Reception
The anime series originally aired on stations in the Fuji Television network and its affiliates, except in the Kansai region where independent UHF stations aired it instead. Starting with episode 10, some stations moved the series from the afternoon to after midnight, but other stations moved it from late night to afternoon. RahXephon thus remained both a "late night anime" and afternoon anime throughout its original run.
According to its distributor the series "captivated millions in Japan" and " in viewers by the tens of thousands." The series won the award for best anime TV series at the 7th Animation Kobe fair. It was considered popular enough that a TV movie version was commissioned and aired.
Internationally, the series was translated and released on DVD. It was purchased for airing by television stations and made available on video on demand services in several countries. In the United States, the DVDs were released around the theatrical release of another Bones production, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. The distributor claimed that RahXephon was met with "strong sales and extraordinary critical response in the U.S."
Further information: See List of RahXephon media#Anime distribution for more information on international distribution.Read more about this topic: RahXephon
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