RahXephon - The Complete Collection (DVD, 2005, 7-Disc Set)

This anime series is amazing, the artwork and creativity storyline makes it hard to stop watching. but if your looking for a mecha fighting series, this isn't what your looking for. but with the amazing excitement and suspense, who cares about a crazy robot fight.

As most of this series is a blatant rip off of Neon Genesis Evangelion, which to this day is one of the greatest premiere anime titles. This series cannot be ignored, it is decently fast paced, with great music and an amazing story. As far as I know it keeps getting cheaper, you can pick it up brand new for around 40 dollars and is around 25 episodes long, I picked up a used copy with shipping for $25.

As for the 2nd american re-release, the credits are great and the extras (though weak) are very enjoyable. If you can pick up the original 7 disc set that was released in 2002/2003, do so.

-King6

this is a great dvd set and i've bin looking for it, if you are into anime or anime still shows this would me a good one to look into.

I purchased this for my two neices. They loved it and watched all 11 hours in one weekend. They are also into Inuyasha and feel that this is a bit more adult than Inuyasha. If you are into animie, this is right up your alley.

Japanese Superior to American versions, AMEN! Translations tend to bite, & are wrong 89% of the time. Learn Japanese, it is a far better Anime experience by far!
ORIGINAL STORY...BONES (also produced the Animation) CREATED BY YUTAKA IZUBUCHI (also produced) These guys have been around a while & write the best stuff, never talking down to thier audiences.
MUSIC....KHIKO HASHIMOTO (has been with Fuji TV for 15 years in addition to being one of Japans best composers) The music is excellent, espesially the original stuff. The timing & matching is superior in this 7 disc set.
ORIGINAL CHARACTER DESIGNS....AKIHIRO YAMADA
ORIGINALLY for FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.

This is some of the finest anime artwork in any 7 disc box set coming out of Japan originating as a television show. It also has some of the best music and of an excellent quality. This is not kids stuff.

This is a sharp, well written, intelligent, bawdy, risque, non-stop-action anime that will keep you on the edge of your seat that will not fail to disappoint; while being fun and a great Pop-corn munchy anime at the same time.
It has a little something for everyone.

Military buffs will love the mecha, tanks, war ships, and especially the floating Mega-City-Aircraft-Carrier-Super-Vessels! There are floating Cities on the Seas, in the seas, and other suprises!

Sci-Fi fans will overdose on mind controled floating Megalopolises, War machines, ultra-dimentional Jupiter encased time zoned earth parrallels containing Tokyo and 129 square mile areas! Musically controlled levitational devices. Trans-dimensional drive war planes....and these are just a few.

There are romantic stories interwoven into the plots & sub plots. And there are many and intricate.

Mysteries enough to make your head spin, it seems like one around every corner....did I mention action and adventure?

And who the Hell is this old man and his foundation that have been around since the 1500's?

What is the connection to the Ancient Mayans?

Why is there a United Earth Government, an Organization called TERRA, and a strange FOUNDATION, all working....or is it competing....to defete the invading MU from another dimension that have captured Tokyo in a dimensional Jupiter, & return it to the rest of the world? Will they succede, or will the world end.....watch and find out for yourself, maybe.

Excellent graphics.
Balanced audio music & voice overs with no bleeds or tweeks.
Details as well done as the galaxy work.
Well synched to both English & Japanese language with almost no lag time.
Excellent music on a par with symphony recordings.
FIVE of FIVE STAR RATINGS!

Uncle Dan thinks it is one for your collection worth watching over & over again!
UNCLE DAN