However, during the battle, Age is missing after he opened the gateway; some believed he died in the process, while others believed he'll return one day. Honoring Age's wish, Dhianeila dedicated the next few years of her life to restore Age's home planet. Four years later, Humanity has now brought order throughout the universe. With the Silver's Tribe's technology, humanity had advanced further and rebuilt Earth. Dhianeila and the Argonaut's team has succeeded in restoring Age's home, but through it all, she missed Age the most. Just as she was about to leave the only planet that gives her some comfort, the Golden Tribe's gateway opened and revealed that Age was alive, and he and Dhianeila were reunited. The television series was produced by King Records, KlockWorx and Xebec and directed by Takashi Noto and Toshimasa Suzuki, with Tow Ubukata handling series composition, Hisashi Hirai designing the characters and Naoki Satō composing the music. It first aired on April 1, 2007, and is now completed with a total of 26 episodes, the last of which having aired on September 30, 2007. Dhianeila gives a short narrative in the first five episodes to explain the Golden Tribe, the Silver, Bronze, Heroic, and Iron Tribes, and the events leading up to the anime series. Since episode 14 a new introduction shows the Iron Tribe members in a different manner than in the first episodes' introduction. The anime was licensed for North American distribution by Funimation on June 30, 2008. A release date was set for May 12, 2009. As of May 2011, episodes 1-26 of Heroic Age are available dubbed in English via Netflix streaming, and episodes 1-26 are available both dubbed and subtitled at Hulu. The first two DVD volumes had a simultaneous release in Japan on August 8, 2007. It was announced that every volume would contain two episodes. The first two volumes would also contain an eight-page booklet and stickers of the corresponding DVD cover for a limited time only. The illustrations on the cover jackets are designed by Hisashi Hirai. The third volume was released on September 5, 2007, and also contained a sticker of the jacket cover. "Heroic Age I" - contains episodes 1 and 2 (Release date: August 8, 2007) "Heroic Age II" - contains episodes 3 and 4 (Release date: August 8, 2007) "Heroic Age III" - contains episodes 5 and 6 (Release date: September 5, 2007) "Heroic Age IV" - contains episodes 7 and 8 (Release date: October 10, 2007) "Heroic Age V" - contains episodes 9 and 10 (Release date: November 7, 2007) "Heroic Age VI" - contains episodes 11 and 12 (Release date: December 5, 2007) "Heroic Age VII" - contains episodes 13 and 14 (Release date: January 9, 2008) "Heroic Age VIII" - contains episodes 15 and 16 (Release date: January 9, 2008) "Heroic Age IX" - contains episodes 17 and 18 (Release date: February 6, 2008)  "Heroic Age: Complete Series" - contains episodes 1–26 on Blu-ray 3-disk box set (Release date: February 16, 2010)  On July 23, 2007, the first volume of the series' manga adaptation began serialization in the Japanese magazine, Magazine Z.