Murdered by a demonic being, 15-year-old Yuji Sakai has his life force replaced by a flame that dims with each day. When the flame dies, no one will remember he was ever alive. This is how he meets Shana: a warrior with a burning sword, and the will of a god as her guide. The two form a bond as Yuji becomes Shana’s accomplice in her battles to keep the balance between the ordinary world and hers.
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Satoshi Hino
Sakai Yūji
Rie Kugimiya
Shana
Masashi Ebara
Alastor
Hitomi Nabatame
Margery Daw
Mitsuo Iwata
Marcocias
Mamiko Noto
Hecate
Kenta Miyake
Sydonay
Junko Minagawa
Khamsin Nbh`w
Shizuka Itoh
Wilhelmina Carmel
Ayako Kawasumi
Kazumi Yoshida
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24 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The End of Everything, the One Beginning | Oct 6, 2005 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Burning Flame | Oct 13, 2005 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Torch and Flame Haze | Oct 20, 2005 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Flame Haze of Illusion | Oct 27, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Respective Thoughts | Nov 3, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Complication. Invocation. Confrontation | Nov 10, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 7 | The Two Flame Hazes | Nov 17, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 8 | The Magnificent Goblet | Nov 24, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 9 | The Poolside of Love and Desire | Dec 1, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Entwined Feelings | Dec 8, 2005 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Yuji, Shana, and a Kiss | Dec 15, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 12 | The Flower that Blooms in the Cradle | Dec 22, 2005 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Declaration of War Behind the School Building | Jan 5, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 14 | A Remarkable Person | Jan 12, 2006 | 7.0 |
| 15 | The Day when the Flame was Born | Jan 19, 2006 | 7.0 |
| 16 | The Flame-Haired Scorching-Eyed Slayer | Jan 26, 2006 | 4.5 |
| 17 | A New Beginning | Feb 2, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 18 | A Shattering Wish | Feb 9, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 19 | In the Midst of Battle | Feb 16, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Heartless Wilhelmina | Feb 23, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Diverging Feelings | Mar 2, 2006 | 7.0 |
| 22 | The Flickering Flame | Mar 9, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 23 | Battle at the Dawn Star Temple | Mar 16, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 24 | Crimson Thoughts | Mar 23, 2006 | 8.0 |
24 episodes • 2007Avg: 8.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Time for the Second Time | Oct 5, 2007 | 6.6 |
| 2 | The Prologue of Everything | Oct 12, 2007 | 9.0 |
| 3 | The Suspicious Transfer Student | Oct 19, 2007 | 9.0 |
| 4 | The Anxious Girls | Oct 26, 2007 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Family Dining | Nov 2, 2007 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Eve of Trouble | Nov 9, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Ike Hayato : Day of Glory | Nov 16, 2007 | 7.0 |
| 8 | The Door to the Past | Nov 23, 2007 | 9.0 |
| 9 | The Milestone of Sorrow | Nov 30, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 10 | The Man who Returned | Dec 7, 2007 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Two People's Promise | Dec 14, 2007 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Fall Festival Clearly Begins | Dec 21, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Convergence, Then a Hint | Jan 11, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Eternal Lovers | Jan 18, 2008 | 9.0 |
| 15 | Awakening | Jan 25, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Everlasting Love | Feb 1, 2008 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Each and Every Person's Path | Feb 8, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Complexed Yuuji | Feb 15, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 19 | The Thing I Couldn't Say | Feb 22, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Madder Red Struggle to the Death | Feb 29, 2008 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Combined Strength | Mar 7, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Christmas Eve | Mar 14, 2008 | 7.0 |
| 23 | Quickening Peril | Mar 21, 2008 | 9.0 |
| 24 | The Ones You Must Protect | Mar 28, 2008 | 9.0 |
24 episodes • 2011Avg: 8.3Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lost Existence | Oct 8, 2011 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Things to Come | Oct 15, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 3 | To Start the Journey | Oct 22, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Reunions and Chance Meetings | Oct 29, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 5 | The Captured Flame Haze | Nov 5, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Inside the Palm of Their Hands | Nov 12, 2011 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Shrine Gates | Nov 19, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 8 | The War Begins | Nov 26, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 9 | To the Palace of Stars | Dec 3, 2011 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Crossing | Dec 10, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Feelings Heard | Dec 17, 2011 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Words of a Vow | Dec 24, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 13 | From Rift to Rift | Jan 7, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Declaration of the Grand Order | Jan 14, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Rout in the Rain | Jan 21, 2012 | 9.0 |
| 16 | To Battle, Once More | Jan 28, 2012 | 9.0 |
| 17 | For Whose Sake? | Feb 4, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Spiral of Conflict | Feb 11, 2012 | 9.0 |
| 19 | What the Wind Calls | Feb 18, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 20 | The Egg of the World | Feb 25, 2012 | 9.0 |
| 21 | One Reason | Mar 3, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Stranger's Dream | Mar 10, 2012 | 9.0 |
| 23 | God's Dream | Mar 17, 2012 | 9.0 |
| 24 | The End in the Distance | Mar 23, 2012 | 10.0 |
