In addition to changing the series name from Rave to Rave Master, the manga release from Tokyopop (right) uses a completely different cover image versus the original release (left), as seen in this comparison of the first covers.
Written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima, the chapters of the manga series Rave Master premiered in Japan in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 1999 where it ran until its conclusion in 2005. They follow Haru Glory's quest to complete the Ten Commandments Sword which is able to destroy evil powerful stones known as the Dark Bring that are being used by several people around the world.
The 296 chapters individual chapters were collected and published in thirty-five tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, with the first volume released on November 17, 1999[1] and the final volume released on September 9, 2005.[2]Rave Master was licensed for an English release in North America by Tokyopop, which released 32 volumes of the series.[3] On August 31, 2009, Tokyopop announced that they would not be completing the series as their licenses with Kodansha expired and Kodansha required that they immediately stop publication of all previously licensed series, including Rave Master. Because of this, the series was considered to be out-of-print.[4] The next month, it was announced that Del Rey Manga had acquired the license and would begin publishing the remaining volumes in November 2010. The last three volumes were published in a single omnibus volume. Del Rey has not re-released earlier volumes.[5] The series is licensed for regional language releases in French by Glenat, in Spanish by Norma Editorial, and in Italian by Editions Star Comics. Egmont Manga & Anime licensed Rave Master for a German release, including serializing it in their monthly anthology Manga Power [de].[citation needed]Rave Master was one of the first manga series released in Spanish in North America by Public Square Books.[6]
The first twelve volumes of the manga series were adapted into a 51-episode anime series by Studio Deen. The anime series, which premiered on TBS on October 13, 2001, and ran until September 28, 2002, is also licensed by Tokyopop for release and broadcast in North America.
On October 3, 2017, all 35 volumes have been re-released in North America digitally by Kodansha USA.[7]
004. "Stairway to the Unknown" (未知への階段, Michi e no Kaidan)
A teenager named Haru Glory lives on Garage Island with his sister, Cattleya, following the death of their mother and ten-year disappearance of their father, Gale. One day, Haru fishes a mysterious dog-like creature named Plue from the ocean and meets an old man named Shiba, a warrior called the Rave Master who uses the holy Rave Stones to destroy evil stones called Dark Brings. Shiba needs Plue to find the scattered Raves and complete his quest, but discovers he can no longer use Rave's power when he is attacked by an agent of Demon Card, an organization that utilizes Dark Brings. Shiba entrusts the single Rave in his possession to Haru for safekeeping, but Haru instead activates its power successfully, and is recognized by Shiba as Rave's heir; however, Haru declines the responsibility in order to avoid upsetting Cattleya. Later, Haru is forced to use Shiba's Rave-powered sword, the Ten Powers, against the high-ranking Demon Card general Shuda, but the sword is broken after Haru destroys Shuda's Dark Bring. In the aftermath, Haru learns that Gale left home to search for the Raves, and is motivated by Plue to leave the island and complete Shiba's journey as the new Rave Master.
007. "Revenge as a Trio!" (トリオでREVENGE!, Torio de Revenge!)
008. "The Magic of a Smile" (笑顔の魔法, Egao no Mahō)
009. "The Legendary Blacksmith" (伝説の鍛冶屋, Densetsu no Burakkusumisu)
010. "The Wandering Fallen Angel" (彷徨の堕天使, Hōkō no Datenshi)
011. "From the Broken Door" (壊れた扉から, Kowareta Tobira kara)
012. "The Inheritance" (受け継がれるもの, Uketsugareru Mono)
013. "The Bridge of Promises" (約束の橋, Yakusoku no Hashi)
Haru and Plue search for a blacksmith named Musica to fix the Ten Powers Sword. Upon reaching Hip Hop Town, however, Plue is stolen from Haru and forced into a dog racing track owned by Demon Card. With help from an amnesiac teenage girl named Elie, Haru rescues Plue from Demon Card and proposes that he and Elie travel together to help her recover her memories. Traveling to the city of Punk Street, Haru and Elie meet two different men named Musica: an old drunkard who claims to be the blacksmith, and a young gang leader. Shortly after Haru requests the drunkard to repair his sword, Demon Card commander Lance holds Elie hostage and challenges Haru to a fight. The younger Musica decides to fight Lance while Haru collects his sword from the older Musica, who confesses that his own family was murdered by Lance with a sword he forged for him. Haru then takes the younger Musica's place in his fight against Lance.
018. "Good Morning Sunshine" (それぞれの明日, Sorezore no Ashita)
019. "Out of the Plue" (ヒステリック・プルー!?, Hisuterikku Purū!?)
020. "The Coldest Rain" (世界で一番冷たい雨, Sekai de Ichiban Tsumetai Ame)
021. "Gray Clouds Over My Heart" (晴れない心たち, Hare nai Kokoro Tachi)
Haru is overwhelmed by Lance, whose sword is embedded with a Dark Bring that creates physical illusions. Fearing Haru's defeat, the blacksmith Musica tries to sacrifice himself to help Haru defeat Lance, but Haru instead destroys the Dark Bring and Lance's sword. The fight and the overuse of the Ten Powers sword leaves Haru wounded, leaving the younger Musica, a Silverclaimer with alchemic control over silver, to defeat Lance's men. Later that night, Haru realizes that the younger Musica is the blacksmith's grandson and only surviving relative, but the two choose not to reveal themselves to each other as the younger Musica leaves with his gang. Haru, Elie, and Plue leave in search of the next Rave, transported by a gelatinous creature named Griffon Kato. The group takes refuge at Ska Village, which has suffered from endless rainfall for the past five years. Upon hearing that the storm is caused by a "man of thunder", Elie leaves alone to find him, as he is the only person she remembers.
030. "The Truth About Rave" (レイヴの真実, Reivu no Shinjitsu)
Elie meets the "man of thunder" and realizes he is a complete stranger, a Demon Card member and film director named Go, who has been using a rain machine for the production of a movie. A series of further misunderstandings leads to Haru and Elie battling Go and his girlfriend, Rosa, until Go's Dark Bring is destroyed. Go and Rosa decide to stop the rain and change their ways, identifying the "man of thunder" as a powerful mage named Sieg Hart. Haru's group continues their journey to Tremolo Mountain, where Shuda and his men have been searching for one of the Raves. Haru's group is deceived by Dr. Schneider, an assassin hired to kill Haru, but they are saved and joined by the younger Musica, who has come to claim the Rave as his own treasure. The group finds a hidden chamber where they are greeted by one of Shiba's former comrades, Deerhound, who has retained the Rave of Knowledge to give to Haru.
038. "Ripples of Fate" (運命のさざなみ, Unmei no sa Zanami)
039. "Elie and Resha" (エリーとリーシャ, Erī to Rīsha)
Haru uses the Rave of Knowledge to defeat the returning Schneider, while Deerhound departs for the afterlife, having assumed the form of a bear to wait for the Rave Master. Haru's group is then attacked by Shuda, who battles Haru atop his airship while Elie and Musica face Shuda's underlings. During the fight, Shuda implies Gale to be a member of Demon Card and wishes to prove his superiority by killing his son. However, Haru defeats Shuda, who falls from the airship. As Musica defeats Shuda's men, his gang appears to rescue Haru's group. Meanwhile, the leader of Demon Card, King, orders Sieg Hart to kill the Rave Master after learning of Shuda's demise; however, Sieg instead decides to hunt a woman codenamed 3173, revealed to be Elie, who possesses a power called Etherion with the potential to destroy time. While Haru's group visits a museum at the city of Experiment, Elie finds a portrait of a woman identical to her named Resha Valentine, which triggers memories of her forgotten past as she is approached by Sieg.
043. "The Knock of Despair!" (絶望の足音!?, Zetsubō no Ashioto!?)
044. "For Elie's Sake" (エリーのために, Erī no Tame ni)
045. "The Trigger of Destruction" (破滅への引鉄, Hametsu e no Hikigane)
046. "The Final Risk" (最後の賭け, Saigo no Kake)
047. "Hold Tight to the Moment" (今日を抱きしめて, Kyō o Dakishimete)
Sieg finds Elie and reveals she is the Subject Number 3173, the only successful human experiment from the Aetherion Project that inherited such energy from Resha Valentine who in turn used her own to create Rave. In order to prevent the disruption of time continuity by Elie's Atherion, Sieg tries to kill Elie but he is interrupted by Haru with Ellie being saved by Rave and her Atherion. Haru fights Sieg and awakens a new power within his sword to counter Sieg's spells. Sieg manages to overwhelm Haru with a mind torturing spell but he is backstabbed by his comrade Reina for his betrayal to Demon Card. Ellie saves Haru from Sieg's spell but the Aetherion loses control. Haru then uses his new Rave skill to seal Aetherion. Oración Six's Jeagan takes Reina with him while Sieg informs Haru of another Rave's location before his departure. A sidestory at the end of volume shows how Griffon met Plue and became its servant.
050. "City in the Holy Force Field" (結界の都, Kekkai no Miyako)
051. "Steel Determination" (鋼の決意, Hagane no Ketsui)
052. "Stupid Dad" (“父ちゃん”なんて, "Tō-chan" Nante)
053. "Wandering Bonds" (さまよう絆, Samayō Kizuna)
054. "Gale and Gale" (ゲイルとゲイル, Geiru to Geiru)
055. "The Day Time Intersects" (時の交わる日, Toki no Majiwaru Hi)
056. "Smoke Signals for a Bloody Battle" (血戦の狼煙, Kessen no Noroshi)
Musica joins Haru's crew on the journey to find the remaining Raves and reach the Underground City of Barrier, whose resistance has been fighting an army of creatures known as Demonoids. The resistance's leader Lady Remi request Haru's help to defeat the Demonoids Army but Haru refuses when he discovers they are led by his father, Gale. Instead Haru secretly attacks the Demonoids all by himself in hopes of confronting his father for abandoning and joining the group. Although Haru defeats the soldiers, he is seriously wounded in the process and his father appears. It is then revealed that there are two men named Gale, one being the King of Demonoids and Demon Card, Gale Raregroove, and the other being Haru's real father, Gale Glory, a warrior that wants to defeat the King. The King invites Haru and Gale to his fortress and two decide to join forces to oppose him after treating Haru's wounds.
064. "King's Ultimate Goal!" (キングの最終目的!, Kingu no Saishū Mokuteki!)
Although Haru is separated from Gale by King's five Palace Guardians he tells his father to reach the King while he fights. Elie, Musica, Remi and her two bodyguards come to assist Haru. It is then revealed that King plans to use his Dark Bring to create an Overdrive and destroy his enemies. The Palace Guardians split Haru's crew that tries to regroup. Musica fights Ltiangle one-on-one to let Remi's bodyguard Solasido assist Ellie and Plue with defeating Rionette. Haru fights both Let and Racas on separate occasions and is victorious in both bouts. Musica manages to beat Ltiangle but is unable to keep fighting. Haru joins Gale in his duel against the King after convincing his friends to stay out of the battle. Elie, however, returns to the fortress after meeting another of Shiba's former comrades who gives her a new Rave.
065. "A Button in the Wrong Hole" (かけちがえたボタン, Kakechigaeta Botan)
066. "At the Edge of Hate" (憎しみの果てに, Nikushimi no Hate ni)
067. "A Reason to Fight" (戦う理由, Tatakau Wake)
068. "The Rave of Combat" (闘争のレイヴ, Tōsō no Reivu)
069. "Evil Runs Reckless" (邪の暴走, Jiya no Bōsō)
070. "Judge of 'Time'" (“時”の審判, "Toki" no Shinpan)
071. "Overflow" (こぼれおちるもの, Koboreochiru Mono)
072. "As a Dad" (父として, Chichi Toshite)
073. "Eternal Bonds" (永遠の絆, Eien no Kizuna)
It is revealed that Demon Card was created by King and Gale to protect humanity from monsters, but Gale retired to find a quiet life separated from his family's feud. Years later King transformed Demon Card in a criminal organization with Dark Brings and Gale requested the Empire to arrest King. Instead, the Empire killed King's wife, causing King to murder Gale's wife in revenge. Through the next years, Gale stayed in the shadows to avoid being connected with his children. Now knowing the truth, Haru uses the new Rave Elie brings him to destroy King's Dark Bring. King uses another Dark Bring but is defeated by Haru and Gale. King committees suicide and Haru's group leaves the collapsing area. Haru and Gale fall through the collapsing surface and Gale huddles over Haru to protect him from falling debris. Gale dies in the aftermath and Haru deals with his father's death until deciding to continue his journey.
0015. "Knights of Kingdom Part 1" (Knights of Kingdom 前編, Knights of Kingdom Zenpen)
0015. "Knights of Kingdom Part 2" (Knights of Kingdom 後編, Knights of Kingdom Kōhen)
074. "A Brand New Start!" (新しいスタート!, Atarashii Sutāto!)
075. "The Side Roads Are Full of Danger?!" (寄り道はキケンがいっぱい!?, Yorimichi wa Kiken ga Ippai!?)
076. "The Dark's Oppressive Regime" (闇の覇道, Yami no Hadō)
077. "Bad People" (悪い人たち, Warui Hito-tachi)
078. "The Coming of the 'Storm'" (“嵐”の幕開け, "Arashi" no Makuake)
079. "Busting Through!!" (強行突破!!, Kyōkō Toppa!!)
The volume starts telling how Shiba became a soldier in the war between Symphonia and Raregroove assisting the former as the first Rave Master after meeting Resha Valentine who leaves him the Rave after her death. Back six months after the King's death, Haru's crew travel to Star Memory in order to get answers to their questions following Gale's advice. Let joins them as they travel using an airship. The group is invited to go to casino located in another ship and try to obtain money. The owner of the casino, Ruby, requests his bodyguards to bring him Plue. The bodyguards steal Plue from a sleeping Haru but Musica, Let and Griffon find it. Haru is saved by a trio of thieves who previously befriended but later interrupt the fight by filling the casino with their farts. Haru's crew is rescued by Musica's gang while Ruby joins them having learned the true behind his bodyguard's work. As a result of a storm, Haru's crew change their destination to Symphonia, the kingdom where the Raves were created.
085. "The Tragic Dragon Race" (哀しき竜人, Kanashiki Doragon Reisu)
086. "The Truth About Julia" (ジュリアの真実, Juria no Shinjitsu)
087. "Silver Ray" (シルバーレイ, Shirubā Rei)
088. "Silver Claimer's Reminiscence" (追憶の銀術師, Tsuioku no Shirubā Kureimā)
Haru's group reaches the destroyed land of Symphonia where they find a world map with the locations of the Raves and its opposites, the Mother Dark Brings. It is then that they are confronted by Haru's opposite, a blond swordsman known as Dark Bring Master. The Dark Bring Master takes interest in Elie for having Etherion. He leaves and Haru's crew is ambushed by Oracion Six. They wish to murder Elie afraid of what would happen if the Dark Bring Master were to exploit Etherion and split to fight them. Let tries to take revenge against Jegan for the murder of his girlfriend, Julia, but loses his will to fight when Jegan's dragon is revealed to be Julia transformed and tamed. After Jegan defeats Let, Reina confronts Musica about the location of the Silver Ray, the weapon Musica has been searching in order to destroy. Reina instead treats the Silver Ray as her late father's most valuable item and believe Musica's stepfather stole it, a crime that her father was executed for.
089. "Pronouncement of Execution" (死刑宣告, Shikei Senkoku)
090. "Sacrifice, or Awakening?!" (犠牲､ そして覚醒!?, Gisei, Soshite Kakusei!?)
091. "To the Limits of Chaos" (混沌の果てに, Kaosu no Hate ni)
092. "Key to the Future" (未来への鍵, Mirai e no Kagi)
093. "Dark Ascension" (闇の継承, Yami no Keishō)
094. "Memory Door" (記憶の扉, Kioku no Tobira)
095. "Twilight Vow" (誓いの夕暮れ, Chikai no Yūgure)
096. "The Search for Alice!" (アリスを探せ!, Arisu o Sagase!)
097. "Acappella Island: Our Future Revealed?!" (未来を照らすはアカペラ島!?, Mirai o Terasu wa Akapera Tō!?)
Reina defeats Musica while Haru and Elie have difficulties against the remaining Oracion Six members. As the two are overpowered Haru tries to protect Ellie with his own body, but the fight is stopped by Sieg Hart. Oracion Six retreats back to their headquarters where they are confronted by the Dark Bring Master who reveals he is King's son, Lucia Raregroove, and intends to revive Demon Card. Meanwhile, Sieg Hart tells Haru's crew that Elie needs to master Etherion in order to combine the five Raves to oppose Lucia's mightest Dark Bring. Using Ellie's tattoos in her arm, Sieg Hart finds the geographic coordinates to a forest where Ellie starts recovering few parts of her memories. Elie remembers she had Etherion ever since she was a child but still does not know how to use Etherion. Sieg then leaves Haru's group as he is busy protecting time continuity.
100. "Time to Synchro" (シンクロする刻, Shinkuro Suru Toki)
101. "To the Never-ending Future" (終わりなき未来へ, Owarinaki Mirai e)
102. "Belly of the Beast" (うごめく野望, Ugomeku Yabō)
103. "Last Dance of the Mermaids" (妖精の舞う海, Yōsei no Mau Umi)
104. "1 Gram Peace" (1gの平和, Ichi Guramu no Heiwa)
105. "Cruelty of the Oni" (鬼の非道, Oni no Hidō)
Lucia assumes leadership of Demon Card and orders Reina and Jeagan to search for the Dark Brings from Minami Island. Haru's group also reach the same island in their journey to find the next Rave. In their way, they pass a cave where they encounter a cave filled with monsters and give up their food supplies in order to escape. Haru then proceeds to dive in a lake to fish and saves a mermaid named Seria trapped in a hole. Celia then takes the group to her village, Mildestia, to thank Haru. However, the village has been attacked by Oni who kidnapped several mermaids to use their magic to create an unknown weapon. The group decides to rescue the mermaids and go to the Oni's hideout alongside Celia.
109. "No One's Gonna Die on Me!!" (誰も死ぬな!!!!, Dare mo Shinu na!!!!)
110. "The Two Demon Kings" (2人の魔王, Futari no Maō)
111. "Despair Repeated?!" (くり返す絶望!?, Kuri Kaesu Zetsubō!?)
112. "The Power of Sorrow" (悲しい魔力, Kanashii Maryoku)
113. "A Thorny Decision" (荊棘の選択, Ibara no Sentaku)
114. "Ultimate Dark" (悠久の闇, Arutimetto Dāku)
Haru acts as a decoy to distract the Onis in order to let his friends enter their ship, Syaoran. However, upon their arrival they are trapped in a prison and Plue and Griffon take advantage of their height to search for a way out. Upon being free, Celia rescues the other mermaids and join them to assist Haru in defeating the Onis. Elie, Musica and Let defeat the Onis within Syaoran. They are then confronted by their leaders, Ogre and Pumpkin Doryu, who want to take advantage of Elie's Etherion in order to replace their lost mermaids' magic. They take Elie and Ruby after Drew beats up Musica, leaving no trace of him. Using Elie's Etherion, the Onis charge their Mermaid Cannon to destroy the Syaoran taking Haru's group. However, Elie manages to control her Ehterion allowing Haru to deflect the attack. The Onis' airship, Creature, then attracts Syaoran to start a fight.
Haru and Let fight Doryu's soldiers with one of them having transformed Musica into a werewolf. Musica manages to regain control of his body and returns to his human form in order to assist his friends. They later find Ruby's prison where they fight one of his former bodyguards, Lillith. Celia fights her one-on-one while her friends move across Creature. Their next enemy is killed by Jegan from a far distance so Let decides to stay behind to prepare for the battle. The party continues splitting with Musica fighting another of Ruby's ex-bodyguard to question him of the Silver Ray's location and Plue and Griffon going to search for Elie. Haru encounters Doryu but he is overwhelmed by his techniques involving the use of darkness.
125. "Silverclaimer Duet" (2人の銀術師, Futari no Shirubā Kureimā)
126. "Return of the Silver Ray" (シルバーレイ､ 再び!, Shirubā Rei, Futatabi!)
127. "Bonds of Silver" (紲の銀, Kizuna no Gin)
128. "Reina's Heart" (レイナの心, Reina no Kokoro)
129. "Overlapping Lives" (命重ねて, Inochi Kasane te)
Haru and Ruby are saved from Doryu by one of Shiba's former comrades, Dalmatian, who tries to treat Haru. Musica continues his search for the Silver Ray in the underwater fort River Saly where he finds Reina whose soldiers are also fighting Drew. While talking with Reina, Musica discovers that the River Saly is the Silver Ray and both decide to make truce seeing the use of the Silver Ray as the only way to defeat Drew. The two find the Silver Ray's thief, Ogre, and confront him to reclaim it. As the two start trusting each other, they defeat Ogre but damage the Silver Ray, now a ship, in the process. Since the ship is about clash with the land, Reina sacrifices herself to destroy the Silver Ray sending Musica to safety at the same time. After Reina's death, Musica is entrusted a new weapon born from the Silver Ray, the Silver Spear. Meanwhile, a wounded Haru goes with Ruby to fight Doryu.
137. "Believe in Rave" (レイヴを信じて, Reivu o Shinjite)
Plue and Griffon rescue Elie but are confronted by Doryu. Haru, Ruby, Musica, Let and Celia arrive to confront Drew together. Although they are overpowered by Doryu, Ruby manages to use his magic to oppose for the first time, weakening him. As a result, Doryu starts absorbing all the darkness in the area to become stronger. In order to fight back, Haru uses a new commandment form from his weapon, the Rave of Light. However, the wounds from the previous fight still affect Haru and he needs the assistance of his friends before he can use the Rave of Light to defeat Doryu.
145. "Inspecting the Horror" (戦慄のしらべ, Senritsu no Shirabe)
146. "Fate of the Dragon Race" (宿命の竜人, Shukumei no Doragon Reisu)
Following Doryu's defeat, Haru's group rests until departing to the Kingdom of Dalmatian, saying goodbye to Celia. They later meet Dalmatian who confesses he killed Resha fifty years ago before departing to the afterlife and leaving the fourth Rave in Haru's possession. Meanwhile, Lucia receives one of the True Dark Brings from Jeagan. Haru's group goes in the search of the fifth and last Rave to Imma Continent but are intercepted by Jegan who attacks them with multiple tamed dragons. Let takes this chance to have his rematch with him to save Julia.
155. "A Matter of Pride" (誇りを賭けた戦い, Hokori o Kaketa Tatakai)
With his friends outnumbered by Jegan's dragons, Let tells them to leave him alone as he confronts Jegan. Haru's group escapes on their ship but are still chased by the dragons and have to fight again before the civilians from the next city are involved in the conflict. Meanwhile, Let executes the strongest technique from his Dragon Race to beat Jegan deteriorating his body in the process. Let is saved by Julia who regains her human form following Jegan's defeat. Jegan is rescued by citizens from Wrist Dome the Roofed City but all of them are murdered by a sorcerer named Shakuma. Another member of Oracion Six named Deep Snow continues with Jeagan's mission but his forces are attacked by the mercenary group Underground. After defeating Underground, Deep Snow tries to eliminate Haru's group. However, Shuda comes to Haru's rescue and fights Deep Snow.
156. "Fire and Water" (炎と水と...., Honō to Mizu to....)
157. "The Forbidden Power" (禁じられた力, Kinjirareta Chikara)
158. "A Warrior's Pledge" (戦士の約束, Senshi no Yakusoku)
159. "Key to the World" (世界の鍵, Sekai no Kagi)
160. "Voice of the Star Vestige" (“星跡”の声, "Hoshiato" no Koe)
161. "Life of a Star" (星の命, Hoshi no Inochi)
162. "Haru vs. Lucia" (ハルVSルシア, Haru VS Rushia)
163. "Souls, Determined unto Death" (決死の魂, Kesshi no Tamashii)
164. "The Demon Sword, Berserk?!" (魔剣の暴走!?, Maken no Bōsō!?)
Shuda faces Deep Snow with both devoting their lives to Gale and King's wills. Using Gale's sword, Shuda manages to defeat Deep Snow but spares his life revealing before his departure that King wished Shuda to have a peaceful life. Following Shuda's advice, Haru's group reaches the cave of Star Vestige where they meet Gale's former stepfather, Evermary. Everymary shows them the memories stored in Star Vestige which leads to the discovery that Demon Card has been destroying resistance armies and nations. Later, Lucia appears, having come to take Elie and destroys the stored memories. Haru decides to fight Lucia one-on-one manages to overpower much to everybody's surprise. Having learned the sword's demonic skill, Sacrifar, Haru easily defeats Lucia but his emotions are sealed in the process and he prepares to murder Lucia.
165. "Premonition of a Slaughter" (殺戮の予感, Satsuriku no Yokan)
166. "Demonic Carnage" (悪鬼羅刹, Akki Rasetsu)
167. "True Fist" (本能の拳, Honnō no Kobushi)
168. "A Never-ending Beginning" (終わりなき始まり!?, Owarinaki Hajimari!?)
169. "The Unknown Door" (未知なる扉, Michi naru Tobira)
170. "The Truth About Endless" (エンドレスの真実, Endoresu no Shinjitsu)
171. "Time of Betrayal" (裏切りの“時”, Uragiri no 'Toki")
172. "Shifting Truths" (移ろう真実, Utsurō Shinjitsu)
173. "The Just Revolt" (正義への反逆, Seigi e no Hangyaku)
Elie and Plue disarm Haru before he loses his sanity by killing Lucia. However, Lucia recovers and reveals he can also use Sacrifar with his sword. Before Lucia finishes Haru, Shuda tries to negotiate with him by threatening Elie, but Shuda is impaled by Lucia in the process. Shuda's state causes Haru to once again lose his mind and continues fighting this time only with his fists. This time Haru finds himself unwilling to kill Lucia when having the opportunity. A creature named Endless born from the Star Memory appears but is stopped by Medigo, a Demon Lord who rescues Lucia. As Haru's group hide to recover, they learn that since Endless is an ancient creature that controls time, Elie's Etherion could defeat it once the Star Memory dimension is unlocked. Meanwhile, Sieg Hart searches for the last True Dark Bring Jegan obtained in order to avoid Demon Card reach Star Memory. However, all his comrades from Mildea intend to conquer Star Memory and attack Sieg. With the aid of a mage named Niebel he manages to escape from the town but is confronted once again by his superiors.
181. "Dawn of the Dance Contest" (舞踊大会の朝, Buyō Taikai no Asa)
182. "The Actors Are Assembled!" (役者はそろった!?, Yakusha wa Soretta!?)
Sieg faces the mage Haja but is surpassed in the seven-day-long encounter. Before Sieg is finished, his former comrades try to save him moved by his actions. Borrowing his master's staff, Sieg manages to defeat Haja who explodes to reveal he was a Demon Card member. Sieg then recover the last True Dark Bring. Meanwhile, Haru's group has economical issues and decide to participate in a dance contest from Ribeyla Village to use its prize money to continue the journey. There, Haru is enraged when one of their rivals is his sister's ex-boyfriend, Branch, who is also a Demon Card captain. Musica is curious about the identity of Branch's partner, Mika, believing her not be a Demon Card member. In the day of the competition Mika tries to kill one of the competitors, Julius from Oracion Six, but she fails when Elie tries have her revenge on him.
185. "Iulius Decided This?!" (ユリウスの決断!?, Yuriusu no Ketsudan!?)
186. "Seed of Evil Intent" (悪意の種, Akui no Tane)
187. "The Soul of Ribeyla" (リベイラの魂, Ribeira no Tamashii)
188. "Branch's Ambition" (ブランチの野望, Buranchi no Yabō)
189. "The Gateway to Hell?!" (地獄の入り口!?, Jigoku no Iriguchi!?)
190. "Life or Death?" (今を生きて, Ima o Ikite)
191. "Invincible Rage" (無敵の怒り, Muteki no Ikari)
In the dancing contest Elie gives a performance identical to the one Resha used to give earning her first place. The village is then attacked by Demon Card members but all of them are defeated by Let and Julia who join Haru's group. During the conflict Mika tries to assassinate Julius again but she is stopped by Haru and Musica. Demon Card's Blue Guardians faction then threatens with attacking the village if they do not give them Elie and Haru's group splits to defend the area. Branch lures Blue Guardians into believing Mika is Elie but he is taken alongside her by the organization. In their ship, Blue Guardians realizes Mika is actually Nagisa Ansect, a member of the resistance force, Freedom Fighters, and orders Branch to kill her. Haru and his friends decide to save Nagisa and attack Demon Card's ship. As Haru and Let try to distract their forces, Musica, Julia and Elie rescue Nagisa. Enraged, Musica defeats the Blue Guardians for what they did to her.
198. "The Spirit of a Woman!" (女の気合!, Onna no Kiai!)
199. "Secret of the Hideout?!" (アジトの秘密!?, Ajito no Himitsu!?)
200. "Magical Elie" (マジカル・エリー, Majikaru Erī)
Haru's group goes with Nagisa to the Freedom Fighters' hideout after receiving a false warning that Demon Card attacked them. As a result, the enemy knows their location and Haru's group has to help the resistance. Blue Guardians' Six Guards eventually attack the hideout and split to attack from different gates. Sean Viverin is the first to attack and is confronted by Ruby. Let replaces Ruby and defeats his enemy while in another gate, Julia fights and defeats Leabull. In the center Elie finds a magical staff that allows her to fight another of the Six Guards, Koala. Near her, Haru faces an unknown swordsman.
Haru learns that the swordsman is Branch with a mechanical body created by Blue Guardians to control him. Haru pursues Koala and orders him to restore Branch but is unable to do it. The Blue Guardians escape but take Elie's staff with them. Haru's group and the resistance members escape on a blimp as Branch stays in the village since the Blue Guardians activate a bomb inside his body. In the blimp Nagisa's father, Yuma, reveals that Demon Card needs both Elie and Resha's staff which she could use to summon Endless. While preparing to attack the Blue Guardians's ship, Haru befriends Belnika, unaware that she is an Etherion mage from the enemies. Haru's group then attacks their ship and learn the Blue Guardians' leader Hardner wishes to destroy Let and Julia's land, Makai. Aided by Shuda and Julius the group moves across the ship where Haru find Belnika.
Belnika doubts Hardner when learning they are fighting the Rave Master and goes to confront him. Julia goes alone to stop Hardner but she is defeated by the Six Guard Leopard as the ship reaches Makai. Leopard then attacks Elie and Nagisa as both are communicating with Yuma. Belnika faces Hardner who forces her to serve by torturing an elder named Jerry Bourne. Yuma and two of his soldiers reach the ship but are shot by Hardner. After learning how to use her magic Elie defeats Leopard. In Makai, Belnika turns against Hardner and Haru comes to save her. As Haru tells Belnika to use Etherion to destroy Resha's staff, Belnika realizes she does not have Etherion as she previously used traces from Elie's Etherion. Now deciding to use Elie for his plans, Hardner uses his Dark Bring to reconstruct the ancient Raven Ring, throwing Haru and Belnika out of the area.
218. "Toward a Futureless World" (未来なき世界へ, Mirainaki Sekai e)
219. "Shield of Bonds" (絆の盾, Kizuna no Tate)
220. "The Things You Believed In" (信じた分だけ, Shinjita Bun Dake)
221. "Born unto This World..." (このセカイに生まれて...., Kono Sekai ni Umarete....)
222. "Souls Beyond Reach" (届かぬ魂, Todoka nu Tamashii)
223. "The Power of Death" (死力, Shiryoku)
224. "Beyond Limitations" (限界の先へ, Genkai no Saki e)
225. "The Sword of Hope" (希望の剣, Kibō no Tsurugi)
226. "Descent of the Demon" (魔界に降りた悪魔, Makai ni Orita Akuma)
Belnika manages to use her own magic to stop Haru and her fall. However, the two are imprisoned by the Makai's residents who consider humans enemies. Back in Hardner's ship, Six Guard's Giraffe tries to take Elie for his captain but is defeated by Musica. The Six Guards' leader Requin tries to continue Giraffe's mission and Julia decides to face him as Let rushes to stop Hardner. Julia manages to defeat Requin but suffer major wounds and falls to Makai. Haru manages to destroy his prison and leaves with Belnika while holding Julia. Meanwhile, Let is unable to beat Hardner who has immortality thanks to his Dark Bring and is defeated. Lunar manages to kidnap Elie and takes her to Hardner who is interrupted by Haru. Just as the two start fighting, the creature known as Endless appears.
228. "Time to Counterattack" (逆襲の瞬間, Gyakushū no Toki)
229. "Our Wills, Now Bound Together" (つみ重ねてきた意志が今, Tsumi Kasanetekita Ishi ga Ima)
230. "Heart Drop" (心の雫, Kokoro no Shizuku)
231. "Darkness Evolved" (進化する闇, Shinka suru Yami)
232. "A Song of Life" (生命の歌声, Inochi no Utagoe)
233. "Between Days of Battle..." (戦う日々の中で...., Tatakau Hibi no Naka de....)
234. "The Final Rave" (最後のレイヴ, Saigo no Reivu)
235. "Mountain Trail! Haru's Decision!" (岐路! ハルの決断!!, Kiro! Haru no Ketsudan!!)
Endless starts destroying the area but Elie uses Etherion with Belnika's help together to stop it. Haru continues his match with Hardner whose Dark Bring starts losing its powers after the consecutive battles, leaving Hardner unable to recover from Haru's attacks. Hardner is defeated just as Endless vanishes. Yuma then confronts Hardner about how the latter wanted to destroy the land to forget about the death of his pregnant wife and reveals that his unborn child survived and is actually Nagisa. Just as Hardner is about to give up he is attacked by Lucia who takes his fourth True Dark Bring from Hardner. Lucia leaves before destroying the area, nearly taking Haru's life but he is saved by Makai's villagers who accept humans as equals based on their actions. After recovering, Haru's group bids farewell to Makai and the Freedom Fighters and Belnika joins them to search for the last Rave.
236. "Voice of the Labyrinth" (迷宮の声, Meikyū no Koe)
237. "About the Second Rave Master" (二代目レイヴ使いとして, Ni-daime Reivu Masutā Toshite)
238. "The Sword Saint Resurrected" (蘇る剣聖, Yomigaeru Kensei)
239. "Between the Blades" (剣の問い, Tsurugi no Toi)
240. "The Weight of One's Sword" (剣の重み, Ken no Omomi)
241. "For Whose Sake?" (誰がために, Dare ga Tame ni)
242. "Inside of Resha..." (リーシャの中で...., Rīsha no Naka de....)
243. "The Sword Saint's Baton" (剣聖のバトン, Kensei no Baton)
244. "How This World Began" (この“世界”の始まり, Kono "Sekai" no Hajimari)
The group meets another of Shiba's former comrades who leads Haru to his final test to obtain the final Rave. Haru finds Shiba who uses the last Rave to see if Haru is worthy to use it. However, it only accepts Shiba as the Rave Master and so Shiba decides to fight Haru in order to surpass him. Using a potion from Everman, Shiba recovers his youth and wields and a sword from Musica's grandfather to fight Haru. Despite his training, Haru is unable to defeat Shiba who tests what is his reason to fight. As Shiba fought for the sake of Resha, Haru decides his reason to fight is to protect Elie which gives the strength to win the duel and become the heir of Rave. The use of Everman potion reduces Shiba's lifespan which causes his to die shortly afterwards. Following Shiba's death, an elder named Alpine tells Haru's group that they live in a parallel world in which mankind avoided extinction thanks to Star Memory's time travelling power but this also resulted in Endless' creation. Meanwhile, Lucia confronts Sieg Hart who has the last True Dark Bring.
252. "A Changing World" (変わりゆく世界, Kawari Yuku Sekai)
253. "Race to the Future" (未来への疾走, Mirai e no Shissō)
Endless reacts to the five True Dark Brings and merges with them. Haru's group learns that Elie needs to recover her memories to be able to fuse the five Raves to stand a chance against Lucia. The group is collected by Sieg's fellow wizard in an airship to take them to Resha's grave in Symphonia. As they are followed by Shakuma, the world's strongest sorcerer. Haru, Elie, Plue and Sieg go to Resha's grave as their comrades face Shakuma. As the grave's late guardian used magic to hide the grave, Elie uses Etherion alongside the Rave to find it. This results in the dimension being distorted and Haru, Elie, Plue and Sieg travelling to Symphonia fifty-two years ago. As he finds no track of Elie, Sieg and Plue, Haru stops an assassination attempt to Resha provoking a time paradox; Since the assassins from Raregroove were not captured, they could kill Resha before the day Rave was created. With Resha kidnapped by the assassins, Haru goes to her rescue as Elie as acts as Resha to distract the citizens.
254. "Give Resha Back!" (リーシャを返せ!, Rīsha o Kaese!)
255. "'Time' at the Cliff's Edge" (崖っ縁の“時”, Gakeppuchi no "Toki")
256. "The Worst Truth?!" (最悪の真実!?, Saiaku no Shinjitsu!?)
257. "On September 9th, All Began with the Rain" (9月9日､ はじまりの雨, Kugatsu Kokonoka, Hajimari no Ame)
258. "Lives Surpassing Time" (時を超えた命, Toki o Koeta Inochi)
259. "The Guardian Linked to Time" (時を架けた番人, Toki o Kaketa Jīku)
260. "Eternal Vow" (永遠の誓い, Eien no Chikai)
261. "Engraved unto Sieg..." (ジークを刻んで...., Jīku o Kizan de....)
262. "The Trigger to Destruction?!" (破滅への引鉄!?, Hametsu e no Hikigane!?)
Haru faces the Raregroove assassins and rescues Resha. With Resha back in Symphonia, history is safe but Sieg becomes concerned with the fact that Resha got Elie's pendant which has data from the future. As Haru and Sieg go to recover it they learn that the King Symphonia plans to get rid of Resha in order to destroy Endless in contrast to historical reports that Resha died from overusing Etherion. On the day Resha died, Haru realizes she instead faked her death to hide from Raregroove. It is then revealed that Resha is actually Elie with amnesia at the same time Elie remembers her past. Following that Resha sealed herself for five decades and awoke without memories. Sieg then transports Haru and Elie back to the future and stay behind to control the time rift. After returning to the present Haru and Elie realize that the skeleton guarding the grave is the late Sieg. Shakuma then tries to take Elie for Lucia but, now controlling Etherion, Elie faces him.
263. "The Power to Unite All" (一つになる“チカラ”, Hitotsu ni Naru "Chikara")
264. "Vow of Souls" (魂の誓い, Tamashii no Chikai)
265. "Demonic Feast" (悪魔の饗宴, Akuma no Kyōen)
266. "The Silverclaimer's Ordeal" (試練の銀術師, Shiren no Shirubākureimā)
267. "That Which Is Lacking..." (足りないもの...., Tarinai Mono....)
268. "The Tenth Holy Blade, A Drop of Life!" (第10の聖剣、命の雫!, Dai-jū no Seiken, Inochi no Shizuku!)
269. "The Mightiest Bonds" (最強の絆, Saikyō no Kizuna)
270. "The Final Light" (最後の光, Saigo no Hikari)
271. "Pure Hearts, Passing Each Other By" (すれ違う純情♡, Surechigau Junjō)
Haru and Elie defeat Shakuma before reuniting with their friends. With his grandfather having failed to capture Elie, Lucia reunites his strongest soldiers, the Four Heavenly Kings to fight against Haru's group. Meanwhile, Elie starts using Etherion to fuse the Raves while Musica learns from his grandfather's notes that the Ten Commandment Sword lacks its final move. Niebel convinces him to forge another sword for Haru. In order to forge the new sword, Musica gives his a drop containing his blood. After Musica forges the new sword Elie succeeds in combining the Raves. Now prepared to face Lucia, the gang decides to party for a night and fight in the following day.
272. "Setting Sail for the Future" (未来への船出, Mirai e no Ynade)
273. "The Battle Begins" (開戦!!!, Kaisen!!!)
274. "For Today!" (今日の為に!!, Kyō no Tame ni!!)
275. "Gateway to the End" (終末の扉, Shūmatsu no Tobira)
276. "The Shield of Life" (命の盾, Inochi no Tate)
277. "Connecting with the Future..." (未来を繋ぐ為に...., Mirai o Tsunagu Tame ni....)
278. "Transcending Despair" (“絶望”を超えて, "Zetsubō" o Koete)
279. "The Reward for Hope" (希望の代償, Kibō no Daishō)
280. "The Call of Life" (命の咆哮, Inochi no Hōkō)
The group goes to fight Lucia after Haru and Elie decide they will live together after the fight. With help from their comrades gathered thanks to Sieg's prophecy, their airship passes Demon Card's army and reaches an area resembling the cave from Star Memory. One of the Heavenly Demon Kings, Asila, tries to take Elie to Lucia and Haru comes to her aid. Uta tries to stop Haru but he is instead confronted by Musica and Let. Julia and Belnika also encounter another Demon King, Jiero. Unable to stop Jerio, Belnika tries to selfdestruct but her attack fails. Niebel uses a spell that accelerates his aging to increase his power and helps Julia defeats Jiero. Meanwhile, Let tells Musica to leave him as he will fight Uta one-one-one. Despite sacrificing his flesh to use the Dragon Race's strongest technique, Let is unable to defeat Uta.
281. "Transcending Eternity" (永遠をこえるモノ, Eien o Koeru Mono)
282. "I Won't Let a Single Person Die!" (誰も死なせない!, Dare mo Shinasenai!)
283. "A Blow Against the World!" (世界の一撃!, Sekai no Ichigeki!)
284. "The Path of Destruction" (滅亡の足音, Metsubō no Ashioto)
285. "The Other Side of Promises" (約束の向こう側へ, Yakusoku no Mukō Gawa e)
286. "For the Sake of Life!" (生きてこそ...., Ikite Koso....)
287. "Elie Is Waiting!" (エリーが待ってる!, Erī ga Matteru!)
288. "A Mother's Wish" (母なる意志, Haha naru Ishi)
289. "I Won't Let It End Yet!" (まだ終わらせない!, Mada Owarasenai!)
Let transforms into a dragon and defeat Uta revealing himself as the King of Dragon Race, Let Daharka. Haru reaches Asila and defeats him using the final move from his sword, Ravelt. He is then ambushed by Lucia and Medigo, the former taking Elie and the latter attacking Haru. Shuda saves Haru and battles Medigo. The fight ends with Shuda's victory but he is unable to keep moving. After reaching an area that contains Star Memory, Lucia reveals his objective to destroy the parallel world with Elie's Etherion and Endless and go to real world. Musica finds the wounded Haru and tries to bring him to Elie. In the way, Musica stays behind to fight Gravides from the Demon Card army. Since Elie still refuses to follow his orders, Lucia decides to kill her but he is confronted by Haru.
292. "A False World?" (間違った世界!?, Machigatta Sekai!?)
293. "The Final Flicker" (最後の一閃, Saigo no Issen)
294. "A Decision for the Future" (未来への決断, Mirai e no Ketsudan)
295. "Their Answer" (ふたりの答え, Futari no Kotae)
Final Chapter. "The Never Ending Journey" (終わらない旅, Owaranai Tabi)
Endless absorbs Haru and Lucia leaving Elie unable to use Etherion against it. Haru and Lucia continue their duel inside the creature which starts transforming into its real form to unleash its true power, Overdrive. Haru manages to defeat Lucia who disintegrates alongside Star Memory since Endless is about to activate Overdrive and destroy the world. Without a way to return to the surface, Haru convinces Elie to use Etherion to destroy Endless even if it means taking his own life in the process. Elie decides to do it, ending the war in the process. Elie once again suffers amnesia and Musica and the others decide not to tell her about Haru since it would mean remembering how she is responsible for his death. A year later, the group goes to the area of the final fight and Star Memory is revealed to have saved Haru from Etherion. When Haru greets Elie, she recovers her memories and two go to live together on Garage Island.
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