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Rage of Bahamut
A swashbuckling dark fantasy galloping with irreverent roguish vitality and tragic romance, where mortal defiance dances like a rogue spark against the towering, cataclysmic obsidian shadow of an apocalyptic god-dragon.
Rage of Bahamut
Rage of Bahamut

神撃のバハムート

06 October 2014 — 30 September 2017 Japan 2 season 36 episode Ended 7.6 (145)

Cast: Risa Shimizu, Eri Kitamura, Go Inoue, Miyuki Sawashiro, Ryuuzaburou Ootomo

Animation Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Mortal Agency vs. Divine & Demonic Manipulation The Burden of Vengeance and Cycle of Retribution Empathy Across Incompatible Natures & Otherness The Price of Ambition and Autocratic Utilitarianism

Rage of Bahamut — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Favaro Leone

Not specified in research

Archetype: Scoundrel / Rogue Antihero turned Wandering Mentor Key Trait: Irreverent cunning and opportunistic bravado masking an unshakeable moral compass

Motivation

Self-preservation and bounty payouts → Protecting Amira and fulfilling an unspoken oath → Preserving cosmic harmony and nurturing the next generation.

Character Arc

Favaro begins Genesis as a deceitful, self-absorbed bounty hunter who values only coin and tavern drinks. Through his journey with Amira, his veneer of cynicism cracks, culminating in a willingness to sacrifice his foot, his happiness, and his heart to save the realm. By Virgin Soul, set a decade later, Favaro reappears as a seasoned, peg-legged master-swordsman and philosophical mentor to Nina Drango, maintaining his trademark roguish grin while carrying the sorrow of his past.

Kaisar Lidfard

Go Inoue

Archetype: Tragic Knight / Honorable Nemesis Key Trait: Obstinate chivalric idealism and relentless adherence to personal honor

Motivation

Avenging paternal dishonor → Upholding justice against demonic machinations → Mediating peaceful coexistence among humans, demons, and gods.

Character Arc

Introduced as a ruined noble obsessed with hunting Favaro to avenge his family’s downfall, Kaisar's comedic tunnel-vision yields to genuine chivalric heroism. Over time, he makes peace with Favaro, willingly sacrificing his left arm during the final battle of Genesis. In Virgin Soul, elevated to Knight Commander of the Orleans Knights, he endures a crushing dilemma: serving a tyrannical human king whose anti-god agenda he questions, while attempting to shield enslaved demons from slaughter, embodying the tragic weight of maintaining nobility in a corrupt system.

Amira

Risa Shimizu

Archetype: The Sacrificial Innocence / Tragic Hybrid Key Trait: Childlike wonder and fierce physical prowess encased in an adult warrior’s body

Motivation

Finding her mother in Helheim → Protecting Favaro → Self-sacrifice to avert total global extinction.

Character Arc

In Genesis, Amira appears as a mysterious one-winged figure who stole the God Key from the heavens. Despite possessing catastrophic power, she mentally behaves like a sheltered five-year-old yearning to reach Helheim to reunite with her mother. Her devastating realization that her memories are an engineered lie by the demon Belial/Martinet marks the peak of her tragedy. Ultimately, she chooses to accept her grim fate to seal Bahamut, immortalized by a final romantic kiss shared with Favaro before dissolving.

Nina Drango

Not specified in research

Archetype: Reluctant Mythic Maiden / Spirited Heroine Key Trait: Uncontainable physical strength, buoyant cheerfulness, and involuntary shapeshifting when infatuated

Motivation

Earning money for her village and experiencing city romance → Protecting the demon rebel Mugaro and Azazel → Reclaiming Charioce’s humanity and stopping Bahamut.

Character Arc

Introduced in Virgin Soul, Nina is a teenage migrant worker from a clan of dragon-folk who transforms uncontrollably into the legendary Red Dragon upon getting heart-struck by attractive men. Her lighthearted romance with the disguised King Charioce forces her to confront the grim realities of state terror, racial oppression, and the burden of duty. Her journey matures her from a naive village girl into a decisive champion who bridges the mortal and draconic worlds.

King Charioce XVII (Chris)

Kaito Ishikawa

Archetype: Utilitarian Antihero / Machiavellian Monarch Key Trait: Cold, unshakable determination coupled with secret romantic vulnerability

Motivation

Complete independence for humanity via military dominance → Slaying Bahamut at any moral cost → Repenting and sharing a silent, post-war life with Nina.

Character Arc

Charioce spends Virgin Soul acting as an uncompromising tyrant who enslaves demonkind, plunders the gods' holy sanctuary, and rules through terror to construct the superweapon Dromos. Undercover as the commoner 'Chris,' he experiences genuine connection with Nina. Revealed to be motivated by a resolve to destroy Bahamut permanently and free humanity from eternal divine peril, he pays for his victory with his eyesight, concluding the war stripped of his regal aura to live alongside Nina.

Cast

Risa Shimizu as Amira (voice)
Eri Kitamura as Cerberus (voice)
Go Inoue as Kaisar Lidfard (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro as Rita (voice)
Ryuuzaburou Ootomo as Beelzebub (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda as Martinet (voice)
Hiroaki Hirata as Lavalley (voice)
Megumi Han as Jeanne d'Arc (voice)
Shouta Aoi as Michael (voice)
Yuuichirou Umehara as Charioce XVII (voice)
Showtaro Morikubo as Hansa (voice)
Masakazu Morita as Azazel (voice)
Hiroshi Iwasaki as Bacchus (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino as Favaro Leone (voice)

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