List of RahXephon episodes
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In keeping with the musical theme of RahXephon, episodes are called "movements
Movement (music)
A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession...

".
and each volume of DVD is called an "orchestration
Orchestration
Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra or of adapting for orchestra music composed for another medium...

". Each episode has a title screen that provides an English title for that episode, which generally does not correspond to a translation from the Japanese title. In addition to the 26 regular episodes, one recap episode was aired and one episode was released as an (OVA). These are placed in the list according to the series chronology.

The original air dates are schedule dates; these are calendar dates until the April series break, when Fuji Television
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....

 moved RahXephon from Monday afternoons into a Tuesday late night anime
Late night anime
is a term used in Japan to denote anime television series broadcast late at night and/or in the early morning, usually between 23.00 and 4.00. Sometimes the scheduled times of such broadcasts are advertised in a format using an hour greater than 24 is a term used in Japan to denote anime...

 block. Episodes 10 through 26 started at 25:55, which is at 1:55 a.m. Wednesday. This means that the calendar dates of the first and last episode airings are 21 January 2002 and 11 September 2002, respectively. Stations in the Fuji Network System affiliate Tōkai Television Broadcasting
Tokai Television Broadcasting
Tokai Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System , serving in Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture, Japan.-Offices:*the Headquarters - 14-27, Higashi-Sakura Itchome, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture,...

 network started airing the series in the late night but moved it to late afternoons after the same series break. RahXephon thus remained both a late night and late afternoon anime series throughout its original run.

Episode list

Movement Japanese Title English Title Writer


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Other anime

RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio: (2003), 116 minutes, television movie
Television movie
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. An alternative version of the story, with substantial plot changes and some new scenes. Original release dates: 19 April 2003 (TV) 25 September 2003 (DVD)

Anime distribution

Television broadcast and Video on demand
Among the television network
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s and video on demand
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 (VOD) services and that have broadcast or streamed RahXephon are:
Region Network, station or service
Japan
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Fuji Television
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....

  and its FNS affiliate networks, except in the Kansai region.
Bandai
Bandai
is a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs...

 Channel (Web
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 VOD)
Kansai region of Japan Sun (Kobe
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, Osaka
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)
KBS
Kyoto Broadcasting System
is a commercial broadcasting station headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It is doing business in Kyoto Prefecture as and in Shiga Prefecture as Its radio station serves Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures and is a member of National Radio Network . Its television station serves Kyoto Prefecture and is a...

 (Kyoto Prefecture
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)
TVN (Nara Prefecture
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is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....

)
BBC
Biwako Broadcasting
is a fee-free commercial terrestrial television station serving Shiga Prefecture of Japan.It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations .Popular name Independent UHF Station .-Offices:...

 (Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...

)
WTV (Wakayama Prefecture
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is a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.- 1953 Wakayama Prefecture flood disaster :...

)
United States
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, Canada
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Anime Network
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 (TV broadcast, TV VOD and Web VOD.)
United States G4 TV
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...

  (USA: Anime Unleashed
Anime Unleashed
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. CAN: Not broadcast)
France
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, Luxembourg
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, Switzerland
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, Belgium
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 (French)
Game One
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Mangas
Spain
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Cuatro
Cuatro TV
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Buzz
Portugal
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SIC Radical
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Republic of China
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Animax 

DVD video

In Japan, the Media Factory
Media Factory
is a Japanese publisher. It was founded on December 1, 1986, and its headquarters are situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd...

 DVD release started while the series was still airing. , containing a "making-of
Making-of
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" documentary and trailers
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, was released as a prelude
Prelude (music)
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 on 29 March 2002. Its content was used as bonus material in the international releases. The series itself was released on nine volumes of DVD, the first one on 31 May 2002.

The series and the movie were licensed internationally. ADV Films released the show as seven DVD volumes in the United States
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 and United Kingdom
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. In addition to the Japanese bonus materials, ADV included interviews with some of their voice actors
Voice acting
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. Other distributors released the show in other regions and languages.

ADV Films announced new High-Definition
High-definition video
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 DVDs for release in 2005; each volume was planned have one disc of HD video and another with both DTS 5.1
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 and Dolby 5.1
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 audio for the standard definition video. However, these were delayed and ultimately failed to be released. Media Factory released a DVD box in spring 2007 which included a HD DVD edition of the movie, new art by Akihiro Yamada
Akihiro Yamada
is a Japanese illustrator and manga artist. He was born in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan, and now resides in Kyoto. Yamada is known for delicate images reminiscent of suiboku and depiction of fantasy subjects...

, and a re-release of the OVA episode.

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