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EP 1Lag delivers a package to Elena Blanc and a letter to her brother Wald in Yodaka.
Oct 3, 2009Lag Seeing returns to the hive for an assignment involving a small package for Elena Blanc and a letter to her brother Wald in Yodaka. Chief Largo Lloyd assigns veteran guide Darwin to accompany them to Bifrost. Aria reveals Darwin is Elena’s Dingo and the true package. During the journey to Giorgo, Darwin collapses and Lag leaves him at a house after recalling Gauche Suede. A local warns that Elena died at Dacquiose Cliff ten years ago. Darwin insists on continuing. At Dacquoise Cliff near Silencio, Gaichuu Absinthe attacks. Lag sees Darwin’s heart, revealing he waited for Elena despite Largo’s advice. Lag follows Darwin to Silencio, where he dies beside Elena’s grave. Lag delivers the pendants and letter to Wald, who places charms on both graves.
EP 2Lag steals Gauche's Shindanjuu to reach the capital, leading to a Gaichuu Bucker encounter.
Oct 10, 2009Lag, Gauche, and Roda continue their journey. Lag warms to Gauche and Roda but remains intent on finding his mother, asking Gauche to bring him to Akatsuki if he becomes Head Bee. Gauche refuses, sticking to his duty as Letter Bee. Upset, Lag steals Gauche's Shindanjuu while he sleeps to head for the capital but gets lost and falls into a sand trap set by a Gaichuu Bucker. Gauche arrives to save Lag, shooting the Gaichuu but missing due to distance. They prepare for another shot, and Lag reveals a spirit amber in his left eye, which strengthens the Shindanjuu to destroy the Gaichuu. Lag carries an injured Gauche to town. Three days pass, and Gauche struggles to get supplies as townspeople are wary of outsiders. Lag brings food and water before they leave. They share a touching moment as Gauche finally treats Lag as a friend. Lag bids farewell, shouting he will become a Letter Bee like Gauche someday. Five years later, Lag prepares to embark on his promise.
EP 3Lag meets Niche and delivers her to her destination before his interview
Oct 17, 2009After five years of training with his aunt Sabrina, Lag passes his Letter Bee preliminary exams and prepares for an interview in the Yuusari region. He departs with Connor, a Letter Bee from Campbell Litus, but stops at the train station. There, Lag discovers a young girl sitting in a niche with an unclear mailing label. He chooses to leave Connor and personally deliver the girl instead of proceeding to his interview immediately. When asked for her name, the girl reveals she has many aliases. Lag decides to call her Niche based on their first meeting, and she accepts the name. This encounter occurs before Lag continues his journey toward Yuusari for his official examination.
EP 4Lag and Niche arrive at Love Someone Down circus, where Niche is delivered and Lag retrieves her after a Gaichuu attack.
Oct 24, 2009Lag and Niche arrive at the town they sought, locating the address for a freak circus called Love Someone Down. They find that the performing animals have been mistreated. Niche is handed over to the ringleader and says goodbye to Lag. Lag realizes he forgot to have the receiver sign the delivery receipt and returns to the circus. He learns that Niche is the newest exhibit and rushes back to witness her destroying the facility and freeing the animals. Lag pursues her into Broccoli Forest, Gaichuu territory. He finds Niche fighting a Gaichuu. Although she decapitates the creature, it attacks again and injures her. Lag fires a Shindan into the Gaichuu, destroying it. During the event, Niche sees Lag’s memories. She decides to become Lag’s Dingo. An escaped circus animal named Steak joins them.
EP 5Lag and Niche encounter Neri in Kyrie after she steals his crossing pass to Yuusari.
Oct 31, 2009Lag and Niche reach Kyrie, a remote town bordering Yuusari. They meet Neri, who steals Lag’s bag to obtain a crossing pass for Yuusari. She reveals her motive: to send a letter to Letter Bee Jiggy Pepper, whom she blames for abandoning her and her brother Nero, who died while he was away. After Neri attacks Lag, the townspeople intervene and seize the pass. Niche defeats the crowd, but Neri recovers and flees toward the bridge to Yuusari. Lag and Niche pursue her. Meanwhile, a mysterious man named Largo Lloyd observes the pair with interest.
EP 6Neri attempts to mail a letter to Jiggy Pepper while crossing the Bifrost bridge.
Nov 7, 2009Neri tries to cross the bridge to Bifrost but finds it missing. Signal, the gatekeeper, identifies her as a trespasser and summons a frog-like creature to dispose of her. Niche arrives to pin down the monster, while Lag risks his life to grab Neri's letter. He shoots a Shindan from his hand and obtains the letter, in the process revealing the heart of Nero. Neri witnesses Nero convincing Jiggy to go pursue his dreams and he promises to become stronger in order to protect his sister someday. The letter was meant for Nero to apologize to Jiggy for his unfulfilled promise, and asks Jiggy to take care of Neri. Largo Lloyd appears and explains his theory of Lag's ability with his spirit amber: to peer into one's heart. Using this information, Lag fires a Shindan at the church bell, revealing to Neri that Jiggy funded the building of the church in town in order to instill hope for his siblings and the townspeople. Her faith in Letter Bees restored, Neri decides to mail the letter to Jiggy herself, and bids goodbye to Lag's group.
EP 7Lag Takes Suitability Exam at Yuusari Central Head Post Office
Nov 14, 2009Lag’s group crosses the Bifrost bridge to reunite with Connor, who transports them to Central Yuusari for Lag’s Head Post Office exams. There, sub-master Aria Rink introduces Lag to master Largo Lloyd, who assigns Lag to conduct a suitability interview with fellow initiate McCay G. The pair must deliver letters through a Gaichuu-infested path. McCay arrives first and encounters a centipede Gaichuu named Glen Keith but lacks experience with Gaichuu and Shindanjuu. Lag’s group arrives and defeats the creature through coordination, though Lag accidentally soils the letter. Proctor Zazie evaluates the performance and uses Lag’s Shindan on McCay’s letter, revealing McCay had forged it after his own was damaged. Consequently, McCay fails while Lag receives Zazie’s approval. Lag is then surprised to learn from Zazie that Gauche is no longer a Letter Bee.
EP 8Lag visits Sylvette Suede to inquire about Gauche after learning of his work-related breakdown.
Nov 21, 2009Zazie informs Lag that Gauche suffered a breakdown from work stress. Connor drives Lag to Sylvette Suede’s home, where she mistakes him for a debt collector. Lag sees Gauche’s Shindanjuu there but learns he never returned home after being fired from Akatsuki. Sylvette recalls Aria delivering the termination notice and assumes Gauche is dead, ordering Lag to leave. On the way back, Lag asks Niche what she would do if he lost his heart. She vows to do whatever it takes to bring him back and never forget him. Moved by her loyalty, Lag rushes back to Sylvette’s house, promising to find Gauche and restore her hope.
EP 9Lag vows to find Gauche after receiving his Shindanjuu and becomes a full Letter Bee.
Nov 28, 2009Lag returns to Sylvette’s home, where his spirit amber glows upon touching Gauche’s Shindanjuu. Both witness flashbacks revealing Gauche’s determination to work dangerous deliveries to cure Sylvette’s disability. The final memory shows Gauche before traveling to the capital and meeting Reverse. Lag promises to retrieve Gauche and return him to Sylvette. Sylvette entrusts Lag with Gauche’s Shindanjuu according to her brother’s wishes. Later, Largo evaluates Lag’s performance at the Beehive and promotes him to a full Letter Bee. Lag declares his ambition is not merely to serve as a Bee, but to become Head Bee, ensuring no letter delivery is impossible.
EP 10Lag and Niche assist Zazie and Connor against Gaichuu after Aria shares history of the Day of Flicker
Dec 5, 2009Sylvette permits Lag to reside in Gauche's room for rent. Aria visits to inquire about Lag's past, taking him and Niche to the Hill of Prayer under the bright artificial sun of Akatsuki. She recounts the Day of Flicker, when a government airship crashed near the sun, causing a brief light outage. This event made Gauche forget his deceased mother and focus entirely on caring for Sylvette. Lag reveals he was born on the Day of Flicker, like Sylvette. The group then leaves Aria to help Zazie and Connor repel multiple Gaichuu attacks. Following the battle, the three Letter Bees share lunch and drink Sylvette's soup, discovering its terrible taste.
EP 11Lag and Niche deliver a letter while encountering Moc Sullivan and a Gaichuu attack.
Dec 12, 2009Lag and Niche start their first delivery, meeting Bee Moc Sullivan, who doubts Lag’s suitability and argues that delivery staff should ignore letter contents. They visit Vincent Alcott, a struggling writer who sends fictionalized daily life updates to his mother. Lag disapproves but proceeds. During the journey, the trio faces a Gaichuu threatening a bridge. After defeating the creature, a shindan reveals Vincent’s true memories to Louise, his actual mother. She understands his habit and hopes he eventually returns home with pride. On the return trip, Niche reveals a hidden letter inside a book eaten by Steak. Recognizing it as containing Vincent’s genuine feelings, Lag decides to deliver it to him.
EP 12Lag and Zazie deliver Holy Night wishes and encounter Sonja, a girl feared by her village due to her tragic past.
Dec 19, 2009In this anime-exclusive episode set during Sei-naru Yoru, a Christmas-like holiday from the northern areas of AmberGround, Lag and Zazie act as Holy Night Messengers. Dressed in Santa Claus-like costumes, they deliver letters and grant wishes to recipients. Their journey leads them to Sonja, a girl whose parents were killed by Gaichuu. The villagers fear she attracts more Gaichuu to their settlement. When a Gaichuu attacks, Zazie concludes the incident resulted from the abundance of presents for Holy Night. Before leaving, Sonja gives Lag and Zazie her red and green hair ribbons as mementos. Zazie subsequently gives one of his ribbons to a cat he had discovered earlier in the area.
EP 13Promessa seeks Pistis to cancel their engagement after five years of waiting for his scholarly dreams.
Dec 26, 2009Promessa Prometas returns to retrieve a letter intended for his fiancée, Pistis, fearing she will reject him after five years. Galador, who pursues Pistis to seize her land, intercepts the letter from Lag and Niche. Galador threatens to destroy the letter unless Pistis surrenders her rights. Lag discovers the theft and reunites with Promessa to confront Galador. During the confrontation, the letter is torn open, spilling seeds that instantly bloom into a field of flowers. Promessa reveals he cultivated these blooms as part of his promise to Pistis. He formally asks for her hand in marriage again. Pistis accepts his proposal, resolving the conflict and fulfilling his dream alongside their union.
EP 14Dr. Thunderland Jr. kidnaps Steak, revealing his true nature as a healer.
Jan 9, 2010Dr. Thunderland Jr., head of the Bee Hive and Third Bioscience Division, is known as the Corpse Doctor for dissecting animals. Exhausted from firing shindans, Lag returns to the post office and reunites with Connor and Zazie. Thunderland identifies Steak as a rare Kapellmeister capable of symbiosis with spirit insects and kidnaps him for dissection. Lag and his friends pursue the doctor, cornering him at his lab. Zazie attacks Thunderland for using stray cats in experiments, but Lag opens the cage, revealing Thunderland’s flashbacks. He is actually a kind physician who creates cures from corpses and cared for the cats during a neighborhood disease. Later, Aria plays her violin in the lobby, using her Heart Restoration shindan to heal the staff. Thunderland tells Lag that Gauche Suede understood him and wishes him luck in finding the missing man.
EP 15Lag and Niche intervene as cowboys chase Moss and Bonnie over stolen spirit ambers.
Jan 16, 2010Moss and Bonnie converse with Lag during a carriage ride before being pursued by Frank’s gang. Bonnie claims Frank desired her, but she loves Moss. Niche defeats the gang, yet an ambush forces them from the vehicle. Frank demands stolen spirit ambers, revealing the couple as thieves. Bonnie asserts she sought funds to enter Akatsuki with Moss. Niche rescues them from execution. Lag confiscates the ambers, condemning their theft. His spirit amber reacts with Bonnie’s gun, exposing her betrayal and true lover in Akatsuki. Moss refrains from killing her. Bonnie attacks Lag but flees after Niche intervenes. Moss thanks Lag for the truth before departing heartbroken.
EP 16Lag Delivers Fan Letter to Pianist Matilda Rein
Jan 23, 2010Lag delivers a fan letter from cotton mill president Joey to pianist Matilda Rein. Matilda reveals her motivation stems from Joey’s encouraging poems, leading to a planned meeting with Lag and Niche. She discusses her unstable relationship with manager Belushi. Later, Lag notices Belushi’s handwriting matches Joey’s. Belushi admits he wrote the letters because he and Joey are childhood friends, and Joey fell in love with Matilda at first sight. Belushi quits and leaves the city, sending a record to Matilda. Lag uses shindan on the record, revealing the truth. Belushi returns, and Matilda begs him to stay. Joey explains to Lag and Niche that he orchestrated the letters to push Belushi to admit his feelings for Matilda.
EP 17Lag Seeing delivers a personal package to Elena Blanc with guide Darwin in this special chapter adaptation.
Jan 30, 2010Lag Seeing receives a personal delivery assignment from Chief Largo Lloyd for Elena Blanc in Yodaka. He is assigned Darwin, a veteran guide and Elena’s Dingo, though this truth is initially concealed. During the journey to Bifrost, Darwin collapses and is left behind, but he recovers and insists on continuing after learning of Elena’s fate. At Dacquiose Cliff, Gaichuu Absinthe attacks, allowing Lag to witness Darwin’s heart, revealing he waited eternally for Elena, who died ten years ago. Lag follows Darwin to Silencio, where he finds Elena’s grave and her heart. The package contains matching pendants; Largo Lloyd, a former friend of Elena, had sought the pair for her. Lag returns the pendants to the chief, concluding the emotional delivery.
EP 18Letter Bees race Letter Pigeons in Yuusari to prove their delivery capabilities against unknown rivals.
Feb 6, 2010In Yuusari, Letter Bees compete against the Letter Pigeons in a race led by Rose to determine the fastest postmen. Largo sets rules prohibiting dingoes, but the Pigeons use dirty tricks to gain an advantage. The Bees discover their pickup location is rarely visited, while the Pigeons face a Gaichuu attack that destroys their transport. Zazie eliminates the threat, allowing Rose to continue alone while Lag handles other Gaichuu. Lag defeats a second Gaichuu attacking Rose, witnessing her backstory as a friend of the orphanage who started the service to help those who cannot afford Letter Bees. Lag supports Rose to the finish line. Despite losing, Rose declares the Pigeons will continue delivering letters.
EP 19Niche loses a sick letter and rescues Sylvette from mud while caring for Lag
Feb 13, 2010Lag falls ill after a rainy delivery, prompting Niche and Sylvette to nurse him. Niche attempts to assist but worsens his condition, then loses the sick leave letter while delivering it to the Bee Hive. Thugs blackmail Niche for the letter until Sylvette intervenes. While buying medicine, Sylvette drags a distracted Niche, leading to a tantrum where Niche claims she is forced into unwanted tasks. After the medicine is sold out, Sylvette seeks herbs but her wheelchair sinks in mud. Steak retrieves Niche, who rescues Sylvette. Niche admits Sylvette is better suited to care for Lag, acknowledging Niche's concern. They return home to find Lag recovered from his fever thanks to Zazie's medicine, as he and Connor visit.
EP 20Lag and Niche assist Zazie in retrieving lost letters from a Gaichuu in the Hart Desert.
Feb 20, 2010Lag and Niche return to the Bee Hive, where Zazie recovers from injuries caused by a Gaichuu attack. Aria questions Zazie about the lost letters, emphasizing the Bee's duty to deliver them. Zazie admits he took a dangerous route through the Hart Desert instead of a safer path. Lag volunteers to find the letters and tracks them to a Gaichuu Absynt, where they are tied to its horn. Lag’s attacks fail as the creature dispels them through an opening in its body. Steak retrieves the letters, but the group is endangered. Zazie arrives to fight but shows no concern for the delivery. Lag’s assault triggers flashbacks, revealing the Bee previously lost the letters while unable to defeat the creature with his shindan. The trio cooperates to destroy the Gaichuu. Lag offers to deliver the letters, but Zazie insists on fulfilling his original responsibility, explaining he withheld his inability to defeat the beast from Aria to handle it alone.
EP 21Mana Jones faces termination after a fire, but Gauche and Thunderland intervene to save her research career.
Feb 27, 2010Lag, Zazie, Connor, and their dingoes visit a relaxation lounge managed by Mana Jones, who explains how Dr. Thunderland Jr. and Gauche supported her potpourri research. Mana reveals that a fire caused by her falling asleep resulted in blindness, leading to her voluntary resignation. Thunderland threatens dissection out of frustration, but Gauche learns the doctor is actually concerned about her future and potential. Thunderland seeks rare helenseed for her work, with Gauche delivering a bottle that affects Mana. When the Bioscience Advisory Panel votes to terminate her contract, Mana and Gauche present her request to continue. The chairman challenges them to complete her research within a week to prove the results, or she must leave.
EP 22Gauche travels to Yuusari for Whitman's recommendation while Lag investigates Honey Waters
Mar 6, 2010Thunderland informs Gauche that Dr. Whitman, a former Bioscience Division member, can recommend Mana if he validates her work. Since Whitman resides at the southernmost end of Yuusari, the round trip requires 10 days, exceeding their one-week deadline. Gauche volunteers to deliver the request and Mana's notebook, enduring harsh conditions to reach the doctor. He collapses from exhaustion, but Whitman agrees to provide the recommendation. Gauche returns with the letter, allowing the panel to permit Mana to continue her research. She successfully completes the project and builds the lounge. Meanwhile, Thunderland shares news from Jiggy Pepper regarding Honey Waters, a town rumored to host anti-government activists. Gauche previously visited this location and met a man called 'one who is unable to become Spirit' before the man disappeared. Lag and Connor are dispatched to Honey Waters to uncover Gauche's findings. They encounter Hunt and Sarah, a couple who fled Akatsuki. Sarah alleges that Akatsuki experiments on artificial spirits, transforming her husband, and gains town support. She displays a black spirit amber, which Lag identifies as belonging to Gauche.
EP 23Sarah uses Gauche's spirit amber to heal townsfolk while Lag escapes with Ann's help.
Mar 13, 2010Sarah employs Gauche's spirit amber to restore the health of the local residents. When Lag inquires about the amber's origin, Sarah feigns ignorance and directs the townspeople to attack his group. During the conflict, Hunt secretly rescues Lag, urging him to flee, while Connor, Niche, and Steak are captured after consuming paralytic waters. Lag meets Ann Grado, who aids his escape in exchange for delivering letters. Ann explains that individuals unable to become Spirit arrived five years ago, attracting followers. Lag discovers gaichuu are drawn to the hearts within these letters. Meanwhile, Sarah and Hunt identify Niche as a true one unable to become Spirit, with Sarah intending to offer her to the anti-government organization Reverse. Hunt reveals to Connor that he and Sarah are frauds. As Lag and Ann transport the letters underground, a Gaichuu named Cidre forces them to the surface. Connor, freed by his dingo Gus, arrives to assist. Although Connor knocks the gaichuu down, Lag is restrained by townspeople. Hunt clears the crowd, allowing Zazie and his dingo to repel the gaichuu.
EP 24Zazie threatens townspeople while the Bees coordinate an attack on Gaichuu Cidre to rescue Lag and Ann.
Mar 20, 2010Zazie holds Lag hostage, prompting the three Bees to execute a plan where Connor and Zazie immobilize Gaichuu Cidre while Lag targets its weak point. Lag retrieves a bag of letters from underground, but Ann, Hunt, and Zazie are captured by Cidre, which attempts to consume their hearts and memories. During this assault, tragic flashbacks reveal Zazie’s parents died from a gaichuu, Ann’s father perished delivering mail outside town, and Hunt amputated his arms to become a circus exhibit to settle debts with Sarah. Lag returns to destroy Cidre, freeing the victims’ hearts. He then discovers Gauche’s memories released from the gaichuu and becomes overwhelmed with emotion.
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- How many episodes does Tegami Bachi have?
- Tegami Bachi has 25 episodes.
- When did Tegami Bachi come out?
- Tegami Bachi came out in 2009.
- Which studio made Tegami Bachi?
- Tegami Bachi was produced by Studio Signpost.
- Who directed Tegami Bachi?
- Tegami Bachi was directed by Akira Iwanaga.
- Is Tegami Bachi finished?
- Current status of Tegami Bachi: Finished.