Arc the Lad
Arc the Lad
TV ShowEnded

Arc the Lad

7.0 / 10
1999
1 season
26 episodes
AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyDramaAction & Adventure

For years, a clandestine organization known as White House has experimented in transforming adults and children into mutants known as Chimeras. Young Elk, master of the spirit of flame, has managed to escape and transform himself into an up-and-coming member of the Hunter's Guild, tracking down targets for money. Following a hunt involving a crazed hijacker on the run from White House, Elk meets Lieza, herself an escapee from a village attacked by White House and master of the docile dog-monster Pandit. Following the incident, Elk devotes himself to uncovering the motive behind it, and exacting revenge on the rouge known as Arc, who ostensibly led the attack on Elk's village and killed the young man's parents.

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  • The Boy with Flame

    1.The Boy with Flame

    05-04-199922m

    A mysterious air ship hijacking triggers a distress call to which bounty hunters Elk and Cougar respond with explicit instructions to rescue the passengers and capture all hijacker...

  • Beginning of the Destiny

    2.Beginning of the Destiny

    12-04-199922m

    Following a narrated musing on destiny, episode 2 opens with Elk listening to a doctored radio report of the air ship catastrophe, just before receiving a bonus reward from the May...

  • Feeling in the Rain

    3.Feeling in the Rain

    19-04-199922m

    Another narrated monologue, this time on the duality mankind's brutality and altruism, yields to Shu leading the quartet into the safety of this hometown, a place where Elk feels c...

  • Pale Goddess

    4.Pale Goddess

    26-04-199922m

    When the bounty on Pandit is suddenly withdrawn, Elk and Shu redouble their efforts to discover who is chasing Lieza and the monster, and for what reason. Meanwhile, Mayor Galuana...

  • The Criminals

    5.The Criminals

    03-05-199922m

    When Elk realizes that Arc is responsible for the attack, he springs into action immediately, pursuing the villain he believes killed his family. A chase ensues in which Elk tries...

  • Beyond the Sound of Waves

    6.Beyond the Sound of Waves

    10-05-199922m

    Elk pursues the Silver Noah in his airship Hien in a desperate attempt to catch up with his nemesis, destroying its engine and crashing the ship on a remote island. Elk, Lieza and...

  • Ancient Guardian

    7.Ancient Guardian

    17-05-199922m

    Seeing Elk's frustration in repairing the Airship Hien, Lia allows her puppy love to get the best of her and tells the young Hunter about a forbidden cave allegedly inhabited by an...

  • Runaway

    8.Runaway

    24-05-199922m

    Elk learns of the bounty on his head as soon as he returns to Prodias. Before long, Elk is able to track down Shu, who conceals the full extent of his injuries. Deducing the involv...

  • Friend Who was Left Behind

    9.Friend Who was Left Behind

    31-05-199922m

    Lieza and Elk arrive in horn to find the village decimated and empty. While Lieza mourns, Elk encounters Gene, another child from White House who had been tortured and blames Elk's...

  • The Crusade with No Name

    10.The Crusade with No Name

    07-06-199922m

    Unprepared for the trek across the desert, Elk, Lieza and Pundit succumb to the elements only to be rescued by Celendia, part of a camp serving the wounded in the struggle over the...

  • Lonely Brave Man

    11.Lonely Brave Man

    14-06-199922m

    Descending upon the camp in the Silver Noah, Arc easily deflects Elk's attack to tend to the wounded, using healing powers similar to Lieza's. Poco, the harp-playing boy in Arc's b...

  • White House

    12.White House

    21-06-199922m

    In the midst of the Silver Noah crew's emancipation of the White House youths, Elk makes an impulsive attempt to rescue Meril and learns the horrible secret of White House. Meril h...

  • Smiling Holy Mother

    13.Smiling Holy Mother

    28-06-199922m

    The battle of White House finds Elk coming to terms with Meril's transformation (which he decides to ameliorate by performing euthanasia), Arc battling Mayor Galuana (who has compl...

  • Shrine Maiden of the Spirit

    14.Shrine Maiden of the Spirit

    05-07-199922m

    Arc and the Silver Noah head for the Shrine of the Spirits in the Kingdom of Smeria to drop off the rescued children and consult with Kukuru, the maiden of the Shrine. Elk continue...

  • Blaze has Stood

    15.Blaze has Stood

    12-07-199922m

    Andel's agents tries to draw Arc into a trap by unleashing especially violent Chimeras on innocent villagers. After the resuce, the Silver Noah returns to the sanctuary followed un...

  • Reconquer

    16.Reconquer

    19-07-199922m

    In a further attempt to draw Arc into the open, Andel orders the crucifixion of dozens of political prisoners. Seeing the suffering of his people, Arc cannot help but send his peop...

  • Scarlet Castle

    17.Scarlet Castle

    26-07-199922m

    Elk & Arc attack Andel but they have trouble penetrating his shield. Andel successfully destroys the Seal of the Sprits. Clive attempts to kidnap Kukuru, but leaves after Arc shows...

  • Chimera Tower

    18.Chimera Tower

    02-08-199922m

    Elk lost his powers and sees the suffering of those who became chimeras. It's the story of a blind little girl called Iris.

  • Confrontation of Two Great Men

    19.Confrontation of Two Great Men

    23-08-199922m

    Toshu and Shu search for Elk. Due to a misunderstanding, they end up fighting each other.

  • Meet Again

    20.Meet Again

    30-08-199922m

    Elk returns to the Silver Noah and joins up with Arc. He has trouble patching things up with Lieza. He almost has things going well when Clive pops up and kidnaps her.

  • The Place Where the Truth Is

    21.The Place Where the Truth Is

    06-09-199922m

    Elk has a hard time with Lieza gone. Kukuru tries her best to locate her. Meanwhile, everyone else prepares for the upcoming battle.

  • Hiding in the Shadows

    22.Hiding in the Shadows

    13-09-199922m

    Arc, Elk and the others begin gathering information that will enable them to launch an offensive on Yagun's forces. Meanwhile, Clive's subordinates begin the procedure to turn the...

  • Frozen Eyes

    23.Frozen Eyes

    20-09-199922m

    The battle against Yagun's forces is almost over, but one thing still remains unknown- the whereabouts of Lieza. Elk and the others pool their resources in the hopes of locating an...

  • Quickening of the Darkness

    24.Quickening of the Darkness

    27-09-199922m

    Using their insidious mind control devices, the remaining generals of Darkness accelerate the transformation of innocent people into Chimeras, hoping to usher in a new age of chaos...

  • Holy Ark

    25.Holy Ark

    04-10-199922m

    Elk, Arc and the others begin a dangerous journey into the heart of Romalia, the country where Darkness now resides. Numerous traps and enemies are arrayed against, but with Clive...

  • Shining Boy

    26.Shining Boy

    11-10-199922m

    Elk, Arc and Kukulu have made it to a final confrontation with Clive, but with the Holy Ark now open, he already commands fearsome powers of Darkness. As Elk tries to help Lieza br...

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