This is my favourite anime. It was one of the first shows I ever got on Fansub, and I have a gorgeous DVD box set that includes the movie and such as well. While it wasn't my first ever anime, it was definitely the one that sparked my interest and broadened my horizon on what Anime really was.Up till that point, all the Anime I had seen is what came on the likes of Cartoon Network and Kid's WB (Sailor Moon, Pokemon, DBZ and such).

I haven't seen all of Evangelion, though I intend to pretty soon if only because I feel like I can't call myself a real anime fan if I haven't seen it. When I went to Japan, Asuka and Rei were *everywhere*, in all kinds of different situations.

This is probably my favourite review on RahXephon.
http://www.therossman.com/rrr/anime/rahxephon.html
It starts out by blatantly calling it 'Neon Genesis RahXephon' before going on about how RahXephon is awesome.

I love how RahXephon constantly throws hints at you regarding what is going on. You really have to pay attention and re-watch episodes in order to pick up on certain things. The love story was well executed and even had my girlfriend at the time cheering for them.

It's unfortunate that some people wrote it off initially as an Evangelion knock off, but I hope they can all watch it. If you like RahXephon, legally check out Eureka 7 which is currently showing in the US on Adult Swim, and DVDs are still being released. It's made by the same production studio and shares similar character depth in a nice meaty series.