Soukyuu no Fafner

Épisode 1 - Beginning (Paradise)

4 juillet 2004 - 4.5/5

Introducing some of Tatsumiyajima's inhabitants, like the school going children: Kazuki, Maya, Hazama (sick in bed) and the rest of the gang. And Soshi (believed to have returned from a trip from Tokyo).

Épisode 2 - Life (Confession)

11 juillet 2004 - 4.5/5

Kazuki pilots the Fafner and defeats the enemy. But the children on the island, previously oblivious, must now face the horrible reality of their situation.

Épisode 3 - Truth (Labyrinth)

18 juillet 2004 - 4.3/5

Various children on the island are selected for enrollment into the service, much to the dispair of many parents. Meanwhile, Kazuki discovers someone at the basement of the base. A search plane flys in the direction of the island's location. And an enemy appears at a bad time.

Épisode 4 - Departure (Escape)

25 juillet 2004 - 4.6/5

Kazuki rescues the search plane against the commander's orders. Their battle does not go well. And Kazuki's disobediance results in more trouble to come.

Épisode 5 - Pledge (Promise)

1 août 2004 - 4.6/5

Shouko's friends and mother express concern over her medical condition. The U.N.'s fleets makes an approach to the island to pick up the Mark Sechs that they requested but is attacked by a Festum along the way.

Épisode 6 - Sacrifice (Soaring Sky)

15 août 2004 - 4.5/5

Two Festums have appeared, and with Kazuki preoccupied with one of them, Shouko makes a decisive decision to act. Her actions saves the island and she keeps her promises to Kazuki and her mother. But the cost for everyone is too great.

Épisode 7 - Parents & Children (Family)

22 août 2004 - 4.3/5

Shouko's death is received with mix reactions. Kouyou's and Sakura's performance are tested against Kazuki's Mark Elf. An island showing similarities to the Tatsumiya island is discovered, a team is assembled to investigate.

Épisode 8 - Kouyou (Strife)

29 août 2004 - 4.7/5

The team arrive on the island and various units set out to explore the apparently uninhabited island. Things go horribly wrong however.

Épisode 9 - Parting (Assimilation)

5 septembre 2004 - 3.8/5

Efforts to rescue Maya and Kyouhei from the island come at a great cost to Kouyou. And Kouyou's friends and family react to the great loss differently.

Épisode 10 - Crossing Paths (Disintegration)

12 septembre 2004 - 4.2/5

Hiroto Douma rebels and locks himself up in the school's broadcast room, apparently upset that his dreams of stardom may not be fulfilled.

Épisode 11 - Human Force (Old & New)

19 septembre 2004 - 4.5/5

Kazuki leaves the remote island with Yukie, taking the Fafner Mark Elf with him, arriving at a rundown city. Both Fumihiko and Kyouhei speculate about the sudden departure. After Kazuki and Yukie decide to make camp, they are then attacked by a Festum. Michio Hino and Canon Memphis, both piloting Fafners, appear and annihilate the Festum. However, the two then turn on Kazuki and disable his Fafner. Both Kazuki and Yukie is taken prisoner aboard the Neo UN fleet, having the Fafner Mark Elf in its possession. Soushi tells Maya that Kazuki wanted to escape from the island, though she disagrees with him.

Épisode 12 - Desperation (Absence)

26 septembre 2004 - 4.7/5

Mamoru Kodate, Kenji Kondo, and Sakura Kaname are among the candidates to pilot the Fafners. Meanwhile, Kazuki and Yukie are questioning the reason of their imprisonment. As a new Festum approaches, the new pilots are soon tested to defeat it. Mamoru devises a plan, ignoring Soushi's specified orders. The three collaboratively succeed in defeating the Festum, yet they are put in confinement for acting on their own judgment. Soushi learns from Fumihiko that Kazuki denies himself daily, bypassing any assimilation. Maya realizes that Soushi has feelings for Kazuki. Michio brings Kazuki to the deck of the ship, also encountering Canon, before arriving at the Moldova base.

Épisode 13 - Festum (Erosion)

3 octobre 2004 - 4.5/5

Mitsuhiro Bertrand says that Japan was destroyed thirty years ago when toxins were emitted from the core, which prevented citizens unable to produce offspring, marking the beginning of the attempted genocide of humanity by the Festums. When the Alvis base was founded, children were able to become immune to the Festums through gene manipulation. Hester deceptively announces of a new weapon capable of defeating Festums, having the Fafner Mark Elf displayed. Yoji Hino, who revealed he had left the island five years ago to create weapons for the Neo UN fleet, offers Kazuki to work for him as a staff member. The Grendel Type Festums invade the Moldova, prompting Kazuki to fight back.

Épisode 14 - Occupation (Awakening)

10 octobre 2004 - 5/5

Maya and Kyouhei go on a mission to rescue Kazuki at Moldova base. At the same time, the Neo UN fleet invades the Alvis base, trying to secure the island by taking control of the red female core, revealed to be a Coagula Type Festum, however it has left its container. Meanwhile, Yoji manages to persuade Mjolnir, the Master Type Festum which has assimilated Akane Makabe, to give the Fafner Mark Sein to Kazuki. Yukie, as well as Col. Dudley Barns, questions Fumihiko and Soushi concerning the whereabouts of the female core, but the latter two are unaware of its current location. While Kyouhei fends off the Festum in the laboratory, Yoji gives Maya the research data of the Fafner Mark Sein.

Épisode 15 - Scream (Memory)

17 octobre 2004 - 5/5

The Neo UN fleet occupies the Alvis base, however the female island core is still reported missing. Back at the Moldova base, Kazuki receives the Fafner Mark Sein from Mjolnir. Idun, another Master Type Festum, consumes Mjolnir, enraging Kazuki as he continues to fight. Both Kazuki and Idun sink into a lava pit generated by the Fafner Mark Sein. Kazuki confronts his internal conflicts about his past of when Soushi's left eye was first injured and of how the green crystals were first implanted in his body. Maya and Kyouhei witness Kazuki defeating Idun in the lava pit. Kazuki later tells Maya and Kyouhei that he is looking forward to protect the island after knowing what he is dealing with.

Épisode 16 - Welcome Home (Friends)

24 octobre 2004 - 5/5

The Neo UN fleet, taking control of the Alvis base, is faced with a new Festum that begins to assault the island. It is shown that Seri Tatekami was with the female island core, recognized as Tsubaki Minashiro, before she returns back to the base. Chizuru later finds Tsubaki and takes her to the lighthouse. Tsubaki leads Fumihiko and Soushi into a second command center. Mamoru, Kenji, and Sakura barely put up a fight against the Festum, as they are consequently defeated. Kazuki, in the Fafner Mark Sein, arrives in time, synchronizes himself with Soushi, and eradicates the Festum using a rifle gun and then a lance sword.

Épisode 17 - Device (Survival)

31 octobre 2004 - 5/5

Maya gives Fumihiko the research data, while Kyouhei informs that Yoki sacrificed himself to destroy the Festums in the laboratory. Tsubaki, now in the Alvis base, is revealed to be Soushi's younger sister. Michio is ordered to depart from the island, while Canon is requested to stay. Yukie docks a submarine near the island, and she activates the Fenrir System self-activation sequence. Michio becomes aware of this and warns the base of the threat. Kyouhei attempts to disarm the sequence, but Canon overrides the system. Michio takes care of the missiles launched by the fleet, while Kazuki, now released from probation, confronts Canon, managing to convince her to disarm the sequence.

Épisode 18 - Memory (Father)

7 novembre 2004 - 5/5

Adjusting to life on the island, Michio stays with Yumiko Tomi, while Canon resides with Yoko Hazama. All the children enjoy a moment at the beach. However, Mitsuhiro visits the island, soon discovering that the results of Maya's pilot aptitude test was falsified. He takes the issue to trial and tries to claim custody of Maya. Nevertheless, he is prevented from doing so by the testimonies of other pilots about the skewing of the test data. Tsubaki verifies all the claims and admits her involvement as well. Mitsuhiro leaves the island, warning the pilots of what is to come.

Épisode 19 - Sight (Maya)

14 novembre 2004 - 5/5

Maya, after showing progress during her training session, is assigned to be a sniper with the other pilots. Both Kazuki and Fumihiko are later invited by Michio and Yumiko to eat dinner with Maya and Chizuru. A notice is sent to inform of a bone festival that will take place in the evening to honor those to have been deceased. However, a group of Rare Type Festums soon approach the island, in which all pilots engage in battle against them. Sakura is caught by one of the Festums, and Kazuki manages to save her. Moreover, when another Festum attacks Maya from above, she shoots it at point blank, achieving victory.

Épisode 20 - Light (Lantern)

21 novembre 2004 - 4.7/5

The preparation of the bone festival is underway. Canon and Sakura make amends for what happened during the recent alien invasion. It is seen that Koyo, in his assimilated state, is released by Tsubaki after Chizuru had froze him in the capsule. The islanders enjoy the evening at the bone festival. The following day, the pilots realize that Koyo has left the base. They barricade him in a shrine to protect him. Soushi spars with Kazuki, while Kyouhei prepares to snipe Koyo. When Canon arrives, Koyo is reminded of Shoko from her clothing, as he is brought back to normal from his assimilated state.

Épisode 21 - Future (Sakura)

28 novembre 2004 - 5/5

After the pilots relax in the bathhouse, they are told that a training camp will be conducted during the weekend. Meanwhile, Fumihiko deduces that the recent strings of alien invasions may be a diversion to a separate agenda. As the pilots later defeat eight Festums spotted coming towards the island, sunflowers and cherry blossoms spontaneously begin to bloom. During the second phase of the training camp, the pilots are given assigned cleaning duties. They each then deal with their personal feelings and fears after the training camp.

Épisode 22 - Power (Protection)

5 décembre 2004 - 5/5

Sakura has revealed to have undergone assimilation, due to the recent alien invasion when she was caught by one of the Rare Type Festums. After the pilots defeat three Festums, they all react upon seeing Sakura hospitalized. Fumihiko confronts Tsubaki about the string of alien invasions and the island's change of weather and wildlife. The idea of integrating the Siegfried System within the Fafner Mark Sein is mentioned and discussed at the base. A new Festum appears and counters each attack of the pilots, leaving them unable to fight. Mamoru desperately attempts to immobilize the Festum, while Kazuki successfully runs the lance sword through the Festum. However, Mamoru is killed in the process.

Épisode 23 - Decoy (Pillage)

12 décembre 2004 - 5/5

At a Neo UN development base, Yukie is being tested to pilot the Fafner Mark Nicht, however Idun, who has taken human form, assimilates Yukie and destroys the development facility. Kazuki, Maya, and Canon are unable to bring Kenji back to the Alvis base, following Mamoru's death. Soushi, still in the Siegfried System, faces his past. Kazuki, assisted by Tsubaki, tries to save Soushi. However, Idun suddenly attacks the island and attempts to assimilate the entire base. Though Maya, Michio, and Canon intercept, they are easily defeated. Michio then activates the self-destruction sequence and attempts to ejects, but he is captured and dies in the blast. Also, Soushi disappears, along with the Siegfried System, infuriating Kazuki.

Épisode 24 - MIR (Conversation)

19 décembre 2004 - 5/5

Akane, still assimilated with Mjolnir, is rejected from merging with Meir, as she proceeds to the island. Kazuki and Maya visit Kenji with Kiyomi Kaname, in which Kenji challenges Kazuki to a match. Fumihiko decides to join the Neo UN fleet in an operation to take the the core of the Festums, much to the dismay of Kyouhei. Before the deployment of the remaining pilots, Mjolnir arrives on the island, explaining Fumihiko how Akane has accepted and blessed the Festums. Mjolnir then gives them data to reduce the assimilation process and to restore people who have been assimilated. Both Koyo and Mjolnir fend off the Festums attacking the island, as the pilots prepare for departure to the final battle.

Épisode 25 - Symbiosis (The Final Battle) / The Sky (Azure)

26 décembre 2004 - 5/5

This is the final episode of aired order.For the DVD version, the special final 25th episode was split into two parts. Kazuki, Maya, Kenji, and Canon, all accompanied by Kyouhei, charge straight towards the entrance of the core in order to rescue Soushi, who is revealed to be inside the core. During the operation, Tsubaki is experiencing the death process to complete the learning process for the Festums to understand life and death. The four pilots all reunite and defeat Idun together. Meanwhile, Tsubaki struggles with her emotions at leaving to synchronize with the island core. Kazuki, with the help of Akane, manages to rescue Soushi, bearing the assimilation. As the Meir begins to make its way to the atmosphere, Maya snipes at it, preventing it from spreading all over the world.

Épisode 1 - Visitor

10 janvier 2015 - 4.4/5

June 25, 2150. One of the few surviving locations on Earth populated by humans, Hawaii, was attacked by Festums. The Neo United Nations declared ROE Alpha, burning the island and all its survivors to ashes.

Épisode 2 - The Name of Hope

17 janvier 2015 - 4.4/5

The Fafners are deployed to save a Human Army transport craft from a Festum. It's the first battle in two years, but Hiroto, Rina, Akira, Sui, and Maya are all smiles as they calmly board the Fafners. They dominate the battle until the experienced Festum unleashes an attack style they've never seen before, leaving the five pilots at a loss. Then unexpected reinforcements arrive...

Épisode 3 - The Price of a Conversation

24 janvier 2015 - 4.4/5

Mitsuhiro and the other Human Army pilots visit the café Rakuen on Tatsumiyajima. Billy excitedly devours his curry and Ai takes notice of Kazuki, while Mitsuhiro keeps a close eye on the scene and Maya watches them all with a thoughtful expression. Miwa has met Emery and the two happily converse in some special way that only they understand, while Miwa's mother, Yumiko, watches with concern. Meanwhile, Fumihiko is shocked by the information offered by General Narain. A frightening situation that could change the world's balance of power is pressing closer.

Épisode 4 - The Successors

31 janvier 2015 - 4.2/5

Three new pilots have been chosen: Mikado Reo, Kaburagi Sui, and Mikagami Mimika, third-year students at Tatsumiyajima Middle School and juniors to Kazuki and the other pilots. They have received more advanced genetic manipulation than the previous pilots, and each has unique strengths. Hazama Yuuko and Canon prepare their mechs, but the new pilots are dissatisfied with their colors and names... Meanwhile, Fumihiko and Chizuru have the difficult job of notifying the new pilots' families of their children's new placement.

Épisode 5 - To a New World

7 février 2015 - 4/5

A giant Azazel-type Festum, called a Walker, attacks Tatsumiyajima, having been observing the island since Emery arrived there. The Walker blasts the shields open and sends Sphinx-types and other Festums inside.

Épisode 6 - Blessed Time

14 février 2015 - 4.4/5

The expeditionary force, carrying Miwa, arrives at the Srinagar base in India. Towering to the heavens in Srinagar is the World Tree, the Mir revered by the Esperantos. Miwa insists that she wants to speak to it right away, but...

Épisode 7 - Battle in a New Dimension

21 février 2015 - 4.5/5

Festums cause chaos by attacking Srinagar, the base where the Tatsumiyajima expeditionary force is stationed, from both inside and outside. Maya runs to Yumiko and Miwa, but is shocked when she sees what Miwa looks like after trying to make contact with a Festum.

Épisode 8 - Dreaming of Peace

28 février 2015 - 4.3/5

The pilots of Tatsumiyajima are struggling more than they expected in the battle when a new power suddenly springs forth. Sui is left terrified after a brush with death, Reo is frustrated after losing in a sword battle, and Seri begins to doubt the very fact that she's alive.

Épisode 9 - Two Heroes

7 mars 2015 - 4.3/5

Srinigar is on the verge of destruction after an attack from an Azazel-type. Emery and the others put up a mental wall to defend the World Tree, but it only causes the Festums to corrode their minds.

Épisode 10 - To the Land of Hope

14 mars 2015 - 4.3/5

Sein and Nicht rush to destroy the Azazel-type attacking the World Tree. Kazuki shows the boundless power of Sein with its limiters removed, and Soushi expertly manipulates the "uncontrollable" Nicht. Their overwhelming power stirs excitement in the Human Army soldiers as well as the Tatsumiyajima pilots.

Épisode 11 - Transformation

21 mars 2015 - 4.3/5

Sui and the other pilots left behind on Tatsumiyajima are going about their individual lives. It appears that the SDP, the phenomenon that occurred during their previous battle to vastly amplify their Fafners' powers, has only influenced them positively.

Épisode 12 - Children of the Battlefield

28 mars 2015 - 4.3/5

An unknown phenomenon has surfaced in all the pilots from the island. It's clearly an effect of the Fafners' new core, but the Alvis medical team has no idea if it threatens their lives or not, much less how to treat it. Though, Orihime seems to know something about this...

Épisode 13 - A Future Within the Darkness

2 avril 2015 - 4.6/5

A group of emigrants who strayed from the main party have been attacked by Festums. The Fafner unit, excluding Kazuki and Soushi, rush to help, but Kazuki insists that the two of them should have gone out in Sein and Nicht.

Épisode 14 - The March for Dawn

3 octobre 2015 - 5/5

In order to initiate the regrowth of Ashoka the World Tree, the Mir fragment needed for Miwa and Altair to converse, Narain leads the Esperantos and the refugees to a new land. First they head for the Human Army base at Dhaka, accompanied by Kazuki and Soushi, but on the way they encounter a blinding sandstorm... and a swarm of enemies.

Épisode 15 - ROE Alpha

10 octobre 2015 - 4/5

Narain's party has almost reached the base when they suffer a surprise attack and struggle to evacuate. Mitsuhiro realizes what has happened and orders the Fafners to retreat while, at brigade control, Emery says a prayer in hopes that the enemy will receive her message... but their enemy launches into an even crueler strategy.

Épisode 16 - Where Life Is

17 octobre 2015 - 4.5/5

The high-speed crafts are heading toward Tatsumiyajima to report what has happened to Narain's party. One of them carries the staff injured in the battle. Meanwhile at Tatsumiyajima, Canon battles with her own SDP, and talk of a "Second Plan L" begins to be heard.

Épisode 17 - Flames of the Final Farewell

24 octobre 2015 - 4.7/5

As Canon continues to fight alone in Dreizehn, for just a moment, she glimpses a faint hope for the future. Her mother can only watch from outside, unaware of her daughter's battle to grasp that hope. Meanwhile, Sui's father discovers the link between Sui's SDP and the good luck charm that his sister had left behind.

Épisode 18 - Layering Sins Upon Sins

31 octobre 2015 - 4.7/5

As Canon continues to fight alone in Dreizehn, for just a moment, she glimpses a faint hope for the future. Her mother can only watch from outside, unaware of her daughter's battle to grasp that hope. Meanwhile, Sui's father discovers the link between Sui's SDP and the good luck charm that his sister had left behind.

Épisode 19 - The Oath of the Living

7 novembre 2015 - 4/5

The actions of the Human Army send a shock through everyone in the camp. Wounded and desperate for salvation, everyone's true feelings begin to spill forth. Meanwhile, flight from Tatsumiyajima is still impossible and effects on the island ecosystem have grown severe. Their sights turn toward devising an escape, and Alvis depends on the Fafners' SDPs to break free of the current crisis. On top of everything, the pilots' new assimilation phenomena continue to worsen...

Épisode 20 - The Soldiers Return Home

14 novembre 2015 - 4.5/5

The escape plan is in motion, but quickly faces a crisis. The fangs of the giant Festum that holds Alvis in its clutches sink in deeper and deeper, and Welle Shield 1 is destroyed, with Welle Shield 2 in imminent danger. Orihime endures the pain silently, but as he watches her, Fumihiko secretly makes the decision to enact the next plan. Meanwhile, Kenji and Sui witness something that shouldn't be possible...

Épisode 21 - Time of Awakening

21 novembre 2015 - 4.5/5

Narain's party has arrived at the next camp, located in a that lost the majority of its land in battle. They fish in the adjacent sea, replenish their supplies, and indulge in a brief rest. Maya offers flowers to the ocean in memory of Shouko's birthday, and remembers that the next day is Kazuki's birthday, a connection she once thought of as strange. Meanwhile, the top brass at the Neo UN orders the use of something they've been developing in secret to finish Narain's forces once and for all.

Épisode 22 - Memories of Hatred

28 novembre 2015 - 4.5/5

Narain's party successfully reaches Tatsumiyajima, but the enemy awaits them there. They struggle as both a huge Festum swarm and the Human Army surround them, but Soushi insists reinforcements are coming. The Fafner unit arriving from the island tries to avoid fighting the Human Army and uphold Fumihiko's wish to not fight with other humans, but the Argos platoon pursues them with orders to capture an island Fafner.

Épisode 23 - Power Without Reason

5 décembre 2015 - 4.5/5

The Neo UN agrees to the terms proposed by the top brass of Alvis for the return of the latter's prisoners of war. At the same time, Hester Gallop is informed that the new Fafner under development by the Neo UN is in experimental stages. Memories from her youth, when she first established the Neo UN, flash through Hester's mind; she has her own convictions and things she wishes to protect. However, certain personnel within the Neo UN have contacted Tatsumiyajima with plans of their own...

Épisode 24 - The Third Alvis

12 décembre 2015 - 4.5/5

The Alvis top brass are searching for the place the Esperantos chose for the new settlement. There's a chance it may be occupied by the enemy, but out of respect to the Esperantos' wishes, they're determined to take it back if that is the case. Meanwhile, in the Tatsumiyajima burg, progress is being made with the improvement of the Zero Fafner. Siblings Rina and Akira are chosen yet again to pilot it, as their SDPs are expected to work in synergy with the Zero Fafner's power.

Épisode 25 - Operation Azure

19 décembre 2015 - 5/5

After making contact with Mitsuhiro, the enemy core plots to win over the commander who seized Australia's habitable zone, and the commander is actually influenced by the core's words. On Tatsumiyajima, Miwa is once again attempting to communicate with Altair, but it isn't going well. Later, as the final battle draws near, a long-planned coming-of-age ceremony is held for Kazuki, Soushi, Maya, Kenji, Sakura, and Kouyou, in which Fumihiko grants them official status as Alvis personnel.

Épisode 26 - Tatsumiyajima

26 décembre 2015 - 3.7/5

As the Human Army's large fleet approaches, the voice of Tatsumiyajima finally reaches them in the form of Birds sent by Fumihiko. Human Army forces begin to abandon the Neo UN's cause and aid Tatsumiyajima against the enemy core and those under its manipulation. As the battle goes on, Altair makes its appearance at last...

Épisode 1 - Azure Operation

17 mai 2019 - 5/5

Épisode 2 - Child of Paradise

17 mai 2019 - 5/5

Épisode 3 - Instrument of Destiny

17 mai 2019 - 5/5

Épisode 4 - The Powerless Ones

8 novembre 2019 - 5/5

Épisode 5 - Pupil

8 novembre 2019 - 5/5

Épisode 6 - By Your Side

8 novembre 2019 - 5/5