Evangelion Explanation in 7 MINUTES!!!

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On Shinji strangling Asuka:
The reason I did not explain in the video why Shinji strangled Asuka is because it is very much a personal interpretation.
The most "official" explanation is from the Bandai Evangelion Movie Series 2 Trading Card, which says,
"Shinji renounced the world where all hearts had melted into one and accepted each other unconditionally. His desire... to live with 'others' - other hearts that would sometimes reject him, even deny him. That is why the first thing he did after coming to his senses was to place his hands around Asuka's neck. To feel the existence of an 'other'. To confirm (make sure of) rejection and denial."
This is my personal theory, which incorporates the "official" theory:
Rei explains that giving back the AT fields and thus everyone's ability to be a human will also give people back fear --- fear of those who might hurt us. When the scene opens, Shinji reacts on the fears shown in the previous strangling scene with Asuka during Instrumentality. Asuka, at the time, only represented the way humans hurt and reject others. So to confirm if Asuka was still the same rejecting, hurtful person she was in Instrumentality (the kitchen scene), Shinji picks up where he left off and begins to strangle her once more. But her response to his attack is a caress, fulfilling Kaworu's promise that the hope of love also remains. This caress reminds Shinji of the caress from his mother (right before he rises from the LCL), when one of her last lines to him was that "You can find the chance to achieve happiness anywhere". He had replied that "he didn't know where to find happiness..." He now knows where his chance for happiness lies, and he nearly strangled her to death. He breaks down...
For another GREAT theory on why Shinji strangled Asuka, (I REALLY think this guy solved it!): forum.evageeks....
Lastly, the most official answer we have on why Asuka says "How disgusting", was revealed in a 2005 interview with Asuka's voice actress, Yuko Miyamura. Miyamura was not voicing the original line ("I'd never want to be killed by you of all men, absolutely not!") in the way Hideaki Anno wanted it expressed. When Miyamura asked Anno for more guidance, Anno asked her, "Miyamura, just imagine you are sleeping in your bed and a stranger sneaks into your room. He can rape you anytime as you are asleep but he doesn't. Instead, he masturbates looking at you, when you wake up and know what he did to you. What do you think you would say?"
So Miyamura told him that she thought "Disgusting". Anno agreed and the final line was changed.
During the Instrumentality scene, Asuka was able to look into Shinji's mind among others and it was then that she discovered he had masturbated to her in her hospital room. In the final scene, once Instrumentality had ended, she had formed again, and I'm sure disgust was among many other feelings on her mind at the sight of him.
FINAL NOTE: I forgot to mention the Dead Sea Scrolls, which Seele had in possession. These scrolls, written by the First Ancestral Race, showed them how to initiate Second and Third Impact, and eventually the Human Instrumentality Project. It's a somewhat minor detail, but its important to understand that Second Impact was PLANNED by Seele according to these Scrolls. It was only seen as an accident by the public.
Special thanks to user Shinjitsu23 for the tip!
If you want to know what Evangelion is about without having to strain your brain, you came to the RIGHT place! Enjoy!
This was way too time-consuming, but, wow, was it worth it! I really hope you guys enjoy this as this is the first installment of the Evangelion Analysis Project. I have some really interesting tidbits and theories coming soon! (Hopefully a lot quicker to make than this one.)
PLEASE, if you have any questions about the series, project, etc. I'd love to answer them in the comments! Thank you!!!

[@EvaAnalysisProject]

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[@TYRANTARES]

Evangelion Analysis Project >One week ago holy shit you're not dead I thought this channel was inactive for sure, glad to see you guys are actually still around!

[@EvaAnalysisProject]

***** Will do :) Sorry about the wait.

[@heindooflp7283]

Evangelion Analysis Project are the angels send by the ancestral race to wipe out humanity (if thats even the point for their attacks) or did they decide for their own? if not, why didn´t the ancestors send another lilith and another adam to earth to cause a huge impact? i mean, those ancestor-guys where the ones sending eggs of lilths and adams into space to bring life to other planets, so they should be able to do so.

[@TYRANTARES]

HeindoofLP Nah man, the FAR just made the seeds of life to spread life around, they had no knowledge of mankind as far as we know. With the information at hand, it appears to suggest the FAR no longer exist, having died out for some unknown reason. The attacks by the angels were from specifically Adam's angels, as technically all life we get to see in the series is angelic in nature (we ourselves are angels of Lilith's brood). They attacked because a long time ago, Earth was theirs, but Lilith accidentally landed on Adam's planet. Because this is a no-go as far as seed of life programming is concerned, Lilith's security device, the Lance of Longinus, shut down Adam and his angel brood, allowing Lilith-based angels to proliferate on Earth. After a while, a human touched Adam, woke it up, Adam started 2nd impact, and the rest of Adam's angels began reactivating, with the intention of getting Earth back from the Lilith-based angels, one way or another, thus starting the events of the show.

[@facta26]

TYRANTARES well summarized :)

[@seaweed8rain]

this video should be titled “how to get masters degree in less than 8 minutes”

[@weeub]

LMAOOO i bursted out laughing

[@yeahx32p69]

why?

[@jackriley77]

Master of comedy

[@powerfulberry237]

Masters degree is easy to get tho, literally just pay for that fucking tuition fee and then attend pointless classes You need to specify the course

[@ahabduennschitz7670]

@@powerfulberry237 pssst let him feel special

[@vaibhavmukherjee9830]

These 7 minutes taught me more about the series than the series ever did itself

[@LackadaisicalWizard]

That's a good thing, keep you wondering and self interpretating

[@Y0y0Jester]

Where the fuck did he even get all this info from? The dogshit show didn't even manage to answer basic 'how' questions about the universe. Just a complete waste of time that show is. At least I can feel like I got some closure now.

[@keodiozubu8670]

@@Y0y0Jester So its dogshit jist because its complicated. So you going to ignore everything else in the show that makes it great? Lol ok

[@shadow7988]

@@keodiozubu8670 intentionally leaving everything completely unexplained to the point people need wikis to know wtf happened isnt good writing, it's just being pretentious to seem artistic. I wont go as far as to call the show dogshit like he did, but it DEFINITELY suffers from fedora-tipping '2deep4u' storytelling that leaves so much information out that there ends up being virtually no real context to scenes, making it the anime equivalent of flashy cgi shaky cam Michael bay shit. Throwing orchestra music on a still image for 5 minutes or rapidly flashing a bunch of images while a teenager screams isnt story telling.

[@keodiozubu8670]

@@shadow7988 First its not pretentious. The anime was not about the mechas it was about the chacacter. Having a big fight that will settle eveeything is exactly what Anno didn't want to do in the first place. Second it would a micahel film if it just went with some mecha fight which iant meaniful at all. The information isnt that relevant so the world is not the important part its the peope.

[@ubaldobarron6029]

I started watching Neon Genesis Evangelion because it had Mechas and looked liked a comedy. Boy was I wrong.

[@Explodingkittensss]

THIS IS EXACTLY, WHAT I WAS THINKING BEFORE I WATCHED IT A MONTH AGO. NOW I'M DEPRESSED

[@greggoat6570]

Looked like a comedy? In what way. I’m not dissing you I’ve just never in my life heard that outside of this thread.

[@tmramori]

@@greggoat6570 maybe he meant that "GET IN TO THE FUCKING ROBOT SHINJI!!!" jokes

[@SaltusMannus]

Im 12 and recently watched it idk what to do now

[@Syndicate_01]

@@Explodingkittensss I watched this show back around the year 2003 when I was 14 years old. Totally depressed me too even though I didn't totally understand the series (and obviously this was long before KZbin so explanation videos didn't really exist back then).

[@joaaoandrade]

This guy knows Obama's last name

[@Z1VA]

Isn't Obama's last name Care? As in Obama Care?

[@obamagaming7264]

shh

[@bruhbruhin_a_sling7775]

His last name is-

[@Rwyiii]

Jotaro, The secret of Obama's last name is

[@roynaba7669]

John Cena

[@faust9431]

Man I thought it was about robots fighting each other

[@warmooze]

The mechs might be even more just fan service than the amount of butts and boobies in this anime. In its core Eva is about depression and feelings of guilt.

[@Ilovemycomputer2013]

there are actually no robots in evangelion

[@greggoat6570]

There is one, Jet Alone. Just him though

[@sierrasanders1048]

NOPE! NO ROBOTS!! SURPRISE!!

[@alfathmuqoddas6986]

Just like when i watch akira for the first time, i thought it just some anime about gang of bikers set in the future

[@ErxandaleOfficial]

To be honest, this video made Evangelion make sense

[@Adrenaline0413]

@@hunggiall LMAO

[@teodoradimitrrova]

I still don't understand it😭

[@halloweenjack95]

It always made sense

[@Dr_Pickle]

whats your avatar

[@Dr_Pickle]

@@teodoradimitrrova two eggs bad. make a choice to be good. save world.

[@Cannibal713]

Jesus. All the mind power people put into decoding and debating the deeper mysteries of Eva over the years could have been used to cure cancer.

[@AnthonyAnalog]

Cannibal713 cannibus oil cures cancer. Can we get back to Eva now?

[@이승빈-o4s]

HooliganMovement lmao. Nice one brother

[@pedrohenrique-et3fs]

and your contribution to this cause is...?

[@chrisdoesscience1542]

Cannabis oil does not repair DNA damage. Since that is what causes cancer, this idiotic thought needs to die. It does have medical uses, but cancer is not one.

[@Soxmember69]

If all this or at least half of the things were explained in the anime. then I could give it more praise but the story is all over the place. It doesn't know how to be vague in its hidden storytelling. I don't know if I can compare anime to a video game but if this game could be more like dark souls and have more understandable clues, I probably could call it a masterpiece.

[@johnmccnj]

"Yes, I know you miss your dead wife very much, but trying to bring her back from the dead will never end well" should be an anime trope. (If it isn't one already).

[@reius7198]

Fma but instead of wife its mom

[@rikiishitoru8885]

Such a trope that even a Batman villain follows it

[@Pokarface7]

In Shaman King, Faust 8 tried to bring his wife back from death.

[@Michael-xb7nq]

Spider man into the spider verse - kingpin tries to bring back his wife and son

[@Sondergirl1610]

The exact motivation of Wenwu from Shang chi

[@splitframe]

I think to a degree the members of Seele were just afraid to die. When the one Seele guy turns to LCL you can see that he was already only a Cyborg. They hoped to achieve immortality.

[@flamingpi2245]

Omg so true

[@nabieladrian]

Finally a talk nobody talking about

[@Frooloop]

I was wondering about that Cable looking guy

[@intimpulliber7376]

Yeah, this makes sense.

[@eg0zb]

Didnt even know there was alienss in this shit

[@GenderPranks]

+eg0zb How could you miss them? THere was a whole scene on Roswell.

[@eg0zb]

whhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@Warsie]

you mean the episode where they mention the 'nevada base' was destroyed? yeh that seemed like area 51

[@MrHohum9]

for real, this whole anime is on big mind fuck

[@angrashadow2958]

What episode was that scene in?

[@medukameguca5071]

I thought I'd never understand evangelion, that I'd forever remain a person who didn't get the ending. I'd lost all hope and had given up. But one day, as I roamed the streets of KZbin, I was led to this video. Though I had my suspicions, I clicked on it. Ever since that day, I have not been able to forget this video which made me understand evangelion. Thank you for creating this video.

[@wellajoysocorin6905]

PLEASE THE THE DRAMATIC EFFECT OF THIS COMMENT ✋😭

[@zayk7095]

One thing I still don’t get is why Shinji’s father neglected him

[@cathiarebouco6110]

@@zayk7095 he never succeed to open to anyone else other than his wife. Just like Shinji, he hated himself so much that he thought he was not worthy of love. Therefore, he was a jerk to everyone, because he did not want people to like him. He could not love anyone or accept anyone because he could not love himself. Being aware of that, he pushed Shinji away to avoid making him suffer, but also because he was scared of Shinji who was capable of love. What is interesting is that Shinji who was capable of love (thanks to his mother) then became very close and awful to anyone because he started to be just like his father. His hate for his father and his abandonment issues made him become a copy of him. However, Shinji who became aware of that still choose to live and try to learn to love, to accept himself, to work through depression and let other people love him (which can be understood by the end of the anime and the end of the movie where he stops strangling Asuka). We could also argue that when his father died, he was the only one who suffered (unlike other people who were hugged by the people they love) because he was the only one who was never able to love someone, not once. Please don’t be mad at me if I was wrong on anything and I would really love to know everyone’s opinions on that! Also one other question that I have is: since all humans have the capacity to separate from the LCL when they have the will to live, could the other characters still be back and alive (just later than asuka since her will is stronger..)? This would mean that the end of the anime which occurs in Shinji’s mind could possibly happen irl, just a little bit more ugly since they are still vulnerable humans who have to learn to let other people in. Thanks for your future answers!!!

[@lustfultentacles9712]

@@cathiarebouco6110 Actually one more guy, that long haired whiny guitar dude in the control center, he only saw a swarm of Rei clones, and I'm not sure why, but I don't think he ever loved anybody either

[@bluedude188]

This was emotional and inspiring ✨

[@Tohsaka97]

Surreal experience watching this series

[@LucaRmd]

BlindRob Yep And i love it

[@Drag0nStorm1]

Next stop: FLCL (Furi Kuri)

[@dumbmemes28]

What I understood from the ending is that Asuka and Shinji are the new Adam and Lilith. And Asuka saying "disgusting " meant that she was disgusted of accepting Shinji since she's used to rejecting everybody.

[@srockcthewolf44]

@Some Girl how does that correlate?

[@agolloh]

Noo.. she said "disgusting" because when everyone became one during the HIP, Asuka saw what Shinji did over her comatose body.. and that was her reply to seeing that

[@nicogarrucha6060]

@@agolloh They're not mutually exclusive

[@lemon11227]

@@agolloh I thought the hospital scene took place before instrumentality

[@christian_swjy]

​@@lemon11227 Because of the instrumentality, everyone's body, mind and soul becoming one, Asuka can "remember" what Shinji has done to her when she's in a coma. That's one of the reasons why Asuka said "disgusting".

[@Razgrizzle27]

I think with the Netflix release, it's time to give this a 4K ULTRA HD HDR 1080P VIRTUAL REALITY ASMR update

[@leifkeane]

Agreed. And this time they could include the Dead Sea Scrolls.

[@haroharoharoharoo]

@@leifkeane yeah what were they?

[@iv4nescrit0r10]

@@No-hf5xb Rei shot first.

[@drifter402]

Then translate it to Japanese then back into English for the authentic Netflix bad translation

[@randygelion]

It blew my mind when everyone turned to LCL and were one. It took six viewings of End of Eva to realize Shinji was LCL mixed with everyone else!

[@WickedJ133]

Maybe i'm unobservant but when the fuck was any of this information given in the actual show?

[@KaMui1987]

some infos were mentioned - but you have to be OBSERVANT as hell and rewatch it some times... other infos were given in some novels,games... etc.

[@Faustus960]

From the description: "NOTE: The Ancestral Race was one of the official plot bits of information Hideaki Anno, the creator of Evangelion, decided to release for the series in a PS2 game. All of the files were unlockable in the game, known as the Classified Information. Now you know!" Also, if you pay close attention to the dialogue with Gendo and Seele and such, they do reference a bit of this.

[@sanai97]

It's like Donnie Darko, you don't get a shit if you don't observe and look for an explanation

[@Voidy592]

Everything here is mentioned in the show, except the alien race.

[@EvaAnalysisProject]

Guybrush Threepwood Just finished the monstrous task of of sourcing every sentence in this video for you guys. Please check the description :)

[@drevilatwork]

Should be nominated for a freaking nobel price!

[@ilbv5]

+drevilatwork hmm how much is the nobel price?

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

And an Oscar No wait ALL the awards ALL OF THEM

[@jakelovescinema]

yo it seemed like a big robot fighting anime at first and then bam its hella deep

[@spongeman1512]

That ending basically : Shinji is Adam Asuka is Eve

[@ughhumans1617]

Moral of the whole series: The whole mind of the children depend on their parents. Even if Shinjis dad never took care of him, but acted nice to shinji, he would’ve been a happy kid.

[@MadKingOfMadaya]

*_I feel like the creator made it so elaborate he himself couldn't understand it so he just changed it into a yaoi_*

[@MaximumSpank]

SooOooo, Madara planned this all along >:O

[@NeoAxiom]

Black Zetsu did

[@sedmunds69]

Kaguya did

[@ieatyourbrain8478]

The dude from Ichiraku Ramen did.

[@pulbring]

everything is aizen plan

[@TheSinisterkelly]

Light Yagami did

[@Adam-vp4oe]

I’ve read a lot of deep books and watched a lot of deep shows/movies. After an amazing book I’m stuck in the mindset of the book for a couple of days, as if it shakes my paradigm. This was the only show/movie to do so... and it wasn’t for a few days it was probably a couple of weeks. My entire perspective of life was questioned merely by the imaginative possibilities posed by the show. This helps encapsulate this into a (close-to) understate chain of events I can wrap my head around. Thank you.

[@Abbandoneer]

I just noticed something wrong. If Yui was planning to merge with Eva unit 1 doesn't that make her the fucking worst mother on Earth? She willingly abandoned and traumatized her son for some stupid fucking science experiment for her own personal goals, she indirectly caused her son to be abandoned by her asshole husband because of this. Also Shinji is seriously right when he says hes fucked up, he built an obsession (love?) over a clone of his mother and his father willingly let this happen. Can their just be a version of evangelion where Gendo dies horribly, I seriously want to see that.

[@krissy5994]

I dont think he got a weird obsession with Rei tbh. They just really cared about each other and I think shinji was interested in her because she wasn't like other people as well. And because gendo gave her attention and not him

[@fertxpdqicts9664]

Abbandoneer yeah, both his parents were crap. But, if I remember correctly without her sacrifice Eva 01 wouldn't work and thus kinda screw the world.

[@GoneDeathMode]

This show's message is that milk goes in before hot water when making a cup of tea..

[@HoneycombTheywontletmeputjusto]

Just use hot milk

[@moviemaniac1838]

First time it's ever made 100% sense to me. Thank you!!!

[@sguitas]

Are u crazy? This fill just some questions... There are a lot more that even the producer don't know how to answer

[@televikkuntdaowuxing]

+sguitas If not even the producer knows how to answer them then those questions don't exist

[@AntiTheory]

First minute and a half or so: "Okay, I'm following you so far..." Rest of the video: "Uh, what...?"

[@gregorymorales1]

Didn't explain the penguin 🐧

[@Cat48islive]

Pen pen shall not be forgotten

[@charziard35]

How is this video 9 years old yet easily the best video clearly and concisely explaining the entire series in 7 and a half minutes. My hat is tipped to you good sirs

[@MixalisRed7]

I watched the whole anime and i got nothing from the things this guy is saying.

[@berka5526]

I havent seen a single episode of evangelion and my head hurts trying to process what this guy just told, i did not understand shit i guess i have to watch it after all.

[@silencer1017]

you still wont understand shit

[@relpis9304]

so why r u here ??? go watch the anime man

[@Soxmember69]

If all this or at least half of the things were explained in the anime. then I could give it more praise but the story is all over the place. It doesn't know how to be vague in its hidden storytelling. I don't know if I can compare anime to a video game but if this game could be more like dark souls and have more understandable clues, I probably could call it a masterpiece.

[@hipsterimagestudios6349]

I got a whole lot more from the manga

[@NamenloserX28]

Im sure a lot of people would disagree with me but i think evangelion would have been much better if they came up with this explanation in the series or the movie...

[@Rubbswe]

yeah it's very loose, but that's the beauty of it, making the viewers reflect and find the answers themselves.

[@televikkuntdaowuxing]

The explanation was there, you just have to think, that's the beauty of it. Of course, with all the anime shows "try not to think and enjoy" bullshit for someone who doesn't see anime to think can be more complicated.

[@NamenloserX28]

Mr Leprechaun You cant tell me there was an explanation because it wasnt XD Yeah you can think about it, but there is not only one possibility. Furthermorer for a series whose single episodes are finished stories, it is very hard to find the linear story. I also like to watch anime and think but you cant tell me that everyone who watched Evangelion with their brain on completely understood it and also came up with the exact same theory as in this video. You see it as a beauty and i know the most Evangelion fans do so but i just dont like it, its my personal taste and that doesnt instantly mean that i'm too dump for this show or something, does it? I mean I fully understand the appeal of it, but i think there are other shows that have a better implementation....

[@televikkuntdaowuxing]

NamenloserX28 Okay I will try to explain myself with the english i know. No, I'm not an evangelion fan, in fact I don't like it much, but I value it a lot, objectively, I mean. And, I don't think the main objective of a series should be undertanding it's story, lore, whatever. I don't know if you've seen FLCL, or Paranoia Agent, or even the movie Perfect Blue but if you did I think you could understand more that the main point of a series/movie is, or make you feel what the creator feels, or give you some mesages, creator's opinions,... Hideaki Anno (Evangelion director) was going through an identity depression while doing NGE, and in the series it's pretty much what it expresses. Fear, isolation, confusion, you name it. That's why NGE is so good, and also, beautiful. It understands it's author. Well, hope you understood with my potato english.

[@NamenloserX28]

Mr Leprechaun Dont know if youve noticed but i speak only potato English as well XD So ya, i think the characters are beautyful and the atmosphere is great but in the end the show was disappointing for me because its story leads into nothing. THIS Theory in the video would have made the show much more enjoyable. What really counts is the show as a whole so what should i do with a great atmosphere and great characters when the story doesnt use its potential in terms of story? FLCL on the other hand doesnt need to explane itself because there it brings a lot of humor elements to the show. It is funny that nobody knows what the fuck is happening in the course of the series. NGE sadly is nothing one should laugh about...

[@thatosbornechannel]

Exactly my problem with Evangelion. I love the action and the idea of the series, but this is just too complicated. I know some people may praise the complex plot, or some may just call me dumb and ignorant for not wanting to follow the story line. But the fact that I've had to find a explanation for not just one storyline of the show, but the whole show just annoys me. I can completely see why some people would adore the show however.

[@kuru72]

Claire Mak This is true to a certain extent, but I would not dismiss all Christian/Jewish symbolism as mere visual decorations, since some of them do play an important role. The womb and mother imagery + Lilith allusion, for example, are some of the most important and recurring symbols/imagery in the series.

[@adamwallace7353]

Claire Mak Remember, Anno's words should always be taken with a pinch of salt

[@isaacargesmith8217]

Claire Mak I think he just meant the name.

[@ruthl3zz81]

The show requiers you to watch it patiently to understand it to some extent. But since its masterpiece,you just can not understand it from the first glance,you need answers you need to do a research. You need to use brain and think about it DEEPLY

[@Soxmember69]

If all this or at least half of the things were explained in the anime. then I could give it more praise but the story is all over the place. It doesn't know how to be vague in its hidden storytelling. I don't know if I can compare anime to a video game but if this game could be more like dark souls and have more understandable clues, I probably could call it a masterpiece. But I shouldn't have to look up soooooo many things on a wiki to get even a vague understanding. Hell the person in this video didn't even get everything he got from the anime.

[@NeedsContent]

Thank you for this, the most coherent breakdown of the series I have ever seen. Well done!

[@sam_99]

Misato should watch this instead before quitting NERV and become school teacher at Shinji school

[@glaxonberry3667]

I like how this video is not only reliable, but you know it is because its from 10 years ago. No Nord VPN or Advertising so no reason to pad this video out unnecessarily.

[@ytrystudios8650]

This is the best Description of the shell out of all of KZbin Thank you you made it so dumb people can understand the author made this so confusing

[@johntitor1619]

I have a few quick questions, if anybody can help it would be much appreciated. 1. The spear of Longinus prevents the joining of the two. What does that mean? 2. Why did the angels suddenly start attacking? What made them choose this time? 3. How did Adam and Lilith's soul get separated from their bodies? 4. Why did Gendo stab Lilith with the spear? what happens if Lilith becomes too powerful? 5. Seele's goal was the instrumentation project, but they sent Kaworu to Nerv. And if Kaworu reached Adam, humanity would die and Seele won't obtain their goal. Why did Seele send Kaworu? 6.When Kaworu died, did Adam's soul die for good too? Did this affect the project at all? 7. I thought Gendo wanted the Human Instrumentation Project too, so why did he go against Seele? Why didn't he just obey Seele if they shared the same goal? 8. Why did god Rei go along with the instrumentation project? Did god Rei need Eva 01 to proceed? If all it took was to put adam's body with Lilith's soul and body together to create the instrumentation project, why didn't gendo do this from the second he had Adam's body? 9. So does this mean anyone can be restored now? Even those who died before the impact like Misato and Ritsuko? If so, can Kaji come back too?

[@EvaAnalysisProject]

+John Titor Great questions :) 1. The Spear puts a Seed (Adam or Lilith) in suspended animation ("freezes" it) so it can't come into contact with the other. Otherwise, something as powerful as themselves could result. 2. No clear or definitive answer was ever given. The appearance of Sandalphon in a pupal state inside a volcano is the only major clue given, and this would seem to support the (shaky) theory that the "embryos/seeds" of the Angels were scattered across the globe in the explosion of Second Impact, lay unnoticed in isolated parts of the world while they matured through pupal stages, and upon maturing, proceeded to advance to Tokyo-3 to try to reunite with Adam. Another possibility is revealed in the Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal. Angels were originally meant to be creations of the First Ancestral Race, lying dormant in various secluded locations on Earth and the Moon. Rather than being scattered all over the world by Second Impact, they may have been purposefully hidden deep underground or underwater, escaping detection until they matured and began on their way. 3. Adam's soul separated because of Second Impact. Lilith's soul was extracted from Gendo/Fuyutsuki for the creation of Rei. 4. "*For the purpose of opening the Path to God* (joining of Adam and Lilith), Gendo and Seele brought Lilith's growth to a point just before the final stage, and to temporarily delay this they are having Nerv transport the Spear of Longinus that was paired with Adam." (Classified Information, Hideaki Anno) 5. Kaworu only *thought* that the giant Adam would be in Terminal Dogma. Seele tricked him into thinking he was heading for Adam until he discovered the giant was actually Lilith. The dialogue suggests Seele sent Kaworu to be killed by Unit 01 in order to move their schedule forward, while also allowing Kaworu to interfere with Gendo's own plans until he was killed. 6. It's also possible that Gendo infused Adam's soul back into Adam, since Kaworu appears throughout in End of Evangelion. 7. Rei simply didn't want *Gendo* to be in control, since he mainly saw her as a pawn. Since she cared about Shinji (he recognized her individuality) she decided to give the choice to him. 8. Rei contains Lilith's soul and she wanted to return to Lilith in the first place (She says "I'm home" to Lilith). She then decides to move forward with everything in order to aid Shinji. (Rei tells Gendo as she rejects him, "Shinji is calling me.") She doesn't necessarily need Eva Unit 01 to cause Third Impact, it was mainly because Shinji was in there. Gendo waited to initiate Third Impact because he still needed Eva Unit 01 to have an S2 engine (Fruit of Life) in order to activate on her own accord without cables. He needed to be able to use Unit 01 as an "ark", a vessel to contain humanity (LCL) temporarily and release it after Third Impact. Notice in End of Evangelion that he waits to merge Adam with Rei, until he hears that Eva Unit 01 has awakened. ("Gendo: Has EVA-01 finally awakened?" He then proceeds.) *Also*, like Seele, he was also waiting until all Angels were defeated so they would not be able to interfere with his plan. 9. There is a chance that Misato and the others could reform because a) Rei was already with them when they died and may have collected their souls even before Instrumentality began (the ghostly images of Rei that hover above Misato and Ritsuko's as they die). During Instrumentality, Rei appears over all the dead bodies in NERV and they also turn into LCL. Also, Asuka was able to eventually reform from the LCL after being mutilated by the Mass Production Evas. Kaji died too long before Instrumentality began, I'm afraid.

[@johntitor1619]

Evangelion Analysis Project Whoaa, you answered! Thank you so much good sir. ^_^ Your answers were very precise and clear. I think everything has been cleared up now. Thanks for your time, I really do appreciate it. Oh and about the last point, I heard somewhere that Rei, being a god, had the power to transcend time. Hence why we see a ghost Rei at the start in episode 1 and we also see her after God Rei's death. Rei can travel back in time and also in the future. So there might be a possibility that she could have gathered anybody's soul. (or maybe I'm just making stuff up haha) Anyways, I couldn't have known this much about NGE without your help. I Love your work, please make more videos hehe.

[@EvaAnalysisProject]

John Titor You're absolutely right on the Rei point :) Some more evidence if you're interested: The Episode Commentary for #01 that comes with Platinum Vol.01 (which is translated from the original that was included with Renewal) said this about that scene with Rei: "When Shinji comes to New Tokyo 3, he sees a girl that seems to be Rei Ayanami for just an instant. Considering how she is injured and wrapped up in bandages, when he later meets her in NERV Headquarters, the natural assumption would be that this was a phantom vision. But in Episode 26', 'My True Heart For You,' a different possibility is suggested. The girl that appeared for just one cut in this scene may be the *Rei Ayanami who is 'the existence that gazes upon man*.'" goo.gl/qTPTO3 Thank you for watching :) and more videos coming soon, hopefully as soon as November.

[@johntitor1619]

Evangelion Analysis Project Best of luck, I look forward to it :^)

[@124085]

+Evangelion Analysis Project I always thought that Rei/ Lilith became a God meaning that she can transcend time. She appears at the start of Shiji's journey before he even meets her and the same image appears at the end of evangelion. It's not backed up by much but I always theorized that she gathered all the souls of every human throughout space and time since she could easily send her copies to do so so Kaji could very likely be a part of instrumentality.

[@Jovanoc]

Me before watching Evangelion : sounds like a cool anime, I'll try watching it! Me after : wtf

[@ThoniusB]

Can't wait until they make this into an anime!

[@Mxji]

But just imagine being them in that situation, someone like shinji or asuka, they have so much pressure on them because they are literally in charge of the world, they literally put a 14 year old boy in charge of humanity. And we’re even lucky he rejected instrumentality because he was literally holding on to himself by a paper clip, or even less. You can basically say Shinji and Asuka are the new Adam and Lilith if you want to

[@vonnebula6188]

This is THE most depressing thing ever I've heard

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

Neon Genesis Evangelion nearly drove me to suicide. Seeing Shinji suffering is like seeing myself suffer, because at one point in time I was almost exactly like him, especially back in 10th grade when I was bullied to the brink of suicide. I simply cannot tolerate watching Eva. I felt forced to relive my trauma upon viewing it. I’m deathly afraid of it. Twice I had a nightmare where I saw myself as Shinji choking Asuka and starting the Third Impact. I’ve been struggling with this newfound depression ever since. I was obsessed with the series for over a year to try and outwit the isolation of the Coronavirus pandemic. It only increased the burden, and kept the memory of my friend’s recent suicide alive. Watching the End of Evangelion was like peering into a broken mirror, and I was viewing the hell I would’ve put myself through had things turned out differently, had I decided to give up living. It still haunts me to this day. Sometimes I hate myself because I fail to appreciate what so many have claimed to idolize, and I beat myself further for failing to worship what they call praiseworthy, I forced myself to watch a show that reminded me of nothing but pain just so I wouldn’t be alone anymore, I was willing to sacrifice my individuality for some company amidst the isolation of the pandemic. I sought emotional refuge in the Evangelion fandom on social media, hoping they’d understand me and provide me with answers that would grant me peace of mind. Instead, they downplayed my trauma, going so far as to spread a rumor of my past to shame me of my mental illness, spiraling me deeper into depression, which I’ve been struggling with for over two years now. I just want Shinji to be happy, so this past self of mine can be laid to rest once more. I’m afraid to decouple myself from him after losing my friend to suicide, which Eva made me feel responsible for, especially when I saw Shinji kill Kaworu, of which I fail to understand how anyone can call it praiseworthy. Until then, I feel nothing else matters. There’s a reason why I keep coming back to Evangelion; something that reminds me of nothing but pain. I want to prove to myself I’m not crazy for feeling this way, that Evangelion really did force me to relive my trauma, that my depression is not just a figment of my imagination or another anime plot point. I want to feel that my fear and resentment towards Eva is justified. But the fact I’m the only one I know in existence who’s been traumatized by an anime makes me feel like I really am crazy. But finally, with 3.0+1.0 released, I can rest easy knowing that Shinji has finally reached the light at the end of the tunnel. Evangelion is finished, and I want it to remain that way. But if things hadn’t turned out that way, I wouldn’t be here today.

[@slaidscio9179]

How would u explain the end of the 4th movie ? Cheers bro hope is going well now :)

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

@@slaidscio9179 As a sweet release.

[@liptonpipton4135]

I hope ur good now

[@JamesBond-jo9cq]

im glad that 1.3 million other people were also confused

[@salmonmeister]

I thought this show was a romance anime between Kaoru and Shinji, and boy was I wrong

[@marcosarmendia8192]

They really went out of their way to make this as convoluted and confusing as possible.

[@rolensmash]

Ok guys, question here. So if Asuka died before all humans were turned into a giant pool of LCL, and she came back (presumably because she had a strong will to live), does that mean that other people who were killed before the conversion to LCL could come back too, assuming they had a similar will to live? For example, Misato, Kaji, and Ritsuko? Maybe even Shinji's mother?

[@professortree8085]

rolensmash yes but Yui will never return. She no longer has a will to live as she believes her purpose has been complete. She doesn't have a body anyway. The Eva doesn't count because it didn't start off as LCL like everything else

[@TheCedarFresh]

Yes probably ! I'm sure Misato and her penguin survived

[@Brandelwyn]

yui's soul went to outer space, she will never return. misato, kaji and even rei, perhaps, can return, though

[@muzakkiwangjoo93]

for the simple explaination imagine adam is a chicken egg and lilith is a crocodile egg. dont put then in one place

[@Milk-ur9ch]

10 years later and the guy still hasn't changed the video to add the most important part the part where Jet Alone comes in and saves the day last moment and single handedly defeats the MPEs

[@ashiii_shi]

This is genuinely my favorite Eva analysis video on youtube.

[@sabsfrank]

just finished the anime and the movie recently. this video makes SO much more sense and i cannot thank you enough for that!

[@fiegling]

Summarizes evangelion in 7 minutes: Is it possible to learn this power

[@JasonJD48]

Not from a jedi

[@Fullsun_12]

Bless your soul my dude.

[@GenePark]

hello new viewers, congratulations on finishing the series.

[@JuanGonzalez-iu1ut]

Gene Park my brain is fucking fried when the 3rd impact happened and I was crying while being confused

[@Circurose]

No way, I actually understood Evangelion!!!

[@benanderson8240]

I bet many many people appreciate this video being made.

[@FL8ME_]

Wait so I didn’t know that part at the end , so everyone can come back if they want too

[@nathanknight848]

simple message really don't be otaku don't run away and try to hide from your problems face them. The rest is just a convulted plot about rejecting unity, death life religion and rebirth and finding your true self

[@livforever0]

i’ve watched evangelion twice and this video just changed everything

[@ahabduennschitz7670]

So basically, humanity got whipped out and shinji hit the replay button

[@KBBLH]

This Anime made its director insane.

[@memoktc]

Did u interview the directory to understand this? It still blows my mind... Awesome explanation. Can you make one for Evangelion Rebuild series?

[@EvaAnalysisProject]

+memoktc Thank you for the kind words :) When the last film comes out, I'll definitely do an explanation video for the Rebuilds :) Thanks for the comment, and thank you for watching!

[@memoktc]

+Evangelion Analysis Project And thank you for making this video... It helps a lot ^^

[@Ryan-fc6di]

+Evangelion Analysis Project the 4th movie will be the last movie? there wont be other movies?

[@EvaAnalysisProject]

As far as we know, the next movie is the final one.

[@Ryan-fc6di]

oh that's a pity :/

[@cool_kai3298]

i literally have to pause and breath to be able to keep up with all this happening

[@idioticgamer87]

I just finished watching Evangelion for the first time, and I understood the lore pretty well without any outside research. The main point of the show was never about world building though, it was more about the inner workings of the characters. So I don’t really understand why people shit on it for bad writing despite being not too hard to grasp. It explores psychology that everyone can relate to, and metaphors for all things in life. So are people really so dense to overlook everything meaningful and bitch about insignificant plot details??

[@ironuckles]

This is honestly the best explanation I’ve ever heard.

[@seanvivi]

see now watching this..my mind was blown at how much I didn’t know even when I watched the series and movie

[@lucasmurafa4866]

You really did a good job on the way you take something so complicated and explain it so simply

[@ChrisHolzer]

*thumbs up* Is it just me or do the new Evangelion movies change things a little compared to the old one(s) ? Would it be possible to do a (more detailed) and a bit slower paced video explining everything? :)

[@VperVendetta1992]

I think no one is gonna be able to explain the rebuilds until the 4th movie comes out. It's an alternate universe, different from the original series, but I think it's linked to it in some way. The third movie was really a mindfuck.

[@ChrisHolzer]

VperVendetta1992 Ha, ha, ha - good to know that I am not the only one who was left confused by the 3rd movie. :D

[@seductiveseaweed]

Christian Holzer There is also debate that life did start again a couple of times even. Just replaying itself out, in a way that one day these character may finally conquer their issues. Hence the fact in Neon Genesis the water is blue, but in Rebuild the water is red. Hence everything has already happened. It is a theory that rebuild is actually a sequel. Hence the red stripe put on the moon in EoE that was also in 2.22 or the giant Rei head from EoE that was in 3.33

[@porterporter]

csmichotdog randomly read this comment, and i think you just blew my mind.

[@seductiveseaweed]

Clay Browning Glad, I could blow your head into bits. Look it up though, the theory is not my own, and there is some interesting visuals that make the theory easier to agree with.

[@Theme_was_here]

Moral of the story: dont put all your eggs in one basket

[@gangrilla2398]

wow this actually made evangelion not confusing lmao

[@retarded1]

If Unit 01 is a clone of Lilith, how come impacts aren't triggered when it comes into contact with Angels?

[@EvaAnalysisProject]

Sebastian EDIT: Hold that thought. That's a good question, lol

[@mikailmarethyu9952]

Unit 01 is already taken by the soul of yui ikari

[@EvaAnalysisProject]

Maximilian Kypke Oh wow, I think you might be right. I'll have to look a little further into that. I think the soul could definitely be a factor in this. Thanks Max.

[@mikailmarethyu9952]

Evangelion Analysis Project​ Not for that ;)

[@EvaAnalysisProject]

Maximilian Kypke Oh, what were you referring to?

[@diegomacias5872]

I like how he sounded like he was giving a presentation at school or something. lol

[@ajayskuni]

Diego Macias 391 likes but no comments.

[@diegomacias5872]

Rin Akurama I completely forgot about this comment and i am shocked people actually saw it lmao

[@ajayskuni]

lmao

[@latitzouri]

Haha yeah, the mic, the lag, the mini animations. Looked cool and professionnal tho !

[@tmramori]

@@latitzouri "cool" and "professional"

[@xodius80]

so pen pen laid the eggs, got it.

[@kasvinimuniandy4178]

HAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!! Oh my god... hahahahahhah.. Ohahahahhaha.. I'm laughing so hard right now hahahahaha....

[@judahosborne8868]

Pen Pen is arguably the most influential character in the show.

[@csongorhunyady1399]

He is a dude tho....

[@ulfricstormcloak7142]

Not surprising. He's the First Ancestral Race afterall.

[@Skitlless]

@@judahosborne8868 *sexiest

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

You need to re-record this brother. I've noticed you've gotten better recording hardware in your later videos. Would love to see you tackle this again as I'm sure you've learned more

[@WypietyWrotkarz]

bump

[@ikiqo]

Fr!

[@savidebre8313]

Yes yes yes

[@fcantil]

Agreed!

[@rayanson2795]

PLEASE

[@БрандонВенс]

Me at the ending of eva: what me at the end of this video: what

[@littlemissprettybird]

InfamousCrimes I see souls as the human consciousness.

[@wedoalittlemonkeybusiness6545]

@InfamousCrimes ur expecting eva to realistic in any sense the ending was literally a retelling of judgement day from the bible but on acid

[@HarshDude126]

@InfamousCrimes This is fiction. Obviously it's going to have things that aren't real in it. That doesn't mean we can't make sense of them.

[@Pasicho]

The show was more about the feels. While the manga better explains the goals of Seele. Imo the story is interestingish but at the same time I love the anime mainly for the thought provoking feels it gives you such as the human condition, motivations for what you do, should I get closer to others and why do I sometimes get the urge to push them away. The plot is cool I guess but I don't go to EVA for the plot its mainly for the feels.

[@charliesnark6535]

@@Pasicho but I can't feel anything about the show if I have no idea what the heck is going on tbh

[@jaex26]

Director of Evangelion: "So what's this anime about?" Interviewer: "Wait what?"

[@muzakkiwangjoo93]

lmaoo

[@Scazoid]

I had to reread this twice.

[@bene_7669]

@@Scazoid same hahaha

[@John-ff2ci]

Kaworu trying to bang shinji

[@thechrononaut1]

"About?"

[@TuzoAnime]

It feels like you and I were watching a different show.

[@affordablex4914]

Couldn't agree more, where were all the aliens in the show?

[@orihime9214]

no fr wtf

[@eyepatch8149]

@@affordablex4914 thats cause the aliens parts and all weren't shown as animations it was shown through conversations i think,....

[@fatih3806]

Yes I didn’t catch any of this shit when I watched

[@MrExelator]

A lot people will be coming here next year.

[@joyboy1734]

@@iamcum7 sadly. It wont have the same feelings to it.

[@suspiciousneighbor4799]

Abhi T really?

[@junky802]

Haha makes me all the more happier that I got the dvds.

[@joyboy1734]

@@junky802 lucky you. How much were they.

[@junky802]

loner bardock $100 something. On the lower end. Was beyond lucky.

[@xxzzsss]

Moral of the story : Never put 2 eggs in the same place

[@iamaloafofbread8926]

That is the best description I ever got

[@xpyre9309]

so should i cast away one of my balls?

[@dayyumsonvlogs4152]

@@surplus2188 loool

[@xtb2dskypirate503]

this whole clusterfuck happen because of those damn alien apparently can't fricking aim

[@John-ff2ci]

XF5F Skyrocket wtf

[@rsad3383]

watched evangelion bcuz of the quarantine,and this guy literally makes me understand what the whole story is about rofl

[@Boilmyovaries]

I'm quarantined while watching this too it's 3am I just finished the show I have never been more confused I think I wasted my time watching this

[@chlopjakdab]

Same

[@jakemartin9629]

Now im depressed

[@lucasisaac8063]

@@sophiarodriguez5699 I'm sorry, but "2 days" is shocking.

[@calindonaldson289]

My question is, he said people could restore their bodies with LCL, does this misato, and asuka come back to life?

[@MrsNegative1]

Me at the beginning of Eva: cool Me at the ending of Eva:.......wait what?........but......and what.........WTF!?!?

[@SpartanLaserCanon]

Some of it made sense to me, but there is just so much to this anime that I had to get a video for it.

[@minervaloves]

Same 😅

[@neutronshiva2498]

You Can (Not) Understand Evangelion.

[@mega10warrior]

3.0+2.0 confirmed ^

[@nonergonon]

Lol xD

[@rand0mst1cky2]

NeutroN ShivA So the "(not)" is just a Rebuild joke right? Because the names have "(Not)" in them. Right?

[@spacedp]

Yes

[@knightofnights1693]

I don't get it someone please explain, what names?

[@SmeagolTheBeagle]

This explaination should be bundled with the DVD boxset hahahah

[@AP-dd3xp]

Omg, yes

[@m_5373]

Yeah LOL

[@Yakkymania]

I saw your pfp and said “a flowah?”

[@tom_from_myspace]

If you have to explain your show after people saw it then there’s an issue somewhere.

[@MelGibbleson]

Shinji has alot on his plate for a 14yr old....

[@thefreeburningspirit]

And yet people just call him a pussy and call it a day because they can't fathom why 14 year old boy with abandonedment issues would be a depressed, emotional wreck when he's suddenly called in by his asshole dad to pilot a robot he's never seen before to fight aliens hellbent on destruction. No pressure there, nope lol

[@aPumpkn]

@@thefreeburningspirit get in the god damn eva shinji

[@haniffat]

Shinji: wtf is going in Everyone else to Shinji: get in the eva you pussy ass bitch

[@adrianblade5145]

That's what being a pussy is. If he didn't want to go along with what his dad then he should've mustered courage and said so and run away but he went along with his dad.

[@destroyallnattys1196]

adrian blade He’s a depressed 14 year old kid that followed his father’s commands thinking that one day his father will accept and love him.

[@tammietai3931]

this anime made me realize how dumb and how bad i am at understanding things

[@rickykaka7220]

Not entirely your fault since the show doesn't take time to explain its lore

[@dizzy6947]

Its easier to understand this than UC timeline Gundam

[@astajustbuiltdifferent8599]

@@dizzy6947 But it's way easier understanding 00 and IBO than UC Gundam

[@dizzy6947]

@@astajustbuiltdifferent8599 yes

[@kami9415]

@@rickykaka7220 honestly the lore isn't even important, they really put their company's description as filler for the huge text walls lol

[@zyke5196]

This video will blow up next year when Netflix streams Evangelion. Here comes the next wave of confused viewers lol.

[@niomigamer697]

RIGHT HERE BITCH

[@zakman9708]

Well here we are

[@kaydeecane6446]

well...you predicted it.

[@so.dreezy]

Right on cue.

[@isaaczarayan3422]

here I am right on cue

[@m.s.e.advanced2842]

*Spoilers* Once you get qualified for the final level of lore you learn that Kowaru is a space and time manipulating being who keeps visiting different timelines trying to bang Shinji

[@Alexander-xr8tr]

im sorry what

[@trivialrant9808]

@@Alexander-xr8tr have you seen nge rebuild?

[@sirsupesafro7637]

Hahaha, man, I *WISH* this was a joke. Didn't know what to think after nearly an hour of watching Crunchyroll's "37 timelines" video and having it all result in just this conclusion lol.

[@tembo9992]

Sir SupesAfro bruh I just watched that too

[@sirsupesafro7637]

@@tembo9992 it was a trip, huh?

[@HombrePinchila]

Adam:Oh, i Can't wait to start spreading life in this new planet Lilith:Well, yes, but actually, no.

[@lennardk2170]

Adam: no u

[@sirsupesafro7637]

@@lennardk2170 GNR Lilith: reverse card

[@WOGBOY]

but why did they turn adam into a gundam for no reason

[@wesleybible9108]

@@WOGBOY they used his DNA to make Evas, not gundams. the evas are the only thing capable of fighting the “angels”, and evas will live long after humanity and they’re proof that humanity once existed. It says that at the end as Eva Unit 01 is floating through space

[@WOGBOY]

@@wesleybible9108 yeah but it doesnt say anything about making them to fight angels it just says the got his dna and made evas (gundams lol fight me) for no reason and then angels came

[@curiousfigment]

If you still cannot understand NGE after this, the AT field around your brain must be really strong.

[@us4307]

😂

[@sphee4149]

Not even the spear of Longinus can penetrate it

[@fly89]

😂😂😋😂😂 i literally lolling.. and i know now, the AT fiend around my brain is really thicc 😂😂😋😂😂

[@boondockschop30]

Some of us are stupid okay

[@justsomeguywithhalfamustac6837]

Jokes on you, I HAVE THE STRONGEST AT FIELD

[@kkaiser.8521]

It really messed with me in ep 26 when it showed a reality where everything was basically ok

[@jayya1k]

that’s the ending inside shinjis mind when he comes to terms with himself after everything that’s happened, while EoE is the ending that happens in real life

[@SeeASquaRE]

Yep, basically that was Shinji's "dream" but the show itself lays out dreams are for escaping harsh reality which is in fact not so pretty.

[@CAI3OOSE]

@@SeeASquaRE I'm a Netflix watcher but based on what I've seen/read isn't episode 25 & 26 meant to be Shinji's reasoning for why he decides to reject instrumentality? Well, based on EoE being incorporated into the mix.

[@joeylevy1541]

Episode 25 and 26 is shinji accepting instrumentality and the end of evangellion is him rejecting it and deciding to face the reality of the third impact

[@unstoppablelu2794]

@@joeylevy1541 he rejects instrumentality in ep 26 and EoE is just an extension of that like an episode 26.5

[@jordanwillnance]

Shinji says no to God/heaven bcus he misses people so god is like k cool 2nd chance

[@MAUTxxx]

Jordan Nance Best explanation 10/10

[@soprostudios291]

+Jordan Nance 8/8 gr8 b8 m8 no h8 would bang - I.G.N.

[@AS-tn3wh]

+Jordan Nance dat God is Rei, a clone of his mother

[@nathanmarineau3993]

+Jordan Nance DUDE! That's great.

[@professortree8085]

Jaarzn Gaming no it isn't actual heaven it's like a man made heaven so god was just like wtf for the entire movie just like all of the people watching

[@sujeshshrestha879]

And from this, the proverb "Don't Put All your Eggs in One Basket" is born.

[@roachsmacker7821]

Or else you might turn everyone in the world into fanta

[@frankolms]

How the hell is anyone supposed to come to this conclusion by watching the show and the movie? 75% of this went right over my head while I was watching the show and the movie.

[@aneesquid]

Right? And everyone calls it a masterpiece... I don't get it.

[@frankolms]

+Aneesa Delpachitra don't get me wrong I enjoyed the series. And every reason I've heard for calling this show a masterpiece has been justified in my opinion. I just don't think the show was long enough to fit such an expansive story.

[@hko2006]

It really helps if you read some analysis after each ep, to pick up what one may miss. I suggest Contemplation Guide to Evangelion Episodes and reddit post 2vzejn (it's for EoE, click the links for different ep, comments are usually no spoiler of future ep) and 2xkmsb for everything to Rebuild 3.0 For even more check wikia, evageeks wik,

[@frankolms]

HKO2006 Nightcore&Trance wow this is actually super helpful. I plan on rewatching this series in the near future so I'll be sure to use these. Thanks man!

[@hko2006]

Check the manga too, it explore more deeply in various characters, events, etc. EDIT just found that the Alien part is not mentioned in the show but the PS2 game NGE2.

[@kimchester1934]

The anime was confusing that people made a channel named: Evangelion analysis project

[@HeritageInmoshun]

wow, that really helped. I thought I only understood a little bit of Evangelion, now I realized I didn't understand shit! but it doesn't matter what you say, I am who I am, can I get some congratulations please? It's ok I'll just imagine it.

[@TotesMagee]

Heritage Inmoshun "Congratulations!"

[@jonny0900]

+Heritage Inmoshun congratulations

[@ethownzbh]

Omedatou.

[@malamindulo]

"Congratulations!"

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

Congratulations can't even begin to describe what I'm feeling right now

[@ELFKNMAPO]

For those of you mindfucked, the point of evangelion isnt about the origin and backstory of the earth. Up until the final stretch of EoE, Shinji has no involvement with this adam and lilith plot whatsoever. The real story is about dealing with personal anxieties, fears, and the basis of human interaction. Its about the characters finding their own ways to escape reality, and it is only at the end where Shinjis decision to either escape reality or embrace it influences the plot and world as a whole. So if theres anything you should get out of watching evangelion, it shouldnt be about this confusing alien shit, but more so how you handle your biggest fears and choose to embrace all the emotions of reality rather than the fake emotions in escapism.

[@ezradcunha]

THANK YOU

[@joshilemmerer2042]

I guess it's kinda about both. I mean one could say lord of the rings is a story about friendship and loyalty, about what "the small man" can achieve with nothing but his will, about not everybody needing to be a crazy ass special person and all. But you were wrong if you would deduce from that, that it's not also a story bout some dude throwing a ring in some other dudes volcano to safe the world.

[@hvkrise8103]

I mean considering 90% of the show is the mechs and the buildup to all the alien origin backstory stuff and 10% of it most of which came at the very end of the anime and first movie it’s not crazy to think people care more about the story of the world over a story about people dealing with their various mental states, that was also portrayed kinda poorly it was just rapidly getting assaulted by pictures of their fears while they screamed and said the same things over and over again for minutes at a time. I liked Eva but it definitely suffers from trying to be infinitely deeper than it is, adding like an extra 5 minutes anywhere in the anime or movie to explain things they left out intentionally to be that way could’ve easily improved the storytelling instead of things just happening with no explanation.

[@pffa9675]

Lol it's not that deep. Nge is just overrated. It's assumed to be genius because there's a lot of abstract, meaningless concepts dumped into a one-dimensional show by a literally depressed creator, and wannabe avant-garde enthusiasts love flexing their idiot muscles to explain to everyone just how profound the anime is

[@Shizkeb]

@@pffa9675I think ur over exaggerating it, it’s just a mech anime with themes of not being a pussy

[@lissalisette4552]

this anime completely destroyed my brain

[@astroman0500]

You have a weak brain.

[@FinNote]

@@astroman0500 i was just about to comment that

[@purpleey]

it destroyed my understanding what tf i was watching

[@Furkward]

@@purpleey same

[@tochukwuudu7763]

Raped mine

[@mobsta163]

Goddammit, King Crimson is simpler to understand than this

[@zerglingist]

Ahahaha.

[@truth_seeker_4203]

King Crimson is about as complicated as basic arithmetic compared to this anime.

[@mindofprog]

Best comment ever!

[@mushroomtoilets6550]

King crimson is actually pretty simple its just bad translations that make him seem complicated

[@krysle3337]

King Crimson is a video editing software. He can preview what's to come and cut out things. If an action is cut out, the video will continue to play but the effect of what has happened in the time that was cut will cease to exist. Imagine getting shot, but King Crimson cutting out the part of the bullet entering and leaving your body. When that happens, the bullet would look like it passed straight through you and keep on going until it hits something else.

[@mark-o-man6603]

It's funny how a lot of animes use German words, lol. Gehirn means brain and Seele is soul.

[@hasangenc2922]

Attack on titan joins the chat

[@borutaicho]

Well, the japanese and the germans have some things in the past...connecting them... :P

[@hermes6192]

@@borutaicho I know what you mean LMAO

[@thatguy8300]

And "Nerv" is German for Nerve

[@nabieladrian]

Thanks internet

[@ezrwnn]

I finished the whole of evangelion and I swear to God it was probably one of the most confusing animes I've seen before but somehow this 7 minute video explained it way better than the actual anime I'm so glad this video exists.