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series based on the Aquarian Age collectible card game. The show was co-produced by

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and Madhouse and aired in early 2002 on

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. ADV Films released the show in the United States on

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in three volumes containing both English subtitled and dubbed versions. A trailer for a live action movie was released in 2008. The ''Aquarian Age: Juvenile Orion'' movie was released on March 29, 2008.

Plot

The story centers on high school student and band vocalist Kamikurata Kyouta, and how he stumbles on a secret war being waged by mysterious girls with otherworldly powers. Kyouta later forms a band named T.L. Signal with his friends Kojima Junichi and Hirota Shingo. Kyouta's band works for a company named CosmoPop. Junichi plays the keyboard and Shingo is the guitarist of the band. Things grow even more complicated when he discovers his girlfriend Sannou Yoriko might be the key to the war.

Media

Manga

The stand-alone manga '' Juvenile Orion'' occurs in the broader ''Aquarian Age'' universe, but is unrelated to ''Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution''.

Anime

Music

The background music is composed by

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, also known for the background music from '' Noir'' and the second and third episodes of the

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game trilogy. The 2008 live-action film's main theme is Mirror Ball by Japanese rock group

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References

External links

*
ADV English Cast list

{{Madhouse OVAs 2002 anime television series debuts 2003 anime OVAs Anime composed by Yuki Kajiura Science fiction anime and manga ADV Films Madhouse (company) Madhouse (company) franchises Yuki Kajiura