RahXephon (2002)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently RahXephon is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video, HiDive
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Chris Patton
Ayato Kamina
Monica Rial
Haruka Shitow
Maaya Sakamoto
Reika Mishima (voice)
Tiffany Grant
Kim Hotal
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Itsuki Kisaragi (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Shougo Rikudoh (voice)
Jason Douglas
Masaru Gomi
Jouji Nakata
Jin Kunugi (voice)
Hiro Shimono
Ayato Kamina
Kae Araki
Cathy MacMahon (voice)
Aya Hisakawa
Haruka Shitow
Yumi Kakazu
Hiroko Asahina (voice)
Hirofumi Nojima
Mamoru Torigai (voice)
Iemasa Kayumi
Ernst von Bähbem (voice)
Atsuko Tanaka
Sayoko Nanamori (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
Megumi Shitow (voice)
Dai Matsumoto
Public Safety A
Ichiko Hashimoto
Maya Kamina (voice)
Kouki Harasawa
Yôhei Yomoda (voice)
Katsunosuke Hori
Jôji Futagami (voice)
Scott White
Additional Voices
Kenji Utsumi
Shirow Watari (voice)
Houko Kuwashima
Quon Kisaragi
Kouki Miyata
Sôichi Yagumo (voice)
Yuu Asakawa
Shinobu Miwa (voice)
Yutaka Izubuchi
Writer
Hideki Tasaka
Masaru Gomi (voice)
Masahiko Minami
Producer
Ichiko Hashimoto
Original Music Composer
Naoyuki Ohba
Director of Photography
Junichi Higashi
Art Direction
Akihiro Yamada
Character Designer
Tomoki Kyoda
Storyboard Artist / Director
Masahiro Ando
Storyboard Artist / Director
Akitoshi Yokoyama
Storyboard Artist / Director / Key Animation
Tensai Okamura
Storyboard Artist
Souichi Masui
Storyboard Artist / Director
Yasushi Muraki
Storyboard Artist / Director
Tetsuya Watanabe
Storyboard Artist
Shoji Kawamori
Storyboard Artist
Tomomi Mochizuki
Storyboard Artist
Mitsuo Iso
Storyboard Artist / Director / Key Animation / Writer
Miyako Hoshi
Special Effects
Ikuro Sato
Director
Susumu Kudou
Director
Yasuhiro Irie
Director / Key Animation / Animation Director
Tomoki Mizuno
Key Animation
Takeshi Matsuda
Key Animation
Hiroki Kanno
Animation Director / Key Animation
Kenji Mizuhata
Key Animation / Animation Director
Ayumi Kurashima
Key Animation
Yoshiyuki Ito
Animation Director / Key Animation
Kaichiro Terada
Key Animation
Yutaka Nakamura
Key Animation
Takashi Tomioka
Key Animation / Animation Director
Atsushi Hasebe
Animation Director / Key Animation
Yoshiyuki Kodaira
Animation Director / Key Animation
Tsunenori Saito
Key Animation / Animation Director
Takashi Kawaguchi
Key Animation
Misao Abe
Key Animation
Eiji Komatsu
Key Animation
Yuyuki Mizumura
Key Animation
Shiho Takeuchi
Animation Director / Key Animation
Seimei Maeda
Key Animation
Asahi Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Masakazu Kawazoe
Key Animation
Kazumi Inadome
Key Animation
Toshiharu Sugie
Key Animation
Hiroshi Osaka
Key Animation / Animation Director
Motoi Nakamura
Key Animation
Hirotoshi Sano
Key Animation
Koichi Horikawa
Animation Director / Key Animation
Shuichi Kaneko
Key Animation
Yuichi Nakazawa
Key Animation
Takahiro Komori
Key Animation / Animation Director
Hideki Sadai
Key Animation
Tetsuya Kawakami
Key Animation
Maki Fujita
Key Animation
Tsutomu Takei
Key Animation
Yumiko Ishii
Key Animation
Takenori Tsukuma
Key Animation
Kazuyuki Matsubara
Key Animation
Yoshinori Wakana
Key Animation
Ikuo Kuwana
Animation Director / Key Animation
Nobuto Akada
Key Animation
Kei Hyoudou
Key Animation
Ken Ootsuka
Key Animation
Kazuyo Nakamura
Key Animation
Haruka Tanaka
Key Animation
Shinji Takeuchi
Key Animation
Keiko Ijima
Key Animation
Eiichi Akiyama
Key Animation
Koji Haneda
Key Animation
Hisafumi Nakahara
Key Animation
Norifumi Kiyozumi
Key Animation
Masanori Nishii
Key Animation
Tetsuichi Yamagishi
Key Animation
Yumiko Kinoshita
Key Animation
Masashi Wakayama
Key Animation
Mitsuyasu Takekoshi
Key Animation
Nozomu Abe
Key Animation
Daisuke Takemoto
Key Animation
Kenji Uchinou
Key Animation
Noriyasu Yamauchi
Key Animation
Takuji Yoshimoto
Key Animation
Shin Matsuo
Key Animation
Kaoru Miura
Key Animation
Masahito Yamashita
Key Animation
Shingo Takeba
Key Animation
Makiko Yamazaki
Key Animation
Shinobu Nishiyama
Key Animation
Naoki Kusumoto
Key Animation
Kazuhiko Yokota
Key Animation
Takahide Ogata
Key Animation
Yuu Yamashita
Key Animation
Toshiko Baba
Key Animation
Hiroshi Takaguchi
Key Animation
Oku Yukihide
Key Animation
Miyuki Yamagata
Key Animation
Takaaki Fukuyo
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Kubooka
Key Animation
Masaki Hijikata
Key Animation
Toshihiro Kawamoto
Key Animation
Masahiko Ohta
Key Animation
Shuuji Sakamoto
Key Animation
Hitoshi Haga
Key Animation
Yuki Iwai
Key Animation
Masahiro Andoh
Key Animation
Teiji Makino
Key Animation
Shuji Kuwahara
Key Animation
Kaname Watabe
Key Animation
Yukiko Ban
Key Animation
Miki Yoshikawa
Key Animation
Tatsuya Oka
Key Animation
Shinya Uchida
Key Animation
Takeshi Honda
Key Animation
Masami Goto
Key Animation
Ryoutarou Akao
Key Animation
Nobuo Horii
Key Animation
Yosuke Imakubo
Key Animation
Nobutoshi Ogura
Key Animation
Kouji Kawaguchi
Key Animation
Nobuaki Nagano
Key Animation
Hideki Takahashi
Key Animation
Yoshiaki Tsubata
Key Animation
Eiko Saito
Key Animation
Hiroki Takagi
Key Animation
Fumihide Sai
Key Animation
Yasuhiro Saiki
Key Animation
Yasuzo Iino
Key Animation
Yoshihiro Nagamori
Key Animation
Naoyuki Hayashi
Key Animation
Kazuto Nakazawa
Key Animation
Hideki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Nobuhiko Genba
Key Animation
Zen'ya Yamamoto
Key Animation
Keisuke Watabe
Key Animation
Taiichi Nakaguma
Key Animation
Manamu Amasaki
Key Animation
Masayuki Sato
Key Animation
Mayumi Hidaka
Key Animation
Tatsuro Nagai
Key Animation
Masahiro Furihata
Key Animation
Nao Nakamoto
Key Animation
Hiroshi Takeuchi
Key Animation
Masaki Kamiguchi
Key Animation
Ako Kagiyama
Key Animation
Takahiro Kimura
Key Animation
Norimitsu Suzuki
Key Animation
Koji Fukasawa
Key Animation
Hiromitsu Morishita
Key Animation
Hisashi Saito
Key Animation
Mamoru Hoshino
Key Animation
Yuriko Takase
Key Animation
Masahiko Kaneda
Key Animation
Munenori Nawa
Key Animation
Koji Watanabe
Key Animation
Kaname Wakabayashi
Key Animation
Hideki Takahara
Key Animation
Atsushi Yamagata
Key Animation
Motoki Tanaka
Key Animation
Shinya Hasegawa
Key Animation
Jun Nakai
Key Animation
Tomomi Kimura
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 21, 2002
Original Nameラーゼフォン
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes26
Running Time23m
Genres
Wiki.
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 Brave Raideen.