RahXephon (TV)

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Alternative title:

РаЗефон (Russian)

ラーゼフォン (Japanese)

翼神世音 (Chinese (Taiwan))

라제폰 (Korean)

Genres: action , drama , magic , mystery , psychological , romance , science fiction

Themes: hybrid robot , mecha , military , super robot

Objectionable content: Significant

Plot Summary: In a world where time passes at a crawl and the blood of your neighbor runs blue, 17 year old high school student Ayato Kamina goes about his daily life within Tokyo Jupiter oblivious to the world around him, having been educated with the fact that the all civilization but Tokyo has been destroyed. But all that changes when the mysterious civilization "MU" invades his home, raining destruction down from the sky in the form of strange monsters called Dolems. The events that occur next will lead Ayato to the mysterious woman named Reika Mishima, to the truth of their existence, the discovery of what and who he is, and to the powerful angelic robot RahXephon.

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User Ratings: 3282 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 744 votes (sub:430, dub:285, ?:10, raw:5, edit.dub:2, others:12

3 French subtitled
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 Russian subtitled

)

Excellent: 842 votes (sub:522, dub:292, ?:4, raw:3, edit.dub:2, others:19

6 Spanish subtitled
5 Portuguese subtitled
2 Polish subtitled
2 Spanish dubbed
1 German dubbed
1 Korean subtitled
1 French dubbed
1 French subtitled

)

Very good: 682 votes (sub:465, dub:191, ?:10, raw:3, edit.dub:2, others:11

2 French subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
1 Dutch subtitled
1 Spanish edited dub

)

Good: 449 votes (sub:289, dub:137, edit.dub:6, ?:4, raw:1, others:12

3 Spanish subtitled
2 German dubbed
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled

)

Decent: 252 votes (sub:174, dub:66, raw:3, ?:1, others:8

3 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 German dubbed

)

So-so: 129 votes (sub:90, dub:36, ?:1, others:2

1 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled

)

Not really good: 59 votes (sub:44, dub:12, raw:1, others:2

1 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled

)

Weak: 66 votes (sub:43, dub:19, raw:1, others:3

2 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled

)

Bad: 30 votes (sub:20, dub:8, others:2

1 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled

)

Awful: 17 votes (sub:9, dub:7, others:1

1 Spanish dubbed

)

Worst ever: 12 votes (sub:9, dub:3)

Seen in part or in whole by 5976 users, rank: #117 (of 10369)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.009 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.889, rank: #604 (of 10551)
Weighted mean: 7.914 (Very good), rank: #765 (of 10551) (seen all: 8.11 / seen some: 6.73 / won't finish: 4.60)
Bayesian estimate: 7.912 (Very good), rank: #513 (of 7993)

Running time: 23 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 26

Episode titles: We have 26

Vintage:

2002年01月21日 to 2002年09月10日

2005年01月21日 (Ep 1-4, Italy - Future Film Festival)

2005年03月14日 (France)

2005年09月03日 to 2005年11月26日 (U.S. Broadcast - G4)

2006年03月20日 (Spain, Cuatroo)

Release dates: We have 18

Opening Theme:

#1: "「ヘミソフィア」 Hemisphere" by Maaya Sakamoto (eps 2-3,5-25)

#2: "「ヘミソフィア」 Hemisphere (Instrumental)" by [Instrumental] (ep 4)

Ending Theme:

#1: "「夢の卵」 Yume no Tamago (Fledgling Dream)" by Ichiko Hashimoto and Mayumi Hashimoto (eps 1-25)

#2: "Before You Know" by Ichiko Hashimoto (ep 26)

Official website:

Media Factory's Official RahXephon Homepage

Bandai Channel's RahXephon Homepage (Japanese)

Fuji TV's Official RahXephon Homepage (Japanese)

Madman's Official RahXephon Website

Links: We have 2

Trivia: We have 17

DVD Easter Eggs: We have 1

Reviews:

RahXephon Novel 1 (Jan 4, 2006)

RahXephon DVD 7 (Jan 12, 2004)

RahXephon DVD 2 (Jul 17, 2003)

RahXephon DVD 1 (Feb 28, 2003)

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Blu-ray (Region A)

RahXephon - Collector's Edition [SteelBook] (Blu-ray) 2021年07月20日

RahXephon - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2022年07月12日

RahXephon - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2024年01月23日

DVD (Region 1)

RahXephon - Threshold (DVD 1) 2003年03月25日

RahXephon - Threshold + Artbox + T-Shirt (DVD 1) 2003年03月25日

RahXephon - Tonal Pattern (DVD 2) 2003年05月06日 (from 23ドル.98)

RahXephon - Harmonic Convergence (DVD 3) 2003年06月17日

RahXephon - Dissonance (DVD 4) 2003年07月29日

RahXephon - Synaesthesia (DVD 5) 2003年09月09日

RahXephon - Aria (DVD 6) 2003年10月21日 (from 23ドル.98)

RahXephon - Crescendo (DVD 7) 2003年12月02日

RahXephon - Complete Collection [Thinpak] (DVD 1-7) 2005年05月17日

RahXephon - Grand Canon Collection [Thinpak] (DVD 1-8) 2008年09月02日

RahXephon - Complete Collection (DVD 1-8) 2009年10月06日

DVD (Region 2)

RahXephon - Grand Cannon Collection [UK] (DVD) 2008年09月22日

Soundtrack

RahXephon - O.S.T. (OST 1) 2005年01月11日

RahXephon - O.S.T. (OST 2) 2005年04月05日

Japanese staff Japanese cast

Chief Director: Yutaka Izubuchi

Screenplay:
Chiaki J. Konaka (6 episodes

eps 11-12, 17-18, 24-25

)
Fumihiko Takayama (eps 2, 19)
Hiroshi Ōnogi (5 episodes

eps 14, 16, 21-22, 26

)
Ichirō Ōkōchi (5 episodes

eps 6-7, 13, 16, 23

)
Mitsuo Iso (ep 15)
Shō Aikawa (ep 9)
Yōji Enokido (4 episodes

eps 04-05, 08, 20

)
Yukari Kiryu (eps 3, 10)
Yutaka Izubuchi (ep 1)

Storyboard:
Akitoshi Yokoyama (4 episodes

eps 6, 12, 18, 24

)
Go Sakamoto (ep 5)
Hiroshi Tagawa (OP)
Masahiro Andō (5 episodes

eps 2, 10, 14, 20, 23

)
Mitsuo Iso (ep 15)
Satoru Sakamoto
Shōji Kawamori (ep 9)
Sōichi Masui (eps 17, 21, 25)
Tensai Okamura (eps 3, 8, 13)
Tetsu Shimaiya (ep 22)
Tomoki Kyoda (6 episodes

eps 5, 11, 16, 19, 22, 26

)
Yasushi Muraki (eps 4, 7)
Yutaka Izubuchi (ep 1)

Episode Director:
Akitoshi Yokoyama (5 episodes

eps 3, 6, 12, 18, 24

)
Ikurō Satō (eps 13, 21)
Masahiro Andō (4 episodes

eps 2, 10, 14, 23

)
Mitsuo Iso (ep 15)
Sōichi Masui (eps 17, 25)
Susumu Kudo (ep 20)
Tomoki Kyoda (6 episodes

eps 1, 8, 11, 16, 22, 26

)
Yasuhiro Irie (ep 19)
Yasushi Muraki (eps 4, 7)

Music: Ichiko Hashimoto

Original creator: Yutaka Izubuchi

Character Design: Akihiro Yamada

Art Director: Junichi Higashi

Animation Director:
Hiroki Kanno (eps 15, 21, 26)
Hiroshi Ōsaka (eps 9, 14)
Hirotoshi Sano
Ikuo Kuwana (ep 20)
Kenji Mizuhata (eps 17, 24)
Kōichi Horikawa
Takahiro Komori
Takashi Tomioka (eps 3, 16, 23)
Tsunenori Saitō (eps 16, 25)
Yasuhiro Irie (ep 19)
Yoshiyuki Itō (4 episodes

eps 2, 7, 12, 22

)
Yoshiyuki Kodaira (ep 18)

Animation Character Design: Hiroki Kanno

Mechanical design:
Michiaki Sato
Yoshinori Sayama

Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka

Director of Photography: Naoyuki Ohba

Producer:
Daisuke Kawakami (Fuji Television Network, Inc.)
Go Haruna (Fuji Television Network, Inc)
Katsuharu Nagata (Media Factory, Inc.)
Masahiko Minami (BONES, Inc.)
Shirō Sasaki (Victor Entertainment, Inc.)

1st Key Animation:
Akira Yamaguchi (ep 26)
Hiroki Kanno (ep 26)
Hiroshi Ōsaka (eps 12, 19, 26)
Hiroshi Tagawa (ep 26)
Kaichiro Terada (ep 26)
Masahito Yamashita (ep 26)
Masami Gotō (ep 4)
Shiho Takeuchi (ep 26)
Shin Matsuo (eps 3, 25)
Shinya Hasegawa (ep 26)
Takaaki Fukuyo (ep 3)
Takashi Tomioka (ep 26)
Toshiyuki Kubooka (ep 26)
Toshiyuki Tsuru (ep 26)
Yoshiyuki Itō (6 episodes

eps 2, 5, 7, 12, 18, 22

)
Yoshiyuki Kodaira (ep 26)
Yū Yamashita (ep 14)
Yūki Iwai (ep 26)
Yutaka Nakamura (10 episodes

eps 2, 5, 7, 12, 17-18, 20, 24-26

)

2nd Key Animation:
Akira Yamaguchi (ep 26)
Ayumi Kurashima (eps 1, 26)
Haruka Tanaka (ep 26)
Kazuhiko Yokota (ep 26)
Kazumi Inadome (ep 26)
Kazuyo Nakamura (ep 26)
Kazuyuki Matsubara (ep 26)
Tomoki Mizuno (ep 1)

Artistic Concept: Kazutaka Miyatake

Assistant Animation Director:
Akitoshi Yokoyama (ep 25)
Atsushi Hasebe (ep 25)
Ayumi Kurashima (eps 21, 23-26)
Hiroki Kanno (ep 18)
Hiroshi Ōsaka (7 episodes

eps 12-13, 19, 22-25

)
Kaichiro Terada
Kenji Mizuhata (ep 25)
Takashi Tomioka (eps 18, 26)
Takeshi Matsuda (ep 25)
Tsunenori Saitō (eps 18, 21)
Yoshiyuki Itō (4 episodes

eps 13, 15, 18, 26

)
Yoshiyuki Kodaira (ep 25)

Assistant Art Director: Atsushi Morikawa

Assistant Director:
Sōichi Masui
Tomoki Kyoda

Assistant producer: Maki Horiuchi

Color design: Shihoko Nakayama

Design: Shingo Takeba

Design Research:
Ryūichi Kaneko
Tōru Nozaki

Digital Work: Mitsuo Iso

Editing: Shigeyuki Yamamori (Jay Film)

Ending Storyboard: Yutaka Izubuchi

Illustration: Akihiro Yamada (ED)

In-Between Animation:
Hiromi Masuko (eps 5, 10-24, 26)
Keiko Abu (22 episodes

eps 2-18, 20-23, 26

)

Key Animation:
Ai Ishimori
Akitoshi Yokoyama (4 episodes

eps 12, 18, 24, 26

)
Atsushi Hasebe
Eiji Komatsu (ep 17)
Haruka Tanaka (ep 20)
Hideki Takahara (ep 20)
Hiroki Takagi (ep 6)
Hiromi Kawamoto
Hiromitsu Morishita (ep 1)
Hiroshi Tagawa (OP)
Hisafumi Nakahara (ep 20)
Hisashi Saitō (ep 18)
Hitoshi Haga (ep 20)
Jun Yoshida (ep 9)
Kaoru Miura (ep 17)
Kazumi Inadome (4 episodes

eps 12, 18, 23, 25

)
Kazuto Nakazawa (ep 15)
Kazuyo Nakamura (eps 16, 21)
Keisuke Watabe (OP; ep 3)
Ken Ōtsuka (ep 1)
Kenji Mizuhata (eps 1, 26)
Kiyoaki Maeda (ep 18)
Mai Ishii
Maki Fujita (ep 18)
Mamoru Hoshino (ep 15)
Masahiko Ōta (ep 16)
Masahito Yamashita (ep 23)
Masakazu Kawazoe (ep 1)
Minako Ebihara
Misao Abe (eps 16-17, 21)
Mitsuo Iso (ep 15)
Naoki Kusumoto (ep 17)
Nobutake Ito (uncredited; ep 15)
Nozomu Abe (eps 17, 22)
Rie Shirai
Ryōtarō Akao (ep 17)
Shinji Takeuchi (ep 1)
Shūichi Kaneko (ep 12)
Shūkō Murase (ED)
Takashi Kawaguchi (eps 1, 26)
Takashi Tomioka (ep 12)
Takeshi Honda (ep 15)
Takuji Yoshimoto (ep 16)
Tatsurō Nagai (ep 16)
Tetsuya Kawakami (ep 18)
Tōru Yoshida (ep 20)
Toshihiro Kawamoto (OP eps 15; OP)
Toshiko Baba (ep 17)
Yū Yamashita (ep 9)
Yūichi Nakazawa (4 episodes

eps 4, 10, 15, 18

)
Yumiko Ishii (ep 18)
Yuriko Takase (ep 6)
Yutaka Nakamura (OP)

Mechanical animation Director: Shiho Takeuchi

Music producer: Yoshimoto Ishikawa

Photography: Mayumi Kaneko (Raretrick; 17 episodes

eps 3-9, 11-15, 17-21

)

Production Desk: Makoto Watanabe

Publicity:
Kimikazu Obata (BONES, Inc.)
Takako Masaoka (Fuji Television Network, Inc.)
Toshiaki Asaka (Media Factory, Inc.)

Recording engineer: Satoshi Yano

Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi

Sound Production Desk: Yoshimi Sugiyama

Theme Song Composition:
Ichiko Hashimoto (ED)
Yōko Kanno

Theme Song Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato

Theme Song Performance:
Ichiko Hashimoto (ED)
Maaya Sakamoto (OP)
Mayumi Hashimoto (ED)

Aya Hisakawa as Haruka Shitow

Hiro Shimono as Ayato Kamina (Debut Role)

Houko Kuwashima as Quon Kisaragi

Atsuko Tanaka as Sayoko Nanamori

Ayako Kawasumi as Megumi Shitow

Chikao Ōtsuka as Shougo Rikudoh

Fumiko Orikasa as Kim Hotaru

Hirofumi Nojima as Mamoru Torigai

Hōchū Ōtsuka as Masayoshi Kuki

Ichiko Hashimoto as Maya Kamina

Iemasa Kayumi as Ernst Von Bähbem

Jōji Nakata as Jin Kunugi

Katsuhiro Harasawa as Youhei Yomoda

Katsunosuke Hori as Johji Futagami

Kenji Utsumi as Shirow Watari

Kōki Miyata as Souichi Yagumo

Maaya Sakamoto as Reika Mishima

Mako Hyōdō as Helena Bähbem

Mitsuru Miyamoto as Itsuki Kisaragi

Toshihiko Seki as Makoto Isshiki

Yū Sugimoto as Elvy Hadhiyat

Yumi Kakazu as Hiroko Asahina

Yuu Asakawa as Shinobu Miwa

Akiko Hiramatsu as young Itsuki Kisaragi (ep 15)

Dai Matsumoto as
Doctor (ep 5)
Donny Wong
Intelligence Officer (ep 13)
Operator A (ep 24)
Operator B (eps 4, 22, 25)
Public Safety A (ep 1)
Reporter B (ep 6)
Security Agent A (ep 2)
Underling A (ep 19)

Eiji Maruyama as Butler (ep 15)

Eisuke Asakura as Soldier (ep 18)

Fumioki as
Jean-Patrick Shapplin
Operator A (eps 4, 22, 25)
Pawn Broker (ep 19)
Public Safety B (ep 1)
Reporter A (ep 6)
Security Agent B (eps 2-3)

Hideki Tasaka as Masaru Gomi

Isao Yamagishi as
Newscaster (ep 8)
Operator (eps 1-2)

Junko Minagawa as Woman (ep 2)

Kae Araki as Cathy MacMahon

Kaoru Morota as Mother (ep 2)

Katsuhiro Harasawa as
Communications Officer (ep 4)
TERRA Unit Comm (ep 2)

Kazusa Murai as Nurse (ep 2)

Ken Taira as Radio Announcer (ep 3)

Maria Kawamura as Mariko (eps 10, 23)

Masaaki Okabe as Captain Nomad (eps 4, 24-25)

Masanobu Kariya as
Defense Force Soldier (ep 1)
Hospital Director (ep 17)
Male Newscaster (ep 2)
Newscaster (eps 6, 13, 23)
Operator B (ep 24)
Operator C (eps 22, 25)
Squad Member (ep 15)
Station Personnel (ep 19)
Storekeeper (ep 10)

Masaru Ikeda as Ulysses Captain (ep 4)

Masumi Asano as Girl (ep 10)

Romi Park as young Makoto Isshiki (ep 15)

Takayasu Usui as Underling B (ep 19)

Takayuki Fujimoto as Sportscaster (ep 18)

Takeshi Kuwabara as Teacher (ep 2)

Tōko Aoyama as Relative A (ep 13)

Yoshino Ohtori as Nanny (ep 15)

Yuka Komatsu as Operator (ep 18)

Yuko Fukushima as
Nurse (ep 17)
Relative B (ep 13)

Yuriko Yamaguchi as Relative (ep 6)

Japanese companies

2nd Key Animation:
Studio Kuma (eps 5, 10)
Studio Live (eps 19-21)
Studio Wombat (eps 5-6, 16, 21)
Studio Wonbat (eps 5-6, 16, 21)

Animation Production: BONES

Backgrounds:
Green (OP; eps 3-25 odd)
Studio Easter (1-2, 4-26 even)

Broadcaster:
Bandai Channel
Fuji Television Network

Cooperation: Buyuu (ep 26)

In-Between Animation:
AIC
Anime R
Anime Roman
Anime Spot
Anime Torotoro
Anime World Osaka
AZETA PICTURES
Bee Train
DR DIGITAL
DR Movie
Frontline
GAINAX
IMAGIN
J.C.F.
Last House
M.S.C
Magic Bus
MI
Mugenkan
Oh! Production
Plum
Production I.G
Studio Add
Studio Angle
Studio Cockpit
Studio Kuma
Studio Line
Studio Live
Studio Mark
Studio Mu
Studio Takuranke
Studio Wanpack
Studio Wombat
Studio Wonbat
Sung San Production
Sunshine Corporation
Synergy Japan
Tatsunoko Production
Telecom Animation Film
TNK
Tokyo Kids
Xebec

Key Animation:
Frontline (ep 13)
Studio Add (eps 13, 18)
Studio Wanpack (ep 14)
Studio Wombat (eps 13, 17)
Studio Wonbat (eps 13, 17)

Music Production: Victor Entertainment

Original Creator: BONES

Paint: MI

Photography: Raretrick

Production:
Asatsu-DK
BONES
Fuji Television Network
Media Factory
RahXephon Project
Victor Entertainment

Recording Studio: Studio Gong

Sound Production: Rakuonsha

Title Design: These Days

Titles: Maki Production

English cast

English staff

ADR Director: Matt Greenfield

Art Director: Ruby Halipoto

Project Translator: Shoko Oono

ADR Script: Matt Greenfield

Executive producer:
Joey Goubeaud (2008, 2009 releases)
John Ledford
Mark Williams
Toru Iwakami (Sentai release)

Producer:
Griffin Vance (Sentai release)
John Ledford (Sentai release)
Matt Greenfield

Additional ADR Recording:
Henry Rogers
Jason Grundy
Matt Wittmeyer

Art Manager: Larry Koteff (Sentai release)

Blu-Ray Authoring:
Joel McCray (Sentai release)
Ryan Anthony (Sentai release)

Blu-Ray Menu Design: Larry Koteff (Sentai release)

Creative Director:
Chris Hawley
David Del Rio

DVD Coordination: Janice Williams

DVD Menus & Graphics:
Chris Hawley
Patrick Givens

DVD Producer:
David Williams
Thomas Meerbott

Editing:
Neil O'Sullivan
Patrick Givens

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami

Packaging Design:
Andrew Orjuela (2008 Thinpak)
Chris Hawley (Vol. 1-7, 2005 Thinpak)
Fumiko Chino (2005 Thinpak)
Hiroko Fukumori (ADV Films UK; Complete Collection)
Larry Koteff (2009 ADV release, 2021 Sentai release)

Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas

Production:
Crystal Ruiz (Sentai release)
Janice Williams (Sentai release)
Joey Goubeaud (Sentai release)
Son Phan Le (Sentai release)

Production Assistant:
Alexandra Bedford (Sentai release)
Bryson Baugus (Sentai release)
Carole Pavlik
E.W. Rector, III (Sentai release)
Iman Kibble (Sentai release)
Luke La Padula (Sentai release)
Maki Nagano
Mariana Valverde (Sentai release)
Marta Bechtol
Miyuki Kamiya
Ned Gayle (Sentai release)
Ryan Anthony (Sentai release)

Production Coordination: Janice Williams (Sentai release)

Production manager: Son Phan Le (Sentai release)

QC Manager: Crystal Ruiz (Sentai release)

Recording engineer:
Cesar Inserny
Jason Grundy

Sound Design:
Christopher Bourque
Wade Shemwell

Subtitle Script & Timing: Andrew Kent

Subtitling: Neal Barnes (Sentai release)

Supervising Translator: Jennifer Challenger (Sentai release)

Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch (Sentai release)

Chris Patton as Ayato Kamina

Kira Vincent-Davis as Quon Kisaragi

Monica Rial as Haruka Shitow

Allison Keith as Cathy McMahon

Andy McAvin as Johji Futagami

Christine M. Auten as Elvy Hadhiyat

Cynthia Martinez as Hiroko Asahina

Heather Bryson LeMaster as Shinobu Miwa

Hilary Haag as Megumi Shitow

Illich Guardiola as Makoto Isshiki

Jay Hickman as Itsuki Kisaragi

John Gremillion as Jin Kunugi

John Swasey as Shougo Rikudoh

Kelli Cousins as Helena Bähbem

Kelly Manison as Sayoko Nanamori

Laura Chapman as Maya Kamina

Mandy Clark as Reika Mishima

Mark X Laskowski as Souichi Yagumo

Mike Kleinhenz as Shirow Watari

Mike Vance as Masayoshi Kuki

Randy Sparks as Youhei Yomoda

Ted Pfister as Ernst Von Bähbem

Tiffany Grant as Kim Hotaru

Vic Mignogna as Mamoru Torigai

Allison Sumrall as
Female Relative B (ep 13)
Nurse (ep 17)

Bob Biggerstaff as
Newscaster B (ep 6)
Store clerk (ep 10)

Charles Kennedy as
Hospital Director (ep 17)
Male relative (ep 6)
Newscaster A (ep 6)
Pawn Broker (ep 19)
Store manager (ep 10)

Christopher Riley as young Itsuki Kisaragi (ep 15)

Emily Carter as
Female Train Announcer
Mariko (eps 10, 23)
Nanny (ep 15)

Emily Carter-Essex as Computer System (ep 23)

George Manley as
Captain Nomad (eps 4, 24-25)
Intelligence Officer (ep 13)
Male Relative (ep 13)
Soldier 1 (ep 18)
Underling B (ep 19)

Illich Guardiola as Teacher (ep 15)

James Faulkner as
Jean-Patrick Shapplin
Sports Analyst (ep 18)

James Marshall as Security Agent A

Jason Douglas as
Masaru Gomi
Squad Captain (ep 15)

Jay Hickman as Bus Driver (ep 19)

John Gremillion as Sportscaster (ep 18)

John Swasey as Tank Driver

John Tyson as
Butler (eps 15, 24)
Newscaster (ep 23)

Kelli Cousins as young Helena Bähbem (ep 15)

Kevin Charles as Male Train Announcer

Kevin Corn as young Makoto Isshiki (ep 15)

Kurt Stoll as
Station Attendant (ep 19)
Underling C (ep 19)

Marcy Rae as
Female relative (ep 6)
Game System (ep 10)

Matt Culpepper as Operator B (eps 22, 24-25)

Melissa Cybele as
Haruka's Mother (ep 13)
Shinobu Miwa (eps 17-26)

Paul Locklear as Donny Wong

Randy Sparks as Squad Member (ep 15)

Sasha Paysinger as Movie Narrator (ep 19)

Scott White as Operator C (eps 22, 24-25)

Shawn Taylor as
Female Relative A (ep 13)
Museum Narrator (ep 13)

Sheri Sims as Kim's mother (ep 6)

Tiffany Terrell as Leila (ep 25)

Victor Carsrud as
Kim's father (ep 6)
Newscaster (ep 13)
Operator A (eps 22, 24-25)
Soldier 2 (ep 18)
Spy (ep 12)
Underling A (ep 19)
Waiter (ep 10)

Laura Scott (20, 22-25)

Lauren Goodnight

Robert Anderson

Sean O'Neel

English companies

Blu-ray Production: Sentai Studios (Sentai release)

Broadcaster:
Aniplus Asia
G4 (Anime Unleashed)
The Anime Network

Distributor:
101 Films (UK)
ADV Films (UK)
Distribution Solutions (via Sentai Filmworks; 2024 release; United States and Canada)
Section23 Films (North America; 2009-09)

DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.

Internet Streaming:
Amazon Prime Video
HIDIVE (Dubbed)
Hulu (Expired)
The Anime Network

Licensed by:
ADV Films (Expired)
Madman Entertainment (Australia)
Sentai Filmworks (2021)

Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios

Production: Sentai Studios (Sentai release)

Recording Studio: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors

Soundtrack: Geneon Entertainment Inc.

French staff French cast

Executive producer: Carlo Levy

Authoring: Philippe Verhelst

Coordination: Bruno Parent

DVD Menu Design: Benjamin Cohen-Jonathan

Production Assistant:
Manu Roy
Stephanie Leempoels

Voice Direction: Thierry Kazazian

Agnès Manoury as Haruka Shitow

Celia Charpentier as Quon Kisaragi

Fabien Briche as Ayato Kamina

Alexandre Olivier as Souichi Yagumo

Bérangère Jean as
Megumi Shitow
Sayoko Nanamori

Cyrille Artaux as Makoto Isshiki

Eric Peter as Jin Kunugi

Martial Leminoux as Itsuki Kisaragi

Nathalie Homs as
Maya Kamina
Reika Mishima

Patrick Bethune as Johji Futagami

Suzanne Sindberg as Elvy Hadhiyat

Bérangère Jean as
Helena Von Bähbem (2ème voix)
Hiroko Asahina
Itsuki Kisaragi (young)

Celia Charpentier as Crazy Horse Mc Mahon

Martial Leminoux as
Mamoru Torigai
Tonpu Wong

Pascale Chemin as Helena Von Bähbem (1ere voix)

Suzanne Sindberg as
Kim Hotal
Makoto Isshiki (young)
Shinobu Miwa

Thierry Kazazian as
Ernst von Bähbem
Maestro Shapplin
Masayoshi Kuki
Shirow Watari
Shougo Rikudo

French companies

Broadcaster:
AB 1 (from 19 May 2009)
Game one (from 14 March 2005)
Mangas (from 26 March 2007)
Nolife (from 9 September 2010)
NT1 (from 24 December 2007)

Distributor: Dybex (France)

Dubbing: Studio Chinkel

Spanish staff Spanish cast

Translation: Ángel-Manuel Ybáñez (Spain dub; 6 eps)

Executive producer: Jorge Gabarró Frau

Screen Inserts:
Oscar Redondo (Spain dub; several eps)
Tasio Alonso (Spain dub)

Subtitler: Fabián Sierra (Selecta Visión)

Carmen Calvell as Quon Kisaragi (Spain dub)

Enrique Hernández as Ayato Kamina (Spain dub)

Noemi Bayarri as Haruka Shitow (Spain dub)

Anna Orra as
Elvy Hadhiyat (Spain dub; eps 4-5)
Hiroko Asahina (Spain dub; eps 1-2)
Maya Kamina (Spain dub; eps 1-3)
Megumi Shitow (Spain dub; ep 5)

Anna Romano as
Hiroko Asahina (Spain dub)
Maya Kamina (Spain dub)
Megumi Shitow (Spain dub)
Sayoko Nanamori (Spain dub; eps 12-26)

Carmen Calvell as
Helena Bähbem (Spain dub)
Kim Hotal (Spain dub)
Reika Mishima (Spain dub)

Eduardo Diez as
Itsuki Kisaragi (Spain dub)
Jin Kunugi (Spain dub; eps 4-7)
Makoto Isshiki (Spain dub; ep 8)
Souichi Yagumo (Spain dub)

Enrique Hernández as Souichi Yagumo (Spain dub; ep 8)

Noemi Bayarri as
Elvy Hadhiyat (Spain dub)
Sayoko Nanamori (Spain dub; eps 5-11)

Oscar Redondo as
Itsuki Kisaragi (Spain dub; ep 4)
Jin Kunugi (Spain dub; eps 6, 13)
Makoto Isshiki (Spain dub)
Shirow Watari (Spain dub)
Shougo Rikudoh (Spain dub)

Tasio Alonso as
Ernst Von Bähbem (Spain dub)
Jin Kunugi (Spain dub)
Johji Futagami (Spain dub)
Mamoru Torigai (Spain dub)
Shirow Watari (Spain dub; ep 13)

Toni Mora as Mamoru Torigai (Spain dub; eps 1-2)

Anna Romano as Cathy McMahon (Spain dub; eps 9, 12, 14)

Carmen Calvell as Cathy McMahon (Spain dub; eps 20-21, 24)

Eduardo Diez as
Jean-Patrick Shapplin (Spain dub; ep 12)
Masaru Gomi (Spain dub)

Lydia Cuestas as Cathy McMahon (Spain dub; ep 7)

Noemi Bayarri as Shinobu Miwa (Spain dub)

Oscar Redondo as
Donny Wong (Spain dub)
Masayoshi Kuki (Spain dub; ep 3)
Youhei Yomoda (Spain dub)

Tasio Alonso as
Jean-Patrick Shapplin (Spain dub)
Masayoshi Kuki (Spain dub)

Anna Orra (Spain dub)

Anna Romano (Spain dub)

Eduardo Diez (Spain dub)

Enrique Hernández (Spain dub)