It ran in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan from 1998 to 2001. Enix published the series in seven collected volumes in Japan starting in June 1999. Two volumes were released per year until the seventh volume was released in November 2001. Anime Studio Deen adapted the manga series into an anime series, naming it . The series premiered on TV Tokyo from April 3, 2001, and ran for twenty-six episodes until September 25, 2001. Movic released to VHS tape and Region 2 DVD across nine volumes, with the first released on July 27, 2001, and the final volume released March 29, 2002. Each volume contained two episodes, except the final volume which had three. In 2004, Geneon Entertainment announced they had acquired the license to release the series to Region 1 DVD. They released the first of six volumes on January 4, 2005, and the final volume on November 22, 2005. In Geneon's release, the first two volumes contained five episodes each, while the remaining volumes contained four. On August 8, 2006, Geneon released all twenty-six episodes in a series box set. Discotek Media have rescued the license to the series, and plan to release it on Blu-ray. Soundtracks Two CD soundtracks were released in Japan by Pony Canyon for the Star Ocean EX series. The first soundtrack, , contained forty-seven tracks and released on August 1, 2001. Among the tracks are the TV length versions of the opening and ending themes and background music played during various episodes. The second, was released on September 19, 2001. It contained an additional forty-five tracks of background music from the series. Neither official soundtrack includes the full version of either the opening or ending theme of the series. Amika Hattan did release the full version of the opening theme "To the Light" as a CD single. Likewise, Saori Nishihata released a single with the full version of the ending theme "Hearts". Other Movic, the company which released the Star Ocean EX anime series to VHS and DVD, also had a series of drama CDs produced. These CDs take the place of the series' missing second season and complete the story left incomplete by both the manga and anime series. The CDs feature the same voice actors as those in the anime and each volume contains approximately one hour of dialog. The first CD was released in Japan on July 7, 2001, picking