| Phoenix | |
| 火の鳥 (Hi no Tori) | |
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| 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) |
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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 (2004-07-17) |
| Runtime | 21 minutes |
Phoenix is a 13-episode 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, and originally broadcast in Japan on NHK BShi. 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. As of 2023, the series is also available on Crunchyroll. In a 2019 social media post, the Embassy of Japan in Jamaica announced that Phoenix was among the anime series broadcast by CVM Television.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dawn arc" Transliteration: "Reimeihen" (Japanese: 黎明編) | April 4, 2004 (2004-04-04) |
| 2 | April 11, 2004 (2004-04-11) | |
| 3 | April 18, 2004 (2004-04-18) | |
| 4 | April 25, 2004 (2004-04-25) | |
| 5 | "Resurrection arc" Transliteration: "Fukkatsuhen" (Japanese: 復活編) | May 2, 2004 (2004-05-02) |
| 6 | May 9, 2004 (2004-05-09) | |
| 7 | "Strange Beings arc" Transliteration: "Igyouhen" (Japanese: 異形編) | May 16, 2004 (2004-05-16) |
| 8 | "Sun arc" Transliteration: "Taiyouhen" (Japanese: 太陽編) | May 23, 2004 (2004-05-23) |
| 9 | May 30, 2004 (2004-05-30) | |
| 10 | June 6, 2004 (2004-06-06) | |
| 11 | June 13, 2004 (2004-06-13) | |
| 12 | "Future arc" Transliteration: "Miraihen" (Japanese: 未来編) | June 20, 2004 (2004-06-20) |
| 13 | June 27, 2004 (2004-06-27) | |
See also
Notes
References
- 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
- Phoenix (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Phoenix at IMDb
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