RahXephon

RahXephon / ラーゼフォン

Genres: Action, Award Winning, Drama, Mecha, Music, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, Sci-Fi, Suspense
Themes: Mecha, Music, Psychological
Studios: Bones
Producers: Asatsu DK, Fuji TV, Media Factory, Victor Entertainment
Licensors: ADV Films, Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 7.37 / 10
Rank: #2580
Popularity: #1956
Users Listed: 125,357
Users Scored: 44,640
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 09/20/2024
Aired: January 21, 2002 – September 11, 2002 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 26
Broadcast: Monday at 16:25 (JST)

Synopsis:

Ayato Kamina's predictable high school life is shattered by the arrival of unfamiliar aircraft over Tokyo. He is confronted by Haruka Shitow, who reveals a startling truth: Tokyo exists within a temporal anomaly called "Tokyo Jupiter," a deliberate isolation imposed by extraterrestrial Mulians seeking to subjugate the city. TERRA, a clandestine organization, has long sought to breach this barrier.

Overwhelmed by this revelation, Ayato is guided to a hidden location, where a dormant entity known as RahXephon awakens following a mysterious ritual. Torn between the conflicting agendas of TERRA and the looming threat of the Mulians, Ayato grapples with fragmented memories and questions his own existence within this extraordinary conflict. The narrative explores themes of identity, belonging, and the consequences of forced isolation in a world grappling with unprecedented change.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Invasion of the Capital (Aired: 01/21/2002)
Episode 2: God and Man Awaken (Aired: 01/28/2002)
Episode 3: City of Blood (Aired: 02/04/2002)
Episode 4: His Own Watch (Aired: 02/18/2002)
Episode 5: Nirai Kanai (Aired: 02/25/2002)
... and 21 more episodes

Characters:

Kamina, Ayato (Main) - Voice Actors: Patton, Chris, Shimono, Hiro, Perino, Davide, Briche, Fabien, Jeon, Gwang ju, Hernández, Enrique, Krause, Daniel
Kisaragi, Quon (Main) - Voice Actors: Kuwashima, Houko, Vincent-Davis, Kira, D'Amico, Domitilla, Pfeiffer, Beate, Kim, Seo Yeong, Calvell, Carmen, Charpentier, Célia
Mishima, Reika (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakamoto, Maaya, Latini, Ilaria, Clark, Mandy, Yun, Yeo Jin, Homs, Nathalie, Rainer, Maren, Calvell, Carmen
Shitow, Haruka (Main) - Voice Actors: Hisakawa, Aya, Rial, Monica, Lenghi, Laura, Manoury, Agnès, Mun, Seon hui, Bayarri, Noemí, Sandvoss, Susanna
Asahina, Hiroko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kakazu, Yumi, Martinez, Cynthia, Liberatori, Perla, Combrinck, Caroline, Orra, Ana, Jean, Bérangère
Bähbem, Helena von (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Cousins, Kelli, Hyoudou, Mako, Calvell, Carmen, Stichler, Christine, Chemin, Pascale, Jean, Bérangère
Futagami, Johji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McAvin, Andy, Hori, Katsunosuke, Alonso, Tasio, Béthune, Patrick, Münchow, Torsten
Hadhiyat, Elvy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Auten, Christine, Sugimoto, Yuu, Sindberg, Susan, Bayarri, Noemí, Avarista, Tiziana, Degen, Michaela, Orra, Ana
Hotal, Kim (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Grant, Tiffany, Orikasa, Fumiko, Sindberg, Susan, Calvell, Carmen, Mai, Katharina
Isshiki, Makoto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seki, Toshihiko, Guardiola, Illich, Corn, Kevin, Sindberg, Susan, Artaux, Cyrille, Díez, Eduardo, Redondo, Óscar, Park, Romi, Berger, Armin
Kamina, Maya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chapman, Laura, Hashimoto, Ichiko, Homs, Nathalie, von Medvey, Susanne, Martello, Melina, Orra, Ana
Kisaragi, Itsuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hickman, Jay, Miyamoto, Mitsuru, Le Minoux, Martial, Seong, Wan Gyeong, Díez, Eduardo, Redondo, Óscar, Raspe, Johannes, Jean, Bérangère
Kuki, Masayoshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Houchuu, Vance, Mike, Redondo, Óscar, Trilling, Manfred, Kazazian, Thierry
Kunugi, Jin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Jouji, Gremillion, John, Peter, Eric, Díez, Eduardo, Redondo, Óscar, von Hauff, Walter
Makondo 4 (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Artaux, Cyrille
McMahon, Cathy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Keith, Allison, Araki, Kae, Calvell, Carmen, Strey, Denise, Charpentier, Célia
Miwa, Shinobu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sindberg, Susan, Asakawa, Yuu, Bryson, Heather
Nanamori, Sayoko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Atsuko, Manison, Kelly, Palmer, Alisa, Bayarri, Noemí, Jean, Bérangère
Shitow, Megumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawasumi, Ayako, Haag, Hilary, Lee, Hyeon Jin, Gaube, Kathrin, Orra, Ana, Marlot, Frédérique, Jean, Bérangère
Torigai, Mamoru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mignogna, Vic, Nojima, Hirofumi, Crescentini, Stefano, Le Minoux, Martial, Pyo, Yeong Jae, Mora, Toni, Von Radvanyi, Manuel
Watari, Shirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Utsumi, Kenji, Kleinhenz, Mike, Jablonka, Christoph, Redondo, Óscar, Kazazian, Thierry
Yakumo, Souichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyata, Kouki, Laskowski, Mark, Lee, Ju Chang, Díez, Eduardo, Hernández, Enrique, Ostermann, Clemens, Olivier, Alexandre
Yoknapataopha 2 (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Le Minoux, Martial

Staff:

Greenfield, Matt (Producer, Script, ADR Director)
Kawakami, Daisuke (Producer)
Minami, Masahiko (Producer)
Nagata, Katsuharu (Producer)
Sasaki, Shirou (Producer)
Izubuchi, Yutaka (Director, Script, Storyboard, Mechanical Design, Creator, Screenplay)
Tsuruoka, Youta (Sound Director)
Andou, Masahiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Irie, Yasuhiro (Episode Director, Animation Director)
Iso, Mitsuo (Episode Director, Script, Storyboard, Special Effects, In-Between Animation, Key Animation)
Kudou, Susumu (Episode Director)
Kyouda, Tomoki (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
Masui, Souichi (Episode Director, Animation Check)
Muraki, Yasushi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Satou, Ikurou (Episode Director)
Yokoyama, Akitoshi (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation)
Aikawa, Shou (Script)
Konaka, Chiaki (Script)
Ookouchi, Ichirou (Script, Series Composition)
Oonogi, Hiroshi (Script)
Takayama, Fumihiko (Script, Series Composition)
Kawamori, Shouji (Storyboard)
Mochizuki, Tomomi (Storyboard)
Okamura, Tensai (Storyboard, Key Animation)
Kanno, Yoko (Theme Song Composition)
Sakamoto, Maaya (Theme Song Performance)
Abe, Misao (Key Animation)
Akao, Ryoutarou (Key Animation)
Amasaki, Manamu (Key Animation)
Andou, Masahiro (Key Animation)
Baba, Toshiko (Key Animation)
Borodin, Alexander Porfiryevich (Music)
Enokido, Youji (Screenplay)
Fukazawa, Kouji (Key Animation)
Fukuyo, Takaaki (Key Animation)
Furihata, Masahiro (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Gotou, Masami (2nd Key Animation)
Haga, Hitoshi (Key Animation)
Haneda, Kouji (Key Animation)
Hasebe, Atsushi (Key Animation, Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
Hasegawa, Shinya (Key Animation)
Hashi, Katsuhiro (Background Art)
Hashimoto, Ichiko (Music)
Hashimoto, Hideki (Key Animation)
Hashimoto, Junichi (In-Between Animation)
Hidaka, Mayumi (Key Animation)
Higashi, Junichi (Art Director)
Honda, Takeshi (Key Animation)
Horikawa, Kouichi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Hoshino, Mamoru (Key Animation)
... and 79 more staff

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