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21 Name: Random Anime Otaku : 2006-03-25 17:21 ID:Heaven

I said that the 3 compliment each other because they are all, to an extent, intellectual and well-thought out films dealing with the "a boy in a robot vs. the world" kind of subgenre/archetype. In each, there is a notable person vs. himself conflict (aside from the other standard conflicts such as person vs. person). It is intellectual in that it doesn't feed you every answer, keeps you thinking and anticipating the climax. In all, there is a certain air of mystery around the technologies involved and the ramifications it has upon the world. (Evangelion&angels, RahXephon&Quon, skyfish&skurve&coralian). They all seem to be using a technology they don't really understand to fight for what might even be called a selfish goal.

I've never seen Gundam fully, but it would be an example of the kind of thing that does not compliment Eureka7/Eva/RahXephon nicely. There are seemingly 2 sides in a giant mech war. While I'm not saying it's bad (though personally I might be inclined to think so), it doesn't fit the same archetype. I would say that any incarnation of Gundam is similar to the 3 because of the fact that it includes giant robots, but it really isn't the same archetype.

Regardless of the story and how they manage to each attain an end, the archetype is similar, and chances are if you liked one of them, you might like the others. If you don't, it just comes down to a matter of taste. In my oppinion, Eureka7>RahXephon>Evangelion, in terms of animation. RahXephon might be a bit more realistic in terms of proportions. Music wise? It's a tough call, I'm highly enjoying Eureka7 music. That being said, I also enjoyed Eva's music, which a lot of people seemed to find drab. "Angel Attack" 1-3 and Rei's themesong are <3

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