Talk:RahXephon/Archive 2

message: Does anybody know why episode 20 is suddenly more simply animated, and cheap-looking? Did the staff run out of time? Is it an artistic decision? Astrophil 07:08, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Are you referring to the "washed out" colors before the tuning? That was done for effect and the colors return later. --GunnarRene 14:55, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Epsisode 20 is pre-tune. Sorry. --GunnarRene 14:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

text: I can't remember lower animation quality in episode 20, just somewhat lower story quality (see redshirt. I've also seen the same claim about ep. 21. Can't recongnize this either. Can somebody remember which scenes in particular? --GunnarRene 14:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

text: http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1420412&displaytype=printable on Everything2 says (beginning of third paragraph) that one episode "wasn't done in-house". The author does not specify which episode, or provide proof of his claim, so it should not be taken as anything but anecdotal evidence. Cybotoro 08:30, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've read that the last episode had some work done by Gainax. (Check the credits.) --GunnarRene 14:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've checked the credits of my ADV DVD (region 1) and no mention of Gainax. --GunnarRene 04:12, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Turns out that the episode is question is 17 or 18, with 11 as a possibility. No change in animators on 11, but both 18 and 19 had different animation directors. And 18 had a LOT of assistant animation directors. --GunnarRene 21:59, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uneven animation quality 

message: Do we have information on sales, viewers and other popularity information? --GunnarRene 21:57, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Popularity 

message: *  Mentioned in http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=2350 --GunnarRene 21:57, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Rankings

message: * ADV Films press release: HOUSTON March 20 2003: "captivated millions in Japan" "drawing in viewers by the tens of thousands."
* ADV Films press release: HOUSTON October 13 2003: "a veritable storm of fan excitement and critical acclaim" and "enjoying strong sales and extraordinary critical response in the U.S".
* ADV UK press release LONDON, U.K., 17th November 2003: "released in the U.K. to a veritable storm of fan excitement"
The publisher information is by definition somewhat self-serving, but it's covered by "Truth in advertising" FTC regulations and is a reliable source. I would prefer it though, if we could supplement that with some sales figures from other sources.--GunnarRene 22:45, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Publisher information

message: After watching the series twice over the last week or so, and watching the movie tonight, I've realized that the information provided in this article is essentially a hodgepodge from the two versions of the story.  It would cause some major changes to the layout of the article, but I think that the two versions should be addressed separately in the article, due to the noticeable differences between the story arcs and the way that some of the principal characters are portrayed, especially Quon.  Just a thought.  Willbyr (talk | contribs) 05:19, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I considered branching out a separate article on the movie because of the differences, but decided against it since it has so many scenes in common with the anime. I'm making a section on the movie now. --GunnarRene 20:14, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: The series vs. the movie

message: I'm going to add a description of the RahXephon itself to the article.  It will most likely need a lot of tweaking, and may need to be moved to the Characters article, but it seems sort of odd to not have any information about the title mecha in its own article ;-)  Willbyr (talk | contribs) 01:00, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: The RahXephon itself

message: Should something be said about the two different box sets of the series?  The Complete Collection has been on sale in the States for a while now, and my wife got me an import box set called the Perfect Collection which contains both the series and Plurialitas Concentio. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 14:26, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As long as it doesn't turn into advertising. Do you have a reference for the import set? --GunnarRene 16:04, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

text: I've put something in the Reception section. I'm not sure we need to name the different box set versions, but at least readers will know that there are different versions of them. --GunnarRene 16:21, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: What you've got is probably good enough, as it's been very difficult to find a reference to the Perfect Collection outside of one DVD shop specializing in import animes that I've found. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 02:29, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That, and it's hard to reflect a worldwide view. There is a point about voice actors, which is only relevant in English, and the versions of DVD sets is even less worldwide. I've seen 4-disc sets online even. The type of packaging is too susceptible to change. --GunnarRene 02:32, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: The Complete and Perfect Collections

message: I mean no disrespect to the person who included this content, since it's well enough written and raises valid points, but is it really necessary? Every other entry in the anime comparison section cites something that connects RahXephon and another work via either fandom or production (such as a well-known debate or a creator connection). No such relation is cited between RahXephon and Gundam SEED; there's basically just a comment about how there are some similarities here and there.
Also...
"Before making RahXephon, director Izubuchi had worked on many other Gundam shows but had not watched Gundam SEED."
RahXephon premiered before Gundam SEED; the quoted statement implies otherwise. In any event, though, the above mentioned SEED comparison seems incongruous with the tone of the others. Unless there's a citation linking the two via fandom or production, then perhaps it should be removed.
: Sorry about the time paradox. I introduced that citation because I also wanted to make the Gundam SEED section relevant. I was not the one who actually made the section in the first place. I think I agree with at least moving it into the "other anime" section as an example of "special boy fights his own people with mecha" storyline.--GunnarRene 15:06, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Gundam SEED'? 

message: Note that there is a spoiler warning on top of this talk page. I exchanged "Ayato and Haruka" with "Kamina and Mishima". Does that seem awkward? I did it not just because I don't want to tag the movie section as a spoiler, but also because Haruka knows the other Kamina, Maya, from back in Tokyo. That was sweet. :-) --GunnarRene 06:05, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The only problem with that that I see is that Ayato and Haruka are referred to by their given names throughout the article. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 12:19, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hm. Good point. I think a restructuring with more out-of-world information, and moving some of the plot information out to the Characters article might be in order soon. --GunnarRene 20:43, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Nah, keep the plot summary. Out of world is good in addition, not in stead of. --Gwern  (contribs) 19:01, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

text: You can do it in a theoretical sense, but in-universe has the advantage of not needing a copious external apparatus: if I wanted to summarize the plot of the Dune books from an out of universe perspective, it would take me a very long time, a lot of research and effort and digging, but there's enough critical appreciation and analysis of the books that I could do a good job while doing the mandatory sourcing from "Reliable Sources". I'm not sure one can do that with RahXephon in any meaningful way that doesn't either involve Original Research or a short crappy summary not worth the bother; in universe summaries are, however, self-referencing in a sense (since the summarized media is itself is the reference), and are doable even if that critical apparatus is not there. So it seems to me to make far more sense to start off with an in universe and comprehensive summary, and then as sources permit, gradually layer around and in-between it the out of universe perspective. Both styles have merits and blind spots: that's why they both exist. --Gwern  (contribs) 17:36, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Recent edit

message: I'm moving this original research to the talk page. It's interesting, but it's a non-trivial interpretation and is not sourced. --GunnarRene 19:20, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  OR: Tokyo Jupiter and Meiji era 

message: The only points here that are sourced are also redundant with something further up in the section Neon Genesis Evangelion. It's not just that the article is getting long; the debate has now been left to actual reviewers. I'm moving this here so that somebody can either source or remove the claims. --GunnarRene 19:26, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The points aren't original research, but it might be seen as original research or POV to say that "these points are uniquely similar to RahXephon and NGE" without having a reviewer saying it. --GunnarRene 20:03, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed some NGE/Rah points 

message: * The plot section has been made more linear. I'm not sure it's brilliant real-world prose yet, and it may not separate well enough between the various story versions.
* The section on the RahXephon itself moved to Characters in RahXephon
* Media information moved to List of RahXephon media, except for production and content information on series, movie, manga and OVA. All the rest, as well as the list of manga volumes, is in the media list.
* Some original research and individual points moved to talk page.
* New template for RahXephon-related articles.
--GunnarRene 00:18, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Information move 

message: Are Quon and Ayato related? And is there anything between them? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ganderman (talk • contribs) .
: 1: Yes. 2: Depends by what you mean by "thing". See Characters in RahXephon. --GunnarRene 11:06, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No. Ayato's only romantic connections are Haruka and Asahina.  Quon is very trusting and physically intimate with Ayato, which could easily give the impression that (at the very least) she has feelings for him, but there is no romantic connection between them. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 16:36, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Related?