How Evangelion and Director Hideaki Anno Changed Anime Forever

[@ChosenTotem]

Hey guys! If you liked this video, please consider giving my Cowboy Bebop video a peek. It was a lot of work and it's getting very little attention. Thank you!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIjaXmeMjqd2e9k

[@shawnwarrynn8609]

I'm going to have to strongly disagree with you on Asuka, she is given way to much credit and frankly overrated!

[@lustreaux]

the scene where shinji hesitates to kill kaworu is a standout moment for me. shinji has to choose between killing the only person who ever truly gave a shit about him, without expecting anything in return; or letting all of humanity die. shinji choosing to kill kaworu is yet another moment of him displaying character growth.

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

I cannot ever watch that scene again. It reminds me of the time my friend committed suicide shortly after I saw that scene. It beings me nothing but pain. I fail to understand how people call that praiseworthy. I hate myself for it.

[@novajamie9895]

InstaBlaster.

[@MrTigracho]

That scene just brought me to tears after the first 10 seconds, because I realized that Shinji was stuck in that horrible decision. In that hellish Microcosmos.

[@amuroray9115]

Unfortunately that growth is basically non existent in EoE or any of the other films. I loved shinji in the show but hated him in the EoE

[@OGCM2003]

Amazing video, well done! Truly beautiful and I hope you make an EOE video as well!

[@ChosenTotem]

Oh my! Thank you so much for making my day. I don't make a lot of videos anymore, but I hope that I can make them longer-form like this when I do in the future. :)

[@OGCM2003]

Chosen Totem, I see man. Well take your time in things and don’t rush, relax and you can do it!

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

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. Evangelion is nothing but a bright shining lie. There is no instant cure for depression as so many on KZbin and Reddit claimed and praised this series to be. I was obsessed with the series for over a year to try and outwit the Coronavirus pandemic. It only increased the burden, and kept the memory of my friend’s recent suicide alive. Sometimes I hate myself because I fail to appreciate this series which people treat larger than life, because of how much pain it resurfaces. Watching the End of Evangelion was like peering into a broken mirror, and I was viewing the hell I would’ve put myself through had things turned out differently, had I decided to give up living. It still haunts me to this day. Sometimes I hate myself because I fail to appreciate what so many have claimed to idolize, and I beat myself further for failing to worship what they call praiseworthy, I forced myself to watch a show that reminded me of nothing but pain just so I wouldn’t be alone anymore. But it only spiraled me deeper into depression. I just want Shinji, this past version of me to be happy. Until then, I feel nothing else matters.

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

Evangelion, is ultimately triggering to me. As not only does it trigger my grief for my childhood friend, but also the social isolation of Quarantine, as well as my own adolescent trauma as well. Admittedly, I made the mistake of watching the End of Evangelion first before viewing the series, as much of the fandom said it to be a better ending than episodes 25 and 26. Big mistakes. EoE triggered me on such a monumental scale, that it gave me nightmares about the Third Impact. To make matters worse, I viewed it right after the suicide of my childhood friend, and right before the Pandemic hit the United States. As you can imagine, I became paranoid. Shinji was a coping mechanism, for everything that was going on, as everything that had happened to me was in layman's terms, a "Psychological Domino effect", all of which I was forced to cope with during Quarantine with little to no therapy whatsoever, making it all the more difficult. During that time, I felt so sorry for Shinji, that I wanted to die for him, in the delusion I could sacrifice my happiness for him, feeling my fate was inescapable. Moreover, at one point in time, I was just like Shinji, that being during high school, wherein I was a "loser" and a target for those to belittle me. I sought emotional refuge with the Evangelion fandom to cope with the events that have happened. They claimed that Evangelion was supposedly a cure for depression. I learned this during Lockdown, and of course, I was afraid of undergoing depression again, so I took their word for it; let Evangelion consume me in spite of how triggering it was to me, in the hopes I would no longer be alone, that being part of the fandom could help me feel like a part of a community in all the pandemical pandemonium. Little did I know that instead of a house of intellectuals, it would be a den of degenerates. For over two years, I have been cyberbullied by the Evangelion fandom for my depression and trauma. It's the ultimate irony. A fandom, dedicated to praising a series that portrays the cost and trauma and depression, downplayed my own. Much like Anno after he worked on the series, I received hate speech and death threats, especially when I told them how much I related to Shinji and hated Evangelion because of how much it brought me pain. To add insult to injury, they turned my cry for help, titled "Message in a Bottle", into a copypasta to spite me. To make matters worse, they even created a rumor of me being a zoophile as well as a pedophile merely based on gossip surrounding my past, even blamed me for the suicide of my childhood friend. Never since High School have I felt so humiliated. I hate myself because I hate Evangelion. I hate how I couldn't achieve the same absolution, the same self-love, the same closure, and the same resolution, and enlightenment as Shinji did in the original series, and I hate how I was made the outcast, and treated like one by the fandom in spite of my attempts to find acceptance. In spite of the cyber bullying I’ve endured for over a year from the Evangelion fandom, I keep coming back to them, to try and stand up for myself. But it always ends in more emotional damage on my end. They keep saying my trauma and depression are “all in my head” and I’m afraid. I just want to prove to them that my trauma and depression are real, and not fake like they accused me of, because if it’s real, then at least I know I can get better. I feel insecure about my own mentality. What if they’re right? What if my depression is fake and I never even knew? What if all my triggers are somehow wired in a way that they’re not even there? What if everything I had felt and experienced during Lockdown was a figment of my imagination and I really am clinically insane? Thus, I often question if I am beyond salvation, whether my fate has been sealed, as I have witnessed much horror that shattered my soul. I've been trying to contact Hideaki Anno since 2020, but heard nothing from him. I have this belief that if I seek his counsel, he might have the answers for me. Real: forum.evageeks.org/thread/21312/Message-In-A-Bottle-Reprise/ Fake: www.reddit.com/r/copypasta/comments/wv14gx/neon_genesis_evangelion_nearly_drove_me_to_suicide/

[@ChosenTotem]

Hey, man - just wanted to say I appreciate the honesty. Life can be hard and the people you think are your friends often times turn out to not be. I hope you hear back from Hideaki and find the answers you need.

[@chaeyoungvideos5742]

This was such a well made video! You need more views! More people neeed to see evangelion!!

[@ChosenTotem]

Harold Tan best comment ever to start my day to. Thank you!

[@chaeyoungvideos5742]

Chosen Totem keep doing what you do!

[@jackspratt7264]

@@ChosenTotem Flat A on the Macross, man. As in "AT". Not the long a as in "MAY". (smh)

[@alteisengenji8874]

@Noah Hayes oh god you bots are even in underrated videos

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

I did. And it broke me. 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. Evangelion is nothing but a bright shining lie. There is no instant cure for depression as so many on KZbin and Reddit claimed and praised this series to be. I was obsessed with the series for over a year to try and outwit the Coronavirus pandemic. It only increased the burden, and kept the memory of my friend’s recent suicide alive. Sometimes I hate myself because I fail to appreciate this series which people treat larger than life, because of how much pain it resurfaces. Watching the End of Evangelion was like peering into a broken mirror, and I was viewing the hell I would’ve put myself through had things turned out differently, had I decided to give up living. It still haunts me to this day. Sometimes I hate myself because I fail to appreciate what so many have claimed to idolize, and I beat myself further for failing to worship what they call praiseworthy, I forced myself to watch a show that reminded me of nothing but pain just so I wouldn’t be alone anymore. But it only spiraled me deeper into depression. I just want Shinji, this past version of me to be happy. Until then, I feel nothing else matters.

[@aceslade5263]

Amazing video I recently finished the rebuilds so I’m done with the entire series and it was such a beautiful journey. It makes you feel so bittersweet when you finish 3.0 + 1.0 just because you don’t want it to end but know it has too. And I feel like one of the things he was trying to express was the fact that a lot of people used this as an escape n he showed us that even though shit hits the fan sometimes you have to keep going and not runaway and he ended it in a way that I feel reflected his own journey while telling us that you have to step out into the world and deal with pain because it’s part of living even if you didn’t choose to be here you have to live n bear the burdens of what comes with it. Amazing video about n amazingly amazing beautiful series.

[@wreday720]

I was literally looking for a video like this. Just a ground zero account of what it was like experiencing evangelion in Japan for the first time. I cant imagine going to see End of Evangelion in theatres and just feeling broken

[@ChosenTotem]

Thank you so much. I have a hard time getting motivated to work on videos and I am scripting something big right now. Every time one of these comments pops up, it reminds me that I need to get back in there and get it done.

[@wreday720]

@@ChosenTotem Trust me I enjoyed the video, subscribed too after the Dark Souls video so will be there once you're all done with the next video. Take your time 👍 can see the algorithm has really been inconsistent for you

[@shawnwarrynn8609]

​@@ChosenTotem I'm going to have to strongly disagree with you on Asuka, she is given way to much credit and frankly overrated!

[@luisthinks]

Dude, I just came across this video and, although I swore I was only gonna watch like 5 minutes cuz I had to run do some errands, I actually sat and watched the whole thing. TWICE! It's always awesome to hear the thoughts of a fellow Eva fan. Keep making videos, dude!

[@ChosenTotem]

Thanks, man. I don't get on here as much as I used to, but I need to get back on the horse.

[@joaosaran4440]

that video was amazing! good job, you deserve way more views, its hard to find someone who does documentary videos as goos as this one!

[@ChosenTotem]

It means so much to get comments like this. I am piddling away on another project, but I am scared that it will flop and I will have wasted a lot of time. This comment gives me motivation. Thank you.

[@badzsculptures3755]

Kaji watering Misato's watermelon while everything gets fucked up😂

[@MrTigracho]

Priorities

[@bartsussygaming487]

Holy shit why are you so underrated?

[@ChosenTotem]

Thank you for the wonderful comment. It's hard to get motivation after this lol. Really poured a lot into it (months) and it didn't have quite the impact I was hoping for. But thank you again for making my day!

[@craigm235]

Nice Work! Much Appreciated

[@ChosenTotem]

Craig M thank you for your kind words!

[@firstofalllosers3615]

Evangelion was an original made for tv anime not based on a manga, LN, or game. Evangelion was a one series show. Just one show, just one series... And it fucking broke anime. If you're going to create a list of the top 10 most influential animated cartoons of all time you're going to be using nothing but archaic stop motion and ww2 Looney tunes if you don't want to include Evangelion

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

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. Evangelion is nothing but a bright shining lie. There is no instant cure for depression as so many on KZbin and Reddit claimed and praised this series to be. I was obsessed with the series for over a year to try and outwit the Coronavirus pandemic. It only increased the burden, and kept the memory of my friend’s recent suicide alive. Sometimes I hate myself because I fail to appreciate this series which people treat larger than life, because of how much pain it resurfaces. Watching the End of Evangelion was like peering into a broken mirror, and I was viewing the hell I would’ve put myself through had things turned out differently, had I decided to give up living. It still haunts me to this day. Sometimes I hate myself because I fail to appreciate what so many have claimed to idolize, and I beat myself further for failing to worship what they call praiseworthy, I forced myself to watch a show that reminded me of nothing but pain just so I wouldn’t be alone anymore. But it only spiraled me deeper into depression. I just want Shinji, this past version of me to be happy. Until then, I feel nothing else matters.

[@nezunish-898]

@@hawkeyenextgen7117 Then i highly recommend watching the latest final Evangalion Movie . It call evangalion 3.0+1.0 ( but you have to watch the entire evangalion rebuild series as the final movie is based of that .) To put it simply the movie pretty much give us the viewer and both the director Hideaki Anno to simply put this anime at rest . It show than Shinji finally grow up and so does other character as well . The ending straigth become really META as you have to experience it yourself . It simply allow me to actually move away from evangelion and also move on with hope .

[@yokie8472]

great video!

[@ChosenTotem]

Thank you!

[@jon5620]

Cool recap, but I would have liked more about HOW it changed anime

[@RachLZelda]

I watched the whole video and couldn't stop watching or listening. This was extremely well made. I would have preferred clips of the original Japanese version, but that's trivial compared to the clear effort put into this and the resultant quality of analysis and storytelling. I hope you keep making videos like this, because you're brilliant at it.

[@ChosenTotem]

This comment made my day. Thank you so much!

[@shawnwarrynn8609]

​@@ChosenTotem I'm going to have to strongly disagree with you on Asuka, she is given way to much credit and frankly overrated!

[@maxxii_417]

Don’t know why this doesn’t have more views. This is one of the most well made videos I’ve seen. Beautiful stuff man

[@ChosenTotem]

Thank you so much! I am working on something anime-related that will be out very soon! :)))

[@imago112]

this was awesome, can't wait for future vids now

[@ChosenTotem]

Jeffrey Merselis thank you so much! I hope that you don’t mind waiting this took a long time to put together lol

[@URMOMJIGGLEZ]

I want to see what happens in the original timeline after the 3rd impact.

[@MooneMoonem]

Evangelion 3.0 and so...

[@MooneMoonem]

@IcyCasey no no, If you read the Manga you will see, Evangelion 3.0 is what happens

[@theblackevapilot8096]

@@MooneMoonem No, because Eva is anime original. There isn't no manga to take information from.

[@DoseOfDhillon]

See I made a video about people being wrong about eva and my one regret is i didn't watch this one before making it. The 5:15 "eva about the characters not the robot" just shouts your talking about a genre you haven't watched. That doesn't make you dumb, your just speaking about something you have legit not watched. Kouji from Mazinger spends more time sucking in the Mazinger then shinji does in the eva, Grendizer EPISODE 1 opens with Duke having a panic attack about piloting again, Gundam 79 Amuro, votmos and so on.

[@TheLVJ]

Brilliant video, bud. You've got a new subscriber. I was scrubbing the comments to see if anyone else was as flabbergasted by his myriad of bad takes. Opening with New Mobile Report Gundam W was just dumbfounding.

[@DoseOfDhillon]

@@TheLVJ hey thanks, i might ae a video soon

[@0-Nada-0]

It’s a wonder that I haven’t watched this before! Excellent video, I genuinely couldn’t stop watching. One of the best retrospectives of Eva that I’ve seen in a while. Plus, I’m chill with the English dub - in fact I like it a lot! Defo subscribing to see what you do next.

[@ChosenTotem]

just realized I never commented here - thank you so much!!

[@gundam5281]

Gundam was always an underappreciated franchise that is still, to this very day not understood in the West. Gundam Wing was never that popular, nor was it significant. The Gundam franchise struggled in the 90's, which prevented it from being popular.

[@josephp2229]

Was there ever any official, not rumored, information on Gainax running out of money for the ending? EOE wouldnt have been possible a year later if funds were really an issue

[@seihanda671]

Good video, Omedatou

[@ChosenTotem]

Thank you!

[@Corneliusoco]

Honest to God this is one of the best if not the best evangelion explained videos to ever grace youtube note that's I said explained videos this video dint show me how evangelion altered anime it did something even better is explained some things about evangelion I had trouble understanding and that's even better than for Wat I came for I came to see how it changed anime and instead of that I got to understand evangelion better an absolute win

[@ChosenTotem]

Thank you so much. I have been a little down on myself for not creating content recently and this made my day. Your comment has really brightened my life.

[@Corneliusoco]

@@ChosenTotem I really hope you feel better

[@VfxVictor]

Bravo! I love it!, looking forward for the end of evangelion video!. Thank awesome work !

[@ChosenTotem]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@windmill63]

I also noticed after evangelion, anime’s starting putting more Christian aesthetics like cathedrals, crosses etc

[@shawnbroz8212]

Well explained, as a hardcore EVA lover, this is one of the best feedback I will agree and recommend to someone can't fully understand the whole story. Next time, maybe you can talk more about the soundtrack, most of the music from EVA Well explained, as a hardcore EVA lover, this is one of the best feedback I will agree and recommend to someone can't fully understand the whole story. Next time, maybe you can talk more about the soundtrack, most of the music from EVA maintains a high level as well.

[@ChosenTotem]

Thank you so much for the kind words! You could honestly make a whole video about the music in Eva. Maybe I will!

[@موسىرحيم-ل3ع]

Amazing

[@fortheloveofnoise]

The legal age is much lower in Japan, the people upset by the sexualized nature of the characters are viewing it from a western perspective. This anime is not some "fan service" junk, it is a deep emotional experience. There are some who may like (or dislike) the anime due to the sexual nature, the majority people love it because of the story and the characters.

[@Nerevarine420]

Very well made the dub clips are fine idk why people are mad lol that being said the sub is always preferred. Also that final scene in episode 24 was added to make you think about what shinji was about to do kill the only person that ever said he loved him. Immediately after it shows gendo and rei in the same position as gendo and ritsuko earlier in the series it's implying rei is taking the place of ritsuko just another cool fact

[@kimorage9721]

Dude cool

[@goblinsdammit]

The sexualization of the female characters does bug me. If you want me to take them seriously later on, don't treat them lightly as sexual objects and show their bodies from sexual positions repeatedly in the beginning...

[@MooseheadStudios]

YO! Listen time and Money?Time ALWAYS effect things. 25/26 are simply a result of that not any differnt that 1-24.

[@Charles-dz1bn]

buaaaaa, son of a bitch, what a tribute of a video you´ve made 🥹🏵

[@ChosenTotem]

Thank you bro 😭😭

[@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.

[@Leawwww]

Nah I can understand to a certain extent I saw myself in shinji just as you did.It is always going to be my favorite anime.

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

Seeing Shinji suffering is like seeing myself suffer, because at one point in time I was almost exactly like him, especially back in the day 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. This series is nothing but a bright shining lie. There is no instant cure for depression as so many on KZbin and Reddit claimed and praised this series to be. I was obsessed with the series for over a year to try and outwit the Coronavirus pandemic. It only increased the burden, and kept the memory of my friend’s recent suicide alive.

[@ard5075]

Have you seen Annos documentary on Prime? It’s also on here fully. Anno talks about his experience w depression and how he wanted to share that w Eva. I suffer as well and I know I’m not alone but hearing him talk about it, truly made me feel seen and heard.

[@ard5075]

The Rebuild series aka the films are have a better ending, but the point was that life sucks but we can try and make it better for ourselves technically.

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

@@ard5075 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. Evangelion is nothing but a bright shining lie. There is no instant cure for depression as so many on KZbin and Reddit claimed and praised this series to be. I was obsessed with the series for over a year to try and outwit the Coronavirus pandemic. It only increased the burden, and kept the memory of my friend’s recent suicide alive. Sometimes I hate myself because I fail to appreciate this series which people treat larger than life, because of how much pain it resurfaces. Watching the End of Evangelion was like peering into a broken mirror, and I was viewing the hell I would’ve put myself through had things turned out differently, had I decided to give up living. It still haunts me to this day. Sometimes I hate myself because I fail to appreciate what so many have claimed to idolize, and I beat myself further for failing to worship what they call praiseworthy, I forced myself to watch a show that reminded me of nothing but pain just so I wouldn’t be alone anymore, I was willing to sacrifice my individuality for some company amidst the isolation of the pandemic. But it only spiraled me deeper into depression, which I’ve been struggling with for over a year now. I just want Shinji to be happy, so this past self of mine can be laid to rest once more. I’m afraid to decouple myself from him after losing my friend to suicide, which Eva made me feel responsible for, especially when I saw Shinji kill Kaworu, of which I fail to understand how anyone can call it praiseworthy. Until then, I feel nothing else matters. There’s a reason why I keep coming back to Evangelion; something that reminds me of nothing but pain. I want to prove to myself I’m not crazy for feeling this way, that Evangelion really did force me to relive my trauma, that my depression is not just a figment of my imagination or another anime plot point 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. Whenever I feel this way, there’s something I remind myself with. “There are no answers in Evangelion, only illusions. There is no truth in Evangelion, only falsehoods. There is nothing to be gained from Evangelion, only pain.” But finally, with 3.0+1.0 released, I can rest easy knowing that Shinji has finally reached the light at the end of the tunnel. Evangelion is finished, and I want it to remain that way. But if things hadn’t turned out that way, I wouldn’t be here today. I’m still recovering…

[@fortheloveofnoise]

I wanted to like this video, but you included footage of the english dub....I can never forgive you for that heinous crime.

[@ChosenTotem]

For The Love Of Noise at least you didn’t dislike it. Thanks fam

[@EcchiBANZAII-desu]

Imagine how much you'd like the series if you had watched it as intended, and not tortured through the dub.

[@Nerevarine420]

The dub really isn't that bad the Netflix dub is much worse and that being said the original audio with subs is the best way to watch it

[@ta0paipai]

Don't need to imagine- I never watched the dub and after seeing these scenes, I'm glad I haven't. ;)

[@goblinsdammit]

I thought most of the religious imagery was meaningless too but I may be wrong.

[@BiologicalClock]

Pretty much. It borrows a lot of imagery from the Kabbalah, and if I recall correctly it was also largely inspired by the dead sea scrolls that had not yet been published at the time the show was made, but the spiritual/religious subtext isn't actually related to anything in the scrolls nor does it reflect the contents of the Kabbalah or Talmud. I can't remember which interview it was, but Anno was quoted as saying that there really wasn't any great significance, and that it just looked/sounded cool.

[@goblinsdammit]

@@BiologicalClock Yea, it was kind of a thing in the 90s to use religious and occult imagery in anime and games.

[@somethingsomething9008]

This show ruined and saved anime at the same time before evangellion anime used to be made for everyone but after the success of evangelion the industry started focusing on otaukus that's why you get alot of genric fanservice power fantasy type shows

[@realkingofantarctica]

Even though the show itself is bad, it doesn't change the fact that it is incredibly influential and one of the greatest anime ever made.

[@marianofedericoberaldi8791]

You haven't watch a lot of Anime if you really believe that.

[@luismaturano4774]

Spanish dub is better

[@Mobik_]

Ewwwww.... the English dubs are SO bad. Y'all had to watch it that way?

[@novustalks7525]

The character development is all that's good. The actual storytelling is nonsense

[@TheLVJ]

"Unlike OTHER mecha anime, Eva is about the characters." My brother in Christ, stop. You are literally a meme in living form. Your preamble with New Mobile Report Gundam W, a mediocre TV entry in the Gundam metaseries, and your butchering of Macross are really telling about your less than surface-level understanding of the mecha genre or the thematic/tonal precedants that directly inspired Evangelion.

[@Khultan]

I only liked the animation, I couldn't get all wrapped up in the Japanese pyschological hang up for my dream is to see western American animation rise up and away from America franchises that have no respect for animation. That's why I respect animator/ director one man hand Richard Williams.

[@ChosenTotem]

Eva definitely isn't for everyone, but the animation is def. super strong.

[@ravielian6718]

Another elit eva overpraise the franchise as usual

[@dannysmith9180]

Eww, you had me at English Dub. I had to stop myself from watching :/ Sorry

[@ChosenTotem]

Danny Smith hey we all have preferences thank you for the view!

[@dominicdonovan3194]

Loser Danny Smith is butt hurt about a language go cry you’re pathetic