Excel Saga: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
The Koshi Rikdo Assassination Plot
Oct 7, 1999
The secret ideological organisation of Across has but one goal in mind- world domination. To that end, Across leader Lord Ilpallazzo sends his overenthusiastic (if somewhat incompe
The Woman From Mars
Oct 14, 1999
Across has a new rival in its quest for world domination — a Puchuu invasion force from the planet Mars. As the city suffers from a torrential deoluge of rain, only one woman remai
The Sacrificial Lamb of the Venomous Great Escape of Hell
Oct 21, 1999
Having been captured by guerrillas after accidentally ending up in a war zone, Excel finds herself trapped in the worst torture of all- being part of a B movie action flick! Meanwh
Love Puny
Oct 28, 1999
When Ilpalazzo decides to amuse himself with a handheld dating game, little does he realise that his in-game choices are affecting Watanabe’s real life attempts to spend time with
The Interesting Giant Tower
Nov 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 find themselves embroiled in a sea of deceitful, underhanded
The Cold is Winter! Snowed Under Episode
Nov 11, 1999
When Ilpalazzo sends Excel and Hyatt on a mission to gather more resources for Across, the duo find themselves journeying out to the mountains. However, whether it’s panning for go
Melody of the Underground Passage
Nov 18, 1999
When Kabapu sends Watanabe and his colleagues to investigate the sewers surrounding the Across base, Ilpalazzo dispatches Excel and Hyatt to deal with the intruders. However, even
Increase Ratings Week
Nov 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. But even as they laze in the sun and enjoy all the clichés of
Bowling Girls
Dec 2, 1999
When Ilpalazzo orders Excel and Hyatt to learn how to control the masses through their most popular sports, the duo end up working in the rather less than mainstream field of ten p
Menchi’s Great Adventure
Dec 9, 1999
When the stress of life as an emergency food supply becomes too much for Menchi, she takes the first opportunity she can to escape from Excel’s apartment and go in search of her fo
Butt Out, Youth!
Dec 16, 1999
Thanks to the state of modern education, the future is looking bleak—and that means that Across must take action. To that end, Ilpalazzo sends Excel and Hyatt to work at Excel’s ol
Big City Part II
Dec 23, 1999
Having decided that his employees need some additional training, Kabapu sends Watanabe and the others to train under Purin, a detective who can turn from a tough-as-nails old-timer
The New Year’s-Year End Hidden Talent Contest
Jan 6, 2000
It had to happen eventually. The producers got behind schedule—there’s way no way enough material for a whole new show could be produced in time. So what plan than to polish off so
Prop
Jan 13, 2000
In order to pick up flagging ratings, the Excel Saga writers introduce a new character: the android lady Ropponmatsu, creation of Dr. Shioji, a brilliant scientist with a mostly-in
More! Prop Memorial
Jan 20, 2000
Annoyed that Ropponmatsu has bought it after only one episode, the merchandising team demands that she be put back in the show immediately. In the meantime, Iwata tries to put up w
Take Back Love!
Jan 27, 2000
After getting demolished again in the last episode, new copies of Ropponmatsu 1 and 2 are delivered to Watanabe’s apartment. But by mistake, Excel and Hyatt accidentally activate t
Animation USA
Feb 3, 2000
On a mission to investigate the situation in America, Excel and Hyatt run into a band of street thugs… and a communication problem. Fortunately, they get some help from Sandora, th
Municipal Force Daitenzin
Feb 10, 2000
Desperate for more material, the writers of "Excel Saga" take a page or two from Koshi Rikdou’s old "masked heroes" parody Daitenjin, and have our hapless heroes in the Safety Assu
Menchi’s Great Adventure 2: Around the World in 80 Hours
Jan 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, she meets Ann Anzai, a young lady who must travel the world
The Best of Mr. Pedro
Feb 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 sexy wife, the writers of Excel Saga have Excel and Hyatt sitti
Visually Appealing Type
Mar 2, 2000
Fed up with Ilpalazzo’s lack of progress, ACROSS HQ sends the leather-clad, ruggedly handsome, and more-bishonen-than-thou agent Key to deliver an important message to Ilpalazzo. B
Invasion, Mother
Mar 9, 2000
Having finally gotten the hint from ACROSS that he should hurry up the whole invasion thing, Ilpalazzo orders Hyatt to perform final preparations for the conquest of the city of "F
Legend of the End of the Century Conqueror
Mar 16, 2000
We find Excel wandering the wasteland that once was "F" City, where she becomes entangled in a conflict between a settlement of survivors and a band of maraudering raiders. After f
For You, I Could Die
Mar 23, 2000
After Koshi Rikdo declares this episode to be gag-free, an amnesiac Excel gives the performance of her life after being rescued by the surviving members of the Safety Assurance Age
We Will Not Be Held Responsible
Mar 30, 2000
Fed up with the insanity, Koshi Rikdo finally insists that the animation and writing crew finish the freaking series already. So, the Safety Assurance Agency locks horns with ACROS
Going Too Far
Mar 30, 2000
In this aptly-named epilogue, an aborted attempt at making a musical version of Excel Saga is replaced by an exercise in pushing the boundaries of good taste for even Japanese tele