Soukyuu no Fafner

Title: Soukyuu no Fafner Fafner in the Azure Dead Aggressor Overall: Rent Keywords: 2004, Action, Adventure, Bishounen, Evang*lion Clone, Mecha, Sci-Fi, TV Notables: Animation - SUNRISE NOGAMI Yukana R1 License - Pioneer (Now Geneon) TAMAGAWA Sakiko A first glance, the quiet bucolic village nestled between two peaks on isolated island might appear to be a perfect place to live. But beneath the ship that looks like an island is one of the most advanced weapons development labs on earth, where they are building the new generations of the Fafnir combat robots to help defend earth against an alien off-world enemy. An enemy that appears to intend on the annihilation human race through assimilation and destruction. The teenager, Soushi has just returned to the island from the city of Tokyo, when the death of Fafnir's designated pilot causes a crisis for the island's defense. As Soushi has rare skills as a pilot, he gets pressed in service as a pilot for the Fafnir, against an enemy that keeps asking a question that no one knows how to answer, Are you there? [TV series, 2004, 25 episodes (of which episode 25 is a double episode), 24 min; see also the prequel 2005 TV special "Soukyuu no Fafner - Right of Left"]

Overall	Art	Animation	Character Design	Music	Series Story	Episode Story	Reviewer
Rent 4	10	10	10	10		10	Violet D	#
Soukyuu no Fafner I just got this yesterday and it kind of reminds me on the concept of the Razephon. That has to do with becoming one with the Robot they are using for to fight the Alien. The teens of the island are all being called to learn how to use the Fafner. So far I have only see episode 1 through 4 but I'm going over to my favorite Hastings store and renting more episodes. Action packed and who is this girl they keep showing. I have to know. Last updated Friday, June 02 2006.
Unevaluated 4							Jan-Chan	#
Soukyuu no Fafner Lets see ..giant robots piloted by a mixed group of teenagers, with weird golden-angelic aliens from space that have strange powers, and on an island where all of the teenage boys tend to be very bishounen/bishoujo. But, just to be different from Evangelion, this series has a very Germanic names for everything technical, and even tries to have a hint of a tutonic flavor-of-a-series, but hey!!.. if you have a formula that works.then why not try it again.? But otherwise the anime is good, the story is a bit confusing at the beginning, (but it does settle down) and the music is well-paired to the series. So, having seen up to episode four, this series is showing some measure of promise, if one is into the pretty boyz and girlz, and big robot style of anime. Last updated Friday, April 15 2005.