Wild Arms: Twilight Venom (ワイルドアームズ トワイライトヴェノム) is a Japanese animated television series based on the Wild Arms series of video games. The series was animated by Bee Train, and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki and Kōichi Mashimo. Twilight Venom aired on WOWOW from October 18, 1999, to March 27, 2000, totaling 22 episodes.

Plot

The story follows the exploits of a gunslinger named Sheyenne Rainstorm, who is trapped in the body of a 10-year-old boy. Though he does know what happened to his old body, he is equipped with the powerful ARMS weapon, which is one of the most destructive weapons in the whole world. While imprisoned, he runs into the bandit Kiel Aron Nax, vampire girl Mirabelle, and card-throwing dame Loretta. Once the quartet escapes prison, they are equipped with a famous and mysterious ARMS weapon. The series follows Sheyenne and his newfound allies as they search for the mystery of Sheyenne's missing body. Along the way, they discover more about the ARMS weapon and how it can change the fate of the world.

Characters

Episodes

Volumes

The series was also distributed on five DVD compilation volumes titles. The first was 125 minutes, the following four were 100 each: The "Complete Collection" was divided into 4 discs: 1-5, 6-10, 11-16 and 17-22 (5/5/6/6 eps)

Relation to the Wild Arms game series

Twilight Venom has various crossovers with the second installment of the Wild Arms series. Models of Liz and Ard are visible inside a monster museum in episode 11, "No Home, No Body." Judecca makes an appearance in episode 15 (a character with the likeness of Zed from the first Wild Arms also appears) and Kanon from Wild Arms 2 in episode 17. Irving Vold Valeria (Wild Arms 2) and the Guardian Lucied (multiple games) appear in episode 16, but unlike all other cameos, they appear in future episodes and have a connection to the storyline.