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RahXephon

  • TV Series
  • 20022002
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 25m
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7.2/10
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Aya Hisakawa, Houko Kuwashima, and Hiro Shimono in RahXephon (2002)
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Kamina Ayato lives an ordinary life. He goes to school. He lives with his mother. He has schoolmates. But all of that changes one day when massive machines, known as the Dolem, attack the ci... Read allKamina Ayato lives an ordinary life. He goes to school. He lives with his mother. He has schoolmates. But all of that changes one day when massive machines, known as the Dolem, attack the city of Tokyo with their destructive vocal powers. Caught up in the chaos, Ayato meets a mys... Read allKamina Ayato lives an ordinary life. He goes to school. He lives with his mother. He has schoolmates. But all of that changes one day when massive machines, known as the Dolem, attack the city of Tokyo with their destructive vocal powers. Caught up in the chaos, Ayato meets a mysterious girl named Mishima Reika. She leads him to the sanctuary, resting place of the Rah... Read all

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  • Stars
    • Chris Patton
    • Monica Rial
    • Tiffany Grant
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    • Chris Patton
    • Monica Rial
    • Tiffany Grant
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    • 18User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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  • Episodes26

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    2002

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    Hôchû Ôtsuka in RahXephon (2002)
    Mitsuru Miyamoto and Atsuko Tanaka in RahXephon (2002)
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    Aya Hisakawa and Hiro Shimono in RahXephon (2002)
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    Houko Kuwashima and Hiro Shimono in RahXephon (2002)
    Ayako Kawasumi and Hiro Shimono in RahXephon (2002)
    Akiko Hiramatsu, Mako Hyôdô, and Romi Park in RahXephon (2002)
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    Chris Patton
    Chris Patton
    • Ayato Kaminaas Ayato Kamina
    25 episodes25 eps • 2002
    Monica Rial
    Monica Rial
    • Haruka Shitowas Haruka Shitow
    25 episodes25 eps • 2002
    Tiffany Grant
    Tiffany Grant
    • Kim Hotalas Kim Hotal…
    21 episodes21 eps • 2002
    Jason Douglas
    Jason Douglas
    • Masaru Gomias Masaru Gomi…
    15 episodes15 eps • 2002
    Hiro Shimono
    Hiro Shimono
    • Ayato Kaminaas Ayato Kamina
    7 episodes7 eps • 2002
    Aya Hisakawa
    Aya Hisakawa
    • Haruka Shitowas Haruka Shitow
    7 episodes7 eps • 2002
    Fumioki
    • Public Safety Bas Public Safety B…
    6 episodes6 eps • 2002
    Dai Matsumoto
    • Public Safety Aas Public Safety A…
    6 episodes6 eps • 2002
    Scott White
    Scott White
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices…
    6 episodes6 eps • 2002
    Houko Kuwashima
    Houko Kuwashima
    • Quon Kisaragias Quon Kisaragi
    5 episodes5 eps • 2002
    Yû Sugimoto
    • Elvy Hadhiyatas Elvy Hadhiyat
    5 episodes5 eps • 2002
    Mitsuru Miyamoto
    • Itsuki Kisaragias Itsuki Kisaragi
    4 episodes4 eps • 2002
    Kôki Miyata
    • Sôichi Yagumoas Sôichi Yagumo
    4 episodes4 eps • 2002
    Katsuhiro Harasawa
    • Yôhei Yomodaas Yôhei Yomoda…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2002
    Matt Culpepper
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2002
    Sean O'Neel
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2002
    Maaya Sakamoto
    Maaya Sakamoto
    • Reika Mishimaas Reika Mishima
    3 episodes3 eps • 2002
    Jôji Nakata
    Jôji Nakata
    • Jun Kunugias Jun Kunugi
    3 episodes3 eps • 2002
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    Storyline

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    Kamina Ayato lives an ordinary life. He goes to school. He lives with his mother. He has schoolmates. But all of that changes one day when massive machines, known as the Dolem, attack the city of Tokyo with their destructive vocal powers. Caught up in the chaos, Ayato meets a mysterious girl named Mishima Reika. She leads him to the sanctuary, resting place of the RahXephon, a giant humanoid being with powers to counter those of the Dolem. Upon its awakening, Ayato finds himself synchronising with the machine and it takes him to the world beyond Tokyo. It seems that Tokyo, more precisely called Tokyo Jupiter, has been cut off from the rest of the world. Those living within the boundaries of Tokyo Jupiter believe that the rest of the world has been decimated, when in fact they live in a world controlled by the Mu. Now, facing the truth, Ayato must come to terms with his new reality, for he is a central element in the fate of mankind. —D. Rex
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      • Enter the new reality.
    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Action
      • Drama
      • Romance
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • TV-14
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the opening song, tattoos are described as being "chiselled in". This refers to the traditional Japanese art of tattooing, irezumi, where the ink was in former times inserted into the skin not with a needle but with chisel-like implements.
    • Quotes

      Quon: Dress me, please.

    • Connections
      Featured in Anime Network Commercial 1 (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Hemisphere
      Lyrics by Yûho Iwasato

      Music and Arrangements by Yôko Kanno

      Performed by Maaya Sakamoto

    User reviews18

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    5/10
    An Eva clone with a few odd elements thrown in
    The main problem with RahXephon is that it tries too hard to duplicate the success of Neon Genesis Evangelion, ending up rather derivative and turgid in the process. It has it all: the teenager with the knack for mecha piloting and whining, the cute but enigmatic "waif prophetess", the mysterious mecha that isn't really a mecha, the strange invaders named according to the show's theme, the ancient conspiracy, the world cataclysm, and, of course, the Looming Apocalypse™.

    Another issue is the rather incoherent and contrived feel that comes from trying to combine a musical (specifically operatic) motif with Mayan mythology. The writers did not seem particularly knowledgeable about music, however, and the most conspicuous example of the musical element is the fact that many of the angels, er, dolem look like giant stone Valkyries, suitably stylized to look Mayan, who use song as a weapon. Another is the rather silly naming scheme for the dolems, which seems to involve picking random terms out of a book on music.

    Despite these rather glaring issues, RahXephon did have some nice aspects, such as the music, unsurprisingly, and some plot twists involving the origins of Ayato and so forth. Although hardly a great series, it's not too bad if you can't find much else to watch.
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    • Release date
      • January 21, 2002 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • ADV films (United States)
      • Media Factory (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 翼神世音
    • Production companies
      • Asatsu-DK
      • Bones
      • Fuji Television Network
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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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