Completed Anime
RahXephon

“Tokyo teen Ayato awakens RahXephon mecha after learning his city is a Mulian-controlled time bubble.”

RahXephon

7.41
2,757 rank · 129,616 viewers · 1,034 favorites
Award Winning Drama Mystery Romance Sci-Fi Suspense Mecha Music Psychological
26 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Winter 2002 · Bones · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Tokyo teen Ayato awakens RahXephon mecha after learning his city is a Mulian-controlled time bubble.

The ordinary life of high school student Ayato Kamina is turned upside down when Tokyo is suddenly invaded by futuristic fighter jets. Amidst the chaos, he encounters a woman called Haruka Shitow who claims to be from a government organization called TERRA. She reveals that he has been living in a time bubble named "Tokyo Jupiter" that was put in place by the Mulians—humanoids from another dimension—in an attempt to isolate and take over Tokyo. TERRA has been trying to break through the barrier surrounding the city ever since. Unable to process the revelation, Ayato panics and flees. He runs into his classmate Reika Mishima who leads him to a place called "The Shrine of Xephon" where a large egg slumbers. She starts to sing and an unknown power awakens within Ayato, connecting him to a being called RahXephon that breaks out of the egg. Shortly after, Haruka finds him again and tries to make him join her cause of fighting against the Mulians. Caught between the crosshairs of the Mulians and TERRA, Ayato begins to question his purpose, navigating altered memories and ultimately his very identity in this chaotic new world.

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7.8 /10

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87% recommend
Score distribution
median 8 mode 10 σ 2.16
1510
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σ 2.16 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.2 pts

Recommenders 8.9 · others 3.7

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Running avg · Oct 2007 → Feb 2026

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A Tv Production · Winter 2002

Bones.
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Media Factory · Victor Entertainment

  • Format 26 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 9h 58m all episodes
  • Aired Jan 2002 – Sep 2002 Winter 2002
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-0144 catalog

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