Chrono Crusade, known as Chrno Crusade (クロノクルセイド) in Japan, is an eight volume manga series authored by the Japanese manga-ka Daisuke Moriyama (森山大輔).

It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in Monthly Dragon Magazine . A 24 episode anime series based on the manga ran from November 2003 to June 2004 on Fuji TV. The animation work was done by GONZO Digimation. The series was released in North America by ADV Manga and ADV Films, titled Chrono Crusade.

Opening Theme:
"Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line" performed by Minami Kuribayashi

Ending Theme:
"Sayonara Solitaire" performed by Saeko Chiba

Character descriptions

Rosette Christopher: The main character of Chrno Crusade. She is an elite exorcist of the order of Magdalene, and goes out on 'missions' to destroy demons who are causing trouble. She works with a devil named Chrno, and is bound to Chrno by alchemy. Her main goal is to save her brother Joshua, who has been captured by a devil named Aion.

Chrno: Rosette's partner in crime. He is bound to her by alchemy and keeps to himself most of the time. Every now and then, he has to drag Rosette's butt out of danger. He is known as Sinner Chrno by other devils and used to be on the same side as Aion. He has also lost his horns, the source of his power.

Joshua Christopher: Rosette's little brother. He and Rosette used to live together in an orphange and he was often sick. He found that he had strange powers though, and was able to heal other people's wounds and illnesses, but not his own. He was then captured by Aion and now is under his power because he is an apostle, who is like a messenger/servant of God, and he is called the apostle of hope.

Azmaria Hendric: An apostle of God. Azmaria, like Joshua, has found herself with strange powers to heal other people's illnesses and wounds, by singing. She is frequently being chased by devils who want her powers especially Aion. She looks up to Rosette so she joins the order of Magdalene to help fight. She is called the apostle of charity, and because of her strange powers has 'hurt' many of the people around her.

Aion: A sinner and a devil. Aion is trying to 'collect' all of the apostles so he can tap into the astral stream, and thus gain the power to rule the world. Chrno used to be on his side and he has many other followers. He is the one Rosette and her gang are fighting against the most.

Satella Harvenheit: She hates all devils. Satella is a jewel summoner who is a hired assasin, who kills devils. She lost her family to devils when she was younger and came to America from Germany to try to find her family. Rosette and Satella don't exactly take a liking to each other when they first meet, especially since Rosette works with Chrno, a devil.

Japanese Seiyū

• Chrno voiced by Akira Ishida
• Rosette Christopher voiced by Tomoko Kawakami
• Azmaria Hendric voiced by Saeko Chiba
• Kate Valentine voiced by Yoshiko Sakakibara
• Ewan Remington voiced by Sho Hayami
• Edward "Elder" Hamilton voiced by Tomomichi Nishimura
• Satella Harvenheit voiced by Michiko Neya
• Aion voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue
• Joshua Christopher voiced by Junko Minagawa

External links

• ADV Films' site
• Kadokawa Shoten's site