Audience reviews
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Godslayer27
This is by all means an spiritual succesor of evangelion not only on themes but many elements presents on this series resemble on more or less degree to the aformentioned though still is his own thing as a whole.
With more than 20 years on his back since aired soukyu no fafner is a anime of mechas, drama and sci-fi that touches a lot of existencial themes with a pacing that is falling to the side of being slow (at least that is what most poeple are gonna feel watching it although wasnt a problem to me) accompained of LOT of drama, it takes his time developing the characters and their respective struggles but still manage to allow the action to happen more than enough.
Like i said it puts a lot of enfasis on the characters and all the background story revolving about the world which is on…
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really the love the story line, and overall. always anticipate the next episode. but i got to say , i cant watch this movie without crying. it touched my heart. however, i just hope that they straight to story instead of wasting time showing boobs or sexy things. its a sad story but when you add those, its just become lame. please finish the story strong and perfect!
the character build is good adn did not drag, so cool, the song really match the anime. i really love it, angela did nail it!. i watch many times as much as possible and trying not to cry, but no way! i can't, hahaha.. i dont think it there any flaw in it at all. as it is my top favourite anime, but sadly not well advertise. less promotion, i really hope got merchandise and all.
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Sometimes treasure hunting gives you, well, y'know, precious gemstones like old animes that are obscured by the advent of modern post-2010 animes.
Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor is one of those gems that slowly shines as you polish it further. For anyone who has finished watching Neon Genesis Evangelion and End of Evangelion, SnF will immediately make you feel at home. Consider SnF as sort of a spiritual successor to NGE. Where NGE ends nearly in despair and hopelessness, SnF takes you towards joy and hope of what the future may bring.
SnF is supposedly steeped in Norse mythology, so make of that what you will. It doesn't shy away from religious themes and tackles existentialist issues much better than NGE did. Whereas NGE is a psychological assessment, SnF is more mythological in its…
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From someone who watched the whole series 4 times: Soukyuu no Fafner is a masterpiece.
Well, not maybe for the first season. When I say that I speak about the whole serie which includes 3 seasons and 2 movies.
Soukyuu no Fafner begins with a classic mecha-anime guideline -that looks a lot like Evangelion-, with pretty poor art quality in general, the animation is the bare necessities, the main caracters are rather basics and the story takes quite some time to become enjoyable. In the first half of Soukyuu I can only concratulate the precision of the shots and the timing, a very good 3D (used only for a few things but still remains well integrated), and the OSTs.
If you begin to watch Soukyuu no Fafner, I beg you to watch end get through the first 10 episodes. The serious shit begin in…
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Soukyuu no Fafner, the Evangelion clone that found its own identity.
This isn't an easy show to recommend. The first few episodes are some of the most generic, melodramatic, convoluted and poorly paced mecha I've ever witnessed. You are thrown right into the deep end with no real context. None of the characters are properly introduced and it tries to introduce all of them at the same time. The first 2/3 episodes are also incredibly heavy with elements lifted from Evangelion. There's invading aliens with cores that explode when damaged, there's mechas that are designed specifically to sync to certain pilots, there's an island with a shadowy organisation that fights the aliens. There's a main protagonist that doesn't wanna pilot the mecha. But as time goes on the show starts to develop an…
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Fafner is the story of a paradise island called Tatsumiya and its people who have managed to stay hidden from the alien attackers called Festum. With the help of the island's teenagers who are able to pilot the Fafners, the military send them out to fight the Festum.
My thoughts:
I truly enjoyed watching Fafner. The animation is superb, the music is engaging (doesn't put you to sleep) and the storyline is very good. I like mecha type anime and this one had it all. Hints of romance, action, friendships, sorrow, acceptance...So many emotions in this anime and well worth watching. I certainly recommend it for all the mecha lovers out there.
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Let me make one thing clear with Fafner in that the series isn't gonna win any awards in originality considering the number of cliches and plot setups in the mecha genre it pulls from teens forced into fighting an alien threat to the mental anguish faced by said teens as they are faced with the reality of war. If you're approaching the series to expect anything different from the mecha genre, don't waste your time watching this as going with this mentality led me to drop Fafner two years ago due to my disappointment with its unoriginality. But if you're approaching the series for an engaging plot while knowing it's not gonna be offering much new, then Fafner offers up solid, yet flawed, engagement to look forward to in its 26-episode run.
The main draw to the series comes in the form of t…
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I have watched many mecha series over the years and I have to say Fafner is a solid series but is far from original. The story was alright with some similarity to Evangelion and Raxephon. I would recommend Fafner to anyone who enjoyed either of those. I thought the art style was pretty well done, and found some of the plot points and characterization was pretty unique and interesting.
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Sokyuu no Fafner is an anime of the good old Evangelion school; a postapocalyptic setting where mankind faces annihalation at the hands of a mystic supernatural species, a band of mentally depraved kids as this world's saviours, and a plot with what is, at times, fairly cryptical content. Whether or not it does it well is hard to say however; it has its strengts but also its distinct weaknesses.
The series start off quite calmly on your average tropical Japanese island, where a group of kids are attending school as if life was nothing unusual. However, soon a Festum (the series' supernatural/extraterrestrial race) attacks the island, and it is not long before it is revealed that the island is in fact a moving fortress, and the last remnants of a Japan annihalated in the human-Festum war.…
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Fafner is an anime rife with symbolism, it is a mecha anime somewhat in the vain of Neon Genesis Evangelion. In fact most of this anime reminded me of Evangelion, down to the music and most of the mood of this show, except the one thing that separates it from Evangelion is the fact that it manages to stay optimistic throughout most of the series.
Story:
It takes a couple episodes to get off the ground but I think Episode 6 is when the series really changes things up, you will see a lot of characters perish throughout the course of this series, but in this episode there is an emotional shock that really changes the tone of the series and from there you start to realize what kind of a world this place is. In fact what is most interesting is that for many of the battles the pilots are almos…
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Soukyuu no Fafner is an anime full of good ideas that could have been even better with some adjustments here and there.
The world of Fafner combines elements of Evangelion (Festum = Angels), Gundam (teenage pilots and "real robot" action), and even Star Wars (Mir = The Force) to create an original flavor. Shades of Huxley's "Brave New World" can be seen in the too-idyllic Tatsumiyajima setting, and the characters themselves spend a lot of time absorbed in philosophical thoughts and arguments. Unfortunately, the plot isn't quite as unique as the setting, and it's a little slow to develop - but in the second half of the series, the plot picks up and the revelations and mecha action come fast and furious.
Artwork and sound are fine, neither excellent nor terrible. The Fafner mecha, with the…
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Important: Forgive my english please. As a french person it's not always very easy for me.
It's been awhile since I didn't not rewatch this serie and I should do so. This anime is one of my favorite anime of all time for now and I doubt that one day it will dropped from my top ten. I'm doing this review by trying to covince the more people to watch this awesome serie.
Story: Incredible!! It was so well built that when I watch it I was like: EH!!It could happen one day in a not so far future. There's no cliché except for the first episode when Kazuki became the pilot of the Fafner Mark Elf because, currently, is the only one who can do this. Wait... this isn't even a cliché... it's an anime law come to think of it. At the beginning, you may look at this and say: well... it's like kira yam…
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This review is based on 4 rewatches of the anime in 2 years. So I hope this will be as unbiased as possible. As a long time Xebec fan, I must say this is by FAR the best mecha anime they've produced to date. Now I shall try to break it down to different components.
Story: The story began with a paradise-like environment, but it quickly turned into a scene of chaotic desperateness. With tons of downhill battles to begin the story, it certainly illustrates how desperate the situation is for the protagonists (and the small group of humans living on that remote island). For a mecha anime, it is not very common to start the story the way Fafner did.
Art: The animation is directed by the same guy whose responsible for Gundam SEED and Destiny. So it is only natural that people see similarities…
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The beginning of Fafner was quite confusing as it went straight to the action. Going straight into the action is often never a good idea since it’ll leave the viewers confused. Now if this were only the first episode and the second episode takes place a few months earlier then it would work. Gungrave, Berserk, and the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya used this technique. Haruhi used it quite effectively as it made more viewers come back for the 2nd episode to figure out what was going on. I guess my biggest problem is the fact that the action was relentless for around 9 episodes and they tried to create drama in that time frame. This is simply not possible with out proper character development/knowing the characters. For example, a certain character dies and they make it quite a big eve…
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I will agree with one of my club members regarding this anime. It is underrated as a series. I've watch this anime 1 year ago but I'll do my best to write the review about it.
Story:
The story has a nice flow. Like all mecha series, it got fantastic mechas with specialized specification for each mechas, skills training and conflict between characters, powerful enemies and realiable reason(s) for fighting. Not to mention 'best friend theme' where we can find alot in other anime is also included.The start of this anime which shows peaceful school days for main characters, Kazuki and his friend make a nice twist when the secret of the island and the reason the island is the last line of defense is exposed. As we goes more into the episodes, more secret/mystery will be reveal. I guess that wa…
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The Festum are attacking, and this time it's Kazuki who is supposed to ride the Fafner, a gigantic robot, designed to save the island, that the remaining japanese call their home.
Soukyuu no Fafner is so much more than just one of thoose Mecha-series. It has a wonderful animation, music and the best characters.
It made me laugh, made me cry, and sometimes it was to exiting I couldn't breath.
The characters are wonderful, and I think they make this anime so great!
The story was a little complicated for me, but still it was good.
I loved the one-hour-last-episode. I remembered I was squeesing my pillow extra hard during that time.
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