Phoenix (Japanese TV series)
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Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 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.
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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 |
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Original network | NHK BShi |
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Original run | April 4, 2004 – June 27, 2004 |
Episodes | 13 |
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Phoenix: Robe of Feathers | |
Directed by | Masayoshi Nishida |
Studio | Tezuka Productions |
Released | July 17, 2004 (2004-07-17) |
Runtime | 21 minutes |
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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]