Saint Beast
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| Saint Beast | |
|---|---|
| セイント・ビースト | |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy |
| TV anime: Saint Beast ~Seijuu Kourin Hen~ | |
| Director | Harume Kosaka |
| Studio | WONDERFARM |
| Original run | May 9, 2003 – June 13, 2003 |
| Episodes | 6 |
| OVA | |
| Director | Harume Kosaka |
| Studio | WONDERFARM |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Released | December 17, 2005 – March 8, 2006 |
| TV anime: Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan | |
| Director | Nanako Shimazaki |
| Studio | Tokyo Kids |
| Original run | April 3, 2007 – June 26, 2007 |
| Episodes | 13 |
Saint Beast (セイント・ビースト?) is a Japanese action/fantasy story created by Arisugawa Kei centering around gods, guardian angels, animal spirits, and magic. It is a spin-off of the series Angel Tales.
Saint Beast is originally a CD drama centering on the lives of the six Holy Beasts, and their attraction to one another. Seeing the CD Drama being a huge success and spawning over 20 CDs, Wonderfarm created the small 6 episode series for fan service. As of 2005 two new OVAs were made, but this time they focused on what had happened back in the heavens. Recently in the early 2006, a new side story of Saint Beast called Saint Beast:Others was started. And the first CD drama will be released on September 21 2006. In 2007, another Saint Beast series called Saint Beast - Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan has started.
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[edit] Plot
The seal which was imprisoning the fallen angels, Kirin no Yuda and Houou no Ruka, is broken and the two decide to get revenge on the God who had cast them to Hell by getting rid of the Heavens that had once been their home. Soon the guardian angels on Earth begin disappearing, and no one in Heaven can explain the happenings. But there is a sense of a vengeful animal spirit at work, and so the four Saint Beasts are called upon to investigate.
The 4 Gods of Beasts attempt to rescue the guardian angels, as well as to find out what this evil animal spirit is...
[edit] Characters of Saint Beast
[edit] Episodes
Episodes of the 2003 and 2007 TV series.
Characters Yuda Ruka Rei Shin Gai Yuri Maya Zeus Kira
[edit] Saint Beast: Seijuu Kourin Hen
[edit] Headline text
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Descend On The Surface" "Seijū kōrin" (聖獣降臨) |
May 9, 2003 |
| The four Saint Beasts are called for by the goddess where they learn that guardian angels on Earth are disappearing. They are asked to find out what is going on. Just as the start to descend to Earth Seiji-sama (a wiseman) gives each of them a magical weapon. After they descend they run into Natsuki and Gou fights with her. The Saint Beasts learn that she and possibly the other missing guardian angels are being controlled. Natsuki dies after completing a withdrawal technique. | ||
| 2 | "Ill-Tempered Angel" "Ijiwaru na angel" (いじわるなエンジェル) |
May 16, 2003 |
| Gou is personally asked by the goddess to deal with a some Wandering Angels that could be found in a haunted mansion on Earth. While there he discovers Maya of Wind; one of the Wandering Angels. Maya of the Wind is trying to convince two young girls, Iria and Sara, to move on to the after life. The two girls are certain that they are very much alive. With the help of Gai and the girls' mother Maya is able to convince the girls that they are dead and they finally move on. We then meet Kira of Shooting Star, Maya's brother. | ||
| 3 | "Unforgivable Desire" "Yurusarezaru omoi" (許されざる想い) |
May 23, 2003 |
| While looking in her magical mirror the Goddess sees Hiro of the Hawk. She is worried because the once pure and kindhearted man suddenly has a revelation of darkness. In a cave called the Land of Revival, Hiro of the Hawk is offered the chance to get his heart's desire by Yuda. Hiro agrees to destroy the Saint Beasts if only to be able to fly in the sky again. Hiro and Rei fight and Hiro is killed. | ||
| 4 | "Treachery Of The Fallen Angels" "Datenshi-tachi no yabō" (堕天使達の野望) |
May 30, 2003 |
| While Gou and Rei are off resealing the Land of Revival Gai and Maya decide to go to a local store to but some food. There they run into Banbi no Mio and Rio, guardian angels and sisters. After Mio and Rio leave the store Rio disappears and Gai and Maya try to help Mio find her sister. Only they are attacked by the now controlled Rio are unable to defend themselves in fear of killing Rio. They call for Shin to manipulate time and revert Rio back to what she once was. | ||
| 5 | "Guardian Angel's Trap!" "Shugotenshi-tachi no wana" (守護天使達の罠) |
June 6, 2003 |
| Maya and Kira find out about everyone's suspicion about Yuda being behind the attacks and leave to find proof against this. The Goddess, Pinky, Tanami, Ayumi, and Tsubasa then come to visit the Saint Beasts and invite them to join them at the Full Moon Festival where guardian angels gather. While off training alone Shin is then tricked and nearly killed by Shiva who is disguised as Ayumi. Yuda shows up and is pissed at Shiva for attacking Shin and attacks and gets rid of Shiva for doing so. Yuda and Ruka then show up at the Full Moon Festival and ask the guardian angels there to join them. | ||
| 6 | "For Whose Sake..." "Dare ga tame ni……" (誰がために……) |
June 13, 2003 |
| Maya and Kira learn hear from Ayumi that Yuda might really have been released from hell and the three of them run to the Full Moon Festival where they are trapped along with the other guardian angels to fall into hell. The Saint Beasts show up and try to save them but they too are soon falling into hell right along with them. Thanks to a bottle filled with liquid from Spring of Life given to Maya and Kira from Yuda the group manages to escape from hell and return to the surface. The four Saint Beasts decide that they are going to try to fight Ruka and Yuda even if they don't want to. | ||
[edit] Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Beginning" "Kigen" (起源) |
April 3, 2007 |
| The episode begins by explaining how the Great Deity created heaven and the angels by infusing his breath with love. It opens with Yuda training young angels, who are afraid to join the training hall. He tries to give them hope, by telling them that they are imrpoving greatly. Then, after the kids leave, Ruka appears. Ruka and Yuda talk about whether or not the new ranking system is a good choice or not.Then, it cuts to a scene with the Goddess' main bodyguard speaking to Zeus, telling Zeus that the Goddess is not fully content with the new system. This upsets Zeus. Then, it cuts to Maya speaking to his brother, Kira, stating that he wants to gather ripe fruit from the other side of the river. However, Kira says that they will be bullied if seen, because they are mixed-blooded. However, Maya still goes and drags Kira along. As they're going to cross the river, they are confronted by two other angels who bully them and do not let them cross. One of the angels is getting ready to strike Maya when he sees Gou. Gou then protects Kira and Maya, saying that they are the same as any other angel, and then the two bullies flee. Gou then states that if he is going to be badmouthed for protecting them, that he wants to be. The next scene is Yuda telling Shin to hurry up, so they can make it to Rei's dinner party on time. It then shows Gou and Gai doing labour, to prepare for the dinner, and Gai attempts to pull a prank on Rei. The prank backfires, and leaves Gai scratched up. Then, at the dinner table, six of the high-ranking angels have gathered (Ruka, Rei, Shin, Gou, Gai, Yuda.) They mke fun of Gai for a bit, then they begin a solemn talk about the Six Saint Beasts Ceremony. They all state that due to Gai's relationship with animals, that he will be the first picked. Then, it shows Gou and Shin individually talking about the Saint Beast picking. They argue whether or not it is really a good thing, then Gai interrupts. Gai happens to have the Goddess' mirror, which he usually steals. In the mirror, which Gai shows everyone, there is a picture of a wedding, which Gai does not understand. It is then explained that when Zeus created angels, they were created genderless, and only so they know "God and themselves." Then, it shows the 6 angels gathered back at Rei's, and the Goddess' chief bodyguard knocks at the door and asks for the stolen mirror from Gai. The bodyguard also mentions the ceremony, to elect the candidates to become Saint Beasts for the higher rank angels, which is the next day. The bodyguard tells them to have a safe trip. | ||
| 2 | "Light and Darkness of Angels" "Tenshi-tachi no meian" (天使たちの明暗) |
April 10, 2007 |
| 3 | "Forest of Darkness" "Ankoku no mori" (暗黒の森) |
April 17, 2007 |
| 4 | "Birth of Six Saint Beast" "Roku seijū tanjō" (六聖獣誕生) |
April 24, 2007 |
| 5 | "The Legend of Tree Monster in the Human World" "Gekai yōju densetsu" (下界・妖樹伝説) |
May 1, 2007 |
| The Six Saint Beasts move into Zeus's beautiful, Heaven's Palace. They are greeted by two ministers, Cassandra and Pandora. The two seem to be rather cynical and sarcastic with their humble approach, by saying crude things, then nice things; all the Saint Beasts take note of this.After they are settled, a conversation between Gou and Gai is shown, about how Gai is lonely without Maya. The conversation is ended with Gou proposing a workout session, which they abruptly begin, with everyone else as an audience. The Six Saint Beasts are then called in to the shrine by Zeus. Zeus gives them the order to descend to Earth and destroy the tree monster which is killing humans and animals. The Saint Beasts are sent to Earth, and their two flying scouts notice the vast amount of victims. upon seeing the damage, they decide to destroy the tree. But the tree attacks first. The tree is seemingly easily defeated. However, when going to leave, Gai notices that the tree which was just engulfed in flames, shakes them off and is left untouched. They then begin another attack. And not only survives, but completely heals itself as well. Shin speculates that it's a witchcraft transformation, and states that the eyes and heart must be attacked simultaneously for it to be defeated. Gai opens the ground to give access to the heart, then Gou and Ruka take turns attacking, and defeat the monster. In the crater left by the monster, they find a collapsed angel, which utters a few final words before dissipating. The angel said that its orders were to take way thousands of human lives, in order to return to Heaven. Gou then notices Judas with a look of concern. As the Saint Beasts return, Zeus is seen staring through his crystal ball with a sinister smile. | ||
| 6 | "Angel and Demon" "Tenshi to akuma" (天使と悪魔) |
May 8, 2007 |
| It opens with Yuda having a dream with the Six Saint Beasts as children, meeting with adults, Lucifer and Gabriel. The two adults then talk to the children about a ceremony. Then, Yuda awakens, with Shin waiting by him. He then proceeds to tell Shin about his dream and its oddities. Then, everyone gathers to see one of Gai's new handmade inventions, which he claims is useful. At the meeting, after being teased for a bit, he reveals it as his own form of the Goddess' Mirror, which lets him view the human world. It is revealed that he does this by rubbing a crystal with tears from the Spring of Life, and using his power (the ability to control and channel nature) he creates the images. However, the contraption only displays a joke scene between the two mixed-blood brothers and is a failure. Then, Zeus calls the Saint Beasts to his shrine to give them their new mission. They must destroy the demons inhabiting the continent of Lacresia. Before they leave, Pandora reveals that the demons' leader was once a prominent angel in heaven and then Pandora gave them all tears from the Spring of Life. | ||
| 7 | "The Shadow that Shadowed Paradise" "Rakuen ni ochiru kage" (楽園に堕ちる影) |
May 15, 2007 |
| 8 | "The Holy Ground of the Golden Wolf" | May 22, 2007 |
| 9 | "Suppression" | May 29, 2007 |
| 10 | "Messenger form Darkness" | June 5, 2007 |
| 11 | "Purge" | June 12, 2007 |
| 12 | "The Dark Holy Spirit Ceremony" | June 19, 2007 |
| 13 | "The Case of Hope" | June 26, 2007 |
[edit] References
- (Japanese) Saint Beast Official Anime Website
- (Japanese) Saint Beast Official Anime Website
- Saint Beast German Community Anime Website
- Saint Beast (TV) (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Anime: Saint Beast
- BoysonBoysonFilm
