RahXephon
Sign in to saveis a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 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.
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RahXephon
- Score
- 7.38/10 (45,226 votes)
- Rank
- #2683
- Popularity
- #2004
- Type
- TV
- Episodes
- 26
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Season
- Winter 2002
- Studios
- Bones
The ordinary life of high school student Ayato Kamina is turned upside down when Tokyo is suddenly invaded by futuristic fighter jets. Amidst the chaos, he encounters a woman called Haruka Shitow who claims to be from a government organization called TERRA. She reveals that he ha…
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Key facts
- Animanga/Header.image
- RahXephon dvdcover3 adv.jpg
- Animanga/Header.caption
- Cover art from the third volume of ADV's DVD release of RahXephon
- Animanga/Header.ja_kanji
- ラーゼフォン
- Animanga/Header.ja_romaji
- Rāzefon
- Animanga/Header.genre
- Mecha, romance
- Animanga/Header.creator
- Bones, Yutaka Izubuchi
- Animanga/Print.type
- novel series
- Animanga/Print.author
- Takeaki Momose
- Animanga/Print.publisher
- Media Factory
- Animanga/Print.magazine
- Monthly Sunday Gene-X
- Animanga/Print.first
- July 2002
- Animanga/Print.last
- February 2003
- Animanga/Print.volumes
- 5
- Animanga/Video.type
- ova
- Animanga/Video.director
- Tomoki Kyoda
- Animanga/Video.music
- Ichiko Hashimoto
- Animanga/Video.studio
- Bones
- Animanga/Video.network
- FNS (Fuji TV)
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Wikidata facts
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- end time
- 2002-09-11
- title
- ラーゼフォン
- number of seasons
- 1
- number of episodes
- 26
- start time
- 2002-01-21
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Setting
- Plot
- Characters
- Production and media
- TV series
- Movie
- Reception
- TV series reviews
- Movie reviews
- Comparisons with other anime
- ''Reideen the Brave''
- ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''
- Production connections
- Other anime
- Legacy
- Notes and references
- External links
is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 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 series was animated by Bones and it aired on Fuji TV for twenty-six episodes 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 was also spun into novels, an extra OVA episode, an audio drama, a video game, illustration books and an altered manga adaptation by Takeaki Momose.