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- 1EP 1
Team Warrior Responds to the Neo Tokyo Tower Crisis
Dec 12, 1997The narrative opens in a ramen shop adjacent to Policetown, where Rio dines due to financial constraints. The establishment has reduced prices to compete with the newly opened Neo Tokyo Tower nearby. The tower suddenly faces an assault from a swarm of robotic insects. Simultaneously, a mysterious woman and the terrorist group Dawn Mirage seize the building's occupants, including the governor, as hostages. In response to this escalating emergency, Team Warrior is activated and dispatched to the scene to rescue the captives and neutralize the threat posed by the attackers and the mechanical swarm.
- 2EP 2
Rio and Team Warrior investigate an underwear thief while uncovering jewelry theft clues.
Dec 12, 1997Neo Tokyo faces a wave of jewelry thefts, but Team Warrior is assigned to the low-paying case of a women's underwear thief. Rio desperately needs money to settle her debts. While investigating, Rio, the thief, and leg fetishist Yuji encounter the cross-dressing Chimama gang at a bar. This meeting leads them to clues about the mastermind behind the jewelry crimes. Although Rio and her team successfully solve the case, the expenses incurred during the investigation erase any potential bonus. Consequently, Rio remains in debt and must continue working part-time jobs to pay off her financial obligations.
- 3EP 3
Rio escorts a Middle Eastern prince to Neo Tokyo while navigating a dangerous tanker trap
Jan 9, 1998Prince Hasan arrives in Neo Tokyo seeking security as the Thunderstorm group plots to assassinate him and destabilize his nation. Rio accepts the assignment primarily to secure a marriage that would clear her financial debts. She secretly transports the prince to Gasoline Town, a district controlled by criminals, where they are captured and held on a booby-trapped tanker. Facing escalating danger, Rio focuses on the potential bonus and successfully ensures the prince's safety. Although she refuses his gift of a desert plot, she later discovers the land contains valuable oil reserves.
- 4EP 4
Maya visits her crime boss father in Osaka amid Gondo construction company threats
Jan 9, 1998Maya travels to Osaka to see her ill father, who leads the Jingu crime syndicate. Upon arrival, she discovers the Gondo construction company is attempting to seize the local area, including the family residence. Team Warrior’s investigation uncovers Gondo’s involvement in illegal arms trafficking. Consequently, the Jingu group infiltrates an arms auction held on an airship. During the operation, Maya acquires the weapons and causes the airship to crash. This action results in the arrest of the Gondo group members and their captain. However, the mastermind behind the operation, Ruby, manages to escape custody.
- 5EP 5
Rio protects Anna from a stalker while Ruby loses a data pen containing missile secrets.
Feb 13, 1998Rio is tasked with guarding pop star Anna Katagowa from a stalker, while Ruby attends a conference to sell data on a Super Stealth Missile and other weapons. Ruby carries this information in a special pen using Liquid Memory Particles, but it is accidentally swapped when she bumps into Anna. Maki recognizes the pen's value. Rio takes Anna to Gasoline Town, where they drink together. Later, Ruby attacks Anna to retrieve the pen but is stopped by Rio. Meanwhile, the stalker, revealed to be Anna's building caretaker, attacks her. Ruby escapes with the pen, so Team Warrior receives no reward. Anna follows Rio's advice to pursue her true passion and becomes an Enka singer.
- 6EP 6
Rio works at a store, fights a thief, and joins Team Warrior after saving Miyuki.
Feb 13, 1998Before joining Team Warrior, Rio works at a convenience store to pay off debts. Maki observes Rio defeating a thief attempting to rob the shop. Maki tests Rio’s abilities and invites her to join the team, but Rio declines the offer. Later, Rio participates in a hostage rescue operation to save her colleague, Officer Miyuki. The financial reward from this successful mission convinces Rio to accept Maki’s previous invitation. This sequence highlights Rio’s combat proficiency and her pragmatic motivation for becoming a member of Team Warrior, shifting her stance from refusal to acceptance based on the monetary incentive provided by the rescue.
- 7EP 7
Maki's Vacation and the Mystery of Tah the Crow in Police Town
Feb 13, 1998Maki departs for her annual trip to the site where her husband Masato died in a wedding day explosion. During her absence, Miyuki finds potential murder evidence in a bathroom, while Lilica uncovers a hacker erasing police data. Officers in Police Town also report missing personal items. An elderly woman pleads for help finding her missing boy Takuya, or Tah. Rio investigates, concluding a single Police Department member is responsible. Masuoka, the Police Profiler, accuses Rio, leading to her arrest. The Team Warrior continues the inquiry and eventually identifies the culprit as Tah, the old lady's pet crow.
- 8EP 8
Nanvel is kidnapped by the Chimama gang to build an invisibility device.
May 8, 1998Nanvel receives the Inventor of the Year award for her Optical Diet Machine Pin-Ele, which alters appearance. While walking home from a celebration with Rio, the Chimama gang abducts them. Nanvel is coerced into creating an invisibility version of her machine to facilitate bank robberies. The gang discards Rio due to the high cost of feeding her large appetite. Rio assists Team Warrior in tracking the criminals by monitoring their exotic food purchases to ensure Nanvel's safety. Team Warrior intercepts the gang during a bank heist using the device. Maki compels Nanvel to destroy Pin-Ele. The episode concludes with a fake TV test card displayed on screen.
- 9EP 9
Rio guards a high-tech tank named Henry after their plane crashes in the Desanian desert.
May 8, 1998Rio is assigned to protect Henry, a United Nations VIP, but is disappointed to find he is a high-tech tank instead of a handsome man. Their transport airplane is hijacked by pilots working for Ruby and crashes in the Desanian desert, leaving Rio and Henry as the only survivors. A division of tanks sent by the Desanian leader pursues them, but Henry destroys them when they attempt to capture him. Meanwhile, Lilica and Nanvel hack into a Desanian satellite to trace Rio and Henry's location.
- 10EP 10
Rio and Henry escape the desert after the tank defeats enemy forces.
Jun 1, 1998Stranded in the Desanian desert, Rio and Henry the tank attempt to reach the border while avoiding capture. Rio builds a connection with Henry, but they are seized by Ruby and the Desanian leader, who fail to decipher the tank's mechanics. Facing execution for being useless, Rio is saved when a satellite beam activates Henry, allowing him to defeat the troops despite sustaining heavy damage. The pair limps to the border, where Team Warrior rescues them and returns them to Japan. There, they learn Henry’s intelligence resides in the satellite. Rio then uses the reward money to purchase fashion items.
- 11EP 11
Bank robbers take hostages, prompting the deployment of advanced android Mecha Cops controlled by black diamonds.
Jun 1, 1998Bank robbers seize hostages at a preschool to evade police capture. A businessman deploys advanced android Mecha Cops to subdue the criminals with non-lethal force. As these units demonstrate various policing skills, Nanvel and Team Warrior grow suspicious of their unrealistic capabilities. Nanvel discovers that each Mecha Cop is controlled by a black diamond composed of a thousand compressed diamonds. Maki connects this finding to the case her fiancé Masato was investigating before his death. The Mecha Cops subsequently begin to malfunction, allowing Team Warrior to defeat them and secure a substantial reward.
- 12EP 12
Maki uncovers corruption involving Tonoyama and Ruby while Team Warrior faces false terrorism charges.
Jul 1, 1998Maki sends the girls to the Sukurada factory, where they find evidence linking former prime minister Shiguru Tonoyama to illegal activities. A flashback reveals Maki was reassigned to lead the Warrior team to distract her from the black diamond investigation. Fashion designer Miriam Bardo arrives in Neo Tokyo, but Maki recognizes the scar on her partner’s hand as identical to that of her fiancé Masato. The designer is actually Ruby, who smuggled black diamonds for Tonoyama. Rio and Nanvel infiltrate the factory and discover the illegal manufacture of battle androids. Maki confronts her chief with the evidence, but he ignores it, prompting Team Warrior to act independently. They engage in a shoot-out with the androids, but the arrival of the Armored Riot Squad leads to them being accused of terrorism. Masato then reveals himself as the mastermind behind the smuggling operation.
- 13EP 13
Miriam Bardo unveils self-healing battle androids that defeat the Armored Riot Squad.
Jul 1, 1998Miriam Bardo unveils self-healing battle androids that defeat the Armored Riot Squad. Masato reveals Tonoyama is the arms dealer Harry, who embedded a control program into the Neo Tokyo Tower logic core. After Masato kills Tonoyama and Maki refuses to join him, Team Warrior escapes through the sewers to a noodle store. They record the police chief’s corruption confession before heading to the tower. Maki directs the team to destroy the logic core, disabling the androids and saving the day. A new police chief, resembling Ruby, is subsequently appointed.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many episodes does BURN-UP EXCESS have?
- BURN-UP EXCESS has 13 episodes.
- When did BURN-UP EXCESS come out?
- BURN-UP EXCESS came out in 1998.
- Which studio made BURN-UP EXCESS?
- BURN-UP EXCESS was produced by Magic Bus.
- Who directed BURN-UP EXCESS?
- BURN-UP EXCESS was directed by Yoshikazu Iwanami.
- Is BURN-UP EXCESS finished?
- Current status of BURN-UP EXCESS: Finished.