Editing RG Veda (section)

===Manga===
In his review of Volume 1 of the TokyoPop release, Carlo Santos of the [[Anime News Network]] gave ''RG Veda'' a B grading. He commented that while the series was not their best work, "CLAMP's florid art style is already fully developed", and: "Principal artist Mokona Apapa shows great confidence in her linework, rendering the characters with dramatic expressions and poses. These characters look awfully alike, though—'that dude with the dark, wavy hair' could be any one of three or four possible candidates. In fact, it might not even be a dude."<ref>{{cite web|last=Santos|first=Carlo|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/rg-veda-gn-1|title=Review: RG Veda, G.novel 1|publisher=Anime News Network|date=April 29, 2005|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref> A review on ''[[IGN]]'' of the first volume criticised the opening for being too heavy on exposition, but added that it got better after the first chapter and a half and that they wanted to continue reading after they completed the volume. They also praised the prophecy at the heart of the story for being "one of the more interesting ones in that the future it foretells doesn't seem to be all that much better than the present."<ref>{{cite web|author=KJG|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/05/rg-veda-vol-1-review|title=RG VEDA Vol. 1 Review|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=May 19, 2012|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref> Mason Templar, writing in ''[[Manga: The Complete Guide]]'', gave the series a rating of 1.5 stars out of 4, saying that while there was some "beautiful composition" and praising the ending, criticised the lack of action, the dialogue, and the art claiming: "The artwork is dense and generic, looking more like [[You Higuri]] than later CLAMP manga."<ref>{{cite book|last=Templar|first=Mason|editor=Thompson, Jason|title=[[Manga: The Complete Guide]]|date=2007 |publisher=[[Del Rey Books]]|page=296|isbn=9-781845-767532}}</ref> Modern critics have praised ''RG Veda'' for having early depictions of [[LGBT]] characters, with the series featuring several same-sex relationships as well as Ashura being [[Agender|genderless]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Viri|first=Beatrice|url=https://www.cbr.com/rg-veda-clamp-most-underrated-series/|title=RG Veda Might Be CLAMP's Most Underrated Series|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=November 18, 2020|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref>

Reviewing the Dark Horse omnibus version, Jason Bradley Thompson of ''[[Otaku USA]]'' listed ''RG Veda'' as "Recommended", saying: "Fast-paced, full of action, and with beautiful artwork even though it's CLAMP's earliest work, it's easy to see why this was a hit when it came out in 1989. ... Best of all, it moves quickly, avoiding the tendency to drag out the foreshadowing that afflicts many manga of this type (and even CLAMP's own series ''[[X (manga)|X]]'')."<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason Bradley|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/review-rg-veda/|title=[Review] RG Veda|publisher=[[Otaku USA]]|date=August 31, 2016|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref> Ian Wolf gave the series 10 out of 10 in ''[[MyM]]'', praising the artwork, characters, backgrounds and clothing designs.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wolf|first=Ian|date=October 14, 2016|title=RG Veda, Book 1|magazine=[[MyM]]|location=Daventry, United Kingdom|issue=55|page=60}}</ref>