RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio

RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (2003)

ラーゼフォン 多元変奏曲

Ayato and Haruka are middle-school sweethearts whose lives take a dire turn when the mysterious Mu invade Tokyo in the year 2012. Protecting humanity from the Mu may be Ayato's destiny, but what he really wants is to regain the relationship he once had with Haruka... a love that will have to transcend space, time, and reality itself.

Date of release
2003-04-19
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Animation, Science Fiction
Director
Tomoki Kyoda, Yutaka Izubuchi

Casting

Interesting facts

RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio is a 2003 Japanese mecha anime film directed by Yutaka Izubuchi and Tomoki Kyoda which was produced by studio Bones. It is a movie adaptation of the 2002 anime television series RahXephon, retelling the story of the series with new animation and plot elements. It was theatrically released in Japan on 19 April 2003. The film received mixed reviews, with reviewers recommending it to fans of the anime but criticizing it as inaccessible to newcomers.

Production

The film is directed by Tomoki Kyoda, who had directed six episodes of the TV series (1, 8, 11, 16, 22 & 26) and acted as assistant director with Soichi Masui. Izubuchi acted as Chief Director on this movie, but was not heavily involved in its production. Most of the staff members involved with the TV series worked on the movie, and it was distributed by Shochiku.

The movie quickly reveals mysteries that were developed slowly in the TV series and makes changes to the plot. It begins with a prologue showing previously un-shown events, followed by a couple of expository scenes. The final 30 minutes have the most plot changes and new scenes, and they end with a new epilogue.

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