
Ayato Kamina
main character



In the year 2012 Japan was invaded by the Mu. Human-like beings from another dimension with blue blood. In the year 2015 Tokyo is attacked by invaders, who are repelled by a humanoid weapon called a Dolem. During the chaos, Ayato Kamina meets Reika Mishima, a classmate. During that same day, he is attacked by government officials but a woman named Haruka comes to his rescue, informing him that she was sent to get him by the Organization TERRA, and that Tokyo had been sealed in a time rift where time flows one third as fast as the outside world. He flees from Haruka onto a train where he sees Reika once more. Arriving at the Room of Rah, he follows her to a tremendous egg where the Dolem RahXephon is hatched from, and upon her singing his mother appears atop the Dolem that had stopped the TERRA Invasion. In the battle Ayato's mother is injured, and Ayato flees Tokyo Jupiter with Haruka upon seeing his mother's blue blood.
Probably, if you enjoy drama, mecha and music, especially stories with coming of age, mythology, philosophy.
Reception is positive but mixed: 71/100 on AniList, with 45% of 6.9K ratings at 8/10 or higher. It's the #16 highest-rated anime of 2002.
About 7.7% of viewers drop it, which is typical.
At about 9 h 58 min in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Availability, audio and subtitles vary by region and service.
26 episodes are listed.
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RahXephon has 26 episodes of about 23 minutes each, roughly 9 h 58 min in total.
About 9 h 58 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 13 days; at one hour a day, about 10 days.
Yes. RahXephon has finished airing — the final episode aired September 10, 2002.
No sequel is listed for RahXephon as of October 2026.
No. RahXephon is an original anime story, not adapted from a manga or novel.
RahXephon was animated by bones and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi.
The opening, "Hemisphere", is performed by Maaya Sakamoto.
RahXephon is listed on HIDIVE. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.