Xenosaga: The Animation

Xenosaga: The Animation is a twelve-episode anime series developed by Toei Animation which premiered on TV Asahi in Japan on January 5, 2005. The anime is based off the events of Xenosaga Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht, although there are differences.

Differences

 * Luis survives the events on the Woglinde.
 * The entire Kirschwasser race is absent, their roles replaced by a single Kirschwasser, Kirsch.
 * Albedo appears on the Woglinde to retrieve Kirsch by threatening Shion's life if she doesn't comply, something that doesn't happen in the game.

Characters

 * Shion Uzuki
 * KOS-MOS
 * Gaignun Kukai Jr.
 * Ziggy
 * MOMO
 * chaos
 * Albedo Piazzolla
 * Margulis
 * Kirsch
 * Luis Virgil
 * Mary Godwin
 * Allen Ridgeley
 * Wilhelm
 * Vanderkam
 * Jin Uzuki
 * Gaignun Kukai
 * Kevin Winnicot
 * Tony
 * Matthews
 * Hammer
 * Andrew Cherenkov
 * Pellegri
 * Nephilim
 * Juli Mizrahi
 * Joachim Mizrahi
 * Helmer
 * Canaan
 * Febronia
 * Lapis Roman
 * Kazuichi Moriyama
 * Caspase
 * Togashi Yukihira
 * Calx

Episodes

 * Awakening
 * Imminent Defeat
 * Chance Encounter
 * Jaws of Death
 * Heteromorphic
 * Anchorage
 * Encephalon
 * Memories
 * The Song
 * The Weapon
 * Delusion
 * KOS-MOS

Trivia

 * The Zohar Emulators in the title card in each episode contains a Hebrew numeral which denotes the episode's number.