List of Excel Saga media

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Below is the list of Excel Saga media, consisting of sixteen manga volumes released in Japan, fifteen manga released in North America, twenty-six episodes of the anime, and six volumes of the English-language DVD release.^[1] Beginning as a manga by Rikdo Koshi and published by Shonen Gahosha, Excel Saga (エクセル・サーガ, Ekuseru Saaga^?) was adapted into a twenty-six episode anime directed by Shinichi Watanabe and animated by J.C. Staff. It aired on TV Tokyo, although the twenty-six episode, "Going Too Far" (やりすぎ, Yarisugi^?) was never aired due to explicit content.^[2] Additionally, two thirty-track soundtracks were released by Geneon: the first in September 2005, and the second the following December.

The six DVDs were released individually and collectively as the Imperfect Collection by ADV in North America and the United Kingdom, and by Madman in Australia. In addition to the extras listed below, each disc features AD Vid-Notes, production sketches, and previews for other series released by ADV. Madman's release contains the same features as ADV's, with the boxart only modestly differing from ADV's (pictured below).^[3] ADV will in August 2006 re-release the DVDs in North America in a thinpack Complete Collection.^[4] Each volume of the English-language manga released by VIZ Media features "Oubliette", containing a sound effects guide and notes by the translator and editor.

1 DVDs
2 Episodes
3 Manga
4 References

[edit] DVDs

DVD	Number of Episodes	Release date
DVD	Number of Episodes	Australia	North America	United Kingdom

Volume 1 The Weirdness Has Begun	5	2002-12-03	2002-06-11	2003-05-13
Clean opening and closing sequences in Japanese and English, original Japanese trailers and video-piracy warnings.

Volume 2 Missions Impossible	4	2002-12-03	2002-07-27	2003-07-21
Original Menchi advertisements, Japanese TV spots for the anime, the CD sing, and the CD soundtrack

Volume 3 When Excels Strike (Out)	4	2003-02-11	2002-11-05	2003-09-22
The "Find the mint" game, Menchi recipes, and an interview with the director, Shinichi Watanabe.

Volume 4 Doing Whatever It Takes	4	2003-03-11	2003-01-14	2003-11-17
Opening credits timing sequence and first cut, Puni Puni Poemy OVA preview, and an interview with Yumiko Kobayashi about her playing the title role in Puni Puni Poemy.

Volume 5 Secrets and Lies	4	2003-04-09	2003-02-25	2004-01-19
Interviews about Puni Puni Poemy with Shinichi Watanabe the production staff, a commercial for episode eighteen featuring the Daitenzin, and an interview with Rikudou Koushi.

Volume 6 Going Way Too Far	5	2003-05-14	2003-04-08	2004-04-15
Clean closing of episode twenty-five, clean opening and closing of episode twenty-six, and Puni Puni Poemy latest information.

Vols. 1-6 The Imperfect Collection	26	2004-10-20	2004-07-06	--
Identical DVD contents, but the collection lacks merchandise included with the individually packaged volumes, ranging "from an official ACROSS membership card, to a fold-out board game, to Excel and Hyatt paper dolls."^[5]

Excel Saga: The Complete Collection	26	--	2006-08-01	--
The thinpack contains all twenty-six episodes on five discs, but without any special features, such as the AD Vid-Notes, clean opening or closings, or interviews. It has only Japanese and English audio, and English subtitles.

[edit] Episodes

EP#	Title	Original airdate
01	"The Koshi Rikdo Assassination Plot" "Rikudō Kōshi Satsugai Keigaku" (六道神士殺害計画)	October 10, 1999
Ilpalazzo desires to exterminate the world's manga artists, ordering Excel to start with Rikdo Koshi, but she is thwarted by the intervention of the Great Will of the Macrocosm and her own conscience. After chatting with Pedro the immigrant worker and chasing down dinner, Excel makes a second attempt on Rikdo's life.
02	"The Woman from Mars" "Kasei kara Kita Onna" (火星から来た女)	October 14, 1999
Reinforcements from ACROSS Headquarters turn out to be an invasion by the incredibly cute but deceptively conquering Puchuu Imperium, and Excel stages a brave, if somewhat misguided, raid on their Mothership. Meanwhile, Nabeshin is also aboard in order to help an old friend escape the clutches of the Puchuus. At the end, the aerial alien invasion force is destroyed, Excel is being held as a prisoner of war, and Ilpalazzo admits Hyatt to ACROSS' ranks.
03	"The Sacrificial Lamb of the Venomous Great Escape of Hell" "Jigoku no Dokudoku Daidassō no Ikenie" (地獄の毒々大脱走のいけにえ)	October 21, 1999
In the fashion of a B-movie, Excel is trapped in the jungle after the Puchuu mothership was destroyed. Hyatt is dispatched to find her, meeting her neighbor Watanabe on the way. Excel's captors are some very manly and gruesome troops (with a soft-spot for dogs), but Nabeshin has some unfinished business with them and with Excel's fellow prisoner.
04	"Love Puny" "Rabu Hena" (ラブへな)	October 28, 1999
A spoof of the romantic comedy genre of anime, Watanabe sets his sights on Hyatt, his thoughts paralleling the choices offered in a dating simulation game - but fate and Ilpalazzo are playing games with him. Meanwhile, Excel is searching for Hyatt, but both are caught up in more explosive trouble due to Nabeshin and the Gold Syndicate's new bomb type. The title of this episode is a pun: in Japanese, "puny" is "henachoko", which is shortened to "hena", making the title "Love Hena" -- a parody of Love Hina, a popular romantic anime and manga.
05	"The Interesting Giant Tower" "Omoshiroi Tokō" (おもしろい巨塔)	November 4, 1999
Excel and Hyatt infiltrate City Hall to gather dirt on the corrupt politicians. In the course of their investigations, they encounter Dr. Kapabu, who controls F City's leaders and has no qualms about removing obstacles with violence. Kabapu creates the Department of City Security in order to defend the city from future threats - with embezzeled funds, and hires Watanabe, who pins his romantic hopes on a government job, as well as Iwata and Sumiyoshi. ACROSS scores a victory of sorts, with the help of green drink-induced zombies and bathroom scribbles.
06	"The Cold is Winter! Snowed under Episode" "Samu ga Fuyuize! ~Sōnahen~" (寒が冬いぜ!!～遭難編～)	November 11, 1999
ACROSS plans to set up a LASER Cannon in the mountains in order to terrify F City into submission and the mercy of the idealist organization - however, things don't go as Ilpalazzo has planned. Meanwhile, Watanabe, Iwata and Sumiyoshi are sent on a training exercise in the same mountains, and meet their new co-worker, the sexy but fierce Misaki Matsuya, who becomes Iwata's new fetish.
07	"Melody of the Underground Passage" "Chikadō no Merodi" (地下道のメロディ)	November 18, 1999
The Puchuus have penetrated F City's sewers, and Kabapu's new Department of City Security is closing in on ACROSS' base! Excel and Hyatt try to deal with the situation at arms length, but hands-on action is required - including an Alien Queen who breeds more Puchuus as reinforcements.
08	"Increase Ratings Week" "Shichōritsu Kyōka Shūkan" (視聴率強化週間)	November 25, 1999
In a bout of pure fanservice, the girls chill out at the pool. Everyone is in their best poolside attire —except Excel, who gets stuck with a decidedly un-stylish high school swimsuit. Things get even worse for Excel when she gorges herself into a bloated, immobile state on free food provided by their new friend, Cosette — who is not quite as innocent as she appears. No men are fully shown in this episode, except Rikdo, briefly and to approve the experiment, Nabeshin to hold up ending signs to the beauty theaters, and Pedro at the end.
09	"Bowling Girls" "Bōringu Musume" (ボウリング娘)	December 2, 1999
Excel and Hyatt infiltrate a bowling alley in order to understand Japan's youth through (what Excel mistakenly thinks is) their most popular sport. Things become far too exciting when a bowling-fanatic terrorist organization hijacks the alley and the late-night, low-rated TV show Bowling Girls hits the airwaves. This is the only episode with a substantial role for the Excel Girls, an animated rendition of the two female artists who sing the opening theme.
10	"Elegy to the Dogs (Menchi's Great Adventure)" "Menchi no Daibōken" (メンチの大冒険)	December 9, 1999
Menchi has escaped, having had enough of her role as ACROSS' emergency rations. She soon joins a pack of helpful strays, who undertake the quest to return Menchi to her former owner. Little does she know the storm of betrayal and vengeance approaching her and her new friends.
11	"Butt Out, Youth!" "Hikkome! Seishun!" (ひっこめ! 青春)	December 16, 1999
In order to learn more about the education system, Excel and Hyatt infiltrate Excel's alma mater, Inunabe High School - the school in which Excel has graduated from, which means Excel herself is paying a return visit. The ACROSS duo quickly whip their class of thugs and degenerates into shape. They next have to save the school baseball team, and to do so Excel tries to recruit the team's legendary dropout, Bean Boy.
12	"Big City Part II" "Daishigai Part II" (大市街Part II)	December 23, 1999
It's Christmas Eve in F City, F District, and Kabapu orders the Department of City Security to shadow a cute, but possessed detective, named Purin (プリン, Purin^? , lit. "Pudding"), who's out for revenge on her father's killers. At the same time, Hyatt is taken hostage by some extremely incompetent bank-robbers.
13	"The New Year's-End Party Hidden Talent Contest" "Shinshun Toshiwasure Kakushigeidaikai" (新春年忘れかくし芸大会)	January 6, 2000
A recap of the series to present, in the form of a Japanese New Year's television special, in which Hyatt and Excel compete to determine the New Years Winner. The contest is judged by Excel Saga celebrities, and Ilpalazzo endeavors to provide some entertainment, but is exceptionally frustrated by the world's ongoing corruption.
14	"Prop" "Tekoire" (テコイレ)	January 13, 2000
In a desperate effort to raise ratings, the animators give the Department of City Security a new member: Ropponmatsu Unit 1, a beautiful, bio-technological robotic bomb-shell of a bomb-disposal expert, who becomes Iwata's new fetish. The timing is auspicious, since the agents of ACROSS are planning to deliver a bomb to City Hall. While they fail in their task, City Security loses Ropponmatsu in the encounter.
15	"More! Prop Memorial" "Motto! Tekoire Memoriaru" (もっと! てこいれメモリアル)	January 20, 2000
Ropponmatsu returns, but Iwata is furious to discover that the new Ropponmatsu, Unit 2, is in the shape of a young, annoying and mentally irritating cat-girl. Following in her predecessor Unit's footsteps, Ropponmatsu Unit 2 engages Ilpalazzo's newest bomb-delivery system, a robot Excel disguised as a large panda bear to avoid attention. Things look bad for little Ropponmatsu, but fortunately Ropponmatsu Unit 1 returns in the nick of time.
16	"Take Back Love!" "AI wo Torimodose" (AIをとりもどせ!)	January 27, 2000
Due to a fatal programming error, the two Ropponmatsus fall in love with the ACROSS girls, leading to a robotic crime spree, a para-military showdown, and an indecent assault by Unit 2 on Excel. Note that the title's "AI" can be interpreted either as being short for "artificial intelligence" or as a reading of the character 愛,meaning love.
17	"Animation USA" "Animeshon USA" (アニメーションUSA)	February 3, 2000
Excel and Hyatt are sent by Ilpalazzzo to reconnoiter in the United States of America, but Excel's poor English starts them on the wrong foot with the locals in the Land of the Free. Fortunately, they are rescued by none other than Pedro's son, Sandora, who has ran away from home. Later, Excel must marshal the combined powers of American and Japanese animation to confront and conquer the ever growing army of the New York Mafia. Trivia: Excel's voice actress, Kotono Mitsuishi also played Usagi Tsukino, the title character of Sailor Moon, which is parodied in the fight scene.
18	"Municipal Force Daitenzin" "Shiritsu Sentai Daitenzin" (市立戦隊ダイテンジン)	February 10, 2000
The Department of City Security is outfitted with the latest in Sentai suit technology to contain and eliminate every threat to the city even more effectively. They now are able to blow up anything with this new technology, and promptly do so - thus resulting in things gone out of hand. This episode references Rikdo's earlier manga, which bore the same title.
19	"Menchi's Great Adventure 2: Around the World in 80 Hours" "Menchi no Daibōken Ni ~Hachijūjikan Sekaiisshū~" (メンチの大冒険2～80時間世界一周～)	February 17, 2000
Menchi makes a trip around the world with a young industry heiress, who, when she isn't plugging Alps Electric, is being hunted by an evil and bloodthirsty assassin, who has a score to settle with Menchi, too. Meanwhile, Hyatt and her senior are sent by Ilpalazzo on a world-spanning mission to find special objects that would ensure the final victory of ACROSS over all else once and for all.
20	"The Best of Mr. Pedro" "Yorinugi Pedoro-san" (よりぬきペドロさん)	February 24, 2000
This episode recaps all that has happened to Pedro since the Koshi Rikdo Assassination Plan: his death, supernatural affair with the Great Will, discovery of his family's betrayal with Gomez, and his drowning by That Man. It also advances his subplot by showing just how sinister and powerful That Man is. Nabeshin and Sandora arrive to help, to dubious but comedic effect.
21	"Visually Appealing Type" "Bijuaru K" (美濡歩K)	March 2, 2000
ACROSS Headquarters dispatches instructions to Ilpalazzo, carried by Key, a stereotype of Japanese rock stars. He insists on delivering his message via song, even though his heart won't let him perform. Key stays with the girls, sending Excel's libido into an uncontrollable frenzy. A phallic guitar, Excel's visions of yaoi action, and Key's delivery of the instructions all conspire to snap Ilpalazzo into action.
22	"Invasion, Mother" "Shinryaku, Ofukurosama" (侵略、おふくろ様)	March 9, 2000
The Puchuu Empire are back (again), in full force, and lead by their Overlord to once and for all erase the Earth of all life as a payback for the destruction of one of their Motherships and the Tunnel Incident. In a fully armed, firepower-packed parody of Mobile Suit Gundam and the works of Leiji Matsumoto (complete with Puchuu versions of Captain Harlock and Char Aznable), Excel leads Rebel Puchuu forces, led by Excel and the Puchuu Rebel captain in a desperate defense of Earth, resulting in the scenic - and outrageously insane - Puchuu Civil War that in the end, results in the annihilation of F City, F District, the colony debris reducing the once tall and prosperous city Across sought to conquer into a wreckaged graveyard of its past glory and life.
23	"Legend of the End of the Century Conqueror" "Seikimatsu Seifukusha Densetsu" (世紀末征服者伝説)	March 16, 2000
A parody of Fist of the North Star: F City hasn't been the same since the Puchuu Civil War have reduced most of the city into nothing more than ruins. Citizens, fearing the resulting destruction and the coming times, live in scattered villages, and gangs roam the deserted wastelands, pillaging and conquering all before them. There is one person standing for justice, and that person is Excel. After dispatching with the gang leader (with a powerful, anthropomorphic attack), Excel continues her search for her Lord, Ilpalazzo, but tragedy ensues.
24	"For You, I Could Die" "Kimi no Tame nara Shineru" (きみのためなら死ねる)	March 23, 2000
The Department of City Security has survived the Fall of F City, and Excel is recovering under their care, but she can't remember anything at all - she is obviously suffering from amnesia. She watches the Daitenzin head to their final confrontation with ACROSS, and sets out on her own mission: to regain all of her memories and take ultimate revenge. This is the only "serious" episode in the series, following Rikdo's order to remove all the gags.
25	"We Will Not Be Held Responsible" "Yarinige" (やりにげ)	March 30, 2000
Featuring Kabapu's tax-funded, politically incorrect robot, this episode leads to several final confrontations: Pedro and Nabeshin battle That Man for the fates of the Great Will, Pedro's wife, and the whole Universe. Back in the ruins of F City, the Daitenzin storm Ilpalazzo's "Mobile Fortress", while Excel wanders through it, searching to make herself whole. Watanabe gets the courage to confess his love to Hyatt, who has a different confession to make. The Daitenzin snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, and Excel and Ilpalazzo have their climactic reunion.
26	"Going Too Far" "Yarisugi" (やりすぎ)	Unaired
The ACROSS Five, That Man's former colleagues, are all slain by Nabeshin. Watanabe finally asks Hyatt out on a date. Ilpalazzo at last starts his own rock band. Pedro is shown fully restored to life, visiting Japan with his wife and son. At the end, Hyatt, and soon everyone else, is overcome and swept away with the happiness she sees around her - along with the blood she oozed. Nabeshin goes to attend the marriage of his life, Kumi-Kumi, who relented...only to encounter Koshi Rikdo, the one responsible for the conception of this universe, in one last battle.

[edit] Manga

#	Original		English
#	Release date	ISBN	Release date	ISBN
1	April 1, 1997	ISBN 978-4-7859-1565-0	August 13, 2003	ISBN 978-1-56931-988-8
Chapter list: Mission 1: The Initiation of a Legend (起動する伝説, The Initiation of a Legend^?) Mission 2: Today and Tomorrow for Farewells (別れの為の昨日と今日, Today and Tomorrow for Farewells^?) Mission 3: Today and Tomorrow for Encounters (出会いの為の今日と明日, Today and Tomorrow for Encounters^?) Mission 4: Everyday Living Permissible (許された日常, Everyday Living Permissible^?) Mission 5: Those That Burn, Those That Get Burned (燃やす者焦がれる者^?) Mission 6: The (Untreatable) Unbeknownst Disease (不知の病, The (Untreatable) Unbeknownst Disease^?) Mission 7: A Night of Necessary Evil (必要悪の夜, A Night of Necessary Evil^?)
Introduces the main cast of characters including Excel, Hyatt, and Il Palazzo. Excel, Hyatt, and their dog Menchi live in the same apartment complex as supporting characters such as next door neighbor, Tooru Watanabe, who has a crush on Hyatt, and Daimaru Sumiyoshi and Norikuni Iwata.
2	December 15, 1997	ISBN 978-4-7859-1811-8	September 3, 2003	ISBN 978-1-56931-989-5
Chapter list: Mission 1: Destinies at the Crossroads (運命の接点, Destinies at the Crossroads^?) Mission 2: The Opening Winds (始まりの風, The Opening Winds^?) Mission 3: The Relative Speed of Fools (愚者達の相対速度, The Relative Speed of Fools^?) Mission 4: An Equation for Liberation (解放の方程式, An Equation for Liberation^?) Mission 5: Victims and Perpetrators (被害者と加害者, Victims and Perpetrators^?) Mission 6: Shift in Tact (風向き, Shift in Tact^?) Mission 7: Unhappy Happiness (不幸せな幸福, Unhappy Happiness^?) Mission 8: The Joys of Defeat (敗者の喜び, The Joys of Defeat^?)
Introduces Dr. Kabapu, head of the Department of Environmental Security. Kabapu hires Iwata, Sumiyoshi and Watanabe into his staff and later Misaki Matsuya who joins them at a training retreat. This includes sentai suits and prototype laser guns. All the while Excel and Hyatt trade time between working part time jobs and doing missions for Il Palazzo.
3	July 1, 1998	ISBN 978-4-7859-1854-5	November 12, 2003	ISBN 978-1-56931-990-1
Chapter list: Mission 1: Chose Broken (壊れて選べ, Chose Broken^?) Mission 2: Uninhibited Electronic Signals (自由な電波, Uninhibited Electronic Signals^?) Mission 3: The Shape of White Color (白色のかたち, The Shape of White Color^?) Mission 4: The Looking Glass of Delicate Bubbles (うたかたの万華鏡, The Looking Glass of Delicate Bubbles^?) Mission 5: That Which Scatters About in the White Skies (散るものは白く空に^?) Mission 6: He Who Does Not Open the Treasure Box Himself (彼は玉手箱を開けない^?) Mission 7: "We Came... We Left." (来た…去った, "We Came... We Left."^?)
Excel and Hyatt jump from job to job. From working on a mayoral campaign to trying to sign people to cell phone contracts. The two also go undercover at a hospital to report to Il Palazzo about the state of health care in the city. This manga we also learn that Norikuni Iwata is the cousin to Dr. Sekifumi Iwata. Also Dr. Kabapu sends his team into the sewer to search out "suspicious things" and they are met with weird happenings such as falling cage doors and gushes of water. Unbeknownst to them Excel and Hyatt are tyring to ward them out of the sewers because they are too close to their headquarters.
4	December 15, 1998	ISBN 978-4-7859-1884-2	December 13, 2001	ISBN 978-1-59116-110-3
Chapter list: Mission 1: Unforeseen Choices (見えない選択, Unforeseen Choices^?) Mission 2: How to Consume Oxygen (酸素の使い道, How to Consume Oxygen^?) Mission 3: "The Smearing Bug's..." (沁みいる虫の…, "The Smearing Bug's..."^?) Mission 4: 23 Hours, 56 Minutes, and 4 Seconds in the Life of Dr. Kabapu (博士の２３時間５６分４秒^?) Mission 5: The Season Faraway from the Sun (太陽の遠い季節, The Season Faraway from the Sun^?) Mission 6: Into the Labyrinth (迷路へ, Into the Labyrinth^?) Mission 7: The Path You Lead Alone (ひとりきりでたどる道, The Path You Lead Alone^?) Mission 8: The Ocean and the Sky as Dangerous Weapons (海と空が凶器^?)
Il Palazzo's strange habits continue and Matsuya lies for the team to avoid them returning to the sewers. This caps off volume 4 as Hyatt gets kidnapped, Excel goes to the dentist, we meet Kabapu's new secretary Momochi, everyone goes to the pool and Watanabe gets sick and is rushed to the hospital. As well as Excel having brief amnesia and Watanabe hunting Iwata down for using permanent marker on his face while he was out at the hospital.
5	September 1, 1999	ISBN 978-4-7859-1941-2	March 3, 2004	ISBN 978-1-59116-136-3
Chapter list: Mission 1: The White Album (白いアルバム, The White Album^?) Mission 2: Shallow Wound Entertainment (傷の浅い娯楽, Shallow Wound Entertainment^?) Mission 3: The Beautiful Force (きれいな力, The Beautiful Force^?) Mission 4: The Dreams of the Dolls (人形の夢たち, The Dreams of the Dolls^?) Mission 5: Just Come Back (還るだけ, Just Come Back^?) Mission 6: The String-Puller (糸をひく者, The String-Puller^?) Mission 7: And the One That Dances (踊るもの, And the One That Dances^?) Bonus Mission: The Spring Programming Special (春の番組, The Spring Programming Special^?)
Volume 5 features first appearance of Mr. Owner when Excel and Hyatt briefly work at a cabin lodge. Also supporting character Prof. Shiouji and the Ropponmatsu robots (I & II). Also Iwata tries to get Matsuya's attention on Valentines day and Excel finds a pistol and tries to get rid of it.
6	May 15, 2000	ISBN 978-4-7859-1993-1	May 5, 2004	ISBN 978-1-59116-231-5
Chapter list: Mission 1: Mirrors and Eyes (鏡と瞳, Mirrors and Eyes^?) Mission 2: Friend of the Herbivores (草食の味方, Friend of the Herbivores^?) Mission 3: The Parallel Everyday (平行な日常, The Parallel Everyday^?) Mission 4: The Resistance Value of a Gaze (視線の抵抗値, The Resistance Value of a Gaze^?) Mission 5: Fragment of a Body (からだのかけら, Fragment of a Body^?) Mission 6: One Look With You (ひとめあなたと, One Look With You^?) Mission 7: That Won't Return (それは還らない, That Won't Return^?)
Ropponmatsu (I/II) moves into the apartment complex where her co-workers live. Excel and Hyatt run into a little girl named Hiyako who they have to ditch because she's being chased by mysterious men in black. Excel and Hyatt also have a run into Ropponmatsu.
7	February 1, 2001	ISBN 978-4-7859-2065-4	July 14, 2004	ISBN 978-1-59116-232-2
Chapter list: Mission 1: A Foul Deed in Springtime (春の背信, A Foul Deed in Springtime^?) Mission 2: In the Midst of Drama (戯曲の中, In the Midst of Drama^?) Mission 3: Scars Upon a Dream (夢幻の痕, Scars Upon a Dream^?) Mission 4: Wings to Eternity (T-Minus) (永遠の翼（前編）, Wings to Eternity (T-Minus)^?) Mission 5: Wings to Eternity (T-Plus) (永遠の翼（後編）, Wings to Eternity (T-Plus)^?) Mission 6: They Saw It (彼女らは見た, They Saw It^?) Mission 7: My Youth In ____________ (我が青春のそれ, My Youth In ____________^?) Mission 8: When Jaa, Ne Comes Marching Home (戦士の帰還, When Jaa, Ne Comes Marching Home^?)
Excel and Hyatt sale Ramen at the Cherry Festival where Kabapu and his subordinates are attending. Sumiyoshi reveals to his friends he collects dating sims. Excel enters the Birdman by the Sea contest to try and earn money. Also Il Palazzo sends Excela and Hyatt to a location to locate a third member. Excel and Hyatt also have to get away from immigration officers after they flee an explosion at a hotel in a foreign airplane.
8	September 1, 2001	ISBN 978-4-7859-2126-2	August 31, 2004	ISBN 978-1-59116-233-9
Chapter list: Mission 1: Hold Your Breath and Wait for Me (呼吸を止めて待っていて, Hold Your Breath and Wait for Me^?) Mission 2: Two Shadows (影ふたつ, Two Shadows^?) Mission 3: The Reality Called Illusion (夢幻という現実, The Reality Called Illusion^?) Mission 4: Farewell Leader (さらばリーダー, Farewell Leader^?) Mission 5: Screw and Gear (螺子と歯車, Screw and Gear^?) Mission 6: A Long Day in a Small World (小さな世界の長い一日, A Long Day in a Small World^?) Mission 7: Like a Rope in the Making (糾う縄の様に, Like a Rope in the Making^?) Mission 8: Burnable and Nonburnable Trash (燃える塵燃えない塵, Burnable and Nonburnable Trash^?)
Ilpalazzo introduces ACROSS' third hire, Elgala, to Excel and Hyatt. Elgala's presence and her rebellious nature lead to more tension for Excel and also cause conflict between Excel and Hyatt. Due to these personnel changes, Ilpalazzo disburses a large amount of funds for his hirelings' use, leading to an encounter between them and bank security staff. Meanwhile, City Hall is in shock over the sudden death and robotic resurrection of Iwata, who died of colon cancer, and who is now housed in Ropponmatsu I's body until a permanent replacement can be prepared. A sudden fire engulfs the apartment building, and both ACROSS and the Environmental Security Administration must find new accommodations.
9	June 1, 2002	ISBN 978-4-7859-2205-4	November 16, 2004	ISBN 978-1-59116-234-6
Chapter list: Outer Mission: The Wild West Detective Saw in the Midst of Smoke on the Water Various Cases of Midnight Murder in the Secret Trick Room While Dangerously Dancing at the Stray Sun Series Story (太陽に踊るあぶないはぐれ西部ケイ事貴ゾク物語旅情編トリック密室連続殺人事件２４時湯煙の中にいろいろ見た！^?) Mission 1: Density of the Protagonist (主人公密度, Density of the Protagonist^?) Mission 2: Crystal Locale (結晶の行方, Crystal Locale^?) Mission 3: Is Life Worth More Than the Stars? (星よりも重い生命？, Is Life Worth More Than the Stars?^?) Mission 4: The Prison of Happiness (幸せの牢獄, The Prison of Happiness^?) Mission 5: We Will Find Each Other Again if We Return to That Town (あの街へ還ればきっと逢える^?)
Excel, Hyatt, Elgala, and Menchi move into their new hideout, an apartment building owned by Kabapu. Ilpalazzo performs medical investigations on Hyatt and is mildly displeased at the results, while Watanabe, Matsuya and Sumiyoshi speculate about Iwata's return. Ilpalazzo orders his agents to proclaim ACROSS' intentions to the masses, but Excel and Hyatt are intercepted in this task by Kabapu's new weapon. This weapon quickly goes on a rampage downtown, meanwhile Kabapu activates "The Plan" and reveals more of the true nature of the organization to his subordinates.
10	December 1, 2002	ISBN 978-4-7859-2268-9	January 18, 2005	ISBN 978-1-59116-644-3
Chapter list: Mission 1: Sometimes Weak and Sometimes Fragile (弱かったり儚かったり, Sometimes Weak and Sometimes Fragile^?) Mission 2: Of the Powerless Mind (力なき心, Of the Powerless Mind^?) Mission 3: 99.9% Dense (濃度９９.９％, 99.9% Dense^?) Mission 4: The Heart is Gold? (黄金の心？, The Heart is Gold?^?) Mission 5: Even God Feels the Pain (神でも痛い, Even God Feels the Pain^?) Bonus Mission: The Summer Programming Special (夏の番組, The Summer Programming Special^?)
Excel and company attempt to reach out to the ignorant masses at a shopping mall but are again thwarted by Kabapu's forces. Excel begins to feel her position in ACROSS undermined and takes a period of leave. Sumiyoshi's family is introduced, much to his colleagues' surprise. During her absence, Elgala and Hyatt attempt to propagandize at a soccer match, but are forced to retreat under pressure from Iwata. Excel returns to slavage the situation, and the girls celebrate with sake given to Hyatt by Watanabe. They awake hung-over and discover that their bank account has myteriously emptied overnight.
11	November 1, 2003	ISBN 978-4-7859-2367-9	March 15, 2005	ISBN 978-1-59116-722-8
Chapter list: Mission 1: Elgala Saga (エルガーラ・サーガ, Elgala Saga^?) Mission 2: Money Come, Money Go (天下のまわりもの, Money Come, Money Go^?) Mission 3: Certain Things One Can't Do (できないこと, Certain Things One Can't Do^?) Mission 4: Stupid Struggle of the Wind (風の駄苦闘, Stupid Struggle of the Wind^?) Mission 5: Safe Wild Land (安全な荒野, Safe Wild Land^?) Mission 6: Across Underground Uncovered (ひみつ組織アクロスのひみつ, Across Underground Uncovered^?) Mission 7: Courage and Pebbles (勇気と石ころ, Courage and Pebbles^?) Mission 8: God's Work (神様のお仕事, God's Work^?)
Elgala is forced to recount how she spent the agents' ¥10 million: on a sleep-walking night on the town. The agents are forced to take part time jobs to recoup the loss. Watanabe endeavors to assist Hyatt, but must turn to help from Kabapu—at "very reasonable rates of usury." An office ski trip turns almost deadly for Matsuya and Iwata, but is certainly deadly for the former's pride. The ACROSS agents contemplate new uniforms and aspects of the organization secret even from them. Kabapu and Shioji clash over the use and design of the Ropponmatsu units, and ACROSS inaugurates a bombing campaign to spur the city into action.
12	June 15, 2004	ISBN 978-4-7859-2427-0	May 17, 2005	ISBN 978-1-59116-775-4
Chapter list: Side Story: Professor, We Have a Problem! (教授！大変です！, Professor, We Have a Problem!^?) Side Story: Professor, You Have a Phone Call! (教授！お電話です！, Professor, You Have a Phone Call!^?) Side Story: Professor, Your Friend is Here! (教授！お友達です！, Professor, Your Friend is Here!^?) Side Story: Professor, Let's Have a Moon Viewing Party! (教授！お月見です！^?) Side Story: Professor, It's Valentine’s Day! (教授！バレンタインデーです！, Professor, It's Valentine’s Day!^?) Mission 1: A Lawless Woman (無法な女, A Lawless Woman^?) Mission 2: How Many Pages of the Book of Life are Devoted to Youth? (青春は何ページ^?) Mission 3: Her and That Guy's Circumstances (彼と少女の事情, Her and That Guy's Circumstances^?) Mission 4: Plain so Lay (大洋が○っぱい, Plain so Lay^?) Mission 5: Work for Humans (人間のお仕事, Work for Humans^?)
Dr. Kabapu reflects on the recent terrorist bombing campaign and how it has actually improved the city, but also on how much he needs to find Shioji's father Tenmangu, which will require an unpleasant meeting with Shioji's mother. The agents of ACROSS meanwhile summer at the coast, working at beach-shack owned by "The Manager." Iwata, Matsuya, Ropponmatsu, Sumiyoshi, and Watanabe also visit the beach, leading to Watanabe's being lost at sea with Hyatt. A collection of "side stories" at the start of the VIZ edition star Shioji and his cousin, Umi Rengaya. In these, Shioji's past, character, and relationship with his family are explored.
13	December 1, 2004	ISBN 978-4-7859-2496-6	August 2, 2005	ISBN 978-1-4215-0143-7
Chapter list: Mission 1: Vanishing as Subject and Object (消えて消して, Vanishing as Subject and Object^?) Mission 2: On a Created Planet (作られた星, On a Created Planet^?) Mission 3: This is Not a Figment of Your Imagination (それは幻ではない^?) Mission 4: The Great Wide Tower (広い巨塔, The Great Wide Tower^?) Mission 5: A Few Words I'd Like to Convey to You (あなたに伝えたいいくつかの言葉, A Few Words I'd Like to Convey to You^?) Mission 6: Alliance in the Park (公園同盟, Alliance in the Park^?) Outer Mission: Say Hello to the Outbreak from the Clinic of the Super Doctor B.J. in White (振り返れば白いスーパーＤＲ．ＢＪ診療所によろしく！アウトブレク^?)
Shioji's mother, Dr. Miwa Rengaya, surprises him by returning from Illinois and resuming residence at the family institute. The agents of ACROSS attempt to spread the word to a passing television crew but are preemted by Ilpalazzo's public proclamation of ACROSS' ownership of the city. Kabapu is spurred by this to reveal his origins and true mission to his subordinates. Excel and company stage a daring but failed raid on City Hall to capture Ropponmatsu Unit 1 for Ilpalazzo. Dr. Rengaya and Kabpu consult over tea, while Shioji rifles through his mother's files for clues to his father's research and location. He later forms a secret alliance with Matsuya.
14	June 1, 2005	ISBN 978-4-7859-2546-8	April 11, 2006	ISBN 978-1-4215-0481-0
Chapter list: Mission 1: Fire Above, Flood Below (上は大火事下は洪水, Fire Above, Flood Below^?) Mission 2: Shameful Miracle (恥ずかしい奇跡, Shameful Miracle^?) Mission 3: The Lonely Lovers (愛はふたりぼっち, The Lonely Lovers^?) Mission 4: I've Been Working on the Railroad (線路は続くよどこまでも, I've Been Working on the Railroad^?) Mission 5: Death at Kuroyama-Les-Bains (温泉殺人事件, Death at Kuroyama-Les-Bains^?) Mission 5.5: Little House on the Big Sea (大海原の小さな家, Little House on the Big Sea^?) Mission 6: Mon., Mon., Mon., Tue., Wed., Thur., Thur., and Thur. (月月月火水木木木^?)
The girls' cover (and apartment) are explosively blown, leading to a bath-house confrontation with Kabapu's forces. In order to draw their attention and let Hyatt escape, Excel and Elgala flee, taking Iwata and Ropponmatsu Unit 2 in pursuit. Nevertheless, Hyatt is captured and, in an amnesiac state, placed under Watanabe's care, with potentially dire effects on the latter's career. Her coworkers escape to the coast, where they are pressed into the service of "Mr. Owner" and "The Manager" on their floating resort, eventually ending up in an immigration detention center. Kabapu takes a vacation at a hot-spring, but is rudely interrupted by a murder mystery and local police.
15	December 1, 2005	ISBN 978-4-7859-2598-7	December 12, 2006	ISBN 978-1-4215-0846-7
Chapter list: Mission 1: Happy Revolution (幸福革命, Happy Revolution^?) Mission 2: Lord Il Palazzo's Big Day Out (イルパラッツォの大冒険, Lord Il Palazzo's Big Day Out^?) Mission 3: Preach Me the Gospel (福音をください, Preach Me the Gospel^?) Mission 4: Forbidden Ground (禁域, Forbidden Ground^?) Mission 5: The Visible Machine (機械の視界, The Visible Machine^?) Mission 6: Glory, Light, Shadows, and Things Like That (栄光とか光とか影とか^?)
Disrupting Watanabe's plan for romance, Ilpalazzo personally intervenes to restore Hyatt's memory and rescue her from captivity. With her at hand, and trailed by Kabapu's agents, Ilpalazzo tours the streets of Fukuoka. After a brief meeting with Kabapu, Ilpalazzo teleporting away with Hyatt and later takes Ropponmatsu Unit 1. Excel and Elgala are marooned on a desert isle, but Ilpalazzo again intervenes to deliver Elgala from danger. Excel, however, must fend for herself in her return to Fukuoka. Months later, Kabapu frets over the failing search for Ropponmatsu and sees his wealth and political influence challenged subtly by a disruptive new electronics and retail firm: ILL, which inspires fanaticism in its employees and addiction in its customers. A social event reveals to Kabapu the leadership of this firm: its chairman, Ilpalazzo, and president, a returned and focused Excel.
16	August 1, 2006	ISBN 978-4-7859-2663-2	September 11, 2007	ISBN 978-1-4215-1347-8
Chapter list: Mission 1: Perhaps Everyone is a Slave (多分みんな奴隷, Perhaps Everyone is a Slave^?) Mission 2: Your Voice (あなたの聲が, Your Voice^?) Mission 3: Zero Meters Above Sea Level (海抜零Ｍ, Zero Meters Above Sea Level^?) Mission 4: Stomach of Chaos (戦士の胃, Stomach of Chaos^?) Mission 5: The Era of Black and White (白と黒の時代, The Era of Black and White^?) Mission 6: Behind Shadow, an Extraordinary Being (陰に籠もってもの凄く, Behind Shadow, an Extraordinary Being^?)
17	January 1, 2007	ISBN 978-4-7859-2742-4	March 11, 2008	ISBN 978-1-4215-1874-9
Chapter list: Mission 1: Aim for the Top (トップを攫え！, Aim for the Top^?) Mission 2: Education (教育, Education^?) Mission 3: Borrowed Thing (かりたもの, Borrowed Thing^?) Mission 4: The Meaning of the Mustache (髭の理, The Meaning of the Mustache^?) Mission 5: Overloaded City (過負荷都市, Overloaded City^?)
18	September 1, 2007	ISBN 978-4-7859-2825-4	December 9, 2008	ISBN 978-1-4215-2155-8
Chapter list: Mission 1: (秘密く・だ・さ・い, ^?) Mission 2: (選ばれたくない人達, ^?) Mission 3: (時をかける巻き毛, ^?) Mission 4: (窓際の巻き毛, ^?) Mission 5: (定員一名, ^?) Mission 6: (有機半分, ^?) Mission 7: (愛こそすべて , ^?)
19	March 15, 2008	ISBN 978-4-7859-2914-5
Chapter list: Mission 1: (弱り目に蹴りと蜂と祟りとその他, ^?) Mission 2: (白銅４.８ｇ・直径２２.６ｍｍの絶望, ^?) Mission 3: (走れメンチ, ^?) Mission 4: (誰かの日記, ^?) Mission 5: (車輪ふたつ, ^?) Mission 6: (公共爆弾, ^?)