"YoU JUsT doN'T UNdeRStaND EvA"

Netflix recently dropped Evangelion, and once again I remembered how badly I hated the anime.
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Neon genesis evangelion is an anime with tons of analysis and explained videos, it's not good tho. Anyway netflix kind of fumbled it but the animation looked pretty good. I never saw the trailer, I know you remember that opening tho. It's overrated I hate it my name is scamboli dang it! evangelion bad! evangelion good? No, anyway the ending sucked. Wassu8p shinji ikari, my man. eva. I understand eva real good.

[@ScamboliReviews]

So my little tiny pea brain didn't calculate that this video was 4x as long as I normally make in a week and I've totally wrecked my schedule. I'm not sure when the next upload will be but when I get back on it I should be fairly consistent until, you know. Some other bullshit happens.

[@Sabuufa]

Sounds Oof.

[@falcongamer5867]

That's proof that you're human

[@ScamboliReviews]

@@falcongamer5867 Or *am I*

[@ScamboliReviews]

@@Sabuufa Was quite oof

[@falcongamer5867]

@@ScamboliReviews don't pull a Michael on me, i know that you're a human Or do i?

[@KHJohan]

I disliked how everyone kept telling shinji that he had a choice when the choice is basically the apocalypse or become a front line soldier at the age of 14.

[@joaodelgado6696]

that sthe point. The characters of the show arent supposed to be the voice of reason but deeply flawed

[@boneatled]

"[...] yeah, there's people like shinji out there, but there's also people like Jack Lucas [...]" and you know the rest

[@wardensicarius3843]

@alantupadre yeah true.

[@judealbert1590]

alantupadre A 14 year old not wanting to be a soldier means he’s a coward!!! Shit I’m about to turn 18 and if I was in shinji position I wouldn’t be doing it and I’m pretty sure that you along with everyone else watching this video would make the same decision.

[@ahmedluay-mu7me]

@alantupadre well no. But not every person is a jojo alpha always doing the right thing perfect human being

[@andrewsmith7534]

Fun Fact: The writers themselves said they only added the Christian symbolism because, and I quote, “it looks cool”.

[@Schnoz42069]

They didn’t add it at random though.

[@dickc.normous6369]

It's the creative equivalent of getting a random Kanji tattoo because it looks neat and I love it

[@Mewidy]

@@Schnoz42069 yeah they totally did. you can swap christian symbolism for literally anything else and it wouldnt matter

[@Schnoz42069]

@@Mewidy they literally didn’t. You don’t know anything about what you’re talking about. All the symbolism makes perfect sense.

[@OmegaShadeslayer]

@@Schnoz42069 What a wonder, you don't know what you're talking about either.

[@stephenstuart7142]

You don't have to be smart to get Eva, you need to have crippling depression to get eva

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

Nah it's mid even then

[@Shad0wslayer]

I'm sorry but if you need to be in a very specific state of mind to enjoy/reflect on a piece of media, it's simply not doing a very good job at that. I was doing okay mentally when I watched Sakurasou, NGE, and Welcome to NHK. Two of these shows broke me and made me rethink what I'm currently doing with my life. One bored me to death that I constantly wanted to tab out and/or made me rather use my phone and browse on the internet for the most random things. Can you guess which of the three bored me to death? That's right, it's Eva

[@littleredruri]

​@@Shad0wslayer It bored you therefore it's bad? I like slower paced stuff that takes time to flesh out its themes, and episodes 25 and 26 have been essentially my jumping off point for self help and therapy, healing my past trauma and learning how to open up and be a better human being. That's who it's made for. If it didn't do that for you, that's not a failure, that's just it not working for you. And that's okay! You don't have to shit on a piece of media just because you didn't like it or were bored.

[@mrcoolcanon]

Can you say if the manga is better? Or the same?

[@littleredruri]

@@mrcoolcanon the manga is even more complicated and even more up for interpretation. The original series to me is far better, though the manga is still very good.

[@Falderos8729]

“The Peepee Poopoo Complex” actually would be something they’d put into a brand new movie if they wanted to 💀

[@EchoDecoder]

Wow, this video has no dislikes. Everybody must've hated this anime called "Neon Genesis Evangelion"

[@Marziipan]

Yeah, must’ve bombed

[@pkpantheryt3326]

@@Marziipan I heard they made a sequel called "End of Evangelion" or rebuilds or something but clearly people must hate those too since videos bashing them have no dislikes

[@sirlancerstien]

It's really weird how nothing is disliked at all nowadays. The KZbin community is so inspiring!

[@pkpantheryt3326]

@@sirlancerstien Such positivity!

[@katsuragj408]

@@sirlancerstien youtube got rid of the public dislikes

[@WasaboDuckBoy]

"I thought the ending was bad" "No one important dies" *"I didn't watch the movie"* my guy

[@muufle]

He said he didn't want to because the evangalion lore is hard to figure out and doesn't want to watch a movie where it could lead to bigger plot holes he needs to look at another 20 hours of content to understand what the fuck is going on.

[@muufle]

@Pentex Sucks to understand the movie, he has to dig deeper into the lore than he already has. You can't understand Eva just by watching the anime or the movie, and that's why he doesn't like it.

[@muufle]

@Pentex Sucks Exaggeration is a thing.

[@muufle]

@Pentex Sucks would it have been better if I said 2,000 hours?

[@burtbiggum499]

Its not that nobody important dies it was just that you never feel any stakes

[@donovanfrazier7367]

actually, Shinji and Asuka did have a little development for the most part they developed into worse people

[@radiacia_3511]

Rei also had... "development" she gave up on Gendo and chose Shinji for the instrumentality project

[@howsad2397]

to be fair they do develop at the instrumentality project which is at the end, but idk I liked the other movie, as it worked much more on development..

[@577deaththekid]

That's the point.

[@braydenlanter95]

Not really… more than anything I feel like they stayed stagnant but came to realize why they act the way they do. It was less of a character development and more of a character explanation.

[@inyrui]

Shinji clearly develops by the end of the show. He rejects instrumentality which was like, the essence of what he wanted. But he rejects it in the end in favor of living as a separate human who will experience loneliness, hurt, and sadness, but also love and happiness. Asuka develops from being cocky, arrogant, and isolated into a vulnerable person who acknowledges her failures and insecurities, which is the first step towards change. She also rejects instrumentality. They both arguably have the most fully developed character arcs in the show. We don't see them fully change into better people, but we see them take the first steps, and that's the whole point. All it takes is that first step towards change. Life will make you sad, people will hurt you, but its worth it because you can also feel love and happiness with others. Idk how anyone could not see that it's a pretty explicit theme of the show that the last 2 episodes and film spend most of their runtime explaining lmfao

[@jettisoncargo]

How to watch EVA: 1. Get high and watch a half-hour break-down of the plot. 2. Watch "End of Evangelion"

[@runefaustblack]

No. Just no. You miss out on, among other things, a TON of really cool mecha fights.

[@jettisoncargo]

@runefaustblack just watch the dance episode on a 10 hour loop!

[@The4thGear]

Just watch gurren lagan

[@mirceazaharia2094]

​@@The4thGear This. It's loud, brash, cool, heroic, gives you cool, likeable protagonists who grow to be better people and win in the end. Vs gross, organic mechas piloted by depressive teenagers who lose and then the world goes extinct. MUH THEMES OF DEPRESSION AND FAILURE, SO DEEP. Fvck off, Evangelion. I deal with enough sh¿t on a daily basis. I'm just climbing out of a decades-long depression hole, I'm beating it, one step and one day at a time. I'm conquering my demons, I am starting to face my fears, I am admitting my mistakes and starting to fix them. Shinji is just a weak piece of crap. He never decided to be better no matter the effort. He never decided to do anything and everything to be better. He just laid down, gave up, and his Earth died. Fvck Shinji.

[@BoaHancock_]

@@mirceazaharia2094 damn didnt know you watched your father force you to kill your friend on a daily basis!

[@Xx69Booty_Destroyer420xX]

Holy shit he actually said it, the mad man.

[@ScamboliReviews]

Pray for me

[@dannya5690]

cmonBruh said what

[@leocot7094]

@@dannya5690 Woooooaah cmonBruh

[@sandwichrock776]

@@ScamboliReviews already have

[@pcrana1]

My boy about to get turned to LCL liquid.

[@rallygeek1798]

"YoU JUsT doN'T UNdeRStaND EvA" Nobody does pal...

[@PrivateMugen19]

I give the show after 12 episode

[@-caleb-7201]

I did I don’t know what you all are talking about.

[@demogeymidge2997]

Except Anno

[@slQa.]

@Markus Reit If you have to watch an explanation video in order to enjoy an anime. It's not a good anime

[@324omarrmz]

@Markus Reit I’m 14 and I just finished watching it and it was one dangerous roller coaster of an anime

[@aaronamour6101]

What is so insane to me personally is that I went into this show with an openess and willingness to completely accept anything and everything and change my own expectations in order to let it fully take me in. I was told it'd be the greatest thing I'd ever be able to watch in regards to Anime (which I had never watched any of before) and so I really did attempt to let it have the most profound impact it could on me but every criticism in this video perfectly shows in what ways I feel negatively about it. There was a comment I read on this video that probably just sums up my feelings towards the show better than I ever could: "I really loved the idea of Evangelion that I had in my own mind but I didn't love the actual show."

[@eplatamx2017]

Relatable, I came in expecting to be blown away by an extremely complex and deep story that would mess me up. By the end of it I felt scammed and bored, half the show was a regular 'monster of the week' anime and the other half turned into more of a mystery drama that was starting to pick up, only to drop off and turn into a bizarre lecture on loneliness for 2 episodes.

[@qwertydavid8070]

oof, it's a shame that people were hyping it up so much for you. Evangelion hit me hard because I went into it knowing absolutely NOTHING about it. I literally just saw the rei plushie memes everywhere and I wanted to learn where they came from. Evangelion really is the type of anime that you need to watch knowing completely nothing about it, it's kind of surprising I never got spoiled about it lol.

[@BlackBlocRulez]

The biggest issue is most people don't understand esoteric and occult symbolism inside NGE, with that it's all just midwits take on Hurr Durr Psychology and Lonliness . For example one thing, Adam in NGE he is actually Adam Kadmon which is the first being made out of light (Adam in the anime is also depicted as a being of pure light) who while seeding the world with life/creation broke apart intp 7 vessels that's most likely why SEELE and Lilith have 7 "eyes" to symbolize this fact. And to unite those pieces/vessels of him, that's actually the instrumentality project or rather Tikkum Olam as it is called within the Kaballah/jewish mystisicm and other occult teachings. There are a ton of messages und leads which aren't obvious to many, from Jungian Archetypes (all the characters) to outright occult/esoteric meanings. And even when people "quote" Anno for saying he chose those "christian" symbols etc. because it looks cool they jusz don't get it without certain knowledge about above mentioned stuff.

[@aaronamour6101]

@@BlackBlocRulez That is very interesting but still doesn‘t really take away any of the other major criticisms for the show.

[@eplatamx2017]

@@BlackBlocRulez I don't think that any of what you just said takes away the fact that the show has many other flaws that might seem boring to people, like the inconsistent pacing, the theme change, the unlikable characters, the 'on-the-nose' ending, etc.

[@Mecha_Sonic676]

honestly i'm just here for the angel and eva designs. and also the ton of wierd, convoluted lore this anime has. Oh and also shinji having a mental breakdown every three minutes is the icing on the cake

[@YourLordPhrog]

I 100% agree. Also, I love the style.

[@janfiloute_the_noob4045]

I started the anime because of its unique and weird aesthetic. I was surprised to see that the show had a lot more psychology than i though. Even if i didnt understood all of it, it emphisazed the feeling of the show, for the better according to me. Very special feeling

[@mrgodzillaraptors8632]

The sad thing about Eva is that it’s message about escapism was completely ignored and ended up doing the opposite for people, creating more escapism.

[@juang.552]

Ah, if only the author had anything to say about the reception to Eva So sad we never had any follow up movies in which Anno addresses it :'c in

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

​@@juang.552 That also do what they criticize by endulging in massive fanservice and obviously exist because it was profitable to do so (and in them, since shinji is his self insert, he marries the self insert of his wife).

[@juang.552]

@@thatitalianlameguy2235 I'm talking about end of Eva mainly, not the rebuilds. The whole movie is a commentary on how Anno feels about what people took from his work. The rebuilds on the other hand, profitable as they may be, are also laced with several layers of meaning, mainly about the author's relationship with the creation that defined his career. Though i hear interpreting art is not hip these days

[@spazmatCc]

Shinji as the most relatable/realistic character

[@tigergaj]

What you say is only true if you interpret it that way. It's YOUR job to get up off your ass and live your life. That was the point! YOU'RE creating more escapism.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodfb2626]

"No one important in this series dies" lmao, this guy

[@Gundamguy-py3ir]

Dude I know right! I almost forgot he tried to make that point.

[@seankim5762]

WilloftheWeb noooooo kajjiiiiiiiiiiii

[@Gundamguy-py3ir]

@@seankim5762 yeah Kaji isn't really confirmed dead if I remember correctly, but yeah Rei 2 is dead, dead. ☠️

[@nickkelly3199]

@@Gundamguy-py3ir nah kaji gets capped it's just not confirmed who does it

[@ScamboliReviews]

Did anyone really care that Kaji died though? Did anyone *really* get attached to Kaji? And even after his death, it doesn't really meaningfully effect anyone but Misato. When Rei "died", her being cloned really took any emotional impact of her "dying" away. Her soul is still floating around, even if I cared about her I wouldn't have been sad. That's sort of the point I was making, it's hard to summarize in a few short sentences.

[@colt.thrower]

I love Eva, its probably one of my top pieces of fiction. This video is full of valid criticism, and I totally understand your points. But theres an old saying with Evangelion fans and its that “the more you like Eva, the less you like yourself.” So I guess this show isnt for you

[@lucavenn]

as someone who just watched it for the first time, i think the point of the show is that escapism is bad. so people trying to get all the answers of the overarching plot basically lost and dont understand the meaning of the show, which is to forget all about the weird angel SEELE plot shit and focus on how Shinji overcomes his mental problems and to incorpoarate that into OUR OWN LIVES. its very meta. but thats just what i think

[@Palindrone-lj3fo]

exactly

[@h__r]

Thank you!!! So many people are missing this point like they dodging bullets. That's what made me love EVA more than anything and the fact that I related to Shinji so much.

[@christtel1484]

Bt the way you are describing the series it seems you read/watched some summary on youtube, held on to the escapism bit and wanted to use it to bash the many fans that enjoy the world built around the series. It is literally media. A movie, a series, manga, tv show, made to be consumed. Just because eva and its creator had their own vey valid explanations and complaints about a very different period in anime history doesnt mean we the fans caring for it is "going against the escapism point of the show". I wonder why the rebuilds exist and who was 10000% behind them.. umm could it be the same original creator no longer swamped in depression and financial issues giving everyone closure on his biggest work?

[@h__r]

@@christtel1484 tbf to the commenter, they are responding to the video which only covers the original series and none of the movies. So it makes sense that they only talk about the depressive and escapist themes of the anime.

[@EresirThe1st]

@@h__r If you actually relate to shinji maybe you're just a garbage human being

[@pjdougherty6442]

Rei wasn’t resurrected, she was replaced with a clone, just pointing that out. The Rei we spent the series knowing stays dead.

[@uCalm]

You gonna act like that no emotion bitch is different now LOL

[@Big_DaddyC]

@@uCalm Rei entire character is her learning to emote. At the beginning she clings to Gendo, thinking that gendo is the only one who matters. As the series progress she starts to become a human and not a doll, but she dies. It isnt like they are the same person because old rei was starting to begin to be a human and shit

[@eperpaper6956]

@Dave Dave that's not true, did we watch the same show?

[@jovanni1676]

@@Big_DaddyC Yea i agree as a character she has a arc and goes through development

[@moontrooper2587]

Andrew Fernandez She wanted to love to live. But that love is what killed her in the end. ... Ironic, isn’t it?

[@Cookie-gm8dd]

I think the character development was supposed to be the character's mentality becoming worse as the story develops lmao

[@fiddel6483]

Well at rebuild they have evolution Sinshi isn't such a pussy and Rei is more of a person

[@russotusso1695]

@@fiddel6483 not really, Shinji is for most part same, Rei is just able to interact with Shinji more, and Asuka is little more self-awear, for most part main characters are same, with same problems.

[@DelixYT88]

You talking about re:zero?

[@fiddel6483]

@@DelixYT88 what???

[@DelixYT88]

@@fiddel6483 what i meant by that was that re:zero felt exactly like what the comment described

[@Crowrona]

I got interested in Eva because I was recommended KZbin videos about its "deep psychological nature" and to be fair they did have some interesting points like the “desire to not exist”. But after sitting down to actually watch the series, i could no longer relate to a single thing about the show, I felt confused on how so many people were able to draw so much from it when all I felt was burnout when watching Eva. It’s so messy to the point I had the uncontrollable urge to just hold down fast forward because I felt like my time was being wasted

[@eplatamx2017]

Right? specially during those long shots with Misato that just go on forever and nothing happens

[@saysikern4425]

The lack of information given to the viewer plus the fact I found the main characters insufferable really made it so that I couldn’t get any “deeper meaning” out of it cause I’m trying to figure out what tf is going on

[@xoxoheartz]

There ain’t nothing wrong with shows that have “DeEp MeAnInG” n all but if wanking ahh retards keep disliking minor opinions on these shows then i Kant take dis shit srsly no more 😂

[@stephen-k]

Bro it's not confusing it's just stupid, this is what its creator wants you to think, that it's confusing and deep but in fact it's probably the stupidest thing I ever watched

[@Tank_lover]

​@@saysikern4425they're supposed to be insufferable

[@pinkeo64]

I appreciate that you approached this video in good faith and actually gave praise to things you liked about it whilst I disagree with you this wasn't a bad video 👍

[@BLANKO_PIKMIN]

Most calmest take from a person with an osaka pfp I've ever seen (I agree too!)

[@vampiiko350]

Nope! You’re nitpicking and biased, I win, Bye Bye!

[@ryder9562]

Ghiaccio / Knack 2 baby.

[@alexbrunton5127]

@@ryder9562 KNACK 3 BABEY

[@meatycitadel]

Now I imagine this but in Ghiaccio voice

[@ScamboliReviews]

LMAOOO

[@tommyahadldldl6331]

Ghiaccio / he’s just an idiot lmao

[@Darkshinxproductions]

get a load of this guy looking for a good PLOT and things being EXPLAINED in our SADBOY ROBOT ANIME

[@Darkshinxproductions]

for real though, i have no idea how you found all of this info about Eva and I'm impressed great video my man, I'm glad to hear new perspectives about a show that i really love!

[@braxton5391]

funy jojo mam i laugh

[@ScamboliReviews]

Thankies brother 🙏

[@mini_disc]

yEah iTS nOT aBoUt tHe pLOt iTs fOr tHe DEPRESSION

[@arlequinnnt8]

Tornike Tvalchrelidze Jojo is not trash.

[@dutczar5436]

I actually really enjoyed the first half of Evangelion, even if it's the more "boring" part. So much that I was wondering how they'd wrap up all those plot points they set up. They didn't, of course.

[@langustajableczna]

I felt a sense of completion after finishing the anime and was surprised they made additional movies. I wonder what didn't you get?

[@dutczar5436]

​@@langustajablecznaMostly the sci-fi elements like "oh wow look, it's an X58008 drive for evas! How?", or anything about Angels, or maybe showing more of Rei's character (which, I think is just left as "she Gendo wife, that's why she likes him"), and... really all the things this video covered? (I haven't watched it since then, I don't remember what's already mentioned) By the movie, I still didn't even know what the difference between Gendo and SEES plan was, and even after I checked online most people just speculate it's making his wife a god, but doing everything else exactly as SEES wants anyway. I could come up with a whole essay probably, but I've got things to do, and don't care enough.

[@langustajableczna]

@@dutczar5436 Rei can't progress much as a character, since she is being cloned constantly and shaped to fit Gendo's plan, but I get you and wanted it too. That is her tragedy. I see Rei 2's slight development despite it all. I think if they explained all the technical intricacy it would be way longer and more boring, but those things don't interest me at all personally

[@dutczar5436]

@@langustajableczna The thing is that you could still pull off something satisfying there, both by spreading out her development (rather than, literally end it by episode 6), or covering more themes regarding the cloning from her point of view, as I only remember one scene in her house, which just seemed to be there to address "yup, existential crisis is hard" and move on. Being unconventional in general is the main problem for me, TOO unconventional. You don't need technical intricacy to explain the Angels, for instance, but the fact we don't know - or more importantly, we don't LEARN - more about them, the central driving force of the story, by the end than we did in episode 1 is something you generally see stories get criticised for. I mentioned that "engine" or "Dead Sea Scrolls" are other things unexplained, but on their own they're something I'd forgive Eva or other shows for, it's just that everything keeps on piling on.

[@langustajableczna]

@@dutczar5436 I think it was very well done, but I used to really relate to Rei and felt seen when I was much younger and watched NGE first. I think it adds to her character and role, and it maes you sad when you think what could become of her if she was given the time and ability to develop and live. But that's just my reading of Rei and my and your opinions are equaly meaningful and meaningless. I was always curious to see what Rei would be if more of Rei 1 was left in the next clones. For angels I just thought oh angels, some sort of cosmic monster that tries to get inside and get something and they learn from each other on how to attack Nerv. And they got the same names as in the bible lol. When I watch something I let my mind flow and interpret freely, to myself and NGE is perfect for that

[@NPCoppa]

The biggest issue with Eva is that all of the robots, and angels, and Dead Sea scrolls were never even the point. It was just a psychological thriller disguised as mecha anime. So anyone who went in expecting or wanting a mecha anime was very disappointed. Which was most people. That’s basically the only reason the movies exist at all. They’re just an alternate ending for people who didn’t like the show as a psych thriller. And even then the show is very abstract and still mostly revolves around Shinjis mental state. In other words the show isn’t an external conflict between humanity and angels, it’s about the struggle between Shinji and his fear of rejection. So anyone who was more invested in the whole angel crap was inevitably disappointed. And that’s perfectly fine, it’s not a matter of people just “not be smart enough to understand” it’s a matter of people wanting something that just isn’t given. The show was also pretty censored so a lot of content that actually would’ve moved the mecha plot along was removed, hell Toji was originally supposed to die. Thank you for reading my rant that is probably horribly written and horrendously overstated.

[@EresirThe1st]

It's not that they wanted something that wasn't given, it's that they wanted something that the show professed to be about and then faked them out with a gay tangent about depression

[@NPCoppa]

@@EresirThe1st As I said the show was never about giant robots. Even the episode titles are all psychological concepts and theories. The entire show is a gay tangent about depression, wether you realized it or not.

[@ZA-en4bb]

as someone who loves eva this is exactly how I feel about it. I love it's psychological and abstract elements but I do wish they tied up the angel plot a bit more. Eva is definitely not a show for everyone.

[@unknown-ub4sr]

Nobody understands eva unless they're a philosopher from ancient greece who died violently because they said the earths round

[@cloud2019]

r/IAmAnEvaFanAndIamSmort

[@charliekowittmusic]

Ehh I think this is all a bit of an exaggeration. It does take a little time to go outside the show and watch an explainer, or read an analysis forum post somewhere. But this is just a TV show that involves themes of existential philosophy, Freudian psychology, and religious imagery. The same could be said of Westworld, Lord of The Rings, etc. Those themes just happen to be very meaningful for certain people and I’m one of ‘em 🤷‍♂️

[@Lamachi-_-]

Actual legitimate laughs emerged from my body reading this comment

[@FrogEnjoyer17]

The ancient greeks knew that the earth was a sphere

[@goblinslayer8589]

The earth is rectangle

[@tjpprojects7192]

This guy and Nux are mad lads. "Why Eva sucks" "Why Fairy Tail is actually good"

[@ScamboliReviews]

Oh, the duality of man

[@Will-uj7yu]

trash taste

[@astralking907]

William Dupuis ok boomer

[@dizzee6089]

@@Will-uj7yu lol weeb trash

[@AvidExpert]

Seriously in the finale season of Fairy Tail they cut the budget, tons of scenes and even had MAIN guild members in the background who were fighting represented as grey background characters with no face/animation. That shit went downhill fast.

[@tomtoms8480]

I enjoyed it somewhat for what it is, but more so I just appreciate how well it captures a sort of feeling not easily put into words.

[@SkittishSquirrel]

Weird side note but from my understanding the ending pisses of so many fans for basically saying "touch grass." So he made a move in response that was basically the creator taking a shit in the middle of the street and asking the fans if this is what they wanted and i love that.

[@eniltonrogerio3169]

Virgin EVA fan:"you just don't understand EVA" Chad EVA fan:"i agree that EVA is flawed, but i still love it"

[@matteo964]

The problem is that Chad Eva fans are like, 1/100 of the fans

[@zaidhernandez4601]

Yes

[@aleksi2627]

yes. I might even claim it's greatly flawed and it's still liked and viewed as better than 6/10 only because of few things: symbolism (which makes the show feel deep), good animation, unique idea. Those things don't make a show really "good", but basic anime watchers and fans of symbolism will judge the anime to be 10/10, even though it could be argued that it might be objectively wrong to claim so. People assume that if they like something, it must be good. I believe shows like code geass and death note are objectively much better shows than evangelion. But I guess somebody could choose to judge shows with criteria which would make evangelion better and death note worse, but I don't feel like that kind of criteria could be viewed as good by most people.

[@boogeymann6686]

Also Chad EVA fan: nonexistent

[@Tay-vr3be]

@@matteo964 more like 1/10000. But ur on the point

[@nichoalaz6235]

Shinji: *burps* Eva fandom: you see that burp is the profound analogy of depression and the empty void you feel in your soul while having no interest in living. That burp smelt like burnt toast, just like the empty black holes in space. These black holes are the metaphors for the Loneliness and the helplessness you feel when going through crisis’s trying to find your place in this world. Only people who understand Evangelion would get this deep and meaningful message, truly Anno was ahead of his time

[@nichoalaz6235]

This post was made by Eva gang

[@gerardo6525]

Average pseudo intellectual evangelion fan

[@xersus9026]

So true

[@jojonta2119]

@Dman Sneed [Formerly Chuck’s] I mean Berserk is still a really good manga

[@-kenjo-421]

Is eva fandom your literature teacher?

[@baitposter]

Look, man, I'm just here for the psychic meat-mech fights with cosmic horrors beyond human comprehension

[@baitposter]

*_(and that's where the movies really shine)_*

[@ZA-en4bb]

It very much is within human comprehension

[@baitposter]

@@ZA-en4bb The physics behind Leliel's shadow isn't Ramiel is a solid maybe; it's either polymorphic or somehow exists beyond three spatial dimensions.

[@SunsetMap]

I love Evangelion, and I couldn't help but love this video too 🤣🤣🤣 I like the show because of the reasons you hated it and I find that hilarious. Great work!!

[@KennethSee]

As a die hard Eva fan, this is all pretty fair. I’ll be the first to say that Eva has got to hit at the right time in someone’s anime viewing life cycle to be loved or even tolerated. You make really good points and I’m glad that the show doesn’t have to have universal appeal to be a topic of discussion. Also, yeah, the Eva designs are so freaking cool even to this day.

[@duoquendo]

agreed, is just a matter of how you take what the series tells you i saw eva 4 times, only finished the last two, only understood the last one

[@carlorielmendez6505]

I hate the Eva proportions. What I did enjoy doing is buy SD proportioned evas then buy the standard size eva equipment. lanky robots are stupid imo. shortening their limbs made them look better.

[@chasingpaper4873]

When do you think is the right time in someone's anime viewing life cycle to view this? Like beginner or like have watched lots of shows? For me personally I didn't like any characters, they were all in some way or another running away or refusing to make a move/face the truth. I'm thinking that's because I've watched lots of characters introspection from other animes and everything they talked about on human mentality/feelings are stuff I've already heard before from other animes.

[@carlorielmendez6505]

@@chasingpaper4873 I've gotten to that point as well. it's kinda hard if a newer show you've watched did it (technically again) already then you went watching older shows. Mine is on the flip side though. I know demon slayer is probably on the decent to good side esp with the strong animation levels, but it's an entry level shonen for those new to anime.

[@chasingpaper4873]

@@carlorielmendez6505 I personally really enjoyed demon slayer. The animation was great yeah but I mostly like it a lot because I found the characters have greater depth compared to other shounen I watched. Though to be fair, I've haven't watched much shounen either, I've only watched Naruto, Bleach and Fairy tail before. I liked the moments where they show you the characters normal interactions, like when they were resting at that old lady's place/inn or when they were walking towards a mission and they shared a riceball. It doesn't add anything to the narrative or push the story forward, it just shows you that they are close together. That's the issue I found with jujutsu kaisen, you know the trio are close to each other because they go shopping together and yuuji taught megumi how to cook but it just is never showed on screen. And if it does it's at the end in the 1 min of Jujutsu scroll. Tbh i totally forgot that yuuji was placed in a dorm room next to megumi until they brought that yuuji cooking legacy stuff. I liked Demon Slayer approach to giving the viewer an insight of these relationships bonds. It's not too long that it will be counted as filler nor is too short that it can get dismissed by the viewer. From my previous experiences in shounen, normally when relationship building is done it goes on for at least 1 episode and since nothing pertaining to the story happened in these episodes you just count is as filler and skip it. But in Demon slayer since it's well interwoven along the main narrative you can't really skip it. Also Demon Slayer having it's main theme being family/sibling bond it kinda is more relatable to me since I don't really have many friends or close friends. Though i do have a younger sibling to whom I'm close so it's easy for me to relate to Tanjirou. I think if you don't have a younger sibling or someone who you are responsible for, the show can be quite hit or miss.

[@elxcto7267]

I finished this show feeling confused and depressed but at least I got to jam to *ZANKOKU NO TENSHI NO YO NI* every 20 minutes.

[@ghostkiller427]

I just finished it right now especially the movie, looking at videos to explain. I don’t get it.

[@sqfath7490]

Well, at least they gave us one of the most catchy OP in anime history...

[@fentmeth2580]

I 100% understand it and all of my mental ailments are cured

[@lemongrab9044]

And then Komm Susser Tod when you want some Fanta

[@omologo95]

@@ghostkiller427 like things. Go out the house. Try to enjoy your days. That's all it's about. Get better, take care of yourself.

[@IncelCherub]

17 minutes and 41 seconds of bro explaining how he dosent understand eva

[@cannizaro-emne556]

explain to me then

[@Tom-jg9de]

​@@cannizaro-emne556 So we have a kid Shinji - Shinji have good old depresion becose his dad (gendo) left him (it's becose he coulnd't love himself but nobody know that and he besecaly a dick) Shinji at age 14 when to Tokyo-2 and bescaly neaded to pilot eva 01 becose rei ( shinji mom clone) was a bad shape, after that he felt love and he wantent that and din't becose he felt that they hate him Some other stuff hapend Shinji grow litle bit and it's hapy and Rei lice shinji but baranom we got Asuka and she got a big problem she have a Big ego becose her mom die and wana be big girl bevose her dad and new mom suck in her eyes Other stuff hapend Shinji become's beder wirh eva that good that he is beder sink that Asuka and becose Asuka work's with ego se become mad a get allot of L shinji fuse with her mom ( not rei but eva 01) and Rei III is a think now Asuka is in sleep and becose of bad happening in his life ( best freand's dead) so he went to Asuka wana weak her up and bust a nut japnise army attak the base Asuka weak up but got a L ( she is vegita on evaglion) and the best part Eva 01 and shinji become a *God* and have a chosie to not or do intrumentalaty he is the decide to tranform pepole into fanta and make all of them into 1 final episode of evangelion hapend and after all of bulshit that shinji live tro after becoming a god he know to love himself Shinji return pepole into pepole Evagelion can be abot grow of shinji and to love himself it's prety good anti-depresion anime (Sorry for gramar and stuff)

[@nokia5959]

i liked eva because big dumb robot go smash, i liked end of eva because big dumb robot go explode

[@1ec]

ooga booga like opinion. ooga booga happy

[@ZA-en4bb]

big dumb robot get eaten big dumb robot grow wing big dumb robot is now a god or something

[@adityasuryavanshi3687]

From what I have heard, Asuka, Rei, Shinji were all supposed to be annoying. They were character troupes taken to their logical extremes and the author wanted to show that these types of characters are very annoying irl. I guess that backfired because some people still love those troupes.

[@untanted6445]

Author was himself those characters. He found himself annoying and he dealt with extreme depression. He was even not willing to live. So he tried to put his pain into those characters. He got a lot of hate comments just like shinji. But still in reality there are many people who relates and love those characters as well as the author. So the whole journey is about his struggles coming to light with the characters

[@peterrasmussen6775]

@@untanted6445 i heard something about that the rebuilds were kind of like what he would make of the story now that he has a much more stable mind and stuff

[@untanted6445]

@@peterrasmussen6775 He was very depressed for a number of years. He only found solitude years after. How the story goes is also related to how his mental health gradually changed. It doesn't matter if he is stable or not because the whole story has a process which comes from his life. You can't only exclude your good times to your craft. I don't know if he is better but all I know is that he survived his hardships along with shinji despite themselves. Some people will say this made them depressed even more and was not motivational but the thing is that this anime was the realest representation of how depressed people are and it doesn't just say things will get better. It may not for everyone an it is okay unless you survive through it and believe that you will come to a peace with yourself which will be enough for a change.

[@peterrasmussen6775]

@@untanted6445 wise words! I believe that even though some art isnt pleasant or mentally helping, it can still be extremely well made, with deep meaning. Which makes it great in a different way. If that makes sense.. I really enjoyed the series because it gave a very existential perspective, and it made me think. More often then not, i get more interested in a piece when it makes me think about fundamental or negative things. Just interesting going on a ride like that i think

[@AlejandroRodriguez-cy8ee]

@@untanted6445 ah yes....because even after learning aliens are attacking, Angels are involved and riding robot mechs that fuk the brain, i am still going to be depressed.

[@MouthyKnight]

Lol u sounded like a high school teacher at the end "dont leave yet, dont leave yet, I'm not finished"

[@ScamboliReviews]

TRIGGERED

[@zeminoid]

Hahahahah, why is this so true?

[@thesquishedelf1301]

I agree with most everything said here, but i dunno if netflix's subtitles changed or something because it lays out _exactly_ why the angels are attacking: they give zero shits about human life and are just trying to blast their way into the fortified pit Ikari put Lilith in, and had a city built around. Basically they're attacking because daddy Ikari's a creep

[@Xetelian]

3 months ago my friends and I hopped on Discord to watch an anime as we often do, they found out 2 people, including myself, have not seen Eva It was totally fine BECAUSE I was watching it with friends, I tried to get into it for years and couldn't The main character has too much impotent (pun intended) angst and even I was screaming "SHINJI GET IN THE FUCKING ROBOT YOU NERD!"

[@joaquinrios1073]

Plot twist: His favorite anime is Darling in the Franxx

[@zefros2731]

another fanboy right here

[@sirragno1923]

Nah I was thinking more like a Gundam fan

[@animebooty322]

Space dandy cries in the distance

[@jeromewillis5886]

Or Gurren

[@kevisbanned9181]

@@animebooty322 his favorite anime is ergo proxy

[@camacaze199]

>I haven't seen the movie >no one important dies MY GUY

[@gxgycf8348]

while thematically the anime's ending was fitting, i feel like its pretty fair to say that without watching end of eva if you were invested into the show then you'll end up feeling empty as hell, and if you WEREN'T invested into the show you'll feel like it was all a massive waste of time

[@crusadrian5010]

@@gxgycf8348 Yea absolutely. EVA was like the fourth anime I watched and I wanted to kms every second of it. EoE cleared shit up a bit but I think EVA is supposed to grow on you as you understand it more and more. Even though I don't really care for EVA all that much, it's impossible to deny how smart the story is and how timeless the Characters and Music is. It really is an important watch for people who like anime imo.

[@ianbrown1810]

The anime community did not say "end of eva is so cool dude you have to watch it!" They made the hype around neon genesis evangelion so it is completely fair to judge the movie and series different from one another

[@MrJerkdude1]

@@ianbrown1810 Heres the thing, important characters dies in the movie and it is supposed to be a proper run-through of the last 2 episodes

[@Flackhero]

Movir sucked just as much, just didnt take up 14 hours of my life

[@angelopockets6551]

I agree with the title u don't understand eva lmaao nobody dies tf

[@ZA-en4bb]

toji was supposed to die but BAM! CENSORSHIP!

[@skew5386]

Eva is definitely not for everyone and I like it purely from the fact that it explores themes I think are interesting and when it finally goes off the rails it makes me wonder what could have been.

[@OmegaRedFan]

You will never be able to make sense of the chaos.

[@pinksalwaysnice9474]

Its sad because evangelion was supposed to be completely different and more focused about angles and their existence according to the original story boards but Anno got depressed(or pissed) and the rest was history

[@officialxverzusz]

The good part for me about Evangelion is that *I don't understand what the fuck is going on but I absolutely love everything that is happening*

[@DavidoMAMO]

can uuu feelll ma heaaaaaaarrtttt

[@BigWinsAllDay]

i was confused as hell in ep 25 and 26 lmao

[@nekosaiyajin8529]

@@BigWinsAllDay those were the only episodes straight-forward enough for me to understand what was going on

[@BigWinsAllDay]

@@nekosaiyajin8529 they made me confused as hell but after i watched eoe it all clicked and i was like "oh."

[@nekosaiyajin8529]

@@BigWinsAllDay I didn't watch EoE. Is it good?

[@davii-os1fr]

Bro you hate evangelion’s character I disagree because I think Pen Pen is amazing

[@ScamboliReviews]

Pen pen is the shit I forgot about him

[@bradclone]

@@ScamboliReviews noot noot

[@legendarylitening]

@True facts 3.0 gendo is fucking trash, what the fuck are you talking about. He just makes the same brooding face and is a douchbag for 24 episodes

[@ScamboliReviews]

@@legendarylitening lmao

[@SkwaglyMate]

Pen Pen is best character

[@VerboseVindication]

Man I love Ergo Proxy more than most people, but it's wild you would use that as an example of good mystery writing. If anything Ergo Proxy sniffs its own farts way more than Evangelion ever did. The whole way through Ergo Proxy I can just hear the writers jerking themselves off over their clever allegory, but in the end it's just the more rote sci-fi garbage in a slightly shiny new coat. I eat that slop up like nobody's business because I, too, smell my own farts; but at least I have the temerity to admit it's slop.

[@Kingdav9]

To me EVA just felt like a lot of wasted potential. It could have been fascinating and I was fascinated up until the point where I realized I was not getting any answers to the 8000 questions I had

[@manhornhead2659]

Wasted potential and that definition of madness are what come to mind when I think of Rebuild. I don't think eva is so much hard to get as it is hard to accept and let go of. I also think because it is so unsatisfying is actually a reason that it is even still around.

[@Kingdav9]

@manhornhead2659 I agree. As much as I did not like the ending and was irritated that none of my questions were answered, I genuinely cannot stop thinking about it. There's clearly something to it and it's popularity, but I'm not sure I'm convinced that it's a work of 10/10 artistic genius

[@MegaFunkey2]

Oh, look at Mr. "I'm not Depressed" over here

[@cryuos]

can this get pinned mr. reviews?

[@popopop984]

Is that what you call anyone with any happiness?

[@paragjyotinath666]

so basically what you're saying is being depressed is the new norm and it's uncool to be happy. this right here is what we call a pee pee poo poo opinion.

[@gandalf7345]

@@paragjyotinath666 nah he's saying "I'm not depressed and edgy" is something ignorant guys like this guy who made the video use to degrade what they're talking about

[@augustinopulliam7458]

Parag Jyoti Nath i think they’re just saying a lot of depressed people like eva

[@justderp5713]

“Ah yes, this was foretold in the Pee pee Poo poo complex” “Try calling him the N word!” “Sir, we did it and he told us he wasn’t black.” Good to see my sense of humor hasn’t changed in 7 years.

[@Shy-bi8xm]

I'm ashamed at how much i laughed at those

[@walterwhitecookingchannel8912]

@@karulhi "NOOOO YOU CANT JUST MAKE THOSE JOKES, THEY'RE IMMATURE AND MEAN!" "haha, pee pee go poo poo"

[@LittleX100]

It's true for the internet though sad but true

[@therealbattlestar]

@@walterwhitecookingchannel8912 "the wee wee scrolls"

[@78Vertigo]

@@karulhi ok narutard

[@ReziKureizi]

I love Eva not because of the plot of the story but because of the message behind it that different for each people and packaged in aesthetically pleasing animations. I totally get that not all people find enjoyment with these type of films tho.

[@Skaevs]

Honestly the plot is great too, if you really go into the lore and stuff, but yeah, the message is what's important.

[@qwertydavid8070]

THIS!! What is amazing about Eva is that even though the lore and worldbuilding is actually really damn interesting, it's never what the anime was ever about. This was never a show about robots and angels and cool fights. It's a show about people, it's an extremely deep and engaging exploration of the human psyche in it's darkest moments, everything else is just a vehicle so that the true story can shine.

[@TheCompleteMental]

That's vague and subjective. The imagery was also just for looks, no real symbolism. The sci fi stuff was really cool though, I like their underground armored city and all the tech stuff.

[@Skaevs]

@@TheCompleteMental If you don't get the symbolism you're dumb. And the message, even if vague and subjective, is the main part of the show. People that only like Eva for it's action and tech aren't fans of the actual show.

[@qwertydavid8070]

@@TheCompleteMental Different strokes for different folks. I guess at the end of the day there's a difference between people who consume media for pure entertainment and those who consume media for the artistic and "deeper" reasons. Neither is necessarily better than the other, it's just different taste. I love vague and subjective stories personally, but I also don't see anything wrong with watching dumb fun movies with no real message either. Just keep in mind that the purpose of movies, series, and even some videogames, isn't to just be entertaining. They are genuine forms of artistic expression, they can help us understand ourselves and the way we interact with each other. There's nothing wrong with just pure fun entertainment, but please don't underestimate the value of more vague and artistic projects like Evangelion.

[@Mars_of_Urath]

This was a very fun video to watch thank you for considerate of how boring it would be for the rest of us to go through the same thing.

[@Merc1227]

“No one important dies” EoE: Are you sure about that?

[@821lancevance]

Thats a movie not the show

[@skord176]

Kaji dies even without EoE

[@_sls7535]

he didn't talk about the movies in the video because if you need to watch a movie to understand a show then it's poopoo

[@821lancevance]

@@_sls7535 or you could be a good writer and write a beginning middle and end to your show

[@_sls7535]

@@821lancevance nah just become evangelion's author smh

[@xdredbruny2]

I'll just say this. It's not for everyone, definitely.

[@xdredbruny2]

AND FUCK, you didn't even watch the Canon ending, the REAL ending, dude... You make some great points, but the ending you're talking about is not the real one, it's one made in shitty budget.

[@LaymensLameMan]

@@xdredbruny2 what is the canon ending?

[@realanger1543]

@@LaymensLameMan End Of Evangalion

[@manuelredgrave8348]

If i have to review a plate of pasta that comes without any flavors, I'm not gonna say that *that* pasta tastes well because *somewhere else* there's a sauce that makes it taste better. Ergo: if the anime alone sucks then it sucks

[@panconqueos]

HmMMmMMmmm yeeeh, only us intelectuals can enjoy such a masterpiece and complex series hMmMMMM

[@thepoglin8479]

i was looking up some stuff about eva before i watched the ending and saw you video pop up, i didnt watch it at the time but after the ending my first thought was "this was great! i get why he posted this tho and why my sister hated it"

[@everthirn5410]

I watched this video around 4 months ago, I came to revisit after watching the series myself to make my own conclusion… and I really enjoyed the series. I understand that many things are left unresolved and unanswered, but that’s a part of Eva that I really enjoyed. Nothing is ever told directly to the viewer or answered directly so everything can be made sense of, its like a deeper version of show don’t tell. And yeah, that’s not really a excuse for the empty spaces but I found it fresh compared to the various trashy anime’s that are soon to come which feel empty and not in depth. This world felt real, the people talked like real people would actually talk like (except for some instances) and the different organizations looked and acted like actual professionals. Despite all of this I do agree that the ending was lackluster. I basically was scrolling on my phone through the whole 40 minutes and wished that things were wrapped up rather then whatever the mess that was the end of Evangelion ever was. Overall I was pleasantly surprised when I watched this dated show and understand why others such as yourself may not enjoy the series but I can confidently say that I enjoyed the show and hope others will read this comment and decide to check it out even if you may end up agreeing with everything said in this video. ☺️

[@SLNDRPLYS]

For me, I hate it, and love it. To get the cringe out of the way: I was a low-life, edgy 13 year old... well... I still am years later but you get the point. I'd had a rough 6 years and I wasn't exactly in the best place when I decided to watch this. I fell in love with the show, I loved the idea, and it's something that scratched something I didn't really know was there. I related to Shinji, how he felt... I liked that comfort when I was in a dark place and well- I guess that made it harder for me to witness what a totally fictional character had experienced...? Despite how cringy that sounds, that is the truth and will always remain the truth. I met the end, and I wanted more, I felt sad there wasn't more. I wasn't usually this bad with shows concluding... but... I hated that it had. I decided to watch End of Evangelion. That was probably my mistake. After watching that, I personally felt worse. Multiplied by the fact I felt like shit anyway. I went several months feeling like crap because of this show, because I found comfort when nothing else really gave me comfort, it made me happy to watch, but so extremely lost when it ended.. In fact, I can't bring myself to watch the show for that very reason; it makes me feel like shit when it concludes... when it's all done... Despite that, years ago I watched the show countless time, almost expecting a different story to happen...? But it didn't... it always remained the same. Sorry for my stupid sob story. But ultimately that's why I love and hate it.

[@LiyanDim]

@@SLNDRPLYS You should become a poet or a writer dude. I respect every single word you say and relate. Eva is truly something beautiful.

[@SLNDRPLYS]

@@LiyanDim thank you. I'm only 15 now, but I admire the English language, and I love learning words to convey my message better. Thanks for the comment.

[@bindukopparapu2795]

I think the degree to which you enjoy Evangelion depends pretty heavily on how much you sympathize with Shinji. I related with him on a deeply personally level because I have the same personal issues he does (running away from my problems, indulging in escapism, feeling worthless , isolating myself from other people).

[@realismofuniverses9620]

"Don't fret. This is all foretold in the *P E E P E E P O O P O O* complex."

[@realismofuniverses9620]

The *p e e p e e p o o p o o* complex is all powerful...

[@omen2332]

I shat myself laughing because of Gendo's face LMA0

[@Gumbocinno]

I say that to someone I know online to make fun of him for loving Eva, and he starts absolutely fuming.

[@prashil3k594]

@@Gumbocinno you're doing everyone a favor.

[@JohnSmith-co1zv]

Ahh yes, the vaginous theorem is nearing completion....

[@Josh-ck9bv]

When I watched the entire series I felt dumb and I started getting a headache from trying to figure out what I was missing. Now I’ve realized that the added lore is just filler. The intent of this show all along was just to deconstruct the human psyche and they used badass-robots and this deep spiritual lore to get us sucked in. The author probably knew that this was the best way to get people to reflect on themselves in this day and age Edit: I just re-read this an I realized how pompous I sounded when I said “the true intent of this show all along.” It is stupid of me to pretend to know the true meaning when I’m not the author.

[@liptl9609]

Thank you, I was looking for this comment. The show is pretty much a reflection on depression and such, based on the author's history of clinical depression, and Shinji is just Hideki Anno's portrayal of himself. The mecha and religious themes are just there for filler, they aren't the main focus, Anno said it himself, and that's why the ending is only phsychological, because that was the real focus.

[@Josh-ck9bv]

LipTL but considering how deep the lore goes with all the games and movies it’s reasonable to say that our interpretation is swept under the table

[@liptl9609]

@@Josh-ck9bv True. It blows my mind to realize how many hours one could spend only reading about the lore, there is so much stuff and it amazes me every time I look up something about Eva.

[@olianims]

Thank you for actually taking the time to explain what the show is about instead of typing every cuss word in all caps.

[@Josh-ck9bv]

OliAnims I don’t like watering down my cuss words. So when I use them people know how I feel.

[@JSAmember]

Don't know anything about you...this is your first video that I have seen, but love your personality. Great humor spread throughout the review 10/10

[@brennanoconnor433]

The characters are definitely what caries most of the show for me, and the crazy shit happening that makes no sense was cool to see them interact with. Also END OF EVA IS A WAY BETTER ENDING AND EXPLAINS A TON

[@RiqMoran]

EoE is not just the better ending its the canonical one. The last two episodes from the anime are not canon.

[@colinfuller]

@@RiqMoranthey’re both canon, the last two episodes are just a super abstract interpretation of what happens in EoE

[@RiqMoran]

@@colinfuller no theyre not. EoE overrides the last two eps and is the widely accepted canonical ending to the main continuity. There is hardly anything connecting the two, theyre very much different. If you want to claim they are the same then you might as well claim rebuild is also the same ending since it has arguably more connections to EoE.

[@colinfuller]

@@RiqMoran okay explain what happens in the last two episodes and tell me how it’s different from what happens in EoE

[@JP-hk6xw]

​@@RiqMoran it's not easy to piece together those last 2 episodes, but the movie and show ending aren't as separate as you might think. Text pops up in the middle of episode 25 saying "instrumentality begins" letting you know that everything from then on takes place during the third impact. And it actually lines up with the movie since it's at that point that shinji goes into the world of nothingness. The show depicts it as a blank white world, the movie depicts it as the orange lcl sea. This is the point in both the show and the movie that Shinji realises he needs to overcome his fear of rejection and accept reality. The show ends right at this scene with the "congratulations" and this is where the movie continues to show what happens next, with shinji breaking out of the blank world and returning to the beach in the real world. Shinjis mom tells him that anyone who has the will to live will return to the real world. Asuka also rejects the third impact so she returns to the beach as well

[@foxto100]

"Everyone in the show hates themselves" ya and I hate them too... and my self.

[@Wellshem]

And I hate you. 😠

[@mehmetersahin9602]

@@Wellshem why do you hate him you dont even know anything about him.Hating things because you cant understand them is the reason there is so much hate in this world we should listen to each other rather than making assumtions. Shinji hated himself because he didnt listen to other people he assume that they hated him which caused him to hate himself.

[@smartstuf1026]

Honestly whats your point here about you hating yourself as well?

[@canti7951]

@@mehmetersahin9602 How hard is it to differentiate a simple joke and an offense?

[@funkyphill4861]

@@smartstuf1026 It's a joke

[@kai8460]

Who could've guessed that a show created by a depressed middle aged Japanese man would reflect his mental state. Stagnation, boredom, being in the dark about half of the things that happens around you, a desperate desire of running away. Each character is a slice of Anno's depression and mental state, and that's why the majority of fans have a similar story with Eva, depressed people feeling represented.

[@harbis4058]

Underrated comment

[@betulla96]

Well said. I think Scamboli was really just focusing on the wrong aspects of the show - like, fulfilling expectations, making the characters grow and be cool, giving clear cut answers for all the lore mysteries is not the point. Relating to the characters' struggles, the themes of depression, repressed sexuality, escapism, is the part that hits SO hard. Of course it's a highly subjective and personal topic, so it's not gonna resonate with everyone and that's how you end up with this video.

[@betulla96]

@@aeyvan I assume you don't know that the End of Evangelion movie exists as the "real" ending of the story. I'd be ecstatic if every single story in film ended up as crazy as that movie did, so speak for yourself. And no, Yui never comes back to life in the series, I'm not sure how you missed that one lol

[@betulla96]

@@aeyvan Or maybe just accept that people can like different things than you and move on? Jesus christ man, chill out with the essays

[@cachemist4149]

@@aeyvan The TV anime's ending is supposed to be an introspection/analysis of every character. In the ending, everybody merges into one big soup (including the souls of the dead), and the lines that separate one person from another fall apart. The "dinner table scene" is supposed to say "what would happen if you didn't have to pilot the robot?" It's the only real identity Shinji has, and it's supposed to show that he can be a different person. To be fair, that imaginary life segment goes on for way too long, though. The plot specifics, while not super relevant, were told horribly. People see Evangelion as a masterpiece because it really resonates with people stuck in a particular mental ditch. If you aren't in that ditch, I can completely see how you'd be left with a subpar show that everyone seemingly keeps jerking off for no reason. A lot of people do get sucked into the same mental spiral as Shinji, and for them, it's a great show. I don't get why you're so angry at people for seeing it differently than you.

[@s.o.k.1393]

I think you were going into NGE with a certain expectation of it in mind. You talk about the story constantly. The story literally does not matter. After I watched the anime I spent 3 hours on the wiki trying to piece together the story. The anime is about the characters and certain emotions. You can't just hand-wave that away as some snobbish interpretation, it's literally the point of the anime. The events focused on in the story aren't supposed to be riveting, mysterious, exciting, and fun with satisfying payoffs- that's not how the characters experience them. Gendo is detached from everything and moves around pawns in a board room - those are his scenes. Shinji fights terrifying angels over and over again and he hates it - those are his scenes. I think the episodes are supposed to be formulaic and repetitive as a part of its theme. The music supplements this, as it's the same action hero music every time. The purpose that people expect from Shinji is to defeat the angels, and nothing else, over and over again, even though he's not even interested in that. A lot of the time NERV has absolutely no idea about what it's doing and they suffer major damage and are forced to take enormous risks. This is important thematic backdrop. As for the characters, they aren't supposed to be likeable or fun, or emotionally satisfying. They do have meaningful character development and exploration, a lot of which is subtle. They don't go from one archetype to another archetype over the course of the show in a satisfying way. They are deeply flawed and weak. If you don't care about the characters that's fine I guess, but that isn't the anime's fault for not forcing you to. When I was watching it I had a feeling that the show wasn't afraid of killing any of the characters, but that there were more consequences to them surviving than dying. As for the last 2 episodes, I still don't know what to think about them, so you might be right, I guess. Overall, I think you really didn't get what I got out of NGE. Which is unfortunate. Watching this review felt like hearing somebody say that they don't like a book because it tastes bad, or the cover is too glossy. I wasn't upset listening to it, because you weren't even criticizing the same anime that I watched.

[@anthonyg7623]

This is an incredible explanation of exactly what i was thinking, and a lot more actually. Good job dude

[@s.o.k.1393]

Thank you @@anthonyg7623

[@MinorityHunterRoronoaZoro741]

ok

[@IanSmith-ux4iq]

Ain’t nobody readin that shit

[@s.o.k.1393]

@@IanSmith-ux4iq don’t read it then? Not sure why you had to spend your time saying that you didn’t read something 🤷‍♂️

[@klein2042]

Just saying, if they came to 14 year old me and told me I get to beat up big monsters with a robot I would've been psyched

[@Luis-kv8zc]

I actually studied EoE in my IB Film Studies. Not for it's amazing story telling (which it's still not bad) but for how philosophical and thought provoking it is. It's like the perfect example of a car crash landing in a tight parallel parking space

[@Luis-kv8zc]

I will say, just bc it's a philosophical masterpiece (imo) doesn't mean it's entertaining to everyone. Hell, I sure didn't like reading 1984, may have predicted future society and talks about societal issues perfectly, but damn that shit was boring

[@izzie481]

it’s fucking amazing but so exausthing

[@Luis-kv8zc]

@@izzie481 fr, I can understand why people don't like it. But it's just a phenomenal show, and I really like shit that makes me think

[@aegeandawn2039]

@@Luis-kv8zc I just watched it and I like the show. I like things that makes me think too. Apparently there are people who don't like this kind of show and they start talk shit about it. I don't know why people should really bother with something they can't enjoy, they could just leave i and go right? :(

[@Luis-kv8zc]

@@aegeandawn2039 I mean, I'm sort of the same. Shounen shows make me cringe, things that are revered like Haikyuu, Demon Slayer, etc. and Im usually out spoken on it too. Everyone can have an opinion

[@JITCY9107]

“If you’re black, you have to watch Friday at some point” Damn bro, now white people are calling me out for not seeing it too?

[@Gwesster]

I mean, scamboli's actually black, soooo...

[@louie4551]

Steven Miles Half black, but yeah

[@yeezet4592]

@Kai Hall mixed

[@rightfulfuture4]

As a white guy, I've only seen Friday after next

[@louie4551]

Kai Hall No, he’s half black, half white. He can identify as both. Gtfo of here with that one drop rule

[@car883]

Cant blame u on not understanding it since the writers wanted to "let the readers come up with their own answers"

[@maycontainmustard6976]

I once mentioned that I enjoyed re:zero to an Eva fan and they shouted in response. “It’s Just A Ripoff Of Evangelion” even though they are entirely different shows (they heard the “re” and assumed it was a mecha and thus was a rip off of Evangelion) I lost all respect for them that day

[@ggadams639]

lmao

[@PeruvianPotato]

Funny because the "ripoff" is 10x better than the "original" and yes, I'll die on that hill.

[@deshawn9315]

Next video in my feed says “why eva’s ending is a cinematic masterpiece”

[@thebenjcrew]

To be fair, that video is commenting on the film “end of Evangelion”, which wasn’t referred to in this video (the ending mentioned in this one is the original one for the show, which I’ll admit, is pretty crap). However I’ve seen neither the film nor the video in question so I can’t talk about the validity of that videos points.

[@martinfossatti2626]

not really, that other video is about the anime and how it being about coming to terms with oneselves is reflected all along the series

[@GreekDudeYiannis]

Mine is "5 Anime Perfect for Newcomers". Oh dear.

[@jani90g]

No fucking way, guess what

[@aztralsea]

Yep same

[@barnaclescum7011]

Holdup wait you got that last part wrong. When they say congratulations it's about when Asuka dies in End Of Evangelion That's the happy ending

[@ScamboliReviews]

Ohhhh it all makes sense now

[@evashogoki8703]

Bruh, no.

[@chuviis3508]

@@evashogoki8703 bruh yes

[@snack881]

ohhh fuck you

[@user-co3uc8vt7e]

>:D

[@thespacebaryonyx6007]

11:20 as the show goes on your not meant to like walt

[@taCymm]

ngl the movie ending was better than ep 25 and 26 but i dont understand whats happening in either one

[@Crunch_Games]

This man straight talked about memes instead of the anime half the time. 🤣

[@ScamboliReviews]

It's a lot more entertaining than the show, that's for sure

[@phosforek7343]

Lain *Pretentiousness intensifies*

[@manuelcampi8956]

@Lain The monna lisa is not hard to consume so why is Eva?

[@akshayv3277]

this guy is trying so hard lmao stop clowning

[@brry_01]

@@manuelcampi8956 who told you the Mona Lisa was a masterpiece? It's not even one of the best paintings by Davinci, it's popular because of the story (robbery and shit). But yes, it's not always the case with some masterpieces.

[@duckfrob2911]

"no one important dies" Kaworu & the End of evangelion:am I a joke to you

[@duckfrob2911]

@@vladimirmartinez290 exactly

[@duckfrob2911]

@@vladimirmartinez290 except shinji

[@duckfrob2911]

@@vladimirmartinez290 actyualy asuka died too the reason why she appears in the end was for some symbolism shit

[@matthewlugo2417]

@@duckfrob2911 im pretty sure since shinji became a god, created asuka again unconsciously thats why he strangles her cause he thinks hes still in human instrumentality, when she touches his cheek asuka lets shinji know shes feeling pain and lets herself beloved instead of keeping it deep down

[@parrellel]

Kaji gets shot up by a wet works team in a sewer, nah, not important at all.

[@johnsonm.c6084]

I liked how he put random ass shit just to keep people watching

[@rawkenrawkel]

Thank you! I thought I was "uncultured" 😂

[@Ethyrus]

No, you are. Just because someone agrees with you don't make you right💀

[@Chewy00]

​​​@@EthyrusNo she isn't. She's just not retarded like evangelion fans lol

[@Kaeden-kz2ds]

@@Ethyrusthe show is okay, just because they don’t like it doesn’t mean their uncultured, womp womp.

[@guywhosellsvapes4595]

Remember when the whole staff of Evangelion just thought Christian symbols looked cool and just added crosses for that sole reason.

[@cocorosh7295]

Yeah what can I say the pope be drippy

[@edsknife]

I think the Christian symbolism was supposed to make Evangelion more understandable than to create fresh symbols of its own. It's like using a pre-existing language rather than creating some code that only the creators understand or would have to teach.

[@guywhosellsvapes4595]

@@edsknife It had no real meaning to the production team. The assistant director said it in a interview.

[@pickledsandwich7201]

Not really. The director said in an interview that the show doesn’t have Christian themes and they used that kind of symbolism because it looked cool. That doesn’t mean that the symbolism was meaningless, it had meaning relative to the show’s themes, just not to Christian themes. For example “angel” means messanger of god, and the angels in the show are exactly that, messengers of Adam, a god-like being. Or the fact that the Eva’s are clones of Adam. In other words they took a piece of Adam and made Eva (Eve), mirroring the Biblical creation of humankind. Not even only Christianity. The character of Lilith comes from Jewish mythology, and was the original wife of Adam, that later went on to give birth to demons. Basically in the show the humans are the demons fighting against god’s emissaries, and that’s a central theme to Evangelion’s plot, the struggle of Man agains God.

[@genesisbustamante-durian]

@@pickledsandwich7201 Throw your headcanon into the gerbage bin. The crosses are NOW meaningless, now that we know that it was meaningless to the creators.

[@gabrielgarcon]

dude i'm trying to focus on your goddamn video but you keep saying things like "pee pee poo poo" and "wowey zowey" and now i'm laughing too hard to hear. also it doesn't help that your voice is super serious and calm so when you say that shit it completely cracks me up ahahahaah

[@ScamboliReviews]

LOL I'm satisfied hearing that shit actually worked 😂

[@barnaclescum7011]

This is a big peepeepoopoo wowey zowey moment

[@bluwalker8255]

Symbolism ≠ Quality 😎😎 symbolism is usually a symptom of good storytelling but not an entire narrative device which the plot relies on

[@wideyon5]

I’m not the type of person who can’t watch something say, I like it, and go therefore everyone should like it, and not recognize there are stunning flaws. Evangelion has many, but the story spoke to me in a perfect time of my life (high school) and i can still drum up those old feelings watching it today. That being said I can see why someone would find it boring and it wouldn’t be something I’d recommend to someone my age whose never seen it as I feel the “I feel asleep during it” is pry about right. One more thing thanks for bringing up ergo proxy, speaking of nostalgia, I’ve not seen it just started it based on this video, but damn this gives me all kinda blade runner/armitage: dual and poly matrix vibes! I’m loving it!

[@animatedmayhem]

The “Peepee Poopoo Complex” line earned you a sub, this shit is hilarious

[@unhvly371]

For real, I have not laughed like this in quite some time

[@alexanderstilianov]

I loved the illusion of choice Shinji is faced with a couple of times. Misato and Rei tell him it's okay to not pilot the Eva if he doesn't want to. It's totally his choice. Except that not just all of humanity (and judging by the complete eradication of all animals, plants and even microorganisms on the Antarctic) but literally every living being on Earth is certain to die if Shinji makes the choice not to pilot the Eva. The funniest part is that Shinji doesn't do it for the obvious reason of not dying a horrible death. No. Even before he became self-loathing, the little fucker only does it because his colleagues, legal guardian and of course, father, occasionally (once in Gendo's case) say nice things to him when he risks his life fighting giant monsters inside an unstable living giant cyborg to save their lives.

[@walkingsleeper9713]

He legit says he doesnt wana die. The hell are you on about? His first time in Eva he is scared to go into it. The praise he gets is his copium. Without it he wouldve just fuck it all and I wouldnt blame him I might have done the same. The people of that world are one of these shits. Not the worst sure, but why compare. Also hardly unbeatable cyborg. It is actualy Shinji who is strong. Yes the irony. As I can tell the philosophy of this anime aint worth yours time to write here for you. Maybe I am wrong. tho via your lack of observation details for this anime. I can tell you dont care much about it oh well,whatever.

[@soysource3218]

@@walkingsleeper9713 I feel like it started off as survival and helping lift some responsibility off the injured Rei's shoulders. I feel like as he kept going, he felt like it was actually contributing something which made people like him more. Just everyone around him liked him more. So he justified his job as EVA pilot as something to earn praise which I guess is a side perk of helping 'save the world.'

[@walkingsleeper9713]

@@soysource3218 Indeed people tend to like obedient dogs and tools, that they can grind. All it took for Shinji to get some admiration was to save the world multiple times hahaha. Tells you well the human nature. And people call him a wimp thats just the best. The PTSD that shinji goes throught all the time. Most of them would call it a day and log out(if you get what I am sayin)

[@paocut9018]

@@walkingsleeper9713 i personally agree with the points you make but maybe writhing them in a less confrontational, less insulting way would do a much better job at starting a constructive conversation that can change the other party's mind

[@paocut9018]

I guess it goes to show what a person is willing to do and endure for the sake of being complimented and loved when they never received either of those things in their whole life.

[@BigHeader]

Finished 3.0+1.0 a couple days ago and my brain is now slightly smoother than it was before i watched neon genesis

[@mithridates3490]

Although i loveeeeee evangelion, i feel like every point made is highly reasonable. The reasons for liking this anime are usually for the stylistic choices for me, the animation and the mystery is pretty fun, even if there isnt an answer, i think its still highly entertaining, btw, as an eva fan, the movies were great if u want to give eva another shot!

[@therumblerx]

So I watched Eva when i was in deep depression and found myself relating to shinji and it scared me. I feel like the whole purpose of the show was for people to relate to shinji but not emphasize with him. Shinji is what we hate about ourselves and the other characters help to reflect that. I really had no idea what was going on in the plot but at the mental state I was in the show really helped me to reflect on my life. A lot of people will disagree with my view on it but it doesn't really matter It did what it was meant to do for people like me and that's all that really matters. Eva will always be one of the best anime in my heart.

[@jonhtsoncurk7009]

I feel like it’s a wake up call to just get your shit together. Or atleast that’s what I learned from it

[@base21]

So the point of the show is to make the watcher a better person than its main character? Sounds alittle shitty ngl.

[@therumblerx]

@@base21 If you don't vibe with it its cool it's not for everyone.

[@base21]

@@therumblerx its not about vibing

[@therumblerx]

@@base21 You got your opinion out dude move along.

[@j.yumuraj2880]

This show is best understood as a metaphor for struggling with crippling depression. Trying to understand the actual plot will get you nowhere. (I like the video btw, just making an observation).

[@Gundamguy-py3ir]

Eva is definitely an experience, not plot driven, try to tell me the plot of End of Evangelion.

[@j.yumuraj2880]

James McKenna the people who like the show like it because they relate to the characters. It’s not really plot-driven. If that’s not appealing to you - fine, keep it moving.

[@pabloosset2533]

@@Gundamguy-py3ir Fanta takes over the world.

[@Gundamguy-py3ir]

@@pabloosset2533 I'd say Miso soup. Lol 😂

[@cloudierbus]

Anno thought of this too but no, people complained

[@minecraftperson8412]

When the anime created by a depressed man turns out to not be very well designed:

[@liamhuls470]

Really thought I was missing something when Eva ended. Thank you for articulating the issues I had with the series and sharing your opinion.

[@zjf4043]

You might like the manga [Spoilers for the manga] Toji actually dies, rei develops a sense of self and hapiness and auska is a more warm and human character and shinji has more of a backbone. Also the entire plot is explained in the finale in a non info dumpy way.

[@xavierrodriguez2463]

fuck it might read the manga

[@lilith2598]

Manga is WORTH IT. Good art, and it’s a completely different experience. I think it’s so worth it to watch both. The show and manga inform each other greatly. It’s much more clear too.

[@reubenorange7660]

I agree with every point you said- the manga really is better- except for the one about Asuka. She's just as insufferable as she is in the anime, if not more so.

[@lilith2598]

Reuben Orange you’re playing a DANGEROUS game talking all that shit about Asuka

[@Agnes1322]

Thank you! I had the same thoughts, watching this. I'm also not too fond of the original series (even though I wouldn't say I hate it), but I LOVED the manga. It's definitely the superior story for me personally.

[@nxcts20]

my mans, the focus of eva wasn't the angels and evas, nerv and seele. it was about the friends we made along the way(and a bunch of other philosophical shit)

[@diamartin6865]

i underdtand what you mean but the focus was definitely evas and angels, at least the first 15 episodes. if they're not going to answer them properly, what's the point of placing those details?

[@snortskysnorts254]

Hedgehogs delema

[@megugu2155]

i think i dont like salad.

[@brando5392]

@@diamartin6865 yo bro so the first 15 episodes are all about these evas fighting vs angels right? Because i started watching this anime and i thought that it would be fill by psychological, philosophical and these type of shit but all i can see are these fight between these things in every single scene. Im getting really bored and pissed off about this series.

[@diamartin6865]

@@brando5392 keep going you'll like it

[@alchemystudiosink1894]

Evangelion is a great show.. for AMVs.

[@Mistawaffle]

And for sound design

[@Goedust7]

THERE’S A LOT OF EVANGELION AMVs OUT THERE!!

[@nicogr6227]

"No one important dies in the series." If you want that to happen then you should watch the movie

[@houndnobleman876]

I thought Misato’s backstory (her father issues, her unwillingness to become a mother herself) were quite potent and personal. DemolitionD describes it more succinctly than I could.

[@ScamboliReviews]

Oh the guy with the bad dog

[@ruiisuuu7604]

@@ScamboliReviews the bad dog is now dead :(

[@ren137c]

Wow its been a while since i've seen someone mention Demo, easily one of the best anime youtubers and pioneered a now hugely over-saturated video archetype. Still watch his streams occasionally but its like he wants to block out what hes done on youtube or something, has no interest in talking about it and just ignores comments about it.

[@sufferingmp4102]

Looks like you just aren’t in the right mindset to watch it See, you gotta have a scat fetish

[@elhazthorn918]

A coma fetish.

[@THEdudeproductions]

What? Don't tell me some weird shit occurs.

[@omegazx7236]

@@THEdudeproductions it gets weird but not in that way lol

[@MajorwormXcv]

@@elhazthorn918 EoE

[@someonecool7984]

only people with a scat fetish can read the peepeepoopoo scrolls

[@excalibursonic32]

This channel is like all of the ideas and opinions I've always had but never expressed out loud. I love it. Subbed.

[@titan9404]

You love fairy tale?

[@mariobrojr]

if i didn't watch it with my friend who explained stuff, I would probably feel the same way god you really hitting what I feel

[@Robersora]

you know someone won't like Eva when he zeroes into the plot

[@amuro9624]

U don't watch it to understand all the crazy shit going on with the angels

[@sonicmorgana5363]

Amuro転生 then why do you watch it?

[@skunthundler]

@@sonicmorgana5363 Because you're a sad 14 year old who wants to see something "deep"

[@amuro9624]

@@skunthundler it's not about depth. It's not a show about the war against angels. The angel thing is a lovecraftian presence to contrast with the small lives of the protagonists. It's about kids who get fucked up by the war and their families. It's not a heroic tale about a 14yo kid who saves the world like in many anime. It shows a more realistic view of what would happen if u actually put a 14yo in that situation. The show doesn't work with animé logic where there's supposed to be this development arc where broken characters suddenly become heroes because that doesn't happen in real life. When ur like those characters ur barely trying to keep your head over the surface to not drown. U learn to grow up and live with ur traumas, depression or whatever issues u might have. U grow up to become like misako who's an adult that acts like a child and hide her own issues to be a functional and competent member of the nerv. It's a tragedy, not a heroic tale. It's about how pathetic humans can be. The angels are similar to cthulu in lovecraft's books its that kind of horror based on the unknown. Angels are scary because u don't know what they are or what they want exactly. U don't know where they come from and what is the extent of their powers. And the number one rule of lovecraftian horror is that the viewer/reader shouldn't understand everything about how the monster or whatever works because it's the fear of the unknown that makes it interesting. I can understand if u don't like any of those 2 aspects of the show but some people do like it. That's why lovecraft and books like Norwegian woods are respected. Some people don't like to just watch heroes do heroic things. But u don't understand that because u decided that people who like a show that u don't like are just dumb or have bad taste. Not everybody is interested in the same stuff and not everything is for everyone. Don't go watch a romantic comedy and complain that there's no action scene and say that people who like it are just people who are desperate for love. Tragedy has been around since ancient Greece but in 2020 liking tragedy makes you a depressed 14yo? Fuck off.

[@skunthundler]

@@amuro9624 Leave it to the EVA fan to write an essay over a joke lmao.

[@crazyliclay]

Wow... "Symbolism is DLC" is actually a truly brilliant line holy cow dude!

[@imPyroHD]

na its quite a stupid line, especially when you know that Eva's main focus IS INDEED symbolism.

[@imPyroHD]

@@mooners544 main reason the 1% of the community who doesnt like them do is because they've never put themselves in their shoes, if you've put yourselves in Asukas shoes and still hate her and think shes a bitch you lack basic human empathy, as simple as that

[@judehaylesa]

@@imPyroHD "you didn't watch the anime correctly" lmfao

[@CCFTGAMING]

Jude the amount you hate yourself is proportional to the amount you like eva

[@Criomorph]

@@imPyroHD So is NBA2K, that doesn't make it a good game. If you're sold stake but receive a plate with that piece of lettuce they put under it for aesthetics and nothing else you don't go "ah yes, this is a symbolic steakhouse" you call the manager and tell him to go fuck himself. Saying that a piece of media consists exclusively of ancilliary content is specifically a condemnation of that media, like a car with four wheels and no engine - it has less than no value.

[@matteoorlando9910]

I love seeing you answer to the comments that support your videos as you perfectly know you can't argue against the ones that actually understood it.