RahXephon (2002)

Original title

ラーゼフォン

Genre

science fiction anime and manga, drama anime and manga, mystery anime and manga, mecha, romance anime and manga, thriller anime

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 26 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 17-year-old student named Ayato Kamina lives in Tokyo and likes to draw. His ordinary life gets broken when a mysterious woman stalks him and strange planes attack the city. He finds he can control a giant robot called the RahXephon and must figure out his place in a confusing conflict.

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What happens

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 Yutaka Izubuchi and 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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