Animania 4 U

Plot:
The tale of Elemental Gelade is set in the world of Guardia where there exists beings called Edel Raids. Edel Raids have the ability to fuse with a human and become a living weapon. The story focuses on the adventures of a young sky pirate named Coud Van Giruet, an Edel Raid named Reverie Metherlance, and three guardians of an Edel Raid protection organization called Arc Aile named Cisqua, Rowen, and Kuea. Reverie Metherlance is set on journeying to the legendary land of gold called Edel Garden, but it turns out that she is a powerful and rare Edel Raid which leads to many villains attempting to kidnap her for themselves.

Coud Van Giruet (Cou):

: Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Japanese), Kristian Ayre (English), Naozumi Takahashi (dram CD)

: Coud Van Giruet, better known as Cou, is a young member of the Red Lynx sky pirates. He finds Reverie Metherlence in a coffin that was picked up as loot in a raid. He reacts and becomes her Pleasure, someone who bonds with a Edel Raid and he promises her that he will be the one to escort her to Edel Garden. He soon realizes he has deep feelings for Ren.

Reverie Metherlence (Ren):


: Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi (Japanese), Brenna O'Brien (English), Houko Kuwashima (drama CD)
: Reverie Metherlence, better known as Ren, is an Edel Raid and direct descendant of the Metherlence bloodline. She is also one of the Seven Glittering Jewels (or Shichiko-hoju), an Edel Raid line said to be the strongest. She recharges her powers by sleeping, which
: happens fairly often. As the story progresses, she realizes that she has developed feelings for Cou. Her elemental gelade is on her hair above her
: forehead. Her elemental power is wind, which she best uses defensively. Her weapon form is a giant sword on Cou's right arm.

Cisqua:

: Voiced by: Nana Mizuki (Japanese), Alexandra Carter (English), Ikue Otani (drama CD); Cisqua is the energetic and upbeat leader of one of Arc Aile's Edel Raid Complete Protection Association squads consisting of Rowen and Kuea. She is honest and passionate about her work, but only because of her desire to be promoted and her love for money. Cisqua is modeled from a character the creator drew in middle and high school and B.B. Hood from the Darkstalkers series.^[3]

Cisqua is not an Edel Raid pleasure, but she is well versed in martial arts and gunmanship. Despite having a small frame, she's physically strong and capable on taking down well trained pleasures such as the Edel Raid Hunter, Wolx Hound. Underneath her robes and hat, she keeps an arsenal of firearms, missiles, knives, and other weapons she uses to fulfill her missions. Cisqua's gun can be adjusted to become a launcher, shotgun, or machine gun.

Rowen:


: Voiced by: Yuji Ueda (Japanese), Philip Pacaud (English), Shoutarou Morikubo (drama CD); Rowen is a guardian of Arc Aile, and is occasionally tasked to assist with his senior in rank, Cisqua. He is a young blond-haired man that tends to dislike conflict. In contrast to the impulsive and somewhat outrageous Cisqua, Rowen is logical, polite, and considerate of others.

Rowen appears to be the most ordinary member of the group and is skilled in the more practical ability of cooking, which none of the other members of the group appear to be capable of doing. Since they are always low on money, Rowen usually ends up performing odd jobs to make ends meet. He was actually born into a wealthy family living in comfort, but for an unknown reason, he joined Arc Aile. He is seen unused to hard work and the outdoor life, an example of this being a fear of bugs.

Kullweet Envatilia (Kuea):

Voiced by: Naoko Suzuki (Japanese), France Perras (English), Akemi Okamura (drama CD)

Kuea, whose real name is Kullweet Envatilia, is a first class Edel Raid from Arc Aile and is Rowen's partner. Her garnet red elemental gelade are on the back of both her hands which she covers with arm length gloves. Out of the five main characters, Kuea has the most sex appeal and wears revealing clothes, however the creator modeled her character from an old male character she once drew in the past. When Kuea gets hungry - which seems to be often - she can't react, so she eats enormous amounts of food at a time. It is an ongoing gag that she'll eat anything and anyone and she nibbles on Cisqua when she is extremely hungry, her hunger-induced stupor leading her to view Cisqua's head as an apple.

Kuea loves to battle and often jumps into fights hastily. When reacted, she increases Rowen's fighting speed. She takes the weapon form of double blades that Rowen wields on each hand and six chained sickles on his back which can detach and attack opponents from a distance. Rather than slice, her attacks are designed to pierce.