Phoenix (Japanese TV series)
| Phoenix | |
| 火の鳥 (Hi no Tori) | |
|---|---|
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ryōsuke Takahashi |
| Written by | Fuyunori Gobu (eps 1-4) Keiichi Hasegawa (eps 5-6) Gisaburō Sugii (ep 7) Toru Nozaki (eps 8-11) Hirotoshi Kobayashi (eps 12-13) |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Tezuka Productions |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | NHK BShi |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 4, 2004 – June 27, 2004 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Anime film | |
| Phoenix: Robe of Feathers | |
| Directed by | Masayoshi Nishida |
| Studio | Tezuka Productions |
| Released | July 17, 2004 |
| Runtime | 21 minutes |
Phoenix[a] is a 13-episode[1] 2004 anime series based on the manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka. It was developed by Tezuka Productions and directed by Ryōsuke Takahashi,[2] and originally broadcast in Japan on NHK BShi.[3] A short film by the same staff as the TV series, Phoenix: Robe of Feathers, was released on July 17, 2004.
The series was first distributed in the United States in 2007 by AnimeWorks, and a Blu-ray release by Media Blasters was announced in 2019.[4] As of 2023, the series is also available on Crunchyroll.[5] In a 2019 social media post, the Embassy of Japan in Jamaica announced that Phoenix was among the anime series broadcast by CVM Television.[6]
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dawn arc" Transliteration: "Reimeihen" (Japanese: 黎明編) | April 4, 2004 |
| 2 | April 11, 2004 | |
| 3 | April 18, 2004 | |
| 4 | April 25, 2004 | |
| 5 | "Resurrection arc" Transliteration: "Fukkatsuhen" (Japanese: 復活編) | May 2, 2004 |
| 6 | May 9, 2004 | |
| 7 | "Strange Beings arc" Transliteration: "Igyouhen" (Japanese: 異形編) | May 16, 2004 |
| 8 | "Sun arc" Transliteration: "Taiyouhen" (Japanese: 太陽編) | May 23, 2004 |
| 9 | May 30, 2004 | |
| 10 | June 6, 2004 | |
| 11 | June 13, 2004 | |
| 12 | "Future arc" Transliteration: "Miraihen" (Japanese: 未来編) | June 20, 2004 |
| 13 | June 27, 2004 | |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Surat, Daryl (11 August 2020). "Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix: Perfect Collection [Anime Review]". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Phoenix: Osamu Tezuka's Unfinished Epic and the Beautiful Anime It Spawned". CBR. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "火の鳥｜アニメ｜手塚治虫 TEZUKA OSAMU OFFICIAL". TezukaOsamu.net(JP) (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Osamu Tezuka's Iconic Anime Phoenix is Finally Coming to Blu-ray". ScreenRant. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Adds Phoenix Anime to Catalog". Anime News Network. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of Japan in Jamaica". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Phoenix (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Phoenix at IMDb
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