Rental Magica

October. 08,2007      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis

In a world where magical organizations - staffed by specialists wielding both Eastern and Western disciplines - vie for work, prestige and power. Destroying supernatural monsters... dispelling dark magic... It's all in a day's work for the mages of Astral.

Seasons & Episode

1
Seasons 1 : 2007

|

24 Episode

|

MORE
Episode 1 - Magic Users for Rental
October. 08,2007

Episode 2 - A Witch's Vow
October. 15,2007

Episode 3 - Purification of the Gods
October. 21,2007

Itsuki arrives late for an appointment at a shrine due to allowing Mikan to buy souvenirs at a festival. The request is from Shinogi Minagi, who requests a saniwa, or spirit medium to convene with Futsunushinokami, the god of the shrine, in order to revive her comatose brother, Moroha Minagi. Although Adilisia and Honami are against Itsuki taking the job, he agrees after seeing Mikan's enthusiasm for doing it. However, as the ritual is being conducted, Kagezaki, a member of the Association, arrives, and tells Astral member Manami Kuroha of Takeminakatanokami, the other god of the shrine. He tells of the incident where Shinogi and Moroha summoned Takeminakatanokami, but Moroha was forced to invoke Futsunushinokami's power to stop him, leaving him in a coma. Mikan, with emotional support from Itsuki and an arrived Honami, manages to seal Takeminakatanokami, and Moroha awakens. On the train back, Kuroha teases Honami for caring about Itsuki and showing up to save him.

Episode 4 - You Are Not Alone
October. 28,2007

Itsuki is in the hospital with a broken leg, where he converses with Manami Kuroha, a ghost inhabiting the hospital. Kuroha is overjoyed that someone can talk with her, and she asks Itsuki about Astral and its workings. Meanwhile, Honami and Nekoyashiki investigate a source of magical pollution near the hospital. Nekoyashiki comes to Itsuki, and dispels a set of bloody hand prints. Honami arrives and the three determine that a dead mage is the cause of the pollution. Elsewhere, Kuroha is consumed by a mass of flesh, and it attacks Itsuki, Honami and Nekoyashiki. They determine it was the result of a mage attempting to acquire immortality by eating souls. As they prepare to destroy it, Itsuki reveals his Glamsight, and the three succeed in rescuing Kuroha. A few days later, with the members of Astral present, Itsuki invites an overjoyed Kuroha into Astral.

Episode 5 - Magi Night
November. 04,2007

Due to the low amounts of jobs Astral has taken since Itsuki took over, Kagezaki threatens to disband Astral if they do not take on a difficult mission. They are assigned to remove the magical pollution creating a vast sea. Goetia arrives as well, and summons a host of birds to attack Honami and Itsuki. Honami dispatches the birds, and Adilisia arrives. However, the sea engulfs Adilisia and Itsuki and then freezes, trapping them. Below the ice, Adilisia reveals that the pollution is caused by a Goetia member that broke a magical taboo, becoming magic, and swears Itsuki to secrecy. The mage is revealed to be Oswald Lenn Mathers, Adilisia's father. He attacks Adilisia and Itsuki, but Honami's arrival saves them. Oswald withdraws and Itsuki makes Honami promise not to reveal the pollution's source before fainting.

Episode 6 - Glamsight
November. 12,2007

Episode 7 - Red-Headed Girl
November. 18,2007

Itsuki meets a girl in a park, and seeing her alone, gives her his food and his business card. She later goes to the Astral residence, asking to obtain a basilisk eye, shocking the Astral members. However, with the offer of a valuable gold coin, they accept. They proceed to the basilisk's lair, where the basilisk manages to trap Lapis and Itsuki in a room, and subsequently overwhelms Mikan's protection charm. Itsuki then reveals his Glamsight, and the Astral members dispatch the basilisk. Itsuki then collapses from the magical pollution, and Nekoyashiki barely manages to purify him. Later, Lapis arrives at Itsuki's bedside, and after arguing with Mikan and Honami, who realize she is a homunculus, destroys most of the room in an explosion. Nekoyashiki then realizes that she is being controlled by Yudaikus Tholoide, one of the founders of Astral.

Episode 8 - Hot Spring Magic
November. 25,2007

he Astral members go to a hot spring in order to cure Itsuki's eye, as hot springs are situated on magical ley lines, but note that the magic is too weak. They travel up the mountainside, and Kuroha suggests a competition to find a ley line. Honami and Adilisia claim they are above it, but note that they would both want Itsuki's affection as their prize. When the competition starts, Honami and Adilisia try to find the hot spring, tearing the mountain apart in the process. The group then falls into a hole, where they find a rock that is causing the ley line to break. Combining their abilities, they levitate the rock, enabling the hot spring to regain its power. As the members return to the hot spring, Honami and Adilisia's fight causes the fence between the men's and women's baths to break, embarrassing everyone.

Episode 9 - Father's Successor
December. 02,2007

Adilisia raids Tholoide's lab, but is defeated by Tholoide and Lapis. Back in Japan, Kagezaki brings an item once owned by Tsukasa Iba, Itsuki's father, that the Association was holding to Itsuki, but reveals that Tholoide is disputing Itsuki's control of Astral. Itsuki and Honami go to a blimp to converse with Lapis, whom Tholoide speaks through. Tholoide concedes the ownership of Astral to Itsuki, but the two agree to battle to determine ownership of the item. After Tholoide claims that Adilisia is dead, Honami attacks Lapis, and Itsuki unveils his Glamsight. Lapis manages to escape, but Tholoide acknowledges Itsuki's power. Later that evening, the Astral mansion is attacked by Lapis, with Nekoyashiki barely managing to create a barrier against the initial assault. Honami flies from the mansion to meet Tholoide, who reveals he is an automaton. He then knocks Honami to the ground with a punch.

Episode 10 - Tears of the Homunculus
December. 09,2007

Lapis uses her basilisk eye to steal Itsuki's sight, preventing him from using his Glamsight. However, she retreats after Adilisia arrives, and Adilisia dispels Lapis' spell. Elsewhere, Honami awakens in Tholoide's lab surrounded by a barrier, and Tholoide reveals the item the Association was holding was Tsukasa Iba's grimoire. Itsuki plans an assault on Tholoide's headquarters, and Honami, realizing Itsuki is coming, desperately tries to break the barrier using a spell with her blood, but Adilisia's arrival makes it unnecessary. Itsuki confronts Tholoide, who easily defeats the Astral members with the basilisk eye he took from Lapis. Honami and Adilisia arrive, and Tholoide transforms Lapis into a basilisk to fight them. Itsuki manages to resist the eye's effect, revealing his Glamsight. He frees Lapis, telling Tholoide that as president, he can only aspire to be the best he can. Later at the Astral mansion, they receive a letter from Lapis and Tholoide, who reveals that Itsuki can learn more about his Glamsight in his father's grimoire.

Episode 11 - The Flower that Blooms on the Dead
December. 16,2007

Astral is approached by Diana, the president of the magic items provision corporation Trismegistus, to find a special flower that is seeded within a human body and blooms after their death. As the mission was originally taken by Itsuki's father, Itsuki accepts. However, they are attacked by Li Cheng Chen, a magician that can raise the dead. He tries to take the flower, but Honami takes it, escaping with Itsuki, leaving Kuroha behind. Itsuki resolves to save Kuroha and retain the flower for Diana. Elsewhere, Diana approaches Chen, regretful that she sold him the root for the flower, as he killed a village to seed it with power. Itsuki arrives, and Kuroha manifests her poltergeist powers to free herself from Chen's imprisonment. Itsuki reveals his Glamsight and he, Honami, and Kuroha defeat Chen. At the Astral mansion, Diana thanks Itsuki and while looking at his eye, comes close to his face. A scandalized Honami and Kuroha punch Itsuki after Diana leaves.

Episode 12 - A Requiem Offered on Christmas Eve
December. 24,2007

Episode 13 - Faith Initiation Rites
January. 07,2008

Episode 14 - Memories of the Stars
January. 13,2008

Astral is contacted by Kei Isurugi, a member of the school of Onmyōdō that Nekoyashiki once attended, to perform a ceremony at a mountain. Itsuki accompanies Nekoyashiki and Mikan, but they are attacked by Kei during the ceremony. Kei remarks that he lost his sister, Sakuya Isurugi during a similar ceremony three years prior because Nekoyashiki left the school at the time to take Mikan to Astral. Nekoyashiki challenges Kei to a personal duel, and Itsuki upholds this, stopping the arriving Honami and Adilisia from interfering. Despite Kei's use of kuda-gitsune, Nekoyashiki manages to defeat him, with Kei pleased that he was able to pose some level of challenge for Nekoyashiki, his idol at the school. As Kei lies in defeat, Nekoyashiki reminisces on his last experience with Sakuya as the group watches an aurora in the sky.

Episode 15 - Legend of the Mermaid
January. 20,2008

Shinogi and Moroha Minagi request that the Astral members return a funadama they found to a shrine on a beach. When Itsuki and Kuroha attempt to return it, they are sucked into the past due to the magical pollution in the area. They meet a fisherman, Hyōdō, who explains that he has been attempting to find a mermaid due to the miraculous healing abilities their flesh gives when it is consumed. In the present, Honami, Adilisia, Mikan, and Nekoyashiki are told the legend of the mermaids from an old woman, who recounts that mermaids return to eat those that consumed them. Itsuki and Kuroha are subsequently attacked, and Kuroha manages to call upon the spirit of Hyōdō's wife, which materializes in a funadama, causing the mermaids to chase after it instead, and Itsuki and Kuroha return to their own time. Later, Shinogi recounts that the shrine is being worshipped again, and Itsuki realizes it is likely one of Hyōdō's descendants.

Episode 16 - Red Spear
January. 27,2008

While training in the mountains, Itsuki is attacked by a larva, a magical creature that makes nightmares reality, and is saved by Sekiren, a traveling member of Astral. On Itsuki's request, Sekiren trains him in martial arts. In a break in training, Sekiren visits Astral and asks Nekoyashiki to allow him to take on a mission offered to Astral. Kuroha takes tea to Itsuki, who claims that he is training so that others can rely on him. Magical pollution appears on the mountain, and Kuroha leaves to seek help, but after she and Honami return, Sekiren stops them. Meanwhile, Itsuki is attacked by the larva in the form of an armored soldier, and using Sekiren's training, is able to defeat it without using his Glamsight. Afterwards, Sekiren reveals he set up the conflict for Itsuki's benefit, and advises him to fight with his Glamsight rather than have it control him.

Episode 17 - Demonic Rebellion
February. 04,2008

Episode 18 - The Bond of Solomon
February. 10,2008

Daphne begins searching for Clive in order to find Adelicia, meeting Gara, Goetia's secretary, in the city. Gara is not aware of Clive's location, but after he leaves, Sekiren appears, and Daphne attacks him. Sekiren explains he wishes to help Daphne with her search, and after witnessing Daphne's abilities, questions why she lowered herself to being Adelicia's servant. Daphne replies that she is content to be Adelicia's servant, although she is embarrassed when Sekiren declares his love for her. The two eventually find Clive dead, and confront Gara over killing him. Gara uses forbidden techniques to fuse with a demon, causing Sekiren to realize that he is part of Ophion, an organization of mages that do not follow magical taboos. Sekiren defeats Gara and forces him to retreat. Afterwards, he tells Daphne of his association with Oswald Mathers, notes Daphne is Adelicia's sister, giving up her former blond hair and green eyes to do so, and falls asleep in the grass while proclaiming his love to her again.

Episode 19 - The Medium's Hometown
February. 18,2008

Episode 20 - Demonic Festival
February. 24,2008

The oni traps Kaori and is subsequently trapped in the Katsuragi ceremony; however, Kaori receives severe pain when the Katsuragi clan members remove one of the oni's horns. Suzuka calls Mikan to be a sacrifice, but the oni breaks free of the ritual. Itsuki, Honami, Nekoyashiki, and Tatsumi arrive and offer to combat the oni, which Suzuka agrees to, although she dismisses any possibility of victory. Using his Glamsight, Itsuki directs Honami in sealing the oni's movement while Mikan and Kaori complete the Katsuragi ceremony. The oni's remaining horn enables him to halt the ritual, but Adelicia arrives, removing the remaining horn with one of her summoned demons. Mikan and Kaori complete the ritual and cause the oni to vanish. Impressed with their feat, Suzuka allows Mikan to return to Astral and requests that Itsuki take good care of her.

Episode 21 - White and Black Dress
March. 03,2008

Episode 22 - Sleeping City
March. 09,2008

Sekiren becomes concerned after the Sekiren is disturbed by the errosion of a Buddhist idol that crumbles under his touch. Itsuki and Adelicia are enjoying a date. Itsuki and Adelicia are discussing Honami's diligence in resurrecting the lost arts of Celtic Magic and are about to have an intimate moment but are interrupted by Fin Crue who has managed to save Nekoyashiki's cat Genbu but in the process got himself stuck up a tree. On returning to Astral's headquarters, Nekoyashiki rewards Fin with a generous helping of Cream Puffs. Honami returns with Mikan, who is home early from school, and it is revealed that Fin is in fact aware of Itsuki's status as Astral's President, was instrumental in Honami's resurrection of Celtic Magic and claims to be on assignment from the Association to investigation regarding a the breaking of Taboo that Itsuki's involved in somehow. Fin ends his investigation but is followed by Itsuki on leaving. After a short discussion between Fin and Itsuki about Glamsight and what it means to be a mage Itsuki's right eye begins to pain him and he becomes disoriented. A mist descends on the city and the non-magical folk appear to be frozen where they stand. Itsuki is attacked by a dragon hatchling but is saved by Sekiren who destroys the drakling mercilessly. Sekiren reveals that Itsuki's eye patch has been negated and that someone has broken the seals on the dragons. Itsuki concludes that Fin is behind these events and leaves Sekiren to confront him. Honami is assisting Fin in summoning the Dragon under the belief that it can heal Itsuki's tainted eye.

Episode 23 - Changeling
March. 16,2008

Honami travels throughout the city, writing runes in her blood for the dragon summoning ceremony. Nekoyashiki explains to the remaining Astral members that Itsuki's father, Tsukasa Iba, chose for Astral's headquarters to be in the city in order to keep watch over the dragon, and he casts a spell to retrieve Honami and Itsuki. Elsewhere, Adelicia confronts Fin, who overwhelms her with his magic. Itsuki and Sekiren arrive and Fin quickly disables the latter. Fin reveals that he is a changeling and possesses the Glamsight, which knocks Itsuki unconscious. Nekoyakishi's spell reaches Itsuki, Sekiren, and Adelicia, but Fin disrupts it, causing the spell to leave Itsuki behind. Honami and Fin take Itsuki to a tower, where they begin to summon the dragon. Nekoyakishi surmises the dragon is a sacrifice to heal Itsuki's eye, and that Honami feels guilt over exposing Itsuki's Glamsight to damage from the dragon when they were traveling in a mansion as children.

Episode 24 - Astral
March. 23,2008

The members of Astral go to the tower, and are confronted by the dragon. Sekiren, Mikan, and Kuroha begin to battle it, and the others continue into the tower. Nekoyashiki arrives first, but is stopped by Fin's and Honami's combined efforts. Adelicia enters the battle and summons Asmodai, her most powerful demon, and Honami responds with one of her most powerful spells. Nekoyashiki stops the confrontation to prevent the area from being destroyed from the accumulation of energy. Itsuki awakens, revealing his Glamsight and admitting to Honami that he does not blame her for their childhood incident with the dragon. Itsuki and Fin battle, and as Fin conjures an unblockable attack, Honami betrays him, declaring her love for Itsuki. The Association members, headed by Kagezaki, begin to arrive on the scene, and Fin retreats. Due to Fin's betrayal of the Association and a lack of evidence against Astral, the Association acquits Astral of any wrongdoing. Afterwards, Itsuki and Honami go to see the dragon before it is sealed, and upon its request, Itsuki names it "Astral."

You May Also Like

Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks
Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks
The long, cold winter has just hit New England, and while the bluefin tuna season has come to an end in Gloucester, Mass., it’s just getting started in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. After a disappointing season, several of Gloucester’s top fishermen head south to try to salvage their finances by fishing for the elusive bluefin tuna in unfamiliar Carolina waters before the experienced locals beat them to the catch. It’s a whole new battlefield and the Northern captains must conquer new styles of fishing, treacherous waters and the wrath of the Outer Banks’ top fishermen. They’re gambling on what could be a massive payday … or a huge financial loss.
Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks 2014
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World
Arima Takuya is a young student whose father, a historian who has conducted various researches, disappeared recently. During a summer vacation Takuya receives a peculiar package from his missing father, along with a letter containing information about the existence of various parallel worlds. At first Takuya doesn't take it seriously, but soon he realizes that he possesses a device that allows him to travel to alternate dimensions. Is his father alive, after all? If so, where is he?
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World 2019
Working Stiffs
Working Stiffs
Working Stiffs is a short-lived 1979 American television series which starred James Belushi and Michael Keaton as brothers Ernie and Mike O'Rourke. The pair were janitors who aspired to work their way up in the field of business. The brothers worked in an office building owned by their Uncle Harry. Ernie and Mike also were roommates in an apartment over a cafe where they befriended the owner Mitch and waitress Nikki. Each episode featured slapstick and physical comedy. Penny Marshall directed the pilot. Includes an early appearance of Paul Reubens as Heimlich the delivery boy at the cafe. The series aired on CBS. It competed against the highly-rated shows NBC's CHiPs and ABC's The Ropers in its timeslot. Nine episodes were produced but after four episodes aired, the series was canceled. After Belushi and Keaton became major film stars in the 1980s, six episodes of the show were released on home video. Reruns have also aired on A&E Network, Comedy Central and TV Land. The syndication package included the previously unaired episodes.
Working Stiffs 1979
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. is an American spy-fi TV series that aired on NBC for one season from September 16, 1966 to April 11, 1967. The series was a spin-off from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and used the same theme music composed by Jerry Goldsmith, which was rearranged into a slightly different, harder-edged arrangement by Dave Grusin.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. 1966
My Heart Relieved
My Heart Relieved
A program that gives you the chance to live a social experience with a young man called "Ghaith". Who is roaming countries to meet people in distress and pain; to look for an opportunity to make a difference in their lives.
My Heart Relieved 2018
Het verhaal van Vlaanderen
Het verhaal van Vlaanderen
In this documentary series, interspersed with historical reconstructions, Tom Waes investigates what has happened since the arrival of the first Homo sapiens, on the 14,000 square kilometers that we today call Flanders.
Het verhaal van Vlaanderen 2023
The Camomile Lawn
The Camomile Lawn
The Camomile Lawn is British adaptation of the Mary Wesley's classic novel that aired on Channel 4. As storm clouds gather over Europe in 1939, five cousins meet to pay tribute to a world that will never be the same again.
The Camomile Lawn 1992
Once Upon a Time in Londongrad
Once Upon a Time in Londongrad
Exploring the 14 mysterious deaths in the UK with alleged connections to Russia over two decades.
Once Upon a Time in Londongrad 2022
Air Crash Investigation: Special Report
Air Crash Investigation: Special Report
In this special season of Air Crash Investigation, every episode examines multiple aviation disasters that prove to have similarities including; engines that separated from their aircrafts mid-flight, mismatched pilot pairings that led to deadly crashes, and improvised landings with tragic consequences.
Air Crash Investigation: Special Report 2018
Family Time With Kapil Sharma
Family Time With Kapil Sharma
Popular stand-up comedian and host, Kapil Sharma, invites guests and celebrities for interaction and fun-filled activities.
Family Time With Kapil Sharma 2018