
Rozen Maiden (2004) is the first anime adaptation of the Rozen Maiden franchise, it was produced by Animation Studio Nomad, it adapts the premise of the manga but develops a different story and introduces characters that have not made an appearance in the manga.
It was followed by a second season titled Rozen Maiden: Träumend in 2005 and a prequel two episode TV Special subtitled as Ouvertüre in 2006.
Description[]
The first manga was adapted into a two-season anime. The first season ran from 7 October 2004 to 23 December 2004. The second season appeared a year later, it was subtitled Träumend (トロイメント toroimento, German for "dreaming"), and ran from 20 October 2005 to 5 January 2006. In 2006, a two-episode special titled Ouvertüre (オーベルテューレ ōberuchyūre, German for "overture") was aired on December 22 and 23, further expanding on the background of the characters.
Both TV series and the special were directed by Kō Matsuo and aired in Japan in TBS and BS-i (now BS-TBS). The Japanese bands Ali Project and Kukui provided the opening themes and closing themes, respectively, of each production. In TV Asahi's "Top 100 Anime Ranking" polled in 2006, Rozen Maiden was ranked 9th on the list.
List of Episodes[]
No. | Screenshot | Title | Translation | Air date |
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01 | ![]() |
Fräulein Rose (薔薇乙女 Bara Otome) |
Miss Rose | October 7, 2004 |
02 | ![]() |
Kleine Beere (雛苺 Hinaichigo) |
Little Berry | October 14, 2004 |
03 | ![]() |
Mercury Lampe (水銀燈 Suigintou) |
Mercury Lamp | October 21, 2004 |
04 | ![]() |
Jade Stern (翠星石 Suiseiseki) |
Jade Star | October 28, 2004 |
05 | ![]() |
Die Treppe (階段 Kaidan) |
The Stairs | November 4, 2004 |
06 | ![]() |
Tranen (涙 Namida) |
Tears | November 11, 2004 |
07 | ![]() |
Träume (夢 Yume) |
Dreams | November 18, 2004 |
08 | ![]() |
Lapislazuri Stern (蒼星石 Souseiseki) |
Lapis Lazuli Star | November 25, 2004 |
09 | ![]() |
Die Gefängnis (檻 Ori) |
The Prison | December 2, 2004 |
10 | ![]() |
Abschied (別離 Betsuri) |
Parting | December 9, 2004 |
11 | ![]() |
Schicksal (運命 Unmei) |
Fate | December 16, 2004 |
12 | ![]() |
Reiner Rubin (真紅 Shinku) |
Pure Ruby | December 23, 2004 |
Continuity Note[]
The canon of the animated series produced by Studio Nomad differs greatly from that of the manga, because of that Nomad versions of the characters in this wiki have their own pages, for example Shinku (NOMAD) instead of just Shinku.
External Links[]
Rozen Maiden "The Creator's Room" on the official Nomad website
References and Citations[]
Rozen Maiden • Rozen Maiden 0 | |
Rozen Maiden (2004 Anime) • Rozen Maiden: Träumend • Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre • Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen
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Die Romane der Rozen Maiden: Schwarzer Wind • Die Romane der Rozen Maiden: Kalkgrün Augen Rozen Maiden: Die Zwillinge • Rozen Maiden: Rot-Schwarz
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Rozen Maiden: Duellwalzer • Rozen Maiden: Gebetgarten • Rozen Maiden: Wechseln Sie Welt ab
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Rozen Maiden: Dolls Talk • Maite wa Ikenai Rozen Maiden • Zettai ni Maite wa Ikenai Rozen Maiden
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Peach-Pit Artworks: Rozen Maiden • Rozen Maiden Illustrations: Rose Maiden
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Rozen Maiden - Original Soundtrack • Rozen Maiden Träumend Original Soundtrack • Rozen Maiden Strings Sound Album • Rozen Maiden 2013 Soundtrack
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Rozen Maiden Drama CD • Rozen Maiden Original Drama CD "Tantei - Detektiv" • Rozen Maiden Träumend - Original Drama CD • Rozen Maiden Träumend Character Drama CDs • Rozen Maiden 2013 Drama CD
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