Today's post is on RahXephon, volume 1 by Yutaka Izubushi and Bones with art by Takeaki Momose. It is the first in a trilogy. It is 192 pages long and is published by Viz. The intended reader is someone who is interested in mecha, science fiction-fantasy stories. There is some mild foul language, some sexuality, and violence in this manga. The story is third person close of the main character Ayato. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- A mysterious orb envelops the city of Tokyo. All forms of communications are severed, leaving the inhabitants of the newly dubbed "Tokyo Jupiter" ignorant to their fate. Along with the United Nations, a special organization known as TERRA is formed: their mission is to liberate Tokyo from the otherworldly MU- those responsible for Tokyo's capture.
Tokyo citizen Ayato Kamina's life is about to undergo a drastic change. MU agents attempt to kidnap both him and his childhood friend Reika, and a sassy TERRA operative brings him face-to-face with the mythical giant robot RahXephon- a force be alone has the ability to control. With everything he has ever believed in falling to pieces around him, Ayato resolves to fight the MU and protect Reika at any cost.
Review- As first volumes go, this is not a bad one. We get lots of world building, some character development and a greater mystery about what the heck is going on. Ayato is a normal teenage boy with a girlfriend, school work, and a working mother he does not see much. He has no idea about the greater world but all changes with Reika and himself are almost kidnapped and Reika almost killed. The MU bad guys want Ayato but they also want Reika dead for some reason. There is some fighting with the RahXephon but not much and I hope we get to see it in action in the next volume. In general in this volume is about building the mystery of the world and of the RahXephon.
I give this volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
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