Characters are very mid. Shinji's character ping-pongs between repression and actually doing something, oftentimes within the same episode that he says He'll Never Pilot EVA Again. Rei is best girl, purely because she lacks any negative character traits besides hero worship.
Asuka has no character besides 'Tsundere' until episode 22, and Misato is a ephebophile. Is it really? I watched the first 5 or 6 episodes and got bored of it.
It showed signs of becoming very repetitive, and I didn't like any of the characters. The only outstanding part of the series that I watched were the opening and ending credits.
It was a mind blowing concept for its time that still holds up today. The amount of discussion and relevance NGE has displayed over the decades to each fan in different personal ways is paramount for it being as good as it is.
Evangelion has some of the most realistic characters I have ever seen, and the psychology is just too accurate. Human encounters are like the collision of these lonely islands, and once they touch, there would be an effect.
But eventually, they would separate, walking towards the path of destruction. This is the truth behind life. Mommy Misato The evas look cool. A unique way of storytelling and groundbreaking, deep, flawed and realistic characters for the time it aired. You may not like it, but it sure is good and keeps being relevant to this day.
My review on Neon Genesis Evangelion. My review on Dorohedoro My review on Cowboy Bebop. My review on Rurouni Kenshin - Tsuioku-hen. While its symbolisms and themes presented were pretty good, I wasn't that of a huge fan of its approach.
Nonetheless I pretty much enjoyed this series overall and the constant mindfucks it contains. Temha26shn Offline Joined: Mar Posts: Xacobe01 Offline Joined: Sep Posts: Not suspicious at all BBCode. Classic and psychological just my type! The outstanding animation, soundtracks and visuals. The plot and characters are Well-written, the depth of the story, the philosophical and psychological aspect.
While some people think it is either very complicated or very simple. Eva is mainly focused on studying the characters, which led to keep some things unexplained so it added more complexity to the series.
Some things remained unknown and hard to understand, in fact it is complicated and simple at the same time. In Japan, Evangelion spawned countless anime tropes, and moreover provided a template for integrating stylish genre tropes with serious themes, high artistic aspirations, and deep characterization. It also opened the floodgates for original anime series, as well as anime series that deconstructed their own genres, anime aimed exclusively at adults, and anime that was just plain weird.
Other influential anime series like Revolutionary Girl Utena and Serial Experiments Lain feel directly influenced by Eva , while many others, like Cowboy Bebop , feel like evolutionary steps forward in the sandbox that Eva built for creators to play in. Essentially, Eva instigated a scramble to create original Japanese series that did what Eva did.
This proliferation of smart and serious anime is commonplace today. But just how American animation evolved with the advent of The Simpsons , these anime arguably needed a landmark forerunner to push producers into putting them on the air.
That landmark was Evangelion. Its premiere followed an especially tumultuous year for a Japanese population already struggling to pull itself out of an economic downturn. In , a debilitating earthquake in Kobe and a shocking terrorist attack in Tokyo happened within two months of each other. The country was devastated, culturally speaking, its citizens left with a strong sense of malaise. But in anime and manga, many people found hope again, as comparative literature scholar Gabriel F.
It also got them spending money. And with Evangelion already tapping into a renewed nationwide interest in anime, it was also able to capitalize on myriad other marketing opportunities. Modern anime reference Eva liberally , often to comedic effect. More on that in a second. Rei and Asuka cosplay are anime convention mainstays.
And many Western cartoons and movies have paid homage to the show. But because Evangelion was so popular in Japan, it was one of the few anime series to get an official English-language release fairly quickly, starting in Fan sites, including some that are still around today, began to pop up. As anime fandom grew online, Eva became one of the watershed must-see series for newcomers.
And as anime fandom grew, so did the memes, the AMVs anime fan vids , and the fan works. The oldest of the 9, Eva fanfics available on Fanfiction. Finally, in the earliest days of anime fandom, otaku culture, or anime fan culture, was a widely derided and controversial thing in Japan. The Kabbalist Tree of Life appears in the opening credits. Surely all this religious symbolism must mean something , right? According to Hideaki Anno, it actually doesn't mean anything at all.
He just decided to use imagery from Abrahamic religions because it looked cool and "exotic" to Japanese audiences. Some of the symbolism moreso the Kabbalah parts than the Christian ones have been analyzed for more meaning, but in general it's wise not to get too hung up on what's generally a thematic red herring.
It makes sense why so much discussion of Evangelion focuses on the darkness and pain, but those aspects wouldn't be nearly as effective if the show hadn't established itself as fun early on. Before the second half of the series takes its turn into deconstruction, the first half is one of the most enjoyable "monster of the week" series ever made. While dropping enough hints of a greater mystery to keep viewers on their feet, the early part of Evangelion is extremely effective at just being an enjoyable mecha anime.
The Angels are all creatively weird, the characters are established well through the episodic storylines and at times the show is even downright funny. Evangelion was meant for week-to-week viewing in Japan. American fans in the past would typically experience it in a similar gradual trickle. The VHS releases had two episodes per overpriced tape, and the DVDs typically had three-to-five episodes per slightly less overpriced disc. Taking one's time with Evangelion , soaking every detail in and developing all sorts of wild theories along the way, was part of the experience.
Soon, it will all be available to binge on Netflix. You can still pace it out, but so many viewers will just rush through the show and not really get the full experience.
Anyone trying to understand the history of anime should watch it. Not only did the series revitalize the mecha genre, but it provided a major boost to the entire industry during a time of creative stagnation. Evangelion inspired plenty of rip-offs, of course, but also inspired greater waves of original auteur-driven anime.
It unintentionally boosted the otaku culture Anno was criticizing, while also reaching out beyond the typical anime audience into mainstream Japanese popular consciousness. This is a show so widely beloved that Robin Williams was a fan an Evangelion toy is notably included in One Dollar Photo! The flipside of Evangelion being so influential is that it's no longer quite so distinctive and surprising to new viewers. So many different anime creators have taken lessons from Evangelion 's successes and failures.
Mecha anime since Evangelion have mostly either been directly inspired by EVA Rahxephon , pictured above, is one notable series or rebelling against it Gurren Lagann , from former EVA animators. Even beyond the mecha genre, younger anime fans who haven't seen Evangelion have almost certainly seen its progeny, and might wonder what the big deal is. They might prefer other psychological anime such as Lain and Utena, or other dark genre twists like Madoka. Evangelion 's still worthwhile for them, but new fans should measure their expectations.
Even in the early episodes of Evangelion , when the show is in its more traditional mecha anime phase, it's clear something's not quite right. The Angels are creepy enough, but even the EVA robots themselves have something off about them. Without going into details, it's not really a spoiler to say that things get more and more Even if you don't normally find yourself frightened by cartoons, there are moments in Evangelion that will haunt you. Combinations of impeccably grotesque imagery and some truly upsetting psychological terror escalate throughout the show's second half, and The End of Evangelion goes ever further.
One thing that's important to remember about the second half of Evangelion was that it was more or less written on the fly. It's complex, intense, emotional and extremely deep in its existential undertones, and it takes quite a bit of daring turns in the way the story unfolds, uncompromising at times.
It's not perfect -- it is a bit long-winded at times in ways that don't add to the surreal nature of the narrative, and there is also a bit more going on that is unexplained that a series like this should have which should generally be complex and well-explained, or intentionally ambiguous as to a solid chunk of it, whereas this series tries to meet the viewer in the middle, to less than optimal effect , but these feel more like miscalculations than errors, and rather than bring the experience down, they actually just go to showcase how excellent the better elements are.
The artistic symbolism, while sometimes maybe just used to artificially enhance the philosophical connotations of a bigger picture, do assist in the story's approach of playing out almost like a near-future sequel to The Bible, and this which had never been done before is in the middle of an already gripping story, making it go from Excellence to Masterful. If you don't mind some anime tropes and some long-winded segments, as well as a purposely slow start, then I cannot recommend this enough for fans of science fiction.
Jonathan K. May 06, To be perfectly honest, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" was not at the top of my priority list of anime series that have been recommended to me. I primarily checked it out because I wanted to see the finale movie that on certain days is on the IMDb Top , and that's a list I want to complete. I can say that this show is unique and more in-depth than I had anticipated.
The general premise might make it seem silly but it explores a lot of complex topics which I didn't see coming. The show isn't as relentlessly fast-paced as other anime series, but it is still an engaging and solid one to check out. Overall, I liked it and particularly enjoyed the episodes in the second half of the series. Yash B. Apr 29, I do have some problems with it. I wouldn't label any of the full-body nude scenes as fanservice but there is definitely some off-character fan service.
It also feels slightly creepy since the characters in the show are 8th graders. Also, the evangelians themselves are very creepy and cool-looking. They have ghoulish and slick designs with gross movements. And even in the beginning when it just feels like a regular shonen it's still a good time.
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