The Third
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| The Third - The Girl With the Blue Eye | |
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| ザ・サード～蒼い瞳の少女～ (Za Sādo - Aoi Hitomi no Shōjo) |
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| Genre | Science fiction, Action, Comedy |
| Light novel | |
| Author | Ryō Hoshino |
| Illustrator | Nao Gato |
| Publisher |  Fujimi Shobo |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Gekkan Dragon Magazine |
| Published | 1999 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 17 |
| TV anime | |
| Director | Jun Kamiya |
| Studio | XEBEC |
| Licensor |   Nozomi Entertainment Kadokawa Pictures U.S.A. |
| Network | WOWOW |
| Original run | April 13, 2006 – October 26, 2006 |
| Episodes | 24 |
| Manga | |
| Author | Ryō Hoshino |
| Illustrator | Nao Gato |
| Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten Tokyopop |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Dragon AGE |
| Original run | 2005 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 2 |
The Third (ザ・サード Za Sādo?) is a novel, manga, and anime series by Ryō Hoshino (星野亮 Hoshino Ryō?) and illustrated by Nao Goto (後藤なお Goto Nao?). The anime series goes under the name The Third - Aoi Hitomi no Shōjo (ザ・サード～蒼い瞳の少女～ Za Sādo - Aoi Hitomi no Shōjo?). According to the recent New York Comic Convention; The Third has been licensed by Kadokawa Pictures U.S.A and is distributed by Nozomi Entertainment for U.S release. The anime was released in summer of 2007.
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[edit] Plot
The series is set many years after a devastating war, which killed 80% of the earth's population. Earth is being watched by a group of beings known as The Third, named after the red eye on their forehead (Space Eye) that can access many types of computer systems. It follows the adventures of Honoka and Bogie.
Honoka is a jill-of-all-trades who travels throughout the barren earth with the help of a sand tank operated by Bogie, an AI. She does various jobs like ridding areas of oversized spiders in order to make a living. One night while traveling through the desert, she comes upon a strange man named Iks. She saves Iks from a group of stigma ants in the vicinity. After saving his life, Iks requests to follow Honoka in her journeys so he can observe the world. During travel or at night, she recites poems by a writer named "Dana Myfree" (exact spelling unknown at this time)
[edit] Characters
- Honoka (火乃香 Honoka?)
Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi (Japanese), Anna Morrow (English)
- She is the protagonist of the story. She is a jill-of-all-trades that will do any job except assassinate. She wields a katana and guns, which is used during battle. She is known as the Sword Dancer (ソード・ダンサー Sōdo Dansā?) because of her graceful moves with her katana.
- Honoka also has a third eye similar to The Third, but this eye is blue instead of red. She does not have the abilities that The Third have, but with the blue eye, she is able to detect life force and produce a force that can be used during battle. She is 17 years old in the anime and 15 in the manga (which appears to take place before the anime).
- Iks (イクス Ikusu?)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese), Steve Cannon (English)
- He is the mysterious individual that Honoka meets earlier on in the series. Iks has a calm and trusting persona so he seems harmless. However, he is sought after by The Third since no one knows his purpose or intentions. He has special powers of healing and is later revealed to be a visiting alien sent to observe the Earth.
- Bogie (ボギー Bogī?)
Voiced by: Unshou Ishizuka (Japanese), Jamieson Price (English)
- A robotic mind that acts a guardian, advisor and support for Honoka. He is lodged in a metal container with a green visor. Appears to be sentient to an extent.
- Zankan (ザンカン Zankan?)
Voiced by: Masahiko Tanaka (Japanese), Wayne Grayson (English)
- He was one of the best mechanics and regularly services Honoka's sand tank. He traveled about in a huge crane/tank. He was killed by a Blue Breaker because of the Technos Taboo.
- Jōganki (浄眼機 Jōganki?)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Patrick Seitz (English)
- One of The Third and very interested in Honoka. He keeps tabs on her from time to time and wields considerable political power within The Third.
- Millie (ミリィ Mirī?)
Voiced by: Yuki Sakata (Japanese), Angora Deb (English)
- A small girl that travels with Zankan. She is cheerful and likes Honoka as if she is her sister, usually calling her Hono-chan. Currently, she is traveling with Honoka after her father, Zankan, was killed by a Blue Breaker.
- Joey Toy (トイジョーイ Toi Jōi?)
Voiced by: Yuji Ueda (Japanese), Sam Regal (English)
- A youth that meets Honoka in the first episode and is a mechanic to the sand vehicle. And wishes to follow the man's footsteps whom he calls pops; Zankan. For this, he will attend a technical school while working for Honoka's team.
- Paifu (パイフウ Paifū?)
Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese), Carol Jacobanis (English)
- A health teacher from Millie's school who takes an apperantly sexual interest in Honoka. When she traveled with Honoka she revealed that she can sense chi. She also displays an open hatred towards men and carries a gun around with her.
- Leon (レオン Leon?)
Voiced by: Naoya Uchida (Japanese), Troy Baker (English)
- A cyborg from the Great War. He is a hunter out to merge with Allies of the Monster Troop to grow stronger. His body is made from a mysterious liquid metal and can shoot laser beams from his finger. In order to keep from deteriorating he merges with other allies from the Monster Troop as well to keep its nanomachines alive.
[edit] Episodes
| # | Title (Kanji) | Title (Romaji) | Translation | Synopsis |
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| 1 | ソード・ダンサー | Sōdo Dansā | Sword Dancer | Honoka is traveling in the desert when she meets Iks. She and Bogie saves Iks from a group of stigma ants. |
| 2 | 慌しい一夜 | Awatadashī Ichiya | A Busy Night | Honoka goes to Zankan to have her sand tank inspected. She is forced to take care of a group of mechas sent by Jouganki. |
| 3 | 砂漠の街 | Sabaku no Machi | Town of the Desert | Honoka does daily jobs for the town to earn some money. |
| 4 | 蒼い殺戮者 | Burū Bureikā | Blue Breaker | Honoka receives a PSP from Zankan, but as Honoka leaves, a Blue Breaker kills Zankan. |
| 5 | 蒼い天宙眼 | Aoi Tenchūgan | The Blue Space Eye | Honoka and Millie struggle to comprehend Zankan's Death. |
| 6 | 大地に吹く風 | Daichi ni Fuku Kaze | The Wind that Blows Toward the Earth | Honoka fights the Blue Breaker that killed Zankan. |
| 7 | 夜明けまで | Yoake Made | Straight until Dawn | Honoka attempts to protect a queen ant from enemies until it is strong enough to fly away. |
| 8 | エンポリウムの午後 | Enporiumu no Gogo | Emporium's Afternoon | Honoka is employed to investigate a nest of sand dragons where beyond her knowledge a terrible ancient weapon is preparing to consume the nearby cities. |
| 9 | パイフウ | Paifū | Paifu | |
| 10 | 砂漠の墓碑 | Sabaku no Bohi | Desert's Tombstone | |
| 11 | 幻影との戦い | Gen'eito no Tatakai | Fight with the Illusion | |
| 12 | それぞれの理由 | Sorezore no Riyū | The Respective Reason | |
| 13 | 砂漠の伝説 | Sabaku no Fōkuroa | Desert's Folklore | |
| 14 | 妖精幻視 | Yōsei Genshi | Fairy Hallucination | |
| 15 | 砂嵐の夜 | Sunārashi no Yoru | Night of the Sandstorm | |
| 16 | 乱舞する生命 | Ranbusuru Seimei | The Life which Dances Boisterously | |
| 17 | ローナ・ファウナ | Rōna Fauna | ||
| 18 | 発動 | Hatsudō | Motion | |
| 19 | 強行突破 | Kyōkōtoppa | Force Breaking | |
| 20 | 死線を越えて | Shisen wo Koete | Over the Dead Line | |
| 21 | 届かぬ思い | Todokanu Omoi | Feelings That Won't Reach You | |
| 22 | 還らざる魂の蜃気楼 | Kaerazaru Tamashii no Shinkirou | Mirage of A Past Soul | |
| 23 | 鋼の谷へ | Hagane no Tani e | To The Steel Valley | |
| 24 | これから始まる物語 | Kore Kara Hajimaru Monogatari | The Story Starts from Now |
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) WOWOW's The Third website
- (Japanese) Kadokawa's The Third website
- (Japanese) XEBEC's The Third website
- (English) Official English Site to The Third
