12,000 years after the events in Genesis Aquarion, humans live on the star Vega under constant threat of trans-dimensional beings called Abductors. These enemies originate from Vega’s sister star Altair and raid Vega for human life. As a countermeasure, an organization known as Neo-DEAVA formed to combat the Abductors. They pilot advanced mecha suits called Aquaria and are strictly separated by gender. Boys and girls are not allowed contact; they are even restrained from fighting on the same battlefield. However, events take a shocking turn when an advanced Abductor mecha suit joins the fray. Two teenagers, Mikono and Amata, are dragged into the conflict. Unknowingly, Amata performs a taboo when he summons an Aquaria and initializes what is called the Forbidden Union between male and female Aquaria. Neo-DEAVA is shocked, and the repercussions of Amata’s actions are much farther reaching than he realizes. How was he able to summon an Aquaria? Where did he learn to form a Forbidden Union? And why was Mikono also able to pilot the mecha suit?
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MoonlitKaitou
This is my first time writing a review, so please bare with me, but for this series I felt like I needed to write my opinion of it. Story: Episodes 1 - 13 = 7 Now, the series started off very good, I wouldn't say it was amazing, but it was enough to pull me in and get me interested in the series. It was lighthearted and comedy filled at points, but it also had plenty enough action and mystery involved to keep you looking forward to what might come next. Episodes 14 - 21 = 5 Unfortunately at this point, the story seems to start getting thrown all overthe place. Some episodes I liked and some were just not so good... and I'm sad to say that it continued to get worse.
Episodes 22 - 26 = 2
This is where everything in the plotline just falls apart. Revelations and twists are made and it all seems to turn into a horrible joke. It didn't end well either as there will a lot of plotholes and loose-ends in the series that were left unanswered. You know it's bad when you root for the antagonist in the series to win and hope that the heros will lose.
Overall, the plotline was decent, but definitely no where near amazing.
Total Average: 4.5
Animation: 7
Tha animation quality was overall pretty, but not overly fantastic, especially since the CG wasnt really well done on some points. It had a lot of recycled footage through out the anime and unfortunately the reused footage from Sousei no Aquarion stuck out like a sore thumb against Evol's animation. But for the most part it was very pretty to look at, especially the first ending.
Sound: 10
Ah, the saving grace of the show and probably one of the few things I will remember from Evol. The music is just astounding; I could listen to it all day and not get tired of it. Gekkou Symphonia, Paradoxical Zoo, Eve no Danpen, Kimi no Shinwa, Yunoha no Mori, Aquaria Mau Sora... they're all wonderful songs, there's not one I do not like.
Characters:
Main Characters = 2
The main characters are some of the worst I have ever experienced in a show. I started off liking Amata quite a bit; he was a weak willed character but he seemed very devoted and it looked as if he would develop into a stronger character; how wrong was I. He continued to be weak and couldn't seem to function without Mikono around; it was unbearable to watch him near the end. I think most will agree with me when I say that I definitely won't miss his "MIKONO-SAAAAAAAAANNNN!"
Mikono... she starts off as quite a snotty character a little bit in the beginning and shes always looking down on herself and calling herself useless... at one point it seemed that she stepped up and looked as if she would actually do something and help out, but in the end, remains to be useless and forever stuck in the damsel in distress mode.
Zessica- as much as I love Zessica, she was a poorly developed character. She started off amazing and had the potential to be a great person, but gets stuck in her mopey and dull self as her unrequited love for Amata beats her down repeatedly into a deeper depression. If Zessica's character taught me one thing, it's that no matter how you try to go against fate/ destiny, you can't and it will beat you down.
Kagura started off as an interesting character, but I also think he was poorly developed. Has a very beast-like personality and his sole focus is to get Mikono and anyone in his way will get hurt/killed... there's really not much else to him. But the thing that will continue to bug me to the end of days is his OOC'ness at the very end of the series... he is suddenly shown capable of being a human being and rather intellectual when that was definitely not the case from before.
Supporting Characters = 8
The supporting characters, to me at least, outshown the main characters by far. Jin and Yunoha were some of my favorites, separately they were both very good, but when they were together, something sparked and they quickly became my favorite love interest in the show. Andy and Mix provided a lot of comedy, especially when they were together, but their love at the end really moved me. Both JinxYunoha and AndyxMix were by far better love interests than AmataxMikono and much more enjoyable. The other side characters were also very enjoyable in their own way- Cayenne and Shrade, along with Sazanka and Malloy were just wonderful.
Total Average: 5
Enjoyment: 5
The first half of the series was very enjoyable and I was always looking forward to the next episode, unfortunately my high expectations from the first half led to a lot of disappointment in the second half. It became a trainwreck; the plotline became something that I didn't look forward to and I found myself groaning at a lot of scenes or just not really caring.
Overall: 6
I think it was my high expectations from the first half that led to my great disappointment, but Evol just stands as average to me. The terrible plotline, poorly developed main characters, and lack of enjoyment for the second half really hit me. Despite the not so good things, there was still enjoyment from the supporting cast and especially from Mykage(whom was a great villain), so overall it wasn't terribly awful, I just felt it could have been handled better.
Tachii
If there was one thing that absolutely stood out for me in Aquarion EVOL, it was the artwork. Aquarion EVOL shines brightest in its absolutely gorgeous setting and consistent animation. Each location is drawn with such care and beauty and there were plenty of places for us to see. The artwork is what I'd would call "eyegasmic" or "scenery porn". It was a completely positive surprise. As of 2012, I can only list a handful of TV series that had such amazing artwork on display. Unfortunately, aside from the delightfully eyegasmic setting it was in, the story and characters leave a bit to be desired. Atit's core, it's not a story to be taken seriously. Like the prequel, there are a lot of ridiculous and ludicrous events that happen throughout the show. How about a punch move that wraps the entire planet just to punch the enemy into space? How about each time the characters combine into the Aquaria mech they experience near-orgasms? If you can suspend a great amount of belief, you can enjoy this show since there are lots of funny and exciting material here. For some, the lack of a serious and well-thought out story can really be a disappointment. Indeed, the story in Aquarion EVOL had a lot of potential. The villains of Altair and their motives belong in a moral gray area, but the planet Altair is mostly left undeveloped and unexplored as the credit rolled.
The characters also suffer from wasted potential in terms of depth and attitude. The main characters, especially, come off quite shallow and frankly, annoying. Both Amata and Mikono are shy and often unreliable, and they often misunderstood each other for both comedic purposes and really shallow and cliche reasons. On the opposite spectrum is Kagura - the bad boy villain who lusts over Mikono and Zessica - the scantily dressed confident girl who lusts over Amata. These main characters came off as largely one-dimensional. While they do receive character development, it was often too late in the series to really appreciate them. Kagura's sudden change of character near the end is frankly just sloppy writing. Their one-dimensional personalities became repetitive quickly.
Character writing was undoubtedly not a strong point of Aquarion Evol. However, the side characters certainly were pretty entertaining even if they were one-dimensional. There is Andy W. Hole who is completely obsessed with holes, Mix who is obsessed with neatness, the loli president Crea who amuse with weird puns, the immortal Fudou who speaks in riddles, and many more. Their character interactions are usually amusing to watch even if the main characters comes off as annoying and boring.
Each episode often starts with light-hearted character interactions, and usually ends with the mech Aquarion in action against an opponent mech. The CG in these fights is really obvious and differs in style from the beautifully rendered artwork, but it doesn't really take away any entertainment value. Combat flows fluidly and is entertaining in general since each fight seem to end really differently. Sometimes, it's just not enough to destroy an opponent with a punch. Aquarion EVOL will punch with such profound disregard to physics that will make other mecha series tame in comparison. Still, the problem with Aquarion EVOL is each episode becomes formulaic. The series is what I'd call mindlessly entertaining, but it really could've had more depth if it spend more time developing the villains and developing the world instead of spending time on flat characters and formulaic mech fights.
Other than that, the presentation value is really high and I was pleasantly surprised. AKINO returns to this sequel with catchy j-pop insert themes and OP/ED credits. The soundtrack is varied with grand orchestra pieces, solo piano or violin pieces, as well as light-hearted or solemn moody pieces. Character models are pleasing to look at and remains in quality even if zoomed out. And of course, the gorgeous landscapes and space artwork whether it was day or night made lasting and unforgettable impressions. Words can't really describe the beauty I've seen, but I highly recommend it if anyone enjoys what the anime medium could offer in looks.
Ultimately, Aquarion EVOL was an enjoyable series full of heart and ridiculous combat, albeit often ending up as melodramatic and exaggerated. The artwork and sound are gorgeous and catchy, but the story and characters came off as wasted potential. For someone looking for a serious and well-thought plot with realistic characters, this is definitely not the series for you. But if you are simply looking for some fun, Aquarion EVOL is definitely an entertaining series.
Whats_an_Otaku
I saw this anime because of a Funimation Trailer on Youtube. And when i saw the trailer i saw Good looking characters and animation, and i could tell right away it was of a Romance genre. This show has alot of Fan service, but some of the fan service thats shown is shown when they begin to use the Aquarion as a group and i wont spoil what its called (Im guessing thats what those robots are called since they always shout out "GO. AQUARIOON" when they start to fight which can give a corny feel. I watched it all but if i sound ignorant ofit its cause i watched it a few months ago.)
So the "Fanservice" during those parts can get corny.
It definitely has some funny moments so you will laugh while watching it, but most of it is based on the romance.
Now the story....im not gonna spoil it but the story is understandable but its explained horribly, you just have to use the information you get while watching it to get the story.
This show is very hard to explain because it is hard to understand while watching it. I havent watched the Original Aquarion because others told me this is the second season, and i heard the first is better than this one.
Its watchable, but if you have other anime you know has good recommendations and you're itching to watch those then go ahead and put this one on hold.
eririri
Aquarion Evol is not an anime to be taken literally. It is saturated with an abundance of metaphors and symbolism; some painfully and intentionally obvious whiles others subtle. Nevertheless, it is not particularly intelligent and never makes any attempts at being profound. Aquarion Evol distinguishes itself from others with its ostensibly ludicrous gimmicks: homosexual angels and donut philosophy to name a couple. Most significantly, however, is the amount of passion and love that pervades the series. Evol spelled backwards is love, and is filled to the brim with exactly that. Aquarion Evol is a dog bereaved of life, revived, and bestowed with wings. Itis conceived and directed by Kawamori Shoji, known for his works teeming with passion such as the Macross series and AKB0048. Aquarion Evol may not be his best work to date in terms of quality, but it is the absolute pinnacle of his creations in spirit. Set 12,000 years after Genesis of Aquarion, it renews the legend that the first series paved way for. Evol is not dependent on the original; it gives the audience bits and pieces of backstory throughout its duration, as well as incorporating an exposition episode which contextualizes all prior events. I have not seen the original myself, and the standalone experience of Evol was nonetheless seamless.
Aquarion Evol is the ugly duckling: scorned for unsightliness, but an ethereal swan from the start. The intricate backstory notwithstanding, the premise of Aquarion Evol is simple and trite. Set in a city constantly terrorized by “Abductors” who kidnap women for unknown purposes, Sora Amata and Suzushiro Mikono are forced to enroll in a school for people with supernatural abilities that pilot mechas known as Aquaria. The nearly banal story then gradually escalates into an ambitious tale of fallen angels and inter-dimensional love. Similar premises have been seen countless times before, but Evol adds to it its heart. As the grandeur of the story unfolds, the audience is presented with an exceedingly corny story that despite its seeming unoriginality is bursting with genuine passion. Aquarion Evol exudes such love and imagination that it is difficult to blame it for being clichéd. Ultimately, Evol can be seen as a massive allegory for the indiscriminate power of love which, both figuratively and literally, brings worlds together.
Aquarion Evol is a boy helplessly in love: mistaken for indecency, but with feelings ever so pristine. The public often fallaciously presume that Evol is filled with vulgar or lowbrow humour. Indeed, the robots are fueled by bodily communion and metaphorical orgasms. Though sexual it may be; vulgar it is not. Evol treats sexuality with utmost earnestness, approaching it indirectly through metaphors and symbolism. The mecha battling is another appropriate example of Evol’s tactfulness: the combat not only advances the story or provides enjoyment, it serves primarily as a platform for character growth and thematic development. During combat, the characters confront themselves as well as their enemies, and the battles are usually accompanied by some sort of symbolic exploration into sexuality or love. This is not to say that Evol is completely devoid of pandering, but the earnestness with which it is handled makes it forgivable.
Aquarion Evol is a puzzle; its fragments hollow of meaning are but emergence potentials for its, if assembled, holistic magnificence. In the presentation of its themes, Evol’s characters play a far more pivotal role than anything else in the grand scheme. The cast of Evol consists of a wide array of characters; most of which are extremely likable in their simplicity. Their personalities are often defined by a single trait, and none of them are particularly complex. There is Andy W. Hol, whose obsession for digging holes embodies the desire for connecting worlds. There is the dying musician Shrade, whose love for music composition symbolizes the equilibrium between life and perilous passion. These simple characters are thematic representations more than anything else; each of them embody an abstract idea related to love, and it is through these ideas and their interplay with one another that the audience receives the messages of Evol.
Aquarion Evol is love; nothing more and no less. The greatest charm of the series is the overflowing passion emanating from every single one of its components, from its characters to its symbols. In the end, no one and nothing is cast in a negative light. Even the antagonists, who initially appear heartlessly sadistic, eventually become heart-felt characters that the audience can sympathize with. The ending beautifully wraps up all the conflicts and strife using one thing only – ephemeral yet eternal, earthly yet ethereal – love. It is a conclusion so overwhelmingly corny, yet undeniably satisfying. Evol’s atmosphere is dramatically enhanced by its production values, which while not exceptional are above average in all respects. The art is sharp and detailed, the CG mecha combat is a feast for the eyes, and the soundtrack is fitting to say the least as some of the more touching tunes can be tear-jerkers by themselves. The production quality is epitomized by its ending theme, which complements a gorgeously archaic montage of the characters with an ambient ballad which perfectly captures the romantic and melancholic air of the series. The producers poured all of their heart into Evol, conceiving a series that is by no means insightful, but by all measures enchanting.
Aquarion Evol is not everyone’s cup of tea. It is perhaps best treated as a lengthy parable; an anime allegory for the power of love. It does not feature complex characters or tactful development; nor is there any profound exploration of humanity or society. What it does offer is its heartiness unparalleled by any other anime. With a wealth of giant robots, radiant characters, corny passion, and unwavering love, it captures the anime spirit more than most other shows do. Words cannot possibly do its magic justice; Aquarion Evol is an anime that needs to be experienced.
Snakeskins
The orgasm powered robots are back and ready to kick some ass. Now at this point I would like to say that if you dont already know, this is a sequal and I will admit that you dont need to see the first to understand this, I think you still should, because you will be able to appreciate this more. The original was good but the main problem I had was that I didnt really think a whole lot of the characters. There wasnt that one guy that I was like, hey I can relate to this; it just didnt happen. Here however they dida far better job creating appealing characters which is the biggest step up in my book. Another change is that the show isnt about the orgasm powered robots, in fact they kinda go away from that. I like that because while I can say it was funny as hell at first it got old after so long and I was scared that that was all it was gonna be for a second season. Instead its used more in a symbolic nature, saying yeah thats whats up, but we're not here to make a vulgar display.
The story itself starts 12000 years after the stuff in Aquarion goes down, and as you probably know it follows the reincarnates of those characters, and of course the characters before that. As was the case in Aquarion, Evol follows a group of teenageish characters as they pilot Aquarion to save the world from abductors. It focuses on their relationships with one another and shit like that, but at the same time it is able to maintain an interesting story that keeps you going all the way through.
One thing that the story does is this: it changes alot of stuff that happenned in the original Aquarion, as in details that mattered alot to the story. This was risky because if you start changing stuff people can become confused, but I didnt and I doubt anyone will because they do such a good job in just the overall story-telling effort. It answers all of your questions which is very very important in any show.
The art was beautiful. I thought that the art in the original was pretty decent but damn, this just takes it all up several notches. The fight scenes are terrific and everything is so clear. The character models are done far better than in Aquarion and that was just fantastic to see.
Now on to the characters themselves. As ive already said, the characters were far more appealing to me this time around and I found myself rooting for them, which is something that didnt happen in the original. It follows Amata and his friend (who he'd like to be more than friends with) Mikono as they enter the Neo-deava academy and become elements for Aquaria. As you should have figured out by now, or will shortly these are supposed to be the reincarnates of celian and apollonius which is kinda true but at the same time not and as it goes on you'll see what i mean. Also in this you have a villain who looks suspiciously like Amata and some others make return appearances such as that shadow-angel dude from Aquarion and that crazy bastard Fudo shows up(yeah 12,000 years later).
As the story progressed, it got more and more tragic. There are just sad situations and the whatnot popping up everywhere at a point and I was all depressed and shit like "aw damn, this is gonna have a sad ending" which was the vibe I was getting. The actual ending though is very good and all the sad stuff that goes down at least gets brought to points where theres closure if nothing else. The ending also provides an actual end, by this I mean that the whole 12,000 year repeating cycle can finally be ended by the end to this.
On a whole I was really happy with this show. It had subtle humor, good characters, orgasmic animation(sorry I just had to use that pun) and it fixed alot of the crap that Aquarion didnt do so hot with. I will recomend thsi to anyone who liked the original, hell, Ill recomend this if you didnt like the original because this is just on such a higher level. Enjoy.
AquarionLife
This Is the 2nd season Of Aquarion. Its By Kawamori Shoji and is currently writing the manga as well. I officially liked the ending but really needs a third season because it didn't describe or answer many questions about the previous series. I'm happy for this anime but a few of the fans are hating cause it had an alternate ending to it.The other Aquarion was more serious,in a way. This starts with a boy named Amata who goes to a village and meets a girl named Mikono, they share deep love connection to each other. This season is about destiny,faith and Forbidden love(That everyaffection that everybody has, yeah its forbidden). Even a few Shadow angels are reincarnated here and want world domination against humans and want to be with there favorite angel but don't get the love...eh to bad. Love makes you do crazy things in life, Good and bad times.
I really loved the story but I wish they make more episodes for the season..like an "ongoing" Anime or something. I liked the Art because it felt more new than the before series.The only thing I didn't like about it was that they didn't answer every question about everybody. By the way don't let a shadow angel use Aquarion..It doesn't look to well. I was also happy that they had new Aquarion vectors and names for them.
I chose a 7 for the Story cause It didn't feel like it actually answered enough questions about everyone. I still like the story and characters with it.
The Art was a 10 because its different than the other that Its stunning with everything around it.
The sound was a 10, because the music and the attacks had the same melody as The first series did, which was good.
The Characters was a 10 because every character stayed in there place during the series. They listen and help one another.
The enjoyment was a 9 and Overall was 10, I really enjoyed watching it so I recommend you go watch it if you haven't seen it yet. Its great and new chapter for you as well.
Nasty001
Mikono X Amata..........awesome, so finally this 26 episode anime has ended, so what now? Duuuuh, I guess, I'd probabaly say that this is all good, the genres indicated like Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mecha, Romance and Sci-fi did proved well for this anime, ok so there is that fujoshi element in the last episode of this thing which for me is EEEEEEEWWWWW. But then again the romance genre has the most impact in the story so for the "Story" part I'd give it a "Very Good" number 8, since I like the main plot were there are challenges that comes with Amata's quest forMikono's heart, aside from it every episode has its own set of climatic thing in it which make the whole 26 episode worthwhile.
Art and sound: Mediocre 5.
I just have nothing to say about these parts, since the art is similary with "Sousei No Aquarion." Plus, the fanservice is kinda off, though Zessica looks hot in her skimpy outfit. As for the sound, I kinda like the mechs changing theme.
Character: Good 7.
I like the romantic role that Amata and Mikono played as lovers who are fighting to reverse the destinity that keeps them apart, also I kind like that role of Andy breaking into Mix's heart I guess you may say that the comedy genre of this anime is them, as for the other characters like Sharade, Cayenne, Kaguya and Mallory they really did their part well as part of the of this anime for as they represent the anime's action genre . I also like that the antagonist is solely reside in Mykage, in fact his role is a total representation of evil behind that angelic look. For Fudo.... well I guess since this anime has a fantasy genre, he may well be that genre.
Enjoyment and Overall: Very Good 8.
Ok, so for me, to give it such rating is because I've always expected that the arc would be a Mikono X Amata arc and it did happen, ok so most would expect a Kaguya X Mikono arc and a Zessica x Amata arc.....good thing it didn't happend which it the enjoyable part of the anime. Overall, this anime is worth watching every episode and this is one anime which you don't have to watch its prequel, since the way that Mari Okada of studio Satelight created it can stand on its own. In fact you might say that it is unrelated to the prequel- even if it is, then again who cares? This anime is all good, and that's that.
I hope that Satelight studios would make another sequel or a spin-off of this anime.
Btw: Mykage X Fudo (or Apollonius) arc?????????EEEEEEWWWWWW I hate shonen-ai or should I say Otoku-ai. No offends to LGBT's out there, just my personal opinion.
Teirhan
SPOILERS AHEAD: So, as always, Aquarion as a franchise is a mixed bag. The original series received quite a bit of criticism for both its throwbacks to older style "Super Robot" anime, as well as for an at-times silly set of subplots surrounding its characters. The original conceits of the series were often cringe-inducing as well: the action of the series focuses aroudn Aquarion, which is a giant robot formed of 3 "vectors" which combined into a giant robot, accompanied by the pilots undergoing a "gattai" (union) which results in them, well, orgasming. Aquarion Evol is not going to do much for peoplewho disliked the original series, and in fact may not be a great show for people who loved it, either. I do think that there's a lot to enjoy here, particularly if you are a fan of romance + giant robots or the original series itself. Just don't expect too much.
SOUND: The Soundtrack is by the always wonderful Yoko Kanno, with frequent vocals by AKINO. If you're a little older-school anime fan like me, you might find yourself wishing that Yoko Kanno had collaborated with Maaya Sakamoto instead, but AKINO has plenty to offer here, and once again displays some quite good English skills (which makes sense, since the singer and her siblings all hail from Utah by way of Mesa, Arizona) alongside a strong voice seemingly made for belting out Yoko Kanno classics.
There isn't a lot of new music on display however, other than the OP/ED themes and a few insert songs. Most of the music is recycled from the first series, but rather than seeming lazy or cheap on the part of the producers, I think that the music does a great job of tying together the two series, which is doubly important since there are only a few characters in common, the character designs are a little different, and Aquarion and Aquarion EVOL are also separated by a 12,000 year gap.
There's not much to say about the rest of the sound, which is to say it's inoffensive. Aside from several of the female characters having your usual squeaky childlike voices and one character (Schrade) sounding like he had a cold the entire time, the cast does a decent job with their characters. The sound effects and environmental sound are good, and fit well with the fight scenes and quiet scenes alike.
ART & ANIMATION: The character designs and actual animation are great in this show, presumably because SATELIGHT used all their money on the digipaint scenes after saving a boatload by reusing assets from the first series. The character designs, provided by Chinatsu Kurahana, Kana Ishida, & Hirotaka Marufuji are vibrant, unique, and make it visually easy to distinguish between characters. There are a few weird choices here (like the prudish Mix wearing a dress that lifts and flaunts her breasts to an absurd degree) but all of it seems fitting with the tone of the series as a whole.
As with the original series, the 3dcg itself is not great, but then, it never is in anime. Animations can be jerky, as if there aren't enough 'tween frames, and the mecha often have very stilted and awkward movements. They do their best to work around these limitations, and since I didn't turn the series off in disgust I guess that they succeeded.
STORY & CHARACTER: This is where the good turns a little towards bad. Way too much time is spent on side characters (particularly the duo of happy, perverted ANDY W HOLE and prudish, frosty MIX) and the main romance never gets much development. Worse, the main character is written (on purpose) to be indecisive and passive, which really saps the enjoyment from watching him. There's a lot to be praised here for the way that main characters confront their feelings for each other head-on, and the willingness to develop some of the relationships in the series far beyond the usual "confession in the last 30s of the series" bullshit, but the truth of the matter is that head writer Mari Okada didn't seem to find much interesting in the relationship between Amata and Mikono, and it shows. As I said before, we spend a lot of time with the characters Jin and Yunoha, and MIX and Andy, and while both of their arcs have relatively satisfying conclusions, Amata and Mikono seem to come together in the end (after 26 episodes of Mikono waffling about Amata and his evil twin Kagura) more because they should for plot reasons than because they seemed a good fit together.
Additionally, we spend a lot of time doing silly "anime trope"-ish episodes: a school festival, a beach episode, etc etc etc. While none of them are BAD per se, they are also not particularly good either. The little bit of character growth we get during them is usually ignored completely next episode.
That being said, whereas the theme of the original Aquarion may have been "love as destiny" this series clearly embraces the idea of "love in spite of it". Kagura claims to have been born to love Mikono who is a reincarnation of Aquarion's Silvia, but Amata (her eventual choice) loves her for herself, not because of some 12,000 year long arc towards a destined ending. Likewise, most of the other characters in the show do not seem interested in finding out about their previous lives the way Apollo, Silvia, &c in the first season were. Instead they are all focused on their love and relationships in the here and now, and to hell with what your past lives wanted.
I will say, one thing this show does fantastically is present homosexual love and homosocial relationships in a positive, engaging manner. Schrade and Cayenne are clearly deeply in love, but their relationship is hardly even commented on by the other characters except to present sympathy when the inevitable occurs. Meanwhile, while Toma & Mikage may technically be non-gendered or genderqueer, they both present as masculine, as do the objects of their love, Apollon. This is not presented a prurient, or weird, or even worthy of mention: they simply love each other in a way that shows gender has no meaning in love. Much later in the series as well, MIX is transformed into a man but Andy doesn't even blink: it doesn't matter to him. he loves Mix the person, not Mix the walking pair of breasts with some glasses perched on top. And while this may seem a little too "perfect", it also shows excellent growth in the character from his roots at the beginning of the show where he was desperate to sneak into the girls' side of the dormitory to get himself a peek at some "big bangs."
Other than the diffuse focus on the cast and the at-time silly one-off episodes however,the biggest thing that bothered me is retconning. The identity of Apollo is retconned during Aquarion EVOL, and while Shoji Kawamori insists this was always part of the plan, There certainly was no evidence in the original Genesis of Aquarion series (there may have been in the OVA released later, but I have not seen that). This changes the nature of the ending of the original series, and changes Toma's character (and his reincarnation in Mikage) substantially, seemingly only because this was the need of having an angel as a villain to manipulate everyone else.
Anyways, it's about time for me to wrap this one up, and I will say that despite my complaints, I enjoyed my time with Aquarion EVOL and would recommend it to anyone who is willing to take as a given the silly trappings of the Aquarion universe (gattai as sex, bad cgi robots, totally ignoring forced gattais as metaphors for rape, etc) and enjoy a series that tries its hardest to fit in some shallow meditations on the nature of love and the connections between humans in between the giant robot fights and eye candy. Just don't expect too much depth here, and prepare for a lot of silliness.
emojipiggie
I'm writing this review because I'm quite disappointed that everyone is saying that this is a terrible series and an insult to the original. I'll tell you that I actually liked this one a lot better than the original. (>:C Don't judge. ) - STORY - 9 - Ok, so the story doesn't stand out that much, but it is still pretty good. You can read the synopsis for that. - ART - 10 - Even if you hate this anime, no one can argue that the art wasn't AMAZING. In fact, I think it's the best in any anime I've ever watched. ( again, no judging.>:C)
- SOUND - 10 - The sound was quite amazing, and the first ending theme was probably the best ending theme of any ending theme ever in any anime. It was simply incredible, as was the rest of the music. I really connected with it.
- CHARACTER - 9 - The characters are pretty good, though, some lf them aren't very strong personality- wise. O_o
- ENJOYMENT - 10 - I enjoyed this anime a lot, and thought it ended amazingly, and I don't usually like mecha anime.
- OVERALL - 10 - Again, I am very disappointed most people didn't like it, but I thought it was amazing, though, there are some unneeded ecchi parts (every time they merged mecha (gatai? O_o) that I thought were very unnecassary, I loved it.
Pastabeanchuu
Hello, fanservice my old friend! If you were waiting for a direct sequel for Sousei no Aquarion, you will be disappointed. But if you don't have anything to watch and are itching for some corny romance and fanservice aboard big mechas, then go ahead and enjoy the show. Once I got what the show was about, I was able to enjoy it fully. I was drawn to the series by its colorful and pretty animation, and the show doesn't disappoint in this regard.The story as a whole doesn't make much sense to me but, as stated before, we are not here for the plotbut for the romance and big mecha fights!
Most of the characters are pretty silly and overdramatic (and also a bunch of horny teenagers). The show delivers its load of bishounens and bishoujos at will and it focuses on their relationships with the other gender by slapping some ridiculous situations, cheesy lines and metaphors as subtle as... an elephant in a room maybe? I found myself snorting at how silly the whole ordeal was.
That said, if you are here to watch mecha fights, you will be served.
In the end, this show is pretty enjoyable, if you are into that.
xCodaro
To watch Aquarion Evol. Make sure to watch Genesis of Aquarion first. I didn't watch GoA first, which made it more difficult to put parts together from the show, but in all it still made it pretty clear. Action is phenomenal. Also once you begin to watch the show and get into it, you'll probably pick a favorite character. If you get into shows like ALOT, be ready for an emotional roller coaster. All in all, I enjoyed this show and recommend it to anyone that likes Eureka Seven or in general robot fighting.
playmakerzam
Aquarion Evol is not just a plain mecha anime. Aquarion Evol is a mecha and an over-the-top cheesy romance anime. This series is a sequel of "Genesis of Aquarion" but you need not watch the first series to understand the plot since both were set on different eras.(about 12,000 years apart). When i first started watching it i expected a serious mecha (I haven't watched the original series) i had no idea it would be an exaggerated love story. Every episode they would focus on love and romance, heck even the mecha's powers are triggered by love. Faith and destiny are also things that are consistentlymentioned in this series. Characters are overly melodramatic, they always shout and their emotions are always exaggerated. The plot is about a young male named Sora Amata. Sora Amata is a fanatic of a movie called "Skies of Aquaria" and always spends time alone in an old theater watching it. (There is a reason behind this fanaticism which i won't spoil).One day, after finishing the movie again and was about to clean the theater, he was taken by surprise when he saw that he wasn't alone. There he met a girl named Mikono Suzuhiro and it was Love at first sight!! Now Sora Amata has the special power to "fly" or levitate. Funny thing is he levitates whenever he gets excited or scared. To cut the story short, Abductors came and tried to abduct Mikono. The earth defenders who flying ships called "vectors" came and tried to defeat the Abductors but failed. Somehow, Sora with his levitation power, accidentally boarded an aquarion (with Mikono). Sora's vector, by pure chance, combined with two other vectors piloted by Zessica Wong and Cayenne Suzuhiro which then formed Aquarion Evol, which then proceeded to beat the abductors. The two joined NEO-DEAVA an academy for teenagers with Elemental Powers (Sora's Levitation is an Elemental Power). NEO-DEAVA's purpose is to defend the world from the abductors. Students of the academy are also the ones who pilots the vectors. Now the story revolves around love and the battle between the academy and the abductors.
There are a ton of characters here, and i'm happy to say that most of them aren't flat or one dimensional, a bunch of eccentric ones. Each student has their own weird and unique elemental power, from Sora's Levitation, Cayenne's Prophecy to Andy Hole's dig or hole creating power. The good stuff about aquarion is that nobody is left out, each had their own time to shine, each have their own romance problem, whether it was a love triangle ,unrequited love, forbidden love, love between abductor and earthling, and even destined love reborn through reincarnation. This makes the series entertaining to watch, watching the interaction between each characters.
The Art is definitely good, the animation of the characters is consistently good and I love the colorful style. The 3D for the mecha is quite awesome too, it's colorful and vivid, and the way they presented those over-the-top fighting scenes and special moves are a thing of beauty, really an eye candy. The special attacks of the aquarion (born from the different trio combinations of element users) are fun to watch.
Now the plot is thick, not complex but a lot of things are going on, from the characters (tons of them) and even the enemies. The enemies aren't your one dimensional bad guys, there's a reason they're doing the abductions, and the show really did a good of job of showing the viewers the "other" side or the issues of the Alteans/Abuctors. (Abductors are some form of aliens from a planet called Altea "Altair" who comes to earth and abducts females). Now the acting may be cheesy and exaggerated but it never became annoying, it was quite entertaining to watch, it's like your typical heroes in RPG games who would be over melodramatic. The soundtrack is amazing too! just like the over dramatic lines the soundtracks are over the top and are one of the best that i have ever heard in an anime. Good vocals and a lot of beautiful instruments, not your typical anime pop or rock song. The sound effects works quite well with the grand visuals too. You can tell that Aquarion Evol isn't trying to be some serious mecha, but stands firmly with it's unique style, which was effective and was genuinely really entertaining. I seriously recommend this to anyone, except those not interested in love stories It has a lot of quality mecha battles to offer too and you'll never get bored with this one.
My Personal Rating: 9/10
Raggadish
Aquarion Evol is a mix of Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mecha, Romance and Sci-Fi. For you guys that don´t like long reviews I summit up here in the beginning about what I liked and disliked with show. Liked: Great art, character designs, and animation - the best thing about Aquarion Evol. Some good characters and character development. The story the first 2/3 of show. Kagura. Quite entertaining to watch. Disliked: The story the last 1/3 of the show. Mikono´s and some other characters development (or lack of it). The lack of deeper explanations of some elements within the story. For you guys that like to really getto know a show before watching it, here follows a more detailed version about how I experienced Aquarion Evol.
Story: 6/10
Its really a shame because the first 2/3 of the show are actually really good, but falls a part and spacing out towards the end.
Aquarion Evol is the independent sequel to Genesis of Aquarion, so you dont have to watch the first show to understand or enjoy this one. The story takes place 12000 years after the first show. New cast and so on. The story takes up speed already in the first episode, the main characters are meeting for the first time and we are introduced to the world they live in. After that we get introduced to side characters (they are more then sides, many of them have own chapters and good development) and the main plot. The main plot is basically that men in mecha suites from another dimension attacks their world, and kidnap women back to their dimension. Why you may ask? If you watch the show you will know, cant spoil it here - its one of the plots pillars. The world that most of our main cast is living in has an organization that countermeasure these attacks in their own mecha suits (the mecha fights is often quite entertaining). The story builds up nice and steady and becomes quite intresting... Until we are getting to the last 1/3 of the show.. There I feel like the plot was smeared all over the place, and lost it direction to throw in lot of random lines and events. Much of the build ups mostly ran out in the sand, or changed direction. Always sad to see lost potential, but I will still state that it was worth watching.
Art: 9/10
As mentioned before, Aquarion Evols best trade. Great art and animation. Beautiful scenery`s and detailed backgrounds. How the light fell in throw a window or sparkling sunset - it was all gorgeous. Great and beautiful character designs (more Kaguras to the people). The mechas didnt feel out of place in the backgrounds, which they often can do. Overall very pleasing for the eyes.
Sound: 7/10
OST was overall ok, some songs better then others. It did its job to highlight the atmosphere in the scenes, but wasnt breathtaking. OPs was also little catchy, but nothing spectacular for me. I watched the dubbed version, and voice acting was above average and put life and feelings in the characters. Backgrounds sounds was also pretty good.
Character: 7/10
The main thing about the characters in A.E. is that the main cast has very little development. They start out with the tools to be much greater but never really goes there. Some of the "sides" the other hand has a lot of development. A.E., would I state, is equally character and plot driven. I like that in a show, but then it has to pull throw to the end with both, and A.E. fails some in both departments. Now its sound like im bashing the show, but I actually liked a lot of it. So let´s go down to way I liked and disliked some of the characters.
Mikono - Our main girl. The very cute and shy kind of girl. She doesn't believe in herself and think she´s useless, which is a result of her past. Nothing usual to begin with but she kind of stays that way the whole show. Mikono had the potential to be something great but stays in "damsel in distress" state pretty much the whole 26 episodes. She has some moments of developing but are soon back on square one.
Amata: Pretty standard shounen MC male character. Is very cute but dont know it, and girls falling in live with him and he dont now how to deal with it. Amata has a special gift that give him gravity related powers. Unlike Mikono he train his power and become stronger and stronger to protect his comrades and Mikono. Even do he actually had some development, it was to little and bleak to be that memorable.
Was it any good characters in A.E. at all? you may ask now. And yes, there was some great characters.
Andy, Shrade, Mix, Yunoha and Jin where all interesting and made the most development in their characters. I enjoyed the relationship development between Andy & Mix and Jin & Yunoha much more then that between Amata and Mikono. All mentioned did a very touching personal development as well, and was the cast i mostly enjoyed to watch.
Kagura is his own special case. I loved the character Kagura. He is the shows antagonist, but I ended up shearing for him. Why? Because is a sexy sad lonely badass. What I didnt like was how little time they had put in to his character development, he had so much potential but didnt come throw in the end (or more like a non-logical 180).
Enjoyment: 8/10
For you poor souls that stayed with me for this long, I keep it short here. Maybe its sounds like I didnt enjoyed the show, but many times I really enjoyed it. Then it was good, it was really good! A combination of beautiful art and animation, with some interesting characters and mostly a good plot let A.E. in to may heart. 2/3 of the show is really worth more like 9.
Overall: 7/10
I really wanted to give this show a higher score, but the last episodes wont allow it. If for nothing this show should be watched for the amazing art and character designs, that it self is worth the time. But I really enjoyed many parts of the show, I think i cried a couple of times and had some laughs to, so I was moved by the show anyway. I definitely would recommend this show if you want to see something beautiful with some great characters and romance.
melonpanfan
you want to know why i gave this anime a 10 for everything? because i loved it. it made me love it. i was attached to the characters as soon as i "met" them. i was mesmerized by the art, and i found myself singing out "AQUARION!!!!" at random points during the day (lol, youll get that as soon as you watch it.) the story was so unique and the weirdest part is, im not sure why this anime is so great! by all logic this should be just another mediocre anime. the art is a bit on the kiddie animation side, the characters canbe a little cliche, and the story is supposedly some kind of knock off of the first one. (which btw i did not see so i am very sorry if that makes my review inconclusive). but somehow, when everything comes together it makes a gorgeous picture and this became one of my all time favorite anime. this anime may not be for you, but for me---it was love!!
tsukimiyuki
This anime is not meant to be taken seriously. This isn't because it's terribly written or paced, in fact, when the story wraps up, it leaves no holes or misunderstandings! This is not meant to be taken seriously because the writers spoon-feed everything to the viewer. They take the viewers along on a journey, or a story - you are not meant to try to figure out the subtleties or the underlying issues simply because they outright tell you about it later anyway. It is cheesy, with plenty of face-palming moments but ultimately it makes you smile. It reminds the viewer of the strength oflove and even explores the different types! Definitely worth the watch, especially since you don't need to watch the prequel to understand it.
hunter1
Once upon a time, many years ago, I was going to watch Aquarion, but I've stopped it, and focused on other anime. I watched Aquarion Evol, right after The first Aquarion, and I was confused, I didn's understand the plot, at least, not completely, because it's labirynth for most of the time. After watching all episodes, I can say, that there is too much love and "pervert overtones", and not enough focus on story, that is throwed into blender and mixed with absurd, and more or less explained at the end, so its like someone play Dark Souls game, finish it, and after that, enter websites andrealise, what is really going on in this world.
I don't recomend that anime to anyone, who "pukes" after too much amount of love on screen, and to people, who have problems (like me, hue hue) to connect all threads in stories, where are many plot twists.
Only two things, that can be counted as a pros, is better animation quality, comparing to first Aquarion, and the original soundtrack from first season, that appeard few times.
First Aquarion, compared to Aquarion Evol, is a masterpiece, that should recieve an Oscar. The story in Evol is too complicated, and it destroyed the whole fun of watching it. Its became something like crossover of Dark Souls games and Sword Art Online. Too much love, too much hidden stories to reveal, and never ending cycle.
And now, there will be spoilers, of course, theres no way to tell about that in other way.
So there's a planet, where people have problem with their lineage (Female part of society died, because of resons?), so to solve this problem, they was going to kidnap some of the women from other planet, to find cure for their illnes.
They kidnapped a woman, that was an actress, playing an ancestor from the 12.000 years ago (Silvia), showing more or less the story of first Aquarion anime. Unfortunately, Alicia, the actress, get to coma, right afret leaving the planet, so using her as a cure is imposibble, and they have to find another lady, good enough for "experiments", but all of them, if survive, will change into male. "Magic curse".
And there is a first problem. Who are the "aliens", and why there is an Shadow Angel with them? Mykage looks almost same, as Toma looked like, but it's for sure not him (Am I sure?), because he ended his life peacfully, conecting with Apollo (theoretically Apollonius reincarnation), at first Aquarion.
Of course, Altair planet is a creation of disballance in the world, created after end of last cycle. So it is artificial problem, created by unknown powers, to cause even more problems to other people.
According to everything, that I read, Mykage, 24.000 years ago, had a "boyfriend" Shadow Angel, but he fell in love in human girl, this made him angry, and he promised, the world will be destroyed, and stuff.
That means, this story was going simultaneously, with story of Apollonius and Toma, but Atlantis was destroyed and sent to other realm.
But no. After few episodes, it turned out, Kagura, and Amata, are not raincarnations of Apollonius, but Pollo dog-like angel being, and Mikono is reincarnation/descendant of Silvia, and Celiana from 24.000 years apart, so that means, Shadow "Gay" Angel, was teoretically Apollonius, and Pollo was dog, who fell in love i Celiana, who was fiance of Apollonius. Nice triangle.
I was lost. Is that means, Apollonius had a friend in Toma, other Shadow Angel, and had a "Gay boyfriend" Mykage, they want to destroy humankind, but Apollonius fell in love, his friend dog-like being fell in love in same person, as Apollonius, and because of that, Toma wanted, after 12.000 years, after his awakening, to destroy humankind, and after another 12,000 years, Mykage woke up and said "Well. I need some slaves, to use them to destroy people. Maybe that planet with problems will be perfect for that?".
So I dont see any connection between "alien planet", and Mykage, dont see conection between Mykage and Apollonius, or at least I didn's saw it, maybe I'm blind.
But suprise! Mykage and Toma are the same person. It's just happen, that when Toma was sitting with Apollo in Aquarion, he realised, Apollo is not Apollonius reincarnation, got angry, change name, and after 12.000 years, he decided to destroy world, again.
And on the top of that, there is "Mister General" Fudou, who appeard frome nowhere, with lots of donuts, and started everything from begining, but wrongly, hiding from everyone, who truly is he.
4/10 then, no more, no less, because its total mess, and I'm dissapearing in endless abyss of internet.
LazyBoy-kun
People may think I'm Dumb for rating this anime so High, but I have my reasons. First, the first time I watched this I was still a kid and I was missing episodes. Now I rewatched it, I still felt the same excitement and thrill. This Anime is a rare breed. It gives you the "I wanna love this character" feels in most of the pairings. I really adored all the main characters and the way the story was played I felt the emotion that was being portrayed. I hated Mikage when the story wanted him to be hated, I hated Kagura when the storywanted him to be hated, I felt sorry for them when the story tells their side and showed that they can be forgiven and what they did made sense.
I say this is rare because it showed a lot of mini genres in it. a pure love story between Amata and Mikono, A romcom yet so real pairing of Andy and Mix. Mikono's attraction to Kagura that gives that bitter taste. Shrade's relationship with everyone that suites him. And to be honest even tho I hate BL, Shrade and Cayenne portrayed a beautiful relationship. There's Yunoha and Jin too. It showed a lot of comedy too. The Action mecha part doesn't make complete sense because of the power of love and friendship tho, but that sets it apart from other mecha anime. Watching this anime can put you in the edge of your sit or bed whatever, specially when Kagura comes to Vega and look for Mikono, you can really feel the thrill and connect to the characters and just shout how dumb and weak Amata is whenever Mikono will get taken away.
The story about the two planets was portrayed well too and specially Alicia and Izumo's love story too. And the story about Kagura, Amata and his parents was really expressed in a lot of ways. The way they told the legend was really cool, and really makes you feel like you wanna watch the other Aquarion series too.
-In short this Anime is not like the Anime this days that are One sided. The art may be outdated but id say in its prime it was one of the best. Story wise not everyone will like it, but if you like and understand deep and meaningful story about love and relationship and destiny then you can relate because in that genre this Anime is #1 for me -
Chiara_Kira
Aquarion Evol is the sequel, set after 12.000 years, of Sousei no Aquarion. I'd like to start with a direct quote from the very first episode (which actually is a double episode of 40 minutes). (The quote is roughly translated inro english from an italian translation of the anime) "The movie (referencing to Aquaria no Mau Sora) was not well recieved by the general public (meaning it was not that good), but the soundtrack was found good and became well known." This is Aquarion. Not only Aquarion Evol, but Sousei as well. This quote is describing the entire show better than I ever could. The plot ofEvol is directly related to its prequel: every 12.000 years, a cast of characters get reincarnated and their destiny is to be reunited again, in a sort of battle that has been going on since 24.000 years.
For those who are coming to this anime AFTER watching Sousei: the plot was not completely changed, but there are some parts that don't connect. The main plot of Apollonius, Celian and Toma doesn't come in until the last 10 episodes or so, and, before this part, it's extremely boring (maybe ONLY the last two episodes are somewhat interesting and entertaining, if you liked the story of the prequel).
The characters.
They are the worst part of this anime. The protagonists are simply stupid. The main male character is Amata, a timid, insecure teen. He's annoying, stupid and is completely and blindly in love with the female lead, Mikono. Oh boy Mikono. She's the worst character of the entire anime. She's the most annoying in the cast, constantly says she's useless and dimish herself... but she doesn't do anything to change that and what's worst is that the other characters see her as committed, intelligent and kind, while she's the exact opposite. I won't go into details, but she mistreats the male lead constantly, in what I could only describe as an act of narcissism and egocentrism. She's spoiled, and always talks about herself. Maybe only ONCE she did something useful for someone else. Her power is completely useless, just like herself, actually. Mikono is truly annoying. I found it funny, at first, to mock her because of her stupidity and awuful behaviour, but, after the first half of the anime, she became the very first reason why I started to dislike it.
The other part of the cast is forgettable. Mykage, the villain of the story, is the only interesting character (and he was right all along, imo).
Design.
Character design, I think, is not as good as Sousei, but it's nice. I liked the "glow-up" and redesing of some characters, and I think this is one of the most positive things about the anime. Mykage has probably the most appealing looks.
Music.
As the quote from before said, the OST is the most memorable thing from this anime. The main theme is popular in Japan and if you've watched Sousei, you know it was the first opening. The soundtrack is cool, especially the parts with the choir. To me, they give a sense of mystery and "holiness". They are the best part of this anime.
Grain_of_Salt
Aquarion Evol is a show that never needed to be as good as it was. Aquarion, its predecessor 7 years prior, seemed largely to be a tech demo for Shoji Kawamori’s next project Macross Frontier, with as many random plot elements thrown in to see what stuck. But while Aquarion felt messy and uninteresting, Aquarion Evol skims away the fat and refines the hidden qualities of the world. Evol allows a pretty solid reset, taking 12,000 years after original Aquarion. The previous series is both history and a religion in Evol, as well as an in-universe movie that sarcastically references its real world failures (buthey, at least the soundtrack won awards). Evol is much lighter and more engaging, and also manages to put much more effort into establishing its world, including having the religion and history of the previous series get names, locations, and events wrong just as stories change when passed down generations. Evol uses this to play fast and loose with its ever-changing plot and character dynamics, and ultimately becomes one of the most entertaining mecha shows in the 2010’s. Some of the messy or under-explained pieces of Aquarion are still in Evol, but you’ll be having too much fun to notice them.
Evol also is surprisingly progressive for a show with a main character that gets golden wing boners when aroused and a gender divided school that pilots orgasm robots. Aquarion Evol teaches that true love has no boundaries by time, gender, or ideology, as long as an effort to understand them is made. Everyone will hurt those around them, especially those they love. But while you should not simply accept wrongdoings, it also does not make the person a monster if they’re willing to keep trying. Evol moves well beyond fanservice and anime X-men piloting an orgasm robot, into a story about understanding, healing, self-love, and learning to enjoy life and change what you can. It's beautiful to watch, lovely to listen to, and shouldn't be judged simply on the fact it likes to have some silly, dirty fun once in a while. We need more shows like Aquarion Evol.
