Series synopsis
Burst Angel, also known as 爆裂天使 is a Japanese animation comedy action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on tv asahi on April 6, 2004. It ended on October 2, 2004. It stars Megumi Toyoguchi, Rie Tanaka, Mikako Takahashi and Akeno Watanabe.
The future’s looking bleak. It’s a good thing there’s a new sheriff in town. Her name is Jo and she’s an enigma even to herself. Alongside her partners Sei, Amy, and Meg, Jo fights for the citizens who can’t defend themselves. Confronting corruption and twisted science, these gals are on fire—and they’re the best chance the wounded city’s got.
Premise
The future’s looking bleak. It’s a good thing there’s a new sheriff in town. Her name is Jo and she’s an enigma even to herself. Alongside her partners Sei, Amy, and Meg, Jo fights for the citizens who can’t defend themselves. Confronting corruption and twisted science, these gals are on fire—and they’re the best chance the wounded city’s got.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Megumi Toyoguchi as Meg
- Rie Tanaka as Sei
- Mikako Takahashi as Amy
- Akeno Watanabe as Jo
- Susumu Chiba as Hayao Ichimonji
- Kyoko Hikami as Maria
- Risa Hayamizu as Takane Katsu
- Tadahisa Saizen
Supporting cast
- Kei Kobayashi as Hongō Sensei
- Yuji Ueda as Kyohei Tachibana
Guest cast
- Katsuhisa Houki as Ishihara
- Yukitoshi Hori as Ricky Glenford
- Masaya Onosaka as Azuma Iriki
- Takayuki Sugo as Leo Jinno
- Kazuhiko Kishino as Chief Katsu (voice)
- Wataru Takagi
- Kozue Yoshizumi
- Tomohisa Aso
- Hidenari Ugaki
- Mahiru Konno
- Hironori Miyata
- Takayasu Usui
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 28 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | March 23, 2007 | April 6, 2007 |
| Season 1 | 24 | April 6, 2004 | October 2, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Infinity (OVA) These events occur in Westland, New York, during the 21st century. With a sharp knife, a murderer is indiscriminately killing people… A girl witnesses one of these murders, and the knife is turned on the helpless girl shaking with fear. Meg returns to this town with Joe to celebrate the “birthday” of Shirley, who used to live with Meg. Orphans, they had decided that the day they first met would be her birthday. In the past, Meg had taken care of three little children, including Shirley, just before meeting Joe. The children were then adopted by a police officer, Sam. He possessed a strong sense of justice and they are supposedly living happily together now. Meg and Joe happen to help a person and receive a reward. They buy a present for Shirley with the reward money and go to meet Sam. However, they notice him acting strangely. Upon questioning him, he explains that Shirley was assaulted by a murderer and seriously injured. Joe says to the grieving and angry Meg, “Let’s exact revenge on the murderer for Shirley.” However, the murderer gradually approaches them from behind. The cruel black eyes fall on Meg and Joe… To make matters worse, a dark plot casts its shadow over Meg, Joe, Sam, and the whole town. |
March 23, 2007 |
| 2 |
The Light and Darkness of Jo Special that is a reworked episode of the series. |
March 23, 2007 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 30, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hell Comes Silently Kyouhei is a cullinary student who needs a job. Luckily, his teacher passes him just the right flier. And before he knows it, Kyouhei is smack dab in the middle of more action than a kid like him could ever hope to see. And it's all thanks to his beautiful new bosses: Sei, Amy, Meg, and Jo. |
April 6, 2004 |
| 2 |
Monster Dreadnought A mysterious Cybot has kidnapped Meg, and there are more questions than answers as to who controls it. Luckily, the girls pick up a signal from Meg's cell phone, but Jo and Kyo must head into the most danger part of town to rescue her. |
April 13, 2004 |
| 3 |
City Where the Beast Howls As Kyouhei continues to ponder quitting his overly stressful job, the girls are given a new assignment: Find a crazed man named Wong and bring him in alive. But what they don't expect on this assignment is a stealthy bounty hunger, random crybots, and RAPT right in the middle of it all. |
April 20, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 6, 2004 |
| Last aired | October 2, 2004 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 17:00:00 |