7.6/1011 votes#1 - A Hero is Born!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2011
Cinque Izumi makes a promise with his best friend Rebecca 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.
Director: Atsushi Nakayama
Writer: N/A
6.6/1012 votes#2 - The First Battle!
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2011
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 Éclair Martinozzi. However, the two must join forces to confront Galette's commander and most powerful warrior, Leonmichelli Galette des Rois.
Director: Shingo Tamaki
Writer: N/A
6.7/1014 votes#3 - I Want to Go Back! I Can't Go Back? Hero in Flonyard
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/2011
The battle ends with Biscotti's victory, but Cinque learns that Millhiore was not aware that once he was summoned to Flonyard, he cannot return home. Meanwhile, Leonmichelli's younger brother, Gaul, learns of his sister's defeat and is eager to face Cinque in combat.
Director: Tatsuya Oka
Writer: N/A
7.7/1012 votes#4 - Charge! Princess Recovery Battle!!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/2011
Gaul's special forces, the Génoise trio, kidnaps Millhiore and he challenges Cinque to a duel. Cinque, Éclair and chief researcher Ricotta 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 Éclair manage to turn the tides when the freelance knights Brioche d'Arquien and Yukikaze Panettone come to assist them.
Director: Taizo Yoshida
Writer: N/A
7.7/1012 votes#5 - Fierce Battle at Fortress Mion!
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/30/2011
Cinque and Gaul's duel is interrupted by Leonmichelli 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.
Director: Yoshihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: N/A
8.4/1011 votes#6 - Star Reading Princess
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/7/2011
Cinque learns from Millhiore how she used her stargazing powers to learn about him and why she chose him as her hero. Meanwhile, Leonmichelli confirms by using her own stargazing powers that an ominous fate awaits them.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.9/1010 votes#7 - Declaration of War
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/14/2011
Desperate to change Millhiore and Cinque's dreadful fate, Leonmichelli 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.
Director: Atsushi Nakayama
Writer: N/A
8.9/1010 votes#8 - The War Starts
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/21/2011
The day of the battle comes and it does not take long for Millhiore to confirm her suspicions about Leonmichelli's behavior and she joins Cinque and Éclair to storm the fortress where Leonmichelli is stationed to confront her. Meanwhile, Brioche and Yukikaze feel that a strange presence is approaching.
Director: Masahiro Okamura
Writer: N/A
8.6/1010 votes#9 - Battle of Grana Fortress
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/28/2011
Bearing both sacred swords, Millhiore reaches the top of the fortress to confront Leonmichelli, 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.
Director: Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Maki Kodaira
Writer: N/A
8.3/1012 votes#10 - Hero, Princess, and a Ray of Hope
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/4/2011
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.
Director: Junichi Fujise
Writer: N/A
8.9/1010 votes#11 - Like a Flower Dancing in the Night Sky
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/11/2011
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1012 votes#12 - Four Conditions
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/18/2011
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
10.0/101 votes#13 - The Promise
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/25/2011
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"A Hero is Born!" is the best rated episode of "Dog Days" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Atsushi Nakayama and written by N/A, it aired on 4/2/2011. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "The First Battle!".