The 50-episode Kemono no Souja Erin (獣の奏者エリン) anime premiered on NHK on January 10, 2009. The series was based on the Kemono no Souja light novel series by Nahoko Uehashi and was directed by Takayuki Hamana.[1] The first opening theme is "Shizuku" (雫) by Sukima Switch, and the first ending theme is "After the Rain" by cossami. From episode 31, the opening theme is again "Shizuku" but sung by Hajime Chitose, and the second ending, "Kitto Tsutaete" by Takako Matsu is used from episode 30 onwards. The series began streaming on Crunchyroll with English subtitles on September 4, 2009.[2]
Contents |
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Erin the Green-Eyed" "Midori no Me no Erin" (緑の目のエリン) |
January 10, 2009[3] |
| The first episode, introducing the heroine of the story; a 10-year-old girl named Erin and her mother Soh-yon, a beastinarian who cares for Tohda in the Tai Koh Region in the Village of Ake. | ||
| 2 | "Soh-Yon the Healer" "Ijutsu Shi no Soyon" (医術師のソヨン) |
January 17, 2009[3] |
| A Touda rider from a neighboring village comes to the Village of Ake seeking medicinal help for his Touda. Soh-Yon is called to the Touda and, with Erin's help, manages to revive the Touda. | ||
| 3 | "The Battling Beast" "Tatakau Kemono" (闘う獣) |
January 24, 2009[3] |
| Erin sees the fearsome side of the Tohda during an exhibition for the Duke. | ||
| 4 | "Secret in the Mist" "Kiri no Nakano Himitsu" (霧の中の秘密) |
January 31, 2009[3] |
| Erin hears that Shaju's older sister has been engaged. But while eating a rice cake, Soju, Shaju's sister, suddenly falls ill. Soh-yon diagnoses Soju's illness as "Mock milkweed poisoning" a poisonous plant that was mistaken as a plant used in the cakes. Soh-yon decides to ask her clan, the Mist People, for the medicine. | ||
| 5 | "Erin and the Egg Thief" "Erin to Tamago Dorobō" (エリンと卵泥棒) |
February 7, 2009[3] |
| Erin encounters the comedic duo, Nuk and Mok as they attempt to steal a Tohda egg for money. | ||
| 6 | "Soh-Yon's Warmth" "Soyon No Nukumori" (ソヨンのぬくもり) |
February 14, 2009[3] |
| On a rainy night, Soh-yon is summoned to the underground Tohda ponds. There, Soh-yon finds all the Kiba, the Duke's most prized Tohda, dead. Knowing what would happen next, Soh-yon decides to spend the entire day with Erin. But later that night, soldiers come to the house. It was only then that Erin learned that her mother was going to be sentenced to death. | ||
| 7 | "Mother's Whistle" "Haha no Yubibue" (母の指笛) |
February 21, 2009[3] |
| Soh-yon is executed by the way of the Tohda after the Duke's Kiba mysteriously die. Erin jumps into a lake full of Tohda in an attempt to save her bleeding mother, but her mother has her whisked away to safety while she is eaten alive to atone for her sins. | ||
| 8 | "Joh-Oun the Beekeeper" "Hachikai no Joun" (蜂飼(はちか) いのジョウン) |
February 28, 2009[3] |
| Joh-Oun, a beekeeper living in the Shin-Oh Region, finds the unconscious Erin floating in the river. He rescues her and nurses her to health, as she attempts to cope with the loss of her mother. | ||
| 9 | "Honey and Erin" "Hachimitsu to Erin" (ハチミツとエリン) |
March 7, 2009[3] |
| While staying with the beekeeper Joh-Oun, Erin decides to have Joh-Oun teach her to be an animal breeder and live with him. | ||
| 10 | "Dawn of the Bird" "Yoake no Tori" (夜明けの鳥) |
March 14, 2009[3] |
| Erin and Joh-Oun both go to the Capital to shop for supplies. There, Erin meets a man named Ia-lu, a Seh-zan, playing a lullaby "Dawn of the Bird" on the harp. Later, Erin meets Ia-lu again, who was about to kill Nuk and Mok, the two former egg thieves she met in Ake. While hearing a woman nearby singing "Dawn on the Bird," she manages to convince Ia-lu from killing them. Ia-lu gives Erin his harp and the two former egg thieves say that they will follow Erin to repay her for her kindness. | ||
| 11 | "Inside the Door" "Tobira no Naka ni" (とびらの中に) |
March 21, 2009[4] |
| Joh-on decides to have the entire family move to his summer cottage in the mountains. While cleaning his regular home, Erin finds out that Joh-Oun used to be a teacher. But when Erin finds Nuk and Mok sick from eating some rotten food, Joh-Oun comes and helps Erin read a book about poisonous plants. He decides to teach Erin, Nuk and Mok about animal breeding and plants. | ||
| 12 | "The Silver Feather" "Hakugin no Hane" (白銀の羽) |
March 28, 2009[4] |
| Erin finds a large, silver feather in a tree close to Joh-Oun's summer cabin high in the mountain. Joh-Oun tells Erin about the king of beasts, the Ohju, and Erin's interest in the Ohju begins to grow. | ||
| 13 | "The Valley of the Ohju" "Ōjū no Tani" (王獣の谷) |
April 4, 2009[4] |
| While walking in the woods, Joh-Oun slips and falls onto a ledge of a steep cliff. Erin goes out and finds the hurt Joh-on, and decides to stay with him until morning came. While on the ledge, Erin and Joh-Oun witness a wild Tohda about to eat a baby Ohju. All of a sudden, they see the mother Ohju fly into action to save her baby and eat the Tohda. | ||
| 14 | "People of the Mist" "Kiri no Tani" (霧の民) |
April 11, 2009[4] |
| The first recap episode; Nah-son, a scout sent by the Mist Elders to watch over Soh-yon, tells the Elders what happened to Soh-yon and her daughter Erin. He tells the Elders that Erin is alive, and is now 14. She is living with a beekeeper named Joh-on and 2 former thieves, Nuk and Mok. He vows to always watch over Erin to repent for not saving Soh-yon. | ||
| 15 | "The Two's Past" "Futari no Kako" (ふたりの過去) |
April 18, 2009[4] |
| Joh-Oun's son comes and asks his father to become a teacher again. When his son learned that his dad had a young girl living with him, he offered to have her come live with them and have Erin marry-off. But Joh-Oun decides that he's happier with Erin and asks his son to deliver a letter to an old friend at an Ohju breeding school. | ||
| 16 | "Ia-lu the Seh-zan" "Sezan no Iaru" (堅き楯(セ·ザン) のイアル) |
April 25, 2009[4] |
| While in town, Erin accidentally breaks the harp Ia-lu the Seh-zan gave to her when she was 10. She goes to a harp shop to have it fixed, where the carpenter Yantoku was Ia-lu's friend. Ia-lu coincidentally happened to be in the shop when Erin came and immediately recognized the green-eyed girl he met 4 years ago. But after she left, Ia-lu was ordered by his troop to kill his teacher, Hagaru, due to treason. He fixed the harp and went to kill Hagaru. | ||
| 17 | "Shin-Oh in Danger" "Nerawareta Shin'ō" (狙われた真王) |
May 2, 2009[4] |
| At a festival celebrating the Queen's birthday, Ia-lu the Seh-zan, along with a baby Ohju, are injured by an assassin's arrow during an attempt on the Queen's life. | ||
| 18 | "Master Esal" "Kyōdōshi Esaru" (教導師エサル) |
May 9, 2009[4] |
| Erin passes the entrance exam with flying colors and becomes a Kazalm student. There, she meets the Reverend of Teachers at Kazalm, Esal, who is also an old friend of Joh-Oun. And from there, Joh-Oun and Erin say their tearful good-byes. | ||
| 19 | "Friends at Kazalm" "Kazarumu no Nakama" (カザルムの仲間) |
May 16, 2009[4] |
| Erin begins to feel like she needs to be more like other students, losing sleep, and comedically falling asleep during her welcoming party. Her new friend Yuuyan told her that she can just be herself. | ||
| 20 | "The Ohju Named Lilan" "Riran to Iu Na no Ōjū" (リランという名の王獣) |
May 23, 2009[4] |
| Professor Esal decides to let Erin take care of the baby Ohju Lilan after talking and observing her in action. She says that Tomura, the person who is currently talking care of Lilan, is not ready to take care of her yet. | ||
| 21 | "The Disappearing Light" "Kiesō na Hikari" (消えそうな光) |
May 30, 2009[5] |
| Erin begins to take care of Lilan and finds out that Lilan won't eat anything, and has been eating her fur. When she hears Lilan's cries, she comes up with the idea to use her harp to try to communicate with Lilan. It didn't work, until she fell asleep and accidentally hit the harp under her blanket. | ||
| 22 | "The Harp's Sound" "Tategoto no Hibiki" (竪琴の響き) |
June 6, 2009[5] |
| Erin goes to the capital with Tomura and her two followers, Nuk and Mok, to go back to the Yantoku harp shop and change the harp to make a sound resembling an Ohju. They are allowed to borrow the shop for a few days while Yantoku is out. In another part of town, Ia-lu reopens his arrow wound while fighting against two unknown assailants, and stumbles upon Erin and her friends. They bring him into the shop and tend to his wound. After hearing Erin's story, Ia-lu decides to teach Erin how to fix the harp the way she wants to. With Ia-lu's help, Erin is able to make the sound she wanted and help Lilan eat again. | ||
| 23 | "The Oath of Kazalum" "Kazarumu no Chikai" (カザルムの誓い) |
June 13, 2009[5] |
| Professor Esal talks to the other teachers at Kazalm about reporting to the palace of Erin's ability to communicate with Lilan with a harp, and not a mute whistle (It is considered against the law to not carry and use one as a beastinarian) and how she is able to become close to an Ohju. Esal tells the other teachers how she and Tomura also tried to use the harp to communicate with Lilan, but Lilan would just stare. Esal comes to the conclusion that the reason Lilan only reacts to Erin is because Lilan sees her as her mother. According to legends, only the Queen could command the Ohju. However, Erin can also do the same thing. Thinking that if they report this to the palace, others would believe that Erin was using a magic trick of the Mist People, and not out of her own efforts. Also, that the palace would use Erin's ability to communicate with the Ohju for war purposes. The teachers of Kazalum decide to keep Erin and the harp under wraps, and everyone in Kazalm makes an oath to protect Erin and Lilan. | ||
| 24 | "Song of Grief" "Nageki no Uta" (嘆きの歌) |
June 20, 2009[5] |
| The Grand Duke's two sons paths finally diverge, with Shunan and Nugen taking their own paths after a duel. | ||
| 25 | "An Errand for Two" "Futari no otsukai" (ふたりのおつかい) |
June 27, 2009[5] |
| Nuk and Mok are helping out at Kazalum and are making more work for Karisa, the dorm mother, than helping her. After considering firing them because they couldn't carry out even half the work of a single man , she decides to give them another chance and asks them to go shopping for her. They leave for town, determined not to disappoint her but ends up losing the bag filled with five pieces of gold. Just as they were just about to give up hope, Mok remembered how they had met Erin and had promised they'll never be thieves again. And so they go in search of ways to earn the money back so that they can return to Erin's side. | ||
| 26 | "Lilan's Heart" "Riran no Kokoro" (リランの心) |
July 4, 2009[5] |
| Erin takes a quiz and fails it, so Erin and the others study hard so they can advance into high school at Kazalum. After the exam, everyone leaves for summer vacation. Lilan walks up to Erin one day and starts to snuggle her; it was then that Erin realized that Lilan saw her as her mother, and that makes Erin very happy. She also finds out the Lilan can understand simple words like "wait" and "stop." Erin finally finds out from Esal that Lilan was a gift to the Queen and as such, can never go back into the wild. | ||
| 27 | "Fallen into Hikara" "Hikara Niochite" (ヒカラにおちて) |
July 11, 2009[5] |
| Erin starts to have dreams about a place filled with thick mist, and that her mother Soh-yon was being taken into "Hikara" the bad side of the afterworld. While Erin falls asleep next to Lilan, Soh-yon tells Erin that the mist in her dreams are an image of her hesitation and how she is lost in her feelings of sadness. With Joh-on and Soh-yon's encouragement (in her dreams) she vows to work harder after she wakes up. | ||
| 28 | "Joh-on's Death" "Joun no Shi" (ジョウンの死) |
July 18, 2009[5] |
| One morning Erin receives a letter from Joh-on's son stating simply that Joh-on passed away from heart disease. Erin becomes sullen and sad, but acts strong in front of Lilan. Professor Esal and the returned Tomura see that Erin is suffering. Esal decides to take her on a trip to Joh-on's hideout when they were still students. Erin then comes to terms with Joh-on's death and promises to live a life that will not sadden Joh-on. At the end of the day, Erin says to Joh-on's ghost, "Thank You... Dad." | ||
| 29 | "The Beast's Fangs" "Kemono no Kiba" (獣の牙) |
July 25, 2009[5] |
| Erin noticed Lilan was scratching herself against the tree trunk and thought of using a brush to groom her, she got the brothers, Mok and Nuk to make her a bigger brush as the small brush was not efficient in grooming. However while using the bigger brush, she accidentally hurt Lilan. Lilan was infuriated and injured Erin. Thereafter, Erin was told by Esal that the only reason Lilan is obedient to Erin is because Lilan is afraid of Erin. Erin become afraid to get near to Lilan due to the incident. However when the memories of the times she spend with Lilan came into her mind, she took up the courage and once again go close to Lilan. | ||
| 30 | "The Fourth Winter" "Yonenme no Fuyu" (四年目の冬) |
August 1, 2009[5] |
| A recap episode on Erin's stay at Kazalum; a four year time-skip where Erin is now 18 and a college student. | ||
| 31 | "Luminous Sky" "Hikari no Sora" (光の空) |
August 8, 2009[6] |
| A new teacher, Kirik, comes to Kazalm Academy from the capital. The new teacher is a royal agent whose entire family was killed by Wajaku poison. While on a stroll, Erin and Lilan fall off a cliff, but are saved due to Lilan regaining her ability to fly. Kirik watches Erin flying on Lilan and is shocked that an Ohju is flying with a human on its back. While watching them in the sky, he mistakens Erin for his sister Taya. | ||
| 32 | "The Great Crime" "Taizai" (大罪) |
August 22, 2009[6] |
| After landing, Erin is confronted by Nah-Son, the agent sent by the Mist Elders to watch over her. He tells Erin he had known Soh-yon and asks her to make a difficult decision. He tells her the story of the once-prosperous Tohda-breeding country Ophalon. The King of Ophalon was ousted from his throne when he used Touda to attack neighboring countries to complete his dream of making Ophalon even more prosperous. He is saved by a woman with golden hair and eyes, who flew on an Ohju named Luke. He manages to convince the woman of breeding Ohju to attack Ophalon and show them that Tohda are no match for the Ohju. However the Ohju become drunk on blood and they attack the town and people into a wasteland. Afterwards the woman leaves the Ephon Noha region and descends from the sky into Ryoza. The people there see her as a God and make her their Queen; the woman's name was "Je" the First Shin Oh of Ryoza. Nah-Son tells Erin to restrain Lilan's ability to fly, but Erin says that she will never stop Lilan from flying and to never tie her down with codes. | ||
| 33 | "Flying" "Hishou" (飛翔) |
August 29, 2009[6] |
| Erin informs Teacher Esal that Lilan can fly. Both of them are worried that Lilan will fly away from Kazaum, so Esal wants Erin to teach Lilan to fly only when she wants to or they would have to chain Lilan down. After many days of Lilan not flying at Erin's command they plan to make the chains for Lilan's cage. One evening Kirik approaches Erin and they have a short conversation. Erin realizes that she has only been giving commands to Lilan and approaches Lilan once more. The next day Erin flies on top of Lilan. | ||
| 34 | "Ia-lu and Erin" "Iaru to Erin" (イアルとエリン) |
September 5, 2009[6] |
| An injured Ohju is delivered from the Kazalum rescue center. That night, Kirik poisons the injured Ohju with mock milkweed, a poisonous plant that is said to grow in the Taikoh Region. The next day, the Kazalm staff find the Ohju sick, but Erin finds out what the cause is from her past encounter with it. A poison tester in the capital is also sick from mock milkweed, and Ia-lu volunteers to find the cure. Erin goes to the capital to find the antidote and meets Ia-lu again, who is also looking for the antidote. Ia-lu helps Erin deliver the antidote back to Kazalm because they were both targeted by the Psi-Gamul. | ||
| 35 | "A New Life" "Atarashii Inochi" (あたらしい命) |
September 12, 2009[6] |
| Another injured Ohju is delivered to Kazalum, this time it is a wild male who they decided to call "Eku." The teachers try to calm the angry Eku themselves, but failed. Professor Esal decides to leave Eku to Erin. After a day's worth of staying with the angry Eku, Erin manges to gain his trust and communicate with him with her harp. Eku heals and goes out to the fields and meets Lilan. Lilan and Eku mate and "create a new life" with the whole of Kazalum watching in amazement. | ||
| 36 | "The Graduation Test" "Sotsu Sha no Tameshi" (卒舎ノ試し) |
September 19, 2009[6] |
| Erin and the others take the Graduation test with all of them passing. Erin takes the top seat in the scores, meaning that Erin can stay at Kazalum as a Master. The Shin-Oh gives her blessing to Lilan's baby and provides more funds for Kazalum. Each one of them leaves Kazalum and reminisce in their memories. | ||
| 37 | "Birth" "Tanjou" (誕生) |
September 26, 2009[6] |
| Erin officially becomes a Master in the fall and new students come to Kazalum. But Shiron, a female student, sees Erin as an enemy and desired to "beat her." When Shiron decides to approach Lilan one night, she is astonished to find out that Erin can embrace Lilan so closely, despite the fact that Ouju never befriend humans. When Shiron decides to approach Lilan again, she ends up angering Lilan, only to be saved by Erin. Shiron then witnesses Erin helping Lilan give birth, and has a new perspective of Erin, making Shiron decide to be Erin's follower. The Shin-Oh names the baby "Aru" and decides to visit the baby. | ||
| 38 | "Shin-Oh Harumiyah" "Shin Ou Harumiya" (真王ハルミヤ) |
October 3, 2009[6] |
| The Shin-Oh decides to visit Kazalm to see Aru. Esal and the faculty decide to keep the Shin-Oh from finding out that Erin uses the harp to communicate with Eku and Lilan. But when Lilan was about to hurt the Shin-Oh, Erin jumps in and surprises everyone by calming Lilan down with her harp. Dahmiyah confronts Erin and offers her and the Ohju family to move to Lazal, but is interrupted by the Shin-Oh. Impressed by her calm attitude and alternate way to breed the Ouju, she also wants Erin to come with her. But Erin rejects, saying that Aru is not ready. | ||
| 39 | "Tohda Attack" "Touda no Shuugeki" (闘蛇の襲撃) |
October 10, 2009[6] |
| While going back to the palace by boat, the Shin-Oh is suddenly attacked by an army of Tohda in the river. Erin, along with the rest of the students and teachers of Kazalum, watch in horror. Erin decides to ride Lilan to save the Shin-Oh, but Kirik warns her that riding Lilan will make Erin regret it. But when Erin gets to the attacking Tohda, Ia-lu and Dahmiyah are surprised to see Erin flying on Lilan's back. Lilan suddenly snaps and attacks the Tohda in a blind rage, deaf to Erin's cries to stop. For the first time, everyone witnesses the horrid side of the Ouju. And for Erin, this is a moment that she will never forget. | ||
| 40 | "A Nation in Shadow" "Kageriyuku Kuni" (かけりゆく国) |
October 17, 2009[6] |
| The Shin-Oh is knocked unconscious after the sudden Tohda attack on the boat-ride to the palace, and stays at Lord Kazalm's home until she recovers. Ia-lu feels ashamed of not protecting her Majesty, and awaits his punishment. Erin sees the aftermath of the attack, and decides to calm the worried men by playing "Dawn of the Bird" on her harp. Ia-lu recognizes the song and finds Erin playing it. Erin tends to Ia-lu's wound from the Tohda, and she and Ia-lu talk. Erin tells Ia-lu that the Tohda attacking the ship weren't the Grand Duke's because they didn't have a mark on their tails. Erin then reveals to Ia-lu that she is a Wajyaku, and is from a Tohda breeding village. Throughout the night she tells him about her life; her home village, her mother, and how she ended up in the Shin-Oh Region. The next morning, Erin leaves for the school and Ia-lu promises her that he will keep her story a secret until the time is ready. | ||
| 41 | "The Truth of the Shin-Oh" "Shin Ou no Shinjitsu" (真王の真実) |
October 24, 2009[7] |
| Erin is called to the Kazalum palace, and is asked to accompany the Shin-Oh back to the royal palace with Lilan as bodyguards. Erin knows that if she accepted it, Lilan and Erin would be deprived of the freedom they had in Kazalm. Erin asks for an audience with only the Shin-Oh and Seh-zan Ia-lu, and decides to tell them about First King Je and the incident with her Ohju Luke. But what Erin didn't expect from the Shin-Oh was that she didn't know anything about the ancient incident. Then Erin tells the Shin-Oh about her past and why she strongly believes that Lilan and her family deserve their freedom. The Shin-Oh understands and lets Erin decide what's best for Lilan's family. But what happened next was totally unexpected: Professor Esal comes to Erin in Lilan's shed the next day saying, "The Shin-Oh is dead." | ||
| 42 | "Seimiyah's Tears" "Seimiya no Namida" (セイミヤの涙) |
October 31, 2009[7] |
| Word of the Shin-Oh's sudden death on the way back to the palace has spread, and everyone mourns for the death of their beloved Queen. And as tradition states, Princess Seimiyah must take the throne. But Seimiyah is not sure if she is ready, and battles with her inner demons. Shunan comes to the Royal Capital and talks with Seimiyah, but Seimiyah stubbornly refuses. Not knowing of Erin or Ia-lu's knowledge of the truth, Seimiyah believes that it was the Duke's Tohda that killed her grandma. Standing in the rain one night, Seimiyah and Shunan go their separate ways. | ||
| 43 | "Beast Healer" "Kemono no Ijutsusha" (獣の医術師) |
November 7, 2009[7] |
| Beastinarians from Lazal come, learning about Erin's ability to tame Ohju without the use of a Silent Whistle, despite the fact that she is supposed to carry one under Law. They order Erin into using the whistle on Lilan, but Erin refuses. As one of the beastinarians blows a whistle, Lilan goes into a blind rage and injures the beastenarians. This forces Erin to use the Silent Whistle on Lilan. The Whistle gives Lilan a horrifying aftershock, and Erin losing some of her fingers. This has Erin understand what her mother meant by "Ohju are beasts." From there, Erin decides to go onto the path of the "Beast Healer" a beastenarian who shares the joys and pains of the Ohju and uses the Silent Whistle, just like her mother did with the Touda. Erin is ordered to go to the Royal Palace with Lilan and her family. | ||
| 44 | "Akun-Meh-Chai" "Akun・Me・Chai" (アクン・メ・チャイ) |
November 14, 2009[7] |
| As the war between the Shin-Oh and Taikoh Reigons begins, Erin is called to the palace by Dahmiyah. While in there, he orders Erin to create a battalion of Ohju to use for the war. Erin refuses to breed the Ohju for war, due to the fear of repeating the mistake of First Shin-Oh Je. Erin tells Dahmiyah that she is an "Akun Meh Chai" a "Child of Impossibilities" because Erin herself is a child of a Tohda breeding man and a woman of the Mist People, two people that were said to never be able to be together. She tells Dahmiyah that only she can control the Ohju, and successfully demonstrates it. Dahmiyah tells Erin to continue to breed the Ohju battalion or else the people of Kazalm will be sentenced to death, as well as Erin's best friend, Yuuyan. | ||
| 45 | "Bird in a Cage" "Kago no Tori" (かごの鳥) |
November 21, 2009[7] |
| Back at the Royal Palace, Kahil tells Ia-lu that Dahmiyah was to wed Queen Seimiyah. He also hears that the old Seh-Zan were to be dismissed and new Seh-zan were to be introduced to the palace. Ia-lu is strongly against it, and decides to confront Dahmiyah. While there, Ia-lu learns that Dahmiyah was working with the Psi-Gamul and planned the attack on the boat. He also learns that Dahmiyah was blackmailing Erin to create an Ohju Army for the war. Meanwhile, Kahil was being ambushed by Psi-Gamul, one of them including Kirik. Ia-lu manages to get there in time and save Kahil. As Ia-lu confronted the unmasked Kirik, he helps him realize the mistake in his current actions. | ||
| 46 | "Bond Between the Two" "Futari no Kizuna" (ふたりの絆（きずな）) |
November 28, 2009[7] |
| After being poisoned by Dahmiyah and injured by the Psi-Gamul, Ia-lu seeks refuge at Lazal with Erin. While there, Erin tends to his wounds while he tells her about Dahmiyah working with the Psi-Gamul to kill the late Shin-Oh. Kirik is sent by Dahmiyah to make sure Ia-lu was dead, but Kirik decides not to after seeing him with Erin. Dahmiyah learns of this, and decides to locate Ia-lu and kill him himself. When he arrives at Eku and Lilan's shed, he doesn't find Ia-lu and leaves. It is later revealed that Erin had Ia-lu hide under Lilan. For the rest of the night, Erin and Ia-lu talk. From there, they decide that they will reveal everything to the Shin-Oh Seimiyah together. | ||
| 47 | "Pure Night" "Kiyoraka na Yoru" (清らかな夜) |
December 5, 2009[7] |
| While at the Forest of Purification, Seimiyah is confronted by a large Ohju in the mist. Seimiyah meets Erin and learns of the First Shin Oh Jeh and the incident of Ophalon. Erin also explains that Damiyah was forcing Erin to create an Ohju battalion for the war and attempted to kill the "traitor" Ia-lu with poison to prevent the truth from getting to Seimiyah. After listening to what seemed to be lies, Seimiyah comes to terms with the truth and decides what to do next: Seimiyah will grant Erin her freedom, only if Erin would accompany her when they go to meet the Tai-Koh at Tahai-Azeh. | ||
| 48 | "Dawn of Ryoza" "Ryoza no Yoake" (リョザの夜明け) |
December 12, 2009[7] |
| The day of the meeting of the Shin-Oh and the Tai-Koh comes, deciding whether there will be a war or not. Kirik is heavily injured due to pursuers sent by Dahmiyah, and took refuge with Erin. When Kirik decides to leave, he tells Erin of his sister Taya and to live happily. While the ceremony for the meeting of Tahai-Azeh is being performed to Dahmiyah and Seimiyah, Kirik and Ia-lu meet in the mountains to fight. Their fight is interrupted by Psi-Gamul sent by Dahmiyah, and the two decide to team up to fight. They win, however Kirik is too injured to go on, and asks Ia-lu to go and help Erin by disguising himself as a Psi-Gamul soldier. | ||
| 49 | "Final Battle" "Kessen" (決戦) |
December 19, 2009[7] |
| The Tai Koh's Touda troop advances towards the Shin Oh, but Seimiyah refuses to go to war with Shunan. As she orders her maids to put up the blue flag to surrender, Dahmiyah shows his true colors and reveals to Seimiyah that he killed Queen Harumiyah and that all the Seh-Zan were working for Dahmiyah. Erin tries to save Seimiyah, but is stopped by a Psi-Gamul soldier. Ia-lu reveals himself out of his Psi-Gamul disguise and saves Erin. Seimiyah orders Erin to raise the blue flag, and the Tai-Koh's troops see it and cheer for their win. As Ia-lu detains Dahmiyah, Dahmiyah reveals that there was a secret Touda army working under him and the Tai-Koh's son Nugan was leading it. The Dahmiyah Touda army attacks the Tai-Koh's troops, and everyone watches in horror of the bloody slaughter. Semiyah notices Shunan who was the in fight, and fears for his life. Erin tells Seimiyah that she will fly Lilan into the battlefield to save Shunan and destroy Dahmiyah's Touda once and for all. | ||
| 50 | "Beast Player" "Kemono No Souja" (獣の奏者) |
December 26, 2009[7] |
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Erin flies Lilan into the battlefield and successfully destroys the Touda army Dahmiyah made. She manages to have Lilan stop attacking the Touda and have Shunan ride Lilan to escape. However, all does not end well, as Erin is suddenly attacked by a barrage of arrows. As Lilan flies under Erin's orders, Erin lays in the sea of arrows. Shunan gets to where Seimiyah is, but is worried for his life's savior, as the Touda who were forced unconscious reawaken and go after Erin. As Seimiyah cries to ask someone save Erin, Lilan hears this and decides to go back. Lilan saves Erin from the Touda by grabbing her with her mouth. This surprises Erin, who once feared Lilan's fangs, doesn't hurt her. Lilan flies in the sky, shining silver, and everyone watches in awe. As Seimiyah and Shunan agree to join their countries through marriage, Dahmiyah breaks free from Ia-lu's grip and grabs Erin's knife. He lunges it at Seimiyah and Shunan, only to be killed by Ia-lu. Years later, the crowning of King Shunan and Queen Seimiyah has been done, and the once segregated countries are now ruled under a single leadership. Kirik, who was thought to be dead, is revealed to be alive and is now a traveling doctor who treats patients of both countries. Everyone at the Kazalm Ohju Breeding School have grown. Nuk and Mok stay as the school's head Handymen who help Karisa. Erin's friends, Kashugan and Yuuyan, are married and have 3 kids. Erin is now a Master at Kazalm and is married to former Seh-Zan and current harp carpenter Ia-lu. Together, they have a son named Jeshi, who attends Kazalm and is caring for Eku and Lilan's child Aru. He now wears his grandma's bracelet and plays his parents' harp. Reminiscing in her memories, Erin doesn't regret a single event that happened to her on the path of the beast healer. Now, as a mother herself, Erin promises to teach her child of the true ways of the Beast Player. |
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Japanese distributor Aniplex is scheduled to release twelve compilation DVDs between 2009 and 2010. In addition, a box set of the first 30 episodes will be released on March 14, 2010.[8]
| Aniplex DVD releases[8] | ||||||||
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| Volume | Released | Discs | Episodes | Volume | Released | Discs | Episodes | |
| 1 | August 8, 2009 | 1 | 4 | 7 | February 3, 2010 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | September 2, 2009 | 1 | 4 | 8 | March 3, 2010 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | October 7, 2009 | 1 | 5 | 9 | April 4, 2010 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | November 4, 2009 | 1 | 4 | 10 | May 12, 2010 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | December 2, 2009 | 1 | 4 | 11 | June 2, 2010 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | January 6, 2010 | 1 | 4 | 12 | July 7, 2010 | 1 | 4 | |