So, now I have finally gotten around to seeing this sequel to the first series, and I gotta say:huge improvement over the first. It expanded and followed up on what came in the first series while also introducing new concepts(which carry connections to the previous series as well) and characters which make for great drama and action. The characters are well developed and all compliment each other in some way. The pacing of the show is astoundingly good, knowing just when to slow down or speed things up, or reveal a plot twist(and let me tell you, there are quite a few, that will really suprise you). Another thing I liked, is that they let the plot have consequenses. In action shows like this its often easy to gloss over the emotional repercussions, but here they let them matter. In fact there was an entire episode dealing with the aftermath of an attack on their home base, resulting in several casualties from the school. There were funerals and everything( this episode also featured a somewhat morbid scene where the students are temporarily buried alive, as part of some insane training exercise). Speaking of the battles, they are a lot more creative and different this time around, which is very welcome. Going back to the characters I was kind of suprised how the show made me bond with characters I initially didnt think would matter in the long run. Sure, there are a few minor characters that dont get as much screentime as the others, but there´s also a suprisingly large cast of main characters who each get their own sub plots and make their personal journeys throughout the series. I can´t give it an excellent grade cause the dialogue felt a bit weird and unnessecary in a few places(though overall, it was pretty good), and there was this one character I wish they would have explained a bit more about, but still a worthy sequel to the first series. Also, one last thing. It is possible to watch this series without having watched the first show, considering the ridiculously large time gap, but you will get much more satisfaction out of it if you have watched the first show too, since you´ll fondly remember the things they refer to from the first series.

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Aquarion Evol. New Evolution 12000 years after the 2 Aquarion history happen. its okay for the evolution. the mecha and quality is good too. Worthy to watch especially fangirls who love Lovey Dovey genre. Eventhough its still in shounen genre. Aquarion never stop amazed me especially the mecha concept. its weird but interesting! i like how the combination happen. congratulations Aquarion~

as Aquarion big fan, i'm not really into to this new Aqua evol. I like the 2 st series better than this new. because, IMO, the meeting between Apollo and Silvia more beautiful than platonic~ and 1 more thing is- 2 last series before had a unique characteristic-character design- and the feelings about legend itself suit very much! i'm not dissapointed about the new Aqua~ its good to see evolution~ so, dont bother by my opinion-Aquarion always cool~! (show less)

Well so far not nearly as good as the original series, which was awesome as it combined the minds behind Macross and Escaflowne. Dialogue is good, the action is good, but anyone familiar with the original Aquarion may find this one lacking. That said I'm going to keep watching it and see if it starts to relate more to the original, though the only concept I found really odd is that in the original it took 12,000 years after a war, and the description on this one says it's an additional 12,000 years after the first series. I'm not quite sure if that's true yet, but I guess only time will tell. (show less)