Shangri-La

1. S01E01Return of the GirlApril 5, 2009—A young girl, Kuniko Hojo, is released from the girls' detention center. She is picked up by her friends as well as her guardians, Momoko, M
2. S01E02Cursed Sea of IkebukuroApril 12, 2009—The black dots raining down on Duomo lead to everyone fleeing, including Atlas security and military. After the attacks stop, Kuniko and the
3. S01E03Creation of the UniverseApril 19, 2009—Kuniko has a strange dream of Atlas, and learns from her grandmother, Nagiko, that her biological mother lived in Atlas. Takehiko and other
4. S01E04Super AkihabaraApril 26, 2009—Kuniko muses on the vision of Atlas, and decides to finance a rebellion against Atlas by selling the community's store of graphite (which is
5. S01E05Maddening Dance of the TempestMay 3, 2009—Kuniko and Momoko bump into Kunihito, who masquerades himself as an otaku. He threatens them to stay away from the area but both of them dec
6. S01E06Imaginary Battle LinesMay 11, 2009—Karin convinces the Japanese government to use Kuwait as bait to lure out Serpent, despite the fact it will destroy that country's economy.
7. S01E07Superficial Love and HateMay 17, 2009—Ryoko's men launch a sneak attack on Duomo, demanding Kuniko to come with them. Tomoka gets herself involved and is taken along with Kuniko.
8. S01E08Lipstick TragedyMay 24, 2009—Atlas authority announces the imminent execution of Kuniko and everyone approach this news with mixed results. Momoko visits Kuniko in jail
9. S01E09Divine Sun and MoonMay 31, 2009—As the trio of Kuniko, Momoko and Tomoka watch the eclipse and destruction around them, Sayoko attacks them with her sniper rifle. While Mom
10. S01E10Soul SwordJune 7, 2009—A heated discussion erupts among Metal Age members on whether Kuniko will take over Nagiko's place as leader. A flashback shows Kuniko's chi
11. S01E11Butterfly VisionsJune 14, 2009—Karin sings a lullaby but doesn't remember how she knew it. Kunihito remembers the song while dreaming of obtaining the land blade when he w
12. S01E12Creation of Mutable ElementsJune 21, 2009—Kunihito recovers in hospital. Ryoko orders the survivors of the anti-Medusa operation besides Kunihito disposed of. She makes a press confe
13. S01E13Flying GirlJune 28, 2009—Kuniko announces the beginning of Metal Age's fight for survival against Atlas government, for the sake of everyone. Talsian makes his first
14. S01E14Transfiguration CityJuly 5, 2009—Many parts of Duomo are being attacked by the unknown firepower coming from Ikebukuro. Night falls and Kuniko and Momoko try to find their w
15. S01E15Straying and DefeatJuly 12, 2009—Zhang continues to warn Karin of her country's status but Medusa limits his access privileges. Ryoko talks to Kuniko about the gas, but find
16. S01E16Frenzy Wood PrisonJuly 20, 2009—Ryoko decides to make Miiko the next vessel for Lord Hiruko. Kuniko returns with Momoko back to Duomo to think of their next step. After bei
17. S01E17Tunnels on a Dark NightJuly 27, 2009—In her safehouse, Karin finds out that all three Digmas have Atlas AAA ranks, which means they are highly regarded. Takehiko reveals to Kuni
18. S01E18Double-Headed Mysterious HistoryAugust 3, 2009—Karin tells Kuniko that she won't be able to sell her so many resources to combat the Daedalus, but she will be able to rent them to her. In
19. S01E19Tokyo Air-RaidAugust 10, 2009—Under the command of Kuniko and Kunihito, the bombers move into position and starts bombing Tokyo. Meanwhile, Atlas allows refugees from oth
20. S01E20Modulated ConcatenationAugust 16, 2009—Two weeks have passed since the Daedalus operation. A squadron of UN bombers are sent to deal with the AI at its facility, but are destroyed
21. S01E21Holly Land's VanishAugust 24, 2009—Karin attempts to keep Medusa under control but the building she's in collapses and she is forced to escape. Kuniko, Kunihito and Momoko arr
22. S01E22Eternal BondsAugust 30, 2009—Kuniko, Kunihito and Momoko go after Mikuni, who is about to make herself successor of Atlas. Kunihito distracts the guards with gunfire whi
23. S01E23Collapse's PreludeSeptember 6, 2009—Kunihito apologizes to Kuniko for his apparent betrayal, holding her off while Ryoko escapes to the Eternal Forest with Mikuni. Enraged, Kun
24. S01E24Shangri-LaSeptember 13, 2009—Kuniko's arrival stops Mikuni from drawing the bejeweled spear and Ryoko states how impressed she is that Kuniko made it this far. She chall

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