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Heroic Age (ヒロイック・エイジ, Hiroikku
Eiji
?) is a science fiction anime directed by
Toshimasa Suzuki. It is produced by XEBEC and airs on Japanese networks such as
TV Tokyo and TV Osaka.
The series first aired on April 1, 2007, and is now completed with
a total of 26 episodes, the last of which having aired on September
30, 2007.
On July 23, 2007, a manga adaptation began serialization in Kodansha's Magazine Z. Though the
story will be the same, it will be told in Iolaous' point of view.
Five official guidebooks will also be published and will have
consecutive monthly releases from July to November 2007.
The story's theme is based on stories in Greek
mythology, especially those surrounding Heracles, upon whom the main character is
based, and his Twelve Labors. Many of the other
characters are also based on some figures in Greek mythology;
characters share similar names to their Greek counterparts, and how
their relationship is defined with others correspond with Greek
stories. The title of the series, Heroic Age, is also a
slight testament to the similarities to Greek mythology, referring
to the time of the Heroic
Age. The tribes featured in the anime are loosely based on Hesiod's Five Ages of Mankind.
Storyline
Set in a distant future, Heroic Age tells the story of the quest
of the human race to find the messianic individual that holds the
power to save mankind. This savior, named Age, is the only human to
have been raised by the Golden Tribe before they departed from the
universe. The young princess of the humans, Dhianeila, and the crew
of the Argonaut - an advanced spaceship able to travel between
stars via lanes called Starways - find Age on the ruined planet
Oron. After fending off an attack from a rival tribe, the Bronze
Tribe, the human race sets off on a journey of salvation, led by
Dhianeila and Age.
History
The Golden Tribe watching the universe.
There was once a primeval tribe which called itself the "Golden
Tribe". They possessed many powers, including the ability to create
Planets and see into the future. They then called on primitive beings far across
the galaxy and told them to explore the universe. Three tribes were
able to reply to their call and the Golden Tribe referred to those
as the "Silver Tribe" (銀の種族, Gin no
Shuzoku
?), the "Bronze Tribe" (青銅の種族, Seidou no Shuzoku
?), and the "Heroic Tribe" (英雄の種族, Eiyuu no Shuzoku
?). Long after, just as the Golden Tribe
was about to move on to another universe, a new tribe replied to
their call. The newcomer, Humankind, was referred to as the "Iron
Tribe" (鉄の種族, Tetsu no
Shuzoku
?).
Due to their extraordinary powers and aggressive nature, the
titanic beings known as the "Heroic Tribe" instigated an
interstellar civil war and caused the destruction of thousands of
planets and stars. The expanding ruin angered the Golden Tribe, and
forced them to capture and punish the surviving five members of the
Heroic Tribe for the destruction they had caused. Caught in a
magical cage, they were subdued and condemned to serve tribes
weaker than them. Reduced to the state of diamond-like stones, they
were given to five individuals, who were then referred to as
'Nodos' (ノドス,
Nodosu
?). The Heroic Tribe member, Bellcross,
entered the body of a boy from the Iron Tribe, and became known as
the fifth Nodos. The child was directly raised by the Golden Tribe
on the ruined planet, Oron, in order to fulfill a prophecy passed
down by the Iron Tribe's royal family.
It was then that the Golden Tribe issued prophecies to each
tribe (Iron and Silver) who possessed a Nodos, telling them that
they could make contracts with those exceptional beings and allowed
both parties to draw a specific number of clauses, called 'Labors'.
In the Iron Tribe's case, there are twelve conditions, the famous
'Twelve Labors', assigned to a yet to be found, lone human
announced as their new messiah: a teenager named Age.
However, soon after they came into play in the equation, the
Iron Tribe's homeworld, Earth, was attacked by several dozen hives
from the Bronze Tribe. The local population was exterminated and
the planet conquered, forcing the survivors to emigrate towards
safer parts of the universe. It was later revealed that the attack
had been staged by the Silver Tribe, who ruled over the insect-like
Bronze Tribe. To this day, the Iron Tribe is still greatly
endangered by the combined forces of the Silver and Bronze Tribes
and, although its new homeworld is still ensconced in a relative
sense of safety and secrecy, its survival, however, is only
guaranteed by this stealthiness, as the difference of power between
the youngest tribe and the others is still too great.
Labors
Each tribe possessing one or several Nodos is allowed to make a
contract with them. They can draw a specific number of clauses
(called 'Labors'), the amount of which was determined beforehand by
the Golden Tribe.
Iron
Tribe - The 12 Labors
The Iron Tribe was allowed to make twelve of them, thus drawing
a parallel to Heracles' Twelve
Labors.
The Iron Tribe's contract goes as follows:
The 12 Labors as seen in episode 2.
- Treat your contractor as your King.
- To serve the King and never become one.
- Recover the homeland Earth to the hands of humans who are
called the "Iron Tribe".
- Fight against all survivors of "Heroic Tribe" and defeat every
one of them.
- Secure the Mother Planet of "Bronze Tribe" to the hands of
humans.
- Secure the Mother Planet of "Silver Tribe" to the hands of
humans.
- Obtain the powers of "Gold Tribe" to foresee the future.
- Obtain the knowledge of "Gold Tribe" to generate Stars.
- To make humans who are called "Iron Tribe" to become the master
of universe.
- To protect the bonding party until these labors are
fulfilled.
- To not to escape or to die until these labors are
fulfilled.
- When these labors are fulfilled, humans also known as "Iron
Tribe" will make one contractor’s wish come true as long as such
wish do not breach the other eleven agreements.
Note - The above 12 labors were directly translated in
episode 2 of the anime—the contract is meant for Age, the Nodos
entrusted with protecting the 'Iron Tribe'.
Silver Tribe
Labors
The content of some of the Silver Tribe's contracts is still
unknown, but it appears to involve the protection of Yuty by the
rest of the Silver Tribe's Nodos. Silver Tribe members Rome Ro and
Prome Ou were the chief architects of the contracts.
The Silver Tribe has made contracts with a total of four
Nodos:
- Kalkinos - contract with the Silver Tribe
contains 4 Labors. While Kalkinos's contract has not been fully
enumerated, it involves the protection of Yuty even at the cost of
his own life.
- Mehitak - contract with the Silver Tribe
contains 3 Labors:
-
- To ensure obedience to the Silver Tribe, Pore (his tribe) will
be collateral.
- As a Nodos, until all your power is used up, you will obey the
Silver Tribe.
- When the Nodos of the Silver Tribe is in danger, you will
help.
- Lekty - contract with the Silver Tribe
contains 5 Labors:
-
- By submitting to the will of the Silver Tribe, your tribe shall
prosper.
- You must fight against the enemies of the Silver Tribe as a
Nodos.
- When the Nodos of the Silver Tribe is in danger, you must save
her.
- When you have discovered the power of the Golden Tribe, you
must inform the Silver Tribe
- When the power of the Golden Tribe is being lost, you must
protect it.
- Yuty - contract with the Silver Tribe contains
8 Labors. While Yuty's contract has not been fully enumerated, it
is chiefly concerned with obtaining the power of the Golden Tribe.
She is also tasked with destroying that power should it fall out of
the hands of the Silver Tribe.
Characters
Nodos
A Nodos is a vessel entrusted with the 'essence' of a Heroic
Tribesman, and can thus transform into a member of the Heroic
Tribe. The vessels have been shown to have superhuman abilities,
including enhanced strength and agility, breathing in space, while
being unaffected by the vacuum which would kill a normal human in
over 30 seconds, and enduring the immense heat caused by atmospheric
reentry.[1] They
also seem able to freely move in zero-gravitation environment. It
has also been revealed that other than Age, the other Nodos are
required to protect the Silver Tribe's Nodos, Yuty. Yuty has
mentioned that if they do not abide by the contract the Golden
Tribe has given to them, each of their tribes would be destroyed.
In extremely violent battles, such as when two or more Nodos fight,
they will go completely berserk, attacking and destroying
everything around them, having been consumed by their own
instincts. The Silver Tribe refer to this state as being in a
"Frenzy." Due to this destructive nature, the Golden Tribe decided
to stop the Heroic Tribe. Aware of the Heroic Tribe having
destroyed hundreds of solar systems while in Frenzy, the Silver
Tribe strives to prevent multiple Nodos from fighting each other.
Although in the beginning, the Nodos' powers are thought to be only
that of destruction, but towards the end of the series, they are
believed to be keys for the gateway to the Universe where the
Golden Tribe moved to.
- Age (エイジ,
Eiji
?) Voiced by: Hiroshi Yazaki
(Japanese), J.
Michael Tatum (English)
- Age has the body of a sixteen-year-old boy, but is actually 120
years old; it is unknown how much of this time he was actually
"living", as he may have been in stasis for over 100 years. Age
lived on the ruined planet Oron, a world that was once verdant and
peaceful, but later suffered from a cosmic cataclysm. Wild by
nature, he is nevertheless extremely good-natured. Having grown up
on a deserted planet, he can easily fend for himself and often
hunts. His prey also seems to be a sort of pet or close friend to
him (the limbs that Age eats eventually grow back). Like other
Nodos, Age has shown enhanced agility and immense strength; he was
able to tear the Argonaut's outer shell with his bare hands. Since
he was taught by the Golden Tribe, who he considered to be his
fathers, Age has a limited knowledge about human society, not even
knowing the meaning of 'numbers', simple words, or common phrases; the
Golden Tribe apparently had no use for numbers and such.
- He lived in an old, abandoned ship, and he addressed the
mainframe A.I.
of the ship as his mother. Though the ship's A.I. did not
understand most of what he said, Age truly believed it to be his
mom and genuinely cared for it. When the Bronze Tribe attacked
Oron, his ship was destroyed, which prompted his transformation
into Bellcross.
- Age's character is most likely based on the mythological hero
Hercules.
- His wild and childlike nature has earned him the nickname of
"monkey" among the crew of the Argonaut.
-
- Bellcross (ベルクロス,
Berukurosu
?)
- The 'essence' of the Heroic Tribe life-form within him, which
is stored in a stone that is wrapped around the optical nerve of Age's
right eye. When summoned, Age's body is enveloped with that of
Bellcross. Bellcross is considered to be the strongest of the
remaining Heroic Tribe. It is shown to have the ability to absorb
its enemies' life force and release it as a destructive energy
blast. Bellcross has a humanoid body approximately 50 feet
(15 m) tall, and joints made of very large blue spheres.
Bellcross, like the other remaining members of the Heroic Tribe,
apparently lives only for destruction and contest over its siblings
of the Heroic Tribe, though it could apparently counter all the
other 4 Nodos's powers with ease. When he enters Frenzy his entire
body is covered in a red aura, his eyes and the spheres on his body
change to glowing red, and his normally dark-blue body turns black.
While Frenzied, he releases powerful shock waves whenever he moves
through space, powerful enough to destroy nearby ships. Iron Tribe
computers calculated that if he continued to remain in Frenzy, he
would ultimately release energy on the scale of a supernova explosion.
Eventually, while Bellcross is in Frenzy his armor expands,
crystal-like protusions extend from the spheres at his shoulders
and hips, and he sprouts a long, prehensile tail with a bladed tip.
Bellcross's main ability is originally thought to be existence, but
it is later revealed that he is the key to The Golden Tribe's
power.
- Karkinos Rucan (カルキヌス・ルーカン, Karukinusu Rūkan
?) Voiced by: Masayuki Katō
(Japanese), Christopher Sabat
(English)
- Karkinos is a calm thinker and not easily provoked. His purple
Heroic Tribe form, "Lernaea", employs some sort of corrosive gas,
or similar material, as a means of attack. It is implied that this
power can destroy entire solar systems. Apparently, he is capable
of resurrection.[2]
- His name is based on Karkinos, a crab that tried to help a hydra defeat
Heracles. Accordingly, Karkinos' Heroic Tribe form can transform
into a type of hydra when on solid ground. Lernaea's main ability
is thought to be Life, then revealed to be Restoration.
- Karkinos' contract with the Silver Tribe contains 4
Labors.
- Mehitak Pore (メヒタカ・ポレ, Mehitak
Pore
?) Voiced by: Chihiro Suzuki
(Japanese), Greg Ayres
(English)
- A Nodos from the Planet Pore. Despite having destroyed many
planets in the past, he now despises fighting, and hates to see
others hurt as a result of it. His red Heroic Tribe form,
"Artemia", is capable of firing massive energy beams which can
engulf entire planets. Artemia also possesses the ability to turn
its body into energy, which can reflect or refract energy weapons.
However, it is vulnerable to gravity-based laser beams. Mehitak
will not eat anything with a 'life', instead drawing sustenance by
consuming raw matter such as metal. Artemia's power is thought to
be Light, but is then revealed to be Waves.
- Mehitak's contract with the Silver Tribe contains 3
Labors.
- Lecty Leque (レクティ・レクゥ, Rekuti Rekuu
?) Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro
(Japanese), Stephanie Young (English)
- She is a long-haired female in a lavender dress. Lekty has the
ability to teleport herself and anyone she is touching at the same
time, similar to Iolaous. She is curious about why the Golden Tribe
gave their tribe such an unreasonable contract, and often visits
Prome to discuss their fate. She shows a measure of affection and
concern for Mehitak, and is saddened whenever he must fight. Her
green Hero Tribe form, "Erymanthos", allows her to manipulate time.
Erymanthos is originally thought to be Time, but her true power
lies in increasing Bellcross's power.
- Lecty's contract with the Silver Tribe contains 5 Labors.
- Yuty La (ユティ・ラー, Yuti
Rā
?) Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu
(Japanese), Cherami
Leigh (English)
- A member of the Silver Tribe, thus having the ability to create
spiritual projections of herself, and has also shown the ability of
teleportation. The young female has long tresses almost twice her
own length, and is the unspoken "leader" of the four Silver Tribe's
Nodos. Yuty's entire philosophy can be summed up in her first
response to Karkinos' question about the fifth Nodos: "People who
do not submit to the Silver Tribe have no need to live." Although
she seems cruel, Yuty has been shown to care for the life of
Karkinos, and may have feelings for him. Yuty is under the direct
control of Rome Ro, and cannot act without his express order.
Yuty's black Hero Tribe form, "Kervius", can surround itself with a
powerful shield capable of deflecting energy weapons, even beams
strong enough to destroy a star. Kervius has the power to create
massive vortexes that act like Black Holes, swallowing whole fleets
of ships and sending them into 'nothingness'. This power is
considered the most devastating out of the five Nodos. Kervius's
power is thought to be Nothingness, but it is revealed to be the
gate to the Golden Tribe's power.
- Yuty's contract with the Silver Tribe contains 8 Labors.
Iron
Tribe
Humanity is known to the rest of the universe as the "Iron
Tribe", the name given to them by the Golden Tribe. The Iron Tribe
was the last tribe to be able to travel in space, but also the only
tribe to develop the necessary technology on their own. The Silver
and Bronze Tribes consider the Iron Tribe to be inferior because,
unlike them, the Iron Tribe was not granted this ability by the
Golden Tribe. When humanity began to explore space, Earth was
attacked by the Bronze Tribe (under the Silver Tribe's control).
Human life on Earth was exterminated and humanity was scattered
among the stars, pursued by the Bronze and Silver Tribes.
Humanity's only hope is an old message from the Golden Tribe that
told of a human Nodos that would become their savior.
- Dhianeila Y Leisha Altria Ol Yunos (ディアネイラ・イ・ライシャ・アルトリア・オル・ユーノス, Dianeira
I Raisha Arutoria Oru Yūnosu
?) Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa
(Japanese), Caitlin
Glass (English)
- Age: 18
- The young princess of the Iron Tribe and the heroine of the
story. By using information passed down by the royal family, she
takes it upon herself to search for the one she considers their
savior. Along with her psychic and telepathic powers, she has the power to
create spiritual projections, though not as
powerful as those of the Silver Tribe. Her telepathic powers also
seem to be so powerful that she can automatically read the minds of
those around her. It also is revealed that Dhianeila cannot handle
the spiritual waves of an impure man, so men have to be at least 10
meters away from her, or else she may lose consciousness and
collapse.[3][4] The
only man to have ever been able to approach her, and make her not
lose herself is Age, and in recent episodes Iolaous. After she
ended the war between the Iron-tribe and Silver/Bronze-tribe, she
went to the home planet of Age and stayed there till they finished
fixing the planet. Four years later, she reunited with Age and it
is unknown if they stayed in their Universe or went to the Universe
where the Golden and the Silver tribe is waiting for them. Her
character is based on a figure in Greek mythology, Deianira.
- Iolaous Oz Mehelim (イオラオス・オズ・メヒリム, Ioraosu Ozu Mehirimu
?) Voiced by: Takashi Kondo
(Japanese), Joel
McDonald (English)
- Age: 20
- The young leader of the Yunos Knights, a squadron of robot
fighter pilots. Uptight but very responsible, he is extremely loyal
to Dhianeila. He initially dislikes Age and gets jealous over
Dhianeila becoming close to him, but quickly becomes Age's friend.
Iolaous has a secret collection of holographic pictures of Dhianeila.
- Iolaous has the ability to teleport himself and another, when he
touches them.[5] The
range of this ability has so far been shown to be intra-planetary,
with his longest teleport so far being from orbit around Titarros
to the surface of said planet. Iolaous can only teleport others
along with him if they are mentally willing to do so. His mecha can
teleport when a special engine is engaged, and the engine is also
capable of transporting other mechas along with his own, if
distance between Iolaous' and the other mechas allows.
- His character represents the Theban hero, Iolaus, friend to Heracles.
- Aneasha Ol Megarla (アネーシャ・オル・ナガーラ, Anēsha Oru Nagāra
?) Voiced by: Kaori Shimizu
(Japanese), Luci
Christian (English)
- Age: 19
- Personal attendant to Princess Dhianeila. She is also part of
Argonaut's medic crew. She appears to have a fondness for
Iolaous.
- Tail Ol Mehelim (テイル・オル・メヒリム, Teiru Oru Mehirimu
?) and Mail Al Mehelim (メイル・アル・メヒリム, Meiru Aru
Nahirimu
?)
- Voiced by: Yukari Tamura (Tail) and Rie Kugimiya (Mail),
Monica Rial
(English)
- Twins with telekinetic abilities. A bit childlike
and irresponsible, but always cheerful. They are also skilled engineers and mecha pilots;
their mechas corresponds with their telekinetic abilities. As
Dhianeila's attendants, they were put in charge of "babysitting"
Age, but are often involved in Age's childish antics. When Iolaous
is depressed, they sell him pictures of Dhianeila.
Mobeedo and Nilval, respectively.
- Mobeedo Oz Mehelim (モビード・オズ・メヒリム, Mobīdo Ozu Mehirimu
?) Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama
(Japanese), R. Bruce Elliot (English)
- Age: 54
- Military commander of the Iron Tribe's spaceship, the Argonaut.
His mission is to protect the Princess Dhianeila and to carry out
her wishes. He is also Iolaous' and the twins' father.
- Nilval Nephew (ニルバール・ネフュー, Nirubāru Nefyū
?) Voiced by: Yukana (Japanese),
Colleen Clinkenbeard
(English)
- Age: 45
- A female military officer of the Iron Tribe, and acting
commander of the Azu-Azot fleet. She and Captain Mobeedo were in
officer's school together. It is said that she has the worst luck,
but is highly dependable. She seems to have a rough demeanor, but
is well-respected by her crew. She is later transferred to
Meleagros' flagship, the Althaea.
- Meleagros E Leisha Altria Oz Yunos (メレアグロス・エ・ライシャ・アルトリア・オズ・ユーノス,
Mereagurosu E Raisha Arutoria Ozu Yūnosu
?) Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio
(Japanese), Eric Vale
(English)
- The oldest prince of the Royal family that leads humanity, and
commander of the flagship Althaea and the Calydon fleet. Dim-witted
but ambitious, he wants to lead humanity to conquer the universe.
He cares nothing for others, and is envious of Dhianeila's
reputation among many nobles, and only sees her as someone who
comes between him and the throne. Despite that, he considers her
and Age as useful tools, but ones that can easily be discarded.
Moreover, he repeatedly refers to Age/Bellcross as a monster.
- His name is based on a Greek hero, Meleagros, who
incidentally became one of the Argonauts.
- Atalantes Az Yunos (アタランテス·アズ·ユーノス, Atarantesu Azu Yūnosu
?) Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino
(Japanese), Josh
Grelle (English)
- The second prince of the Royal family, commander of the elite
Kento Knights, and Meleagros's right hand. He supports Meleagros in
his quest to conquer the universe. He also thinks of his only
sister, Dhianeila, as nothing but a pest.
- His name is based on Atalanta, who in Greek mythology was a female
warrior that loved Meleagros.
Silver
Tribe
The self-proclaimed new "guardians" of space. The Silver Tribe
see themselves as the most superior tribe, after the Golden Tribe.
Due to their arrogance, they believe that every other tribe that is
inferior to them deserves to be conquered by them. Compared to
other tribes, the Silver has the most powerful spiritual energy,
allowing them to be immune to illnesses, live longer lives, and
have the power to create energy from nothing. Each tribesman has
been shown to possess common powers, such as long-ranged telepathy
and teleportation, and creating spiritual projections. Unlike other
tribes, the Silver Tribe consists of a small amount of tribesmen;
their powerful spiritual powers, which helps them create superior
technology, makes up for their low population. Traveling to the
stars in their lotus-shaped ships, the Silver Tribe has helped many
lesser species obtain low-orbit space status, but prohibited
long-range space and interstellar space travel. The Silver Tribe
consider individual star systems worthless, but gain wealth and
power by obtaining tribute from the tribes that they have lifted
up.
- Phaetho O (パエトー・オー, Paetō
Ō
?) Voiced by: Yoshinori Fujita
(Japanese), Robert McCollum (English)
- A member of the Silver Tribe, who has been tasked with
destroying the Argonaut. Like Dhianeila, he has been shown to be
able to create spiritual projections of himself, but in a far more
powerful form that can project shields, and attack with short-range
tentacle-spades. Later, after his starship is destroyed by
Bellcross, Pheath O is shown to be able to survive in hard vacuum
unaided for an extended period of time. He can also create another
starship in space from nothingness in minutes.[6]
- Rom Ror (ロム・ロー, Romu
Rō
?) Voiced by: Susumu Chiba
(Japanese), Vic
Mignogna (English)
- He commands all the Nodos except Age. He also appears to be
Yuty and Peato's superior. It is later revealed that Rom Ror was
present when the Golden Tribe withdrew from the galaxy, and
personally "chased" after members of the Golden Tribe, demanding
that they stay and continue teaching the Silver Tribe.
- Prome O (プロメ・オー, Purome
Ō
?) Voiced by: Rina Satou
(Japanese), Lydia
Mackay (English)
- She is in charge of the Silver Tribe's emotions, and can
transfer emotions from her tribesmen into her, thus erasing it from
them. She has also been seen sitting on a throne, talking to Lecty
about the Nodos' contracts.
Bronze
Tribe
An insect species, the Bronze Tribe is seen by other tribes in
the galaxy as the Silver Tribe's enforcement arm. Numbering in the
tens of billions, the Bronze Tribe uses hollowed-out asteroids as
starships utilizing the same Starway and Warp technology of the
Silver and Iron Tribe. The Bronze Tribe's spiritual powers differ
from other tribes; glowing organs showing blue through their
bronze-colored exoskeletons are evidence of their species-specific
telepathy, but none show the spiritual projections of the Silver
and Iron Tribes. In warfare the Bronze Tribe individuals can form
spiritual force shields with a thought, and also project beam
energy at a target from those shields. Bronze Tribe insect bodies
can survive the vacuum of outer space and the heat of atmospheric
entry, but are still vulnerable to normal damage. At close range
acid spits from their fanged mouths. The asteroid ships may move by
combined individual telekineses, since no reaction mass is seen
from the asteroids or the Bronze Tribe individuals. While a subset
of the tribe have teleportation powers, rather than the
instantaneous dematerialization/rematerialization of Iolaous and
Lekty, the insects instead create gates or wormhole portals between
interplanetary locations. When the Iron Tribe combined fleet
attacked Taros, the Bronze Tribe's home planet, the gates were
large enough for entire asteroid ships to pass through. The Bronze
Tribe has not shown a single Queen in its reproductive cycle, nor a
pupa stage; the young hatch from egg sacs and mature to adult size
afterwards. A humanoid-shaped "controller" can be found at the
heart of each asteroid ship. It is not known how the Silver Tribe
convinced the Bronze Tribe to serve them so unswervingly, nor what
the Bronze Tribe receives from its relationship with the Silver
Tribe.
Media
Anime
Heroic Age is an anime series directed by Toshimasa
Suzuki and produced by Xebec. It first aired on April 1, 2007,
and is now completed with a total of 26 episodes, the last of which
having aired on September 30, 2007. Dhianeila gives a short
narrative in the first five episodes to explain the Golden Tribe,
the Silver, Bronze, Heroic, and Iron Tribes, and the events leading
up to the anime series. Since episode 14 a new introduction shows
the Iron Tribe members in a different manner than in the first
episodes' introduction.
The anime was licensed for North American distribution by FUNimation Entertainment on June 30, 2008.
A release date is set for May 12, 2009. Episodes 1-4 of Heroic Age
are currently available at Hulu.com
Episodes
DVDs
The first two DVD volumes had a
simultaneous release in Japan on August 8, 2007. It was announced
that every volume would contain two episodes. The first two volumes
would also contain an eight page booklet and stickers of the
corresponding DVD cover for a limited time only. The illustrations
on the cover jackets are designed by Hisashi Hirai.
The third volume is expected to be released on September 5,
2007, and will also contain a sticker of the jacket cover.
- Volumes
Heroic Age I - contains episodes 1 and 2 (Release date:
August 8, 2007)
Heroic Age II - contains episodes 3 and 4 (Release date:
August 8, 2007)
Heroic Age III - contains episodes 5 and 6 (Release date:
September 5, 2007)
Heroic Age IV - contains episodes 7 and 8 (Release date:
October 10, 2007)
Heroic Age V - contains episodes 9 and 10 (Release date:
November 7, 2007)
Heroic Age VI - contains episodes 11 and 12 (Release date:
December 5, 2007)
Heroic Age VII - contains episodes 13 and 14 (Release
date: January 9, 2008)
Heroic Age VIII - contains episodes 15 and 16 (Release
date: January 9, 2008)
Heroic Age IX - contains episodes 17 and 18 (Release date:
February 6, 2008)
Manga
On July 23, 2007, the first volume of the series' manga adaptation began
serialization in the Japanese magazine, Magazine Z. The manga is published by Kodansha Publishers, Ltd. The
story is the same as the anime, however, the story will be told in
Ioraus' point of view.
- Volumes
Heroic Age Manga 1 - Release date: July 23, 2007
Heroic Age Manga 2 - Release date: November 22, 2007
Guidebooks
Along with the manga, the first of five official guidebooks was
published in Kodansha's Magazine Z on July 23, 2007. The
following four volumes will have consecutive monthly releases, with
the last one being released on November 30, 2007. Each guidebook
will have a total of 36 colored pages. On October 29, 2007, an
exclusive official binder, which will hold all five volumes, will
go on sale.
- Volumes
Heroic Age Official Guidebook Volume 1 - Release date:
July 23, 2007
Heroic Age Official Guidebook Volume 2 - Release date:
August 23, 2007
Heroic Age Official Guidebook Volume 3 - Release date:
September 28, 2007
Heroic Age Official Guidebook Volume 4 - Release date:
October 29, 2007
Heroic Age Official Guidebook Volume 5 - Release date:
November 30, 2007
Music
Singles
Opening
themes
The opening theme of Heroic Age,
"gravitation", was performed by angela. An opening themes single,
performed by angela and contains six tracks, was released on May 9,
2007.[7]
- Lyrics: Atsuko
- Composition: Atsuko and KATSU
- Arrangement: KATSU
- Track listing
- "gravitation"
- "Storm of Nothingness" (虚無の嵐
?)
- "Your breath"
- "gravitation" (Karaoke/no vocals)
- "Storm of Nothingness" (虚無の嵐
?) (Karaoke)
- "Your breath" (Karaoke)
Ending
themes
The ending theme of Heroic Age, "Azurite", was
performed by Tae Urakabe. An ending themes single containing four
tracks was released on May 23, 2007.[7]
- Lyrics: SHUMA (for Azurite)
- Composition and arrangement: YUPA (for Azurite)
- Track listing
- "Azurite"
- "Starry heavens"
- "Azurite" (Karaoke)
- "Starry heavens" (Karaoke)
Soundtracks
The first original soundtrack album, entitled "Star Way", was
released on July 11, 2007. It contains two discs, with the second
disc being a Drama CD.[7]
The second soundtrack, which was released on September 26, 2007,
also contains two discs. The first disc contains 18 tracks, while
the second disc is another Drama CD containing the continuation of
the story in the first Drama CD.
- Star Way
- Disc 1
- "Heroic Age" (ヒロイック・エイジ, Hiroikku Eiji
?)
- "Star murder" (星殺し
?)
- "Bellcross" (ベルクロス,
Berukurosu
?)
- "Star way" (スターウェー,
Sutāwē
?)
- "Nodos Fight" (ノドスの戦い, Nodosu no
tatakai
?)
- "Scar" (傷
?)
- "Everyday life of Age" (エイジの日
?)
- "Age and Futo" (エイジとフートォ, Eiji to Fūtoo
?)
- "Heart's Rain" (心の雨
?)
- "Planet Dyui" (惑星デュイー, Wakusei
Dyuī
?)
- "Azu Azot Fleet" (アズ・アゾート艦隊, Azu Azōto Sentai
?)
- "Spark" (閃光
?)
- "Silver Tribe" (銀の種族, Gin no
Shuzoku
?)
- "Conversation" (対話
?)
- "Cemetery Belt" (セメタリー・ベルト, Semetarī beruto
?)
- "Argonaut" (アルゴノート,
Arugonōto
?)
- "One Heart" (心ひとつに
?)
- "Tayl and Mayl" (テイルとメイル, Teiru to
Meiru
?)
- "Intense Earthquake" (激震
?)
- "Contract" (契約,
Keiyaku
?)
- "The Coming of the old Star God" (旧き神の星
?)
|
- Disc 2
The second disc describes some events surrounding Iolaous,
outside the Heroic Age story.[8]
The disc also features a bonus track, "Azurite", with vocals by
Dhianeila's seiyū, Yui Ishikawa.
- Performance
|
- Kikan
- Disc 1
- "Heroic Age -Aratanaru Tabidachi-" (ヒロイック・エイジ-新たなる旅立ち-
?)
- "Kyouran" (狂乱
?)
- "Karyu-don Kantai" (カリュドーン艦隊
?)
- "Gekisen no Kodou" (激戦の鼓動
?)
- "Eryushion" (エリュシオン
?)
- "Shi no Keiyaku" (死の契約
?)
- "Dhianeila no Omoi" (ディアネイラの想い
?)
- "Kyomu" (虚無
?)
- "Koe" (声
?)
- "Yuganda Kokoro -Kunou-" (歪んだ心-苦悩-
?)
- "Yuuki" (勇気
?)
- "Jikuuryuu no Tatakai" (時空流の戦い
?)
- "Ankoku no Nodosu" (暗黒のノドス
?)
- "Heroic Age -Kagayaku no Hoshi Tatsu Toki-" (ヒロイック・エイジ-輝きの星立つとき-
?)
- "Yuganda Kokoro -Kyoufu-" (歪んだ心-恐怖-
?)
- "Omowaku" (思惑
?)
- "Chitsujo" (秩序
?)
- "Heroic Age -Kikan-" (ヒロイック・エイジ-帰還-
?)
|
- Disc 2
The second disc describes some events surrounding Iolaous,
outside the Heroic Age story.[8]
The disc also features a bonus track, "Flowery", with vocals by
Dhianeila's seiyū, Yui Ishikawa.
- Performance
|
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