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The above synopsis only hints at how convoluted this series actually is, and indeed, the synopsis explains more about what's really going on than the first four episodes actually do. Knowing the basic outline about the immortals and the Elixir of Life goes a long way towards helping make sense of the first volume, but in the end it does not really matter much. The first volume is so much fun to watch that making full sense of it is not (yet) necessary for enjoying it.
Ah, to live in the shadow of Evangephon. Or is it RahXelion? It takes a lot of nerve to produce a dramatic giant robot anime these days, when every attempt at the genre is instantly compared to the masterworks of BONES and Gainax. (Gundam gets a free ride because it's a subculture unto itself.) On its own, Fafner presents an interesting enough story in a slick package, but seasoned fans will know it all too well. Here's an anime that does such a good job following the template set by its predecessors that it becomes exactly that—a copy of something greater, and one that's not as easily accessible, either. Can it go beyond that after this opening story arc?
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