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merylsilverburg · May 6th, 2003, 02:09 PM

Well, yesterday I finally saw 5 episodes of Rahxephon and....I didn't like it. Like everyone else said, it was too similar to Evangelion and while I did like Eva, it's not one of my favorites....so seeing Rahxephon was almost like watching Eva all over again. The characters are very close to some of the Eva characters; Megumi is a toned-down version of Asuka, Hirota (the woman who almost looks like Faye Valentine) is similar to Katsuragi, the girl Quon is almost like Rei (except a bit more annoying). And the entire cast is nearly all female with the main charcter being a guy. Ayato is much better than Shinji, IMO so I was able to tolerate him a bit more.

The mecha designs are beautiful though. I especially like Rahxephon...it looks so angelic, which is nice.

The plot was, of course, confusing at first but BONES did a nice job splitting the story up so that it compels you to watch the next episode to get more of what Rahxephon is and the world Ayato is living in. However, despite all these good points, I don't think I'll watch this series again.

May 6th, 2003, 02:09 PM	#6
merylsilverburg Enemy or Ally? Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,023	Well, yesterday I finally saw 5 episodes of Rahxephon and....I didn't like it. Like everyone else said, it was too similar to Evangelion and while I did like Eva, it's not one of my favorites....so seeing Rahxephon was almost like watching Eva all over again. The characters are very close to some of the Eva characters; Megumi is a toned-down version of Asuka, Hirota (the woman who almost looks like Faye Valentine) is similar to Katsuragi, the girl Quon is almost like Rei (except a bit more annoying). And the entire cast is nearly all female with the main charcter being a guy. Ayato is much better than Shinji, IMO so I was able to tolerate him a bit more. The mecha designs are beautiful though. I especially like Rahxephon...it looks so angelic, which is nice. The plot was, of course, confusing at first but BONES did a nice job splitting the story up so that it compels you to watch the next episode to get more of what Rahxephon is and the world Ayato is living in. However, despite all these good points, I don't think I'll watch this series again. __________________ "You're a louse Roger Smith" ~ R. Dorothy Wayneright "Have a little priest" ~ Mrs. Lovett "Grim Reaper, you could not get the women? What was the problem? Didn't you reap them with your grim reaping equipment?" "I tried that but the women, they all know hopscotch" ~ Eddie Izzard You Can Help