Series synopsis
Sands of Destruction, also known as ワールド・デストラクション ～世界撲滅の六人～ is a Japanese sci-fi & fantasy animation television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on July 7, 2008. It ended on September 29, 2008. It stars Chiaki Ito, Kouji Watanabe, Kunio Ida and Maaya Sakamoto.
Made bitter by the loss of her brother in the war between men and beasts, Morte considers the whole world to be unredeemable. A mysterious orb capable of obliterating everything in existence will enable her vengence, and her new companion Kyrie may hold the key to unlocking it. The fate of the world hangs in the balance, but these heroes would rather destroy the world than save it.
Premise
Made bitter by the loss of her brother in the war between men and beasts, Morte considers the whole world to be unredeemable. A mysterious orb capable of obliterating everything in existence will enable her vengence, and her new companion Kyrie may hold the key to unlocking it. The fate of the world hangs in the balance, but these heroes would rather destroy the world than save it.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Chiaki Ito as Nadeshiko
- Kouji Watanabe as Audience / Salvation Committee Member A
- Kunio Ida as Audience
- Maaya Sakamoto as Morte Ashela
- Mamoru Miyano as Kylie Ilnis
- Daisuke Ono as Naja Gurefu
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Agan Mādoru
- Yu Kobayashi as Lia Dragonell
Supporting cast
- Akeno Watanabe as Cain
- Akiko Nakagawa as Rinan
- Akimitsu Takase as Jailer
- Aya Hisakawa as Morte's Mother
- Bon Ishihara as Old Frog
- Cho as Innkeeper
- Daisuke Matsubara as Jailer
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Kumagoro
- Hirofumi Nojima as Levy
- Katsuhisa Houki as Captain
- Kei Kobayashi as Seth
- Keiji Fujiwara as Yamato
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | July 7, 2008 | September 29, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
There Are Two Kinds of Heroes Kyrie joins World Destruction Committee member Morte as she escapes the World Salvation Committee. The village in which they take refuge needs a human sacrifice for its beastman ruler; Taupy agrees to rescue the victim. |
July 7, 2008 |
| 2 |
There Are Two Kinds of Worlds Kyrie, Morte, and Taupy are rescued from the Sand Sea by a smuggler and dropped off at a casino ship, where they encounter World Salvation Committee agents Nadja and Lia. |
July 14, 2008 |
| 3 |
There Are Two Kinds of Beastmen Beastmen capture Kyrie, Morte, and Taupy and imprison them in a labor camp. An escape attempt doesn't go according to plan. |
July 21, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 7, 2008 |
| Last aired | September 29, 2008 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 00:15:00 |