RahXephon

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RahXephon
Cover art from the third volume of ADV's DVD release of RahXephon
ラーゼフォン (Rāzefon)
Genre	Mecha,[1] romance[2]
Created by	Bones, Yutaka Izubuchi
Manga
Written by	Takeaki Momose
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	AUS: Siren Visual NA: Viz Media SG: Chuang Yi
Magazine	Monthly Sunday Gene-X
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 19, 2001 – November 19, 2002
Volumes	3
Anime television series
Directed by	Yutaka Izubuchi
Produced by	Daisuke Kawakami Go Haruna Katsuji Nagata Masahiko Minami Shirō Sasaki
Written by	Chiaki J. Konaka Ichirō Ōkouchi Hiroshi Ōnogi Yōji Enokido Fumihiko Takayama Yutaka Izubuchi Mitsuo Iso
Music by	Ichiko Hashimoto
Studio	Bones
Licensed by	AUS: Siren Visual NA: Sentai Filmworks UK: 101 Films
Original network	FNS (Fuji TV)
English network	NA: Anime Network US: G4 (Anime Unleashed)
Original run	January 21, 2002 – September 11, 2002
Episodes	26 (List of episodes)
Novel series
Written by	Hiroshi Ohnogi
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	US: DrMaster
Imprint	MF Bunko J
Demographic	Male
Original run	July 2002 – February 2003
Volumes	5
Video 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
Written by	Tomoki Kyoda
Music by	Ichiko Hashimoto
Studio	Bones
Released	August 7, 2003
Runtime	15 minutes
Other
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (film)

RahXephon (Japanese: ラーゼフォン, Hepburn: Rāzefon) 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.

Director Izubuchi said RahXephon was his attempt to set a new standard for mecha anime, as well as to bring back aspects of 1970s mecha shows like Reideen The Brave.