man ahead of the other side steal a woman's purse and run towards their side. Aya runs forward and tackles the man, knocking the purse out of his hand. She tries to catch the purse, inadvertently jumping over the side of the bridge. As she falls towards the busy street below, she finds her mind filled with strange images, including a symbol she's never seen before. Suddenly, she stops falling and begins floating instead, landing gently on her feet. A stranger then saves her life by pushing her out of the path of a car, then disappears before she can thank him. The next day, Aya and Aki go to their grandfather's house to celebrate their sixteenth birthday. They are suprised to find that many of their relatives are there for the party. They are given a single present, a wrapped box. As as she unwraps it, Aya becomes increasingly uneasy. Aki volunteers to open the box instead. Inside is a mummified hand inside. Aya experiences another blur of strange visions, her shirt sleeves rip, and for a moment her eyes change color. She sends out a burst of power that destroys the hand, then returns to normal. Confused, she turns to Aki to ask what happened, but Aki is writhing in pain as cuts begin appearing all over his body. Aya sceams to the family to help before he dies, but no one moves. Her grandfather tells her the marks are a sign that Aki is the rightful heir of the Mikage and he will be fine, but that she must now die.
02	"Celestial Maiden's First Kiss" "Tennyo no Fāsuto Kisu" (天女のファーストキス)	April 27, 2000
Aki is taken away and the other Mikages leave the room, with Aya's father and grandfather staying behind with the armed guards. Aya's father is given a gun to kill her with. As he points it at her, his eyes fill with tears and he apologizes, and tells her not to let the Mikage's control her but to find her own life. He turns and points the gun at his father, but a guard also points a gun at him and Aya's grandfather orders the guard to shoot him. The guard complies, then he and the other guards point guns at Aya. Shocked by her father's murder, Aya has remained speechless, but her eyes change color and suddenly the house explodes. In another part of the city, a woman named Suzumi Aogiri calls to her brother Yūhi to go with her to pick up a "certain girl" and they speed to the Mikage house. Aya comes to in a tree, unable to remember how she got there. The young man who saved her the day before appears at the bottom, asking why the family wants to kill her. Aya begins to cry, remembering her father's death. Surprised to find the man suddenly beside her in the tree, Aya panics and nearly falls but he catches her. She starts to freak out remembering what happened, but suddenly the man kisses her, to silence her as guards appear below. The guards leave and the man introduces himself as Tōya, a name meaning "ten nights." More guards appear below, but Yūhi arrives to knock them out. He calls to Aya to jump down. When she hesitates, Tōya pushes her out of the tree. As she falls, she begins floating again, to land safely in Yūhi's arms. Yūhi quickly pulls her into a run towards the waiting car. As they flee, Aya looks back at Tōya still watching her from the tree. In the car, Suzumi introduces herself, but Aya doesn't respond. When they arrive at Suzumi's house, Aya quickly falls asleep. In the morning, Suzumi tells Yūhi and Aya that Aya is a tennyo, an angel or heavenly maiden.
03	"The One who Fell to the Earth" "Gekai he Orishi Mono" (下界へ降りし者)	May 04, 2000
Ep 3 - Suzumi explains to Aya that the Mikage's are descendants of the celestial being of legend, and that they have been killing girls her age for a long time. Aya doesn't want to believe it, and later sneaks away from the Aogiri house to return to her own home. She falls asleep there, awakening near sunset. As she's washing her face, she has a vision letting her know the hospital where Aki and her mother are. Aya goes there while the Aogiri's are searching for her. Meanwhile, her cousin Kagami tasks Toya with protecting both Aya and Aki, and making sure they do not see each other. At the hospital Aya is misdirected to her mother's room. Her mother tries to kill her, believing Aya killed her father. As Yuhi reaches the room, it explodes and he sees Aya change into a blue hair, golden eyed woman who says she is the celestial being who descended from heaven, Ceres.
04	"Stolen Celestial Robe" "Ubawareta Hagoromo" (奪われた羽衣)	May 11, 2000
Ep 4 - Ceres tells Aki that Aya is a personification created over the last 16 years, and that they are both the same yet different. Sensing Toya nearby, Ceres attacks him, opening a portal in the floor to take him to another floor. She starts to attack Aya's mother, but Yuhi stands in the way. She tells him not to interefere, because she doesn't want to hurt him as he is not a Mikage. When she goes down to where Toya is, she demands to know where her robe is. As Toya does not know Ceres moves to kill him, but Yuhi holds her back. Ceres declares that she will kill every Mikage male to pay them back for stealing her robe and humiliating her. Aki kisses her, causing her to transform back into Aya. Aya's mother falls into a coma, and Aya is confused and upset to realize that she doesn't remember what happened and wants to know what is going on. Aki, meanwhile, overhears his grandfather ordering Kagami to kill Aya and escapes from the hospital to search for her. The next night, he is still looking for her when he is attacked by three men. As they are beating him up, Aki's eyes glow for a moment and his voice changes, before returning to normal. As Aki wonders what that was, Toya arrives.
05	"Tōya's Destiny" "Tooya no Shukumei" (十夜の宿命)	May 18, 2000
Ep 5 - Toya quickly dispatches the three men, and tells Aki to return to the Mikage house. Aki refuses, wanting to see Aya, so Toya takes him to the Aogiri mansion. Aya cries as they are reunited. She decides not to tell him about the celestial being, but that night as they sleep, Ceres emerges and attacks Aki. She saying he is the is her sworn enemy, the Mikage who stole her robe and that he scars on his body are the one's she gave him. She repeatedly demands her robe be returned, and tries to attack Aki. Toya, strangely unharmed by her attacks, escapes with Aki while Yuhi uses a kiss to bring Aya back. Outside, Kagami is waiting for them and takes Aki away. When Aya catches up, only Toya is there. He tells her that Aki was taken away. When she demands to know what happened to her, and if she attacked Aki, he points out her open bathrobe. He asks her to go with him and takes her to his apartment. Toya tells her to stay away from Aki for both their sakes. Aya asks who he is, but he says he has no memories of his own except of the names Toya and Mikage. He works for Kagami because a month before, Kagami told him that he had a way to restore Toya's memories. After they talk, he offers to let her sleep there. He also gives her the birthday present from Aki, the same red earrings she had purchased for him. Aya cries as she holds them. Toya wraps his arms around her and promises to hold her until she stops trembling. She eventually falls asleep in his bed lying in his arms, realizing she loves him.
06	"C-Project" "C Purojekuto" (Cプロジェクト)	May 25, 2000

07	"The Awakened C-Genomer" "Mezameta C Genomā" (目覚めたCゲノマー)	June 01, 2000

08	"The Mikage Conspiracy" "Mikageke no Inbou" (御景家の陰謀)	June 08, 2000

09	"Celestial Maiden's Vow" "Tennyo no Chikai" (天女の誓い)	June 15, 2000

10	"Chidori's Flight" "Chidori no Hishou" (千鳥の飛翔)	June 22, 2000

11	"The Mind Starting to Move" "Ugokidasu Kokoro" (うごきだす気持(こころ))	June 29, 2000

12	"Silver Choker" "Gin no Chōkā" (銀のチョーカー)	July 06, 2000

13	"The Godly Body of the Mikage's" "Mikageke no Goshintai" (御景家の御神体)	July 13, 2000

14	"Awoken Ancestor" "Kakuseishita Shiso" (覚醒した始祖)	July 20, 2000

15	"Tōya's Past" "Tooya no Kako" (十夜の過去)	July 27, 2000

16	"Another Ceres" "Mou Hitori no Seresu" (もうひとりのセレス)	August 03, 2000

17	"Love Being Drawn Together" "Hikiyoserareru Chikara" (魅きよせられる愛（ちから）)	August 10, 2000

18	"Brief Happiness" "Tsukanoma no Shiawase" (つかの間の幸せ)	August 17, 2000

19	"Chidori's Confession" "Chidori no Kokuhaku" (千鳥の告白)	August 24, 2000

20	"Tōya Dies" "Tooya Shisu" (十夜死す)	August 31, 2000

21	"Ancient Celestial Maiden" "Inishie no Tennyo" (いにしえの天女)	September 07, 2000

22	"Song of Revenge" "Fukushū no Utagoe" (復讐の歌声)	September 14, 2000

23	"Mikagi Resurrected" "Yomigaetta Mikagi" (甦ったミカギ)	September 21, 2000

24	"The Time to End" "Saigo no Kecchaku o Tukeru Toki" (最後の決着をつける時)	September 28, 2000