List of Star Ocean EX episodes

This is a complete episode listing for the anime series nihongo|"Star Ocean EX"|スターオーシャンＥＸ|Sutā Ōshan EX. Adapted from Mayumi Azuma's seven-volume manga series ', the twenty-six episode series is directed by Hiroshi Watanabe and was produced by Studio Deen. The series first premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 3, 2001. [cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-03-21/new-anime-in-japan-for-spring-2001 |title=New Anime in Japan for Spring 2001 |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2001-03-21 |accessdate=2008-03-03 ] The final episode aired on September 25, 2001. [cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-10-03/update-on-japanese-tv-broadcasts |title=Update on Japanese TV Broadcasts |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2001-10-03 |accessdate=2008-03-03 ] The source manga was based on the video game ', however it only covered the first half of the game, resulting in both it and the anime adaptation telling an incomplete story.

"Star Ocean EX" was released to VHS tape and Region 2 DVD by Movic, with the first volume released on July 27, 2001 and the final volume released March 29, 2002. Movic also released a series of five drama CDs to complete the story.cite web |url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1008 |title=Star Ocean EX |publisher=THEM Anime Reviews |first=Jake |last=Godek |accessdate=2008-04-03 |quote="This anime is based on the manga to so much an extent that it ends prematurely, meaning that characters such as Noel Chandler and Chisato Madison are not brought in before the end. To help this, a series of audio drama CDs were created in order to finish off the story in the anime."] In 2004, Geneon Entertainment announced they had acquired the license to release the series to Region 1 DVD. [cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-07-31/geneon-entertainment-licenses |title=Geneon Entertainment Licenses |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2004-07-31 |accessdate=2008-03-03 ] They released the first of six volumes on January 4, 2005 and the final volume on November 22, 2005. In Geneon's release, the first two volumes contained five episodes each, while the remaining volumes contained four.cite web|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3410.php |title=Star Ocean EX Vol. #1 (also w/box) (of 6)|first=Chris |last=Beveridge |publisher=AnimeOnDVD.com |date=2004-12-06 |accessdate=2008-03-03 ] cite web|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3718.php |title=Star Ocean EX Vol. #6 (of 6)|first=Chris |last=Beveridge |publisher=AnimeOnDVD.com |date=2005-11-07 |accessdate=2008-03-03 ]

Two pieces of theme music are use for all twenty-six episodes. "To the Light", performed by Amika Hattan is used for the opening theme. Saori Nishihata's "Hearts" is used for the ending theme for the first twenty-five episodes, while the twenty-sixth episode uses "To the Light" for its ending.

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*cite web|url=http://www.mau2.com/anime/staroceanex|title=Unofficial list of "Star Ocean EX" episode titles|language=Japanese|publisher=Mao2.com|accessdate=2008-03-04
*cite web|url=http://www.mau2.com/anime/staroceanex|title=Unofficial list of "Star Ocean EX" episode titles (for Japanese titles and air dates only)|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2008-03-04

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