Phoenix | |
Ja Kanji: | 火の鳥 |
Ja Romaji: | Hi no Tori |
Type: | tv series |
Director: | Ryōsuke Takahashi |
Studio: | Tezuka Productions |
Network: | NHK BShi |
First: | April 4, 2004 |
Last: | June 27, 2004 |
Episodes: | 13 |
Type: | film |
Phoenix: Robe of Feathers | |
Director: | Masayoshi Nishida |
Studio: | Tezuka Productions |
Runtime: | 21 minutes |
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.
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]