Everyone Kicks Ass In Evangelion Eps. 6&7

[@SelenaC_anime]

"Rei is a regular human." Lies.

[@SelenaC_anime]

Well that's your interpretation.

[@SelenaC_anime]

I feel like you'd have fun writing an essay on Neon Genesis Evangelion.

[@SelenaC_anime]

I understand, I'm saying I think you've got your own stuff and ideas to contribute.

[@eejdmrj3hw]

Rei is a hybrid human alien clone of Shinji's mom Perfectly normal

[@JamesEDonaldson]

+Cool There's a crazy theory that Shinji is also like Rei. When Rei dies the next clone gets her soul, when Shinji kills Kaworu, the current Shinji becomes the next Kaworu. Sounds bonkers but kinda makes sense if you look at 1.11 Kaworu as EoE Shinji and 3.33 Kaworu as 2.22 Shinji. Makes random scenes like Kaworu looking at the old burnt Watermelon patch in 3.33 suddenly very important.

[@trident272-m6q]

I think Shinji telling Misato she is "unladylike" is a justified response to her always telling him to "man up" or "act like a man" throughout the series. Not just her, also Asuka, but mostly Misato when trying to make him pilot the EVA. So I see Shinji's 'sexist' statement as sort of a sarcastic one, saying "oh so you always want me to adhere to gender stereotypes? Well here, let me judge you by gender stereotypes". Shinji makes another sarcastic response later in the series relating to this. He gains a lot of confidence after scoring high in the ratio tests and while trying to argue his point to act alone in a mission he reminds Misato that he was going to do a "man's job", or something similar to that. He was taking her gender stereotyping that has been happening throughout the series and flipping it on her for, finally, his own sake, and Misato is quite annoyed but accepting after he says this, because she knows its her fault for always telling him to conform to gender stereotypes that he is finally going to use her argument in a way that doesn't benefit her.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

+Yagami Raito Very interesting and solid point. I didn't really catch that Misato had been telling Shinji to man up, but now that you point it out it's pretty salient.

[@trident272-m6q]

+Digibro Thanks :) I only noticed it myself the first time I rewatched the series. There's many lines from Misato and Asuka that tell Shinji how he should be more manly. Misato is usually just trying to motivate Shinji, whereas Asuka is usually just shaming Shinji for being wimpy or shy in everyday situations. Kind of speaks for how that sort of gender stereotyping can happen at home or at work.

[@Zaldermenia]

+Yagami Raito Well, to be fair, although his 'unladylike' response was indeed sarcastic and telling on how she treats him, the point when Shinji later on says 'it's a man's job' (resulting in Misato's saying he'll be reprimanded later for said statement) was that he consequently failed miserably and got sucked-up by Leliel, the spherical black/white shadow angel--I think it was more a depiction of how relying on hubris and bravado can take someone down, no matter who they are.

[@trident272-m6q]

+Zaldermenia I agree with you. I see that scene as containing both a depiction of the dangers of relying on bravado as well as containing a sly dig at Misato to make her acknowledge how her gender stereotyping can be an issue. It was the bravado Shinji was running on that gave him the confidence to talk back to Misato and remind her of her harmful gender stereotyping anyways. He never would have spoken up about it if he wasn't still overconfident from scoring high in the sync-ratio tests. I think both our interpretations are valid and can be accepted without picking one over the other :)

[@Zaldermenia]

+Yagami Raito Oh yes, definitely! I'm sorry if it seemed like I was disagreeing; I was indeed trying to complement. That bit was quite obviously showing how both Misato constant pressure on Shinji (based on gender roles) makes him believe something he's not ('a real man') and how when he tries to actually be that (by replying to her and charging into action), he fails miserably at the task at hand. It's quite sad really, just when he gets to actually attain some self-respect and pride, he's dragged down because of it...

[@tisdrummer]

I think when Rei says that she is bound to all people makes for excellent foreshadowing that she is one of the key pieces to instrumentality.

[@sidequest2230]

Evangelion; the anime you either love or you hate. But you can't blame either side. You can totally buy why people don't like this anime, but stuff like this shows why the anime is atleast worth a look.

[@NealX]

Rei's comment that she's "connected to all people" was also probably a reference to her being the vessel for the soul of Lilith, the progenitor of humanity (spoiler alert). As a first time viewer of the series, cryptic comments like this were definitely a cause for curiosity since they seemed very odd coming from a character who was anything BUT strongly connected with other people.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

+Neal X That is also a good point and probably part of what she meant.

[@YakoffShmirnoff]

+Neal X Yeah that's what I thought too, the second or third time I rewatched the series

[@famuel2604]

+Neal X SPOILERs I'm pretty sure she doesnt know this at this point. I tend to interpret the look Rei III gives Kaworu in the last episode as the point where she realises

[@famuel2604]

If you're reading this and you haven't seen evangelion, stop reading this and see evangelion.

[@Kevin-fj5oe]

" One giant Fuck you " - Digibro, 2015

[@paulcoddington664]

0:25 Even more fun when you realise the "shield" is the bottom half of a space shuttle.

[@SiegenDignitas]

+Paul Coddington Yo NASA, we'll be commandeering your space shuttle. Have a nice day.

[@hanscarabonala2462]

+SiegenDignitas Those NASA fuckers don't even care for space anymore

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

Poor things, they do care, and a lot. It's the American Congress and people who don't care... to all our losses.

[@900bot2]

They do care about space... But it's hard to care about space when your budget can barely afford you a can of coke.

[@quadrapediopicolo]

I'd argue Shinji isnt sexist towards Misato but pointing out her flaws and that she is immature and can hardly take care of herself - considering her lifestyle the first day he got there and how she acts when not at work. And, in living with her and working with her he sees past her sexual appeal - unlike his friends. In this he sees her for her and not for anything else. His friends are largely fawning over her because of lust and not knowing her personally - Shinji even tries to point this out to the two boys when they are saying something is wrong with him.

[@retrofilth1414]

Tyson Vesner no he's a sexis racis bigot

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

I mean, it's possible to do both things. It's possible to be sexist while also thinking you're offering good faith criticism. And yes, at the same time he has seen her in a far less attractive context than his friends, seeing her at her best. Both of their reactions are ultimately wrong because they focus only on one of her aspects. In this specific situation, Shinji doesn't see the caring, the bravery, the idealism and strength of character hiding under those flaws, while his friends don't see the flaws.

[@k-ondoomer]

I love when misato goes full rage and destroys the locker door. Such a real and relatable moment

[@Nerdicaful]

I love this video. Everything pointed out are why I have such an 'artist crush' on Anno. He uses his medium to tell something original and thought provoking in an industry that can't find a strong footing without pandering to (let's face it) sexist perverts. And this is even after he's already struggled with his own personal hangups. He just keeps doing it. He doesn't quit. In Studio Khara, it even looks like he's getting spunkier. Fighting back, you might say.

[@violetraven8323]

I could not agree more, my cynicism towards anime has skyrocketed as response to the floods of shameless pandering and shallow-at-best writing. I always come back to the classics and there creators, as there the final true hope in this industry I feel. Hayao Mizaki(creator of Ghibli's spirited away and so much more) and Hajime Yatate(creator of Cowboy Bebop) are amazing, yet Anno's my man. Due to him never failing to call out the pathetic fetishization and escapism in the medium, that's reached hellish epidemic levels. Along with just admiring his persistence, if I was drowning in a depressive state-like hell would I even CONSIDER slaving over a project barely anyone cared about. But yeah, Anno's so admirable and his work and him as a human being just makes him so near and dear to my heart . And encourages myself that if he could do it, I at the very least have a shot.

[@MoonlapseOpethian]

Please, for the love of god, definitely keep making these. It's the entire reason why I finally jumped onto this series. I watched your first video, and then watched the episode, and I was blown away at all the details I knew I would've missed if I had just watched the episode, and nothing more. I'm getting used to the routine of watching an episode or two and then immediately afterwards, watching the video on your channel that corresponds with it. This allows me to further cement my own raw, personal feelings about the episode right then and there while it's still fresh in my mind, and well as bear witness to a more detailed, analytical aspect of the episode, which I no doubt missed for the most part, because small details (The kind that appear small, but have larger implications) usually go unnoticed by me, so I feel like these videos help me obtain a new kind of experience overall.

[@yannickanceaux9666]

I really do hope you'll do the entire series, your analyzation is just very interessting

[@miles1357]

Sad he didnt continue

[@natsuno420]

miles yeah would have been nice to hear his thoughts on the later eps

[@NemoLafond]

One of the subtle things I like that show that the awesome sides of Shinji, Misato, and Rei are notably different from Gendo's blatant confidence in the beginning is that while Gendo let go of the plug door lever for a second due to the burn, Shinji doesn't. They both look pained the same way, making it all the more obvious the disruption to the parallel was intentional.

[@lizucavictoria]

Misato is my favourite character. Also, the videos are a proof that the original series is much, much better than the rebuilds.

[@zaratrustamaster]

*Spoiler Alert Again!* Another thing: It isn't Misato who stops the robot. If you watchit again, you can notice that the cillinder she was trying to pull doesn't reach the 'safe line' in time, and yet suddenly it shuts off. Probably Ritsuko's doing. Actually Ritsuko comments with Gendou that 'despite Misato's reckless actions, everything still went according to plan'

[@JamesEDonaldson]

The moment you realise the Jet Alone rods, look very much like the rods that pop out Eva 2 in Rebuild 2, which already looked and acted like a wingless version of the white Eva from EoE and then it all comes together. Rebuild Eva 2 IS one of the EoE Eva's, with control rods shoved in it and they come out when it's let loose. (brain explodes!).

[@CloneHat]

The control rods are a visual cue to show us that nuclear power is being used en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_rod

[@jasonwaataja6232]

Nice to see these again. I always enjoy waking up on Sundays and seeing this series, short and to the point. Although unless the strike has been removed, I guess they can't be longer than 15 minutes anyways.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

+Jason Waataja Eeyup, strike can't be lifted till the end of the year. But I doubt any of these will ever be super long.

[@Jason-Skywalker]

*+Digibro* Did the manga continue after the anime ended?

[@Zaldermenia]

+James Mclowd Yes, it continued for almost 16 years after the anime ended. It got finished in June 2013, I believe.

[@Jason-Skywalker]

Damn, that's sounds like a lot of chapters. When are they gonna make a sequel series?

[@Jason-Skywalker]

Zaldermenia I knew there had to be a reason why the ending felt so lack luster with loose strings.

[@hurlebibi]

You do what you want in your life, but I'll be glad if you continue this serie :) They are really well thought.

[@smoore6840]

Finally a eva analysis that doesn’t make me depressed

[@aleks19971997]

You missed one point, NERV was behind the error of the giant white robot, they did it to make other companies look like shit when compared to NERV since gendo and SEELE need that NERV will be the main company that fights the angels and not some white uncontrollable giant mechs... also furthering gendo's future plans...

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

+‫אלכס מור‬‎ I did mention that--it's what I meant by NERV working as the overdogs behind the scenes and Ritsuko being a secret manipulative badass.

[@aleks19971997]

***** oh, sorry then

[@brentmay3878]

"Because she is bound to all people" Oh man, that is some serious foreshadowing.

[@OrtegaSeason]

The characterisation is really what makes Eva stand out for me. There are other important elements as well but if not for that I don't think it would be memorable as it is. That's what makes it different from most other anime. The characters in most series just aren't believable at all. I know they're cartoons so it's not going to be completely believable, but even so there's very little effort to give characters at least some realistic traits.

[@BestWayKilla]

Funny, because to me, the characterization is the absolute worst part of EVA. It basically created, almost to a man, the single most unlikable collection of people ever assembled. If that was what they intended to do, then they succeeded like no one has ever succeeded before or since.

[@OrtegaSeason]

BestWayKilla Whether characters are intended to be likable or unlikable doesn't have anything to do with "characterisation". the two things aren't related. Characterisation is the process by which the character's mind-set/character traits are communicated to the audience ie the extent to which the audience is made familiar with them.

[@BestWayKilla]

+DeCipher That might be so, but I didn't exactly find that to be believable. At least 90% of the characters are, in my opinion, completely irredeemable. That's fine for a few characters, but the vast majority? I don't see EVA as the brilliant commentary on the human condition a lot of people do. In fact, I find just about every character to be laughably one-dimensional

[@OrtegaSeason]

BestWayKilla" At least 90% of the characters are, in my opinion, completely irredeemable." - How are you defining irredeemable? " In fact, I find just about every character to be laughably one-dimensional" - You're kidding right?

[@BestWayKilla]

DeCipher Nope. They basically found the most basic, stereotypical psychological themes (mostly Freudian, which anyone who understands psychology at any length disregards completely) and built characters around them. All they accomplished was creating a bunch of people with crippling personality disorders. I find them to be just awful people with awful personalities who project their own problems onto one person, that being Shinji. As far as being irredeemable, I find the characters to have no redeeming characteristics that would make up for their personalities. Other than a handful, none of them resonate with me at all. I'm sorry I don't revere EVA as the brilliant work of art a lot of people do, but that's how I feel.

[@zaratrustamaster]

*SPOILER ALERT, SKIP MY COMMENT* Rei is bound to all people... of course, she is fucking Lilith! It's incredible how much is hinted about Rei in so few words during these episodes

[@linktheslayer1572]

once again another great video digibro. keep up the good work

[@wyleong4326]

One of the best episode. I especially like the part where they rested on the hill and starred into the sky after the battle.

[@MrDzoni955]

Yeah, give me my dose of Evangelion videos. I finished re-watching it a month or two ago.

[@stubs5865]

Honestly your video analysis on Evangelion are my favourite I just love binge watching them because of the depth and accuracy of your videos as well as your personal perspective of some scenes which still seem very accurate. PLS MAKE MORE VIDS ON EVA BC I LOVE THEM

[@lewismckay4084]

Man can't tell you enough how much I'm loving these videos please keep it up

[@3333218]

Incidental or not. This is one of the best analysis series I've ever seen.

[@juliagibson3816]

Your videos are always so insightful and you point out such interesting commentary on the anime you're analyzing, and your Eva videos have been some of my favorites. I particularly liked how you talked about the characters being ordinary people doing extraordinary things rather than just extraordinary people. Episode 7 was where I really got a sense of the characters just doing their jobs and what they had to even though it was seemly heroic and slightly crazy. For me, Misato and Ritsuko went to that meeting it really gave the sense of "this is just our job" since they both were unhappy about it and it was a pretty mundane thing compared to the shenanigans of the previous episodes. Great video!

[@JimFaindel]

I had been waiting for this next installment for a long time. Absolutely worth it.

[@16kgucci27]

I don't like piloting Eva.

[@FormlessBody]

+Shinji Ikari You don't say...

[@laviarray]

+Shinji Ikari Don't care. Get in the robot, Shinji.

[@asukalangleysoryu8700]

+Shinji Ikari I am so fucking sick of your BULLSHIT. Every day it's the same old crap from you, whine whine whine, waah waah waah, "i don't wanna pilot the Eva". Do you honestly think you're the only one who suffers? WHAT ABOUT ME? WHAT ABOUT ASUKA? DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT HOW I FEEL? No. You don't give a shit do you, you petulant little brat. You can't see past your own problems, because you don't want to. You don't want to inconvenience yourself with the idea that other people are suffering too. You expect everyone to bend over backwards for YOU. You just want everyone to pat you on the back, and coddle you, and love you, but you don't even love yourself! Here he is, everyone! Our invincible hero, Shinji. The greatest Evangelion pilot of all, and all he wants to do is wallow in his own pathetic self pity. YOU PIECE OF SHIT! You have no idea what I'VE been through! I trained my whole life to be an Eva pilot. I've done everything by myself! I'm a genius! A college graduate! I speak 3 languages! I'm beautiful! I'm popular! You should be honored to live and work with a mature and brilliant woman like me. but instead I come home every day, and THERE YOU ARE. Just sitting there, gawking at me with that stupid look on your face. Lusting after me. Jacking off all day like a perverted asshole. Ignoring me. I'm right in front of you and you just wanna run to your room and jack off and CRY. ALL YOU DO IS JACK OFF AND CRY. YOU MAKE ME SICK. I HATE YOU! I FUCKING HATE YOU!

[@mokatha]

+Asuka Langley Soryu Well Played!

[@16kgucci27]

+Asuka Langley Soryu you don't understand me......

[@Golnax]

Keep it up Digi, every episode you put out on this only increases my respect for the show and you as a whole!

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

Misato doesn't stop Jet Alone. It was a sabotage software Ritsuko had put in its core computer that did everything. The whole mayhem was Gendo and Ritsuko's plan to discredit Jet Alone, as Ritsuko tells Misato without revealing it to her when she says Misato's actions to stop the robot are unecessary.

[@Miragephan]

YEAH HEY I'm so happy you made this post a video

[@robfox6103]

I just discovered evangelion last week and I havnt been able to stop thinking about it. This vids very well written btw, good job m8

[@Nezumin6]

I really love this Evangelion videos! Please keep doing them!

[@Nezumin6]

I love this Evangelion videos! Please keep doing them!

[@ZontarDow]

You know, say what you will about the Jet Alone guy's comments about NERV and the people there, in hindsight he was 100% right.

[@irishbug4744]

I love these videos! The give me a new insight into a series that I honestly didnt really understand all the time. I always felt like while I was watching it, much of what was going on went way over my head and it made me enjoy it way less when I spend a lot of time thinking about it (perhaps the wrong things) and didnt achieve any understanding. Thank you!

[@Cordovan]

Excellent episode and a fantastic return to form! Like'd and fav'd! Thanks for your continued efforts in shining such a comprehensive light on such an amazing series!

[@randomv3iwer]

Love your statement at 6:41 really good stuff.

[@FusionRey]

I'm really happy to see the return of this series. It is very interesting and well made. I actually first started watching you because I was linked to one of your Eva videos. I hope that you continue to make some more of these. Although I understand there can be hang ups. I think that this series has great potential, not only to be an in-depth analysis on things to do with Eva, but also as a spotlight on a well constructed, produced, and iconic anime in general.

[@RashidoCub]

Nice seeing this back here!

[@craigharrison1274]

I hope you keep reviewing episodes! I love 'em! Especialy loved the last line of this review.

[@YakoffShmirnoff]

Great vid! This turned out really well.

[@stephanieflores6508]

I've been waiting for these videos, theyre amazing :) thank you for making these

[@ernyoung8357]

8:14 "Hey ever-"

[@TotallyRadicalShow]

Thanks for making another one of these Digi, I'm really loving your analysis of all these episodes and your thoughts about them, I also enjoyed that you finally brought up the "Shinji is us." idea that all Shinji haters can't wrap their head around. The way I see it, most people hate Shinji because they are in denial of the fact that that's what they'd act like in a situation like that in real life and can't realize that's what makes him unique among other anime protagonists.

[@lukepryer5452]

What he said ^

[@BestWayKilla]

I don't agree with that. I would never be such a doormat. Most people have at least a modicum of self-respect, while Shinji has basically none. I'm not a Shinji hater, in fact I find him to be one of the few characters who aren't completely detestable, but I wouldn't be as meek and passive as him. That's the problem I have with Shinji, but it's at least forgivable because of how he was brought up.

[@joaogceylao]

Don't stop this series, plz

[@lostlifevids]

so i love this little series u have going on here especially for this anime. i really enjoyed watchin this and taking in all the subtle clues about characters and their motivations. and witnessing them degenerate throughout. and being so happy and surprised that somehow this anime even pulls off the final results of these character still being shocking. even though we were literally watching it happen. but personally as much as i love the series i can only love it till the last 2 eps and movie. i just couldnt accept shiniis willinginess to do nothing but the bright side was definatly the return and.loss of asukas character for me peronally.her and misatos characters were so well relaized and heartwrenching it was joyous to watch

[@DogmaDraws]

even if you dont finish the series I'd love to see one of the laundryvepisode

[@yukigamine]

Loving your Eva series Digi! I hope you decide to make more!!

[@scorpioneldar]

ahhh yes the episodes that set off my first ship to sail despite it never sailing in show and becoming creapy by the end l

[@HeckaLives]

"Not an escapist fantasy." - Digibro 2015

[@SoShiBias]

Hey bro I'm actually watching this series right now, 3 more episodes left, while you're posting this ! :D

[@TheShockVox]

I'll be totally honest, I enjoy these videos more than the idea of actually going back and rewatching NGE to complete toon I've been flirting with in my head. Watched EoE when I was young and as a Christian kid who was terrified by the concept of the ra....yeeeah, nuff said.

[@dximus]

I love this serie of vídeos please continue!

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Have you though about doing on a video on the history of GAINAX shots, from Daicon III & IV to Panty and Stocking

[@Sakura-Magika]

i was talking with cherax about what it means for a piece to be a deconstruction of a genre. we started off with the question: is nichijou a deconstruction of slice of life? to determine what a deconstruction is, we examined two pieces: evangelion and madoka my definition is that a deconstruction subverts the core foundation of the genre while keeping genre's presentation intact. cherax offered that a deconstruction was a recontextualization of the genre's core foundation. i proposed that madoka deconstructs the magical girl genre by twisting the core element of magical powers from being a blessing that uplifts and empowers the girls to being a curse that destroys and kills them. two other subversions are: the ubiquitous magical creature turns out to be the slave master as opposed to the companion or assistant, and, as you stated, that the work follows a series-long-arc, as opposed to the episodic norm. the presentation is kept in tact via the girls themselves, transformation sequences, etc. i proposed that evangelion deconstructs the mecha genre by deemphasizing core element of mechs battling mechs, and, as you have so eloquently show in all of these videos, focuses heavily on the characters themselves, their interactions, chemistry, feelings, motivations, faults, and humanity. i've heard it said that fans of the mech genre will watch anything so long as it has cool looking robots destroying each other. evangelion presents us with relatively few battles, and they are all concluded quite quickly, with the humans, in all their glory and all their weakness, take the center stage in this work. the presentation of evangelion as a mecha anime is achieved via... the titular mechs. the core foundation of slice of life can be found in nichijou's english title: "my /ordinary/ life". azumanga daioh is a phenomenal example of slice of life at its most distilled. i believe that nichijou subverts this by presenting the extraordinary as ordinary, and vice versa. cherax offered that nichijou may be more of a parody of slice of life than a deconstruction. what are your thoughts on these three works as deconstructions?

[@Franocho69]

Absolutely love these videos and genuinely hope you do one for every Eva episode

[@obara7366]

I LOVE these! They re so well done!

[@SuperNoah9999]

I wouldn't describe an evangelion going beserk as a woman on her period, I would describe it as a mama bear when you mess with her cub.

[@Pendragondnd]

I'm enjoying this series.

[@BrandonJBarnard]

Dude this was really good.

[@AKIRTV9]

I will literally pay money to see your analysis on episode 25 and 26 in this same format. Especially if it was 45-60 minutes. Know it probably won’t happen, but a guy can dream right?

[@fendas123]

5:09 WHAT? I have watched Neon Genesis Evangelion twice, and I didn't know.

[@Nazo-kage]

Thx for continuing this even if it's just for one more review

[@samwill7259]

If feel like while I do agree with this show's stance on humanity, I feel like I can take it one step farther. I believe that each human, man, woman, child from anywhere in the world IS exceptional. Not can be, not could be, IS. We are a vast, amazing kind of thing that as far as we know, as fr as we've seen, is totally unique. The amount of terror and hate we wage is vastly outdone by our capacity for compassion, love and life. The fact that we even have the devide between good and evil is an illistration of just how morally upstanding we are, or at least that we strive to be.

[@sonianedialkova9573]

remiel safed the day!

[@CrimsonVagabond]

Come on Digibro! I really love your analysis of one of the best Anime of all time so far! Please keep up the good work and make some more of these! Finish the series, please?

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

This, so much. It's sad that people think Evangelion is a show about how humanity sucks, because it's the opposite. It's a show that doesn't shy away from representing humanity's problems, but it's also a show about how all of us, despite having problems, fears and neuroses we pretend we don't have, sometimes making bad decisions, or not managing to understand each other, are fundamentally capable of great things, and we SHOULD have trust and faith in each other and ourselves - and it's when this trust and faith lacks that bad things happen. They don't happen because we as humans are bad, they happen because we as humans don't realize we CAN do better, and we should try to. For ourselves AND for others.

[@theamazingfroboy]

Please keep doing these bro! Eva is easily my favorite show of all time and I love watching/listening to you talk about it analytically

[@sephirotic87]

Godzilla Resurgence is nothing more than Operation Yashima on steroids.

[@Footender]

And then right after episode 7 THE TRUE THIRD IMPACT and by that I mean ASUKA LANGLEY SORYU arrives in Japan!

[@azaquihelify]

men, your interpretation of this episode. ...kick ass disappointed you did not mention the baddassery of the sound track

[@ginolerebours6466]

It is an interesting take, but I am not entirely sure I agree with your final stance on Misato, Shinji, and Rei being normal people. - In the case of Rei, we are told by Kaworu in the director's cut of ep 24 that Rei is the "human vessel" of Lilith (the progenitor of human/"normal" terrestrial life) while also being made from the remains of Yui (a genius bioengineer and daughter of a prominent member of SEELE -- a woman who worked on creating the first evas and found a way to live inside Unit-01). - Shinji is in essence the child of Yui and Gendo, with the latter being the highest ranking person in NERV. The genius and ambition of Shinji's parents cannot be understimated. - We also know Misato being the daughter of Dr. Katsuragi (who developed some genius theory that the S^2 Engine is named after) cannot be overlooked. She is also a lieutenant colonel who ultimately takes on the rank of Major in the show. Not a feat that many reach, basically serving as 4th in command (after Gendo --> Fuyutsuki --> Ritsuko) of the organization tasked to "protect humanity." The equivalent of having these sorts of parents in the real world would be like having the most important scientists, leaders, and spiritual figures that were involved in the greatest human crisis of the time as ancestors. Not just inheriting their influence and environment from being their kids, but also their genes, and if more esoteric ideas are accepted [their intentions, goals, dreams, and spirit as well] To me, Evangelion speaks more to how the previous generation engenders a compounded layer of pain, suffering, and psychological issues for the current generation, which strangely gives them the ability to show that incredible "everyday people" courage in critical (humanity-saving) moments. I think there is a reason why so few people were ever chosen to be pilots out of the already small pool of candidates, why Shinji's sync-ratio is already so incredibly high from the start of the show and continued to improve (most of the time), and why Shinji (along with Asuka) seem to be the first humans to remember their identity and will themselves back to human form out of instrumentality. Of course, this isn't getting into Asuka and Ritsuko, who are obviously geniuses in their own right. Ultimately I think the point you were trying to make still rings true for the series, but we should not discount that these are extraordinary, legendary characters put in extraordinary, legendary circumstances. And how it [often] takes intense psychological trauma to surmount it

[@ObsessiveReaderLuv]

Whoops, missed this one. This is cool, though. Awesome sauce. Keep it up.

[@Lori_P89]

Curses! Why didn't this show up in my subscription feed?? The only character in Evangelion that I have the hardest time relating to, (yes, even harder a time than Gendo) is maybe Rei. I don't hate her or anything, it's just that her deal is just so out there. To see yourself as just sorta this thing that can be easily replaced. To only have piloting the Eva and no other hobbies. I just. WHAT IS THIS???? WHAT IS MY LIFE?????

[@Jbones636]

Please analyze every episode. I love these episodes and subscribed because of them.

[@ChromeMagnum]

DUUUDE you have to continue. at least until the asuka/shinji robot fight choreography

[@1000rogueleader]

I don't know if I would use hope to describe this series in any context.

[@SiegenDignitas]

Not to mention that NERV improvises, ripping the heat shield off an SSTO to serve as a shield against an angel's particle beam. How do they come up with this?

[@Ravewolf24]

Great observations about the possible sexism of some of the characters, I didn't fully catch that when initially viewing this. It's also good to hear about the humanism of the series, considering how grim it can be. On the other hand, considering how things turn out in The End though, I wonder how the failed efforts of humanity are supposed to be viewed per the story. Kicking ass doesn't save you from being turned into a puddle of LCL?

[@Xray_Mike]

Good work, man

[@buckwade7151]

Man, I'm really glad that I started watching this series! I do agree with you, seeing human/weak/flawed characters doing something badass feels all the more impactful: going through an emotional breakdown, then badass-ening(?) up, like in Re: Zero ep 7. Oh man, episode 7...but otherwise, I'm really like Evangelion!

[@TheMaplestrip]

It's back! (For now)

[@MrBattlestar10]

Phenomenal video...

[@kurisumakise9369]

This is brilliant.

[@caiubirock]

keep it! your videos are realy cool!

[@elslev7984]

thanks for recognizing the feminism in Eva! Just like Miyazaki, Anno is way ahead of its time

[@makomachine7643]

Feels good to finally hear somebody else say something about Shinji's heroism. Sadly though, this means that I would absolutely be called out for plagiarism if I ever actually made the video I had in mind about Shinji growing into a battle-hardened hero and NOT being a pussy.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Of course Ritsuko is a badass, she is voiced by Yuriko Yamaguchi, the woman with the high glass sexy voice.

[@Stelldubs]

Good stuff lovin these

[@Thefelstalker]

just keep doing this anyways, cheese and rice.

[@trollmaster4523]

Those words are honest to a fault

[@brigader4101]

Why the fuck does misato's uniform look almost exactly like a German SS uniform?

[@handgrenade5018]

She has questionable taste?

[@Pipo_Gaming]

the rebuilds are sequels !! just look at the titles you[can not }redo plus the last movie is named 3.0+ 1.0 as in going back to the roots

[@zaratrustamaster]

Just one thing: you said "In the end, when Misato stops the robot....", but If you watch the episode again, you can watch closely and see that despite Misato's efforts at bruteforcing down the pistons, the Robot was deactivated BEFORE it reached the white safe line. A bit later Ritsuko tells Gendo, it all went well, despite misato doing unnecessary stuff... In other words, JET-ALONE's deactivation was most probably Ritsuko's doing, but not misato's at all

[@smcdonough1427]

Great video.