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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 television series based on the Wild Arms series of video games. The series was animated by Bee Train

Bee Train

, commonly referred simply as Bee Train, is a Japanese animation studio founded by Kōichi Mashimo in 1997. Since their involvement with Noir, .hack//Sign, and Madlax they have a strong following in the yuri fandom for being involved in series portraying strong female leads with speculatively...

, and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki and Kōichi Mashimo

Koichi Mashimo

is a well-known Japanese anime director and the founder of the animation studio Bee Train. Since the creation of the studio, Mashimo directed or otherwise participated in all its works, for example, as a member of art or sound department...

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Twilight Venom aired on WOWOW

WOWOW

WOWOW was the first private satellite broadcasting and pay TV station in Japan. It has its headquarters on the 21st floor of the Akasaka Park Building in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo...

 from October 18, 1999, to March 27, 2000, totaling 22 episodes.

Plot

Dr. Kiel Aronnax, Mirabelle and Loretta encounter a ten year old boy during their escape from prison. He turns out to be the former famous gunslinger Sheyenne Rainstorm and is equipped with a famous and mysterious ARMS weapon. The series follows Sheyenne and Kiel as they search for the mystery of Sheyenne's missing body.

Characters

Sheyenne Rainstorm
A famous gunslinger with the ability to use the mysterious ARMS weapons. Reborn into the body of a 10-year old, he tries to understand what has happened.
Dr. Kiel Aronnax
Scientist helping Sheyenne on his quest.
Loretta Oratorio
A thief and crest sorceress, she spends her time with Mirabelle stealing from the rich.
Mirabelle Graceland
One of a vampire-like race, the Crimson Nobles, she and Loretta make their living stealing and interracting with Sheyenne. She seems to have a slight crush on Sheyanne.
Jerusha
A 5000 year old Popepi Pipepo, she assists Loretta and Mirabelle during their travels.
Issac
A 1000 year old Popepi Pipepo, he assists Sheyenne during his travels.

Episode List

1. Sleeping Dirty
2. ARMS Crazy
3. Desert Dragon Fantasy
4. The Faluna Bible
5. Portrait of Lana
6. Affair of the Fargaia Express
7. Someday My Robber Will Come
8. Mouth Wide Shut
9. The Slave of the Game
10. Guilty or...
11. No Home, No Body
12. Lie, Laila, Lie
13. Lullaby of the Noble-Red
14. Interview With The Ampire
15. Natural Born Angel
16. Fatal Goddess
17. Child at Heart
18. The Days of the Bacchus
19. Gone with the Smoke
20. Faluna Struck
21. Once Upon a Time in Fargaia
22. The Last of Sheyenne

Relation to the Wild Arms series

Twilight Venom has various crossovers with the second installment

Wild Arms 2

Wild Arms 2, known in Japan as , is a role-playing game developed by Media.Vision and published by Sony Computer Entertainment and the second installment in the Wild Arms series...

 of the Wild Arms series. Models of Liz and Ard are visible inside a monster museum in episode 11, "No Home, No Body". Judecca makes an appearance in episode 15 (a character with the likeness of Zed from the first Wild Arms

Wild Arms

is a role-playing game developed by software company Media.Vision and originally released in Japan in 1996 for the Sony PlayStation video game console and was later translated and released in North America in 1997 and Europe in 1998 by Sony Computer Entertainment...

also appears); Kanon from Wild Arms 2

Wild Arms 2

Wild Arms 2, known in Japan as , is a role-playing game developed by Media.Vision and published by Sony Computer Entertainment and the second installment in the Wild Arms series...

in episode 17.
Irving Vold Valeria (Wild Arms 2) and the Guardian Lucied (multiple games) appear in episode 16, but unlike all other cameos, appear in future episodes and have a connection to the storyline.