Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution
| Category: | TV Series |
| Adult: | No |
| Native: | アクエリアンエイジ Sign for Evolution |
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| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Aired: | Jan 11, 2002 [23 years 1 week ago] |
| Ended: | Mar 29, 2002 [22 years 9 months ago] |
| Language: | Japanese |
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| Links: | MAL ANIDB ANN ANILIST |
Kyouta and his friends Shingo and Jun dream of becoming a big-time rock 'n' roll band. Kyouta's childhood friend Yokko supports them as they work to make their dream come true. Just as things start to turn in their favour, however, Kyouta learns that there are greater forces at work and an Earth-shattering conflict is about to begin. What part will Yokko and Kyouta play in the events to come?
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Episode 1: Deep-Blue Overture
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-01-11
It's New Year's Eve, and the musicians of T.L.System are eagerly awaiting their annual live gig on the next day, even more so as Yoriko promised to visit the gig even though her family's shrine is busy during holidays. Yoriko tries to convince Kyouta to go to college after his school exam but the boy wants to pursuit his dream of becoming a professional singer first. And unnoticed by normal humans, the first battles between the factions are taking place in the sky above the concert location.
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Episode 2: Fire-Green Premonition
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-01-18
The gig is a success but the invisible battle in the sky causes broken windows all around the place, leaving the police confused. When the band decides to make a demo tape, Misato approaches them and invites them to record it at the CosmoPop studio during the next 48 hours. At this location Kyouta meets his idol Ryuusei, the most popular vocalist of the country, only to be disappointed by this man's stuck-up attitude. Yoriko has a stunning vision of her imminent awakening, and Rumiko urges her to make the right decision.
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Episode 3: Cloudy-Red Melancholy
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-01-25
Misato offers T.L.System a contract which Kyouta's parents permit; Yoriko's career at university clashes with the fate Rumiko has in mind for her cousin. Misato has already arranged the band's debut in a live radio show; Kyouta invites Yoriko to come along but Misato treats her coldly, telling her that she will protect the band from "bad influence and scandals". After the live performance a fan crowd waits in front of the radio station; when they notice the band leaving via the back door Kyouta and Yoriko take a run, only to be dragged into a waiting car by a beautiful woman.
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Episode 4: Concealment-Black Offering
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-02-01
After Kyouta's career plan interview at school Yoriko tries to talk with him but Misato arrives to pick up the boy for a live performance of Ryuusei and Morino Kanae; disappointed, the girl refuses to tag along. At this gig Kyouta witnesses a supernatural power struggle between Misato and Kanae's manager Abuto. Yoriko suggests Kyouta they shouldn't see each other any more; Kyouta then initiates T.L.System to perform a live gig just for Yoriko but when they begin to play lots of female fans appear out of nowhere.
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Episode 5: Sparkling-White Inevitability
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-02-08
Kiriko asks her senpai Asumi to get her an autograph from Kyouta; Asumi hesitates but then Yui casts a spell on her from afar, and the girl begins to hit on Kyouta herself. Rumiko tells Kyouta she knows about the supernatural battles the boy has seen, and demands he must stay away from Yoriko or else something terrible will happen. Yui's minions attack Asumi and Kyouta; when Kyouta holds the crying girl in his arms, a photograph of this scene published in the newspapers on the next day causes a scandal.
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Episode 6: Illusion-Green Salvation
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-02-15
Kanae attacks Yoriko; Abuto orders her back and explains Yoriko the choice she has. Misato offers Asumi a career as singer and orders her to accompany T.L.System to learn the basics. Kiriko is fuming; Asumi suggests she should give up on Kyouta. Yoriko has cut her ties with Rumiko and signs a contract as actress with Abuto who claims she can be closer to Kyouta this way. Yoriko observes Kanae kissing Kyouta after dinner - and Sarasvati awakes.
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Episode 7: Deep-Red Offshoot
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-02-22
Both Yoriko and Rumiko block Kyouta's attempts to contact them. The lead role in Yoriko's first movie was casted with Kanzaki Akane who turns out to be no match for Saraswati. Kanae's star is sinking. Lemon attacks T.L.System in their band bus, using ice magic to cause a traffic accident; Shingo suffers severe injuries. Jun and Kyouta are stunned when they watch the press conference of Yoriko's movie on TV. Rumiko tries to stop Yoriko, only to learn how much her cousin has changed.
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Episode 8: Light-Purple Awakening
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-03-01
The Arayashiki disagree about how Benzaiten could be retrieved. Kyouta and Asumi visit the shooting of the movie and observe Yoriko's diva behavior; Abuto tells Kyouta that this lady is out of his league. Asumi tries to get closer to Kyouta but can't stop the boy from suddenly running away. An Arayashiki woman attacks Kyouta with a hail of arrows; when Rumiko tries to protect him he instinctively makes use of his power. And at long last, Rumiko explains Kyouta's role in the war to the confused boy.
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Episode 9: Fierce-Silver Remnants
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-03-08
Akane resigns from her movie role and is replaced by Yoriko; Abuto suggests Asumi should play Yoriko's previous role. Tensions amongst Arayashiki members are rising but Rumiko demands neither Yoriko nor Kyouta can be attacked. Sadamura asks Abuto for a photo shooting with Yoriko but gets a deal with Abuto's new assistant Kiriko instead. Kanae attacks Yoriko again but fails miserably; Asumi challenges Yoriko for a power struggle, getting her hospitalized. And Kyouta plays a song just for Yoriko.
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Episode 10: Yellow-Green Suffering World
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-03-15
Kyouta's emotional crisis jeopardizes the scheduling for T.L.System's debut concert; Jun and Shingo are at their wit's end. At her photo shooting Kiriko shows her full potential only when Sadamura allows her to listen to Kyouta's song, much to Abuto's chagrin. Sarasvati performs a sneak attack at Rumiko. Abuto forces Kanae to attack T.L.System at their photo shooting but Yukimura shows her full power this time.
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Episode 11: Indigo-Green Vortex
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-03-22
T.L.System step up preparations for their debut gig. Yoriko lives out her powers on fellow actor Morita. Asumi attacks Abuto's car with an ice hail but this time Saraswati doesn't just play with her. As a result, Kyouta's performance gets so bad that Ryuusei complains about the waste of studio effort; Kyouta takes this to heart and takes the appropriate action. The boy then runs into Kiriko who is signing autographs for her fans; with her new self-esteem she straightens her idol out.
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Episode 12: Faded-Red Conflict
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-03-29
The day of T.L.Signal's debut concert has come. But when Benzaiten entreats Kyouta to stop her, the boy makes this his priority. When Abuto loses control over Saraswati and she is running wild, Rumiko reaches a conclusion: She will bring back Yoriko-chan regardless of what it might cost her. But just when an unlikely alliance of several factions is about to defeat their mighty opponent Saraswati suddenly gets an unexpected protector. And Yokko makes up her mind.
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Episode 13: Pure-White Embrace
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2002-03-29
Yokko's body is reunited but her soul is still wandering around. But when Kyouta has found the girl she's so afraid of the darkness inside of her that has caused so much pain to her friends that she would rather die than take the risk of putting the boy in danger once again. And there's not much time left until T.L.Signal's debut concert is scheduled to begin.
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