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''Rave Master'', titled in Japan and also known there as ''The Groove Adventure Rave'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The series follows Haru Glory, a teenager in a quest to find the five pieces of the sacred stone Rave in order to bring peace to the world by defeating the criminal group Demon Card. Mashima created this series with the idea of travelling around the world and was presented with difficulties in its serialization due to its considerable length. The manga was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from July 1999 through July 2005, and published in thirty-five ''tankōbon'' volumes by Kodansha. The manga series was licensed for an English release in North America by Tokyopop until Kodansha allowed their contract to expire. It was also adapted into a fifty-one episode anime series by Studio Deen. The anime premiered on TBS on October 13, 2001 and ran until September 28, 2002. Tokyopop also licensed the anime adaptation which premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on June 5, 2004 as part of the Toonami programming block, and re-broadcast on Syfy in 2009. The manga series has received generally positive critical response with praise commonly aimed towards the storyline and artwork. On the other hand, the anime adaptation has been panned for the multiple edits Tokyopop made to the original version resulting in uninteresting and confusing dialogues as well as unappealing music. ==Plot== In 0015, the world is corrupted by Dark Bring, dark stones that bestowed powerful magic with different abilities to their owners. The Dark Brings are used by the Raregrove Kingdom, and the Symphonia Kingdom fight against them with their powerful five Rave Stones. Shiba Roses, the first Rave Master, attempts to destroy Sinclaire, the "mother" of all of the Dark Brings, with the Ten Commandments Sword-the DecaForce Sword. However, the aftermath causes a massive explosion known as "Overdrive", destroying one-tenth of the known world. Shiba, protected from the disaster by Plue, a special guardian "dog" who shielded him from the blast, holds onto the Rave required to power his sword. Plue and the five remaining fragments of Rave, however, get scattered around the world. Shiba spends the next fifty years looking for Plue and the rest of the rave in hopes to destroy the dark brings. Fifty years later, sixteen-year-old Haru Glory lives on the peaceful Garage Island with his older sister Cattleya. Haru accidentally fishes Plue up. Shiba arrives wishing to reclaim Plue, but a group of terrorists from the Demon Card organization appear to kill Shiba. Shiba tells Haru that he is the second Rave Master, entrusting the Ten Commandments Sword, Plue and his Rave to him. Seeking power to defeat Demon Card, Haru and Plue set off on a journey to find the missing Rave stones. Upon arriving at Hip Hop Island, Haru befriends a girl named Elie, who has no recollection of her past. During their journey, Haru encounter enemies from Demon Card who eventually becomes his allies, including Shuda and Sieg Hart. Haru later meets a diverse group of allies, including Hamrio Musica, grandson of a local blacksmith; Let Dahaka and Julia, two who appear human but are in fact of the Dragon Race; Griffon Kato, a strange blue creature and Plue's friend; Ruby, a penguin and a casino owner; Belnika, a mage who was believed to be able to control Etherion, but it was proven to be false; and Niebel, Sieg's close friend. He also encounters Gale "King" Raregroove, the king of the Raregroove Kingdom and leader of Demon Card. On the Tower of Din, Haru reunites with his absent father Gale Glory to defeat King and end Demon Card. Although they win, Gale sacrifices himself to save his son from Din's destruction. Some time later, King's son, Lucia Raregroove, appears, reviving Demon Card. He wishes to capture Elie to use the magical energy hidden within her body, Etherion. While also facing Lucia and his forces, Haru's group also learn of the mythical creature known as Endless which threatens mankind by provoking another Overdrive and can only be destroyed with Etherion. Using all Sinclaires Lucia absorbs Endless. Lucia's objective is to destroy the world which is actually a parallel dimension created by his descendant with Etherion after the original was ruined by a plague and his family was cursed as a result. After finding all Raves, Elie uses Etherion to combine all of them. In order to avoid another Overdrive, Haru and his friends oppose Lucia and his strongest enemies in Star Memory. Although Haru defeats Lucia, he is absorbed by Endless and convinces Elie to destroy it even if it means taking his life. One year later, Elie and the others visit Haru's grave, where she regains her memories. Haru appears alive thanks to the Star Memory's magic and reunites with the Rave Warriors. The warriors go their separate ways, and Haru and Elie return to Garage Island to live together. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rave Master」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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