Neon Genesis Evangelion
Alt titles: Evangelion
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In the future, a devastating event known as Second Impact destroyed Tokyo as we know it, giving rise to the current day Tokyo III, a city under siege by mysterious lifeforms known only as Angels. Mankind's only defense are Evangelions, man-made machines piloted by Rei, Shinji, and Asuka, all who are the tender age of fourteen. The fate of Japan and the entire world now lie with these children, though they might not have the power to save the most important thing of all: each other.
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RahXephon
- TV (26 eps)
- 2002
Kamina Ayato may seem like an average boy in a devastated world, but after being captured by TERRA, a military organization set on saving the world from the Mu, an alien race set on "tuning" the world, he realizes he is an instrument in deciding the fate of humanity and piloting RahXephon. Not only is Ayato the only person who can control the mecha, but he also has a terrible fate of his own. Holding onto memories of his old life and grasping to keep his own humanity, he must struggle in this new world and realize his true potential with RahXephon.
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add recRahxephon, in terms of animation, music and most importantly the plot, is the closest anime series to Evangelion. In fact, there are so many similarities that both series almost look like a copies of each other; both include a very nice style of animation for their time, an excellent plot and good music.
If you liked Evangelion, you would like RahXephon because both have mecha and a very complicated, yet somewhat similar plot. Also, both emphasize a lot on character development, the psychology of the characters, and their relationships.
RahXephon is highly influenced by NGE, such as the mecha idea, similar characters, and even deja vu scenes. Now you may think RahXephon is a mindless Eva clone, but don't worry - it's not. It's brighter overall, with an important love theme. Though it isn't dark and psychedelic, like NGE, it has a very mysterious plot full of unknowns.
I will not refrain from saying that RahXephon did heavily borrow its inspiration from Neon Genesis Evangelion. They are both in a post apocalyptic setting where the future of the world is lying on a young boy's shoulder and both are in a way, also very beautifully done with interesting themes brought up and discussed as the story goes on.
Both Evangelion and RahXephon have similar storylines containing giant robots and an apocalyptic theme. Both contain a well drawn cast of characters. If you've watched one and enjoyed it, I highly suggest you watch the other.
Some say Rahxephon is and Eva clone, some say it's Eva done right. Either way, these two obviously have a whole lot in common. Mechs, foes they know almost nothing about, existential philosophy, corporate/governmental plots, and a young main character who has the world's future placed squarely on his shoulders. The list goes on. It's a bit quicker to list the few differences - Rahxphon doesn't really have the ecchi content Eva does, Ayato is a good bit more level-headed than Shinji, and Rahxephon uses a musical theme while Eva has its biblical allusions. If you liked either of these series, it should be worth your time to go watch the other.
Both anime are filled with giants, monsters, and robots which are controlled by teenagers who fight in them. Both anime are aimed at thinkers, and climax at the end with THE robot (Unit 01 in Evangelion and RahXephon in well... RahXephon) in the first place.
If you liked watching NGE then you have to watch RahXephon (and vice versa) because they both are great anime with a lot of similarities in plot. And you must see both of them.
Using gamer terminology, these series have the same setting: huge anthropomorphic robots save the world (or try to destroy it, according to the point of view) with a little help of brave teenagers. The formula is completed by a mere alien per episode and a big boss in the end. As a set-off against Eva, RahXephon has a great love story. By all means, those who were excited about one series will enjoy watching the other.
RahXephon has a lot of the same characteristics that Evangelion has in plot line. The characters aren't nearly as well thought out in RahXephon. Whichever you see first, you'll feel as though the story line has been told to you before when watching the other. I personally recommend Evangelion far above the other however.
Both of these anime have a lot in common. In fact sometimes it's uncanny on how similar these two are. Emotionally unstable characters, giant Mechs, plot twists, and a lot of thinking required by the reader. Those are what make these anime great.Som if you like one, you are bound to enjoy the other.
Humanity's last hope lies in an angst up teenage boy. Both seem to revolve around this idea, but each seem to pull off an excelent story of their own. If you liked one, you'll enjoy the change of pace in the other.
Both series target a young protagonist. Although they are slightly different in character, they both go through a similar rite of age and grow up while bearing the epic apocalyptic conflicts the world experiences. Both involve a very exclusive organization and a quest to achieve salvation. It is important to note that they diverge greatly at one point in terms of atmosphere and theme. Also, BioMech combat is abundant though not the focus.
Both animes are about a guy who gets stuck piloting a robot they never wanted to in the first place. They both fight to protect what they love and both end up fighting against their parents. Both go through their own live experiences and live through extreem mind blowing events. They are both very similar almost like the same anime with different characters.
While RehXephon is considered a clone of NGE by many (I don't really think thats the case), it certainly contain great improvements. RahXephon's does make sense and not to mention the ending. Well, you can expect similar characters (most NGE characters have their counterparts here), mechas (not really mechas, but you know what I mean) and story, but the characters don't have f***ed up personalities like in NGE. One could write an essay on the subject, but I'll limit myself to the stuff mentioned above.
So, if you liked Evangelion, you could check out RahXephon, but if you didn't like NGE, then you definitely HAVE to watch RahXephon.
Both series are similar in many aspects. At first sight they are both about fighting against strange beings which appear on Earth, with the help of robotic humanoids..but if you try to think of it more, you find out that there are many philosophical questions in both series - about our existence, about human's emotions, about human's attitude to unknown..both series are very symbolic and therefore very difficult to understand..I am sure, that if you liked one, you would like the other.
NGE was certainly a hit when it first came to light and while the artistic aspect has unfortunately dated a bit, it still is a good series to watch. RahXephon while a lot newer than NGE breathes new animation and storyline into the Mecha series, creating a similiar although different story to NGE. Either way, if you like one of them, then you'll most certainly be able to sit through the other.
A clone/the predecessor? No, even though both series are somehow psychological, they are different: While NGE prefers an more open ending, RahXephon goes with closure. In the end, be sure to watch both or you missed something!
Both series are pretty similar, they're both about Mechs on a quest to save the world whilst being piloted by childish plebs. Whilst RahXephon focuses mainly on music and song, Evangelion is more centered around the human psyche. If you like one your bound to like the other.
Many people refer RahXephon as an Eva clone. It is true that they both have a lot of similarities but RahXephon takes its independance by its music and its poetry. There is a lot of phylosophy, a wonderful story, a lot of emotions. The plot is complex but a bit less confusing than NGE and makes it more understandable and enjoyable.
If you liked Evangelion, you will definately love RahXephon.
Both series feature teenaged powered giant robots in them fighting a mysterious alien force. They also raise many questions about why these battles are being fought and if they are right or wrong in doing so. I you liked either of these shows, I think you'll like this one too ;)
Quite frankly, RahXephon could be mistakenly subtitled 'A Neon Genesis Evangelion Tribute' and no one would question the statement's validity for a second. There are some obvious parellels, perhaps even homages to NGE. Both try to elevate the mecha series to something deeper than summer-action movie levels of depth, both sport pretty shocking style in doing so. Ultimately, it is NGE that is more succesful in this endeavor, and far prior in doing so to boot, but RahXephon is still a good watch.
RahXephon are very VERY simiar in terms of plot and also characters. I think that anyone who enjoys one would enjoy the other equally. I think the one of the only differences between the two is the influence is religion present in Evangelion
Serial Experiments Lain
Alt titles: Lain
- TV (13 eps)
- 1998
"I have only abandoned my body, I still live here" - are the words emailed to friends of Chisa, several days after her death by suicide. As Lain delves deeper into the world of the "Wired" (also known as the internet), the line between it and reality becomes more and more unclear. Close the world, open the nExt.
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add recOn the surface, Lain and Evangelion appear to have very little in common. Neon Genesis is primarily focused on mecha and Lain on the life of an eighth-grade school girl. Yet they are related in a deeper context. Both anime deal with the nature and the existence of divinity.
The existential question of identity is the basic theme throughout Lain, though it follows it to a deeper level than Neon Genesis Evangelion. If you especially liked the latter half of Evangelion, or especially the last two episodes, then you will love Serial Experiments Lain.
Lain and Evangelion are intrinsically complex series. In both there is a strong presence of technology, which underlines the problematic relationship between individual existence and collective psychological archetypes of a symbolic order. These anime address topics such as the self, the body, the role of communication and the possibility of forging bonds. Lain is heavily intellectual from the outset and slow-paced through and through, while Eva only develops its conceptual core in the later episodes and is much more action-driven. Lain and Eva are prodigies of existential thought transmitted through a visual medium; and as such they go hand in hand.
Many series have a deep meaning, but what makes Lain and Evangelion special is that their meaning relates directly to reality. Both reference philosophy and religion to explain their worlds. We are shown how these philosophies affect their worlds and characters, and thus we see a new perspective on reality. The genre and references might not be the exact same in these anime, but both attempt to do the same thing.
If you liked the psychoanalysis of the last episodes of Evangelion, you would surely like Lain. Both series are about our possible future.There are similar philosophical questions in both series. Lain is all about it..Who am I? Who is God? What is reality?
Serial Experiment: Lain is an anime that plays with your mind. You watch it and have no idea what the hell is really going on - and even when you get the idea, you loose it a moment later. It also portrays very well psychological reaction to different situations.
Both of those statemenst can be said about NGE as well. In both series you are constantly suprised with direction the plot is taking.
Both of these series touch on similar topics, but they do it in subtly different ways. Both animes refer to the unconscious and, to a certain extent, human evolution, but they tackle in through various mediums. Evangelion takes a slightly more scientific and fictional approach, through the use of Angels as mediums. Lain explores the same themes through examining the human relationship with the Wired and how that ultimately connects us.
On the surface, the two series don't seem to have much in common. However, they are both all about the psyche of the main character, and both become quite philosophical towards the end (especially if you're watching the original ending of NGE). They will both leave you with some material to think about.
Serial Experiments Lain and Neon Genesis Evangelion are both very similar in the deep philosphy that they end up communicating. While NGE goes in a heavy sci-fi heavy direction, SEL also has a few elements of technology that are decidedly not in our present day. Often times monloguing and metaphorical, they touch on a variety of different subjects but share a large similarity as they question the meaning and definition of existence itself. SEL has less of straighforward plot but says many of the same things. If you enjoyed the journey of one of them, you will certainly enjoy the other.
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventures
- TV (13 eps)
- 1999
Kazuki Yotsuga is able to see things that others can't; in his visions, giant robots battle it out in the streets, causing massive damage in their wake. Though his visions have made him an outcast from the rest of his peers, they have attracted the attention of Ken Sanada – a physicist who believes Kazuki’s visions are a gateway into a parallel world! He places Kazuki into one of his inventions and accidentally sends him to the parallel world in his visions, where he finds himself in the middle of a war for control of the world! Kazuki must now become a pilot of one of the robots in order to join the fight for peace, all the while trying to find his way back to his own world…
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add recIf you liked Evangelion, you would like Dual because it's a lot like Evangelion. It's got girls in spandex and one boy hogging them all. There's lots of drama and fight scenes with robots.
Both of these titles are very similar; a male main character is the only hope of winning against his enemies, and is surrounded by girls. The only real difference is that Evangelion is a lot darker than Dual.
For me, Dual is very similar to NGE. The beginning of Dual is very similar to NGE (as well as the ending), and the robot designs are also similar. Dual is far less complicated to understand than NGE, and I liked that it didn't have any religious comparisons. If you liked one try the other. :)
Both anime are very similair with both Mechs as Pilots, in both series the main character, a Guy doesn't want to fight, but only ride the mechs. then we have one girl who is emotionless and learning. and a girl who says what she thinks, and still trying to dodge a lot of questions. the mechs also look similair in both anime
Fafner
Alt titles: Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor
- TV (25 eps)
- 2004
"Are you there?" This is the question that the aliens always demand before they attack. The quiet island of Tatsumiyajima is secretly the last line of defense against mysterious invaders. In a quiet and rustic villiage, children were raised without any knowlege that they were born to pilot the Fafnirs, giant robotic war machines of terrible powers that are the only thing that can defend all they hold dear.These children's struggles will be the only thing that can hold off an enemy that attacks both our bodies and our sense of identity...
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add recBoth Evangelion and Fafner employ mechas and monstrous creatures to develop the characters of the pilots and their inner conflicts. In addition, both series have a penchant for the philosophical: Eva tends to be darker and perhaps more confusing while Fafner is more straightforward and optimistic.
Fafner and Evangelion go hand in hand. Evangelion is what started it all and Fafner is a newer version. Fafner picks it up and changes it slightly, it tosses out some of the bizarreness and keeps the psychological and story aspects. Don't let this fool you though, these aren't simple clones and are both worth watching!
Fafner and Evangelion are very similar anime. Only gifted people can only use these great machines, and they use them for fighting strange invaders who want to destroy the world. Fafner is basically an easier version of Evangelion. These are great anime which are easy to understand, both are worth looking into if you like extreme mecha combat.
If yoy like Mech's anime, and you like that it has an imporntant amount of misterious, you would like both series. Evangelion is more misterious and Fafner is a little less, but perhaps a little more dramatical. Two stories of very youngs boys that are forced by the circunstances to take control of a machine of destruction... to protect their loved ones.
Fafner and NGE are really very similar series. Both have semi-post apocalyptic worlds which are hidden from the main characters, and both have enemies that are not fully understood and are basically invincible except against mechs. They also share a philosophical focus on the loneliness of indivuality, although Fafner is rather straightforward and easy-going on this matter, whereas NGE will throw your brain in a sack and beat with a stick.
NGE and Fafner are like brothers born a decade apart (or close to that) - both have very similar themes and concept. Both are about fighting an unknown enemy, both have giant robots (although Fafner doesn't have purple ones), both have kids piloting the said robots, and both have people going psycho. Even in the first fight (of both anime) the protagonist was pitted against an enemy without any prior training (and then suddenly powering up to win. Plots are different in the sense that Fafner is slightly less depressing than Eva, and that Fafner has a yaoi factor going for it.
In a sense, Fafner can be said to be the younger generation's Eva (though much less epic in my opinion).
I loved both NGE and Fafner. I had read that fafner was an eva clone and at first i thought so too... but it gets very good and interesting.
Both animes revolve around a main charakter that is a teenager with a mecha and psychological problems and are both very good.
If you liked one you'ill probably like the other.
Eureka Seven
Alt titles: Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven
Like most boys his age, the young Renton thinks of nothing but reffing – riding trapar waves on a board – and idolizes Holland, the leader of the renegade group of reffers named Gekko State. As an orphan of a famous hero, he lives a boring life with his grandfather until the beautiful Eureka crashes, literally, into his life. Now, with the help of his newfound friend and crush, Renton finds himself living amongst the crew of Gekko State. The errands are hard and the bullying is fierce, but with Eureka by his side, Renton just might find the courage to tough it out and even save the world!
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add recEureka 7 has a similar feel to Evangelion: both deal with human psychology and touch on themes like action and romance to keep them accessible to a wider audience. Both have a great and frightening mystery lurking - something so frightening that the characters are torn between their choices. Will they collapse and have a nervous breakdown? Or will they harden themselves and see things through?
Eureka Seven and Evangelion are both anime about big robots and mysterious blue haired girls. Aside from that however, they both deal with the deep psychological issues of the protagonist. If you enjoyed one, you'd like the other.
Both series center around emotionally awkard children, giant mechs, their mission to save the world and crazy underlaying philosophical references. Watch them for their similarities or watch them for their differences, just watch them.
Teens piloting Mecha, a strong emotional story, and awsome battle really bring both these series to a level that not many anime reach. Truely fantasic.
The plot line of both stories are similar; a rather weak boy who had for some reason lost his parents, is drawn into a conflict he doesn't really understand. Each has giant robots (mechs), strong female protectors, dubious male influences, and strange blue haired girls.
Think of Eureka 7 as a less psychologically twisted version of NGE.
Eureka Seven is what Evangelion should have been. They have a very similar plot, but Eureka 7 does a much better job building characters and explaining the plot. If you enjoyed this but are interested in more character interaction watch Eureka 7.
Eureka Seven has much lighter elements than Evangelion, but both explore the ideas around human psychology fairly thoroughly. Additionally, both have a protagonist drawn into a conflict he doesn't much understand, pilots mechs, and eventually gets into quite the mental mess.
Eureka Seven and NGE are both mecha series about a war against an unknown, "inhuman" enemy. One of the big questions in both series, is wherever the enemies they're fighting against actually are the ones being wrong and "evil", or if humanity is the one at fault. While they both have their moments of seriousness and comedy, Eureka Seven tends to be a bit comical and lighter, due to the occasional random comedy (and awesome rainbowexplosions).
