Anime Eureka Seven AO Aired Epilogue from November 19-22

The epilogue to the sci-fi robot anime Eureka Seven AO, which ran from April to September of this year, aired at 3:41am on Monday, November 19. Such a format of anime broadcasting is rare, and the series has drawn attention from many anime fans.

Eureka Seven AO, the sequel to the 2005-2006 series Eureka Seven, also known as Symphonic Poem Eureka Seven, takes place seven years after the original. The original staff and cast all returned for this sequel, boosting its popularity among fans. Eureka Seven AO ended at 24 episodes including the recent release of the two epilogue episodes. Normally, epilogues of anime series are produced as feature films. Broadcasting two extra episodes as the epilogue makes Eureka Seven AO a rare case.

After the premiere on TBS, the epilogue was also broadcast as a 1-hour special on MBS on November 21 and 22 at 3:35 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. respectively. The epilogue will also be included in the 9th volume of the series' Blu-ray DVD, which will be released on February 22, 2013.

This article contains translated excerpts from http://animeanime.jp/article/2012/10/23/11842.html (Japanese).