List of RahXephon media

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This is a list of episodes and media from the Japanese science fiction series RahXephon.

RahXephon began production as an anime television series in 2001. A manga version, a novelization, soundtracks and an audio drama were published during and after the original broadcast, which lasted from January to September 2002. The series was released on DVD in Japan during its original broadcast, and was subsequently translated and both broadcast and released on DVD in other countries.

A television movie, a RahXephon video game, and an OVA episode were released a year later, in 2003. Characters, mecha and story from RahXephon were featured in a game in the Super Robot Wars series. Art books, guide books and additional novels were also released. This list includes video games and music, but not toys, hobby articles and other merchandise.

Contents 1 Anime 1.1 Episodes 1.2 Other anime 1.3 Anime distribution 2 Printed media 2.1 Manga volumes 2.1.1 Available editions 2.2 Novelization 2.3 Guide books 2.4 Art books 2.5 Other books 3 Computer and video games 3.1 RahXephon video game 3.2 Super Robot Wars 4 Audio 4.1 Theme songs 4.2 Albums 4.3 Singles 4.4 Audio drama 5 Notes and references 6 External links

[edit] Anime

[edit] Episodes

In keeping with the musical theme of RahXephon, episodes are called "movements" and each volume of DVD is called an "orchestration". Each episode has a title screen that provides an English title for that episode, which generally does not correspond to a translation from the Japanese title.

The original air dates on Fuji Television are schedule dates, but the calendar date of the airing is one day later. The late night anime block lasts until far after midnight, and RahXephon episodes were scheduled to start at 25:55, which is at 1:55 a.m. the following date.^[1] This means that the calendar dates of the first and last episode airings are January 22, 2002 and September 11, 2002, respectively.

The episode list contains 26 regular episodes, one recapitulation episode and one extra episode that was originally released on video (OVA).

Episode type		Number	Starting time	Approx. length
	Normal episode	26	25:55	23 minutes
	Recapitulation episode	1	26:15	23 minutes
	Original video episode	1	N/A	15 minutes

Screenshot	Japanese title: "Translated" "Rōmaji" (Japanese writing)	Original English title	Screenplay by	Schedule air date	Mov.
	"Invasion of the Capital" "Shuto Shinkō" (首都侵攻)	"Over Lord"	Yutaka Izubuchi	2002-01-21	1
	Ayato, Hiroko and Mamoru are on their way to a test with a stalker on their tail. Tokyo is suddenly invaded by futuristic fighters, and giant Dolems defend the capital. In the rubble Ayato encounters Reika Mishima. Ayato is arrested, but he's freed by his stalker; Ayato runs away from her with Reika.
	"God and Man Awaken" "Shinjin Mezameru" (神人目覚める)	"Awakening"	Fumihiko Takayama	2002-01-28	2
	The RahXephon defeats the invaders as well as one of the Dolems. Ayato is taken home by his mother, who insists that there were no such things floating in the sky; Ayato, Reika, Hiroko and Mamoru all seem to be all right in school the next day. The stalker invites Ayato to meet again.
	"City of Two" "Futari no Machi" (二人の街)	"Welcome to Our Town"	Yukari Kiryu	2002-02-04	3
	Ayato is hindered in his escape by the same Dolem. The stalker is held safe by the RahXephon, but Reika stands on its shoulder as it is hit by an energy blast. The stalker, Haruka, shows Ayato the truth.
	"His own Watch" "Jibun no Tokei" (自分の時計)	"Watch the Year Hand"	Yoji Enokido	2002-02-18	4
	Ayato is transported by aircraft carrier to TERRA's base. On the carrier, Ayato meets Quon and TERRA's commander. Ayato is locked up because TERRA considers him a threat. But Quon notices a threatening timbre.
	"Nirai-Kanai" "Niraikanai" (ニライカナイ)	"On Earth As It Is In Heaven"	Yoji Enokido	2002-02-25	5
	Ayato's distressed feelings causes the RahXephon to petrify. Head scientist Kisaragi and second in command Yagumo come up with a plan to resolve the situation. Ayato is settled in with the uncle of Megumi and Haruka.
	"Obliterated Cities" "Shōmetsu Toshi" (消滅都市)	"Lost Songs Forgotten Melodies"	Ichiro Okouchi	2002-03-04	6
	A Dolem that killed operator Kim Hotal's parents re-appears, but Ayato is not willing to give her the revenge she desires. Commander Kunugi and Director Watari are away dealing with the media, so Yagumo is left in charge.
	"Day of Assembly" "Atsumaru Hi" (集まる日)	"Phantom in the Cloud"	Ichiro Okouchi	2002-03-11	7
	A reporter starts an exclusive investigation on TERRA. TERRAs Alpha Squadron is replenished with new pilots after the losses in Overlord. The squadron commander, Elvy, takes a solo risk against a Dolem.
	"Bitterly Cold Holy Night" "Kōru Seiya" (凍る聖夜)	"The Dreaming Stone"	Yoji Enokido	2002-03-18	8
	The Christmas season is beach season on Nirai-Kanai, and the closest thing to snow is the decorations at Kisaragi's much anticipated Christmas party. But this year, a Christmas cheer-up for his assistant goes overboard.
	"Small Shrine of Time" "Toki no Hokora" (時の祠)	"Sanctuary"	Sho Aikawa	2002-03-25	9
	It's the new year on Nirai-Kanai. The weather is still unusual, and those who can hit the beach and go for a boat trip. Quon listens to Haruka's music. Then Ayato and Quon run off together.
	"Memory of wing" "Tokubetsu Henshūban Tsubasa no Kioku" (特別編集版 翼の記憶)	"Memory"		2002-04-09[2]
	A recapitulation episode aired after the series break that coincides with the April 1 start of a new Japanese fiscal year.
	"Sonata of Recollection" "Tsuioku no Sonata" (追憶のソナタ)	"War in the Remembrance"	Yukari Kiryu	2002-04-16[3]	10
	TERRAs operations commander takes a rare day off, giving an opportunity for re-visiting the past. Quon and Ayato help search for harmony.
	"Kyoja Circuit" "Kyoja Kairo" (虚邪回路)	"NightMare"	Chiaki J. Konaka	2002-04-23	11
	A Dolem swallows Ayato and shows him visions of Tokyo Jupiter, his mother, and his friends. But the visions of Haruka are the scariest ones.
	"The Black Egg" "Kuroi Tamago" (黒い卵)	"Resonance"	Chiaki J. Konaka	2002-04-30	12
	Quon awakens from a coma-like sleep and escapes from TERRA with Reika. At the same time, a Dolem appears. Quon reaches for a black egg that seems very similar to the egg Ayato found inside Tokyo Jupiter.
	"Human Specimen #1" "Ningen Hyōhon Dai Ichi Gō" (人間標本第1号)	"Sleeping Beauty"	Ichiro Okouchi	2002-05-07	13
	Haruka investigates Quon, but the audience learns more about Haruka than about Quon. A Dolem appears to call Quon, but Ayato destroys it.
	"Her and Herself" "Kanojo to Kanojo Jishin to" (彼女と彼女自身と)	"Thatness and Thereness"	Tomoki Kyoda	2003-08-07 (DVD)	OVA
	A story about Quon. Released a year after the initial broadcast, but as an "interlude" it fits chronologically somewhere in the middle of the series.
	"The Boy in the Mirror" "Kagami no Naka no Shōnen" (鏡の中の少年)	"Time After Time"	Hiroshi Ohnogi	2002-05-21	14
	Helena has learned more about Quon's state of awakening than what Istuki had intended, and she brings a Vermillion. Ayato and Elvy both learn why Ayato was locked up earlier.
	"The Children's Night" "Kodomotachi no Yoru" (子供たちの夜)	"Child Hood's End"	Mitsuo Iso	2002-05-28	15
	A flashback episode to when Itsuki, Helena, and Makoto were being raised at the Bähbem manor. Makoto finds a Mud Doll and decides to take it back to its mother and father.
	"Island of Others" "Tanin no Shima" (他人の島)	"The Moon Princess"	Hiroshi Ohnogi	2002-06-04	16
	Megumi is looking forward to a promotion and confessing to Souichi. Ayato is not coping with being a Mulian. Rikudoh tells Haruka about how Maya was found and how she ran away for Tokyo. Quon tells Ayato that she is a Mulian too, and they set off for Tokyo.
	"Return to the Labyrinth" "Meikyū he no Kikan" (迷宮への帰還)	"Ground Zero"	Chiaki J. Konaka	2002-06-11	17
	Elvy and Haruka go out in the Vermillion to intercept Ayato and Quon, but are unable to stop them. They all enter Tokyo Jupiter. Ayato meets Maya, Hiroko and Mamoru.
	"The Bond of Blue Blood" "Aoki Chi no Kizuna" (蒼き血の絆)	"The Memory of a Lost City"	Chiaki J. Konaka	2002-06-18	18
	Ayato and Hiroko are given proof that their friends and family were not what they appeared to be. Hiroko is scared away by Mamoru and begs Ayato to escape with her.
	"Blue Friend" "Burū Furendo" (ブルーフレンド)	"Ticket to Nowhere"	Fumihiko Takayama	2002-06-25	19
	Hiroko and Ayato escape from Tokyo Jupiter with the Mu, TERRA, The Bähbem Foundation, and the reporter Futagami all chasing them. Hiroko is too scared to tell Ayato about her blood turning blue.
	"The Artisan's Battle" "Ayanasu Hito no Tatakai" (綾なす人の戦い)	"Interested Parties"	Yoji Enokido	2002-07-02	20
	Makoto replaces Kunugi as commander, and brings with him a new staff member. Mamoru seems to have successfully escaped from Tokyo, but a new Dolem follows him.
	"The Carved Seal of Xephon" "Zefon no Kokuin" (ゼフォンの刻印)	"Good Bye My Friend"	Hiroshi Ohnogi	2002-07-30	21
	TERRA plans another operation against Tokyo Jupiter. Quon is again settled in at the Bähbem Foundation. Mamoru pays a visit to TERRA's deposed commander, and he discovers what has happened to Hiroko.
	"Operation Jupiter Obliteration" "Mokusei Shōmetsu Sakusen" (木星消滅作戦)	"Downfall"	Hiroshi Ohnogi	2002-08-06	22
	Operation Downfall commences, and Ayato and Quon start entering the tuning. But Ayato is not comfortable with accepting Reika.
	"From Here to Eternity" "Koko Yori Towa ni" (ここより永遠に)	"Where the Sweet Bird Song"	Ichiro Okouchi	2002-08-13	23
	Nirai-Kanai is evacuated before an approaching Dolem, while one person stays behind to operate the defense systems.
	"Doorway to the Tuning" "Chōritsu he no Tobira" (調律への扉)	"Twin Music"	Chiaki J. Konaka	2002-08-20	24
	Combat between the Mu and the "Normal" humans breaks out in full, with Dolems swarming the skies. Evacuation is completed. After the previous false start, Ayato and Quon now dive into the tuning with both feet.
	"God's Uncertain Music" "Kami no Futashika na Oto" (神の不確かな音)	"Deus Ex Machina"	Chiaki J. Konaka	2002-08-27	25
	The fighting comes to a head, with rising body counts and a rapidly diminishing list of characters left alive.
	"Far Beyond Eternity" "Haruka Kuon no Kanata" (遙か久遠の彼方)	"Time Enough For Love"	Hiroshi Ohnogi	2002-09-10	26
	Ayato and Quon are tuning. Prodded by Megumi, Haruka joins; as a consequence, Maya joins as well.

[edit] Other anime

RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio

(2003), 116 minutes, television movie. An alternative version of the story, with substantial plot changes and some new scenes. Original release dates: 19 April 2003 (TV) 25 September 2003 (DVD)

RahXephon Interlude: Her and Herself/Thatness and Thereness

(2003), 15 minutes, OVA. The special Plusculus edition of the RahXephon video game contains a bonus episode called RahXephon Interlude: "Her and Herself" (ラーゼフォン間奏曲「彼女と彼女自身と」, RahXephon kansōkyoku: Kanojo to kanojo jishin to^?)/"Thatness and Thereness". Chronologically, this episode fits somewhere in the middle of the series, though it was released a year after the series broadcast. This episode shows Quon Kisaragi's dialogue with her other self as a series of dream sequences. By the end of the episode, Quon remembers something crucial about her past and makes a decision for the future.

[edit] Anime distribution

Television broadcast and Video on demand

Among the television networks and video on demand (VOD) services that have broadcast or streamed RahXephon are:

Countries	Station or service
JPN	Fuji Television [1]
JPN	Bandai Channel [4]
USA,  CAN	Anime Network (Both broadcast and VOD)[5]
USA	G4 TV [6] (USA: Anime Unleashed. CAN: Not broadcast)[7]
FRA	Game One [8]
ESP	Cuatro [9]
PRT	SIC Radical [10]
ROC	Animax [11][12]

The initial nine volume Japanese release had DVD covers with art by Akihiro Yamada.

The first seven volume ADV release had covers designed by ADV, based on artwork provided by Bones.

DVD video

Depending on the distributor, DVDs were packaged individually with comprehensive liner notes, with an optional collecting box, as a full box, and in "thin" box collections without the liner notes. The number of episodes per disc also varies between distributors and between editions. Early box sets did not include the movie, but some of the later sets did.

In Japan, the Media Factory DVD release started while the series was still airing. RahXephon a prelude (ラーゼフォン a prelude 前奏曲, RahXephon a prelude^?), containing a "making-of" documentary and trailers, was released as a prelude on 29 March 2002. Its content was used as bonus material in the international releases. The series itself was released on nine volumes of DVD, the first one on 31 May 2002.

The series and the movie were licensed internationally. ADV Films released the show on seven volumes of DVD in the United States and United Kingdom. In addition to the Japanese bonus materials, ADV included interviews with some of their voice actors. Other distributors released the show in other regions and languages.

ADV Films announced new High-Definition DVDs for release in 2005; each volume would have one disc of HD video and another with both DTS 5.1 and Dolby 5.1 audio for the standard definition video,^[13] but these were delayed^[14] and failed to materialise in both 2005 and 2006. Media Factory announced a box release for spring 2007 which includes a HD DVD edition of the movie, new art by Akihiro Yamada, and a re-release of the OVA episode.^[15]

[edit] Printed media

[edit] Manga volumes

See also: RahXephon#Manga and RahXephon#Book reviews

The manga release started before the anime broadcast, so that the ending in one medium would not trail too far behind the other.^[16] The first chapter, or "mission", appeared in the magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X in the October 2001 issue^[17] (released 19 September 2001); the final chapter was released two months after the airing of the last anime episode, in the December 2002 issue (released 19 November 2002).^[18][19]

The chapters were subsequently released in three compilation volumes which were translated and published internationally. These volumes contain the following chapters and extras. In addition, each publisher may have added certain notes and advertisements in the front and back of the volumes.

Cover	Volume
	Contents
	Volume 1
	Artist notes Mission 1: "Birth" Mission 2: "The Real World" Mission 3: "Ally" Mission 4: "Awakening" Mission 5: "Trust" Afterword (by Yutaka Izubuchi) "Making of RahXephon" comic (an omake)
	Volume 2
	Artist notes Mission 6: "Alone" Mission 7: "Choice" Mission 8: "Decision" Mission 9: "Paradise" Mission 10: "Destiny" "Making of RahXephon" comic 2
	Volume 3
	Artist notes Mission 11: "Promise" Mission 12: "Prayer" Mission 13: "Summer Snow" Mission 14: "Destruction" Mission 15: "Holy One" Final mission: "Over the Rainbow"[20] "Making of RahXephon" comic Last

[edit] Available editions

Publisher	Language	Volume 1	Volume 2	Volume 3
Shogakukan[21]	Japanese	ISBN 4-09-157131-X	ISBN 4-09-157132-8	ISBN 4-09-157133-6
VIZ Media[22]	English	ISBN 1-59116-407-9	ISBN 1-59116-427-3	ISBN 1-59116-428-1
Chuang Yi	English	No ISBN listed	No ISBN listed	ISBN 981-260-099-X
Madman Entertainment	English	# 1978	# 1979	# 1980
Panini Comics (Planet Manga)	Italian	# 37	# 38	# 39
Panini Comics (Génération Comics)	French	ISBN 2-84538-230-8	ISBN 2-84538-284-7	ISBN 2-84538-322-3
Panini Comics	German	ISBN 3-89921-557-5	ISBN 3-89921-558-3	ISBN 3-89921-677-6
Norma Editorial	Spanish	ISBN 84-8431-853-2	ISBN 84-8431-854-0	ISBN 84-8431-855-9
Haksan Publishing	Korean	ISBN 89-529-7302-X	ISBN 89-529-7368-2	ISBN 89-529-7711-4
M&C Comics[23]	Indonesian	# 1327	# 1328	# 1329

[edit] Novelization

See also: RahXephon#Book reviews

Hiroshi Ohnogi, one of the screenwriters on the TV series, has written a novelization in five volumes. These are published in English by DrMaster.

Volume	Japanese		English
	Release	ISBN	Release	ISBN
01	July 2002	ISBN 4-8401-0598-7	2005-08-25	ISBN 1-59796-000-4
02	August 2002	ISBN 4-8401-0615-0	2005-12-21	ISBN 1-59796-001-2
03	October 2002	ISBN 4-8401-0653-3	2006-02-25	ISBN 1-59796-002-0
04	December 2002	ISBN 4-8401-0687-8	2006-06-25	ISBN 1-59796-003-9
05	February 2003	ISBN 4-8401-0719-X	2006-11-15	ISBN 1-59796-004-7

[edit] Guide books

Two different illustrated guide books have been published.

• RahXephon Bible: Analysis Phase : English : ISBN 1-4139-0026-7, October 14, 2003. Japanese : ISBN 4-0485-3518-8, June 2002. Contains information from the 19 first episodes, with summaries of the first 15. It contains episode notes, character pages and brief profiles of staff members.
• RahXephon Complete : Japanese : ISBN 4-8401-1019-0‚ March 2003. Covers all episodes, the OVA, movie and video game; in addition to character and episode guides, it contains longer interviews with staff members and a pair interview with directors Yutaka Izubuchi (RahXephon) and Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion); this book is only available in Japanese.

There are also two guide books which go more into details.

• Ryusuke Hikawa : RahXephon Complete Capture^[24] (ラーゼフォン完全攻略, Rāzefon kanzen kōrya ku^?) : Japanese : ISBN 4-19-861675-2, April 2003. This book contains essays about RahXephon. The author is an anime critic and hosts the Anime Maestro television segment for NHK.
• Bandai: RahXephon Blue Sky Fantasia Official Guide Book^[24] (ラーゼフォン 蒼穹幻想曲 公式ガイドブック, Rāzefon soukyū gensokyoku kōshiki guidebook^?): Japanese: ISBN 4-75-422025-0, September 2003. Official guide to the RahXephon video game.

[edit] Art books

There are also art books available.

• RahXephon Official Illustration Collection : Japanese : ISBN 4-8401-0744-0, 18 April 2003. Contains illustrations made for magazines, DVD covers, soundtracks and other works, concept art, as well as some images made to appear in the series itself.
• RahXephon Art Works : Japanese : ISBN 4-7973-2316-7, 1 July 2003. Contains more illustrations by Akihiro Yamada. These are mostly character design line drawings, with some location, interior and prop concept art. The book also contains Yamada's DVD cover fronts (used in Japan).

[edit] Other books

• Chouhei Kanbayashi : RahXephon - The Time Controller^[25] (ラーゼフォン - 時間調律師, Rāzefon - jikan chouritsu shi^?) : Japanese : ISBN 4-19-905120-1, September 2002. A novel set in the RahXephon universe; written by a veteran, award-winning, science fiction and horror writer.
• Hiroshi Ohnogi : RahXephon - The Dreaming Egg^[24] (ラーゼフォン―夢みる卵, Rāzefon - yumemiru tamago^?) : Japanese: ISBN 4-8401-1001-8, November 2003. This book contains six short stories, close to novella length, each focusing on past events in the lives of selected characters, like Jin Kunugi, Itsuki and Haruka.

[edit] Computer and video games

[edit] RahXephon video game

The RahXephon video game, Blue Sky Fantasia^[24] (ラーゼフォン 蒼穹幻想曲, Rāzefon Soukyū Gensokyoku^?), was released for the PlayStation 2 by Bandai Japan on 7 August 2003; there is no English version. The game is mainly an adventure game with some action sequences. The player moves around in a 3D environment, learning about places and relationships, and moving the story toward one of forty different endings. In-game characters are voiced by their original seiyū and are animated while speaking. Cut scenes feature hand-drawn animation, some of which was made for the game. In the action sequences the player fights Dolems with the RahXephon; weapons and other RahXephon variants can be un-locked.

The special Plusculus edition of the video game contains an extra booklet and a DVD with the RahXephon OVA episode.

[edit] Super Robot Wars

The RahXephon characters and mecha have appeared in the game Super Robot Wars MX, mixed with those from other shows. RahXephon's story-line also had a major role in the game's overall mixed plot, as the series' climax was also the climax of the game. In the game, the RahXephon is a very powerful unit, with the power of a Super Robot but much of the agility of a Real Robot; although not quite as overwhelming as the Zeorymer, it is one of the more effective units.

[edit] Audio

[edit] Theme songs

Production	Song name	Credit
RahXephon (TV series) opening	"ヘミソフィア" ("Hemisphere", "ヘミソフィア"?)	By Yuho Iwasato and Yoko Kanno. Performed by Maaya Sakamoto for episodes 2-3 and 5-25. Instrumental version for episode 4.
RahXephon (TV series) ending	"夢の卵" ("Yume no Tamago", "Fledgling Dream"?)	By Ichiko Hashimoto. Different verses from the Japanese and English versions performed by Ichiko and Mayumi Hashimoto for episodes 1 through 25.
RahXephon (TV series) final episode ending	"Before you Know"	Instrumental by Ichiko Hashimoto.
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (movie) ending	"Tune the Rainbow"	By Yuho Iwasato and Yoko Kanno. Performed by Maaya Sakamoto.

[edit] Albums

• RahXephon O.S.T. 1 (2002)
• RahXephon O.S.T. 2 (2002)
• RahXephon O.S.T. 3 (2002)
• RahXephon Pluralitas Concentio O.S.T. (2003)

[edit] Singles

• "Hemisphere" (2002)
• "Tune the Rainbow" (2003)

[edit] Audio drama

An audio drama titled RahXephon Sound Drama was released on CD in Japan in September 2002. It consists of 1 teaser track, 13 scene tracks, 2 music tracks and 1 "preview" track. The story is about Ayato receiving a box of chocolates as an anonymous Valentine's Day gift, and the quest to find out who sent it.

[edit] Notes and references

General references

• (Japanese) Official list of goods. Media Factory. Retrieved on January 16, 2007.
• RahXephon translated episodes from A.D. Vision.
• (Japanese) Official episode list. Media Factory. Retrieved on January 16, 2007.
• (English) Unofficial episode list. Anime News Network. Retrieved on January 16, 2007.
• (Japanese) TV series discography. Victor Entertainment. Retrieved on January 16, 2007.
• (Japanese) Movie discography. Victor Entertainment. Retrieved on January 16, 2007.

Specific references and notes

[edit] External links

Official

• (Japanese) Official website
• (Japanese) Official video game website

Unofficial

• (English) RahXephon at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• (English) RahXephon (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• (English) RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (movie) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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