terrestrial television network TV Tokyo on October 3, 2007. It ended its run on March 26, 2008, airing a total of twenty-five episodes. Although TV Tokyo aired the episodes first, other networks in Japan also broadcast the series, including TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, TV Setouchi, AT-X, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co. TV Osaka aired each episode a week after TV Tokyo, while the other networks aired them one or two days after TV Osaka. Media Anime Dragonaut: The Resonance was broadcast on TV Tokyo between October 3, 2007, and March 26, 2008. The series is directed by Manabu Ono and co-produced by Gonzo and Nihon Ad Systems (NAS). The anime contains 25 episodes; not including "Episode 00", which is an interview with the director Manabu Ono. An additional OVA series episode was produced after the series broadcast for inclusion in the DVD release. Konami Digital Entertainment released the first DVD in Japan on January 23, 2008, and the second volume was released nearly a month later on February 20. Seven more volumes are scheduled for consecutive monthly releases, the last of which will be the ninth volume on September 9. The first three volumes will contain different autographs from cast members. All DVDs will contain extras, which each includes a video of Makoto Uno drawing original illustrations of the series. DVD distribution will be handled by Sony. North American DVD releases Funimation Entertainment acquired the license to distribute the anime series in North America in 2009. Funimation produced English adaptations for all episodes and has released several DVD collections, beginning in 2009. All DVD release sets contain both Japanese and English dialog versions with a selectable subtitle option. Dragonaut - The Resonance Part 01 (DVD), episodes 1-13, release date: 2009-11-03 Part 02 (DVD), episodes 14-25 and OVA episode 26, release date: 2009-12-29 Complete Series (DVD), episodes 1-25 and OVA episode 26, release date: 2010-12-28 Complete Series [S.A.V.E.] (DVD), episodes 1-25 and OVA episode 26, release date: 2012-06-19 Reception Both of the first two DVD collections released in North America by Funimation have been reviewed. The reviews have generally run from average to above average. The first DVD collection included episodes 1 through 13. This DVD collection was reviewed by Chris Beveridge for the popular media blog Mania.com and given an overall grade of "C+". Theron Martin reviewed this collection for the Anime News Network and awarded grades from