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Kiddy Grade

24 Episodes 23 min FALL 2002
FINISHED ★ 6.7

Synopsis

After fighting in numerous interstellar wars, mankind forms the Galactic Union to bring stability and to prevent conflicts between different planets. However, disputes between members of the union itself persists. In the Star Century year 0165, the Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs (GOTT) was formed. This organization utilizes the superpowered ES taskforce to maintain order. Eclair and Lumiere are two low-ranking ES members who carry out missions for GOTT. However, as they begin to see more and more of the galaxy, they soon realize that what they know about GOTT, the Galactic Union, and even themselves might not be all there is to it...

Episodes

24 / 24 Episodes
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Episode 1
Depth/Space
ES members Éclair and Lumière are assigned by their commander, Eclipse, to escort Galatic Union (GU) Inspecter Armbrust to planet Medeia so that peaceful negotiations can begin between Medeia and planet Faunus. Faunus's corrupt space army stands in their way, and Éclair and Lumière must all their fire power to defeat them!
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Episode 2
Tight/Bind
Éclair and Lumière join with ES members Alv and Dvergr to recover a stolen gravity control unit that could revolutionize the already-destructive Gravity Bomb. Unbeknownst to them, Armbrust stole the gravity unit in an attempt to capture a notorius arms dealer, who is then brought down by all four ES members!
3
Episode 3
Prisoner/Escort
Éclair and Lumière are ordered to escort a couple of perps to prison. Their leader, Drake, is under the protection of a powerful organization, but betrayal is in the air when his rescue squad doubles as his executioner. Éclair saves Drake and punishes those who tried to kill him.
4
Episode 4
High/Speed
Éclair heads out on a solo mission to track down Foxy, who's been implanted with illegal strength enhancements. Foxy turns out to be good, and the two women combine their powers to take down the cyborgs who try and thwart Éclair's rescue attempt!
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Episode 5
Day/Off
When Éclair is caught in the middle of a gang war, she's recruited by one of the gangs to stop a child smuggling ring operated by the other. After rescuing Lumière from smugglers, the two ES members bring both gangs down.
6
Episode 6
Twin/Star
Éclair and ES members Sinistra and Dextera help fellow GOTT operative Mrs. Padushka uncover the suspects behind a recent string of airplane burglaries. An intense battle ensues in the belly of a plane, but the ES members as usual kick butt and take names.
7
Episode 7
Trial/Child
Viola and Cesario help Éclair and Lumière transport a young boy named Timothy to claim his inheritance: the exclusive ownership of a huge corporation! The Nobles aren't happy about this, but the four ES members help Timothy prove himself worthy of the Noble title.
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Episode 8
Forbidden/Instrument
Éclair and Lumière join forces with siblings Tweedledee and Tweedledum to uncover a smuggling ring that deals in planet-destroying missiles! When discovered, the smugglers activate one of the explosives in an attempt to destroy the evidence. It takes the full force of the ES team (plus Alv and Dvergr) to bring down these king missiles!
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Episode 9
Mirage/Snare
Éclair and Lumière are sent to investigate some mysterious disappearances on the planet Dardanos. They discover that the government has been secretly brainwashing people, and have killed the authorities who discovered the truth! Éclair destroys the transmitters, but they have a negative effect on her mind.
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Episode 10
Rebirth/Slave
Éclair confronts her mental dark side, which taunts her with the knowledge that she will always be a killer! Later, she and Lumière rescue A-ou and Un-ou, two ES members; Éclair pulls off a dangerous maneuver, and ends up in the hospital for her troubles.
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Episode 11
Set/Free
Eclipse sends Éclair and Lumiere to help the Nobles quell a peasant revolt. At a demonstration, the Nobles kill some of the protestors! Outraged, Éclair and Lumiere defy their orders and attack the Noble's army. As a result, they're erased from the GOTT files and declared fugitives!
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Episode 12
Frozen/Life
Cornered on a planet by the majority of GOTT's army, Éclair and Lumière are inflicted with a virus that causes painful swelling and immobilizes them! Though Armbrust betrayed their location to GOTT, he gives them the vaccine and orders the army to let them escape.
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Episode 13
Conflict/Destiny
With Éclair and Lumière on the run, Eclipse sends A-ou and Un-ou out to kill them! The battle between the two takes place in space and on land, ending when both Lumière and Un-ou badly wounded. Since they failed to kill the girls, A-ou and Un-ou have become fugitives as well.
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Episode 14
Steel/Heart
Tweedledee and Tweedledum reluctantly infect Éclair and Lumière's ship and mecha with the assassin program Hashish. They are now programmed to kill the two, but when the girls immobilize them, they self-destruct! The final line is drawn, and Éclair and Lumière decide to attack GOTT's headquarters.
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Episode 15
Break/Down
The entire force of the ES team is ent against Éclair and Lumière as they blow up the GOTT headquarters bit by bit. As if destroying the building wasn't enough, they also assassinate Eclipse!
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Episode 16
Look/Back
A flashback details what Éclair was like when she first woke up i her most recent body, devoid of the memories from her past. In the present, Armbrust briefs his supervisor on the events leading up to the destruction of the GOTT building. They order him to keep an eye on Éclair now that she's assumed the role of vice-commander of GOTT.
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Episode 17
Phantasm/Reborn
Éclair orders Sinistra and Dextera to train the newest ES members, who actually six teams of Éclair and Lumière clones! Later, Éclair holds a press conference where she declares that GOTT will now be a more powerful force. Two mysterious motorcycle riders crash the meeting and speak out against Éclair and GOTT before making their escape.
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Episode 18
Unmasked/Face
Éclair orders all available GOTT forces to kill the two riders. During the pursuit, two of the clones disobey her orders. When Éclair tries to kill the clones, the masked riders save them and reveal themselves as the real Éclair and Lumière in new bodies.
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Episode 19
Take/Revenge
Turns out that Alv Dvergr used their powers to absorb Éclair and Lumière's powers and appearance. A long fight ensues and Eclipse, who's arrived with a newer model of Éclair's old ship, ends it by killing Alv and Dvergr! Though they weren't meant to live very long, the clones are given their own ships as a reward for helping during the fight.
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Episode 20
Lost/Days
Lumière passes out since she was having problems adjusting to her new body, with all the information she's gathered over her lives. Her dreams are a series of flashbacks detailing all the different lives Éclair and Lumière had. When she wakes, she realizes that she's lost her ability to control machines!
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Episode 21
Nouvlesse/Ark
Chevalier D'Autrich, head of GOTT and GU's Economic Department, is given the news of his dismissal from both organizations by Alv and Dvergr, who are now working for the Nobles! Upon learning this, Chevalier steals the Nobles' titanic spaceship Deucalion!
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Episode 22
Demolition/Titan
Alv and Dvergr confront Chevalier on Deucalion, but he traps Alv inside the Reception System Chamber and turns her into pure energy! Éclair and Lumière arrive on the Deucalion to confront Chevalier, but their chit-chat is ended abruptly when Chevalier is shot and it's discovered that Alv has actually merged with the ship!
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Episode 23
Annihilation/Zero
Alv traps Éclair and Lumière within the Reception System Chamber and reduces them to energy! Outside, all of the ES members, the entire GOTT army, and all the clones join forces to attack the Deucalion before it can destroy Earth. While Alv tries to gather more energy from the sun's rays, Éclair and Lumière re-form thanks to Lumière's true power: control over particles!
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Episode 24
As Time Goes By
Though it looks like Alv might win, Dvergr reveals Alv's weakness: her left side is completely numb! Éclair offers all of her energy to Lumière, who then uses that power to destroy the left side of the Deucalion. With its main weapon destroyed, the remaining ships make short work of what's left. Dvergr joins her daughter as she dies, and Éclair looks on as Chevalier dies from his own wounds. In the end, Éclair and Lumière return to GOTT to continue the fight for galactic peace!

Characters

Éclair

Éclair

Main

Lumière

Lumière

Main

Alv Jenever

Alv Jenever

Supporting

Dvergr

Dvergr

Supporting

Tweedledee

Tweedledee

Supporting

Tweedledum

Tweedledum

Supporting

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24 episodes • 552 minutes

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Information

Aired Oct 08, 2002
to Mar 18, 2003
Season FALL 2002
Source Unknown
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Genres

Action Ecchi Mecha Sci-Fi

Studios

GONZO

Statistics

Score ★ 6.7
Popularity #7485

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