RahXephon
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Cover art from the third volume of ADV's DVD release of RahXephon
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ラーゼフォン (Rāzefon) |
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| Genre | Mecha, Drama, Romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takeaki Momose |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Monthly Sunday Gene-X |
| Original run | September 2001 – November 2002 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yutaka Izubuchi |
| Produced by | Daisuke Kawakami (Fuji Television) Go Haruna (Fuji Television) Katsuji Nagata (Media Factory) Masahiko Minami (Bones) Shirō Sasaki (Victor Entertainment) |
| Written by | Yutaka Izubuchi |
| Music by | Ichiko Hashimoto |
| Studio | Bones |
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| Original network |
Fuji Television Kyoto Broadcasting System Sun Television Television Nishinippon Corporation Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting |
| English network | |
| Original run | 21 January 2002 – 11 September 2002 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Hiroshi Ohnogi |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Original run | July 2002 – February 2003 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Game | |
| Publisher | Bandai |
| Genre | Adventure, Action |
| Platform | PlayStation 2 |
| Released | August 7, 2003 |
| Original video animation | |
| Her and Herself (彼女と彼女自身と) / Thatness and Thereness | |
| Directed by | Tomoki Kyoda |
| Studio | Bones |
| Released | August 7, 2003 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
RahXephon (Japanese: ラーゼフォン Hepburn: Rāzefon?) is an anime series about 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His life as a student and artist in Tokyo is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious stalker, strange planes invading the city and strange machines fighting back.
The original 26-episode anime television series was directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. It was created by Izubuchi and Bones studio and it aired on Fuji TV from January to September 2002. It was produced by Fuji TV, Bones, Media Factory and Victor Entertainment. The series received critical acclaim and was subsequently translated, released on the DVD and aired in several other countries, including the United States. A 2003 movie adaptation RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio was directed by Tomoki Kyoda, with plot changes and new scenes. The series also spun into novels, an extra OVA episode, an audio drama, a video game, illustration books and an altered manga adaptation by Takeaki Momose.
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