Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1999)

Cast

Satomi Korogi as Menchi (voice)
Satomi Korogi

as Menchi (voice)

Wataru Takagi as Koshi Rikudo (voice)
Wataru Takagi

as Koshi Rikudo (voice)

Takehito Koyasu as Il Palazzo (voice)
Takehito Koyasu

as Il Palazzo (voice)

Omi Minami as Hyatt (voice)
Omi Minami

as Hyatt (voice)

Kotono Mitsuishi as Excel Excel (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi

as Excel Excel (voice)

Shinichi Watanabe as Nabeshin (voice)
Shinichi Watanabe

as Nabeshin (voice)

Yuko Mizutani as The Great Will of the Macrocosm (voice)
Yuko Mizutani

as The Great Will of the Macrocosm (voice)

Ryotaro Okiayu as Toru Watanabe (voice)
Ryotaro Okiayu

as Toru Watanabe (voice)

Showtaro Morikubo as Norikuni Iwata (voice)
Showtaro Morikubo

as Norikuni Iwata (voice)

Takashi Nagasako as Pedro (voice)
Takashi Nagasako

as Pedro (voice)

Akiko Yajima as Cosette (voice)
Akiko Yajima

as Cosette (voice)

Episodes

The Koshi Rikdo Assassination Plot poster

The Koshi Rikdo Assassination Plot 0.0

October 7, 1999

The secret ideological organisation of Across has but one goal in mind- world domination. To that end, Across leader Lo…

The Woman From Mars poster

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October 14, 1999

Across has a new rival in its quest for world domination — a Puchuu invasion force from the planet Mars. As the city su…

The Sacrificial Lamb of the Venomous Great Escape of Hell poster

The Sacrificial Lamb of the Venomous Great Escape of Hell 0.0

October 21, 1999

Having been captured by guerrillas after accidentally ending up in a war zone, Excel finds herself trapped in the worst…

Love Puny poster

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October 28, 1999

When Ilpalazzo decides to amuse himself with a handheld dating game, little does he realise that his in-game choices ar…

The Interesting Giant Tower poster

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November 4, 1999

To find out just how corrupt F City’s officials are, Excel and Hyatt are sent to infiltrate City Hall, where they soon …

The Cold is Winter! Snowed Under Episode poster

The Cold is Winter! Snowed Under Episode 0.0

November 11, 1999

When Ilpalazzo sends Excel and Hyatt on a mission to gather more resources for Across, the duo find themselves journeyi…

Melody of the Underground Passage poster

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November 18, 1999

When Kabapu sends Watanabe and his colleagues to investigate the sewers surrounding the Across base, Ilpalazzo dispatch…

Increase Ratings Week poster

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November 25, 1999

It’s an all-girl fan service fest as Excel and Hyatt take off to the swimming pool, accompanied by local girl Cosette. …

Bowling Girls poster

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December 2, 1999

When Ilpalazzo orders Excel and Hyatt to learn how to control the masses through their most popular sports, the duo end…

Menchi’s Great Adventure poster

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December 9, 1999

When the stress of life as an emergency food supply becomes too much for Menchi, she takes the first opportunity she ca…

Butt Out, Youth! poster

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December 16, 1999

Thanks to the state of modern education, the future is looking bleak—and that means that Across must take action. To th…

Big City Part II poster

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December 23, 1999

Having decided that his employees need some additional training, Kabapu sends Watanabe and the others to train under Pu…

The New Year’s-Year End Hidden Talent Contest poster

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January 6, 2000

It had to happen eventually. The producers got behind schedule—there’s way no way enough material for a whole new show …

Prop poster

Prop 6.0

January 13, 2000

In order to pick up flagging ratings, the Excel Saga writers introduce a new character: the android lady Ropponmatsu, c…

More! Prop Memorial poster

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January 20, 2000

Annoyed that Ropponmatsu has bought it after only one episode, the merchandising team demands that she be put back in t…

Take Back Love! poster

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January 27, 2000

After getting demolished again in the last episode, new copies of Ropponmatsu 1 and 2 are delivered to Watanabe’s apart…

Animation USA poster

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February 3, 2000

On a mission to investigate the situation in America, Excel and Hyatt run into a band of street thugs… and a communicat…

Municipal Force Daitenzin poster

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February 10, 2000

Desperate for more material, the writers of "Excel Saga" take a page or two from Koshi Rikdou’s old "masked heroes" par…

Menchi’s Great Adventure 2: Around the World in 80 Hours poster

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January 17, 2000

Menchi makes another break while Excel and Hyatt are out of town on a mission, and ends up on a boat to America. There,…

The Best of Mr. Pedro poster

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February 24, 2000

Having charted the misadventures of Pedro, as he struggled for a season and a half to return home to his son and his se…

Visually Appealing Type poster

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March 2, 2000

Fed up with Ilpalazzo’s lack of progress, ACROSS HQ sends the leather-clad, ruggedly handsome, and more-bishonen-than-t…

Invasion, Mother poster

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March 9, 2000

Having finally gotten the hint from ACROSS that he should hurry up the whole invasion thing, Ilpalazzo orders Hyatt to …

Legend of the End of the Century Conqueror poster

Legend of the End of the Century Conqueror 0.0

March 16, 2000

We find Excel wandering the wasteland that once was "F" City, where she becomes entangled in a conflict between a settl…

For You, I Could Die poster

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March 23, 2000

After Koshi Rikdo declares this episode to be gag-free, an amnesiac Excel gives the performance of her life after being…

We Will Not Be Held Responsible poster

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March 30, 2000

Fed up with the insanity, Koshi Rikdo finally insists that the animation and writing crew finish the freaking series al…

Going Too Far poster

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March 30, 2000

In this aptly-named epilogue, an aborted attempt at making a musical version of Excel Saga is replaced by an exercise i…