Phoenix
Throughout time, mankind has chased after the dream of immortality. The Phoenix, in the form of a bird of fire, is said to hold the key to eternal life. Great warriors, greedy princesses, ambitious scientists and ordinary people desire its power. Great wars are fought in a vain attempt to possess it and, as a result, civilizations rise and fall.

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It's about time this was added to the list! *YAY* This is a masterpiece of a series, and it really is a breakthrough in storytelling.
Although being 13 episodes long, "Phoenix"...


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Stunning is the only word I can use to sum up this gorgeous series. While Osamu Tezuka is often known for Kimba the White Lion or Astroboy, the manga on...

Created by: NHK (Japan), Tezuka Productions
Language: English subtitled / English dub / Japanese
Country of Origin: USA / Japan
Alternate Titles: Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix, Hi no tori (Japan)
Language: English subtitled / English dub / Japanese
Country of Origin: USA / Japan
Alternate Titles: Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix, Hi no tori (Japan)
[ Japanese ] Featuring the voices of:
Mayumi Asano | ... Sakonnosuke |
Masashi Hirose | ... Lamp |
Ryoko Kinomiya | ... Himiko |
Tetsuo Komura | ... Sarutahiko/Dr Saruta/Lord Iemasa |
Tamie Kubota | ... Yaobikuni |
Akira Kume | ... Narrator |
Kobayashi Misa | ... Chihiro |
Michio Nakao | ... Guzuri |
Shinji Ogawa | ... Nielsen |
Fumiko Osaka | ... Reiko |
Nozomu Sasaki | ... Leona |
Keiko Takeshita | ... Hi no tori |
Junko Takeuchi | ... Nagi |
Sakiko Tamagawa | ... Hinaku |
Masaki Terasoma | ... Yumihiko |
Yumi Touma | ... Tamami |
Featuring the voices of:
Madeleine Blaustein | ... Yumihiko |
David Brimmer | ... Kamamushi |
Danny Burstein | ... Sarutahiko/Dr Saruta/Lord Iemasa |
Marc Diraison | ... Uraji |
Suzanne Gilad | ... Phoenix |
Dan Green | ... Guzuri |
Bella Hudson | ... Uzume/Obaba |
Fiona Jones | ... Himiko |
Carrie Keranen | ... Hinaku |
Christopher Kromer | ... Leona |
Ted Lewis | ... Nielsen |
Michelle Newman | ... Nagi |
Robert O'Gorman | ... Narrator |
Mike Pollock | ... Lamp/Kahei/Chamberlain |
Eden Riegel | ... Chihiro/Robita |
Michael Sinterniklaas | ... Takeru |
Richard Springle | ... Chief Ninigi/Ojiji |
Veronica Taylor | ... Reiko/Sakonnosuke/Yaobikuni/Fuki |
Marc Thompson | ... Sorceror |
James Urbaniak | ... Susanoo |
Series Created by: Osamu Tezuka
Produced by: Kensuke Kishi
Based on: the manga by Osamu Tezukaprofile by: Toonboy