Series synopsis
Valvrave the Liberator, also known as 革命機ヴァルヴレイヴ is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on MBS on April 12, 2013. It ended on December 27, 2013. It stars Ryota Osaka, Ryohei Kimura, Asami Seto and Haruka Tomatsu.
Haruto Tokishima, a high school student, discovers Valvrave, a mysterious and very powerful machine, and after controlling it Haruto becomes immortal.
Premise
Haruto Tokishima, a high school student, discovers Valvrave, a mysterious and very powerful machine, and after controlling it Haruto becomes immortal.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ryota Osaka as Haruto Tokishima (voice)
- Ryohei Kimura as L-elf (voice)
- Asami Seto as Shoko Sashinami (voice)
- Haruka Tomatsu as Saki Rukino (voice)
- Jun Fukuyama as A-drei (voice)
- Mamoru Miyano as H-neun (voice)
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as X-eins (voice)
- Yuki Kaji as Q-vier (voice)
Supporting cast
- Aoi Yuuki as Akira Renbokoji (voice)
- Yuki Ono as Kyuma Inuzuka (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Raizo Yamada (voice)
- Daisuke Ono as Cain Dressel (voice)
- Nana Mizuki as Kriemhild (voice)
- Aki Toyosaki as Lieselotte W. Dorssia (voice)
- Misato Fukuen as Nobi Marie (voice)
- Daisuke Namikawa as Renbōkoji Satomi (voice)
- Minako Kotobuki as Ninomiya Takahi (voice)
- Wataru Hatano as Kibukawa Takumi (voice)
- Yui Horie as Nanami Rion (voice)
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Otamaya Yūsuke (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | April 12, 2013 | December 27, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 0 | October 11, 2013 | December 27, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Revolutionary Transfer Student Aboard Module 77 of the JIOR Sphere 01, Haruto Tokishima loses an eating contest to Shōko Sashinami for use of their school grounds while unbeknownst to them, five undercover Dorssian Agents infiltrate Sakimori High School. Sometime later as the agents scout the school for a destination, one of them has a brief altercation with Haruto over their differing worldviews. Afterwards, the Dorssian Agents infiltrate and kill the scientists in a covert lab under the school although a wounded scientist ejects their primary target, a giant mecha called Valvrave 01 to the school's surface. |
April 12, 2013 |
| 2 |
Beyond 666 Kyūma Inuzuka, Aina Sakurai and Saki Rukino arrive at the Valvrave's location to find an unconscious Haruto and L-elf. As the other Dorssian agents arrive, L-elf seemingly betrays his comrades and helps the students flee. Afterwards, as the Dorssian forces occupy Module 77, Haruto convinces his friends that he had somehow possessed L-elf's body and later retake the Valvrave, while he also managing to return to his own body with help from Saki. As the Valvrave activates and attacks the nearby the Dorssian ship, it finds itself knocked outside of the Module into space. A-drei and Q-vier then use Dorssia Ideal Mechs to attack the Valvrave 01 whilst believing that L-elf betrayed them. |
April 19, 2013 |
| 3 |
L-Elf's Prophecy The ARUS forces apprehend L-elf while he relays a strange string of words to Haruto. As the ARUS forces along with Senator Figaro provide relief to the students of Sakimori Academy, Haruto and his friends try and fail to deduce the nature of his new abilities. Afterwards, Figaro sends word to meet Haruto and urges him to become a symbol of hope in the war against Dorssia. Meanwhile, as L-elf escapes his captivity, Cain dispatches A-drei, X-eins, H-neun and Q-vier in another attempt to recapture Module 77. |
April 26, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Cursed Bond | October 11, 2013 |
| 2 | Siblings in the Atmosphere | October 18, 2013 |
| 3 | Return to Karlstein | October 25, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 12, 2013 |
| Last aired | December 27, 2013 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday |