Arc Eda Ricolne
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Estimated watch time
9h 32m
⚡ 6 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Revenge79%Military70%Male Protagonist66%Magic60%Body Horror53%Gore40%Nudity20%Anachronism20%
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Synopsis & Story
The story follows Elk, a bounty hunter in some strange futuristic world. On this world archaic but advanced technology exists side by side with primitive attitudes, beasts and magic. In other words it's got a bit of everything. It also has an evil conspiracy who are able to produce powerful monsters called chimera, who can also appear as human. Naturally it is not long before Elk has rescued a young female beast-master and gained himself some serious enemies. (Source: Anime News Network)
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Arc the Lad: should you watch it?
At a glance
Arc the Lad has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 61/100 — 24% of 845 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #47 highest-rated anime of 1999, and #33 most popular anime of 1999 on AniList.
Of the 1.7K AniList users who started it, 11.0% dropped it, so it is dropped more often than most; 1.3K have finished it.
At about 9 h 32 min in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Action, Adventure, Fantasy — especially revenge, military, male protagonist, magic.
Episodes
26 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Director
- Itsurou Kawasaki
- Series composition
- Itsurou Kawasaki
- Series composition
- Akemi Omode
- Character design
- Youko Kikuchi
- Music
- Michiru Ooshima
Opening & ending themes
Openings
Endings
- ED1“Happy Tomorrow” · eps 1-12
- ED2“Rest in Peace” · eps 13-26
Theme data from AnimeThemes.moe.
Arc the Lad FAQ
- How many episodes does Arc the Lad have?
- Arc the Lad has 26 episodes of about 22 minutes each, roughly 9 h 32 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Arc the Lad?
- About 9 h 32 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 13 days; at one hour a day, about 10 days.
- Is Arc the Lad finished?
- Yes. Arc the Lad has finished airing — the final episode aired September 11, 1999.
- Is there a season 2 of Arc the Lad?
- No sequel is listed for Arc the Lad as of October 2026.
- Is Arc the Lad based on a video game?
- Yes. Arc the Lad adapts the video game.
- Who animated Arc the Lad?
- Arc the Lad was animated by Bee Train and directed by Itsurou Kawasaki.
- Who sings the opening of Arc the Lad?
- The opening, "Arc the Lad ~Main Theme~", is performed by an uncredited artist.