Arc the Lad: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

For years, a clandestine organization known as White House has experimented in transforming adults and children into mutants known as Chimeras. Young Elk, master of the spirit of flame, has managed to escape and transform himself into an up-and-coming member of the Hunter's Guild, tracking down targets for money. Following a hunt involving a crazed hijacker on the run from White House, Elk meets Lieza, herself an escapee from a village attacked by White House and master of the docile dog-monster Pandit. Following the incident, Elk devotes himself to uncovering the motive behind it, and exacting revenge on the rouge known as Arc, who ostensibly led the attack on Elk's village and killed the young man's parents.

Series details

• Title: Arc the Lad
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1999-04-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-10-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18957
• IMDb ID: tt0283891
• TVDB ID: 79268

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-04-05; final listed air date 1999-10-11; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Arc the Lad on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.