Vandread

Seasons

2000

7

In a space-fairing future the war between sexes becomes literal. A kid who works in a factory that produces giant military robots decides to steal one for himself and ends up in the middle of a dogfight that leads into an adventure.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Boy Meets Girl

Hibiki Tokai, a teenage boy working as a parts mechanic, tries to steal a Vanguard from a newly commissioned battleship. He ends up having more to deal with, however, when a group of female pirates attack.

S1 • E2

Soshite boku ha tohou ni kureru

Hibiki meets two fellow Tarakians, Bart and Duelo, as they find themselves imprisoned on board and meet their female captors.

S1 • E3

Kore ga watashi no ikiru michi

The female pirates assign Bart, Duelo, and Hibiki to roles on board the ship.

S1 • E4

Motto anata wo shiritakute

Frustrated and annoyed by Dita and the other women's actions toward him, Hibiki gets himself reassigned to work under Gascogne. He learns the importance of the job when he and Gascogne fly out to support the others during a combat mission.

S1 • E5

Amai wana

The pirates train and send a team of women in vanguards to explore a desert planet. Dita and Jura try to placate Hibiki with food.

S1 • E6

What a Wonderful World

When Meia is seriously injured in a battle against the enemy, the rest of the team struggles to fight without her leadership. Meia dreams about her past as Duelo treats her.

S1 • E7

Easy Life

A misunderstanding between Hibiki and Dita over her kindness to him causes them to distance themselves from each other. Jura convinces Bart to go after Dita so she can get Hibiki.

S1 • E8

Muri da!

The crew find a deserted space station, where they meet Rabat, a male intergalatic trader, and his ape sidekick. As Rabat peddles his wares on board the Nirvana, BC suspects he may have more ulterior motives.

S1 • E9

Tengoku yori yaban

After fighting the enemy while in orbit around a planet, the crew encounter a civilization on the planet which is engrossed with the prophesied arrival of their god Munya.

S1 • E10

White Love

The crew track an ice comet while celebrating Christmas. Initially not familiar with the holiday, the men learn of its traditions, including that of giving presents, and react accordingly.

S1 • E11

Issho ni...

When several misunderstandings cause the women to turn against the men, Hibiki escapes in his vanguard and comes across a fleet of ships with humans attempting to escape a Harvester.

S1 • E12

They Don't Care About Us

Rabat rescues and returns Hibiki to the Nirvana. Having seen humans die for the first time, Hibiki vows revenge against the Harvesters.

S1 • E13

To Feel the Fire

When the crew of the Nirvana loses hope in winning against the Harvester flagship, Dita tries to rally them. Hibiki comes up with a risky plan to use a dying planet to attack the flagship.