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Argento Soma (アルジェント ソーマ, Arujento Sōma, "The Silver Body") (stylized as ΑΠΗΕΝΤΟ ΣΟΜΑ[a]) is a Japanese anime TV series produced by Sunrise. It aired on TV Tokyo from October 6, 2000, to March 22, 2001, with the final episode, releasing direct-to-video.

Argento Soma

Japanese cover for the first DVD volume of Argento Soma featuring the character Ryu Soma.

アルジェントソーマ
(Arujento Sōma)
GenreAdventure, Mecha, Military
Anime television series
Directed byKazuyoshi Katayama
Produced byHiroyuki Birukawa
Shinichiro Kobayashi
Keiichi Matsumura
Written byHiroshi Yamaguchi
Hiroaki Kitajima
Toru Nozaki
Shin Yoshida
Music byKatsuhisa Hattori
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run October 6, 2000 – March 22, 2001
Episodes25
Original video animation
Kodoku to kodoku
Directed byKazuyoshi Katayama
Written byHiroaki Kitajima
Music byKatsuhisa Hattori
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2002
Runtime25 minutes

The anime was originally licensed by Bandai Entertainment in North America before going out of print in 2012. Following the 2012 closure of Bandai Entertainment, Sunrise announced at Otakon 2013, that Sentai Filmworks has rescued Argento Soma, along with a handful of other former BEI titles.[1]

In an effort to learn more about metallic aliens that have been plaguing the planet for several years, Dr. Noguchi and his assistant, Maki Agata, try to bring to life a construct pieced together from several destroyed aliens. They recruit into the project Takuto Kaneshiro, Maki's boyfriend at the college they both attend, because of his talent for metallurgy. While Takuto is unhappy with Maki keeping secrets from him again, he reluctantly helps with the project. In the process of reviving the monster that Dr. Noguchi has aptly called Frank (short for Frankenstein's monster), unidentified soldiers invade the MORGUE facility and cut the power. This causes a power surge that brings Frank to life and causes an explosion that kills everyone in the facility except Takuto.

A mysterious man who calls himself "Mr. X" visits the emotionally and physically scarred Takuto in the hospital with a special offer: Takuto can have a chance at vengeance on the monster he blames for killing Maki and destroying his life if he joins FUNERAL, the organization dealing with the aliens. Takuto accepts the offer; months later, he is "reborn" as military pilot Lieutenant Ryu Soma. In the meantime, FUNERAL eventually recaptures Frank (who escaped after the explosion at MORGUE); the organization soon discovers that Frank is the best weapon FUNERAL has to defend against the aliens. This leaves Ryu torn between revenge for the death of Maki and the desire to protect his comrades and the planet. Further complicating the picture is a young girl named Hattie (Harriet), the only person that can communicate with Frank, who bears a striking resemblance to Maki. As FUNERAL learns that Frank is more than a simple monster, Ryu and his comrades must come to terms with questions of human identity, grief, and loss.

OP Single - Silent Wind

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"Argento Soma - Silent Wind"
Song by Eri Sugai
ReleasedNov 22, 2000
GenreAnime
LabelVictor Entertainment
Composer(s)Katsuhisa Hattori
Lyricist(s)Kitagawa Keiko

The single album to the opening song

Track Listing
No.TitleLength
1."Silent Wind"3:40
2."Silent Wind (TV Version)"1:40
3."Silent Wind (KH-R Heavy Industrial Mix)"5:32
4."Silent Wind (Original Karaoke)"3:39

Original Soundtrack I

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Argento Soma - Original Soundtrack I
Soundtrack album
ReleasedDec 16, 2000
GenreAnime
LabelVictor Entertainment

First OST Album

Track Listing
No.TitleLength
1."Fatal one : Shukumei no hito" 
2."Silent Wind (TV Ver.)" 
3."a wonderful world (Instrumental Ver.)" 
4."Fragile memory" 
5."kusari ni tsunagareta tamashii" 
6."Profiling" 
7."Flying commander" 
8."Departure" 
9."Flight from confusion" 
10."kindan no sasayaki" 
11."Immortal love" 
12."samayou yousei" 
13."kyoui no mukou ni" 
14."kanashiki chikara" 
15."Silent Wind (Instrumental Ver.)" 
16."a wonderful world (English Ver.)" 
17."Strained relation" 
18."Fumble around" 
19."yami kara no shoutaijou" 
20."yume, kuchihatete" 
21."Horizon (Instrumental Ver.)" 
22."Horizon (TV Ver.)" 

Original Soundtrack II

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Argento Soma - Original Soundtrack II
Soundtrack album
ReleasedMar 03, 2001
GenreAnime
LabelVictor Entertainment

Second OST Album

Track Listing
No.TitleLength
1."Silent Wind (full version)" 
2."Horizon (full version)" 
3."Behind the Decision" 
4."SARG" 
5."Primary Tactics" 
6."Kizu" 
7."Turning Point" 
8."Silent Wind (arranged piano solo ver.)" 
9."Shizukanaru Gyakusatsu" 
10."Mugibatake wo Wataru Kaze" 
11."Subarashiki Wagaya e" 
12."The Astronauts" 
13."Oritatta Unmei" 
14."Chaotic Development" 
15."Todokanai Kotoba" 
16."Silent Wind (piano solo)" 
17."A Wonderful World (orchestra version)" 
18."Kakusaku" 
19."Dark Organization" 
20."Inbou to Fuan to" 
21."Unknown" 
22."Muku no Kokoro - Hattie" 
23."Silent Wind (acoustic version)" 
24."Silent Wind (orchestra version)" 

Image Album - "if" For the Future Lovers

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"if" For the Future Lovers
Soundtrack album by

Various Artist

Released2001
GenreAnime
LabelVictor Entertainment

Contains songs not in the main soundtrack.

  1. ^ The title is a misspelling of the Greek title, which is correctly spelled as ΑΡΓΈΝΤΟ ΣΏΜΑ
  1. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Sacred Seven, The Big O, Kurokami, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 August 2013.