Hiwou War Chronicles

25min

Action & Adventure

Animation

8 years ago, Western Civilization visited 19th century Japan. Mechanized dolls and new steam-powered creations began spreading throughout the country. The Wind Gang is a group of doll and steam users who believe in using their creations to violently bring about a new Industrial Era. They attack and destroy the peaceful village of a young doll user named Hiwou one day. Hiwou and his friends escape with a giant doll named Homura. Hiwou now wants to find his father, so that he can help defeat the Wind Gang, and bring peace back to Japan.

Production Companies

BONES

NHK Enterprise 21

Omega Pictures

VAP

Victor Entertainment

BeSTACK

Episodes

Cast

Run!! Homura

1. Run!! Homura

25min

24th Oct 2000

A group of children use mechanical puppets at village festivals. But sometimes they use them for mischief. A group of warriors attack his village.

Look! This Is a Clockwork Doll

2. Look! This Is a Clockwork Doll

25min

31st Oct 2000

After the attack, the children return to their village in search of their mother but find it burned. They know machine people.

Revenge Attack!? Shogunate Heroes Appear

3. Revenge Attack!? Shogunate Heroes Appear

25min

7th Nov 2000

On their way, the brothers encounter a samurai who is holding a member of the machine people prisoner. He with hatred claims clockwork dolls are for war.

Win or Lose! Arashi Versus Hiwou

4. Win or Lose! Arashi Versus Hiwou

25min

14th Nov 2000

Following the attempted kidnapping of Hiwou's sister by the Machine Men, the fight between their giant Clockwork Dolls is inevitable. They also meet a member of the Wind Gang who opposes the opening of Japan.

Goodbye? Tetsu and the Wooden Dolls

5. Goodbye? Tetsu and the Wooden Dolls

25min

21st Nov 2000

On their way to Takayama, the brothers are accommodated in the forest house of a kind lady who lost two children and offers to stay with the two younger brothers.

Our Aim! To the Mountain's Horizon

6. Our Aim! To the Mountain's Horizon

25min

28th Nov 2000

The brothers have an accident with their vessel Clockwork Doll and need to fix it. A merchant leads them to a blacksmith who is a despotic and unfriendly man.

Protect Them! The Secret of Hana and Yuki

7. Protect Them! The Secret of Hana and Yuki

25min

5th Dec 2000

Hiwou and his brothers arrive in a town and at the inn they find two girls who are looking for their grandfather because their mother has been killed by some mysterious Clockwork Dolls.

Betrayal? Machi Disappears Into the Snowy Mountain

8. Betrayal? Machi Disappears Into the Snowy Mountain

25min

12th Dec 2000

Winter is coming on the journey of Hiwou and his brothers, now accompanied by the two princesses. But the Wind Gang with their Clockwork Dolls chase them attacking.

Intense Battle! Where Is My Father

9. Intense Battle! Where Is My Father

25min

19th Dec 2000

They finally arrive in Takayama, the city famous for its Clockwork puppet artisans. But there is not his father who apparently has fled to make Clockwork Dolls of steam.

A Westerner! Big Commotion at the Snow Inn

10. A Westerner! Big Commotion at the Snow Inn

25min

9th Jan 2001

Foreigners cannot enter the interior of Japan but an English botanist does. The Wind Gang discovers him and wants to kill him. Hiwou protects him.

But Why? The Man Who Hates Clockwork Dolls

11. But Why? The Man Who Hates Clockwork Dolls

25min

16th Jan 2001

The brothers are joined by a group of samurai who are chased by the Wind Gang. They take refuge in a temple where a priest lives who is afraid of clockwork dolls. But in the fight that comes he has to overcome those fears.

Punishment from Heaven! But Who is Right?

12. Punishment from Heaven! But Who is Right?

25min

23rd Jan 2001

Hiwou and his brothers arrive in Kyoto in search of their father, but they cannot find him. There they discover an intrigue about the lord of the place and that the two princesses are one - and a prince.

Cheater! Swords Flash in Demon World Kyoto

13. Cheater! Swords Flash in Demon World Kyoto

25min

30th Jan 2001

In Kyoto the conspiracy of the shogunate continues. The Wind Gang wants to make Steam Clockwork Dolls to attack Hiwou.

That's Huge! The Goblin Sword Sleeps in the Human World

14. That's Huge! The Goblin Sword Sleeps in the Human World

25min

6th Feb 2001

The New Years festival requires performances by Clockwork Dolls. The struggle of the shogunate and the emperor for the opening of the country continues.

Don't Cry! Hana

15. Don't Cry! Hana

25min

13th Feb 2001

Overcome! Crossing the Fierce Current

16. Overcome! Crossing the Fierce Current

25min

20th Feb 2001

Meeting! The Start of Sadness

17. Meeting! The Start of Sadness

25min

7th Mar 2001

You're Kidding?! The Dream Father Saw

18. You're Kidding?! The Dream Father Saw

25min

7th Mar 2001

Hiwou in Danger! Mitsurugi's Clockwork Castle

19. Hiwou in Danger! Mitsurugi's Clockwork Castle

25min

13th Mar 2001

Dear Father! Time for Departure

20. Dear Father! Time for Departure

25min

20th Mar 2001

Winds of War! Bakan Strait

21. Winds of War! Bakan Strait

25min

27th Mar 2001

Don't Go, Hana! The Children's Battlefield

22. Don't Go, Hana! The Children's Battlefield

25min

3rd Apr 2001

Can You Hear It? Homura's Voice

23. Can You Hear It? Homura's Voice

25min

10th Apr 2001

Keep Burning! Father's Clockwork

24. Keep Burning! Father's Clockwork

25min

17th Apr 2001

Dance! It's Our Festival

25. Dance! It's Our Festival

25min

24th Apr 2001

So Long, Ryoma! To the Town That'll Be Called Tokyo

26. So Long, Ryoma! To the Town That'll Be Called Tokyo

25min

1st May 2001

First air date

24th Oct 2000

Last air date

1st May 2001

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks