Romeo × Juliet — Season 1, Episode 5: Whirlwind: Burning Resolve

Episode synopsis

The Red Whirlwind, Neo Verona's only hope, is being hunted by the Archduke's guards. The Archduke also ordered martial law and cutting off the people's food supply in order to hasten the process. With the lack of food, the townspeople have resorted to informing the guards in order to obtain food. The ones who are caught were put into a cage and the guards are planning on burning them to death. Will the Red Whirlwind show up in order to save these people's lives.

About Romeo × Juliet

On a tragic night in Neo Verona, the Capulet family is murdered by Montague and the country is seized. The only Capulet survivor is the child Juliet, who is rescued by loyal knights. Fourteen years later, people in Neo Verona live in poverty and fear. Juliet has spent her life in hiding, and in disguise as the male Red Whirlwind, secretly fighting Neo Verona’s oppression. On one of her secret adventures, she is helped by Romeo and falls in love. Finally, on one fateful day, Juliet’s family reveals her heritage and their desire for her to reclaim her title and rescue Neo Verona from tyranny. Meanwhile, Juliet also discovers that Romeo is the son of her worst enemy. Can Juliet rescue Neo Verona and kill the father of the man she loves?

More episodes from Season 1

• E1If They Did Not Meet
• E2The Promise: A Scent Remembered
• E3Love: Cruel Mischief
• E4Bashfulness: Beaten by the Rain
• E6Hope: Tomorrow Entrusted
• E7Warmth: Just for Now
• E8Naïveté: What Justice Is
• E9Rise to Action: Hesitation Quelled
• E10Tears: To Have Met You
• E11The Vows: The Blessing of the Morning Sun
• E12Solace: To Stay This Way
• E13Pulsation: Guided