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Mar 4, 2010 6:01 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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I wonder if he was the boy she liked, and if those gloves were always intended for him.
without the time distortion they might be the same age.
Apr 7, 2010 4:30 AM
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Jun 27, 2010 1:37 PM
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That was interesting, but Im waiting for some plot develop.
Oct 17, 2010 4:46 AM
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Pretty good episode. Quon looked really cute when she was wrapped up due to the cold.
Aug 13, 2011 12:34 PM
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...yeah, i was bored.
Aug 13, 2011 12:44 PM
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...yeah, i was bored.
no what makes you say that

also wasnt this the christmas episode, if i remember correctly the show starts getting amazing again really soon,
Aug 22, 2011 11:03 PM
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^well about that
episode 19 was dramatic
lol
Jan 23, 2013 5:55 PM
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jacobpaige said:
THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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I wonder if he was the boy she liked, and if those gloves were always intended for him.
without the time distortion they might be the same age.


Interesting speculation!

Not enough of that Quon girl
Jun 12, 2013 9:48 PM
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Confucius said:
jacobpaige said:
THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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I wonder if he was the boy she liked, and if those gloves were always intended for him.
without the time distortion they might be the same age.


Interesting speculation!

Not enough of that Quon girl
It has to be.
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Jun 24, 2013 1:32 PM

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This is probably my least favorite RahXephon episode so far. The scenario resembling NGE's is uncanny, and was done poorly in comparison with almost every respect. The romantic drama is also getting a bit too heavy-handed (particularly with just how many couples there are). I did like that subtle ending, although its implication is, again, NGE all over.
Jun 30, 2013 10:26 PM

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nil- said:
This is probably my least favorite RahXephon episode so far. The scenario resembling NGE's is uncanny, and was done poorly in comparison with almost every respect. The romantic drama is also getting a bit too heavy-handed (particularly with just how many couples there are). I did like that subtle ending, although its implication is, again, NGE all over.


Sigh... and that's why Rahxephon will always be underrated, with so many viewers already having a negative attitude towards the show because of Evangelion.
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Jul 2, 2013 3:12 PM

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He used her for a guinea pig! Itsuki, that bastard is an animal!!

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Oct 31, 2013 9:01 AM

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Yeah . . . Not sure what Itsuki is up to, but it doesn't seem good in any sort of way. Anyways, I'm going to guess that Megumi's friend (forget her name) and the Major are going out, or atleast that the friend likes him, which would explain this awkwardness.
Mar 22, 2014 4:34 AM

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As if the plot wasn't confusing enough, the relationship vibes are all over the place!
And Itsuki is a creepy bastard...he will use anyone for his motives.
Good episode nonetheless.
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Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money.

Oct 9, 2014 9:57 AM

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Ok so haruka is 29 years old, the same age ayato would be if he never went to tokyo jupiter. So im guessing he knew haruka before he entered tokyo jupiter but for some reason he doesnt remember her. If thats true im also going to guess that he was the boy she wanted to give the gloves to but couldnt.
Jan 14, 2015 5:18 AM

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jacobpaige said:
I wonder if he was the boy she liked, and if those gloves were always intended for him.
without the time distortion they might be the same age.

nigger what the fuck are you spouting

Sol_Ou said:
Ok so haruka is 29 years old, the same age ayato would be if he never went to tokyo jupiter. So im guessing he knew haruka before he entered tokyo jupiter but for some reason he doesnt remember her. If thats true im also going to guess that he was the boy she wanted to give the gloves to but couldnt.

O......kay.........so it seems I'm slow on the uptake.

But now that you anuses, or, ani, mentioned the should-be-29-y/o shit, I remembered the conversation the journalist and Megumi and Haruka's dad had.

You fegits are WAY too into this to retain in your memories the conversations.

So the summary of RahXephon so far is:
autistic teens
childish adults
freak of the week
fanservice (especially with the goddamn fucking beach episode coming up next)

I don't get why you lot enjoy this, because if you'd want a mecha show, then you'd want it to be pure military and mecha. If you'd want a romance show, then you'd want it to be about everyday life which does not include the military.

Apparently, this piece of ass mixes both.
Feb 7, 2015 3:59 AM

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Still can't decide whether I like this or not.
Mar 6, 2016 5:28 PM
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What's the music when girls in the restaurant? Can't find it through ost
Sep 2, 2017 4:36 PM

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Re-watching: For being a 'cold' episode it sure had a lot of human warmth. Haruka is too perfect.
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Oct 24, 2017 9:27 AM

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Poor man evangelion. These one worst writing i'd seen from bones








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Nov 29, 2017 9:30 PM

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Easily one of my favorite episodes. I always love it when Quon has some poetic line during a battle.
Apr 16, 2019 7:36 PM
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Honestly, this show's badness is making me appreciate some of Evangelion's character aspects a little more.
Everything feels so bland and subdued in the wrong way from character emotions and general plotting here.
Aug 21, 2020 6:08 PM

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The first half was terribly boring and it's not like the series has had a break-neck pace that invites a slow-paced breather. Rather the opposite; I've been getting impatient for something to happen.
Jan 22, 2021 4:22 PM

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So it's a birthmark, not a scar from when Tokyo Jupiter happened?

Itsuki, was that an experiment on Sayoko did he give it to her with genuinely good intentions?


By this point, yeah, it's clear who Ayato was to Haruka before the Tokyo Jupiter incident.


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May 27, 2021 2:16 AM

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god damn people love shitting on this show, will never understand continuing something you clearly despise
Nov 18, 2021 7:43 PM

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Yay Beach episode! Still it was weird seeing them in beach during Christmas month XD

SEXY!!!

Even surprising how it started snowing out of nowhere!!

Also, it's most likely Haruka special someone was "Ayato" of this world. Previous episode, he would most likely be 29 years old by now mentioned by that reporter, which is the same age range as Haruka.

Would not be surprise why Haruka is very attracted to this "Ayato". Even knowing him during her infiltration in Tokyo Jupiter

It seems Megumi really likes Yagumo, but he seems to be going out with Kim. Why can't Kim just tell it to Megumi right away? It's going to cause problems later on.

This Yagumo guy seems to be too carefree.

Just checked that Megumi's voice is Ayako Kawasumi who is known as Saber in Fate Series :)

She really sounds a bit different here. A bit young! Like her role as Melfina in Outlaw Star!

So now Sayoko is mentioning about "Ollin". It's probably some popular character in some passage?

Also got a slight backstory of Sayoko. She was just looking for a man love him. His Brother and Father most likely died. Where is her mother though?

Haruka really really likes Ayato. Blusing like that!

May 29, 2022 2:19 AM
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It's pretty dull so far, and just how many Eva rip-offs were produced back then?

The directing is still pretty good tho
Sep 23, 2023 1:40 AM
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8 episodes in and I'm still lost, I don't know WTF is going on? Who's who? Et Cetera, et cetera.
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Jul 3, 2024 10:34 PM
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Big Utena vibes in this episode, which I enjoyed because I just finished that anime 2 months ago. The same writer (Youji Enokido) wrote that show and this show and the similarities are glaring when mecha isn't the focus of this episode. The Fei Fong Wong look alike is Akio, from his scheming manipulative nature to his use of women. Tho I really hope the sister stuff doesn't go in the same direction.

The slightly twisted relationships are also an Utena staple, but I hope all these theories about Haruka are on point, otherwise we have another Tomino style older woman assaulting a boy for laughs thing again. Which I'm not a big fan of, but considering the places Utena went to, this situation clearly could get a lot worse.

Other than the Sagisu lite destruction track and the NERV/TERRA similarities, I have no problem viewing this show as its own thing apart from EVA. Or at least a response from different storytellers that didn't feel the need to go as wild as Eva did in the anime. Between the music and the gorgeous animation, I am very much enjoying my time watching a BONES anime where both the audience and the characters are confused together.

As opposed to most BONES anime where a ton of people know almost everything and the story makes a point not to explain itself till near the end, if you even count the "explanations" as explaining.
Jul 8, 2024 10:56 PM

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Lot of fanservice which is nice. Quite unexpected at the end with Haruka just lookin like that. Like she wanted a piece of him, lol. Also, that doctor really out here scheming. And lots of love drama going on.
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Sep 17, 2024 10:37 PM
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Why did Ayato just completely change his attitude about piloting the RahXephon? His resistance was sort of half-assed in the first place I suppose but he went from "like hell I'm gonna fight in that thing" to just fighting in it normally literally the next episode. I know there's enough Eva comparisons here already but its not like he changed his mind because he wants his dad to love him or the pretty girl to notice him. He's just piloting now because that's the show.

Honestly I think some of the Eva comparisons are about pretty superficial stuff but there's also the fact that basically all mecha post-Evangelion exists as either being inspired by or designed against that series. Maybe I'm just too vaguely remembering it but RahXephon feels a lot more like Eureka Seven (another BONES show, I know) than Evangelion in terms of substance.

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