Before I begin, the term Rave in this post is not applied to dance parties called Raves. Rave Master is a title where Rave is a type of stone, used to apply onto a weapon to gain powerful properties. The anime was spotted on Cartoon Network's Toonami block back in 2004, and resurface on the channel Syfy in March 2009, where the name of its channel would take place 3 months later. It concluded in September of the same year, as part of the Ani-Monday block.
The world was caught in a deadly struggle, The Great War was between two magical powers, and 1/10th of the world was destroyed during such a conflict. The catalyst for that particular event was back in 0015, where Dark Bring, dark stones that bestows magic prowess, corrupted the world. In the hands of the Raregroove Kingdom, things looked at its bleakest. The Symphonia Kingdom opposes them using Rave Stones, which were made to rival the Dark Bring. Tasked with destroying the "mother" of the said evil, Sinclaire, Rave Master Shiba Roses attempts to do so with the Ten Commandments Sword, but this causes an explosion known as Override, which took a portion of the world with it. Sheilded from danger by his guardian "dog" Plue, Shiba survives with the sword and one of the Rave Stones. However, Plue, along with the other 4 Rave are scattered.
Fast forward to the year 0016, and we center on the anime's main hero, Haru Glory. What starts as a normal day with his sister Cattelya changes when he not only discovers (and fishes up) Plue, but also encounter Shiba with intentions to reclaim him. Soon, his house is totaled from an attack by the terrorists from Demon Card. Realizing how much of a problem they cause, he is appointed as the second Rave Master, fitted with Shiba's Rave stone and his Ten Commandments Sword. Haru, alongside Plue, venture out to stop them, gaining allies along the way, such as Elie, who suffers from amnesia, and two of Demon Card's attackers-turned-allies Shuda and Sieg Hart, among others. With the world to save, and memories to recover, Haru has his work cut out for him, but like his father, he is up for the task.
Rave Master lasts for 51 episodes. Created in Studio Deen, this title was licensed by Tokyopop, which is now defunct. There are 3 video games made from this title: one for Nintendo's Gamecube, and the other 2 for their Game Boy Advance series, all made under Konami, who is known for licensing Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and games. In the English translation, a few names got changed here and there, with Demon Card being called the Shadow Guard, and the Dark Bring called Shadow Stones. Yuri Lowenthall voices Haru in the dub, with Michelle Ruff voicing Elie. In addition, Rave Master's author, Hiro Mashima, is known for creating another popular work out now called Fairy Tail.
Rave Master wasn't what I expected, granted it's a fantasy title, and aside from the islands' mediocre naming, I was entertained, so I'll give it a 7 of 10 to be nice. Not that I was die-hard for it, the title did grasp my attention, so I say that looking back on it can't hurt.
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