Episode guide
Excel Saga: Season 1
26 episodes · premiered Oct 7, 1999
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- Episode 1: The Koshi Rikdo Assassination Plot Oct 7, 1999 · 24m 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 incompetent)…
- Episode 2: The Woman From Mars Oct 14, 1999 · 24m 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 remains…
- Episode 3: The Sacrificial Lamb of the Venomous Great Escape of Hell Oct 21, 1999 · 24m 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! Meanwhile…
- Episode 4: Love Puny Oct 28, 1999 · 24m 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 his…
- Episode 5: The Interesting Giant Tower Nov 4, 1999 · 24m 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 and…
- Episode 6: The Cold is Winter! Snowed Under Episode Nov 11, 1999 · 24m 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 gold or…
- Episode 7: Melody of the Underground Passage Nov 18, 1999 · 24m 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 as the…
- Episode 8: Increase Ratings Week Nov 25, 1999 · 24m 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 a…
- Episode 9: Bowling Girls Dec 2, 1999 · 24m 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 pin…
- Episode 10: Menchi’s Great Adventure Dec 9, 1999 · 24m 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 former…
- Episode 11: Butt Out, Youth! Dec 16, 1999 · 24m 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 old high…
- Episode 12: Big City Part II Dec 23, 1999 · 24m 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 into a…
- Episode 13: The New Year’s-Year End Hidden Talent Contest Jan 6, 2000 · 24m 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 some old…
- Episode 14: Prop Jan 13, 2000 · 24m 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-innocent…
- Episode 15: More! Prop Memorial Jan 20, 2000 · 24m 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 with…
- Episode 16: Take Back Love! Jan 27, 2000 · 24m 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 the new…
- Episode 17: Animation USA Feb 3, 2000 · 24m 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, the son of…
- Episode 18: Municipal Force Daitenzin Feb 10, 2000 · 24m 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 Assurance…
- Episode 19: Menchi’s Great Adventure 2: Around the World in 80 Hours Jan 17, 2000 · 24m 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 in 80…
- Episode 20: The Best of Mr. Pedro Feb 24, 2000 · 24m 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 sitting…
- Episode 21: Visually Appealing Type Mar 2, 2000 · 24m 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. But…
- Episode 22: Invasion, Mother Mar 9, 2000 · 24m 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", and…
- Episode 23: Legend of the End of the Century Conqueror Mar 16, 2000 · 24m 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 fending…
- Episode 24: For You, I Could Die Mar 23, 2000 · 24m 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 Agency…
- Episode 25: We Will Not Be Held Responsible Mar 30, 2000 · 24m 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 ACROSS, Excel…
- Episode 26: Going Too Far Mar 30, 2000 · 25m 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 television…