Forum - View topic100% joke-free Rahzephon-Eva comparision
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Aaron White
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I rewatched Rahxephon's opening episode the other day, and judged on its own I think it does a good job of setting up a mecha adventure show. It's pretty clear what the conflicts are, who the characters are, and what the main bones of contention are gonna be. Obviously I can't judge beyond the first episode until I see more, but I'm wondering at Rahxephon's reputation for bewildering complexity. So far the complexity seems to consist of not explaining everything up front. I think it's good storytelling, because while some people and things are mysterious, nothing's unclear. I'll be curious to see how it develops from there, because so far it looks like a good but ordinary mecha show.
The first episode of Eva had a complexity that the first episode of Rehxephon didn't; moral complexity. Shinji was put in a position of having to choose whether or not to do something(pilot the Eva against the Angel.) He chose not to, until he was shown that a critically injured girl would have to go in his place. He had a choice to make, and the morality of his choice played a bigger part in his decision than mere survival. That's what got my interest, right from the start; the fact that, at the start of what looks like another Gundam wanna-be, a boy has to make a difficult, pressing moral decision. |
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nyana
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Raxhephon is highly overrated, it had its moments but that was it.
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H-man
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I'm up to the 5th Volume of Rahxephon and I have to say, so far it is fantastic. The Evangelion comparisons is understandable and often valid but I actually think I may like this better than Evangelion if only because it does have characters you care more about despite the expected anime-issue angst and murkiness. And you nailed it Aaron, with all the unexplained agendas and mysteries that is now commonplace with this type of anime, Rahxephon rarely sacrifices clarity of narrative and plot in favor of those elements. Certain key episodes (like #4 and the excellent #15) explain enough of the going on's and character backgrounds to keep the viewer centered and re-oriented for the length of the series.
And if and when you get to volume 5, Episode 19 - even if it is a variation of one of the most oft-used of heroic anime cliches - is a true heartbreaker. |
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animegmr01
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They both have there similarities but at the same time they have two original story lines.
I've seen both and there are specific differences. |
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Ian
 Posts: 149 Location: Thaxton, VA |
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It is kind of hard to make a Giant Robot show post EVA without having similarities, simply because EVA covered several topics. EVA had (arguably) the deepest and most complex characters I have ever seen, even if they were all depressed. The story WAS confusing, but in the end (EXCEPT for End of EVA which only confuses threatening fanboys/girls) it all makes some kind of sense. The battles between EVA's and Angels were tactical and always served a higher purpose than simply to throw some action in there. I am sorry if this sounds like a praise rant, it is not. All I'm saying is that EVA put a mark in the anime timeline, and every Giant Robot show after it will find a hard time to not share similarities. Hell, Dai-Gaurd seemed like an EVA rip-off.
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