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80-398: The Rave Master manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Hiro Mashima . The series takes place in a fictional universe that exists as a parallel world where vast numbers of humans, as well as species known as sentenoids and demonoids, fight using weapons, magic, and evil artifacts known as Dark Brings (Shadow Stones in the anime's English dub). One of

160-400: A band of thieves named Silver-Rhythm, Musica joins Haru on his journey and eventually becomes his best and strongest friend. Being a "Silver-Claimer", he can manipulate any silver object (such as the silver skull around his neck) into any form or weapon he wants, making him a weapon master. Later on, Muscica's necklace fuses with Reina's purified Dark Bring, White Kiss, after she dies and becomes

240-457: A bear, guarding the Rave of Knowledge and the graveyard of the warriors who fought for Symphonia. Clea Maltese ( クレア・マルチーズ , Kurea Maruchīsu ) is a dark-skinned female warrior who uses two giant knives. After death her soul was joined with an eagle and became the guardian of the Rave of Combat. Master Dalmatian ( ダルメシアン , Darumeshian ) is a master tactician who is almost always seen smoking

320-539: A cartographer called Griffon Katou who is also a strange blue creature, Let Dahaka and Julia Dragoon who are both martial artists and members of a species known as the Dragon Race, Ruby, a rich penguin-like sentenoid, and Belnika, a kind sorceress. When making the series Mashima wanted justice to prevail, but also wanted readers to understand the villains' reasons to fight the main character in order to make them more complex characters. The main characters are known as

400-691: A chosen point in space; it is later destroyed by Lucia. He also wields two swords: the ghost sword Entenka (which spews forth flames by cutting the wind), and the divine sword Heavenly Blossom , which is claimed to be a weapon of the gods. Shuda also is revealed to have a relationship with Haru's sister. Solasido: Voiced by: Kenji Nojima (Japanese); Ping Wu (English) Remi: Voiced by: Moyu Arishima (Japanese); Kari Wahlgren (English) Solasido Sharpner ( ソラシド・シャープナー , Sorashido Shāpunā ) and Remi Sharpner ( レミ・シャープナー , Remi Shāpunā ) are siblings who live in Rabarrier, with Remi posing as

480-647: A descendant of Clea Maltese. Musica develops an attraction towards Remi, much to Solasido's displeasure. Both of them, along with Fua ( フーア , Fūa ) one of the cities warriors, assisted the Rave Warriors during the battle at the Tower of Din. Celia ( セリア , Seria ) is a beautiful young mermaid with long blue hair. She is the younger sister of the Queen of the underwater mermaid village, Mildesta. She falls deeply in love with Haru, much to Elie's displeasure. She

560-474: A dinosaur, while Elie refers to him as a bug. Haru first names him "Sabutaro" which Let prefers to call him. Plue made his debut in Mashima's 1998 one-shot Magician . In his series Fairy Tail , Plue is revised as a Nikora ( ニコラ , Nikora ) celestial spirit who serves as a pet for Lucy Heartfilia . In chapter 71 of Fairy Tail , Happy pulls a prank on Lucy by speaking as if he were Plue. He says he

640-491: A group from the terrorist organization Demon Card arrives to kill Shiba. Shiba recognizes Haru as the second Rave Master, entrusting the Ten Commandments, Plue, and his Rave to him. Seeking power to defeat Demon Card, Haru and Plue set off on a journey to find the missing Rave stones. Upon arriving at the mainland, Haru gradually amasses a group of friends and allies, including an amnesiac girl named Elie , who harbors

720-420: A hot temper and an undying love for casinos, often procuring funds for the group through this method. It is later revealed that Elie harnesses the power of Etherion, an extremely destructive magic that transcends space and time. Etherion was also used by Resha Valentine ( リーシャ・バレンタイン , Rīsha Barentain ) , an acclaimed dancer from 50 years prior who gave her life in order to create the Rave stones, and whom Elie

800-515: A human. Soon after, he joined Haru in hope of bringing peace to the world. He uses Dragon Roar of the Gods to defeat Jegan, which consumes one's life in return for the power. He manages to defeat Jegan and turn Julia back to normal using a potion given by Alice. He is saved by Julia who kisses him with the potion in her mouth. In chapter 281, he is revealed to be the king of the Dragon Race, Jaava Let Dahaka ( ジャヴァ・レット・ダハーカ , Java Retto Dahāka ) . During

880-449: A magical energy known as Etherion within her body. During his showdown with Demon Card's leader, Gale "King" Raregroove , Haru reunites with his absent father, Gale Glory , who helps him defeat King, but sacrifices himself to save his son from the destruction of King's headquarters. Some time later, Demon Card is reestablished by King's son, Lucia , who wishes to capture Elie to use Etherion. While facing Demon Card, Haru's group learns of

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960-445: A mythical creature known as Endless, which threatens mankind by provoking another Overdrive, and can only be destroyed with Etherion. Using all Sinclaires, Lucia absorbs Endless with the goal of destroying the world, which is actually a parallel dimension created by his ancestor after the original was ruined by a plague, cursing his family as a result. To avoid another Overdrive, Haru and his friends oppose Lucia and his strongest forces at

1040-461: A new sword. The result is Ravelt, the tenth and ultimate form of the Ten Commandments, designed specifically for Haru. This new blade not only replaces the original TCM but also becomes its default form moving forward. To prove Ravelt’s superiority and ensure Haru is ready for the battles ahead, Galein Musica, Musica's grandfather, destroys the original Ten Commandments in a symbolic and decisive test of

1120-583: A pipe. After death he borrowed the body of a walrus and became the guardian of the Rave of Destiny. He was also the original owner of the sword, Holy Bell, which is owned by Ruby in the present. Alpine Spaniel ( アルパイン・スパニエル , Arupain Supanieru ) is the leader of the Knights of the Blue Sky and the only one of the four who survived the war and Overdrive. He was the one that kept the other knights' souls in

1200-460: A race of dragon people who reside in the Mystic Realm. When Let was first introduced, he was an evil warrior who worked for Demon Card as a guardian for King. He only wanted to fight until Haru defeated him and showed him the path of justice. His initial appearance in the story is of a human with a lizard like face. In the fight against Jegan, he performs Dragon trial and takes the appearance of

1280-503: A random part of a person (he used this as a gag), curing almost any wound and restoring a person to his/her true form. He also has a potion for restoring youth, in exchange for a portion of the drinker's remaining days. He was also a former classmate of Mummy of the Doryu Ghost Squad who he domineered over. Saga Pendragon ( サガ・ペンドラゴン , Saga Pendoragon ) is a prophet of Acapella Island, belonging to Nakajima's race. His poi

1360-609: A son. As the Rave Master, Haru Glory wields a legendary weapon known as the Ten Commandments, often abbreviated as TCM. This extraordinary sword has the unique ability to transform from its base form, Eisenmeteor, into nine other distinct forms, each unlocked by embedding the mystical Rave Stones into it. These transformations make the TCM a versatile and powerful tool in Haru's fight against darkness. However, during Haru's journey to obtain

1440-523: A special elixir from Alice. Only being able to sustain his younger body for 15 minutes, Shiba fought knowing that if he drank the elixir, he would use his remaining lifespan. Shiba, however, died happy in Elie's arms having recognised her as Resha, his "lost" and only love. In his time as Rave Master, he was known as the Sword Saint for his mastery of the sword. He is the original wielder and true master of

1520-583: A teenager on a quest to find the five fragments of the sacred stone of light Rave (renamed from "Holy Bring") in order to bring peace to the world by defeating the criminal group Demon Card. Mashima created this series with the idea of travelling around the world and was presented with difficulties in its serialization due to its considerable length. The manga was serialized in Kodansha 's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 1999 to July 2005, with its chapters collected in 35 tankōbon volumes. The manga series

1600-715: A vast amount of magical power. She has the power to heal and also to negate any magic around her. She heals Haru's arm which was in a bad condition due to the effects of Sacrifar. Belnika is intensely loyal to Haru, who she seems to harbour feelings for, although she does not disrupt his relationship with Elie. She later dies from over use of magic during the fight against the Demon Card member, Jiero. She eventually comes back to life due to Star Memory. Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura , Kouichi Toochika (younger version) (Japanese); Alan Shearman , Steven Blum (younger version) (English) Shiba Roses ( シバ・ローゼス , Shiba Rōzesu )

1680-613: Is Cattleya's ex-boyfriend who was abusive and beat her. He encountered Haru while preparing to enter a local dance competition with Nagisa, who entered as a cover to assassinate Iulius. He is later turned into a cyborg against his will by the Blue Guardians. After being strongly hated by Haru for his acts in the past, they get along moments before he dies from a bomb planted by the Blue Guardians. Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki (Japanese); Crispin Freeman (English) Shuda ( シュダ )

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1760-465: Is Haru's older sister, and the self-proclaimed "Queen of " Karaoke ". Since their parents were away, she had to take over in raising Haru on Garage Island. Although reluctant to let Haru leave, she eventually gives her consent. Haru often quotes things he should not do because his sister said so. She is revealed to be in a relationship with Shuda. After Haru's return, she welcomes him and Elie home and attends their wedding. Branch ( ブランチ , Buranchi )

1840-470: Is a 27-year-old elemental master and most powerful sorcerer from Mildian. Obsessed with upholding the time stream, he initially infiltrated Demon Card with the intention of eliminating King, and later attempts to kill Elie in order to erase the threat of Etherion. However, he later realizes that Elie's power can save the world, and aligns himself with the Rave Warriors in order to protect her. After he, Haru, and Elie are sent back 50 years in time, Sieg remains in

1920-435: Is a kind girl with a shy personality. She was experimented on in an attempt to instill the power of Etherion within her. Having initially aligned herself with Blue Guardian, she was manipulated by Hardner into believing his plan would eliminate Endless. After discovering Hardner's true intentions, Belnika joins the Rave Warriors. However, it is later revealed that she never attained the power of Etherion, although she does possess

2000-427: Is a servant of a great hero with a sacred stone, referring to Haru. Plue has appeared in works by other authors. In chapter 22 of Air Gear , Ikki pretends to be Plue, even growing the nose. In Pastel , Mugi gives Yuu a Plue doll. Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo (Japanese); Doug Erholtz (English) Hamrio Musica ( ハムリオ・ムジカ , Hamurio Mujika , Hedara Musica in the anime's English dub) originally leader of

2080-459: Is a young mage from the village of Mildian who idolizes Sieg Hart. He is first introduced as an adolescent sorcerer specializing in illusion magic, and has stated that he was not born in Mildian. Prior to his debut, Niebel had protested Miltz's morally questionable actions, and as a result was a wanted fugitive until the years leading up to Sieg's return. He is later reaccepted into the village after

2160-427: Is almost killed by Doryu, but Haru saves him, and he decides to join his side. He is the only person to have had known who would be the third Rave Master if Haru dies. Ruby also has a tendency to blab out plans that the Rave Warriors have decided on during battle, making them entirely useless. He recently learned how to use "Wind" magic from the bell given to him by his father, Pawl ( パール , Pāru , "Pearl") . The bell

2240-415: Is also a voyeuristic character and can be often seen spying on Elie. He is the cartographer of the group. He has a strange horse-like creature named Tanchimo ( タンチモ ) which he rides and is always seen constantly moving its head side to side in a rapid form. Voiced by: Takehiro Murozono (Japanese); Doug Stone (English) Let Dahaka ( レット・ダハーカ , Retto Dahāka ) is a member of the Dragon Race,

2320-545: Is an airship known as the Liberale Familia. Yuma's two best members are Mitsu and Nanahoshi are second-in-command during his absence and another member named Chaddock is the acting captain during their absence. Rave Master Rave Master , Rave , and alternatively, The Groove Adventure Rave in Japan, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima . The series follows Haru Glory ,

2400-510: Is capable of using "Sea Magic" which is strong in water and can do things such as giving people the ability to breathe underwater for a limited time and can even take the form of a human on land for a certain amount of time. She teams up with the Rave Warriors for a short time to help stop the Onigami Forces and Doryu Ghost Squad who were terrorizing her people. She's voiced by Ryōka Yuzuki in some video games. Alice ( アリス , Arisu )

2480-479: Is identical to. After traveling to the past, Elie discovers that she is in fact Resha Valentine, and had actually faked her death by encasing herself in magic to later awaken in the future. Following this revelation, Elie recovers Resha's old staff and equips it in battle, which grants her the ability to summon and destroy Endless. Over the course of the story, Elie starts to develop romantic feelings for Haru, just as Haru does for her; this led to them getting married and

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2560-500: Is later tortured to death due to the curse placed on him by Shakuma. The Knights of the Blue Sky ( 蒼天四戦士 , Sōten Yosenshi ) are the four strongest fighters of Symphonia that assisted Shiba during the war and died. Later they became the Guardians of the Rave stones. Deerhound ( ディアハウンド , Diahaundo ) is a huge brute of a warrior who seems to laugh at everything and uses a giant battle axe. After his death he transformed into

2640-473: Is renowned as the world's best blacksmith. Malakia Symphonia Glory ( マラキア・シンフォニア・グローリー , Marakia Shinfonia Gurōrī ) is the deceased King of the former Symphonian Kingdom and father to Gale Glory and Grandfather of Haru. He existed in Resha's memories, having assisted her travel to the future, during which time he went under the alias of Kaim ( カーム , Kāmu ) and entrusted Evermary to take care of Gale. He

2720-487: Is the father of Haru and Cattleya. He is related to the first king of Symphonia, Gale "Symphonia" Glory I, who was his great-grandfather. Gale had an enchanted sword called the "Azure Sky Blade" or the "Sapphire Symphonia Sword". Gale was a former Shadow Guard or Demon Card leader. King (Gale Raregroove) was his best friend, but King obtained a shadow stone and went out of control. Glory quit Demon Card and became an Imperial. Unfortunately, King became angry with him, believing he

2800-474: Is the first Rave Master. He acknowledged Haru as the second Rave Master when Rave chose Haru and tasked Haru with the responsibility of bringing peace to the world by gathering all the Raves. He stays behind on Garage Island while recovering from his injuries. As a final test to see if Haru is worthy of being the Rave Master, Shiba challenges him to a battle, reverting to his younger, more powerful self after drinking

2880-421: Is the first member of Demon Card's Oracion Six to be introduced. He fought and lost to Haru Glory twice in the beginning of the series, and after his second defeat, he reforms and becomes an ally of Haru and his friends. He holds the utmost respect for Gale Glory. He uses the high six star Dark Bring Ballettänzer Zeffrea , which allows him to cause an explosion within a spherical targeting grid that manifests over

2960-427: Is very talkative who has also human in the past as well. The Liberation Army ( 解放軍 , Kaihōgun ) is a resistance group against Demon Card and the Blue Guardians led by Yuma Ansecto ( ユーマ・アンセクト , Yūma Ansekuto ) and his adoptive daughter Nagisa Ansecto ( ナギサ・アンセクト , Nagisa Ansekuto ) who is a skilled assassin and really the biological daughter of the Blue Guardians leader Hardner. Their base of operations

3040-659: The Game Boy Advance , and Rave Master , which was released on the GameCube . The Rave Master manga has been well received with its Western release appearing in Diamond Comic Distributors 's graphic novels charts. The manga and anime series also received positive impressions from Jason Thompson 's book Manga: The Complete Guide , giving the series a positive review of 3 out of 4 stars. Chris Beveridge from Mania Entertainment also enjoyed

3120-492: The Rave Warriors . Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); Yuri Lowenthal (English) Haru Glory ( ハル・グローリー , Haru Gurōrī ) is the main protagonist of the series and the current Rave Master, never giving up in a fight and willing to protect others in spite of the circumstances. Born on Garage Island, Haru was left in the care of his older sister after their mother died some time after their father left to find

3200-598: The Rave Stones. By chance, Haru fished Plue out of the ocean and met the previous Rave Master Shiba, who realises the youth to be his successor. After realizing the threat that the Demon Card organization pose to the world, Haru promises Shiba that he will find the Rave Stone and stop the Demon Card's evil with Plue by his side. Along the way, he is joined by many allies. While they each had their own goals, they were bound together thanks to him and helped each other along

3280-504: The Silver Ray and Reina's silver, as they have fused with his own. Voiced by: Katsuya Shiga (Japanese); Tom Kenny (English) Griffon Kato ( グリフォン 加藤 , Gurifon Katō ) , more commonly called Griff ( グリフ , Gurifu ) for short, is a strange small blue creature who mostly praises Plue and calls him 'Master Plue'. Griff has limited shape-shifting abilities, such as inflating portions of his body and elongating his limbs. He

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3360-531: The TCM; hence he could use all ten swords, including the self-harming ninth sword without succumbing to it as well as the original tenth sword Star Raver , while Haru couldn't even master the ninth and needed a new sword as his tenth sword. Galein Musica ( ガレイン・ムジカ , Garein Mujika , "Garein Musica" in English dub) is Hamrio Musica's grandfather and the blacksmith who created the TCM during Symphonia's wars. He

3440-547: The Ten Commandments sword. However, the aftermath causes a massive explosion known as Overdrive, destroying one-tenth of the known world. Shiba, protected from the disaster by his special guardian "dog" Plue , holds onto the Rave required to power his sword. Plue and the four remaining Raves, however, get scattered around the world. Fifty years later, sixteen-year-old Haru Glory lives on the peaceful Garage Island with his older sister, Cattleya. Shortly after Haru accidentally fishes Plue up, Shiba arrives wishing to reclaim Plue, but

3520-462: The battle with Haja. It is stated by Sieg that Niebel has the potential to surpass his abilities. This theoretical power is shown during the battle against Jiero, when he uses a spell that gives him unlimited magical power, but rapidly ages him. This stalls Jiero long enough for Julia to kill her, but results in his death from old age. He is later revived by Star Memory. Gale Symphonia Glory VI ( ゲイル・シンフォニア・グローリー六世 , Geiru Shinfonia Gurōrī Rokusei )

3600-470: The birth of their son at the end of the series. Voiced by: Yukiji (Rave), Saori Goto (Fairy Tail) (Japanese); Mona Marshall (Rave), Majken Bullard (Fairy Tail, Season 1), Monica Rial (Fairy Tail, Season 2) (English) Despite his strange appearance, resembling a shivering snowman with a carrot nose despite being called a dog, Plue ( プルー , Purū ) is the Rave Bearer and is able to sense

3680-550: The borrowed bodies of animals. He guards the Rave of Truth and was the steward for Haru's final test to be the true Rave Master. He is also the most charismatic and strongest of the four and his weapon of choice is a spear. All four of the knights surnames seems to be inspired by dog breeds. The citizens of Mildian ( ミルディアン , Mirudian ) are sorcerers tasked with the protection of time. Voiced by: Masami Kikuchi (Japanese); Crispin Freeman (English) Sieghart Caesar ( ジークハルト・シーザー , Jīkuharuto Shizaa ) , or simply Seig,

3760-599: The citizens of Mildian, Miltz initially ran the village as a dictatorship, strictly punishing those who disobeyed the laws of time. He aligned himself with Haja of the Oracion Seis in order to obtain Star Memory, turning the village against Sieg as a result of his failure to eliminate Elie. However, after learning of Haja's loyalty to Demon Card, Miltz assists Sieg in the battle against him, later reforming Mildian values at Niebel's urging. Niebel ( ニーベル , Nīberu )

3840-440: The dragon trial, Julia was transformed into a dragon and tamed by Jegan of the Oracion Seis. She is saved by Let and turned back to normal using a potion given by Alice. Acting as a sisterly figure to the Rave Warriors, Julia is shown to be rowdy, violent, and somewhat of an exhibitionist. Her appearance gradually changes since her debut after Let saved her, from having a short hair to long wavy hair. Belnika ( ベルニカ , Berunika )

3920-504: The elixir maker is a medicine man met by Haru's gang during the journey to Southernberg island. He says "munya" a lot. Although simple-minded in appearance, usually wearing a bunny eared hat and a loincloth, he is over five hundred years old and 'wields' a giant syringe, containing various fluids, of which switched the souls of Haru, Elie, Musica and Plue around, causing confusion. Alice later cured Elie's broken arm. Due to his age, he has potions with almost unbelievable effects such as enlarging

4000-428: The fight against the Demon Card member Uta, Let turns into this form in order to kill him, but he dies in the process. He is revived by Star Memory at the end. Voiced by: Yukiji (Japanese); Bob Glouberman (English) Ruby ( ルビー , Rubī ) is a pink penguin sentinoid who owns a massive floating casino. Ruby likes to use his wealth to buy rare treasures. When he learns Doryu is using his cash for evil ends, he

4080-432: The final Rave Stone, a shocking revelation comes to light: he cannot wield the last form of the sword. This is because the TCM was originally forged for Shiba, the previous Rave Master, making it incompatible with Haru for the final transformation. This pivotal moment becomes a turning point in Haru's journey. Recognizing the need for a weapon uniquely tailored to Haru, his ally Musica, a skilled blacksmith, steps up to craft

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4160-426: The idea of travelling around the world. Composed of thirty-five volumes , Mashima comments that although it was sometimes difficult to think of how to develop the storyline, he still remembers enjoying the making of Rave Master . Additionally, he regards that the series' end was "a little sentimental, a little sad." In early chapters Mashima had multiple difficulties with the series' backgrounds. Nevertheless, across

4240-606: The manga had 23.5 million copies in circulation. In 0015, the world is corrupted by Dark Brings, evil stones that bestow powerful magic with different abilities to their owners. The Dark Brings are used by the Raregroove Kingdom, which is opposed by the Symphonia Kingdom with the five Rave stones. Shiba Roses , the Rave Master, attempts to destroy Sinclaire, the "mother" of all of the Dark Brings, with

4320-452: The multiple character designs that included humanoid and superdeformed characters besides common ones like Haru. The artwork was also praised by Anime News Network 's Allen Divers who referred to the series as "a try before you buy" based on the simple storyline. The anime series was praised by Anime News Network and DVDTalk for its animation, although its fight scenes received a negative response. In addition, Tokyopop's English dub for

4400-483: The mystical Star Memory. Although Haru defeats Lucia, he is absorbed by Endless and convinces Elie to destroy it at the apparent cost of his life. One year later, Elie has lost her memories of Haru, and she and the others visit his grave. Haru appears alive thanks to the Star Memory's magic and reunites with Elie, who then remembers him. The warriors go their separate ways, with Haru and Elie returning to Garage Island to live together. Hiro Mashima created Rave Master with

4480-459: The new sword’s strength. With Ravelt in hand, Haru stands ready to fulfill his destiny as the R Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese); Michelle Ruff (English) Elie ( エリー , Erī ) is a mysterious girl with amnesia, who uses tonfa-blasters as her main weapon of choice. After being saved by Haru in Georco, she travels with him in order to regain her memory. A lively, bubbly girl, she has

4560-489: The past in order to return the two to the present. He dies guarding Resha Valentine's grave, with Haru and Elie identifying his skeleton five decades later. In Mashima's later work, Fairy Tail , Sieg's character design was reused as the character Jellal Fernandez , who was first introduced under the alias of Siegrain being a reference to Sieg Hart. Miltz ( ミルツ , Mirutsu ) is the village head of Mildian, with power considered second only to Sieg Hart. Widely respected by

4640-409: The presence of the other Rave Stones. Plue's nose also has the ability to destroy Dark Bring. Plue is quite fond of sweets, especially lollipops, yet hates pudding. He also likes wine, and spiders. He has the ability to use the Rave of Combat, which powers himself and Haru up. It is a running gag in the manga that no one is entirely sure what Plue is or even whether he is male. Most people think of him as

4720-497: The primary users of Dark Brings is an evil terrorist organization known as Demon Card (Shadow Guard in the anime's English dub) which plans to use them to take over the world and bring it into darkness. The main character, Haru Glory , is chosen by the holy artifact known as Rave to wield the Ten Powers and go on a quest with the strange dog-like creature known as Plue to find the other four remaining Rave stones and put an end to

4800-432: The series and in 2010 it collected the entire series. The one-shot crossover between Rave Master and Fairy Tail was adapted into an original video animation with Mashima himself acting as supervisor to the project and had expanded the original chapter to include more characters from Rave Master . It was released on August 16, 2013, alongside the thirty-ninth volume of Fairy Tail . The Japanese audio by Kenji Kawai

4880-612: The series for release and broadcast in North America. As with the manga, Tokyopop released the series under the name Rave Master . Rita Majkut produced the English-language version, which edited the series for its content and length and given an alternate musical score composed by Glenn Scott Lacey. The dub was recorded at Bill & Ted's Recording Studio in Burbank . The ADR writer was Bob Buchholz , and Marc Handler

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4960-411: The series garnered significant criticism for its script rewrites, voice acting, and soundtrack. Both reviewers found that the series was better suited towards a young audience but expected an uncut version of the anime to attract older fans. By 2020, the manga had 23.5 million copies in circulation. Yukiji Akiko Suzuki ( 鈴木 晶子 , Suzuki Akiko , born July 22, 1965) , formally known by

5040-413: The series recommending people to buy multiple volumes rather than one to enjoy the connected story arcs. He praised the series' fight scenes coupled with the emotional content that makes the series worth reading. UK Anime Network writer Rory Carlyle shared similar comments as he viewed the series to be "pretty good" despite having common standards seen in multiple shōnen manga. Carlyle was surprised by

5120-399: The usage of Dark Brings, thus bringing peace to the world. In his travels, fate brings him to ally himself with a girl that lost her memories and believes she is named Elie, and is unaware that she has a strong involvement with the Rave stones. Along their journey, they gain allies known as the Rave Warriors. The Rave Warriors consist of a thief that can manipulate silver known as Hamrio Musica,

5200-421: The villains' reasons to fight the main character in order to make them more complex characters. In some cases, Mashima admitted having writer's block as he did not plan the abilities of certain characters with some readers referring to the Dark Brings as "too convenient." The protagonist, Haru, was designed prior to developing the story as he was a male character Mashima always wanted to draw. His sidekick, Plue,

5280-557: The volumes Mashima realized how the art was evolving resulting in most appealing pages. During publication, Rave Master was supposed to end in its ninth volume with King and Demon Card's defeat and all of the plot's mysteries resolved. This was planned since Mashima had the desire to make a new manga. In the end, he decided to continue with Rave Master following King's arc after finding such an ending too contrived. In both Rave Master and his other manga Fairy Tail , Mashima wants to make justice prevail but also make readers understand

5360-406: The way. He is very friendly and has a lot of energy. He is very protective of Elie , and does anything he can to ensure her safety. Haru also shows to develop a romantic interest in Elie progressively throughout the series, as it also becomes apparent in later chapters that among Haru's greatest motivations to keep fighting onward is in fact for Elie. At the end of the manga , they marry and then had

5440-514: The ways of silver-claiming. On Rize's deathbed, he asked Musica to find Silver Ray and destroy it, to which Musica agreed. Musica later discovered that the Oni Fortress, "River Saly", was actually Silver Ray in disguise. After a battle with the oni leader, Ogre, Musica managed to destroy the Silver Ray with the help of Reina. The weapon was then reborn as an artifact, which Reina called the "Ocean-Rending Spear, Silver Ray". Musica now carries both

5520-459: The weapon known as "Silver Ray". He later forges Haru the holy sword, "Ravelt" (derived from "Rave" and "Welt", the German word for "World") to use in the final battle. When he was young, Musica's family was wiped out by Lance of the "Beast Sword", a member of Demon Card with a sword forged by his grandfather, Galein Musica. He was then taken in by Rize, a silver-claimer, who raised and taught him in

5600-484: Was actually named "the Holy Bell" and it was a weapon used by Dalmatian of the Knights of the Blue Sky. It can turn into a magic sword, and use "Magic Reflection", "Twister", and "Air Ball" (from the videogame). In Chapter 75 the characters of Fairy Tail go to casino owned by Ruby. Voiced by: Kyoko Namikawa Julia ( ジュリア , Juria ) is Let's girlfriend and fellow member of the Dragon Race. Having failed to pass

5680-480: Was adapted into a fifty-one episode anime series, entitled Groove Adventure Rave , by Studio Deen . It was directed by Takashi Watanabe and the music was composed by Kenji Kawai . The anime premiered on TBS on October 13, 2001, and ran until September 28, 2002. The anime series is based on the first twelve volumes of the manga series. The series was also collected in a total of seventeen DVD volumes between February 6, 2002, and June 4, 2003. Tokyopop licensed

5760-534: Was also designed much earlier when he was in high school. Plue was given his own sidestory much to Mashima's surprise because of the funny looking characters designed for a shonen magazine. Written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima , Rave Master was serialized in Kodansha 's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 6, 1999, to July 27, 2005. Its 296 chapters were published in thirty-five tankōbon volumes by Kodansha , released from November 17, 1999, to September 16, 2005. The series

5840-607: Was also one of the first manga series released in Spanish in North America by Public Square Books . In 2011, Mashima authored a crossover one-shot between Rave Master and Fairy Tail . It was published in Kodansha's Magazine Special May issue. Another crossover manga between Rave Master , Fairy Tail , and Edens Zero was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 16 to December 25, 2019. The series

5920-404: Was announced that Del Rey Manga had acquired the license and would begin publishing the remaining volumes in 2010. The last three volumes were published in a single omnibus volume. Del Rey never released the earlier volumes before their license expired. In 2017 Kodansha USA licensed the series for release in digital format, and released all volumes on October 3 of that same year. Rave Master

6000-494: Was later rereleased in eighteen bunkoban volumes between August 10, 2006, and April 12, 2007. Rave Master was licensed for an English release in North America by Tokyopop , which released 32 volumes of the series. 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 . The next month, it

6080-473: Was licensed for an English release in North America by Tokyopop until Kodansha allowed their contract to expire. It was also adapted into a 51-episode anime television series by Studio Deen , which was broadcast on TBS from October 2001 to September 2002. Tokyopop also licensed the anime adaptation, which was broadcast in the United States on Cartoon Network from June 2004 to July 2005. By 2020,

6160-847: Was released in a total of four CD soundtracks by King Records. Geneon also published a CD based on the Japanese soundtrack for English release under the title of Rave Master: Music Side . There are six video games based on Rave Master published by Konami. Three games were released for the PlayStation including the role-playing games Groove Adventure Rave and its sequel Groove Adventure Rave: Mikan no Hiseki ( GROOVE ADVENTURE RAVE ~未完の秘石~ ) , and platforming game Plue no Daibouken from Groove Adventure Rave . For Nintendo 's consoles Konami released both Groove Adventure Rave and Rave Master: Special Attack Force! ( Groove Adventure Rave: Hikari to Yami no Daikessen 2 ), two fighting games for

6240-555: Was responsible for the death of his family, and killed Sakura, Gale's wife and Queen of Symphonia. He also slashed Gale's face and sealed a Shadow Stone inside of the newly created scar. Gale resolved to take revenge on King, and so as not to endanger the lives of his children, he never returned home. He reunites with Haru in the Tower of Din and helps him defeat King. Gale died after he protected Haru from falling rocks. Voiced by: Satsuki Yukino (Japanese); Cindy Robinson (English) Cattleya Glory ( カトレア・グローリー , Katorea Gurōrī )

6320-417: Was stolen by a tiny dandelion named "Dee Dee". He communicates with the Rave team through the power of the fourth rave. He was also the one to predict the appearance of Endless which caused Resha to fake her death so that she could fight it in the present day. In the past he was in human form and at the end of the series he is once again human. He has a maid named Sonia ( ソニア ) who knows a lot about flowers and

6400-716: Was the voice director for all of the episodes. The dub aired on Cartoon Network in the United States, premiering in June 2004 as part of the Toonami programming block. The series' second half began airing on January 22, 2005. It was also on the MiGUZi weekday afternoon after-school action block and its Sunday Morning daytime lineup of Summer 2005. Syfy would begun airing the series on March 16, 2009, as part of its "Ani-Monday" programming block, where it ran until its conclusion on September 21, 2009. Tokyopop released three DVD volumes of

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