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Aria the Scarlet Ammo
Aria the Scarlet Ammo
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Aria the Scarlet Ammo

7.3 / 10
2011
1 season
12 episodes
Action & AdventureAnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

In response to the worsening crime rate, Japan creates Tokyo Butei High, an elite academy where "Butei" or armed detectives hone their deadly skills in hopes of becoming mercenary-like agents of justice. One particular Butei is Kinji Tooyama, an anti-social and curt sophomore dropout who was once a student of the combat-centric Assault Division. Kinji now lives a life of leisure studying logistics in order to cover up his powerful but embarrassing special ability. However, his peaceful days soon come to an end when he becomes the target of the infamous "Butei Killer," and runs into an emotional hurricane and outspoken prodigy of the highest rank, Aria Holmes Kanzaki, who saves Kinji's life and demands that he become her partner after seeing what he is truly capable of.

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Cast

Rie Kugimiya

Junji Majima

Mariya Ise

Ayako Kawasumi

Kaori Ishihara

Takuya Eguchi

Mikako Takahashi

Takayuki Kondo

Kenji Nojima

Seasons

Kinji Tōyama, a student at a special school for armed detectives called Butei High. He wishes to quit being a Butei, but his plans are disrupted when he meets Aria H. Kanzaki, an elite student, during a bombing incident. They form a partnership, and the series follows them as they work to solve crimes, particularly the case of the "Butei Killer," while navigating their romantic tension and Kinji's secret "Hysteria Mode" ability.

  • La Bambina

    1.La Bambina

    8.0
    15-04-201125m

    Kinji Tohyama is a student at Tokyo Butei High school, where special detectives known as Butei are trained to become mercenaries. Whilst riding his bike to school after missing the...

  • Aria the Quadra

    2.Aria the Quadra

    8.0
    22-04-201125m

    Aria demands that Kinji join her Butei party, intruding in his living space when he refuses. This puts Kinji in an awkward situation when his childhood friend, Shirayuki Hotogi, po...

  • First Mission

    3.First Mission

    8.3
    29-04-201125m

    Aria follows Kinji to the arcade where he manages to win some plush dolls for her. The next day, Kinji and Aria learn that a schoolbus has been hijacked by the fabled Butei-killer...

  • Butei Killer

    4.Butei Killer

    8.0
    06-05-201125m

    After having nightmares concerning the events surrounding his older brother's death, Kinji ends up following Aria who goes to the police station to talk with her mother, Kanae, who...

  • Butei Charter Article 1

    5.Butei Charter Article 1

    8.3
    13-05-201125m

    Kinji works quickly and uses a medicine to save Aria's life. When Aria yells at him as a result, Kinji kisses her to simultaneously calm her down and activate his Hysteria mode. Co...

  • Maiden of Hotogi Shrine

    6.Maiden of Hotogi Shrine

    8.3
    20-05-201125m

    Shirayuki is revealed to be a Chōtei, a special type of Butei with esper abilities, as she conflicts with Aria, not helped by dubious misunderstandings. The next day, Aria decides...

  • Caged Bird

    7.Caged Bird

    8.0
    27-05-201125m

    Field trip has finished. Along the way back to Tokyo, someone had planted a bomb within the bullet train where Kinji and the gang are boarded. Not only the bomb will explode if the...

  • Durandal

    8.Durandal

    8.0
    03-06-201125m

    As Aria makes an entrance claiming that she will arrest Durandal, the culprit retreats and chains Hotogi to a post as the room starts filling up with water. Kinji urges Aria to go...

  • Honey Trap

    9.Honey Trap

    7.7
    10-06-201125m

    Kinji goes to as he first thinks Aria's room, but after the change in attitude he realizes it's Riko. She then proceeds to attempt moves which will make him enter Hysteria Mode, bu...

  • Special Training

    10.Special Training

    7.7
    17-06-201125m

    Riko explains the plan of how they will infiltrate the mansion and claims that they will go in undercover as a butler and maid. With the agreement done, they undergo one more ‘trai...

  • Infiltration

    11.Infiltration

    8.0
    24-06-201125m

    After having practiced and prepared themselves for the infiltration, Riko disguises herself as a working from the employment agency to introduce Aria and Kinji on the job. However...

  • Vlad

    12.Vlad

    8.0
    01-07-201125m

    Kinji and Aria give the rosary to Riko who does not keep her promise to testify and instead decides to attack the two of them so as at to defeat them and surpass her ancestors. Say...

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