Loss of innocence - The burden of responsibility and the many traditionally adult situations the children face bring about the premature loss of innocence. Politics - Throughout the series the political power structure aboard the ship shifts and changes and acts as a microcosm of real-world politics. Episodes Some of the titles given by the series' North American distributor, Bandai Entertainment, differ from the literal translations; the Bandai-given titles appear in parentheses where applicable. Sere 1: Sere 2: Sere 3: Sere 4: Sere 5: Sere 6: Sere 7: Sere 8: Sere 9: Sere 10: Sere 11: Sere 12: Sere 13: Sere 14: Sere 15: Sere 16: Sere 17: Sere 18: Sere 19: Sere 20: Sere 21: Sere 22: Sere 23: Sere 24: Sere 25: Sere 26: Manga A companion manga was released in Japan in 1999-2000. Created by Shinsuke Kurihashi, and released by MediaWorks Publishing, the manga details the voyage of the Ryvius from the character viewpoints of Aoi Housen, and to a lesser extent, her roommates Kozue Izumi and Reiko Ichikawa. This is in contrast to the anime, which had been seen through the eyes of the Aiba brothers, Ikumi Oze, and other mostly male characters. As such, the manga does not follow the anime "to the letter", but provides episodes and plotlines previously unseen. The English-language rights to the Ryvius manga were acquired by ComicsOne, and the first volume of the English version, covering the anime episodes 1-13, was released in October 2004. The second and final volume, covering the remainder of the series, was expected to be released in January 2005. After ComicsOne was taken over by DrMaster, Volume 2 of the Infinite Ryvius manga was delayed. It was finally released under the new DrMaster label in May 2005. Soundtracks Infinite Ryvius Original Soundtrack 1 VICL-60485 Release Date: 16 December 1999 "Dis (Club Mix version)" by Mika Arisaka "Revise Us" "Nowhere" "Easy Living" by Mika Arisaka "Communication" "Almost Blue" "Faint Hope" "Cool!" "Dis (English version)" by Mika Arisaka by Mika Arisaka "Dis" (Instrumental) (Instrumental) Infinite RYVIUS Original Soundtrack 2 VICL-60486 Release Date: 1 March 2000 harakunaru sasayaki (Distancing Whisper) nani mo shiranakutemo (Unaware of Anything) toge (Thorn; performed by Mika Arisaka) mukai aumono (Face To Face) genjitsuto no haza made (Until Reality Shows Its Face) kokoro no kakera (Fragments of the Heart) itoshi sa no nakade (Into Beauty) hayaru kokoro (Thriving Heart) utsutsu narumono (Taking Revenge) tawamurete