ラーゼフォン
RahXephon
In the year 2012 Japan was invaded by the Mu. Human-like beings from another dimension with blue blood. In the year 2015 Tokyo is attacked by invaders, who are repelled by a humanoid weapon called a Dolem. During the chaos, Ayato Kamina meets Reika Mishima, a classmate. During that same day, he is attacked by government officials but a woman named Haruka comes to his rescue, informing him that she was sent to get him by the Organization TERRA, and that Tokyo had been sealed in a time rift where time flows one third as fast as the outside world. He flees from Haruka onto a train where he sees Reika once more. Arriving at the Room of Rah, he follows her to a tremendous egg where the Dolem RahXephon is hatched from, and upon her singing his mother appears atop the Dolem that had stopped the TERRA Invasion. In the battle Ayato's mother is injured, and Ayato flees Tokyo Jupiter with Haruka upon seeing his mother's blue blood.
Names
| Original | ラーゼフォン (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | RahXephon |
| English | RahXephon |
| Chinese | 翼神世音 (unknown · via wikidata) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 26 ep · 23 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2002-01-21 → 2002-09-10 (Winter 2002) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | bones |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | DramaMechaMusicMysteryPsychologicalRomanceSci-Fi |
| Themes | Coming of AgeMythologyPhilosophyPost-ApocalypticMilitaryWarFemale ProtagonistSuper RobotAliensPrimarily Female CastMale Protagonist |
| Streaming | HIDIVE |
Reception
| Community score | 7.16 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.24 / 10 |
| Composite | 53.2 |
| On lists | 29,415 |
| Favourited | 454 (1.5%) |
| Completion | 73.9% |
| Drop rate | 7.7% |
| In backlog | 57.8% |
| Score spread σ | 1.75 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.38 / 10 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Winter 2002 | B | 6 of 35 |
| Year | 2002 | B | 28 of 142 |
| Studio | bones | C | 65 of 133 |
| Genre | Mecha | B | 94 of 484 |
| Era | Early 2000s | B | 159 of 687 |
| Genre | Music | C | 160 of 428 |
| Genre | Psychological | D | 226 of 416 |
| Genre | Mystery | C | 309 of 652 |
| Length | Two-cour | C | 326 of 699 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | C | 388 of 1,409 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | C | 466 of 1,557 |
| Source material | Original work | C | 467 of 1,732 |
| Genre | Romance | C | 582 of 1,687 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 930 of 1,917 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,239 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 2,206 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Yutaka Izubuchi, Souichi Masui, Tomoki Kyouda |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Shingo Takeba, Fumihiko Takayama, Ichirou Ookouchi |
| Original creator | Yutaka Izubuchi |
Franchise — ラーゼフォン
C
DRelated
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| side story | 2003 | RahXephon Interlude: Her and Herself/Thatness and Thereness |
| alternative | 2003 | RahXephon: The Motion Picture |
AniList id 165 · MAL id 165 · record updated 2026-08-27

