MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance
MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance
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MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance

7.8 / 10
2005
4 seasons
102 episodes
AnimationAction & AdventureComedy

Dreaming of a magical world every night, the young Toramizu Ginta yearns to be able to go there. With only his friend Koyuki believing in his dreams, Ginta remains positive despite the slander he receives from others over his dreams. But his wishes are answered, as one day a large door appears in front of Ginta, summoning him to the land of MAR Heaven. In this land, the weapons known as ARMS exist. While initially Ginta greatly enjoyed the discovery of this magical world, he soon learns of the terrible wars that have once plagued MAR Heaven and the upcoming war that may soon appear

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Seasons

  • Open! Door to Another World!

    1.Open! Door to Another World!

    03-04-200525m

    Ginta Toramizu, an otaku-ish high school student, has had his 102nd dream of a fantasy world that goes by the name of MÄR-Heaven, and is subsequently subjected to many jeers from h...

  • Babbo: The Legendary ARM!

    2.Babbo: The Legendary ARM!

    10-04-200525m

    After aiding Dorothy on her ÄRM hunt, Ginta's forfeited the ownership of the dormant legendary ÄRM Babbo, a sentient weapon that is just as vexing as it is fabled. Ginta's and Babb...

  • Jack's Battle Shovel in Action!

    3.Jack's Battle Shovel in Action!

    17-04-200525m

    Ginta's traveling leads him to the house of Jack, a father-orphaned farmer of Ginta's age living with his hospitable mom. They befriend each other after the two vagrants help him o...

  • Lost and Found Babbo!

    4.Lost and Found Babbo!

    24-04-200525m

    The trio arrives at Pezu, a small town where Jack does his trading. As their efforts to search out the occult clown Dimension ÄRM turn fruitless, more trouble's to come: Ginta's ag...

  • Alviss, The Mysterious Young Man!

    5.Alviss, The Mysterious Young Man!

    01-05-200525m

    Alviss’ arrival brings a dark secret to light: the existence of a rebellious military faction known as the Chess Pieces army, which 6 years ago came within an ace of conquering MÄR...

  • Snow: The Young Girl Inside the Ice

    6.Snow: The Young Girl Inside the Ice

    08-05-200525m

    Soon after the confrontation with Alviss, Ginta & co. encounter Edward, a small dog-man introducing himself as the custodian of Snow, a princess currently fleeing from her stepmoth...

  • Awaken: Meet the Other Ed!

    7.Awaken: Meet the Other Ed!

    15-05-200525m

    Ginta's clash with one of the two Chess Pieces, Ian, tends to favour the latter as Ginta's far too inexperienced and unequipped for the use of Babbo. As the situation necessitates...

  • Phantom, The Undead Knight!

    8.Phantom, The Undead Knight!

    22-05-200525m

    Phantom, the ‘no.1 Knight’ zombie from the resurrection assembles all Chess Pieces warriors in the hall of a levitating castle and loses no time raising his men's esprit de corps w...

  • The Training Gate - Merilo and Bumoru

    9.The Training Gate - Merilo and Bumoru

    29-05-200525m

    Inside the Gates, Ginta and Snow, Dorothy and Jack, each group greets their respective training navigator Meriro (a soft-spoken, cute nekomimi) and Bumolu (a dumpy and foul-mouthed...

  • The Second Great War Begins

    10.The Second Great War Begins

    05-06-200525m

    As sunset dawns, the Chess Pieces soldiers, with Phantom assuming their command, grace their returned heyday by showering the whole MÄR-Heaven in a mass blood-bath. The emergency t...

  • Babbo: Version 2!

    11.Babbo: Version 2!

    12-06-200525m

    Just before the 180-day deadline reaches its end, Ian uncovers their training spot and battles a physically deteriorated Alan to advance on Ginta's dimension. The trainees finish t...

  • Nanashi, Chief of Luberia!

    12.Nanashi, Chief of Luberia!

    19-06-200525m

    Now with Dorothy on their side, there lacks two more members to incorporate team MÄR which, according to Snow, will defend MÄR-Heaven in the Cross Guard's stead. On their way to Hi...

  • Nanashi vs. Orco at the Underground Lake!

    13.Nanashi vs. Orco at the Underground Lake!

    26-06-200525m

    Now accompanied by Nanashi, MÄR arrives in Vestry, a coastal village wrecked after a Chess' carnage and divides their numbers to help the people and exile the Chess away from that...

  • Babbo Version Three: Gargoyle

    14.Babbo Version Three: Gargoyle

    03-07-200525m

    Ginta's 2nd Chess adversary introduces himself as another Bishop-ranked psycho, Girom. Granting the request of the cave ghosts, Ginta resorts to his powerful v.3 Babbo Guardian ÄRM...

  • John Peach, The Seventh Team Member?

    15.John Peach, The Seventh Team Member?

    10-07-200525m

    A filler episode. Ginta's team runs into John Peach, a loudmouthed boy claiming himself to be the hero that shall save MÄR-Heaven from under the Chess Pieces claws. He steals (thin...

  • The War Games Commence!

    16.The War Games Commence!

    17-07-200525m

    In Vestry and throughout the world of MÄR-Heaven, the Chess’ announcement of the War Game rings like death knell, gathering all its adversaries to Reginrave castle, stage of the pr...

  • First Battle: Alviss vs. Leno!

    17.First Battle: Alviss vs. Leno!

    24-07-200525m

    1st Round, 1st battle, Reginrave castle stage, Alviss wins his first victory against a Rook named Leno Rodokin. His Cross Guard past as a child is brought into light, including his...

  • First Battle: Part 2, Jack vs. Pano!

    18.First Battle: Part 2, Jack vs. Pano!

    31-07-200525m

    1st Round, 2nd battle, Reginrave castle stage, Jack against Leno's Rook sister Pano Rodokin. The battle ends a comical loss on Jack's part.

  • Captain Ginta and Gargoyle vs. Garon!

    19.Captain Ginta and Gargoyle vs. Garon!

    07-08-200525m

    1st Round,3rd battle, Reginrave castle stage, Ginta vs. Garon Rodokin, the Bishop father of the previous Rook siblings. The utilization of his invincible Guardian Gargoyle brings a...

  • Back to the Training Gate! Learn How to Really Fight!

    20.Back to the Training Gate! Learn How to Really Fight!

    14-08-200525m

    As the meaning of resemblance between Ginta and the Cross Guard former captain Danna dawns on him, Gaira summons him and Jack back to the Training Gate. Meanwhile, Ian approaches P...

  • The Desert Field and the Fighting Princess!

    21.The Desert Field and the Fighting Princess!

    21-08-200525m

    2nd Round, 1st battle, desert stage, Snow of MÄR and Fuugi of Chess Pieces duel. Snow's giant Snowman "Yuki-chan" slams quickly crush Fugi and his geographically advantageous Wind...

  • Nanashi vs. Loco and the Straw Doll

    22.Nanashi vs. Loco and the Straw Doll

    28-08-200525m

    2nd Round, 2nd battle, desert stage, Nanashi vs. Loco. The Rook's mastery of Darkness ÄRMs corners Nanashi (in its physical literality) into a paralytic position. Though he manages...

  • Dorothy: A Witch to be Feared!

    23.Dorothy: A Witch to be Feared!

    04-09-200525m

    2nd Round, 3rd battle, desert stage, Dorothy against Maira. Ignorant of his opponent's magic kingdom nationality and her inhumane notoriety, the Bishop challenges Dorothy with his...

  • Phantom's Hidden Joy!

    24.Phantom's Hidden Joy!

    11-09-200525m

    On the night before the 3rd Battle, Ginta runs into "Tom", who with the Chess Pieces hot at his heels, beseeches the boy's help. However the hunter (who turns out to be Peta) outwi...

  • Alan: The Man Who Came Late!

    25.Alan: The Man Who Came Late!

    18-09-200525m

    3rd Round, 1st battle, volcano stage, Alan wakes from his slumber inside Edward to combat the Rook Alibaba, who deliberately spars with Cross Guard's 2nd-in-command to ascend to Kn...

  • Show Your Stuff, Jack: Funky Fungi!

    26.Show Your Stuff, Jack: Funky Fungi!

    25-09-200525m

    3rd Round, 2nd battle, volcano stage, Jack vs. Pano rematch. Jack's continuous trainings come to fruition; his hallucinatory toadstools triumph over her primal Weapon ÄRM, and inad...

  • Snow at the Volcano Mountain Range Field

    27.Snow at the Volcano Mountain Range Field

    02-10-200525m

    3rd Round, 3rd battle, volcano stage, Snow vs. the Bishop pirate Mr.Hook. Though she fights with courage, the heated battlefield gains Mr. Hook an upper hand against her ice-elemen...

  • Accursed Candle! Ginta vs. Kannochi!

    28.Accursed Candle! Ginta vs. Kannochi!

    09-10-200525m

    3rd Battle, 4th round, volcano stage, Ginta against Kannochi. The Bishop's shrewd deployment of his Body Candle ÄRM lands Ginta in a deadly crisis, but the boy's timing summon of h...

  • Another Zombie Tattoo! Alviss vs. Rolan!

    29.Another Zombie Tattoo! Alviss vs. Rolan!

    16-10-200525m

    3rd Battle, 5th round, volcano stage, Alviss spars with the adolescent - albeit proficient in the field of explosive Nature ÄRM - Rolan of the Knights, only to find out that while...

  • Phantom and the Zodiac Knights

    30.Phantom and the Zodiac Knights

    23-10-200525m

    MÄR's victorious choir is soon to be silenced as they return to the Reginrave castle base just to find Phantom and his Zodiac Knights ready on the welcome spot. Ginta uses Alice, B...

  • Shadow Battles! Gargoyle Vs. the Dark Gargoyle!

    31.Shadow Battles! Gargoyle Vs. the Dark Gargoyle!

    30-10-200525m

    As the Knights' official introduction heralds their participation in incoming battles, all member of MÄR (with exclusion to Snow, who needs to rest due to her being weakened at her...

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