Elemental Phantom (Anime)

The anime adaptation of Elemental Phantom was announced in the 7th volume of the manga on April 25, 1999. The first episode aired on TV Tokyo on January 6, 2000 at 9:30 AM JST. The 26 episode adaptation was animated by XEBEC and was directed by Takao Kato. The anime was produced right up to the end of the manga, and as such, the anime adapts all 57 chapters. Chapters 49-57 are rushed and condensed to fit the last 2 episodes.

Pioneer licensed the anime in November 2001. 7 DVD volumes were released from May 18, 2002 to September 30, 2003. Their dub was broadcast censored on Adult Swim from October 30, 2003 to April 29, 2004 with a TV-14-V rating. Funimation relicensed the anime in May 2011, and rereleased the anime on DVD in December of the same year. The dub was broadcast uncensored on Adult Swim’s Toonami block from March 8, 2014 to September 6, 2014. This broadcast was rated TV-14-DLSV and TV-MA-LV, with Episode 21 being rated TV-MA-LSV.