GR Anime Review: Neon Genesis Evangelion

[@Arexion5293]

Shinji: "I'm an average 14 year old teenager with social anxiety, depression and possibly some deeper mental problems. Could you cut me some slack?" Evangelion: "LOL NOPE!" Shinji: "O-okay, I'll try to get better." Evangelion: "And you'll fail each time you try!" Shinji: "W-why?! What the hell do you want from me?!" Evangelion: "I want you to scream!"

[@Arexion5293]

***** And that's deconstruction in a nutshell.

[@pegas203]

OUTOOOOOOU SAN!!! NANDE????? *proceeds to tear apart the eva of his friend*

[@kennethling3408]

Arexion5293 Evangelion: P.S. *GET IN THE FUCKING ROBOT, SHINJI*

[@berzerk9380]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

nono don't....please....dontnt

[@Cobalt360Degrees]

I unironically *LOVE* the opening.

[@InferiorG]

wtf is unironically lmao

[@zhontigue]

+InferiorG a word

[@nocap7885]

+daPOOFS lol

[@Nightbird-67tm]

It's one of the best anime themes out there IMO.

[@JacobWilsonVO]

I've watched it every time

[@Maximus4587]

_Neon Genesis Evangelion_ in one sentence: _"What appears to be just another mecha anime soon devolves into a honest-to-god psychological horror that will have you questioning your own sanity."_

[@CeruleanSun]

This is the most accurate statement about Evangelion that I have ever seen 👌

[@omargranados7641]

I finished it earlier this year as it was on Netflix and this is one of the best psychological anime I have seen it subverted my expectations in a good way because the only interaction I ever had with the series was the fact that I always saw statues that looked cool and so far I loved it I wouldn’t put it in the best mecha anime as I would say is in a category of its own .

[@sakinapoonawala692]

I’m in love-

[@thomasffrench3639]

That's pretty common in mecha

[@teneesh3376]

Just finished the original show and the end of evangalian movie. I'm scared and confused

[@GingerBeanie]

I just finished this series and I don't understand why everybody hates Shinji so much. He literally complained like 4 times throughout the entire show. Plus he was always in the robot first.

[@TheLandauMinimum]

Yeah. Shinji kicked more angel ass than any other pilot in the show. It's weird that he has a reputation for running away, when his real problem is that he follows orders in an attempt to get validated by others.

[@legoman7041]

+xSonicSeedrian If you meant 4 times an episode, then yeah. Shinji's a little bitch with daddy issues the whole time.

[@GingerBeanie]

legoman7041 I don't blame the kid. A boy with mental problems who is forced to activate a robot in a battle that can kill him and his friends.I'd say the way he acts makes him the most human character ever.

[@GingerBeanie]

legoman7041 And I'm really glad the anime community is starting to hate him less. He does not deserve it.

[@legoman7041]

+xSonicSeedrian Oh I agree. I don't believe they should have just let him pilot Eva. Kid is way to emotionally unstable. NERV doesn't understand that soldiers are people with problems. They never give Shinji therapy, or some way to alleviate his pain.

[@codafett]

I didn't even consider Shinji that whiny. 9 times out of 10, he's the first one in his EVA.

[@LordMooDF]

Doesn't he whine and run away at least 3 times leaving the other pilots and all the world almost doomed. Think that breaks your 9 out of 10 statistic.

[@thechaospredator1947]

That whole "Shinji get in the damn robot" meme is done to fool people who haven't watched it.

[@Oly1y]

um... what?

[@Ligneaus]

+codafett This is the first statement on a KZbin video that I consider to be absolutely wrong. Not troll, sarcastic or cynic, just wrong.

[@skirmich]

He killed the most Angels and Save Humanity..Yeah.. 9 of 10 for sure.

[@1983Corolla]

Considering Hideaki Anno was going through severe depression and anxiety when he was making this, Shinji literally being the personification of himself and everyone else isn't a suprise.

[@kamenridernephilim]

So bearing that in mind he had no business bearing anywhere near a studio and should've confined to the nearest padded cell and force fed Prozac.

[@putcheeseonit]

kamenridernephilim I don't think you're supposed to put depressed people in padded cells

[@TheHDEpics]

kamenridernephlim the fuck lmao

[@loveexposure3351]

@@kamenridernephilim Fuck you

[@nickscope27]

That Niga Across The Street why would you say something so controversial yet so brave

[@Guysean1234]

I kind of understand why people hate Shinji, but personally I really like his character. People call Shinji a pussy as if they wouldn't try to run away too.

[@max101victory]

Good point sir

[@SlingingHashSlasher]

the real problem with shinji is that he never develops until the very, very end of the show. this should have been done after the first hundred times they address shinji's psyche. The same goes for all of the other characters

[@Guysean1234]

HashSlingingSlasher How would someone develop in a scenario like this? He's essentially a broken person. He's being manipulated by his estranged father to fight monsters with other children who are equally broken. Realistically no one would develop in a positive way when put in that situation. And that might not make for the most interesting or likable character, it's pretty incredible to see such a real character.

[@Guysean1234]

HashSlingingSlasher Neon Genesis takes place over the course of about one year. That's not a lot of time for a person, a teenager no less to develop. In that time small amount of time he witnesses Toji get mutilated by his own Eva and kills Kaworu, the only person that ever understood him. You may argue that the amount of time doesn't matter and the amount of episodes does, but that's where I disagree.

[@SlingingHashSlasher]

Sean Snyder eh I personally think it should go by episode than actuall time but whatever. im done

[@HannahNguyen1995]

I've just finished the anime... I really was prepared for an annoying whiny bitchy main character with shinji b/c of this review and other haters... what was all the hate about? shinji is just a troubled teenager with no self-respect due to his dad's absence. yes, he ran away, but he always, always came back in the end. ya haters out there- i guess we just have different perspectives and expectation of what a good main character is.

[@chaos_ae]

I agree, in context of the show it makes sense. The problem most people have is in context for the genre it does not. Usually character development from tragic backstory looks more like things such as Guren Laggan. But deconstructions play all tropes straight and in a more realistic light, it really comes down to how many other mech shows you watch for how much it would bother you.

[@candyapple790]

I felt the same way! I just ended up feeling bad for Shinji more than anything.

[@chaos_ae]

How very Freudian of you

[@PennTankerGuy]

I kinda think Shinji is a bad ass. With all this self-loathing, he still pushed through and did what had to be done in the end. Not a lot of mopey teenagers can do that.

[@chaos_ae]

Ruben Remelgado If you think about it hard enough... they end the same way

[@shinjiikari4765]

watching neon genesis evangelion is like having sex in the dark. most of the time you have no idea what's going on, but you're loving every second of it

[@SCAREDBANANA]

So Shinji is a bad character because he acts like some people do and not like a generic anime hero.

[@KidSnivy69]

i don't think it that people find Shinji a bad character, its that they find them an annoying character

[@hunkyfunkyletsgetmonkey7464]

as someone with depression i actually completey understand him. this is a case of mentally stable people not being able to relate to mental health problems

[@marcusjr80]

@@hunkyfunkyletsgetmonkey7464 that and it hits far too close to home.

[@theatheistbear3117]

Marcus Jr Yeah. When your confronted with yourself it’s not unusual to be repulsed by it. Especially our darker aspects.

[@thegreatgamers9812]

@@hunkyfunkyletsgetmonkey7464 honestly I see him as a character anyone can relate too, the show shoves the anxiety everyone gets multiplied by a hundred into viewers throats until they feel bad both for shinji and themselves.

[@moapchan1905]

Anyone who would say NGEs soundtrack is mediocre is a fool, you have no idea what you're talking about.

[@QuartzIsAnOxide]

Komm, Susser Todd is a fucking masterpiece

[@PeteOliva]

Amen.

[@insertedgyemobandnameshere813]

Yes I agree

[@MaEvProductions]

LIKE THE FUCKING SCENE WHEN SHINJI IS ABOUT TO KICK ASS AND YOU HEAR THOSE FUCKING TRUMPETS

[@EvertGuzman]

I have all of the cd's

[@cinemaslut9034]

just because you're atheist doesn't mean you can't appreciate the religious symbolism. as an atheist myself, religion interests me a lot and I'm sure many Atheists feel the same way. after all, most Atheists are Atheists because they have a greater understanding for religion than your average person. so you being an atheist shouldn't devalue the religious symbolism.

[@starkiller578]

same here

[@markusoreos.233]

We are four!

[@dragonessflight]

I think that he meant that he literally wasn't very religious; which in my opinion can be very, very different from being an atheist. A lot of people who aren't religious can be categorized as atheist without identifying as so simply because religion has little to no meaning to them. In contrast, a self-identified atheist is so often because they have, as you said, a greater understanding of religion and have decided to reject it. That is at least how I understood what he said (and I could be wrong about that).

[@candyapple790]

Yeah, all the symbolism was extremely obvious. I don't know why he thought people wouldn't get it.

[@yondaimesin]

i feel it adds much more to this anime in the sense that the "angels" are already pretty christian in the sense that they were created by adam? havent watched in a bit. but they are titanic nefelem (w.e the spelling) esque beings. then having them ascend into true angels? pretty sweet take on the whole god seeding earth and other planets thing. i found it fairly intriguing tbh.

[@TheSaiyanGamer25]

I know i'm gonna get hate for this, but Shinji is one of the best things in Eva.

[@kaimcdragonfist4803]

I agree. It wouldn't be the same show/story if he wasn't depressed

[@Ybalrid]

I agree, Shinji's mental state is what drive the series

[@skirmich]

I think Shinji is the only character in the show that really got developed, He´s the best thing of the show by far.

[@TheSaiyanGamer25]

Agreed with all you, Shinji is just really well written.

[@QuartzIsAnOxide]

To me Shinji is the best character because he behaves like a real 14 year old kid would. Most anime's don't have a main character that you can truly relate to in a psychological level.

[@repents1nners773]

I suffer from depression and quite regularly I have suicidal thoughts and personally I love every character because I see myself in them. Just like Shinji I always blame every mistake, every failure, every horrible situation on myself. Just like Asuka I expect everyone to now how I feel and understand me and I get upset and angry when they don't, but how will they understand me when I don't say anything. And just like Misato I try to keep upbeat and smile but I am always sad and depressed inside.

[@Bruh-mg5ff]

Same.

[@osmosiswright9924]

+TheOptimisticSonicFan I haven't watched the show but I think I will, because I often feel useless. I'm not sure if I have depression but either way, this show interests me a lot now thanks to this review!

[@repents1nners773]

Osmosis Wright Definitely, its a must watch. From the beginning to the end and if you like what you see watch the movie "End Of Evangelion" but don't bother with "Evangelion Death and Rebirth" though. Its basically a recap and filler.

[@KnightofChaosDeck]

Which is a real problem with this show

[@rufus7207]

shure shure "I wanna die" "SAYYMMMMM GIRLLLLLLLLL"

[@Ashcash95]

Just finished this show, and it's probably the weirdest anime I've ever seen, but it's great. Once you understand its concept and underlying themes you'll see why its lives up to its legacy.

[@squashfold1934]

ikr

[@yaltschuler]

ashvanee prabhudial This. So much this. It's an absolutely shitty, fucked up anime when you first watch it, but once you get the backstory you finally understand why it's one of the most spoken about anime ever.

[@loveexposure3351]

Most influential anime ever

[@heinzkohl7739]

@@yaltschuler well enlighten me

[@mickfox3262]

Serial experiments Lain says hi

[@weeaboojesus5744]

My final verdict for this anime is.....................ITS AN ANGERU

[@Lightspeeds]

***** OH MY GOD ITS GODZILLA!!!

[@Aerynolae]

Angel it's an!

[@eliteduckgamers]

Lightspeeds

[@eliteduckgamers]

Lol no...IT'S A GUNDAM

[@Sol-cd6mx]

Supreme FINAL VERDICT: Get in the fucking robot Shinji!!!!!

[@thelastcarnival]

A couple of things: Despite the *huge* drop in production value at the end, I really enjoyed the ending. Without spoilers, I'd describe it as being a fly on the wall for a stream-of-consciousness therapy session/interrogation for each of the characters. I think they did the best they could out of what they had, and it gave us (or at least *me*) a fair amount of closure to the psychological issues of the characters, which was what attracted me to Evangelion. Also, I don't think that the religious symbolism had that much of a bearing on the overall thematic structure, except for the Human Instrumentality Project.

[@thelastcarnival]

So I watched End of Evangelion, and I was completely wrong about the religious symbolism. I still prefer the first ending though.

[@pbskidzat1244]

there was no drop in production value

[@Firmus777]

What GR thinks good character development would be: "Hey Shinji, cheer up!" "Wow, I never thought of that, I'm not depressed any more. And I have a cool robot to pilot, that's cool as well! I'm suddenly going to become a radically different, heroic person!"

[@Firmus777]

Also, "movement good". Can't he just appreciate the aesthetics? It's beautiful. If there were more funds for animation, the show would honestly be worse for it.

[@theshadowftw3433]

Came and re-watched this, and had to appreciate "its not legally available on streaming services, except maybe netflix eventually or something" and here we are 5 years later and its gonna be on netflix in a couple months

[@amircurgu3720]

And they screwed it up...

[@imrekalman9044]

I'm watching it on gogoanime. The End Of Evangelion made the series much more enjoyable, while the Rebuild is actually good (halfway through 2nd film at the moment).

[@TYGERthaGOD]

This show can get on my "Nerv's" some times. Heh.

[@ziggymcdougal]

Marques Lewis-Shelton :l

[@ColaNerd10]

I give your joke a "SEELE" of approval.

[@bilguun7993]

Marques Lewis-Shelton Nerv stands for Nervous Erection Reaches Vagina

[@LION0410]

Goddammit Barbara...

[@rga0019]

@@bilguun7993 "I'm sorry sir?" "And that's how I lost my virginity!"

[@LittleIslander100]

"I am your father" would've been a lot less complicated, honestly.

[@21stCenturyGuy]

To this day I still don't know what he said. That was intentional right? (Edit: After doing research, it wasn't)

[@Scarecrow831ful]

I really can't say I agree with this guy, maybe he didn't have enough time to fully deconstruct parts which he originally wanted, but he really liked to nitpick and gloss over the parts that make Evangelion a unforgettable anime

[@honeyhorse23]

*LOUD SIGHING* Okay everyone, gather around and let me explain why pilots are all 14 years olds. Now, this refers to the original series, and not the recent movies. WARNING SPOILERS So let me get one thing straight, there are no mothers in the Japan, or rather, there are very few to "mother" the 14 year generation. Why this, you say? Mainly since NERV collected a lot of them for testing, and since EVA were still in the BETA stages, they absorbed pieces of souls, and the human themselves. Two prime exampes are Asuka's mother, and Shinji mother, Yui. While Asuka mother did live, she was not in the correct mental state. She worked for NERV, and developed the EVAs, so it makes sense that she would pilot it. She devoted her time into this, and due to that, the EVA ( Unit 02 in fact ) absorbed a bit of her soul. The reason I say Unit two, is that when Yui died, Shinji was barely a toddler. Unit 01 was almost developed, so that meant Uni 02 was on its was after. In Asuka's flashback scenes, we see her as a young child ( around 4 or 5 ) so being placed in Germany were Unit 02 was developed, it makes sense. Now onto Yui. She was completely absorbed into Unit 01. Her soul was still inside Unit 01 while Shinji was piloting it. So when Shinji had that big realization that his mother was always with him, SHE LITERALLY WAS. She was trapped inside the EVA. The same with Asuka, but not to the same degree. Because in the "End of Evangelion" she is talking about how her mother was always with her. Because Asuka's mother's soul ( a bit of it at least ) was trapped inside the EVA. Now that was have the basics down, we can move on. Now there are two missing pieces. Rei and Touji. Rei is a being created from Yui, so it would stand to reason why the dummy plug system would work on Unit 01, and she could pilot Unit 00. The origins of Unit 00 are unknown, so we aren't really sure who was absorbed into it. Now Touji. He doesn't have mother, and the pattern so far elludes to that. It would make sense that in Tokyo 3 that a lot of the parents would work at Nerv. As for WHY the need the mother's souls, a mother provides comfort to a child. So it would stand to reason why they would pick the mother's soul. Also, they did this to give the EVAs a soul, since beforehand they were just robots. But adding a soul made it a being. It was NERV's plan from the beginning. Now that is just the strongest theroy. There are others, such as Second Impact took place 14 years before the anime, and all the characters are 14 years old ( duh ). Also the AT field is speculated to stand for "Absolute Terror". When Kaworu asks Shinji if he knew what an AT field was, he was trying to explain the physical barrier someone puts up when they are scared and or hurt. Like having an emotional breakdown, which all of them did. Some more than others, but, it still makes sense. Now this is just a quick overview of the whole thing, but the gist of it is "NERV killed the mother, or extracted the the souls so that their children could pilot the EVAs safely." The End

[@UltimaOmegaZero]

THANK YOU

[@moogs5992]

Aside from this, another explanation is that after the 2nd impact happened they weren't sure when the angels would attack again, therefore they decided it would be safest for children to be the pilots, as they would have the longest possible life ahead of them, and it would give them the longest time coverage, thats my reasoning.

[@sarfios]

It's painful that the author of the video will realize one day he is not smart at all. Then he will lose the only thing he had... his delusions...

[@KidSnivy69]

Well that was rude

[@Mariolcia1995]

Did you actually see the whole review?

[@HeyitsFlightJ]

Ladies and gentlemen, another close-minded kid that thinks his/her opinion is a dead set fact.

[@IsaaxTeddy]

Hey try make one of your own reviews. Oh you have no time for that? STFU.

[@Hattakiri]

Oh you mean "Artificial Person" vs. "Natural Person" much like "Angry Video Game Nerd" vs. "James Rolfe"...or better: "Nosty Critic" vs. "Doug Walker", since he reviewed Sailor Moon HILIAROUSLY!!! (Totally not my opinion, but I L M F A O!!!!) But that "Anime (Manga?) Stereotype"...you defined it as some sorta "Humanified Brainy Smurf Extension Whatever"...hmm I'm just doin research within my anime memories, which are not THAT huge, I do admit... - Astro Boy and his Brother Kimba...nope - Attack No1...hmpf doesn't fit whatsoever into your scheme - Seiyushi Bismarck...maybe Bill Wilcox...a little bit - World Masterpiece Theater...Anne Shirley, Princess Sara and stuff...nope - Dragonball...ok but there's much satire in it, so...nope - Ranma 1/2...it's satire, so nope - Golden Boy...ok, maybe a little bit, tho it's satire - Detective Conan...ok Mori Kogoro maybe - Hellsing...ok cliche up the rectum BUT IT IS FUN HEGG!! - Ikki Tousen...no comment - Dr. Slump...satire, so nope - Alfred Jodocus Kwak...nopenopenope - Lady Oscar...hmm nope - Sailor Moon...ok target destroyed I admit - so are DoReMi, Wedding Peach... - so do Pokemon, Digimon....hmm YuGiOh? - Hamtaro is again satire... - and since Akira with it's Neo-Tokyo-Automobile-Elevator LOLROFL we have the Evangelion-Era!! (And there are many many more that I really do not know well enough to judge!) But: As far as I see..."Anime cliche" does not fit too well don't ya think? //grin//wink//

[@RevengedSevenfold]

Gundam is the generally accepted mother of Mecha. Evangelion is the sister of that mother, making her your aunt, that tore apart your ideas of Mecha and put in a screwed up yet well done execution. And then you have the twice removed gone to prison at least seven times, with a few trips to the asylum, Uncle of Mecha; Gurren Lagann, who told your aunt to learn just who the Hell she thinks he is, took your ideas of anime, jacked off to them, and fused his testosterone with the ideals, polished it with limitless badassery, and drilled the ideas right back into your head.

[@valsauramaa5817]

I like the way your brain works :D

[@RevengedSevenfold]

Merci beaucoup :D

[@Curocko]

If gundam

[@simunator]

this, x1000 this

[@gomine5971]

But there was mecha before Gundam.

[@ArztMerkwurdigliebe]

In what way did Shinji not grow a backbone? If anything, his problem was recklessness. The dude's almost always the first to volunteer going out on the front line. This is a kid who was so emotionally scarred and broken, that he could only find self-worth in throwing himself into combat (as it was the only thing his piece of shit father ever praised or even noticed him for). In this way he and Asuka are two sides of the same coin; only difference being she protects herself by lashing out in social situations rather than withdrawing (until that one sense of self-worth is taken from her and she becomes catatonic ... still the most tragic part of the anime for me). Shinji has one of the most complex character developments I've ever seen, and it baffles me how people dismiss him as a whiny little bitch. I'll take another Shinji over a simple-minded shounen protagonist any day.

[@jakemartinez8803]

Fruit Punch Samurai G word

[@hshrqlx]

griffith did nothing wrong on god like what’s the point of having him bitch if he’s just gonna get back in the Eva

[@danielscheitler7857]

(No Spoilers included) In my opinion, I thought that Neon Genesis Evangelion was brilliant. I found that the plot was incredibly complex and interesting, likely because I have a good understanding and knowledge of the book of Genesis (yet I'm not particularly religious, but I do find the concept to be worthy of thought). As an (somewhat) introverted person, I found it satisfying to contemplate the meaning behind this anime, for example with the large psychological aspect and the different perspectives on life that this show provided, I took a while to consider all of this, and I once again found myself captivated and interested in how things would progress. Another reason why I found this anime to be good is that I took my time with it, only watching 2 or 3 episodes at a time, with breaks to watch something more upbeat and to simply process the events (I should note that I watched the subbed version, so I had to focus more on reading, unfortunately - but from what I've seen, the subbed is certainly better than the dubbed version). And finally (yes, finally - I tend to ramble and get lost in thought too often), I made sure to take this slowly, so that any hype I had prior to going into this would dissipate, which, upon reflection, I would say positively contributed to my overall enjoyment of the show (P.S. I did find Shinji to be slightly irritating at times, but it was because he was so unusual did I find interest in "dissecting" his character).

[@ModeratelyOtaku]

There was the elevator scene and I was like.. are you girls going to move or talk? xD They stood there for almost a whole minute lol

[@juansebastianhernandez6483]

I believe that this review misinterprets the ending of evangelion's original series (as I believe many people do). This is primarily because as the show starts as a mecha story with psycological elements mixed in it, one may think that the "religious" symbolism is only for religious people. However, I do believe that other is the case. In fact, I believe that the ending of the original series is the answer to the general philosophical problem that the rest of the story represents: the problem about the rebellion against unavoidable death established by an unkown cause (be it God, nature, Destiny...). In fact, in the original series it is never explained the angels origin. By building the evas, humans try to rebel against such death, trying to live BEYOND god, not as created beings but by "being themselves". Thats why, in the last 2 episodes, the "solution" to the rebelion is not an Super Uber Mega Mecha fight, but the realization of Shinji´s freedom from god ("I want to be me"). It is the absolute freedom, which is only understood in the end. Before that (as this review clearly shows), Shinji is haunted by GUILT, the guilt that results from the absolute responsability implied by this rebellion and independence from God. As such, man lives beyond god´s wishes, and becomes fully responsible for his acts and (Hedgehog´s dilemma), others. Evangelion shows how Shinji passes from the guilt caused by his inability to recognize or accept his responsability as man-beyond-god, to the final realization that in such responsability of himself lies absolute freedom. The fact is that this interpretation (that I believe to be correct) closes the philosophical under-plot of the show, while many people expected only the mecha-plot ending or a clear ending to the action plot. While I understand that the original series ending does not give closure to such plot, I believe that gives a clear view of the general plot as a whole (and ultimately, the meaning of the whole story: the event of human rebellion against god).

[@cobytang]

I agree with your view. The original ending is the thing that made it a legendary show for me. T said if Shinji could face his flaws and become a better human, then you can too, so keep your hopes up. Also, Shinji's mother literally said, answering to Gendo wondering if Shinji could live through the hell that's post-second impact Earth, she said if you are still living, you will have the chance to find love and the goodness in life.

[@douglastang123]

2015 in the anime. we dont have robots yet! nice try ^^

[@johstybach]

In back to the future 2 is in 2015 on my birthday... no hoverboards

[@OctavioMovies]

Johsty Bach HA HA!

[@MugenHeadNinja]

ダグちゃん～ America in Japan are literally about to have a giant mech battle next year.......

[@johstybach]

evangelion battle?

[@MABfan11]

ダグちゃん～ we don't have hoverboards or flying cars either

[@ragingbullet3447]

Everyone has a shinji in them. People don’t like confronting a flawed version of themselves on screen.

[@davidwave4]

I really liked the ending. It was, of course, quite abstract. But it was really cool. And I really didn't notice the animation problems throughout.

[@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 hated myself because I failed to appreciate what so many have claimed to idolize, and I would beat myself further for failing to prause 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 a year now. I just wanted 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 mattered. 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 Evangelion 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.

[@Arcosia]

Thanks for sharing your story. I remember feeling sympathy for Shinji since I felt he was trying all he could. I remember feeling lonely. I also remember sympathizing with Shinji for all the effort he had to spend without getting things in return. It all felt very familiar for me. The cello scene because I played guitar, the relations. When I saw other people describe Shinji as 'Whiny', it felt like a personal attack to me. I've never considered suicide, but I remember it all felt very emotional at the time since I didn't have answers for myself either. Anyway, I wanted to say that I don't think you are crazy by saying you are traumatized by some piece of media, I think it's very understandable. I watched your 'story of my life', thanks for sharing that as well! I hope you are doing fine :)

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

@@Arcosia thanks my friend

[@cartoonswim2740]

I'm a Christian and most of the religious symbolism I either didn't notice or didn't think was important. What made this show truly brilliant was how it deconstructed the mecha genre and explored the complexities of the human mind. While it isn't really the most entertaining series, it's certainly one of the most brilliant ones. I must also say that I think that the last three episodes are spectacular and one of the best endings I've ever seen. I've yet to see End of Evangelion though, so I can't make that comparison.

[@Fatboyftw32]

cartoonswim Yeah don't worry about the christian symbolism, it was strictly added to look cool. Also go watch the end of evangelion as soon as you can, it's pretty amazing...even if I do think it's a complete and utter mindfuck.

[@feliciaf8]

same bro

[@manchild5899]

I personally don't find Shinji to be whiny. As someone who was also depressed at the age of 14, I thought he was a really good portrayal of someone who's going through a period of depression at that age.

[@beflygelt]

there is not a whole lot to "analyze" about the religious symbolism, it's just a stylistic choice the creators did without much depth to it. It just parallels concepts in the story with concepts in the bible. They're references that make the story seem more universal, and more deeply rooted in human history. It was a very clever choice although I personally think they overdid it a bit with the endless crosses at times (comin from someone who still considers Evangelion to be possibly the best anime of all time)

[@clivemakongo]

Shinji ran away once. Plus he did the most shit out of anyone.

[@Shockwave2056]

I only got into the show because I really like kaiju films and I thought it was TOTALLY worth it and I actually felt for the characters.

[@nine_tails137]

I got my copy from a friend a few Years ago, which she gave to me due to her NOT liking the show. I still have my copy to this day, which is the *Platinum Complete* Box Set. I just haven't watched it in over 13+ Years(as of this comment)

[@duelverse8410]

I'm not a troll I just don't find the show very appealing to my tastes you can like it and I can see why other people like it but I'm just not a fan

[@ProfiteerProphet]

I feel ya, have had people get angry at me because I am not personally a fan of the show. I find there to be a huge distinction between understanding the importance of something and finding it enjoyable. Eva is an incredibly important anime that has in many way shaped the anime scene after it...but I find some of the characters to be very annoying, selfish or uninteresting. And the religious symbolism is a lot of times used more because it looks cool than because it has a point.

[@Lunk42]

True it's preferences I prefer good stories with lots of character development and dialogue. I can enjoy blatant action ones here and there but I like interesting characters.

[@Lunk42]

True it's preferences I prefer good stories with lots of character development and dialogue. I can enjoy blatant action ones here and there but I like interesting characters.

[@Lunk42]

True it's preferences I prefer good stories with lots of character development and dialogue. I can enjoy blatant action ones here and there but I like interesting characters.

[@ProfiteerProphet]

gamer42j Are implying that Evangelion is a story with lots of character development and dialog or blatant action? I apologize, but your comment left me a little confused.

[@danthefan28]

Shinji's dad: the ultimate savage.

[@sayenshin]

Vandal Savage?

[@Lugmillord]

Recommendations school days and boku no piko... I wonder how many confused people actually searched for those :D

[@Ayana-LTLA]

+Lugmillord School Days is one thing, but I feel sorry for the poor souls that decided to look up Boku No Piko. :P

[@Ayana-LTLA]

+Lugmillord School Days is one thing, but I feel sorry for the poor souls that decided to look up Boku No Piko. :P

[@Axon4000Gaming]

+German Hamster92 0_0 Why do we even exist, just to suffer...

[@Dragonmots]

So I watched Neon Genesis Evangelion (and End of Evangelion)... What did I just watch

[@MABfan11]

Dragonmots people having mental breakdowns

[@andrewjerome8729]

+Dan B So...incest?

[@kaos5633]

Shinji nutting over his comatose friend

[@BenDover-lz6is]

Some wierd religious allegory or something. What confuses me is why they would fight off the angles only to trigger the instrumentality project? Like wtf NERV and that Seele group or whatever they are prevented the end of the world and now they just destroy the world in their own hands? Thats just fucking pointless. I love evangelion and im someone who watches a lot of anime but doesnt really like the genre. Its sooooo rewatchable but i can understand why some people hate it--the fanservice, the emo "its deep high iq required" shit, asukas insanely high pitched voice acting and cringeworthy over the top behavoir, and the fact its basically david lynch: the cartoon.

[@normalguycap]

I literally just finished watching the series. Where exactly is Shinji this whiny wimp everyone says he is? He does what he's asked almost all the time. He almost never runs away and when he did, it was after his piloting was currently done. He never abandons his duty when it's required and he even picks up the pieces when others fuck up. It's everyone else who has the massive flaws. Honestly, I was disappointed, not confused at the end because it tries to force characteristics that were pretty minor or nonexistent. What doesn't make sense is how he is treated by others, particularly the adults. They NEED him, not the other way around and yet they act like tools saying go away if you don't like the horrible things we force you to do. But this is for the fate of the world, so why even give him the option? They literally could not have survived without him.

[@foodini666]

In almost every episode

[@WalkthroughHorde]

"hideaki anno must have not liked this ending or else he wouldn't have tried to remake it. twice" he remade it the first time because he got death threats, and the second time because he was no longer depressed ?

[@PokeDude011]

10:34 My reaction to the last two episodes.

[@andreworders7305]

6:09 A Trope originator. You don’t see that every day.

[@SourRobo8364]

Spring 2019 and you can finally stream this series on Netflix.

[@lilyvalentine9294]

After I have watched the entire story, I can definitively say that Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the best anime ever made. The plot is certainly interesting, with all the intrigue of Seele and Gendo while seeing our main characters try to save humanity when in reality nothing they do can stop the Third Impact (spoiler to End of Evangelion, sorry). The characters are the real thing that thus show excels at, giving even minor characters development and an interesting psyche (examples: Toji Suzuhara and Ritsuko Akagi). Even the main villains have a fantastic reason as to why they will do everything that they do. Pause: Gendo Ikari is not a bad character, he is just someone who has only ever loved one person and will even end the human race if it means that he can be with Yui again. The main characters also get a lot of development and insight into their psyche, with the best of the bunch having to be Shinji. An absolute masterpiece that I'd say is required viewing if you want to know what the anime medium can do. P.s. For the love of God, please watch End of Evangelion after finishing the series. It answers almost all unanswered questions and provides a feeling of closure to this great series (the last two episodes are not bad, but End of Eva is a much better conclusion.

[@lilyvalentine9294]

Also, if you say Shinji's character type is overused, then you have to understand that even though it has been used much since then, Shinji is still one of if not the best portrayal of that character, with legitimate regions as to why he acts the way he does.

[@RexZShadow]

I can't find any good reason for him to act like he does beside being a total selfish bitch. Which undercut the emotional drama when I kinda hate his guts but that's my personal view on it. Problem with me is that human are known to adapt to situations and Shinji does not adapt period and refuses to adapt even when the fate of the world is on the line. That is in fact not common or realistic if we talking average human beings. So we are focusing on the total bitches of humanity and trying to make me feel sympathetic about them is a lost cause XD

[@lilyvalentine9294]

Zehao He always complains because the world around him is unfair. His mother died; his gather doesn't care about his life at all (only his abilities to pilot hi eva); all his friends die and collapse around him; and all of this is combined with the fact that he is fighting for an organization that claims to save humanity while acting to destroy it. When he states that he is worthless, it is referring to the fact that there is nothing he can do to save the world, as either way it will die. All these are good reasons as to why one would be depressed or feel worthless, as the world is cruel and there is nothing within one's individual power to prevent the suffering and evil around them. This is an extremely realistic aspect to the show, as in the real world suffering and evil happens all the time within the world. pretending like no one complains about this is clear denial, as almost everything you hear on television (and even in day-to-day conversation) is people bitching and complaining about their everyday lives, which pail in comparison to the problems that Shinji Ikari has to face. However, despite his depression and worthlessness, Shinji still is able to connect with people and push through his problems (showed in both the middle parts of the series and in the end of evangelion). I am not aware of any part of Shinji's character that is not realistic and interesting. He is one of the best protagonists in anime in my opinion (only toppled by Reinhard von Lohengramm).

[@RexZShadow]

Vincent Proctor Human are extremely adaptable creatures, far more than people think. Many people in way shitter situations than Shinji have manage to grow the fuck up. Shinji's issue is literally him being a moody brat. Aside from his family issue (my god so many people probably dealt with worse) he had a pretty well off life before the show. And even through out the show he made friends (his two team mate) and people who care about him (his mentor) and even friends at school. But no he still acts like the world is out to get him coz that makes him tragic and give him excuse to lay the blame on something else.

[@RexZShadow]

***** Ya they should because winning never get anything done. You have a problem you find a way to solve it or get help solve it not sit there and whining about it and doing nothing because that's what Shinji does.

[@twintorres1]

The pilots are young because they have to of been born after the second impact and the eldest of people compatible would be 14

[@Elalmadebudin]

I liked it your review. It was very objective. You got all the points that make this anime great and the obvious bad things as well, without being a fanboy or a hater.

[@EvaIowaCubsFan]

2 years later and we're still waiting on 3.33 to get to the United States. Ark, yer gonna have a bit of a wait before that Rebuild project happens. At this rate if you run out of material you might as well start doing every other Gundam first. It'll take less time

[@bruhtholemew]

Aquire 3.33 in other ways. Fuck the dub.

[@c00f]

If I can get an import that has an English sub, than I'd do it. Most of the time, I find that imports of DVDs/Blu-Rays are either of superior quality, have neat extras that come with them, or both. However, you have to be careful when you're importing anime / anime merchandise, as sometimes you'll get counterfeit items. I once tried to import a figure and opened it to find that the painting was real crappy compared to what I saw on the box.

[@SebirothAssassin]

Wow that's insane. I've got the German version since November 2013.

[@BananononJakuzure]

th3_c0k3_m4st3r Torrents are always an option

[@c00f]

Torrents are great, but I feel that if something is worth buying, then I'll most likely buy it.

[@justinprather8846]

Also you need to do FLCL and conclusively explain to us whether it's furi or kuri.

[@gerardda1]

He has already done a Fooly Cooly review. If that one wasn't enough, you could also see Gigguk's review of FLCL as well.

[@TehListeningPost]

I'm glad I found this channel :)

[@DEATHxTHExKIDx1]

Whenever the EVA goes berserk that was my favorite theme.

[@TristanShelton]

For an accurate review of this series, simply stop watching this video at the one minute mark and take a cue to go read Ender's Game instead.

[@AceTheSlayer75]

Honestly Ender's Game is what got me into this series in the first place. Unfortunately as trippy as some of the scenes in the latter half of that book got I wasn't NEARLY prepared for the latter half of this series. Also lack of sleep from my marathon of the series (going straight into EoE) made for a rather....disturbing experience haha.

[@penguindrummer252]

Of course

[@shoddysmile]

He talks about the hype factor but honestly the amount of people that shit on this almost put me off and when I did finally get around to watching it I enjoyed it immensely, much more so than I thought I would.

[@maxclark4374]

this was made 9 years ago?!?? the quality is amazing for 2013

[@useless1]

they tried to make the anime unnecessarily complex while the story was not, it's not a bad story but it would have been much better if they just told it in a different way instead of putting weird scenes together which are sometimes not even correlated to each other, just so anyone in the end is like "hmm... it was hard to understand this anime, it must be pretty damn good" It's not a bad anime, but c'mon. - 7/10 (imo)

[@Lolo.mp3]

I completely agree. It got unnecessarily convoluted for its own good at times and it ended up dragging the plot down imo.

[@Wurzelknecht]

Yet another great review. Although the financial problems were pretty obvious near the end I'm not sure how much of the final two episodes would've been different. Especially since the "End of Evangelion"-movie looked more like Anno trolling his fanbase and saying:"So you want a different ending? Here I'll give you an ending" and then lured the viewer with one of the most fantastic battle scenes in anime history, just to dump them straight back into introspective mindfuck-city during the second half of the movie. Although weirdly enough I understood the ending of EoE much better than that of the show. The only thing in this review that I can really disagree on is the soundtrack which to me has some of the most memorable tracks in anime history, with the various numbered "Rei"-tracks, "the Beast II", "Thanatos" or even the more relaxed character themes from the beginning of the show, or the hauting/creepy ones from the more mindfucking scenes. But well maybe that's just a difference in personal musical taste, as for example the Baccano OST does absolutely nothing for me, and yet everyone else seems to love it. Also my judgment concerning this show is very clouded, since it has been my absolutely favourite Anime since I started watching, and probably still is.

[@fredericol1]

so true...

[@16kgucci27]

Ok

[@GingerBeanie]

+Shinji Ikari ok

[@GingerBeanie]

YuhNinja ok

[@GingerBeanie]

YuhNinja alrighty

[@toatilish2118]

CYKA BLYATTTT

[@fanfanatik3144]

Congratulations

[@karasutenka]

Welcome back to another edition of Shinji's Happy Happy Fun Time with Kaiju!

[@Stardustchild01]

Here's a short review of your review: I like your relatively high production value, objective reviewing skill, interesting facts added and a bit of jokes. My pointer made it to the Subscribe button and I clicked it. On a side note I saw Evangelion in it's entirety about 8 years ago, a rather dark time of my life since I suffered a severe depression and though of ending my life. I sort of identified myself with Shinji because he was pretty similar to me. The final episodes brought my brain into a state of euphoria and made me rethink my life in a different way. I won't say that Evangelion cured me of my depression because that would be bullshit but It did make me reconsider certain things and gave a slight nudge into the right direction. For this I think Evangelion id one of the greatest anime shows that I have ever seen because it's rare for an anime to trigger strong emotions in me, especially with the newest shows that are coming out.

[@Chunky7453]

i thought this video was made like this year, until i checked the date. i like freaked out because this guy is exremely ahead of his time

[@kralle98]

Perfect troll in the beginning you had me for a second there...

[@TheDbzgtaf]

I finished this anime yesterday and I didn't understand anything. And everyone in the anime has parental issues. This is perhaps the most fucked up thing I've watched since the movie π.

[@hoganholo99]

I love Evangelion and pi was strange as fuck however

[@Clebardman]

Alex Delarge Huhuhu that's so fucking true. This anime digs a hole in my head everytime I watch it and a MRI would probably reveal a Swiss cheese at that point ^^.

[@blakell35472]

Clebardman a few months after finishing it, I literally booked an appointment with a clinical counsellor after an existential crisis.

[@Clebardman]

BlackTusk Watch Utena if you're a masochist :p.

[@hoganholo99]

erigor11​ You don't even know what you're talking about, friend. Anno put so much careful thought into every bit of symbolism. The only "flashy" use of it was the christian cross. Yes, THAT was devoid of any deep subject matter. Everything else though; a creatively drawn out narrative that really just boils down to growing up and accepting yourself for your faults and weaknesses. You can dislike the show and that's cool, but when you say "any deep thought about it will only be a rationalization from your own mind" you come of as such a pompous bigot that resorts to calling people who do find deeper meaning in things "fags". Please grow up.

[@McBenjiii]

"For the love of Haruhi." I know she's... yeah. What she is, but that line just caught me of guard xD

[@Crazycuban561]

is this the anime that everyone says has a fucked up ending ?

[@kemosabe5488]

yep

[@alex30425]

18:19 Well it only took 8 years…

[@Laylabelle97]

12:44 I think they utilized the lack of funds in a really creative way. I definitely think the production value is due to budget cuts, but I really think they handled their losses in a very Evangelion way.

[@wardrobedweller9894]

Why havent Arcada alredy made a welcome to the nhk review?

[@vclipaddict]

He has. It was on Blip until the site got taken down. He'll be uploading those episodes in January.

[@ZetaGundam336]

i have to say i watched Evangelion to the end (only because i hate leaving things have way done) and i really didnt like it.....i mean i see what they tried to do but i just......meh it wasnt for me it was waaaay to fucked up for my brain to handle.......i prefer gundam waaaaaaaaay over this but just because i dont like it dosent mean its bad actually its quite good.....i just dont like it personally  Edit : after rewatching it I like it it just really dicks the brain hard

[@ZetaGundam336]

Chris Zoldyck i just saw the 3rd rebuild movie last night (dont ask how) and the shit that goes on that............i........it...........my brain lol..........but on a serious not this show is popular enough that i can see a company picking it up redo the entire series i can see that coming true.....but before that happens i DEMAND my full scale kenshin remake lol

[@dragonwarriorz1]

Charles Harris Did you see End of Evangelion? Now THAT movie is f***** up.

[@dragonwarriorz1]

I suppose. I've only seen it once, so maybe I should watch it again. Even though I thought it was EXTREMELY messed up, I still loved it. I guess I'm weird LOL

[@IsaaxTeddy]

manga version is better, ending wise, but it's like consolation price.All we know is Shinji don't want Human Instrumentality Project, and that's it.

[@tomwylie9298]

Charles Harris It's a show that you have to watch multiple times with EOE either with or replacing the last two episodes. I see the last 2 episodes as mostly what happens in the inside of the main characters minds and third impact while EOE is more of the outside along with the inside.

[@alvarostockle]

Actually, Hideki Anno asked Shiro Sagisu for the James Bond reference, as Sagisu is one of the japanese composers who most understand jazz orchestration (a really hard task) and have made some of the most interesting works i've ever listen, it's easy to understand that obvious refetence.

[@alexcoffey8804]

Not gonna lie, hated Asuka when I first saw her in 2.22 (different story, I know), but the bed scene made me realize she was very similar to Shinji who I related to very well. But the rouge Eva scene in that movie completely made me feel pity with her and made me a fan of Evangelion. Having watched the original series as well, I think this scene was much better in the movie. Shinji is hit or miss, some people want to give him a hug and others want to take his lunch money. As a fan who can relate to being an antisocial teenager, I fall into the former.

[@Jkjoannaki]

"recommendation school days and boku no pico" hahaahahahahaha xD dude i laughed my ass off

[@piccolo56000]

i just love this reviewer , he has humor and fun in his reviews , even he respects others opinions but has reasonable disrespect for trolls and weebos . hes a great comedian in my book as far as reviewers go.

[@NashrinoDnB]

:^) Feels good to own this on DVD. No more having to look all over the internet for this damned anime.

[@BigT.Larrity]

>That superior feeling when you've had an hd rip on your hard drive for several years,

[@NashrinoDnB]

I have it on my HDD for over maybe a year, but could pass up the chance to have on DVD.

[@NashrinoDnB]

D Perete The orignal is in 4;3, but I'm assuming that he used a video editing software to make it 16;9. There is suppose to be an HD collection on the way, but I don't got many details.

[@darkshadow54]

Here after binge watching it via Netflix

[@smitty3624]

I was eight minutes into the first episode dub when I just said "fuck it, I'm watching the sub."

[@frederickgrandison3609]

I was taken a peek of it, and I was like "wth are they thinking? this is why I don't trust dubbers!" And I switched to Sub so I'm on a roll and it's perfect

[@MrfunnyNacho]

Breaking this argument now. Some guy showed the real reason why anyone would dislike the show perfectly and their statement showed it clearly. Cin Runners "theres this thing called character presentation. depression & low self-esteem can be presented in way that does not frustrate or annoy the viewers, this show has poor presentation of its characters that alienates a large majority of viewers plain and simple." In my opinion viewer, your "view" is plain and simple, but it makes sense why you would think like this. Now turn it around and ask yourself, what is the Character presentation trying to portray? What is the difference between the people that like Shinji? and the ones that don't? The people that like Evangelion and like Shinji are the ones that come to accept that Shinji Ikari is a true representation of a teen who's chronically depressed and has abandonment issues & E.T.C. on the disorders. The others who dislike the aspects of Evangelion are the ones who get "annoyed" by the fact that Shinji and many other characters/messages are "over-the-top" and seem pretentious as if they were trying too hard and now it's just annoying. Here is where being open-minded helps, coming from personal experience Shinji without a doubt is a representation of people with disorder's, I've dealt with so many hospitalized patients who were going through these similar traits and my GOD they were annoying and "OVER THE TOP". Have you ever met someone who has a chemical imbalance and literally CANT be happy? Some of the most annoying people I've ever met, and to me it seems like a cycle. As if they could actually help themselves and that it's their own fault for being sad. So in my opinion and analysis, OF COURSE these people hate Shinji and think Evangelion might be this bad or pretentious. Because they don't understand what it means to be that fucking crazy. And i remember one other person said it perfectly, when we scream and say "Im tired of all these gung-ho character's who are 2-dimensional!" and then turn around and say "Well damn, this is annoying i don't like this bitch kid shinji" when they do get a character. not knowing that this is how people with disorders and especially in a situation like SAVING THE WORLD would act. Then some people like to tell me well yeah I know its a true representation, i know its deep....I still don't like it. Now your just hating something with no logical/rational reason and your an idiot. Sorry friend 2deep4u -___-.

[@KainiaKaria]

One of My Recommended Viewing Orders ___________________________________ 01. Neon Genesis Evangelion (Episodes 01-20) 02. New Production Cut [Director's Cut] Versions of Episodes 21-24 03. Neon Genesis Evangelion (Episodes 25-26) 04. The End of Evangelion [Watch With The Japanese Dub] ___________________________________

[@Jomungus]

18:00 that moment when you predict the future

[@JackE4056]

Holy shit I watched the sub for this, and never realized how bad the dub sounded. Shngi's dad's voice is like 8 octaves higher than it was in the sub

[@topramenray]

I can't tell if I made a great choice or a mistake by making this the first ever anime I ever watched

[@DarkTider]

Uhm, they made an entire point of what happens when Shinji actually grows a backbone and develops an ego the size of Seto Kaiba, and he consequentely arrogantly runs in without respecting the risks and gets himself disembodied. Regarding the ending though, I think you cannot consider the show without the context of End of Evangelion, especially since it was always intended to be part of the show (During the final episodes we see preview imagery of the events of End of Evangelion as well as setups for those events). I find that the best way to enjoy the show is to regard the end of the show as the psichological parallel to events in the actual world, which are covered in End of Evangelion. We even see a few scenes during the ending episodes of the show, which transition into the events of End of Evangelion, such as seeing Asuka in the pilot seat of the 02 during the final episodes, which means that it takes places while Asuka is in that cockpit during EoE. And they actually adress in the anime itself why adults cannot pilot Evangelion and what happened when they initially tried putting an adult in there, and why it has to be specific children for specific EVA's

[@BoySamusMetroid]

See, I feel all of the people complaining about Shinji missed the entire point of the anime. Eva focuses so much more on the human condition and deep emotions rather than plain action and fighting. Going in and expecting action rather than an emotional study is a mistake.

[@comiclover99]

a great example of budget cutting in the ways of fan service and no animation is in episode 20. Do not worry this is not spoilers at all but if you don't want any info at all then don't read the rest of this comment. Anyway, misato is having sex offscreen while all you can see is a table with an ash tray and beer on it. This goes on for a minute and a half with no animation and just sex noises. It's just bad. Just bad.

[@Elalmadebudin]

It's worse considering that the anime shows you 14 years old girls totally naked.

[@Yimo92]

Elalmadebudin that parts weren't really just fanservice, because everytime a character was naked it had a reason. Like showing that Rei doesn't know what embarrassing is in the beginning or in instrumentality to show clearly the point that they were in a form of existance where nobody could say where someone begins and the other one ends. I can't remember one "nude" scene where it was there ....just because fanservice

[@comiclover99]

Vetras Tsuriai The bath house?

[@Yimo92]

If I remember that right there weren't any body parts shown...just their faces. And even there that scenario showed a sudden trust that Shinji had towards Kaworu, that was very unusual for a character like him.

[@comiclover99]

Vetras Tsuriai Wrong scene although that the one you are thinking of is very obvious fan service too but easier to give a reason for. I meant the one early on in the series with Asuka and Misato are in the bath house together. Their tits are only covered and it is insinuated that Shinji gets a boner listening to them cleaning each other.

[@Ghostrecker]

lmfao, he predicted Netflix getting Eva 17:49

[@WeaponSycthSoulEvans]

Ok, where's our Eureka Seven review?

[@aminrosli9744]

Soul Eater a couple months ago

[@Aazdremzul]

the beginning made me laugh so hard, this review was good. Funny how he has a love hate relationship with this series.

[@Aazdremzul]

Chris Zoldyck He says that it's horrible though, in a sense where the characters enrage him. Other than that, he says the series is amazing.

[@guybental5716]

I love how he says "for the love of haruhi" fucking hilarious

[@lazarinth5782]

The last two episodes of the eva series was the only thing that made it truly unique, tell me where you have seen anything like it before, I dare you.

[@lazarinth5782]

D4haka97 Haha, I'm glad you edited out your straw man argument but I still got it in my email. Saying it doesn't make sense either shows you have listening problems or you don't pay attention, what's going on is 'literally' narrated out for you by the characters during the metaphorical portrayals. These 2 episodes have more psycho-analysis than the entire 74 episode series of Monster and my dare to find anything like it has never been met, that's why it's unique from other anime.

[@lazarinth5782]

D4haka97 Have you ever done or gone through psycho-analysis before? That's pretty much what it is, the doctor asking the patient questions and confronting what they did and the patient whining about their life. I see this everyday and I have never seen a more accurate portrayal in any anime, or any film for that matter. Why? Because Hideaka Anno, the director of NGE, went through this himself. Losing it's budget was the best thing that could have happened to NGE, it allowed the true essence of it to come to the surface without the need of fancy animated gimmicks. But if that's what you were wanting go watch any of the hundred other mecha anime out there, they're all the same.

[@lyss2584]

Christopher Keene well i dont know what Hideaka did and i dont actually give a shit but d4haka is right NGE is shit it doesnt make any sense also to inform you i watched the 3 last episodes 3 time and still i couldnt understand wtf was going on

[@lazarinth5782]

Fourth Espada Ulquiorra Cifer Wow, that says more about you than it does about it.

[@lazarinth5782]

D4haka97 Well if you not going to try why did you even make that comment? Not only are you lazy for not coming up with a rebuttal but you're a time waster for making people read about your lack of rebuttal.

[@cardiacresp]

This entire anime should be called “therapy, these kids really need to get some”. Like I know that there’s been a kind of apocalypse on this Earth but like did every single psychologist die out in that apocalypse lol?!

[@T_K7]

Contrived shit like that is what really makes it a frustrating watch, not the characters

[@samtoo2010]

The lack of the fund is probably the best thing that could happened to the show, because it forces the show makers to develop something More meaningful, it creates the opportunity for the show makers to put more details in each character’s self image and thought. Which gives us more time to think our self in real life and what kind of person should I become. I give this TV show 9.5/10, rebuild DLC 8/10

[@TV0R11]

I watched the entire series, End of Evangelion, and the first 2 rebuilds over the span of 3 days. partway through i took a free quiz online that said i possibly have Moderate to Severe Depression now. so even though its a good series, perhaps watching it all in a very short period of time isn't too healthy

[@Clebardman]

You're being way too harsh with some aspects of the show and extremely forgiving with the dub (It's atrocious). The soundtrack deserves much more praise (Rei 1, Hedgehog's Dilemma, I Shinji, Eva-01, Borderline Case, Infantile Dependence Adult Dependency, etc...). Nice catch with that James Bond OST BTW. There are only two really long stills I can think of (the train and Kaworu's death), both never bothered me, and I really want to point out that stills are a valid staging method, a lot more than the Michael Bay-esque CGI-assisted flying cameras we get far too often these days. The ending was heavily influenced by The Wall's trial scene wich on my book is a good thing. The last 2 episodes were missing something back in the days because they don't conclude the story, but since EoE's release, I really don't understand the hate they get. Regarding those two last points, I don't know if you like Carpenter's movies, but sometimes a slow pace and low budget CAN be a good thing. The religious stuff has pretty much nothing to do with the anime, story or anything and was pretty much put in for the lolz according to Hideaki, no need to talk about it more than 10 seconds. And are you really, REALLY blaming Evangelion for it's "fan-service" ? Seriously there's 2 embarassing jokes in the anime and both are in the same episode, very little nudity and Hideaki goes berserk on people that like to fap over 14 years old anime girls in EoE. Sometimes real people have to take off their clothes, you could argue that we don't need to see them after a shower but it's a show about adults having adult problems and teenagers learning to deal with the same problems, ofc it's going to talk a bit about sexuality, and it almost always makes sense (14 years old Shinji more interested in Misato's breast than the angel and the N2 Bomb during the first episode :p)... Would you consider the couple scenes where Re-l (Ergo proxy) walks around in panties "fan-service" ? Because I sure don't. To conclude, that review seriously sounds like you disliked the show, then you gave it 8+... Wut ? Wanted to bash a cult show to prove something, but not the shitstorm a low rating would have brought ? Don't get me wrong, I'm not mad because you bashed one of my favorite anime, but it seems to me that you were only interested in the first layer of a seriously complex show, despite mentionning the fact that it was a deconstruction of the genre. Symbolical wombs and amniotic fluid, manipulation (intentional or not), the difficulties that arise when you try to do something to get praise (and the questionability of that motive), the need to be accepted and accept others as you/they are and not as you want them/you think they want you to be, the difficulty of understanding someone's motives, even oneself, etc, were somehow swept under the carpet. man you could have at least mentionned that the "robot" somehow bleeds 500 liters of gore in the first episode :p. BTW, sorry if it's hard to read or filled with typos and grammatical error, I'm not a native english speaker ;)

[@Jafs]

A cruel angels thesis and fly me to the moon (there are a couple version's) are brilliant osts especially for the time of release (we have to remember j-pop was literally in its infancy at the time and the songs were being produced by anime VAs). Misatos VA who happens to be the VA for sailor moon was a prominent singer and helped produce and sung many songs from the ost and for the time of release (you can't compare complexity of beats and even the extensive range of voice acting ability from today as opposed to 25 years ago) these were pretty special. Hiroyuki Sawano is literally a god level composer but I'm pretty sure if you asked even him he'd appreciate a cruel angels thesis for what it was at the time

[@LeCreuset05]

I think giving it "Certified Frosty" is a bit much. Rarely, have I watched a series that so shamelessly runs its audience around in circles while leading them on for a payoff which never materializes. Don't get me wrong, it's definitely not a bad series and it certainly has many qualities I find groundbreaking. However, I think there are too many flaws for it to be included among the greats.

[@mediawatcher9225]

I don't hate the series, I don't hate shinji as a character, but I can understand why people do

[@Road_to_Dawn]

I love the first minute of this video so much. I’m pretty sure I’ve contributed an unhealthily high number to your view count just to rewatch the whole first minute again and again xD

[@supervideomaker9136]

Just finish the anime and I thought it was pretty good. The ending is confusing though and I hated those scenes where nothing would happen but other than that, the show was fine to me.

[@supervideomaker9136]

I should probably watch the remakes of the ending though

[@lilysoryu3991]

+supervideomaker9136 yes, watch The End of Evangelion. It's the true ending to the series.

[@MrCmon113]

I don't think there is anything to understand besides of what is spelled out. The show just completely abandoned it's story.