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.

[@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

[@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?"

[@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.

[@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"

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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 😅

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@fukingidiot9156]

I could tell the creator of this show was on mushrooms or something, he had to have tripped, especially considering all the times the characters tripped balls

[@windlebee9440]

Crippling depression.

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

It's awesome, right! I love hallucination and dream sequences.

[@PonderingPebble]

He was depressed in the making of the show. Then I heard fans sent death threats to the creator asking for a better ending

[@al_pastorbradley8647]

@@PonderingPebble lowkey that's actually the unethical yet most logically sound action. Clinical depression made it great so make him even more depressed 🙃

[@Moltenlava]

@@PonderingPebble i dont think he was depressed while making the show, he made the show reflecting on the depression he expuierenced when he was 14 years old so basically shinji is the creator when he was a kid?

[@kimchester1934]

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

[@juandanielsantiagodomingue5052]

Play the video in speed 2x and you will understand evangelion in 3.5 minutes

[@tmramori]

No one left a comment here before me So I guess everyone is agree

[@SaltusMannus]

Speed

[@muzakkiwangjoo93]

but his voice sounds not clear enough for me in 2x

[@exodeusovercharge4462]

Record it and play it in 2x and you will understand evangelion in 105 seconds.

[@theviniso]

No one should have so much power

[@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.

[@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

[@ksrocak5852]

Now when I actually understand Evangelion, it's weirdly heartwarming

[@douglasaugustine3723]

Just enough hope in the end

[@clashingnoob1366]

@@douglasaugustine3723 ikr looks like they will have normal life now

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@gustyko8668]

To everyone complaing "why isn't this answered in the show", it's because the main focus of the story are the characters and their tragedy...NOT THE ALIENS!

[@nemeru3352]

You can have both. Don't make excuses for it. scheduling issues. One episode having to be scrapped and such, probably led to most of this being left on the cutting floor. Destiny shouldn't get away with having its lore outside the game, neither should Eva

[@joshuabrant3487]

Everything but the existence of an ancestrial race, which I think this guy just pulled out of his ass, was mentioned in the show. SEELE talks about how humans come from Lilith and angels come from Adam and the egg stuff in Kaworus episode and the truth of 2nd impact was covered when they show the past of Gendo/Fuyutski/Misato/Ritsuko etc

[@nemeru3352]

true. Tho the ancestral race is in fact canon, Just only mention in media outside the original work, which is a big issue. Seele needed expanding on, why personally they wished for instrumentality. Kaworu also need more than one episode for the twist of him being a angel to have any impact

[@joshuabrant3487]

Yeah Kaworu was weak as was was Shinji caring about his death so much. He probably needed like 5 episodes to matter to the audience. SEELE always made me thinkof antisemitic conspiracy theories, because a lot of them have hooked noses and tell me the the human instrumentality project doesn't sound like some sort of post marxist plot...

[@nemeru3352]

Imagine if like he helped take out some Angels in order to seem less untrust worthy,with the eva pilots. man then the twist would have had wight and been a big deal

[@Tohsaka97]

Surreal experience watching this series

[@LucaRmd]

BlindRob Yep And i love it

[@Drag0nStorm1]

Next stop: FLCL (Furi Kuri)

[@runnit5863]

this was honestly the best description of evangelion i’ve seen. No unnecessary information to increase runtime, useful pictures and explanations. Great job man

[@thichinhphan4010]

Nah Sorayuki did an even better representation with 2.5d models and clips from the original source way before this video. This one forgot to mention the effect of impact caused the weather to become eternal summer. Too bad Sorayuki's vids are in japanese but there's a fan translated version.

[@ciberamigo4r]

everyone turns into orange juice, the end.

[@hoodscarlet2099]

pacman4r 😂😂😂💔

[@thescorpion3098]

This is the true ending

[@naufallazuardi6173]

And 2 giant dead evangelion criss-cross statue behind it.

[@Name-ul8es]

lol

[@flamingpi2245]

It’s actually Fanta

[@j.moon98]

"IT ALL COMES TUMBLING DOWN, TUMBLING DOWN, TUMBLING DOWN...."

[@AstralBelt]

I just keep LETTING ME DOWN LETTING ME DOWN LETTING ME DOWN

[@eveKirArA]

*plays twinkle twinkle little star as background music*

[@slomnim]

Sit in the dark and ponder how I'm fit to make the bottom fall through the floor And they all fall down - yah

[@harriscatbob8656]

EVERTTHING THAT MATTERS TO ME MATTERS TO THIS WOOOOORRRLLDDDD

[@CorruptedN]

*no splat* Big dude: ded yay

[@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".

[@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 ✨

[@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

[@metado100]

Now I Can (Not) Understand Evangelion.

[@Jaymakxyz]

Strange Guy mmm

[@lemmehaviet]

My head hurts

[@Leon-yr3bu]

Fun fact: "Gehirn" means brain in german, also "Seele" means soul in german

[@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!

[@asymmetricalgarbage1]

DUDE HOW DID YOU PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER!? You must be a genius!

[@asafdanieli7048]

this is a summary of years of research by fans,there are entire forums and sites dedicated just for understanding this masterpiece

[@louisvictor3473]

asaf danieli That or someone was touched by Cthulhu in the head. I vote for Cthulhu.

[@haziqjamal8011]

really masterpiece. i seen all of entire of series. no skipping opening yet still not understanding the fucking NGE. really borther me. tq for this video

[@uranus2970]

Louis Victor The Call of Cthulhu is a masterpiece as well...And I do not get it as well😂

[@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

[@damnitimp8269]

Attack on Titan : *it all started with pigs* Evangelion : *it all started with eggs*

[@nyquillusdillwad9119]

2:18 Eva unit [01] is special, as you mentioned, cloned from Lilith's DNA, but don't forget also consumed Zuruel, thus gaining Adam's DNA. Isn't it messed up how Gendo treats Shinji as expendable, and considers unit 01 much more important. Valuing his wife's soul more than his son's life. It's a pretty fucked up show. I love it.

[@kasvinimuniandy4178]

yea...

[@Blue_Noah]

This is why in the end Yui devours Gendo as Unit 01.

[@jakelovescinema]

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

[@TheRealNormanBates]

3:29 fun note: the symbol for NERV is a fig leaf (like what Adam and Eve wear)

[@marcausn]

ach echt? gut, daß ma einer sacht...

[@idiotsplayinggames4752]

Huh, never knew that. Thanks!

[@warmooze]

"I hope you've learned a lot in this video" Yes.

[@JamesAJ]

HOLY SHIT DUDE. IT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@savakichtakayerkan6382]

who cares what anybody else thinks, I am a huge evangeion fan myself, and I never really truly understood this, but you did a fantastic job on explaining it. Very interesting how someone could come up with such a complex story like this huh? well anyways thanks for the explanation its perfect

[@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 :)

[@g1zm02k]

Just dropped by to say a very sincere 'Thank You!', for being the only person who's been able to explain this clearly and to the point. You, Sir, are an absolute hero and we deserve more like you! Again, thank you so much for clearing it all up since I'm due a re-watch and need a heads-up!

[@caseytatum5837]

So basically an lsd fueled nightmare

[@nebi2615]

wouldn't you call it an LCL fueled nightmare instead?

[@yeehaw1718]

Nebi you know that meme where the guys like 😮👆 and then like😐👇 that’s my response to this

[@holden_7597]

you know the meme where the guys like 👆😯 and then like 👇😐 that’s my response to this.

[@GabenV2]

You know that meme where the guys like 😮☝and then like 😐👇That's my response to his response

[@TheMadGod]

@@GabenV2 You know that meme where guys like 😮🖕and then 😐👇 that's my response to his responses response

[@shehanshetty508]

Great explanation.Really helped.Fucking Masterpiece

[@derpychicken2131]

Now I see why people call darling in the franxx a copy of evangalion

[@FumetsuNoAnataE]

A shitty copy that is.

[@tecca.2k]

@@FumetsuNoAnataE yessirrrrr

[@windlebee9440]

Imagine what an absolute mess Evangelion canon would be without the PS2 game.

[@GlazeBattleBorn]

Please explain lmao

[@havocbringer2100]

@@GlazeBattleBorn Most of the lore explained in this video, and which the anime doesn't tell you, was introduced in a PS2 game.

[@GlazeBattleBorn]

@@havocbringer2100 The writers got the whole squad laughing

[@hyruleguy9569]

@@havocbringer2100 my head hurts.

[@robynsegg]

This was INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND!!! Thank you for FINALLY clearing up one if my all time favorite series! You... are the man! ;)

[@EvaAnalysisProject]

robynsegg Thank you so much, glad I could help :)

[@Guadeloop]

Thanks, man! The fun part of this anime is putting pieces togheter and solving the puzzle, you did it!

[@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

[@hkporter8241]

I finished the series a couple of hours ago. At first I was like "I guess this makes sense" until this video got recommended to me. I realize now that I had no idea what was going on.

[@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

[@TheDreamcaster98]

As a 14 year kid and fan of this anime,I'm so greatful that this vid exists to help new fans like me

[@MadKingOfMadaya]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@F93-x2h]

I have just watched Evangelion with one of my friends and for some reason my heart just feels so weird after watching it. I was so confused and had no idea what to feel. So I watched this video and so many more things make sense now. And I can confidently say this. People were not lying that this show is a masterpiece. I absolutely love this series and I wish I watched it earlier. Thank you so much for making this video. 10 years ago 😂😂. You’re a life saver

[@DadIsntMad]

This is by far the best explanation of the series

[@subhamdas943]

I really really wish they had the 'first ancestral race' explainations in the series...if only Hideko Anno didn't have his problems and the budget constraints...coz as far as I know they had all this planned out from the beginning but couldn't show it in the series due to some reason.

[@vonma]

My interpretation is that Gendo’s Human Instrumentality did not come out of the blue after “losing” Yui, rather it was all part of their original plan. After proving that a human soul could be contained in an lilith-based Eva (although probably the original plan was to get in and out of the Eva at will, maybe that was a “mistake” from Gendo and Yui), the HIP was announced and Gehirn turned to NERV. So back before the second impact, SEELE concluded with the prophecy (dead sea scrolls) that Adam-based Angels will come to try take over Earth and wipe humans, but if they managed to control their power and protect against them, they could avoid a Angels claiming earth and wiping Lilith-based beings through anti AT fields. Once this was achieved, SEELE would start the third impact (instead of alternatively, continuing life as always after destroying all Adam beings), and set their souls into Eva-01, becoming a God-like being. And since Yui was part of SEELE’s team, she got access to this information and planned another alternative outcome, one where Gendo, Shinji and she would end up in that Eva-01. For me its clear from Fuyutsuki’s flashback scenes, discussing why Yui had to be the experiment subject and talking about how that was the future for Shinji. Yui was the brilliant one, and Gendo changes his last name I guess because it probably was her idea to this “alternative” plan, screwing Seele’s just because Yui and co. were the ones actually doing all of the science, and didn’t want humanity to be wipe just for these old guys to become a god-like being. In a way, Gendo’s ambition crossed Yui’s acknowledgment of SEELE’s plan, and decided to detour it for the benefit of their future and child. I’m pretty sure the plan was to take all lilith-based beings into the Eva01 and be like the Noe Ark symbolism. I think one of the stuff that wasn’t plan was Yui getting absorbed for ever in eva01, and that made Gendo more ruthless and just strive for reuniting himself with Yui, rather than worrying for Shinji. :)

[@GoneDeathMode]

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

[@HoneycombTheywontletmeputjusto]

Just use hot milk

[@tahmidkabir134]

Had to rewatch the vid a second time immediately after finishing it just to grasp everything.

[@KingsNerdCave]

This old and glitchy 7-minute video taught me the story of the series than either the series itself or other videos ever did. So I thank you for this.

[@AntiTheory]

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

[@jalenbelen8969]

welp you guys predicted it, im apart of the wave who just came in from netflix

[@hejabparveen9915]

When I finished eva I felt dumb as I didn't understand anything properly I was all confused but then after finding out that soo many other ppl are the same as me It feels kinda Comforting and thank you sooo much for this explanation

[@MrRedCape]

THANK YOU!!! I just got done with the series and EoE and was totally baffled by how little I understood. Your execution and visuals helped way more than any other KZbin video or comment section has. You saved me many headaches.

[@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

[@ninja.saywhat]

"In Episode 02, Misato and Ritsuko drive by a construction zone which has a sign reading "construction begun November 2014, ending August 2015". This puts the events of the first two episodes as no later than August, 2015" OMG in a couple of months this will actually happen! :D

[@professortree8085]

tootsie|troll® well third impact is over, humanity has been rebuilt, and I need a fucking cold one

[@Kami-sama.isekai]

When I first saw this as a kid back in 2007 or 9 I was completely Traumatized just by watching the entire neon Genesis franchise.

[@TheRyan115]

This is the biggest mindfuck of my life !!

[@NganLe-ty5nd]

I'm pretty sure this is how ladies feel when they get their period, with all respect.

[@NganLe-ty5nd]

Either that or the animator did a fucked up bad job.

[@NganLe-ty5nd]

Lots and lots of made up bullshit rules, the creator of this novel is a weakling. It is like a painter try to drawing ghosts, and he draws plenty to make up for his lack of talents. Drawing ghost is easy for we know not what it looks like. Drawing true human experience, now that is fuking hard.

[@NganLe-ty5nd]

You should watch some of the outstanding liberal post-world war II Japanese movies, where there is very little or no limitation set by the government. Those are truly art.

[@paoloangelino24]

Just finished Evangelion and End of Evangelion and I was just mind blown by everything! Story, plot,lore.. Now I know why this anime is considered a masterpiece. :)

[@wellajoysocorin6905]

i expected more tbh

[@biohead66]

@@wellajoysocorin6905 same

[@simdimdim]

I finally understand whats all the orange goo!

[@daawes0mleg3nd16]

that's the LCL

[@lemmonboy6459]

It’s Sunny D

[@whomstith9362]

I always thought it was orange Fanta.

[@caitlinbrodie4371]

they just *Popped*

[@daisylejansen]

Man its disappointing that he hasn’t posted in 7 years, hope hes doing well

[@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.

[@sierra118boy]

I wish to know what happens after The End Of Evangelion..

[@serraramayfield9230]

That was never specified, since the final scene was intentionally left to interpretation.

[@donkeldoothedapperdog]

Seppuku%Carnival Apparently they made spinoffs called 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 but I’ve never seen them so idk what exactly happens

[@sierra118boy]

@@donkeldoothedapperdog They're remakes.

[@theshitposterscp]

@ColdColor u sure?

[@mxverick69]

well they made the rebuilds which i am currently watching and while the first one might seem like a remake, they all seem to point that they are reliving the events but everything goes down differently starting with 2.0

[@PaulinaColombia]

Mind… BLOWN!!! Thanks for video. I can't believe I watched for a decade without knowing any of this.

[@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