ゼノサーガ THE ANIMATION
Xenosaga: The Animation
The year is T.C. 4767. Four thousand years have passed since humanity abandoned its birthplace, the planet Earth. Beset by the hostile alien Gnosis, mankind is now scrambling to find ways to defeat this threat to their existence. The development of KOS-MOS (a specialized android with amazing capabilities) by Vector engineer Shion Uzuki was one response to the threat. But when their ship is destroyed by the Gnosis, Shion and her companions find themselves thrust into the middle of a battle with no clear sides... (Source: Anime-Planet)
Names
| Original | ゼノサーガ THE ANIMATION (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Xenosaga: THE ANIMATION |
| English | Xenosaga: The Animation |
| Chinese | 异度传说 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 23 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2005-01-06 → 2005-03-24 (Winter 2005) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Source | Video game |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionMechaSci-Fi |
| Themes | Space OperaPhilosophyAliensArtificial IntelligenceSpaceEnsemble CastFemale ProtagonistSuper Robot |
Reception
| Community score | 5.93 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.83 / 10 |
| Composite | 43.6 |
| On lists | 4,151 |
| Favourited | 37 (0.9%) |
| Completion | 75.7% |
| Drop rate | 9.9% |
| In backlog | 44.4% |
| Score spread σ | 2.00 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Winter 2005 | D | 35 of 44 |
| Year | 2005 | E | 161 of 191 |
| Studio | Toei Animation | E | 224 of 243 |
| Source material | Video game | D | 360 of 530 |
| Genre | Mecha | D | 374 of 484 |
| Era | Late 2000s | E | 951 of 1,149 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | D | 1,097 of 1,409 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | D | 1,172 of 1,557 |
| Length | Single-cour | D | 1,962 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | D | 2,206 of 2,765 |
| Format | TV series | D | 2,586 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 5,521 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Yuuichirou Takeda |
| Character design | Nobuteru Yuuki |
| Music | Kousuke Yamashita |
| Original creator | Soraya Saga, Tetsuya Takahashi |
AniList id 184 · MAL id 184 · Bangumi 4144 · record updated 2026-08-26