Editing Fafner in the Azure (section)

{{short description|Anime series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = Fafner in the Azure
| image           = Fafner DVD1.jpg
| caption         = Japanese DVD cover art of the first volume
| ja_kanji        = 蒼穹のファフナー
| ja_romaji       = Sōkyū no Fafner
| genre           = [[Mecha anime and manga|Mecha]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/08/19/fafner-in-the-azure-the-beyond-heads-to-theaters-in-japan-in-2019|title=Fafner in the Azure: THE BEYOND Heads to Theaters in Japan in 2019|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=September 8, 2018|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202090817/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/08/19/fafner-in-the-azure-the-beyond-heads-to-theaters-in-japan-in-2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. -->
| creator         = [[Xebec (studio)|Xebec]], [[Tow Ubukata]]
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| title           = Dead Aggressor
| director        = Nobuyoshi Habara
| producer        = Gou Nakanishi<br/>Takashi Noto<br/>Takatoshi Chino
| writer          = Yasuo Yamabe{{efn-ua|name=Kazuki Yamanobe|Credited under the pen name Kazuki Yamanobe}} (Eps 1-15)<br/>Tow Ubukata (Eps 16-26)
| music           = [[Tsuneyoshi Saito]]
| studio          = [[Xebec (studio)|Xebec]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
  | AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]]
  | NA = [[Crunchyroll]]
}}
| network         = [[TX Network|TXN]] ([[TV Tokyo]])
| network_en      = {{English anime network
  | US = [[Funimation Channel]]
}}
| first           = July 4, 2004
| last            = December 26, 2004
| episodes        = 26
| episode_list    = List of Fafner in the Azure episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = light novel
| title           = Dead Aggressor
| author          = Tow Ubukata
| illustrator     = [[Hisashi Hirai]]
| publisher       = [[MediaWorks (publisher)|Mediaworks]]
| publisher_en    = [[Digital Manga Publishing]]
| demographic     = Male
| imprint         = [[Dengeki Bunko]]
| published       = January 10, 2005
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = Dead Aggressor
| author          = 
| illustrator     = Mikami Akitsu
| publisher       = Mediaworks
| publisher_en    = [[Digital Manga Publishing]]
| demographic     = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| imprint         = 
| magazine        = [[Dengeki Daioh]]
| first           = April 27, 2005
| last            = January 27, 2006
| volumes         = 2
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv film
| title           = Right of Left
| director        = Nobuyoshi Habara
| producer        = 
| writer          = Tow Ubukata
| music           = Tsuneyoshi Saito
| studio          = Xebec
| released        = December 29, 2005
| runtime         = 51 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film
| title           = Dead Aggressor: Heaven and Earth
| director        = Takashi Noto {{abbr|(Chief)|Chief director}}<br/>[[Toshimasa Suzuki]]
| producer        = Gou Nakanashi
| writer          = Tow Ubukata
| music           = Tsuneyoshi Saito
| studio          = Xebec
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
  | AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]]
  | NA = [[Crunchyroll]]
}}
| released        = {{Start date|2010|12|25}}
| runtime         = 88 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = Dead Aggressor
| author          = 
| illustrator     = Tomomi Matsushita
| publisher       = [[Kodansha]]
| demographic     = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]'' 
| imprint         = 
| magazine        = [[Monthly Shōnen Sirius]] ''(2014–2018)''<br/>''Palcy (2018–2021)''{{sp}}
| first           = September 26, 2014
| last            = August 25, 2021
| volumes         = 9
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| title           = Dead Aggressor: Exodus
| director        = Takashi Noto (Chief)<br/>Nobuyoshi Habara
| producer        = Gou Nakanishi<br/>Kotaro Sudo<br/>Ryu Hashimoto
| writer          = Tow Ubukata
| music           = Tsuneyoshi Saito
| studio          = Xebec Zwei
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
  | NA = [[Crunchyroll]]
}}
| network         = [[Mainichi Broadcasting System|MBS]], [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]], [[Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting|CBC]], [[BS-TBS]]
| network_en      = {{English anime network
  | SEA =[[Animax|Animax Asia]]
}}
| first           = January 8, 2015
| last            = December 26, 2015
| episodes        = 26
| episode_list    = List of Fafner in the Azure episodes#Fafner in the Azure: Exodus (2015)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film series
| title           = The Beyond
| director        = Takashi Noto
| producer        = Koutarou Sudou
| writer          = Tow Ubukata
| music           = Tsuneyoshi Saito
| studio          = {{ubl|Xebec Zwei (#1–3){{efn-ua|Xebec Zwei is credited as  Work Studio (制作スタジオ) from episode 1 to 3 (film 1)}}|Xebec (#1–3){{efn-ua|Xebec is credited as Animation Production (アニメーション制作) from episode 1 to 3 (film 1)}}|I.G Zwei (#4–12){{efn-ua|During production of ''The Beyond'', Xebec was sold to Sunrise, and the Xebec Zwei studio was transferred over to Production I.G and rebranded as I.G Zwei. I.G Zwei is credited as Work Studio (制作スタジオ) from episode 4 (film 2) onwards.}}|[[Production I.G]] (#4–12){{efn-ua|Production I.G is credited as Animation Production (アニメーション制作) from episode 4 (film 2) onwards.}}}}
| network         = 
| first           = May 17, 2019
| last            = November 5, 2021
| episodes        = 4 (12 episodes)<!-- This parameter should only be incremented when new episodes air or when a [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable source]] can confirm a specific number of episodes. -->
| episode_list    = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film
| title           = Behind the Line
| director        = Takashi Noto
| producer        = Go Nakanishi
| writer          = Tow Ubukata
| music           = Tsuneyoshi Saito
| studio          = Production I.G
| released        = {{Start date|2023|01|20}}
| runtime         = 54 minutes
}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Fafner in the Azure'''''|蒼穹のファフナー|Sōkyū no Fafunā|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[Mecha anime and manga|mecha]] [[anime]] franchise created by [[Xebec (studio)|Xebec]] in collaboration with [[King Records (Japan)|Starchild Records]]. The story focuses on a group of children who pilot the titular Fafners in an escalating war against giant aliens called Festum. The first series, subtitled ''Dead Aggressor'', is directed by Nobuyoshi Habara and written by Yasuo Yamabe and [[Tow Ubukata]] with character designs from [[Hisashi Hirai]] and mecha designs by Naohiro Washio. It aired on [[TV Tokyo]] from July to December 2004 for 26 episodes. A television special subtitled ''Right of Left'' aired in December 2005, a feature film subtitled ''Heaven and Earth'' had a theatrical release in Japan in December 2010, and a sequel subtitled ''Exodus'' aired on [[Mainichi Broadcasting System|MBS]] and several other stations for 26 episodes from January to December 2015. Another sequel subtitled ''The Beyond'' was released as four films from May 2019 to November 2021. A special episode subtitled ''Behind the Line'' premiered in theaters in January 2023. The series heavily borrows elements from [[Norse Mythology]], referencing some of the terminology used.