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On their 16th birthday happy-go-lucky Aya and her twin brother Aki are ordered to their grandfather's house, where the entire Mikage clan has gathered - but events take a gruesome turn.

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妖しのセレス (Ayashi no Ceres)
Ceres, Celestial Legend
First volume of the original Japanese release of the Ceres, Celestial Legend manga
Genre	Supernatural^[1]
Manga
Written by	Yuu Watase
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Shōjo Comic
Original run	May 1996 – March 2000
Volumes	14
Anime television series
Directed by	Hajime Kamegaki
Produced by	Akito Yamashita Shigeru Watanabe Yuji Nunokawa
Written by	Yukiyoshi Ōhashi
Music by	Ryō Sakai
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Licensed by
Original network	WOWOW
Original run	April 20, 2000 – September 28, 2000
Episodes	24 (List of episodes)

Ceres, Celestial Legend, known in Japan as The Mystery of Ceres (妖しのセレスAyashi no Seresu), is a fantasyshōjomanga series written by Yuu Watase. It was originally serialized in Shōjo Comic from May 1996 through March 2000 and later reprinted by Shogakukan in fourteen collected volumes.

The series focuses on Aya Mikage, who learns on her sixteenth birthday that she is the reincarnation of an ancient and supremely powerful celestial maiden or angel (tennyo) named Ceres, and her twin brother Aki the reincarnation of Ceres' former husband, Mikagi, the progenitor of the Mikage family, who had stolen Ceres' robe. Ceres' spirit begins manifesting in Aya, and to save her brother she must find Ceres' long-lost celestial robe (羽衣hagoromo), while avoiding being killed or captured by family members who want to use Ceres's supreme celestial abilities for their own personal gain.

The manga series is licensed for English language release in North America by Viz Media. In 1998, it won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo.^[2]Studio Pierrot adapted the series into a twenty-four episode anime series that premiered in Japan on WOWOW on April 20, 2000 and ran until September 28, 2000. The anime series was also licensed by Viz, but has since been re-licensed by Discotek Media.^[3]

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Plot[edit]

Aya Mikage and her twin brother, Aki, are forced to go to their grandfather's home for their sixteenth birthday, unaware that it's actually a test to see if they have angel or celestial maiden blood. Aya learns she is one of many reincarnations of a vengeful and supremely powerful celestial maiden named Ceres who takes over her mind and body only under intense stress or fury. When she transforms into Ceres, Aya obtains supernatural abilities of flight, teleportation, telepathy, powerful telekinesis, premonition, and superhuman speed; she can also project destructive pink energy blasts from her hands, and create impenetrable shields of bright pink-colored celestial energy. According to myth, Ceres will ultimately exterminate the entire Mikage family in retaliation for stealing her hagoromo (celestial robe), thus preventing her returning home to Heaven. Because of this, Aya's paternal grandfather and his party attempt to kill her, but she is saved by Suzumi Aogiri, another descendant of a heavenly maiden with incredibly strong celestial and mental abilities of her, and Suzumi's brother-in-law, Yūhi. Aya struggles to control Ceres' influence over her and appease her spirit once and for all. Her brother Aki is eventually completely taken over by the vengeful spirit of 'Mikagi', the original ancestor/progenitor of the entire Mikage family who stole Ceres' celestial robe (or 'mana'), forcing her to stay with him on Earth. Aya promises Ceres that she will help find the celestial robe in exchange for not killing those who hunt her, especially Aki, since Aya still loves them as family. It's revealed(in Episode 7, 'Celestial Awakening') that 'The Hagoromo Legend' not only exists in Japan, but in other countries around the world such as Europe, Africa, all three regions of Oceania, Germany, China, Korea, Russia, and even all fifty states in the United States.

Aya also wrestles with her strong romantic feelings for Toya, a former servant of the Mikage. Toya is trying to kill her as well, and has lost his memory of his past. However, he begins to reciprocate Aya's feelings, and they conceive a child together. Toya regains his memory and learns that he was the immortal humanoid organism, also known as 'the manna,' that the celestial robe created to help it reunite with Ceres and enable her to reach the full evolution as a celestial maiden.

In the end, Aki, having resisted Mikage's spirit, sacrifices himself to save Aya, and Toya sacrifices his own manna and immortality to save Aya and their unborn child. Months later, Aya and Toya await the birth of their child, knowing that Toya may have limited time left to live, however Toya did claim that he will live longer, for his new family's sake.

Characters[edit]

Aya Mikage (御景妖Mikage Aya)

Voiced by: Yumi Kakazu (Japanese); Mariette Sluyter (English)

Aya is a sixteen-year-old high school girl and the protagonist of the story. She is a direct descendant and reincarnation of a Tennin named Ceres, who uses her as a medium for existence. The Mikage family considers Ceres a threat and continuously tries to take Aya's life. Aya is horrified but determined to right the past wrongs of her family and recover Ceres' hagoromo so that her family will no longer suffer in fear of her. She falls in love with Toya, and they conceive a child together. In the sequel Episode of Miku, Aya gives birth to a girl named Miku and, three years later, a boy named Aki-(Miku's younger brother), who is the look-alike reincarnation of her late twin brother. She initially has long blonde hair, light blue eyes and wears a small pair of red earrings that she had given to her brother. During her depression and her confrontation with Miori, her long hair is cut short but later grows into shoulder-length until the end of the anime; her last name-(Mikage) stands for 'honorable shadow'.

Ceres (セレスSeresu)

Voiced by: Junko Iwao (Japanese); Onalea Gilbertson (English)

Ceres is a powerful Tennyo (celestial maiden or 'angel') from myth who had hesitantly married Mikagi, the founder of the Mikage family. While she is supremely powerful and volatile, she needs her hagoromo (celestial robe) to recover her true form and full abilities. She has repeatedly attempted to manifest herself through certain female descendants of her bloodline when they reach the age of sixteen. Because her tragic past was misinterpreted by her descendants, her female reincarnations are relentlessly killed by the Mikage family.

Toya (十夜Tōya)

Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Victor Atelevich (English)

Toya is Aya's main love interest in the series. He is a mysterious young man who has absolutely no memory of his past or his true nature; his only clues are two names: 'Toya' ('ten nights', his name), and 'Mikage'-(which according to episode 8 means 'honorable shadow'). He originally works for Mikage International until he fell in love with Aya, rebelling against them to protect her. It is later revealed that he met Aya when she was a six-year-old child. Toya is the embodiment/offspring of the hagoromo of Ceres. He sacrifices the manna bestowed upon him by the celestial robe to give him immortality, saving Aya and protecting their two young children, Miku and Aki. He has pale white skin, brownish red hair, green eyes and is often seen wearing clip-on earrings on both his ears. His fighting outfit is a long forest green coat with a navy blue crop top, along with matching pants and black monk strap shoes; his weapon of choice is a gold and silver Victorian styled dagger capable of shooting out a power red beam that can destroy anything in his path, and a small MP5K machine gun. Towards in the end of the anime after being revived by the celestial robe and protecting Aya from Mikagi, Toya wears the same button shirt and jeans when he meets Aya as a child but is black and gray.

Aki Mikage (御景明Mikage Aki)

Voiced by: Susumu Chiba (Japanese); Tommy Campbell (English)

Aki is Aya's twin brother, a gentle and caring person who becomes a medium for the spirit of Mikagi, the founder of the Mikage family. Mikagi in Aki's body aggressively pursues Aya and Ceres, and almost rapes Aya. In the end Aki sacrifices his life to destroy the violent and hateful spirit. In the sequel Episode of Miku, he is reborn and reincarnated as Aya and Toya's second child Aki, and Miku's younger brother. The uniform at his and Aya's previous school-(Sarashina High School) was a white polo shirt with an aqua marine vest and a grey skirt/pants.

Suzumi Aogiri (梧納涼Aogiri Suzumi)

Voiced by: Mayumi Asano (Japanese); Maizun Jayoussi (English)

A widow and a C-Genomer (Tennin descendant) from the Kansai region, Suzumi is the head of a branch of one of the Aogiri family's schools of Japanese dance. She welcomes Aya into her household when she discovers Aya has become Ceres' latest medium. Suzumi cannot become a Tennin like Aya, though she does possess some psychic/psionic abilities, such as clairvoyance, premonition, and powerful telekinesis. She is capable of making protective celestial amulets that possess enormous power.

Yūhi Aogiri (梧雄飛Aogiri Yūhi)

Voiced by: Kentarō Itō (Japanese); Matthew Erickson (English)

Yūhi is the adopted younger brother of Suzumi's deceased husband Kazuma. Early in the series, he wears a red colored headband enhanced with strong Tennin magic made by Suzumi, designating him Aya's bodyguard. He has a strong unrequited love for Aya. Though attracted to Yūhi, Aya ultimately comes to see him as a close friend on a strictly platonic level, and Yūhi is able to accept the fact that Aya only loves Toya. Later, he begins to care deeply for Chidori Kuruma. A notable martial arts expert, he is also an extraordinary cook which had learned from his mother. His two main outfits are a grey and yellow gakuran school uniform, and a grayish blue judogi, his main weapon is a pair of silver combat chopsticks.

Kyū Oda, 'Mrs. Q' (小田玖Oda Kyū)

Voiced by: Kujira (Japanese); Doug McKeag (English)

The Aogiri's household help, 'Mrs. Q' is a gnome-like woman known for her reckless driving and ridiculously ugly appearance, despite her consistent claims that she is a beautiful woman. She's convinced that she and Toya are made for each other.

Chidori Kuruma (来間千鳥Kuruma Chidori)

Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese); Carol-Anne Day (English)

A C-Genomer from Tochigi Prefecture, Chidori is a cheerful high school girl who looks and acts childlike until she transforms into a Tennin. She cares very deeply for her younger brother, Shota, who was hospitalized upon her introduction into the story. She can transform into a Tennin at will or whenever she gets mad or upset. She seems to have developed deep romantic feelings for her crush Yūhi, and later dies for his sake just as she is about to confess that she had always cared for him. The Mikage scientists identify Chidori's Tennin type as Pallas. She has wavy salmon pink hair that is often worn in two pigtails; her school uniform is a periwinkle colored blazer with a red tie, a navy blue skirt, and wears black socks with brown shoes.

Yuki Urakawa (浦川由貴Urakawa Yuki)

Voiced by: Akiko Kimura

Yuki is a high school girl and a C-Genomer who goes the same school as Yūhi and Aya. She is quiet and has a weak constitution, so she can't transform into a Tennin, but she can manifest pyrokinesis. She has a relationship with her teacher Mr. Hayama, who is actually an agent sent by Mikage International to capture and eliminate Aya and Ceres. In the end, Urakawa burns the agent with her powers and hugs him, causing the fire to kill her as well. She wears a sailor styled school uniform that is red and yellow, complete with a grey bow tie, white socks and black shoes.

Miori Sahara (佐原美緒里Sahara Miori)

Voiced by: Akiko Yajima (Japanese); Meredith Taylor-Parry (English)

Miori is Aya's distant cousin and a C-Genomer from Shizuoka Prefecture. She was Toya's lover in a fake past that Kagami implanted in him who was mostly known as Toya Mizuki (水木十夜Mizuki Toya). She is an ordinary high school student of the co-ed Kaisei High School living a normal, happy life with her mother, until her mother was summoned by the Mikages and killed at the main house when Aya first transformed into Ceres. She pretends to become friends with Aya when Aya transfers to her school, then transforms into a Tennin to take on Aya (as Ceres) and avenge her mother's death. She later commits suicide-(in front of a huge crowd) as her final act of 'revenge' against Aya, to which Toya witnesses. Miori is identified by the Mikage scientists as possessing the same Tennin type as Aya. Here school uniform is a silver colored blazer with a black skirt, and a red ribbon.

Shuro Tsukasa (司珠呂Tsukasa Shuro)

Voiced by: Shizuka Sasaki (Japanese); Elizabeth Stepkowski (English)

An Okinawan C-Genomer, Shuro was raised as a man by her family out of a fear that she would one day take away the family's heirloom, Ceres' hagoromo, and ascend to heaven. She is GeSANG's famous pop star alongside her cousin Kei Tsukasa, who she is in love with. She dies near the end of the series while attempting to free the C-Genomes. Shuro has the ability to magnify her voice to an amplitude that can rupture a person's heart when she transforms into a Tennin. Mikage scientists identify her as Tennin type Juno.

Kagami Mikage (御景各臣Mikage Kagami)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); Dave Kelly (English)

Kagami is Aya's distant cousin and director of the C-Project (Celestial Project) conducted by Mikage International. He is one of the few members of the Mikage family who wants to meet Ceres and does not fear her. At times he seems in love with her. Kagami wants to capture Ceres and study her, to harness the ability of the Tennin and learn their true nature. He aims to better humanity by creating a perfect human race, though his methods are less than moral. His personality developed from a tragic childhood, where his mother beat him for not being the best. He wears glasses, has dark grey hair, and wears a dark blue blazer, with a turquoise shirt and yellow tie underneath.

Alec (アレクAreku) / Alexander O. Howell (アレクサンダー·O·ハウエルArekusandā O. Haueru)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); Jonathan Love (English)

Alec is a Scottish scientist who studied in the U.S. and speaks Japanese with a thick accent. He is a certified genius with a very high IQ and a complete otaku. He works for Mikage International and provides advanced technology for the development of C-Project. As the project progresses, Alec finds that the situation is not what he expected, and tries to back out because of his own moral convictions. He has yellow colored hair with his bangs parted to the side, a pair of spectacles over his nose, and wears a red shirt with blue jeans and a lab coat.

Gladys Smithson (グラディス·スミソンGuradisu Sumison)

Voiced by: Yuko Nagashima (Japanese); Maureen Jones (English)

Gladys is an American colleague of Alec who also works for the C-Project at Mikage International. She's responsible for the C-Genomer's power growth and development. She dies when she puts herself between Mikagi and a pregnant Ceres. She has white hair that is worn in a bun and wears a magenta colored blazer with an orange dress underneath.

Wei Fei Li (偉飛麗Wěi Fēi-lì)

Voiced by: Kouichi Toochika (Japanese); Ethan Cole (English)

Wei is a young, skilled martial artist from China hired by Mikage International. Wielding a vicious chain whip and various tiny throwing blades, he is often sent out to capture C-Genomers or perform other covert tasks. When Toya tries to leave the headquarters together with Aki, Wei is sent stop them, and Toya takes out his left eye and wear a white bandage to cover it up. Wei is Aki's and Shiso's caretaker and bodyguard, and Toya's replacement. He seems to be calm most of the time and does not complain, but he harbors a grudge against Toya for his injury. He has dark green hair, brown skin, and grey eyes; his fighting outfit consists of a light purple Chinese styled coat with blue high heeled boots.

Shiso Mikagi (始祖·ミカギShiso Mikagi)

Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki (Japanese); Jonathan Love (English)

The founder of the Mikage family, Mikagi, first lived during the Jōmon period of Japan. He began as a gentle, kind young man. Ceres falls in love with him, and when their family is attacked and he is ashamed of his inability to protect them, she grants him power. His growing strength drives him mad, and his love becomes an obsession that drives him to hide the hagoromo, causing Ceres to fear for her children's safety. When she leaves, he chases her and kills their first child, so Ceres kills him, covering his body with lacerations that remain when he manifests in Aki. He will stop at nothing to make Ceres his again.

Assam: Assam is a young assassin from Indonesia hired by Kagami to replace and kill Toya. He wants the C-Project to stop using children as objects of war.

Shouta Kuruma (来間笑太Kuruma Shouta)

Voiced by : Kae Araki (Japanese); Mariette Sluyter (English)

A 9-10 year old elementary school student and is Chidori's younger brother, after getting involved in a terrible bus accident two years ago, he was (temporarily) paralyzed from the waist down causing him to use a wheelchair for mobility. When he met Toya at the hospital he was staying at, he saw him as one of his best friends; he stood up for the first time in episode 11 and he can also be seen walking in episodes 19 and 20, he has peach colored skin, hazel eyes, and chestnut brown hair. His dream career is to become a pilot and enjoys looking at the sky.

Miku Mikage (御景ミクMikage Miku): Aya and Toya's daughter who turns 3 year old in Episode of Miku. Because of her young age, she has a tendency to mispronounce words even ones that are simple; on the manga covers she has red hair just like her father Toya, but in a bob cut. She is the big sister of Aki, a younger version of Aya's brother; it is hinted that Miku is the key to ending the Ceres virus. Her name means 'future'.

Sonoko Mikage (御影ソノコMikage Sonoko)

Voiced by: Unknown (Japanese); Michelle Armeneau (English)

Aya and Aki's mother. After witnessing her daughter Aya transforming into Ceres, she ends up in a coma throughout the rest of the series due to psychological shock.

Mr. Mikage (氏御影)

Voiced by: Kunihiko Yasui (Japanese); Steve Olson (English)

Aya and Aki's father. He died at the beginning of the series when he tried protecting Aya from getting killed by her evil grandfather, however he is shown in flashbacks.

Maya Hirobe (ヒロありHirobe Maya): Is a bespectacled teenage girl and student at an all-girls school called Tsukashima High School. In the manga she met Aya after getting attacked by a strange dog; her picture is only shown once in the anime-(in episode 17).

Dr. Kurotsuka (黒塚Kurotsuka-sensei)

Voiced by: Unshou Ishizuka (Japanese); Steve Olson (English)

A male doctor who runs a clinic in Niigata. After Toya was found unconscious at a nearby beach by a group of kids, Kurotsuka took care of him and nursed him back to health, that was until Toya escaped from the hospital and was trying to regain his memories; Despite his tough-looking appearance, he's very friendly, has a sense of humor and was even kind enough to lend Toya his motorcycle to rescue Aya. He has sanpaku styled eyes, a tan skin complexion, and dark brown hair.

Kumi Akiyama (秋山くみAkiyama Kumi)

Ayashi No Ceres Episode 16

Voiced by: Kazusa Murai (Japanese); Elizabeth Stepkowski (English)

Production[edit]

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Ceres, Celestial Legend is the third manga series written by Yuu Watase. She based it on the legend of the tennin Ceres and her stolen hagoromo.^[4] This legend is also the basis for one of the most performed Japanese Noh plays, Hagoromo.^[5]^[6] It is the Japanese version of the Swan Maiden legend; versions from other cultures are mentioned throughout the series.^[4]

As with most of her serials, Watase planned the basic story line of Ceres through to the end before beginning work. She notes that it is easier to work this way, but that even with planning sometimes the characters will 'move on their own' and refuse to follow her original plans. When she reaches the end of the work, though, she can understand why they did so.^[7] Watase noted that one of the hardest parts of writing a serial manga was having to plan for a cliffhanger at the end of each chapter. She wanted each one to make the reader want to know what happened next, so they would want to keep reading.^[7]

To accurately depict the many locations used within the series, Watase traveled to Miyagi, Okinawa, and Tochigi to visit the locations where legends say Tennin landed. She was able to negotiate entry into some areas normally closed to the public.^[8]

Ayashi No Ceres Episode 13

The characters in Ceres are not based on real people, but Watase notes that each one reflects some part of herself, as does the story as a whole.^[9] For example, Watase incorporated her thoughts on genetic engineering and other new technologies through the character of Kagami, who shows cruel disregard for the lives of the celestial beings he creates. While she feels such technologies can be useful to society, they should not be abused.^[10]

Watase purposefully left Ceres' true nature ambiguous in the end, never clearly stating if Ceres is an alien or truly a being descended from heaven. She notes, however, that part of the reason for this was that it wasn't something she'd thought about. In reflection, she felt Ceres was a symbol. In Japan, men are considered the dominant sex, and Watase notes that as a woman there are things about the system that anger her, such as men saying she is 'just a woman.' Ceres became a story about the relationship between men and women. She also wanted to show that while the Tennin and the humans in the story may have come from different origins, and evolved differently, they were still the same living creature in the end, with similar feelings and thoughts.^[11]

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

Written by Yuu Watase, Ceres, The Celestial Legend premiered in the May 1996 issue of Shogakukan's Shōjo Comic, and ran through the March 2000 issue. The chapters were later published in fourteen collected volumes, with the first volume released on December 11, 1996. Starting October 15, 2005, Shogakukan began re-releasing the series in six special edition volumes, with the final volume released December 15, 2005.^[12]

In 2001, Viz Media licensed the manga for an English language release in North America.^[13] The series was originally released in a flipped trade paperback format. Viz stopped publication after four volumes. In 2003, Viz re-released the first four volumes in unflipped standard manga-size volumes, along with the remaining ten volumes.^[14] In the table below, the dates and ISBN numbers given for the first four volumes are for their second edition re-releases.

Volume list[edit]

No.	Title	Original release	English release
1	Aya	December 11, 1996 ISBN4-09-136354-7	October 29, 2003 ISBN978-1569319802
2	Yûhi	March 19, 1997 ISBN4-09-136355-5	February 4, 2004 ISBN978-1569319819
3	Suzumi	June 26, 1997 ISBN4-09-136356-3	May 5, 2004 ISBN978-1569319826
4	Chidori	September 26, 1997 ISBN4-09-136357-1	August 4, 2004 ISBN978-1591166092
5	Mikage	December 15, 1997 ISBN4-09-136358-X	October 29, 2004 ISBN978-1569319796
6	Shuro	March 26, 1998 ISBN4-09-136359-8	February 4, 2004 ISBN978-1591161097
7	Maya	June 26, 1998 ISBN4-09-136360-1	April 28, 2004 ISBN978-1591162599
8	Miori	September 26, 1998 ISBN4-09-137641-X	August 17, 2004 ISBN978-1591162605
9	Progenitor	December 15, 1998 ISBN4-09-137642-8	November 16, 2004 ISBN978-1591162612
10	Monster	March 26, 1999 ISBN4-09-137643-6	February 16, 2005 ISBN978-1591162629
11	Maiden	June 26, 1999 ISBN4-09-137644-4	May 10, 2005 ISBN978-1591162636
12	Tôya	September 25, 1999 ISBN4-09-137645-2	August 17, 2005 ISBN978-1591162643
13	Ten'nyo	December 14, 1999 ISBN4-09-137646-0	November 8, 2005 ISBN978-1591162650
14	Hagoromo	March 25, 2000 ISBN4-09-137647-9	February 7, 2006 ISBN978-1421502632

Anime[edit]

Directed by Hajime Kamegaki and produced by Studio Pierrot, the Ceres, Celestial Legend anime adaptation premiered in Japan on WOWOW on April 20, 2000. It ran for 24 episodes until its conclusion on September 28, 2000. It was released to VHS and DVD by Bandai Visual in twelve volumes, with each volume containing two episodes.

Ceres, Celestial Legend was licensed for Region 1 release by Viz Media, which also owns the North American license for the source manga. Viz released the series to VHS and DVD in eight three-episode volumes, with the first volume released on July 24, 2001.^[15] The VHS editions were dubbed in English, while the DVD volumes offered a choice between the dubbed English audio track and the original Japanese audio, with optional English subtitles. The DVD version also offers extra features, including art galleries, character profiles, and interviews with Yu Watase.^[16] In 2003, Viz re-released the series in two-volume collector's edition sets that contained twelve episodes on each disc, and all of the on-disc extras from earlier releases.

The English dubbed version of the series was broadcast in Southeast Asia by AXN-Asia. In 2014, Discotek Media announced their license for the series, and re-released the series in 2015.

Novel[edit]

The Ceres, Celestial Legend novels were written by Nishizaki Megumi and illustrated by Watase Yuu, with storylines created by both. The first three novels each tell a side story of one of the characters; the last novels contain a three-part sequel to the main story.^[17]

References[edit]

^'The Official Website for Ceres: Celestial Legend'. Viz Media. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
^小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
^'Discotek Adds Ceres, Celestial Legend'. Anime News Network. 2014-06-17.
^ ^a^bWatase, Yuu (Interviewed) (2003-09-16). Ceres, Celestial Legend: Volume 1 - Yuu Watase Interview, Introduction (DVD). San Francisco, California: Viz Media.
^Kinoshita, June; Palevsky, Nicholas (1998-04-14). Gateway to Japan. Kodansha International. p. 121. ISBN4-7700-2018-X.
^Tyler, Royall (1993-06-01). Japanese No Dramas. Penguin Classics. p. 96. ISBN0-14-044539-0.
^ ^a^bWatase, Yuu (Interviewed) (2003-09-16). Ceres, Celestial Legend: Volume 1 - Yuu Watase Interview: Story Planning (DVD). San Francisco, California: Viz Media.
^Watase, Yuu (Interviewed) (2003-09-16). Ceres, Celestial Legend: Volume 1 - Yuu Watase Interview: Ceres Settings (DVD). San Francisco, California: Viz Media.
^Watase, Yuu (Interviewed) (2003-09-16). Ceres, Celestial Legend: Volume 1 - Yuu Watase Interview: Creating Characters (DVD). San Francisco, California: Viz Media.
^Watase, Yuu (Interviewed) (2003-09-16). Ceres, Celestial Legend: Volume 1 - Yuu Watase Interview: New Technologies (DVD). San Francisco, California: Viz Media.
^Watase, Yuu (Interviewed) (2003-09-16). Ceres, Celestial Legend: Volume 1 - Yuu Watase Interview: What is 'Ceres'? (DVD). San Francisco, California: Viz Media.
^小学館: コミック (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
^'Ceres: Celestial Legend'. Viz Media. Archived from the original on 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
^'Viz Announces Release of Second Edition Manga Titles' (Press release). Viz Media. 2004-03-18. Archived from the original on 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
^'Viz announces date for Ceres, Celestial Legend'. Anime News Network. 2001-04-15. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
^'Ceres Extras, D&D Out, Love Hina 2002'. ICv2 News. 2001-05-22. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
^'Ayashi no Ceres Novels'. Angelfire.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2012-11-07.

External links[edit]

Official PIERROT anime web site(in Japanese)
Ceres, Celestial Legend (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Ceres, Celestial Legend (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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First of two Ceres,M Celestial Legend, Collector's Edition DVD sets; released by Viz Media on 16 September 2003

This is a complete episode listing for the anime series Ceres, Celestial Legend. Directed by Hajime Kamegaki and produced by Studio Pierrot, the twenty-four episode series is based on the fourteen volumemanga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. In Ceres, Celestial Legend, Aya Mikage finds her world turned upside on her 16th birthday, when her family suddenly tries to kill her, her twin brother is taken away, and her father is killed. Aya learns she is the reincarnation of Ceres, a celestial maiden seeking her celestial robe (羽衣hagoromo) and revenge on the Mikage for keeping her trapped in this world for so many centuries. As Aya seeks the robe, another branch of the Mikage family pursues her to capture Ceres for their own gain. The series premiered in Japan on WOWOW on 20 April 2000 and concluded on 28 September 2000. It was released to VHSvideotape and DVD by Bandai Visual in twelve volumes, with each volume containing two episodes.

Ceres, Celestial Legend is licensed for Region 1 release by Viz Media, which also owns the North American license for the source manga. Viz released the series to VHS and DVD in eight three-episode volumes, with the first volume released on 24 July 2001.^[1] The VHS editions were dubbed in English, while the DVD volumes offered a choice between the dubbed English audio track and the original Japanese audio, with optional English subtitles. The DVD versions also offers extra features, including art galleries, character profiles, and interviews with Yu Watase.^[2] In 2003, Viz re-released the series in two volume collector's edition sets that contained twelve episodes on two disc, and all of the on-disc extras from the earlier releases. The English dubbed version of the series were broadcast in Southeast Asia by AXN-Asia.

Four pieces of theme music are used in the series. The opening theme, 'Scarlet' is performed by Junko Iwao and used to open all twenty-four episodes. A remixed version of the song is also used as the closing theme for the final episode. For the first fifteen episodes, the song 'One ~ Kono Yo ga Hatete mo Hanarenai' is used for the ending theme, while episodes sixteen through twenty-three use 'Cross My Heart'. Both songs are performed by Day-break.

Episodes[edit]

#	Title	Original airdate
01	'The Day the Moon and the Sixteen Stars Align' Transcription: 'Jyuuroku no Hoshi to Tsuki ga Meguru Nichi' (Japanese: 16の星と月が巡る日)	20 April 2000
Fraternal twins Aya and Aki Mikage leave a karaoke bar with three of their classmates from school. As the five teenagers are crossing a bridge, they see a man ahead of the other side steal a woman's purse and run towards their side. Aya runs forward and tackles the man, knocking the purse out of his hand. She tries to catch the purse, inadvertently jumping over the side of the bridge. As she falls towards the busy street below, she finds her mind filled with strange images, including a symbol she's never seen before. Suddenly, she stops falling and begins floating instead, landing gently on her feet. A stranger then saves her life by pushing her out of the path of a car, then disappears before she can thank him. The next day, Aya and Aki go to their grandfather's house to celebrate their sixteenth birthday. They are surprised to find that many of their relatives are there for the party. They are given a single present, a wrapped box. As she unwraps it, Aya becomes increasingly uneasy. Aki volunteers to open the box instead. Inside is a mummified hand. Aya experiences another blur of strange visions, her shirt sleeves rip, and for a moment her eyes change from bright blue to deep gold. She sends out an incredibly strong and powerful burst of highly destructive power that destroys the hand, then returns to normal. Confused, she turns to Aki to ask what happened, but Aki is writhing in pain as cuts begin appearing all over his body. Aya screams to her family to help before he dies, but no one moves. Her grandfather tells her the marks are a sign that Aki is the rightful heir of the Mikage and he will be fine, but that she must now die.
02	'The Angel's First Kiss' Transcription: 'Tennyo no Fāsuto Kisu' (Japanese: 天女のファーストキス)	27 April 2000
Aki is taken away and the other Mikages leave the room, with Aya's father and grandfather staying behind with the armed guards. Aya's father is given a gun to kill her with. As he points it at her, his eyes fill with tears and he apologizes, and tells her not to let the Mikage's control her but to find her own life. He turns and points the gun at his father, but a guard also points a gun at him and Aya's grandfather orders the guard to shoot him. The guard complies, then he and the other guards point guns at Aya. Shocked by her father's murder, Aya has remained speechless, but her eyes change color and suddenly the house explodes. In another part of the city, a woman named Suzumi Aogiri calls to her brother Yuhi to go with her to pick up a 'certain girl' and they speed to the Mikage house. Aya comes to on a tree, unable to remember how she got there. The young man who saved her the day before appears at the bottom, asking why the family wants to kill her. Aya begins to cry, remembering her father's death. Surprised to find the man suddenly beside her on the tree, Aya panics and nearly falls but he catches her. She starts to freak out remembering what happened, but suddenly the man kisses her, to silence her as guards appear below. The guards leave and the man introduces himself as Toya, a name meaning 'ten nights.' More guards appear below, but Yuhi arrives to knock them out. He calls to Aya to jump down. When she hesitates, Toya pushes her out of the tree. As she falls, she begins floating again, to land safely in Yuhi's arms. Yuhi quickly pulls her into a run towards the waiting car. As they flee, Aya looks back at Toya still watching her from the tree. In the car, Suzumi introduces herself, but Aya doesn't respond. When they arrive at Suzumi's house, Aya quickly falls asleep. In the morning, Suzumi tells Yuhi and Aya that Aya is a tennyo, an angel or celestial maiden.
03	'The One Who Descended to Earth' Transcription: 'Gekai e Orishi Mono' (Japanese: 下界へ降りし者)	4 May 2000
Suzumi explains to Aya that the Mikages are descendants of the legendary celestial maiden, and that they have been killing girls her age for a long time. Aya doesn't want to believe it, and later sneaks away from the Aogiri house to return to her own home. She falls asleep there, awakening near sunset. As she's washing her face, she has a vision letting her know the hospital where Aki and her mother are. Aya goes there while the Aogiris are searching for her. Meanwhile, her cousin Kagami tasks Toya with protecting both Aya and Aki, and making sure they do not see each other. At the hospital Aya is misdirected to her mother's room. Her mother tries to kill her, believing Aya killed her father. As Yuhi reaches the room, it explodes and he sees Aya transform into a dark blue-haired, golden-eyed woman who says that she is the celestial maiden who had descended from Heaven, Ceres.
04	'The Stolen Celestial Robe' Transcription: 'Ubawareta Hagoromo' (Japanese: 奪われた羽衣)	11 May 2000
Ceres tells Yuhi that Aya is a personification created over the last 16 years, and that they are both the same yet different. Sensing Toya nearby, Ceres attacks him, opening a portal in the floor to take him to another floor. She starts to attack Aya's mother, but Yuhi stands in the way. She tells him not to interfere, because she doesn't want to hurt him as he is not a Mikage. When she goes down to where Toya is, she demands to know where her robe is. As Toya does not know Ceres moves to kill him, but Yuhi holds her back. Ceres declares that she will kill every Mikage male to pay them back for stealing her robe and humiliating her. Yuhi kisses her, causing her to transform back into Aya. Aya's mother falls into a coma, and Aya is confused and upset to realize that she doesn't remember what happened and wants to know what is going on. Aki, meanwhile, overhears his grandfather ordering Kagami to kill Aya and escapes from the hospital to search for her. The next night, he is still looking for her when he is attacked by three men. As they are beating him up, Aki's eyes glow for a moment and his voice changes, before returning to normal. As Aki wonders what that was, Toya arrives. NOTE: Madonna and Britney Spears are mentioned-(in the English dub) when Mrs. Q was having an argument with Yuuhi and Suzumi; while Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh was mentioned when Aki's pajamas were yellow-(the same color of Christopher Robin's shirt).
05	'Toya's Destiny' Transcription: 'Tōya no Shukumei' (Japanese: 十夜の宿命)	18 May 2000
Toya quickly dispatches the three men, and tells Aki to return to the Mikage house. Aki refuses, wanting to see Aya, so Toya takes him to the Aogiri mansion. Aya cries as they are reunited. She decides not to tell him about the celestial being, but that night as they sleep, Ceres emerges and attacks Aki. She says he is her sworn enemy, the Mikage who stole her robe, and that the scars on his body are the one's she gave him. She repeatedly demands her robe be returned, and tries to attack Aki. Toya, strangely unharmed by her attacks, escapes with Aki while Yuhi uses a kiss to bring Aya back. Outside, Kagami is waiting for them and takes Aki away. When Aya catches up, only Toya is there. He tells her that Aki was taken away. When she demands to know what happened to her, and whether she attacked Aki, he points out her open bathrobe. He asks her to go with him and takes her to his apartment. Toya tells her to stay away from Aki for both their sakes. Aya asks who he is, but he says he has no memories of his own except of the names Toya and Mikage. He works for Kagami because a month before Kagami told him that he had a way to restore Toya's memories. After they talk, he offers to let her sleep there. He also gives her the birthday present from Aki, the same red earrings she had purchased for him. Aya cries as she holds them. Toya wraps his arms around her and promises to hold her until she stops trembling. She eventually falls asleep in his bed lying in his arms, realizing that she truly loves him deeply and does not care if he is working with the enemy.
06	'The C Project' Transcription: 'C Purojekuto' (Japanese: Cプロジェクト)	25 May 2000
In the morning, Aya calls Yuhi to let him know where she is. When he realizes she spent the night with Toya, he quickly goes to retrieve her. After parting from Toya, they follow him to the Mikage corporate headquarters in hope of finding Aki. Kagami sees Aya and the others enter, and lets her past the security gate, immediately locking it behind her to separate her from the others. Aya continues up an elevator, and at the top finds Kagami waiting for her. He promises he doesn't want to kill her, then leads her to a room claiming he wants to talk. He locks her inside, saying he wants to experiment on Ceres, and demanding Aya let her out. She refuses, so Kagami attacks her and starts to rape her. When she still refuses, he opens a partition, letting her see Aki and Toya in another room. At the sight of Aki, Ceres emerges and destroys the room. Kagami sprays her with a numbing gas to stop her from moving. In response to Kagami's questions, she explains that she reappears in the female descendants that most closely resemble her, with Aya being the closest yet. Kagami takes a sample of her blood, then Yuhi arrives. Seeing Kagami about to gas Yuhi, Ceres holds on to Yuhi and flies out through the hole in the building. He asks why she needs her robe when she can fly, but she says she must have it to return home. When he asks if she can't live as Aya, Ceres changes back to Aya, causing them to fall into a pool below. Aki decides not to see Aya again until Ceres is gone, and agrees to help Kagami find a way to return Aya to normal. Kagami, however, has no intention of destroying Ceres. He tells Alexander to initiate to the 'Celestial Project' otherwise known as 'the C Project.'
07	'Celestial Awakening' Transcription: 'Mezameta C Genomā' (Japanese: 目覚めたCゲノマー)	1 June 2000
As Mrs. Q drives Aya and Yuhi to school, Aya has a vision of a girl burning. Nearby they find Yuki Urakawa, a classmate, unconscious. As Yuhi and Aya discuss what to do, she awakens and says she wants to go to school. They take her to the infirmary. Toya is there working as a school doctor, having been given fake memories by Kagami. He tells Aya she should have nothing more to do with him, as he only wants Ceres. As they return the infirmary, they discover the school nurse has burned alive. Aya later discovers that Yuki is having an affair with one of the school doctors. She promises Yuki she will keep her secret, but the doctor overhears them talking and tells Yuki that they can never see each other again because Aya has told. An explosion rocks the school, and Aya gets lost in the ensuing fire. As the smoke overtakes her, Toya appears and takes her to the school pool. When she asks why, he kisses her and tells her he suddenly found himself looking for her. He wonders if that's love and says he must find out who he is so they don't end up hurting each other. A furious Yuhi arrives and orders Toya to get away from Aya. Before he leaves, Toya tells them both that Kagami is gathering up all those who have the celestial maiden genes, C-genomes, as part of the C Project. Yuki arrives and attacks Aya with her pyrokinetic powers and abilities. Yuhi blocks the attack, getting burned himself, and both of them are thrown into the pool. Ceres emerges from within Aya and tries to attack the doctor controlling Yuki, but Yuki stops her, begging Ceres not to hurt him. The doctor gets angry at Yuki for being unable to fight Ceres. Hurt by his words, Yuki cries as she remembers how he told her he loved her before she holds on to him and envelops them both in flames, killing them both. Aya regains control of her body, and to her relief finds Yuhi is hurt, but alive, behind her. At the Mikage Corporation, Kagami shackles Toya and forbids him from leaving the building, until Toya can stop playing 'little love games' with Aya. NOTE: In the English version of this episode, the 1982 film Blade Runner was mentioned while Kagami was having a conversation with Toya stating 'Memories made replicants more human'.
08	'The Mikage Conspiracy' Transcription: 'Mikageke no Inbō' (Japanese: 御景家の陰謀)	8 June 2000
Yuhi recovers from his wounds, having been protected from fatal injuries by the angel headband. His father and brother come to visit, but Yuhi refuses to see them at first. Aya is annoyed by Tomonori, Yuhi's brother, seeming lack of concern over Yuhi, but Tomonori only responds by flirting with her. Yuhi comes to the room and he vaguely thanks his father for coming, then tells them to leave as 'that woman' would be upset if he was there. Tomonori lashes back that Yuhi is just the abandoned son of a mistress, and has no right to refer to his father's wife as 'that woman.' Suzumi rides back with her father-in-law and Tomonori to the main Aogiri house, while Yuhi explains why he lied about his mother dying, and that only his brother Kazuma was the only one in the main family who seemed to love him. Yuhi says he doesn't need a family, since he was abandoned, but Aya cries at him for saying such sad things. She reminds him no one can survive alone and that he will find someone to romantically love just as much. Yuhi tells her he wants her to be that person, and pushes her to the floor, kissing her. Aya pushes him away, and he yells that he loves her, then holds her down as he kisses her again. Mrs. Q interrupts Aya and Yuhi, and after she's gone he apologizes for his behavior. Meanwhile, Kagami realizes that Suzumi is a C-genome and sends his men to capture her. Aki has been hooked up to a machine that lets him search his own memories. He asks where Toya is, and Kagami tells him that Toya was playing love games with Aya. The Mikage's attack the Aogiri car, forcing it off the road. Suzumi takes over driving, promising to get them back to the main house. Kagami calls Aya to taunt her about Yuki, and tell her Yuki's power surge was caused by her being injected with Aya's blood. He also tells her that another woman close to her is about to have the same experience. Suzumi gets everyone back to the house, but the Mikage men are waiting for them and use gas to knock them unconscious.
09	'The Angel's Promise' Transcription: 'Tennyo no Chikai' (Japanese: 天女の誓い)	15 June 2000
Strange glasses are put on Suzumi, connecting her to a nearby machine. Aya realizes Suzumi has been captured by the Mikages and she, with Yuhi, head to the main house. The machine feeds Suzumi memories of her late husband, Kazuma. Yuhi and Aya are able to defeat the men outside, but inside they are stopped when one of the men puts a gun to Yuhi's father's head. Aya and Yuhi are tasered. Yuhi tries to awaken Suzumi by calling out to her, but she can't hear them. One of the Mikage men shoots at Yuhi to shut him up, but Yuhi's father blocks the shot, getting hit in the shoulder instead. Realizing they can't do anything, Aya willingly calls to Ceres for help. Ceres quickly dispatches the man and destroys the machinery, but Suzumi doesn't awaken. Entrenched in her memories, Suzumi will only wake up if she is willing to return to reality. As they listen to Suzumi talking in her sleep, Ceres and the Aogiris discover that Suzumi was three months pregnant and had miscarried when Kazuma died. Crying, Yuhi continues trying to call out to her and eventually his voice reaches her. After Kazuma's death and the loss of their unborn baby, Suzumi had attempted suicide, but was stopped by Yuhi. Remembering she had a brother who needed her the will to live, and remembering that moment that enables her to wake up from the dream. At the Mikage headquarters, Aki demands to speak with Toya. Kagami agrees and asks Toya to choose between Aya and his memories. Toya says he chooses Aya. Aki frees Toya from his handcuffs, thanking him for protecting Aya. As he talks, Aki's tone changes and he stabs Toya with one of the handcuffs saying that he will never give Aya to him or anyone else. Aki returns to himself when Kagami touches him, leaving Aki upset at what he had done. In the car, Ceres and Yuhi talk, and she has him promise to show him the truth about people, as she has no trust in them. Aya returns, and she promises she will stop the C-Project, and that she will rely on Ceres to help her from now on.
10	'Chidori's Flight' Transcription: 'Chidori no Hishō' (Japanese: 千鳥の飛翔)	22 June 2000
A bacterial infection appears in Tochigi that is making people sick. Yuhi and Aya suspect it is part of the C-Project. A young girl named Chidori Kuruma comes to the house looking for Yuhi. She had seen him flying with Ceres the month before, and wants them to come to Tochigi to meet her brother, Shota. Shota, who has paralyzed for the last two years, was hospitalized three days before after being afflicted by the bacteria. Chidori wants Aya to fly with Shota, to help keep him from giving up on his dreams of being a pilot. Aya promises to take him flying. In one of the waiting areas, Yuhi is holding her when Toya appears, working as a doctor in the hospital. He doesn't say anything and walks past them. Aya follows and asks him about the bacteria, and why he isn't bothered by Yuhi holding her. Toya says he can only give what he knows. Aya kisses him on the lips, and tells him to show her his feelings towards her by warmly embracing her. The next day, Aya overhears Toya and Shota talking about Toya being alone and never feeling sad because he never had anything precious, until now and that he's afraid he will hurt her by being near her. Aya goes to meet with Toya, but Ceres demands to come out. Aya is afraid Ceres will attack him, but stops resisting and allows Ceres to emerge. Ceres asks Toya what he is and tells him that if he really strongly loves and cares about Aya, he needs to get away from the Mikage. She also says she feels she has seen him somewhere before, but doesn't know if the memories are hers or Aya's. As the sun sets, she gives him Aya's choker, telling him to wear it instead of the one from Mikage if he truly, deeply does love and care for Aya. Ceres then goes to Yuhi and the others, so she can take Shota on the promised flight. During the flight, one of the patients infected by the bacteria awakens their dormant celestial powers and abilities, sending out a tremendously strong destructive blast of bright pink-colored energy that knocks Shota out of Ceres' arms.
11	'Stir of Emotions' Transcription: 'Ugokidasu Kokoro' (Japanese: うごきだす気持(こころ))	29 June 2000
Ceres is able to get under Shota just before he lands, taking the brunt of the fall and knocking her unconscious. Upset that Aya was hurt protecting him, just like his parents, Shota starts to wheel away. Toya clears the hospital room around Akiyama, the patient who sent out the strong energy blast, as Akiyama sends out another destructive energy blast that destroys the roof. Shota is caught in the blast and is knocked down out of his wheelchair to the floor below. Yuhi tells Shota to slowly crawl backwards, as the rubble he is on is too weak to support anymore weight. Yuhi leaves to try to get to the other side, but runs into Akiyama. Shota is ready to give up and die, but Aya is able to help him find the will to live and to remember his dream at last. As he crawls back to safety, the rubble falls. Shota catches himself and is able to pull himself back up. Yoshizuka, another patient who has awakened to his C-Genomes, appears in front of him, grabbing Shota by the arm and hurting him. Chidori, wanting to protect Shota, awakens her own dormant celestial abilities and transforms into an older, taller, and much prettier version of herself, similar to Aya's transformation into Ceres, but retaining her own mind, will, and personality. Toya knocks Akiyama unconscious, rescuing Yuhi, and confirms their earlier suspicious that the vaccine spread by the Mikage was something to awaken C-Genomes in people. Chidori uses her amazingly strong and powerful celestial abilities to destroy Yoshizuka's arm, freeing Shota. He falls, but Yuki is able to catch him. Toya appears and throws a chain around Chidori. Aya begs him to stop. Brought back to the roof by Yuhi, Shota stands for the first time in two years promising not to give up anymore if Toya will promise not to take Chidori away. Toya releases her and leaves without a word. Chidori decides to go with Aya and Yuhi, revealing that despite her elementary school appearance, she is actually a high school student. Meanwhile, Aki finds himself obsessively watching the videos of Aya that Toya recorded, and worries that he is losing his mind.
12	'The Silver Choker' Transcription: 'Gin no Chōkā' (Japanese: 銀のチョーカー)	6 July 2000
Kagami takes Toya to task for failing to capture Chidori. Aki writes a letter to Aya, desperate to finish it while he is still himself. Toya comes to see him as Aki collapses. Aki cries, afraid the machine Kagami has been using on him is making him lose himself. Toya asks if Aki wishes to leaves, as Aya antagonizes over how she can stop the Mikages. Toya calls Aya to tell her that he and Aki are leaving the Mikage that night for good, and asks if she can control Ceres. The agree to meet at the overpass where they first met Toya at midnight. Toya has Aki wait in his room while he has his last meeting with Kagami. Kagami wants him to hook him up the same machine Aki has been subjected to, promises he is going to return Toya's memories. Toya uses his dagger to destroy the machine. He cuts the Mikage collar from his neck, then uses the dagger's unique properties to destroy the door. Toya heads to Aki's room as Kagami and Alex wonder how he got the dagger in when he'd been searched before he came in. Toya makes it past the defense systems and guards, moving at inhuman speed. At Aki's room, he faces Wei, the leader of the Mikage security force and Aki's new bodyguard. Toya is able to defeat him after a short battle. Wei recovers before he and Aki can escape. Wei gets Toya's dagger and badly hurts him, but Toya is able to make the dagger reappears in his hand and cuts Wei's eye. As Toya and Aki make their way to the garage, Toya gets shot by some of the guards. Toya blasts a way out of the garage, but as he moves to leave, Aki's eyes start glowing. He picks up a metal shared and stabs Toya in the leg with it. When he comes to, he is horrified at what he's done, and says he can no longer control what is slowly emerging deep within him. Crying, he tells Toya go without him, as he cannot see Aya the way he is now, and gives Toya the letter he wrote to her. Doors close between them, and Toya is hit with a spotlight. Aya, Yuhi, Chidori, and Mrs. Q wait long into the night for them at overpass. Toya, badly wounded, makes it there as the clock approaches four in the morning, wearing Aya's choker.
13	'Relic of the Mikage' Transcription: 'Mikageke no Goshintai' (Japanese: 御景家の御神体)	13 July 2000
Toya gives Aya the letter from Aki. He prepares to return to the Mikage building to persuade Aki to leave, but she stops him, saying that he will die. Toya says he does not mind, but Yuhi scolds him, telling him not to make Aya any sadder. Back at the Aogiri house, Aya cries as she rereads Aki's letter. A convalescing Toya asks whether it was all right for him to come to the Aogiris', and Aya begins to explain that it was Yuhi who allowed it. They are interrupted by Yuhi bringing in a tray of food. Aya follows him out of the room and apologizes for not reciprocating Yuhi's strong and true romantic feelings, but he stops her. He says he will stand aside for now, but swears that if Toya ever hurts Aya, he'll take her away.Toya appears behind them and promises to give his all to Aya, if that is what she wants. Alone in his room again, Toya confesses to Aya that he has been scared all this while, but now he's found his own secure place. He shows her how he can make a short dagger blade appear and disappear out of his wrist at will. He asks what kind of a human can he be, with such an unnatural power and ability. Aya decides that she wants to relieve him of his burden of sadness and loneliness. Later after her bath Aya's conscience and other self, Ceres, appears in a mirror and asks Aya to let her take over her mind and body so that she can destroy the Mikage family, to punish them for taking the lives of so many innocent lives only to increase their own strength and power. Aya refuses and promises instead to get back the celestial robe, as long as Ceres does not hurt Aki. Ceres warns her that Aki will not be coming back, and that 'that man', too has been reborn and reincarnated is already taking over. Aya visits her mother at the hospital and reads Aki's letter to her. As she leaves, she discovers that Aki has written a message inside the envelope, asking Aya to kill him if he is taken over. Aki goes to visit his grandfather. They go into a sealed vault that contains Ceres' mummy, the guardian deity of the Mikage family. The sight of the relic inflicts scars on Aki once more, the mark of the Progenitor himself, who had been slashed to death by Ceres. Aki has been fully taken over by the spirit of the Progenitor. His delighted grandfather declares that Aki is his successor, the one who will protect the family against Ceres' celestial curse and make the Mikage family even stronger and more powerful. Aki growls that he's being noisy and kills him by severely crushing his skull. Looking at the mummy he says this is just her empty shell and demands to know where his woman, Ceres, is.
14	'The Return of the Ancestor' Transcription: 'Kakuseishita Shiso' (Japanese: 覚醒した始祖)	20 July 2000
Aya returns from the hospital and finds Toya in his room struggling to bandage his wounds. She helps him and lays her head on his back, wishing that the moment would last forever. Meanwhile Kagami is cleaning up after Aki's murder of his own grandfather. He looks at the mummy and muses that he understands why Ceres kept reincarnating as her body was not allowed to rest in peace. But he knows that the relic is merely a thing and more important is the Ceres that was reincarnated in Aya. The Aogiris are sitting down to dinner when their servant Kyū runs in and tells them that Toya is nowhere to be found. Suzumi knows that Toya has decided to act alone in keeping an eye on the Mikages and has promised to keep in touch, but Aya, Yuhi and Chidori set out in search of Toya before she can tell them. Aya catches up with Toya by a fountain. Toya explains that the Mikages will come after him and that he doesn't want to leave Aki alone. He promises to watch over Aya. Leaving the Mikage mansion, Aki detects Ceres' presence and forces Kagami to drive towards her. He appears on the scene as Toya and Aya warmly and lovingly embrace. Aya runs over to Aki, but is warned by Ceres to get away from him. Aki pulls her into a deep, passionate kiss. Aya realizes that he is not Aki and pulls away. Aki tells them that the real Aki has gone to sleep deep within his own subconscious. A distraught Aya transforms into Ceres and Aki taunts her, telling her that she will always be his woman and that she will never ever find her celestial robe. As he makes his threats he collapses due to lack of sleep and hunger, as Aki had not eaten or drunk anything for a few days as he struggled for control. Toya runs forward to get Aki but Wei gets there first. He calls Toya a traitor and promises to kill him someday. As Kagami and the others drive away he ponders whether the reappearance of the Progenitor will be good or bad for the C-project. Toya goes on alone to keep an eye on the Mikage. Aya stays in her room and watches old videos of Aki. She tells Yuhi and Chidori she can't go on any longer knowing that there was nothing left of Aki in the man she met at the fountain. Yuhi reassures Aya that Aki is merely 'asleep' and together with Chidori encourages her not to give up on him. NOTE: In the English dub version of this episode, Aya calls Yuuhi 'Garçon'-(a French term for 'waiter') when she asked him to make them lunch, while Yuuhi replied by calling Aya 'Mademoiselle'.
15	'Toya's Past' Transcription: 'Tōya no Kako' (Japanese: 十夜の過去)	27 July 2000
The Aogiris have moved to Matsubara on Toya's suggestion, to look into the legend of the hagoromo there. They are staying in Yuuhi's father's villa and attending Kaisei high school. They meet a girl named Miori Sahara who looks just like Aya/Ceres. Miori tells Aya that her childhood sweetheart disappeared a year ago. Aya meets Toya by the sea and tells him that their investigations revealed that the hagoromo at a local shrine turned out to be just a piece of cloth. Toya looks at the sea and memories flash back to him. He sees Miori and recognizes her. As he crosses the street towards her he gets hit by a car and Aya's choker falls off. Though he isn't badly hurt, he no longer recognises Aya nor Yuhi. They later go to visit him. Miori tells them that he is Toya Mizuki, her childhood sweetheart, and that he is still amnesiac. At school, Miori asks Aya to leave him alone, for his sake. Yuhi goes to see Toya and tells him that he's taking Aya away, as he promised before. Aya cuts her hair on an impulse. Toya meets her on the beach and tells her that whenever he tries to remember the past year he gets headaches. She gives him the choker back and he hugs her before he can stop himself. He asks if anything happened between them during the past year but Aya denies it and walks away and weeps. Aya asks Yuhi to help her forget Toya and decides to give herself to him. But he pulls away, telling her he loves her and that he will wait for her memories of Toya to fade. Aya cries and wishes she could disappear. Wei and his men come to the Mizuki house to pick up Toya, but Toya asks to see the Mikages. Back in Tokyo, Kagami tells Toya that they had some misunderstandings in the past due to Aya Mikage, and that Toya should eliminate her now that he is back in Kagami's employ. Ceres reappears and flies to Tokyo. Toya is told to eliminate her, and Miori asks Kagami why Toya doesn't love her as he is supposed to. He replies that it is not his fault. Toya corners Ceres. She notes that he has abandoned the choker that contains Aya's feelings. Miori appears and orders Toya to torture and kill Aya. If he doesn't, she will. To their astonishment, Miori transforms into a vengeful Ceres look-alike.
16	'Another Ceres' Transcription: 'Mō Hitori no Seresu' (Japanese: もうひとりのセレス)	3 August 2000
Ceres and Miori face off above the Mikage building. Miori asks Ceres to transform back into Aya so that she can have her revenge against Aya. Miori reveals that she is Aya's cousin and that her mother was killed by Aya/Ceres on her sixteenth birthday. Aki tells Toya that his memories as Toya Mizuki are false and tries to kill Toya. Deep within her mental cocoon, Aya hears Aki's voice telling her not to run away. Aya returns and calls out to Toya, who gets the strength to fend off Aki. Toya tears off the Mikage collar and protects her from Miori. Miori tells Toya of her wish that they could live together happily with his fake past, then flies up to the roof of the building and throws herself off before Toya can stop her. Aya is deeply scarred by the incident and refuses to eat. Toya goes to the Aogiri residence and tells Suzumi that he still cannot remember Aya. He goes to the sleeping Aya and leaves his dagger with her so they will always be together. Toya then sets off in search of his real self, with the flicker of a true memory as his guide.
17	'Bewitching Affection' Transcription: 'Hikiyoserareru Chikara' (Japanese: 魅きよせられる愛(ちから))	10 August 2000
An unconscious Toya washes up on the beach and is brought to a clinic. He tells the doctor that he was travelling around beaches in search of his memory of the ocean, was chased by thugs and dumped into the sea. The doctor orders him to stay until he recovers and can work off his bill. Toya sneaks out and is fired on by Wei's men, but is found by the doctor before they can get to him. Aya visits her mother in hospital and finds Aki there. Aki takes her captive and, back at the Mikage building, tries to rape her. Toya's dagger sends out a pulse of energy and throws Aki off. Toya senses that Aya is in danger, takes the doctor's motorcycle and hurries to Tokyo. Aki orders Kagami's men to drug her and take her to the lab, while he goes on ahead. Alec Howell is told to give her a drug to manipulate her mind. He objects that the shock to her system might cripple her, but Kagami says that Ceres will then take over, which is his objective. Aya is put in a truck and driven over to the lab. Ceres lends Aya her powers to resist the effects of Howell's machine. Toya is tracked by Wei and his men in helicopters. He leaps off his motorcycle and onto the helicopter and takes Wei captive, ordering them to fly in the direction of the truck. After forcing the men to jump into the sea, he leaps onto the roof of the truck and lets the helicopter crash. He goes in to rescue Aya and Howell releases her. Howell tells Toya that he cannot ask for forgiveness or even understanding, and that they just wanted her cooperation in ensuring the survival of the human race. Toya brings Aya to a desolate shack and waits for the drug to wear off. According to Howell, the drug should wear off at 4 a.m. If not, Aya will never wake up from her dream state. When she doesn't wake up at the appointed time, Toya cries. Ceres tells Aya that Toya is calling for her, and Aya finally wakes up. Toya warmly embraces her and asks her to come with him in search of the hagoromo and his true memories.
18	'Fleeting Happiness' Transcription: 'Tsukanoma no Shiawase' (Japanese: つかの間の幸せ)	17 August 2000
Aya and Kagami go to the hospital to visit their respective mothers. Kagami's mother is mentally ill and obsessed with her son getting perfect grades. Kagami reveals that he himself is obsessed with Ceres' 'perfection', and has been since fifth grade when he found an old picture of Ceres emerging from a Mikage girl. Aya explains to her unconscious mother that she is going to live with Toya, and Toya assures her that he will protect Aya. Her mother reacts for the first time with a squeeze of their hands. Aya and Toya then return to Niigata to thank the doctor for looking after Toya. They stay and find work in Niigata. One night they accompany the doctor on a call to Sado Island, but fall overboard in the stormy sea. Toya carries Aya out of the water and is shocked to find a webbed red material between his fingers. Afterwards, he spends hours staring out at sea. Walking along the beach, Aya finds a shell and holds it out for Toya to see. This seems to trigger a memory in Toya, and he urgently asks her to remember an island. She recalls that her family once vacationed at Hachijo Island ten years ago when she was six years old. They go to the island, where Aya remembers seeing an already grown-up Toya and offering him a shell. Toya's memories return, and he recounts how an old hermit on the island once found a baby encased in a membrane. Astonishingly, the baby grew rapidly to a fully-grown man. The process took ten days, hence Toya's name ('tenth night'). The old man forbade Toya to leave the island, and Toya is content with that until he meets the young Aya. Upon the old man's death, he leaves the island to search for Aya but is struck by a car. In his amnesiac state, he remembers only her last name - 'Mikage' - and his own, 'Toya'. He wanders to the Mikage building and is taken in by Kagami and trained as one of his men. Aya abruptly changes into Ceres, who announces that Toya and Aya have seven months to find her celestial robe, otherwise she will kill all of the Mikages' including Aki.
19	'Chidori's Confession' Transcription: 'Chidori no Kokuhaku' (Japanese: 千鳥の告白)	24 August 2000
Aya and Toya come back from their long journey with Ceres's warning of there being only six months left to find her celestial robe. Aya faints from exhaustion on their way back to the Aogiri house. While she is sleeping, Toya and Suzumi learn that Aki has captured Chidori and Shota to do C-genome testing on them. Toya and Yuhi go to the Mikage headquarters with a group of soldiers to save Chidori and Shota. While Yuhi finds and rescues Chidori, Toya searches for Shota. Yuhi and Chidori pause in the parking lot to let Chidori rest a moment. While embracing, Chidori spots a man about to shoot Yuhi and pushes him out of the way, getting shot herself. Yuhi almost shoots the man in the head when Chidori stops him. Yuhi carries Chidori out of the building, while she weakly tells him of her true and deep feelings for him until she dies and Yuhi screams in anguish. Meanwhile, Toya finds Shota and is able to free him, but is captured by the Mikages and brought to the Progenitor.
20	'Toya's Death' Transcription: 'Tōya Shisu' (Japanese: 十夜死す)	31 August 2000
Aya willingly goes to the Mikage and asks where Toya is. She finds out that he is dead. She sees a vivid vision of how he had died and faints from shock upon learning that the Progenitor, her own twin brother had murdered her husband.
21	'The Ancient Tennyo' Transcription: 'Inishie no Tennyo' (Japanese: いにしえの天女)	7 September 2000
The Progenitor captures Ceres on her way to reunite with her long-lost celestial robe. She told him that she had never loved him in the first place and that his only use was for creating seed in order to perfect progeny and more superior human descendants. He was shot and then locked up. Ceres and Aya had a conversation about what really happened in the past. Then Aya awoke and Ceres does not answer Aya's question of if she really had indeed strongly loved the Progenitor. NOTE: This is the only episode where Toya does not make an appearance.
22	'Song of Redemption' Transcription: 'Fukushū no Utagoe' (Japanese: 復讐の歌声)	14 September 2000
Shuro Tsukasa-(a famous pop singer from Okinawa), is One of the descendants of another celestial maiden who took revenge on the Mikage for the death of her cousin-(her singing partner). She sang and destroyed the Mikage's building. The celestial robe is fully re-created and Ceres goes to reunite with it. Howell assists her in bringing her to it so she can be alive again with her mana and become a full-fledged celestial maiden. The chief of the Mikages tells Ceres that he will give her to no one. Then Toya suddenly appears with amazingly large and wide white feathered angel wings.
23	'Mikagi Reborn' Transcription: 'Yomigaetta Mikagi' (Japanese: 甦ったミカギ)	21 September 2000
Aya yells out Toya's name after he produces her real celestial robe. Then Aya becomes herself again, but the chief holds her back. The female ancestors of the celestial maiden killed themselves and destroyed the Mikage building. Toya saves Aya from the chief. Yuhi, Toya, and Aya escape to a safe room. Toya tells Aya how he was created by the mana of the celestial robe after it was discarded. He is about to return the celestial robe to Aya, but sadly this means that he will become a complete human being. Aya tells a shocked Toya that she is pregnant and is going to have his baby. The Progenitor finds the new celestial robe and literally merges with it becoming the original Mikagi. He kills almost everyone. Toya and Mikagi fight. Toya stabs Mikagi in the throat and jumps into the water after him knowing that he will soon regenerate. Toya does not find him. Yuhi goes to see what is happening and Mikagi stabs Aya through the chest.
24	'Denouement' Transcription: 'Saigo no Ketchaku o Tsukeru Toki' (Japanese: 最後の決着をつける時)	28 September 2000
Mikagi says that Ceres/Aya will die along with Toya's unborn child. Yuhi stabs him with his chopsticks out of sheer fury. Chidori lent him her power and ability. Toya comes in screaming her name. Toya gives Aya the celestial robe and he just becomes mortal. Howell and the chief find out that Aya is dying. They run to her. Mikagi gets there and tries to kill Toya, but fails when Ceres becomes her true original self, a full-fledged celestial maiden with her full strength and power infant. Aki appears and tells Ceres to kill him and Mikagi. She does so, and finally goes to live in Heaven with Mikagi. He tells her how afraid he was of losing her that it mentally destroyed him. The chief dies on the boat after everyone else gets out. Howell leaks information about the Mikage to the police as instructed. Aya is going to have the baby soon and Yuhi and Mrs. Q visit them on the island. Toya tells Yuhi he might not have much longer to live, maybe two years, maybe longer. The series ends with Toya and Aya talking about what they will tell their child in the future about living, loving people, and to be together.

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