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by EmilLang1000 » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:01 pm
Well, I can see a connection. The Evas and LFOs are both organic mechas, and in later episodes, the major conflict becomes something very similar to the Third Impact.
People also draw similarities to Eureka and Rei, though Rei's development is much less than Eureka's (when I say development, I mean how she opened up emotionally to Shinji and the others... that is before she died and was replaced by the emotionless Third).
Both Evangelion and Eureka Seven have very strong coming-of-age themes. The main difference, though, is that this is the main secondary theme in Eureka Seven, the first being love; Evangelion is the exact opposite, where coming-of-age is the primary theme, and love the secondary.
Then, of course, there's the whole confusion factor in both. Eureka Seven keeps you guessing, and doesn't reveal much, until the final episode. Eureka Seven, though, DOES at least explain most things eventually, whereas Eva leaves you scratching your head
Eureka Seven is considered a masterpiece almost hands down. If you check out its stats on Anime News Network, the curve is about 50% Masterpiece, 35% Excellent, 10% Very Good, 4% Good, and 1% everything else. Evangelion is the only similar show to reach similar reviews. Because of that, you inevitably get comparissons (the same thing happened between The Godfather and LOTR-ROTK on imdb when LOTR came in at a close second to The Godfather).
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and now that i found this forum i might have to write on here more 
