| 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 |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 4, 2004 – June 27, 2004 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Anime film | |
| Phoenix: A Robe of Feathers Chapter | |
| 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 by NHK.[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]
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1–4 | "Dawn arc" "Reimeihen" (黎明編) | April 4–25, 2004 |
| 5–6 | "Resurrection arc" "Fukkatsuhen" (復活編) | May 2–9, 2004 |
| 7 | "Strange Beings arc" "Igyouhen" (異形編) | May 16, 2004 |
| 8–11 | "Sun arc" "Taiyouhen" (太陽編) | May 23 – June 13, 2004 |
| 12–13 | "Future arc" "Miraihen" (未来編) | June 20–27, 2004 |
