Rage of Bahamut (TV series)

Rage of Bahamut
Blu-ray cover art of the first volume (Genesis)
神撃のバハムート
(Shingeki no Bahamūto)
GenreAdventure, dark fantasy
Created byCygames
Anime television series
Rage of Bahamut: Genesis
Directed byKeiichi Sato
Produced byYuito Kimura
Written byKeiichi Hasegawa
Music byYoshihiro Ike
StudioMAPPA
Licensed by
Original networkSun TV, Tokyo MX, KBS, TV Aichi, AT-X, BS11, STS
English network
Original run October 6, 2014 December 29, 2014
Episodes12
Manga
Shingeki no Bahamut: Twin Heads
Written byTakamaru Semikawa
Illustrated byRyota-H
Published byCygames
MagazineCycomics
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 21, 2016August 20, 2017
Volumes3
Manga
Bahari MAX
Illustrated byPonkichi
Published byCygames
MagazineCycomics
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 28, 2016January 29, 2017
Anime television series
Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul
Directed byKeiichi Sato
Produced by
  • Nobuhiro Takenaka
  • Manabu Ōtsuka
Written byShizuka Ōishi
Music byYoshihiro Ike
StudioMAPPA
Licensed byAmazon.com (streaming)
Original networkMBS, TBS, CBC TV, BS-TBS, STS
Original run April 7, 2017 September 29, 2017
Episodes24
See also

Rage of Bahamut (Japanese: 神撃のバハムート, Hepburn: Shingeki no Bahamūto) is a Japanese anime television series produced by MAPPA that is based on the Rage of Bahamut game. The series was directed by Keiichi Sato and written by Keiichi Hasegawa, featuring character designs by Naoyuki Onda and music by Yoshihiro Ike.

The first season, titled Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (神撃のバハムート GENESIS, Shingeki no Bahamūto: Jeneshisu), consists of 12 episodes aired between October 6, 2014, and December 29, 2014. It has been licensed for streaming in North America by Funimation. A second season, titled Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul (神撃のバハムート VIRGIN SOUL, Shingeki no Bahamūto: Bājin Souru), was announced on May 6, 2015, at the series' orchestra concert event. It consists of 24 episodes aired between April 7, 2017, and September 29, 2017. Amazon exclusively streamed the second season in the United States and in the United Kingdom on their Prime Video service. The streaming in the United States was originally part of the now defunct Anime Strike service.

A spin-off series, titled Manaria Friends, was released in 2019. It is also based on the Rage of Bahamut social game.