As of July 2026, Chrono Crusade Season 1 aired in 2003 with 24 episodes — streaming now on Crunchyroll. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Chrono Crusade Season 1

2003 24 Episodes Animation · Action & Adventure ⭐ 8/10

If you want science fiction that respects its own premise, Chrono Crusade Season 1 is available on and right now. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 91 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Junko Minagawa anchors it with a performance that grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Chrono Crusade Season 1 is worth clearing space for. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry Chrono Crusade Season 1 through its more ambitious moments. Season 1 of Chrono Crusade includes 24 episodes. It aired from November 2003 to June 2004. This season stars Junko Minagawa, Norio Wakamoto and Michiko Neya. Junko Minagawa and Norio Wakamoto lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2003. The world-building is meticulous enough to sustain multiple rewatches, with details early on that only make sense later. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Chrono Crusade Season 1 is satisfying on multiple levels — something to watch and something to think about after. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Junko Minagawa grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

📡 Where to Watch Chrono Crusade Season 1

🇦🇺 Australia

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🇺🇸 United States

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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🇨🇦 Canada

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🇳🇿 New Zealand

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🎬 Chrono Crusade Season 1 — Episode Guide

Sister Rosette, an exorcist for the Magdalene Order, is dispatched late one night to exterminate a troublesome devil. But things get a little out of hand, and she ends up destroying a building! So the following day, as always, she has to write a letter of apology. Sister Kate uses this incident to s...

Elder, a mad scientist, is responsible for the equipment the soldiers of the Magdalene Order use. And he has just invented his latest masterpiece, the "Spirit:" a bullet that, as the devil sealed inside of it begins to materialize, transforms the released spiritual energy into a powerful destructiv...

Rosette and Chrono receive orders to take Azmaria, one of the Apostles spoken of in the Prophecy of Fatima, into protective custody. For this mission, they must infiltrate a hotel managed by the tycoon and devil worshippers Ricardo. Rosette and Chrono try to get Azmaria out but are attacked by the V...

Viscount Lerajie finds a way to snatch Azmaria from the protective custody of the Magdalene Order, and Chrono is severely wounded in the process. To get Azmaria back, Rosette is prepared to undo the seal that binds Chrono, but to do that would cause great harm and tragedy to herself. Meanwhile, up i...

Rosette, who has been prohibited from searching for Joshua by Sister Kate, goes with Minister Remington's suggestion and takes the test to become a Militia, who have the right to do independent investigations. Remington secretly releases a devil for the test, but Azmaria is also in the testing area...

Rosette's first mission as a Militia is to recover a corpse being smuggled by the Mafia, who desire power. Rosette, who brought Azmaria (now an apprentice exorcist) to where the smuggling is taking place, meets Satelle the Jewel Witch. Rosette goes along with Satella in order to follow the corpse ...

The red moon appears, the statue of Mary cries tears of blood, and as the disasters prophesized in the Bible occur, the seal on the land that is connected to Pandemonium is undone. In order to reseal the area, the Magdalene Order is dispacted to Central Park where the dead have returned and miasma ...

Rosette is happy and in high spirits, because she was called to go and pick up Minister Remington from Grand Central Station. But it's all a trap laid by the Sinner Rizel, who is aiming for Rosette. Rizel, who has received orders from Aion, skillfully manipulates the words of innocent people and t...

Rosette takes Chrono and Azmaria to the Seventh Bell orphanage. While at the orphanage Rosette explains how she and her brother Joshua met Chrono four years ago and the events that followed.

Aion appears in front of joshua and gives him Chrono's horns. Later Joshua start to stop time, making all stones. Rossette is unable to do anything but she decides to make a pact with Chrono so she could save Joshua.

A big black dog-like beast is attacking, and killing, members of the mafia in New York. But there are problems when the Rosette and Magdalene Order try it defeat this beast; it seems to have no physical body and can run much faster than any car. Can Rosette defeat it using a new machine Elder invent...

Its Christmas time at the Magdalene Order and everyone is preparing. This will be the first time Azmaria can have a nice Christmas, so she wants to find the perfect gift for Rosette. Meanwhile, Rosette finds more clues to Joshua’s whereabouts.

Marionette Train

Rosette, Chrono and Azmaria are on a train headed to San Francisco, where they believe Joshua is. While on the train, Rosette sees a photo of Joshua in a bag of treats that someone gives her. But this leads her to fall into a trap set by the Sinner Rizel.

After the escapade on the train Rosette and the others arrive in San Francisco. After Chrono passes out from a fever, Rosette ends up running all around the city looking for a remedy to cure a fever and work on a devil.

Duke Duffau, a man who is also after Aion, shows up at Satella's door. He asks for Rosette and the others to ally with him. The Magdalene Order is unsure what do to about him and leave the decision up to Rosette.

Rosette and the Magdalene Order start to work together with Daffau and his friends. Meanwhile; Satella, who disagrees with Rosette's decision to work with devils, starts to do some exploring and investigating of her own. She ends up being captured by a follower of Aion in an abandoned mine. As Aion ...

The Pursuers (Duke Duffau's group) and the Magdalene Order battle the Sinners Genai and Vido.

All are stressed, Azmaria, seeing everyone suffering decides to take Chrono, Rosette and Satella to a festival. At first they didn't like the idea but then they start to have fun. Rosette and Chrono are alone and see the sky, then they kiss each other. Afterward Rosette sees Aion's bird and starts t...

Rosette finally meets Joshua but he doesn't remember her. Aion already has the 12 apostles and is going to accomplish his dream. Rosette is revealed to be an apostle too, a reincarnation of Mary of Magdalene. And Fiore is the missing sister of Satella.

Chrono and Joshua battle in the sky over San Francisco, causing damage to the city below. Meanwhile, the battles with Aion's Sinners continue. Although everything is in vain because Aion captures Rosette and makes his escape.

🎭 Cast of Chrono Crusade Season 1

Junko Minagawa

Junko Minagawa

Joshua Christopher

Norio Wakamoto

Michiko Neya

Michiko Neya

Satella Harvenheit

Akira Ishida

Tomomichi Nishimura

Tomomichi Nishimura

Edward Hamilton

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Aion

Natsuko Kuwatani

Natsuko Kuwatani

Fiore Harvenheit

Saeko Chiba

Saeko Chiba

Azmaria Hendric

Tomoko Kawakami

Tomoko Kawakami

Rosette Christopher

Eiji Maruyama

Eiji Maruyama

Steiner Munchausen

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