Evangelion's Insane "Psychology" Explained

[@ProfessorViral]

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[@letsreadtextbook1687]

Lol it's fitting tho

[@jaydub9587]

This channel is a Godsend my man, I really mean it. The medium of anime is an untapped well of psychological lessons and insight. I appreciate every single analysis you make and the glimpses into your life you use to relate to them. Looking forward to the next one, Prof.

[@ProfessorViral]

Thank you so much, that kind of support really does mean a lot. I'll do my best to keep it up!

[@rowbeans-l1n]

Every "professional psychologist" in media: ~gets possessed by the ghost of Sigmund Freud~

[@JamesDecker7]

Which is funny. Cause he was a psychiatrist.😅

[@ProfessorViral]

My favorite is M*A*S*H, where the army psychiatrist Sidney Freedman writes "letters to Freud" as an act of expression

[@Marshallangelo]

I am reminded of Jung’s ideas of maturation & personality development by Evangelion. To me, the Eva’s always seemed like an analogy or metaphor to purpose and the worldly occupation one finds to both serve others and pay their way in the world during the first stage of life. I also like how this is contrasted in the parts of the show that have the characters just living like normal people at the end of the world. It stresses the importance of your talent, skill, and fate in the inner work signified by the Evangelions, as well as the necessity to experience all the facets of life, be it playing the cello, drinking alcohol, or exploring sexuality, this stage being that of accumulating a life and knowledge without “getting stuck in the muck” so to speak, as we often see the characters doing. Likewise, in having skills, talent, and purpose one is subject to pitfalls, such as with fame and fortune in being a great writer, actor, or musician etc. we see the pilots, especially Shinji, let their status and importance go to their heads and suffer the consequences, such as “a man’s work” or losing control over fate with the Eva going berserk. You are not what you do in and for the world, but rather a much greater and all encompassing self, that we get glimpses of in Instrumentality, many of the shapes and mandalas being representative of the self and other psychological entities. I noticed a lack of Rei in this video mostly granted to the fact that there isn’t much Freudian about Rei. She often stands as an ideal, or voice of reason, to Shinji and Asuka’s purely human chaos. From the first episode with her Omni-present “Quantum Rei” appearances, she almost mimicked what I would call the Jungian “Anima” or, subconsciously repressed feminine characteristics in a man, behavior seen within dreams. This would also explain her connection to Shinji’s mother as that is the first manifestation of this other in a boy’s life. The Anima is theorized to be the ambassador for the subconscious and this is further stressed by her central role in instrumentality, as well as the “merging of opposites” with Kaworu/Shinji which Jung stresses immensely in the alchemical process. I see Evangelion as the illustrated encounter with the unconscious, the likes of which Jung experienced in the middle of his life, having documented in Liber Novus, or “The Red Book.” This encounter set the stage for the second psychological half of his life in which he threw off his more traditional psycho-analyst of the times, profession and invested into studying alchemy where he continued his practice in private until the end of his life. Instrumentality also being synonymous with alchemy, the likes of which producing an intangible sort of psychic gold in the awareness and wholeness achieved by our main characters by the end of the series, but alas this has now become too vast a topic for a mere KZbin comment. Much of what I’m referencing is expounded upon greatly in Jung’s “Psychology & Alchemy.” But regardless, let’s continue this ongoing conversation and discovery! Cheers!

[@JamesDecker7]

I have a copy of Liber Novus. It is an amazingly personal look into the man’s life and self-analysis. Also, his doodles are 100x better than anything I’ve ever managed to doodle.😂

[@VictoriaCorless]

Likewise, in having skills, talent, and purpose one is subject to pitfalls, such as with fame and fortune in being a great writer, actor, or musician etc. we see the pilots, especially Shinji, let their status and importance go to their heads and suffer the consequences, such as “a man’s work” or losing control over fate with the Eva going berserk. - To this, have you considered that Asuka may be the pilot who best encompasses this theoretical, psychological stage? Before I actually watched Evangelion myself, a friend of mine gave me the general plot and then introduced me to how deep it goes by giving me a readers digest version of Asuka. I asked him about the different pilots, and wondered if any of them were naturally gifted at their "occupation" of piloting the Eva's. He said that would definitely be Asuka, as she's the one who is introduced to the story as a prodigy. She's been lauded as the most intelligent, capable and advanced pilot of the 3. The sidenote of her having completed college in Germany prior to the start of the series just highlights how hard Asuka has worked to do everything within her power to advance and strengthen her piloting skill. Her self-esteem is completely reliant not just on piloting, but on being the BEST pilot. She attempted to shape her own fate this way, by giving herself the future she felt would lead to the kind of social validation that contrasts the familial isolation she felt during her early childhood. This naturally coincides with the pitfalls you mentioned, as dedicating your life to your talent will always leave you needing to overachieve for fear of coming in second place. When this eventually happens, she completely crumbles as her drive was based on escaping trauma. this could allude to the consequence of letting importance and status associated with inherent skill and talent be internalized as a source of false confidence.

[@ItsShaz1]

These videos are always so intriguing to watch, with interesting and thought provoking stuff.

[@ProfessorViral]

I'm so happy to see that they are, thank you!

[@SkylerLinux]

Oedipus Complex, I think you mean Freud Complex. Seeing as Oedipus went out of his way to avoid doing his Mom, where as Freud was so focused on it and claimed that every male wants to get with their mothers.

[@-Zakhiel-]

It's still called the Oedipus complex thought.

[@zoronewbie2759]

kind sire, im here to affirm that your words, elusive complexities and intricate handling of the topics reconciling with your personal grace it has literally shed away my depression. I couldn't think for days sanely ever since my beloved suicided [we're just sixteen], but u here pouring the information made me feel anew and think deeply ab everything more or less, hoping my words to reach thine heart, I'm here rooting for your views to spike up in numbers and for your passion of making videos never flaming out, thank you.

[@Map_of_Your_Head]

what the fuck

[@redspriteaja6362]

TBH, for as much Evangelion discussion I may have looked into, even with the Freudian lenses, I don't think I've actually heard someone go beat by beat to break those analyses down (or I haven't searched hard enough) like you have here. I'll probably spin back to this video a couple more times just to make sure I got everything.

[@ProfessorViral]

I honestly assumed someone would have done it already, but I couldn't find much myself. I'm glad I was able to do so in a pleasing way though!

[@hammer1349]

I can attest to the theory of repression, I have experienced it myself. Memories of a childhood love was locked away for almost a decade. I had basically forgotten she had even existed. And then i remembered little snippets and all the pain came back, safe to say even at 15/16 that broke me badly. There was a time where i was waiting for a train at some point and as i stared off into space, lost in thought i didnt know or was aware of, i randomly started crying. So yeah, repression definitely exists and there are likely still a lot of things i dont remember and likely never will, the pain too much to bear even for an adult mind

[@aliceinthewired]

This video was even better than the last. I think Jung's influence on Evangelion is very understated so I would love to see a follow up video.

[@katharina7898]

Oh I feel you, I think Freud had some good points... but a lot of what he thought was kinda twisted, like "Penis Envy". I had to learn about his theories in school and was so glad when I just could forget what I read.😂

[@ProfessorViral]

Yeah, he made some decent observations, but failed on his conclusions almost entirely. Especially with "penis envy" 🤮

[@humanposer6433]

@@ProfessorViral I'm really happy he isn't around for the trans community becoming more visible lmao

[@deandekast]

man I love the intro. havent been able to catch your content for a while due to life getting a bit busy. But your editing has improved so much! Keep up the amazing work

[@ProfessorViral]

Thank you! I wish I could still do that kind of editing throughout the video rather than just for small sections, but time is so harsh haha

[@Aditya-ul2yb]

Awesome one keep it up !! P.S u guys deserve more subs !! [ u literally make what i feel or vise versa😅😁]

[@ProfessorViral]

Thank you very much! 💙

[@loruuu7730]

Thank you once again for producing these journeys. I'd appreciate the follow up tho the topics you mentioned, it sounded like an intriguing line of thought. In this video, your open minded interpretation of the characters themes really did it for me. I never really liked the close minded viewpoints of Freud and some other well known people for their affixed 'truths' of understanding live. Understanding the goings on of someone else's life, is really complex and maybe even a struggle in individual perspectives. But that doesn't have to mean that we can't contact others and share life. Anyways I'm noticing that I may need more time to think over this area of thought... Thank you again for your passion, greetings and a good day to you all! Edit, changed an On to an it and added a comma

[@moejuggler6033]

Amazing video~ thanks again for the show and insight.

[@ProfessorViral]

Of course, thank you for the support!

[@ItzSwxzy]

Evangelion is truly phenomenal in its psychological thematical motifs and dissection. However, I beleiev out of all these great stories, Code Geass does it the best. it holds greater levels of hinting, without oversaturating it and spoon-feeding the audience.

[@sorano4969]

never thought id ego and superego would match with shinji asuka and rei this perfectly. I think the reason why they have their off-role moments is because they are still human. and also in the movies where rei wants to become a mother, the scene where she interacts with a baby shows more of her superego side. thank you for the video

[@joshuaharris3039]

“I wanna be done w/Freud” - Thanks for the good work that none of us had the stomach for! Sorry I don’t have anything to quote worthy; I very have almost no info on Freud except a few bits and pieces from Wisecrack and that one People Watching video 😢😂 Thanks for the awesome vid!

[@ProfessorViral]

Of course, I'm glad it was enjoyable! No quote worthy things needed here, Freud made enough wild ones for us all haha

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

Is it ok if I am unable to enjoy Evangelion because I suffer PTSD from being physically, mentally, and sexually abused by my high school peers? No matter how hard I tried to force myself, this anime makes me have a mental breakdown. Even thinking about hard enough makes me want to vomit. The fandom also cyberbullied me for the depression I felt during Lockdown and stalked me for four years just because I refused to watch it. I just want to know if it's ok to be unable to enjoy this due to deeply personal reasons, and that I don't need Eva to be happy.

[@JabamiLain]

Of course it is ! You don't consume midia that hurts your mental and emotional health ! That's messed up ! I'm so sorry you went through that.

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

Thanks. The Eva fandom unfortunately gaslighted me into thinking I was going insane, as they claimed Eva should've cured me of my depression.@@JabamiLain

[@LuklioN44]

​@@hawkeyenextgen7117they're ruining the point of EVA, it's supposed to make you depressed, not the opposite (but it really depends on the person)

[@letsreadtextbook1687]

You shouldn't require other people's validation to not watch ANYTHING. Also anyone claiming anything (but especially depressing stuff like eva) cures depression, must be trolling. By 'the fandom stalking me for four years' I hope you mean just few people that you've already blocked now, cuz that's CRAZY

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

@@letsreadtextbook1687 a few? Try a hundred

[@Fatzombie086]

I'm really liking all the deep dives on the physiological subtext or regular text of different animes, Thanks for creating these great and interesting videos.

[@doc_ajbv]

Now that I'm studying psychology I need to see Neon Genesis Evangelion again. 😮

[@ProfessorViral]

It's definitely worth a go to see how certain principles could apply to the characters, since theyre laid bare for us

[@6ixthhydro652]

Modern neuroscience is confirming a lot of Jung and Freud’s intuitions about collective unconscious and ancestral memories

[@Scott21]

This video is so dense with great information

[@ProfessorViral]

Unfortunately the information is all outdated and rightfully replaced with better ideas haha. Freud was... a man for sure

[@Scott21]

@@ProfessorViral Thank you for replying back😃 If I may ask, who should I research for more understanding on people?

[@ZoupyMed]

I think I tend to disagree with Freud that we all have a death drive, as I would like to think that if our basic and psychological needs are fulfilled we gain a sense of peace of mind, and when those needs aren't met, despair and helplessness creeps in as we feel we don't have the ability to deal with what we're facing. Other than that I think his theories are incredibly interesting, and I thank you ProfesorViral for introducing me to them. Farewell.

[@ProfessorViral]

The death drive really shows the flaws of his theories and his methodology. His ideas couldn't explain the behavior he witnessed, so rather than revising them to try and understand what may cause someone to endure pain, he created a new, unfalsifiable idea that "proved him right." A real researcher would have dug further in, rather than working around the problem

[@justachannel8600]

​@@ProfessorViralI don't really know Freud but this seems rather unfair. Physicists constantly tweak existing theories when they discover things that don't quite fit. This is why people were searching for black holes or dark matter - these things were invented as bandaids. That is just how science works until some supergenius comes along and has a completely new theory.

[@dementos_bg]

Hey Professor, I hope this vid is as successful as some of your other gems, as every one of them deserves to be seen by anyone who has the ability to think and introspect. Love your personal side of each topic, that always humanizes the stories you're telling and puts you in the shoes of the main character, which allows us to relate with you and the topic even further. Even if this one here doesn't have a solid personal story at the end, just hearing your ideas for future content and just an overall commentary on the topic is just awesome! I'd avoid entering Freudian discussion as I don't believe I'm well versed in his works, even though I really love the big anime from the late 1990s and early 2000s, which have been heavily inspired by modern philosophy. However, I'd love to hear more about how you've managed to learn so much about these topics! Your skill as a narrator and story teller are obviously serene, but you have some deep psychological understanding of human nature, which is why I wanted to study psychology myself. Was that your major? Is it all self-taught? Would love to learn more, about how you came to be the way you are presenting yourself in the channel, but I'd also understand if you would rather not provide personal details to random people over the internet. Keep up the awesome work and I hope I'll see you sitting at a million 1 or 2 years from now, as this is what tends to happen with video essayists I find in their early careers, so go algorithm! Cheers and looking forward to the rest of the videos on this topic you've started!

[@chrisCore95]

Great content. Love to see more nge analysis.

[@ProfessorViral]

Thanks!

[@xavierblocher2971]

With Freud I think most of his observations on human nature were correct but he jumped the gun on the conclusions. He concluded that majority of human nature is driven toward pleasure and the main one is sexual pleasure. I feel, and this is conjecture, that the search for pleasure especially of the sexual variety is a search to be understood. Both by oneself and others. Sharing both yourself and things you enjoy.

[@xavierblocher2971]

I for the most part definitely don’t agree with his conclusions😂 wtf is “penis envy”

[@ProfessorViral]

For sure, he made some correct observations, but failed to put any amount of true scientific method behind them to draw accurate conclusions. It's part of what makes it so tricky, he was somewhat on the right path

[@chaoticneutralsheep]

Freud served his patrons, and they were male and when they were bringing their suffering daughters into his office he can assign it to envy and delusion when they were dealing with sexual abuse known as the common Victorian diagnosis for women: hysteria. The problem was he believed incest was a necessity to the structure of their society, it undermined what needed to be corrected and sensualised a mental health crisis into a taboo fantasy.

[@sophaloph1129]

finally got around to checkin this vid out- very excited!

[@ProfessorViral]

Thank you, I hope it meets the expectations!

[@jbstarkiller4626]

I think Freuds has ideas definitely had an influence on Evangelion as a franchise but I think his influence is often over stated and some aspects of the series even appear to be rejections or subversions of Freuds ideas like the Oedipus Complex, pretty much the first thing Gendo says to Shinji and the only reason he wanted him around is "Get in the Eva" plus Shinji has a solid reason to dislike his father contrary to Freuds theory. 18:52 I think this one one of the few things Freud sorta gets right but for completely wrong reasons, meaning that women do seek to be dominated by men but this phenomenon is explained by evolutionary phycology and the results of sexual selection.

[@frankjaeger2565]

36:34 the idea of a collective consciousness most definitely comes from by the Ide from Ideon, a 1980 mecha series directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino (the creator of Mobile Suit Gundam) which is one of the major sources of inspiration for Evangelion. The "Ide" itself is a clear reference to the Freudian Id. Anno had already used the concept of a collective consciousness in his previous series, Nadia the secret of blue water, even though that series was more inspired by Miyazaki's work than Tomino's

[@PO1PLE]

Haven’t watched Ava yet, but will leave this comment for the algorithm

[@ProfessorViral]

Thank you!

[@elios7623]

hey i like the off script section at the end, what do you say? more off script outros?

[@ProfessorViral]

We'll have to see, it'll probably prepare me for some live presentations I have coming up, so maybe I should

[@elios7623]

@@ProfessorViral ooh live presentations? best of luck Prof. V, i actually liked the natural and free vibe of this outro, you'll do just fine :D

[@rasenshuriken7325]

If I may, there are a few quotes from Jung's Red Book and Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. That I think would help in you ongoing works. "There is only one way and that is your way; there is only one salvation and that is your salvation. Why are you looking around for help? Do you believe that help will come from outside? What is to come will be created in you and from you. Hence look into yourself. Do not compare, do not measure. No other way is like yours. All other ways deceive and tempt you. You must fulfil the way that is in you." Carl Jung, The Red Book. "I must descend into the depths, as you do in the evening when you go behind the sea and still bring light to the underworld, you over rich star. Like you I must go under - go down, as is said by man, to whom I want to descend..." "What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not an end; what is lovable in man is that he is an over-going and a down-going." Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. "You Higher Men, the worst thing about you is: none of you has learned to dance as a man ought to dance - to dance beyond yourselves." Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. I see these quotes as being steps, steps we take internally to shape us externally.

[@zhevika_part_1]

Great video, didnt even know that EVA’s have the soul of their mothers

[@ProfessorViral]

Yeah, its... certainly a thing

[@zhevika_part_1]

@@ProfessorViral yeah, thx for the reply and keep up your good content I always liked your videos and the effort you put in there because i can litteraly hear it👌🏻.

[@Reality-Distortion]

If you want to keep going the Freud-Jung line, you desperately need to start Kara no Kyoukai movies.

[@aSinnerMan7]

Freud never resonated with me. I think it's because God is missing in his framework. Jung, on the other hand, provides a more complete explanation of the human condition.

[@Trojan7575]

There's a small point that Freud was high on cocaine when he arrived at many of his ideas on psychology

[@Lacuna_matataa]

Watching this with my gf and theorising on it after I show her this show is gonna be so fun given she's studying Freud and jung right now and is loving it dispite freuds insanity but I think that comes with being leading in the field of psychology you gotta be a lil insane to theorise and think about the self this deeply he definitely wasn't right about most things I think but I've never caught how much evangelion pulls from his work dispite how much I've watched evangelion content The later movies do take place in an alternative time line pretty sure so that could explain some minor changes in personality in the "the main characters represent the main portails of self" theory also I wonder how Mari the 5th eva pilot or Tōji being the 4th given mari is supposed to somewhat replace ausuka I also think reis lack of freewill would be interesting to consider with freuds work given she is technically soulless and how she is constantly being replaced I wonder how someone like freud or jungs philosophy would translate to the variants of rei again could be why we see issues with the 3 character representation theory as rei isn't the same person literally throughout the show/movies I don't think constantly having to battle unlearn/relearn aspects of herself

[@yavo_01-.-]

Amazing video 👍🏼

[@ProfessorViral]

Thanks!

[@baconnyt]

should’ve talked about Anima and Animus

[@Lukken]

I like the video but I just wanted to say that being able to change the way you think in the life of new information isn't saving face. Most people are not capable of learning after they feel that they know everything.

[@marocat4749]

I am pretty sure that its on its face that is yes a part of history and very important, but also like any good science, great nessesary ideal , a lot o mess

[@ProfessorViral]

Yeah, it's sort of like when someone discovers a new advancements by accident. Sometimes, one good thing comes from the mess and that's all we need

[@who__cares__]

Yui is the real villain of NGE

[@ZoupyMed]

Im going to watch the video and then comment.

[@naut7560]

im still very confused

[@JamesDecker7]

For the Freudian algorithm!

[@ProfessorViral]

Oh no 🤣 if that was the case, KZbin recommendations would be even more wild haha

[@chrisu_XD]

I can't recall that I heard before Freud stuff. I most likely stumbled over it in the past and forgot about it. Please elaborate :-)

[@ProfessorViral]

I'm sorry to introduce you to it 🤣 I'll make up for it with some real psychological research in the future haha

[@Nezuism]

Great stuff

[@tanzeemali6450]

Good video

[@ProfessorViral]

Thanks!

[@KingOpenReview]

Why were Freud's ideas so weird?

[@ProfessorViral]

A large part of it was a similarly large pile of cocaine. He had a bit of a habit, genuinly

[@ALookIntoTheEulenspiegel]

"This character just married a man because he is like her father. You can tell this, by her literally spelling out that that's the reason. The EVAs are the pilots' mothers. And being inside them is like being inside their mother. You can tell this by them literally spelling out that that's the reason." This anime is so subtle and deep. No wonder it took a video to analyze the 4D chess mind games going on here. /s

[@lancemagmer9701]

Destiny x Pearly videos are worth checking out

[@Scott21]

So is Eros just the Ego reality of the Id?

[@ondracermak8054]

random comment for the algorithm my guy

[@ProfessorViral]

Hey, I appriciate it!

[@otakubancho6655]

I personally think Evangelion has more to do with Nietzsche than Freud,considering the mostly pessimistic themes,and just to throw my 2 cents in,all of Evangelion takes place during the last two episodes,watch the mini disc player,it keeps playing track 24 and 25,the next to last episode and the last episode.

[@ProfessorViral]

I think the themes are overall hopeful, but reached through pessimistic means, given both representations of the ending see Shinji choosing to live and attempt to be happy, even in cruel worlds. It seems more like addressing that the world can suck, but then showing the only option we have is to try and be happy within it any way

[@frankjaeger2565]

We know Anno read a bunch of psychology books during the production of Eva, which led him to rethink the story of the second half of the series. It's way less likely that he read much Nietzsche on the other hand; he even admitted he never read Kierkegaard's "the sickness unto Death" and just referenced the title because it soundend cool

[@atab6555]

May the modern Cthulhu that is the algorithm bless this video

[@ProfessorViral]

🦑🦑🦑 bless

[@M-x67]

I really really want you to WATCH MONSTER....🙂

[@thefredlittle2201]

This is why I love eva

[@anonymityaddictsanonymous5978]

❤ 🎉

[@pyromaniacforhire]

The Man with Amazing Hair has dropped another banger video~ Just have a few things to say and ask: 1.) I love listening to people talking about Freud's insane Philosophies; 2.) PLEASE make that Third Impact video (it will be an absolute Smash Hit); 3.) Will you ever consider talking about the Nier Games (especially Automata)?

[@waylonfuckingfoster]

yo prof, you’re amazing, thank you

[@ironoakstudios2026]

Another one

[@ProfessorViral]

It is, in fact, another one

[@ironoakstudios2026]

@@ProfessorViral Well then like SpongeBob would say…I’m ready.

[@frankjaeger2565]

34:22 I don't agree that Shinji feels the need to kill, he fights the Angels because he strives for approval, hoping people wouldn't abandon him if he manages to please her. As Ritsuko says at the beginning of episode 3, Shinji ends up doing what other people tell him to do because that's his way to survive; then in episode 12 Shinji says he wants to pilot the Eva so that Gendo would compliment and care for him. This theme is then clearly insisted on in episode 16 and 20

[@kendrakirai]

Yeah, he definitely has a STRONG streak of rage in him, but its more acting out and needing acknowledgement than actual bloodlust.

[@thirfty4449]

His rage is fueled by his survival instincts; a desire to not disappoint anyone around him and especially his father, which ties into some of sigmund freud's theories. For certain Evangelion conveys this theme. In my opinion, it's the most obvious and revealing thing about his personality. It's like you said, there are plenty of examples in the episodes that quite literally explain this to the viewers, but there of course also the unspoken words that the viewer reads when we get to explore Shinji throughout the show. So yeah, maybe he has rage in him, but that rage doesn't come internally, but rather externally. Shinji has very weak volition.

[@MrMeepzor]

It drives me a little crazy when you pronounce "conscious" as "conscience" but you clearly know what you're talking about and I have thoroughly enjoyed these videos about Eva.

[@ProfessorViral]

For some reason, I really struggle with those pronunciations. Most of my edits came from stumbling over them almost every time. Which is odd, I had speech therapy as a child, but for completely unrelated sounds

[@Scott21]

I just found this video and your channel, and it is fascinating when thinking about people. I am going to try to watch each video a few times

[@yurkdawg]

I just found this channel - wow this is wonderful! Fwiw (and it's not worth much) I'm impressed with your understanding of both the psychology/philosophy and the show. However this just affirms my opinion that while Freud should be given some credit for being practically the first to take an analytical approach to the mind. However his actual ideas are superficial and sexist. I've always been much more interested in Jung's ideas. For being essentially the direct successor to Freud his ideas are such a jump in quality that I think they are at least as relevant as anything that came after. I don't claim to understand (or agree with) all of his claims, but everything from the archetypes to the collective Unconscious all the way to individuation ring true to me. Thus I would love to see your comments on The Collectice Unconscious as it relates to NGE. (It doesn't look like you made the video - did you make it and I'm just not finding it?) I haven't seen the other anime that you reference with that topic so I will not watch that one. But that idea is something I wish to understand better and I've seen it elsewhere in anime (remember they explicitly discuss it in Code Geass?) But I don't see how it relates to NGE. Well regardless thanks a lot! I'm definitely going to checkout more from this channel. Just on glancing your playlists you discuss many of my favorite shows!

[@captainpanda8060]

Hello Algolords!

[@ProfessorViral]

I spent 5 minutes googling that, only to finally get it lol

[@hiddenonesson857]

This was super interesting, I don't fuck with Freud and his theories but still enjoyed hearing about them. Would really appreciate it if you do end up making the collective unconscious video

[@ProfessorViral]

I'm glad it was an enjoyable new topic! Hopefully I'll be able to make that second video!

[@Arthurian_Rabbit]

Liked given, moar plooze!

[@luckyowl10]

I had no idea so many stuff matter in NGE. This show feels like an infinite well to analyze. It would be nice to have more videos on it.

[@manformerlyknownastheboulder]

Heavy content. Remarkably eloquent in your wording, sir. It appears I have slept somewhat on Freud.

[@alextzou5011]

Brooo did you just recently watched Evangelion !! ? me too!!! (i will write more comments after i end the video)

[@parheliaa]

A really interesting video. I would like to see more stuff about NGE. Congratulations.

[@callum7764]

God, I love videos like this. Perfect video for my morning walks!

[@ProfessorViral]

Happy to help!

[@chaoticlucifer]

YESSS EVANGELION DIVE \o/

[@ProfessorViral]

There'll be at least one more soon (90% likely)!

[@chaoticlucifer]

@@ProfessorViral I love all the videos of yours that I have watched but I'm always biased towards EVA XD