Evangelion might have had an impact on the anime culture, but I think it's incredibly overrated, rather pretentious, and most of the time, just downright mean-spirited. Why? Here, we have Shinji, a kid with self-image lower than a mud-encrusted doormat. I can buy Asuka being hard on him since she's the hot-blooded Tsundere type, but everyone else? Unacceptable! And then there's Rei. She's hard to ... read more
Description:At the age of 14 Shinji Ikari is summoned by his father to the city of Neo Tokyo-3 after several years of separation. There he unwillingly accepts the task of becoming the pilot of a giant robot by the name EVA01 and protect the world from the enigmatic invaders known as "angels." Even though he repeatedly questions why he hAt the age of 14 Shinji Ikari is summoned by his father to the city of Neo Tokyo-3 after several years of separation. There he unwillingly accepts the task of becoming the pilot of a giant robot by the name EVA01 and protect the world from the enigmatic invaders known as "angels." Even though he repeatedly questions why he has accepted this mission from his estranged and cold father, his doing so helps him to gradually accept himself. However, why exactly are the angels attacking and what are his father’s true intentions are yet to be unraveled.... (more)(less)
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Asuka: Can barely control her rage (and, sometimes, lust). (Id)
Shinji: Wants to prove himself to his father, discharge his guilt, make himself a hero... (Ego)
Rei: A moral and self-sacrificing Emotionless Girl (Superego)
Toji: A jock who often acts on his impulses, gets very angry at the people he feels crosses him, and enjoys the simpler things in life (Id)
Kensuke: A nerdy military otaku who thoroughly investigates his hunches and desperately wants to be considered special (Ego)
Hikari"
"06/02/13 - The first half of this 26 episode show is the most bland an anime could possibly be. 1-dimensional characters, no real plot or themes, just robots fighting giant not-robots. Then the second half, I thought it was getting better, in fact, there was about 3 episodes where it seemed like they were actually setting up something interesting. There was almost a story. It seemed like it was trying to knockoff Akira but it would have been something at least. Then, instead of pursuing this"
“Evangelion might have had an impact on the anime culture, but I think it's incredibly overrated, rather pretentious, and most of the time, just downright mean-spirited. Why? Here, we have Shinji, a kid with self-image lower than a mud-encrusted doormat. I can buy Asuka being hard on him since she's the hot-blooded Tsundere type, but everyone else? Unacceptable! And then there's Rei. She's hard to explain, but she's the only character I actually feel sorry for despite her apparent lack of emotions. Everybody knows of the classic "Mind Rape" episode, but the episode afterwards was where the entire series went straight to hell. Why? Because Dr. Akagi had the au” read more
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The best anime I have ever seen. It was sad, it was psychological, it was tragic and it was weird. While the animation looks very sketchy today, it still holds up thanks to its fantastic production values. Its themes of abandonment and loneliness caters to its action packed and sometimes gory set pieces while its characters are endlessly fascinating and all the while tragic."
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