Details
- Episodes:13
- Format:TV
- Average Score:64
- Popularity:1348
- Status:Finished Airing
- Season:Spring 2011
- Duration:24 min. per ep. minutes
- Genre:Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
- Country:JP
Dog Days takes place in the world of Flonyard, an alternate Earth inhabited by beings who resemble humans, but also have the ears and tails of specific animals. The Republic of Biscotti, a union of dog-like citizens, has come under attack by the feline forces of the Galette Leo Knights. In an effort to save Biscotti, Princess Millhiore summons a champion from another world in order to defend her people. That champion is Cinque Izumi, a normal junior high student from Earth. Agreeing to assist Biscotti, Cinque retrieves a sacred weapon called the Palladion and prepares for war. In Flonyard, wars are fought with no casualties and are more akin to sports competitions with the goal of raising money for the participating kingdoms. Cinque is successful in his role as Biscotti’s champion, but learns that a summoned champion cannot be returned to their home world. The scientists of Biscotti will endeavor to find a way for Cinque to return home, but until they figure something out, he must serve Princess Millhiore by continuing to fight as Biscotti’s hero.
Episodes
1. A Hero is Born!
Cinque Izumi makes a promise with Rebecca Anderson to go flower viewing during the last three days of Spring Break. However, while he is alone trying out some acrobatic moves in school, a dog appears and opens a magical portal while Cinque is in mid-air, resulting in him jumping through the portal with the dog. He arrives in the land of Flonyard, and is greeted by a beautiful girl, albeit with bestial features like dog ears and tail. The girl, who introduces herself as Princess Millhiore, requests for his assistance, which he agrees to and becomes the Princess' Hero, in order to drive away the forces of Galette which seeks to invade Biscotti.
2. The First Battle!
Biscotti's army fights a losing battle with the forces of Galette until Cinque manages to hold off the enemy's offensive fighting alongside Captain Eclair Martinozzi. However, the two must join forces to confront Galette's commander and most powerful warrior, Leonmitchelli Galette des Rois.
3. I Want to Go Back! I Can't Go Back? Hero in Flonyard
The battle ends with Biscotti's victory, but Cinque learns that Millhiore was not aware that once he was summoned to Flonyard, he can't return home. Meanwhile, Leonmitchelli's younger brother Gaul learns of his sister's defeat and is eager to face Cinque in combat.
4. Charge! Princess Recovery Battle!!
Gaul's special forces, the Genoise trio, kidnaps Millhiore and he challenges Cinque to a duel. Cinque, Eclair and chief researcher Riccotta Elmar come with a plan to storm the fortress where she is being held to rescue her in time for her victory concert. Heavily outnumbered by the enemy, Cinque and Eclair manage to turn the tides when the freelance knights Brioche d'Arquien and Yukikaze Panettone come to assist them.
5. Fierce Battle at Fortress Mion!
Cinque and Gaul's duel is interrupted by Leonmitchelli who reprimands both for ruining Biscotti's victory party. Almost running out of time for Millhiore's concert, Cinque comes with a plan to return the princess to the castle for her performance.
6. Star Reading Princess
Cinque learns from Millhiore how she used her stargazing powers to learn about him and why she chose him as her hero. Meanwhile, Leonmitchelli confirms by using her own stargazing powers that an ominous fate awaits them.
7. Declaration of War
Desperate to change Millhiore and Cinque's dreadful fate, Leonmitchelli challenges Biscotti for another battle with each country waging their most sacred treasures on it. Millhiore reluctantly accepts the challenge, unaware of her true intentions.
8. The War Starts
The day for the battle comes and it does not take long for Millhiore to confirm her suspicions about Leonmitchelli's behavior and she joins Cinque and Eclair to storm the fortress where she is stationed to confront her. Meanwhile, Brioche and Yukikaze feel that a strange presence is approaching.
9. Battle of Grana Fortress
Bearing both sacred swords, Millhiore reaches the top of the fortress to confront Leonmitchelli, who trembles when she realizes that her actions are leading the princess to the same destiny she fought so much to avert, when a powerful and ominous creature appears before them.
10. Hero, Princess, and a Ray of Hope
The monster grabs Millhiore and flees the fortress on a rampage. Cinque struggles to reach the princess before she is absorbed by the creature, while she learns that the monster is actually a fox deity cub whose body was pierced by a cursed sword.
11. Like a Flower Dancing in the Night Sky
Cinque and Millhiore manage to subdue the monster and restore the fox cub to its former self. Yukikaze offers herself to take care of it and a huge concert featuring the princess is held to celebrate the end of the hostilities between Biscotti and Gallete.
12. Four Conditions
At last Ricotta and her assistants come with a way for Cinque to return home. However, she finds that by doing so, not only he will forget all memories and experiences of his time at Flonyard, but he will never be able to come back. Upon learning of it, Cinque asks Ricotta to not tell the truth to the others as he does not want them to send him off with a sad face.
13. The Promise
Just after Millhiore confesses her love for him, Cinque is sent back home and has no recollecions of his days at Flonyard. However, Ricotta learns that a way to make his memories return and be summoned back is possible, thanks to the possessions he left behind as a keepsake to his friends and the promise he made to them that he would indeed return. Upon regaining his memories, Cinque renews his vow to visit Flonyard again as soon as possible.
