Notes and Errata of Mark of the Asphodel

I think it's not necessarily the first, but yeah, it's pretty much impossible to not snap back to what you know best to compare and contrast. Especially in a series that deliberately echoes back and self-cannibalizes elements. Sometimes that can be favorable - I wouldn't have paid much attention to Zelgius and Sephiran if I hadn't heard they were Basically Percival and Elphin, and now I love them on their own. But conversely there are definitely characters that I might have liked had they not felt like Raphi's Favorite 2.0.

But maybe I'm weird because the first one I was really attached to is now one of my least favorites.