This is a list of episodes of the Rozen Maiden anime series.
In early 2007, Geneon USA announced it had licensed Rozen Maiden,[1] and completely released the first season in three DVDs. Each DVD contained four episodes, and were subtitled Doll House, Maiden War, and War of the Rose, respectively.
For Träumend, the first DVD, Puppet Show, was released on October 23, 2007. The other two DVDs, Revival and The Alice Game, were supposed to come out in December of that year, but were delayed because of the announcement that Geneon USA had decided to cancel its North American releases starting September 2007.[2]
On July 3, 2008, Geneon and Funimation Entertainment announced an agreement to distribute select titles in North America. While Geneon retained the license, Funimation assumed exclusive rights to the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of select titles, including Rozen Maiden and Rozen Maiden: Träumend.[3] Volume 2 of Träumend was officially released in North America on October 28, 2008,[4] with the third volume following on December 9.[5] The Rozen Maiden Träumend box set, containing the whole second season was released on July 21, 2009.
North American anime licensor Sentai Filmworks has not only re-licensed both seasons of Rozen Maiden, but the special Ouvertüre (dubbed at Bang Zoom! Entertainment). All three were released Winter 2011.[6]
Tokyopop Germany has completely released the first season on DVD, and the first Träumend DVD has originally been announced for March 2008, however the company, citing an increase in illegal downloads and a decrease in DVD sales, has announced that it will "pause" DVD sales.[7][8] Kazé, an anime publisher in France, has licensed the anime and has completely released the two TV seasons and the special.
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| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Rozen Maiden" "Bara Otome" (薔薇乙女 Fräulein Rose) |
October 7, 2004 |
| Jun Sakurada is a hikikomori, or a boy who has decided to isolate himself from the outside world, and legally does not go to school. In his time, Jun orders unorthodox items online, only to return them for a refund. One day, he receives a paper, asking whether or not to wind. After Jun carelessly accepts, a mysterious box appears with a doll inside. This doll, being able to move and talk, introduces herself as Shinku, the fifth doll of the Rozen Maiden. Jun enters a contract with Shinku, becoming her medium. | ||
| 02 | "Hinaichigo" "Hinaichigo" (雛苺 Kleine Beere) |
October 14, 2004 |
| Hinaichigo, the sixth doll of the Rozen Maiden, and her medium, Tomoe, are introduced. Hinaichigo is always sad that Tomoe never has time to play with her. However, Hinaichigo does not realize that Tomoe has been gradually becoming weak, due to their contract with other other. Shinku goes to the portal to the world of Hinaichigo, where the dolls must fight each other in the Alice Game. | ||
| 03 | "Suigintou" "Suigintō" (水銀燈 Mercury Lampe) |
October 21, 2004 |
| Hinaichigo now lives with Jun and Nori, becoming Shinku's servant due to her loss in the Alice Game. Jun and Nori try to figure out what "unyu" is, which is what Hinaichigo calls her favorite food. Meanwhile, Suigintou, the first doll of the Rozen Maiden, appears, encountering Shinku and Hinaichigo. | ||
| 04 | "Suiseiseki" "Suiseiseki" (翠星石 Jade Stern) |
October 28, 2004 |
| Suiseiseki, the third doll of the Rozen Maiden, is introduced from a flying box that barges into Jun's room. She takes everyone to Jun's dream world, which is actually a lifeless domain filled with memories of Jun's past. The doll also shows them how everyone has a soul tree that grows inside them. | ||
| 05 | "The Stairway" "Kaidan" (階段 Die Treppe) |
November 4, 2004 |
| Hinaichigo and Jun must battle Suiseiseki and Shinku to get to the truth of who took Hinaichigo's strawberry from her strawberry cake. | ||
| 06 | "Tears" "Namida" (涙 Tränen) |
November 11, 2004 |
| Suigintou takes Hinaichigo hostage. Jun, Shinku, and Suiseiseki enter the world of Suigintou to save Hinaichigo from the clutches of Suigintou. It is also shown that Jun had brought a doll back to life by sewing its broken pieces. Shinku suddenly collapses at the end due to exhaustion. | ||
| 07 | "Dreams" "Yume" (夢 Träume) |
November 18, 2004 |
| In order to save Shinku, and later Hinaichigo, from exhaustion, Jun must confront his fears of his middle school and retrieve a book he discovers to be there. | ||
| 08 | "Souseiseki" "Sōseiseki" (蒼星石 Lapislazuli Stern) |
November 25, 2004 |
| Souseiseki, the fourth doll of the Rozen Maiden, is introduced. She lives with an old man, named Motoharu, who always sees her as his late son, Kazuki, which forces her to stay with him. Suiseiseki is traumatized by her twin sister's resolve to choose the Motoharu over her. Moreover, Suigintou soon intervenes. | ||
| 09 | "The Prison" "Ori" (檻 Das Gefängnis) |
December 2, 2004 |
| Motoharu's past is revealed. When Kazuki died in a car crash, Motoharu's wife, Matsu, fell into a deep sleep long ago. Now Motoharu calls out for Kazuki, because he is in shock at the loss of his family. Suigintou takes control of Motoharu's dream world and entraps Jun and the dolls inside it. Moreover, Suigintou also takes Souseiseki's artificial spirit, Lempika. She then threatens Suiseiseki to hand over her artificial spirit, Jade Dream, in order to save Jun. | ||
| 10 | "Parting" "Betsuri" (別離 Abschied) |
December 9, 2004 |
| Suigintou wagers a battle with Shinku for the victor's Rosa Mystica at midnight. Throughout the day, Shinku is acting awfully quiet, and no one knows of her bet. Alas, she talks with Jun saying that to live means to fight. The episode ends with Shinku bidding farewell to Jun at midnight, for this battle could be the cost of Shinku's life. | ||
| 11 | "Destiny" "Unmei" (運命 Schicksal) |
December 16, 2004 |
| The battle begins between Suigintou and Shinku. However, Suigintou seals Jun into his dream world where he will break down from his past memories. Jun starts to suffer and think that he is good for nothing, whereas Nori, Hinaichigo, Suiseiseki, and Souseiseki intervene in the battle. | ||
| 12 | "Shinku" "Shinku" (真紅 Reiner Rubin) |
December 23, 2004 |
| The battle is concluded with Jun and Shinku being the victors. However, the doll of the Rozen Maiden have changed Jun inside and out. He is no longer afraid of the outside world and resolves conflicts with others. After the battle, Shinku disappears for a while. Jun has become stronger as a human, being able to return to school with Shinku by his side. | ||
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Barasuishou" "Bara Suishō" (薔薇水晶 Rozenkristall) |
October 20, 2005 |
| Jun has overcome his past and must now make up all his schoolwork before he can actually go back. Suiseiseki and Souseiseki barge into the Sakurada residence as usual, the dolls play with each other, and everything is back to normal. However, Shinku starts to face deep nightmares about Suigintou. Barasuishou, the fraud of the seventh doll of the Rozen Maiden, is introduced. | ||
| 02 | "Enju" "Enju" (槐 Enju) |
October 27, 2005 |
| Shinku claims that Barasuishou never meet any of the dolls of the Rozen Maiden. Since Barasuishou is the seventh doll, this appears to be a sign that the Alice Game would be ending soon. Shinku's strange behavior continues, and Jun continues to worry about her. Jun and Tomoe also visit the doll shop of a doll maker named Enju. | ||
| 03 | "Kanaria" "Kanariya" (金糸雀 Kanarienvogel) |
November 3, 2005 |
| Kanaria, the second doll of the Rozen Maiden, is introduced. Her initial plan is to sneak into the Sakurada residence and take the Rosa Mysticae from Shinku, Hinaichigo, Suiseiseki, and Souseiseki. However, chaos erupts as the dolls think that a burglar broke in. | ||
| 04 | "Contract" "Keiyaku" (契約 Vereinbarung) |
November 10, 2005 |
| Suiseiseki decides to find a medium, as Jun is the only one eligible, though she is skeptical about him. Ultimately, Jun and the five dolls are taken to the world of Barasuishou, where the Alice Game is foreshadowed. Jun enters into a contract with Suiseiseki. | ||
| 05 | "The Letter" "Tegami" (手紙 Der Brief) |
November 17, 2005 |
| Hinaichigo tries to send a letter to Jun. Suiseiseki tries to earn Jun's respect. Souseiseki tries to keep order in the house Kanaria tries to get into the Sakurada residence yet again. Jun and Shinku are in the background during these events. | ||
| 06 | "Angel" "Tenshi" (天使 Engel) |
November 24, 2005 |
| Megu, hospitalized with an incurable disease, enters into a contract with Suigintou. However, Megu wishes only for death and insists that she is incomplete and broken. After encountering Barasuishou, and later Shinku, it is realized that Suigintou was revived to participate in the Alice Game. | ||
| 07 | "Tea Party" "Chakai" (茶会 Teegesellschaft) |
December 1, 2005 |
| Kanaria makes her resolve to fight, in order to both remain alive and to make her medium, Micchan, happy. However, conflicts get resolved and Kanaria fulfills Micchan's wish a different way. Meanwhile, Souseiseki starts to see deeper into the Alice Game and begins to believe that she and her sisters should fight. | ||
| 08 | "Doll Maker" "Ningyōshi" (人形師 Puppenmacher) |
December 8, 2005 |
| After having seen an apparition of Rozen, the creator of the dolls of the Rozen Maiden, Souseiseki soon sees the deep meaning behind the Alice Game. After having seen Enju and his feelings about dolls, Jun starts to wonder more about Rozen and his love for his dolls. Souseiseki resolves to fight her sisters, take their Rosa Mysticae, and become Alice. | ||
| 09 | "The Reproach" "Kai / Imashime" (戒 Der Tadel) |
December 15, 2005 |
| Suiseiseki becomes worried about Souseiseki. Souseiseki battles against Barasuishou and Suigintou, only to be defeated. Souseiseki asks Suiseiseki to take her Rosa Mystica, but Suiseiseki fails and Suigintou takes Souseiseki's Rosa Mystica. | ||
| 10 | "Tomoe" "Tomoe" (巴 Tomoe) |
January 12, 2006 |
| Souseiseki is destined to meet a tragic fate, and to make matters worse, Shinku sees the same for Hinaichigo as well. Hinaichigo is also aware of her destiny, and shares her last moments with Tomoe. There is no time to mourn, however, since Barasuishou, Laplace, and Enju have apparently laid a trap for Jun and the remaining dolls of the Rozen Maiden. | ||
| 11 | "Rose Garden" "Baraen" (薔薇園 Rosengarten) |
January 19, 2006 |
| Because they have yet to fulfill Rozen's wish, the remaining dolls fight Barasuishou and Suigintou. When things spiral downward, Shinku is left to fight Barasuishou. | ||
| 12 | "Alice" "Shōjo" (少女 Alice) |
January 26, 2006 |
| The conflicts are solved, the battles are ended. Jun learns the shocking truth about Barasuishou, Enju, and Rozen. Enju was the maker of Barasuishou, not Rozen, therefore, Barasuishou perishes, while the other dolls of the Rozen Maiden will soon be revived. | ||
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Eternity" "Yūkyū" (悠久 Ewigkeit) |
December 22, 2006 |
| Set in the middle of Traumend, Souseiseki tells Jun the story of the Rozen Maidens' past, when they lived in 19th century, London, and when Shinku first met Suigintou... | ||
| 02 | "Vanity" "Kyoshoku" (虚飾 Eitelkeit) |
December 23, 2006 |
| At first, Suigintou was merely an innocent and clueless doll...until misunderstandings soon led to the hatred for Shinku. | ||
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