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Similarities
Between Evangelion and RahXephon
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On
this website, I have attempted to compile a
complete list of every similarity between Neon
Genesis Evangelion and RahXephon. I have done so
using a side-by-side comparison of screenshots
from Eva and Rah. Because the gallery of
screenshots is enormous in size (over 160
similarities, over 400 images) I have split it
into multiple pages.
If
you want to know why I made this site, please
visit the 'About EvaXephon' section to learn my
intentions.
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Frequently
Received Criticism (Please
read this section first before viewing any of the
galleries. My responses to criticism that I have
frequently received will give you a good idea of
the right way to browse the galleries, and explain
a lot of things that you may misunderstand about
the galleries.)
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All
Is Well In The World
A frequently
mentioned similarity, but one I am obligated to mention
nonetheless. The first line spoken by RahXephon's
protagonist, Ayato Kamina, is almost identical to the
slogan on NERV's logo. Why would the creators of RahXephon
have their main character's first line be NERV's slogan? I
cannot think of any valid reason other than that they were
paying an homage to the series that they were about to
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RahXephon |
Evangelion |
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| Ayato
says, "All is well in the world." |
Keel
says, "All is right with the world." |
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Eerie
Painting
Ayato's painting
looks eerily similar to the scene at the end of End of
Evangelion. Ayato's painting features a girl with long red
hair in a flowing yellow dress standing in what looks like
a post-apocalyptic world where giant crosses and the color
red are prominent. In fact, even the way that the red
crosses are tilted closely resembles the way that the Eva
Series Units are leaning. |
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RahXephon |
Evangelion |
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| Red-haired
girl in yellow dress, giant crosses, post-apocalyptic
world. |
Red-haired
girl in yellow dress, giant crosses, post-apocalyptic
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Bloody
Hands
In
both series, the main character gets blood on his hand in
the first episode and looks at it.
A
note - In RahXephon, Ayato gets red blood on his hands,
and later blue blood. In Evangelion, Shinji only gets red
blood on his hands, but the color blue is also featured
prominently in the camera shot, thanks to Rei's hair.
Perhaps the creators of RahXephon obtained the 'blue
blood' idea from seeing the color of Rei's hair along with
Shinji's bloody hand. |
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RahXephon |
Evangelion |
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Ayato
gets blood on his hands in the first episode. |
Shinji
gets blood on his hands in the first episode. |
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| Recreated
Scenes
Ayato's
experiences in the first episode are taken directly from
Evangelion, scene-for-scene.
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| Abandoned
City
At
the start of both series, the main character wanders
through a seemingly abandoned city, wondering where
everyone is. Also, in both shows, the city is seemingly
abandoned for the same reason - invaders. |
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Evangelion |
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boy wanders through an empty city in the first episode.
Reason the city is empty: invaders. |
A
boy wanders through an empty city in the first episode.
Reason the city is empty: invaders. |
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Planes And Missiles
The
next thing to happen is that fighter planes and missiles
fly in close proximity to the main character. |
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Evangelion |
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| First,
fighter planes and missiles fly past the main character. |
First,
fighter planes and missiles fly past the main character. |
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Military Vehicle Explodes
Directly
afterwards, a large military vehicle nearby the main
character explodes. |
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Evangelion |
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large military vehicle nearby the main character explodes. |
A
large military vehicle nearby the main character explodes. |
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| Knocked
To The Ground
Last,
the main character is knocked to the ground, where he
assumes a defensive stance. |
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Evangelion |
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| Ayato
is knocked to the ground and assumes a defensive stance. |
Shinji
is knocked to the ground and assumes a defensive stance. |
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| Close-Up
On Eye, Heartbeat Sound Effect, Long Scream
In
both Evangelion and RahXephon, the camera zooms in on the
main character's eye while a heartbeat sound effect plays,
and then the main character lets out a long, bloodcurdling
scream. |
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camera zooms in on Ayato's eye while a heartbeat sound
effect plays, and then Shinji lets out a long,
bloodcurdling scream. |
The
camera zooms in on Shinji's eye while a heartbeat sound
effect plays, and then Shinji lets out a long,
bloodcurdling scream. |
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| Girl
In Long Yellow Dress
Both
RahXephon and Evangelion contain a female character who
wears a long, yellow dress. Additionally, the first time
we see these characters, their face is out of view for a
few camera shots. |
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Evangelion |
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| Reika
wears a long yellow dress that has a penchant for flowing
dramatically in the wind. |
Asuka
wears a long yellow dress that has a penchant for flowing
dramatically in the wind. |
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Dolems And The Angels
The
Dolems from RahXephon and the Angels from Evangelion both
have several similarities. RahXephon's Dolems and NGE's
Angels are both colossal other-worldly creatures that
appear and attack seemingly from nowhere. The Dolem
'Allegretto' has a very angelic look, complete with angel
wings and a halo. There are many other similarities, but
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| Several
of RahXephon's enemies have a very angelic shape or look. |
Evangelion's
enemies are code-named the 'Angels'. |
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