Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’re checking out the first episode of a series I haven’t watched in decades, the mysterious and majestic Rahxephon. I can still vividly re…
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RahXephon
[Spoilers abound!] RahXephon (2002) Today I’m starting with a thank you to In Search of Number Nine because I think that without these great posts, I would have…
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RahXephon does NOT equal Evangelion
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(#AniTwitWatches) RahXephon: Realm of Gods
So RahXephon and Evangelion. It feels like no matter what happens in my life, I will always watch something Evangelion followed by RahXephon or RahXephon followed by Evangelion.…
Is RahXephon a mecha show?
When I was writing about Evangelion, I said the angels don’t matter. Perhaps it could be better stated that the angels are only important to the story when…
The Death and Rebirth of RahXephon
No other series has benefited or suffered as much by comparison to Evangelion as RahXephon, an early Bones mecha series created by some of the most talented storyboarders,…
The Bluebird of Sadness in RahXephon
Of all of the characters in RahXephon, Jin Kunigi is my favorite. There is a piece of myself that hates this realization. He is exactly the character that…
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[seven – Rahxephon] the garden of everything
Spotify Wrapped was a thing that happened. And whilst everyone seemed to agree that it was kinda dumb and pointless, it was still really fun to do, especially…
The Odds and Ends of RahXephon
I’m nearly at the end of talking about RahXephon. Well, maybe not. I’ll probably never stop talking about RahXephon, but I’ve spent three months on my blog largely…
Rejecting the letterboxed world in RahXephon
Way back at the end of December, when I started these posts, I said I would likely revisit the themes of RahXephon. Well here I am, one month…
The War of Misunderstandings in RahXephon
For the past few days, I’ve been struggling with how to explore the larger war in RahXephon. Unlike other shows, RahXephon seems to be difficult for me to…
The Newtypes Episode 13: Iruma-kun 2nd Season, RahXephon, and Blazblue
Welcome to the The Newtypes podcast's 13th episode, where things happen outside of the Soyokaze, and 3 weebs talk about Iruma-kun S2 again, RahXephon again, and Blazblue, marking…
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How RahXephon is more like Gundam than Eva
One of the temptations I’ve faced as I’ve been watching RahXephon is to compare it to Neon Genesis Evangelion. There are two reasons for that. The first is…
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The story of two girls and trauma in RahXephon
This is a post about two girls. Well, not really two girls, but a picture of two girls in an image of RahXephon. It’s really the childhood selves…
What I talk about when I talk about RahXephon
I can still remember the first time I watched the final moments of RahXephon. I remember the dingy college apartment, the hand-me-down couch, the giant CRT television and…
The Cry of Hope at the end of RahXephon
Here I am at the end of RahXephon. Have you ever had a series that you watched at a pivotal time in your fandom, and it will always…
Why we need to stop comparing RahXephon characters to Eva
One of the first things I ever wrote on this blog was about the common comparison between RahXephon and Evangelion. In a nutshell, people will often go with…
The Ice Prince and His Brother The Sun in RahXephon
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The story of Two Watches and RahXephon — an #AniTwitWatches post
So I’m writing about RahXephon again. A few months ago, we finished up watching RahXephon as part of #anitwitwatches. What is #anitwitwatches, you might ask? Well, it’s a…
The Plamo Gods Have Answered! Mecha Smile Impact 2023: #MODEROID RahXephon
Looks like Good Smile Company, though their Good Mecha Smile brand, is committing to start every year with a bang. And with bang I meant impact as they’re…
The portrait of an artist as a young man in RahXephon
The longer I watch RahXephon, the more I become convinced that this is not a show about the human condition. Sure. There are elements in the show that…
A gilded cage and the girl in the painting in RahXephon
As I started watching RahXephon, I struggled with where to start talking about it. The themes in this show really are set in motion at the very start,…
If you meet the RahXephon on the road, do you kill it?
I’ve spent most of the morning trying to decide what I wanted to say about the most pivotal moment in RahXephon. If there is a single episode where…
A boy, his pet rock and Makoto Isshiki’s Operation Downfall in RahXephon
If you asked me who my favorite character was in RahXephon, I would be torn between two choices. The first one is pretty obvious — Jin Kunigi. I…
Episode 1: Akira Vol 1
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