MapleStory (TV series)
Japanese anime television series
MapleStory (Japanese: メイプルストーリー, Hepburn: Meipuru Sutōrī) is a Japanese anime television series. Based on the South Korean video game MapleStory, it was produced by Madhouse and directed by Takaaki Ishiyama. It aired on TV Tokyo from October 2007 to March 2008 for 25 episodes, with a 26th episode being released on DVD.
Synopsis
Ten years ago, the World Tree that protected peace and order of the world was being targeted by an evil organization called the Black Wings. The human race led five other races: the powerful warriors, the intelligent magicians, the agile archers, sly thieves and soon after pirates in a fight against the Black Wings. In the end, the World Tree activated self-destruction to protect itself. However, the other races thought it was the human race that destroyed the World Tree. When the World Tree was destroyed most of the races had nothing left, so a number of them went to Maple Island, thinking the ones who stayed would die. They escaped Victoria and lived on Maple Island where living was getting harder and harder. Since then, a never-ending war between the different races began.
Ten years later, Al is determined to revive the World Tree.
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