[redsniper]

...and it was trippy . The show just finished its run on Adult Swim and despite the infamously weird ending I enjoyed it immensely. The whole anime had an old-school charm to it; I'm always impressed by older animes since they're completely hand drawn (I think) and yet still look awesome. This has easily become my favorite anime and I think I may just go out and buy it on DVD. And yes, I'm aware that there's a movie which supposedly clears up the ending and such. I haven't seen it yet so please don't spoil anything. I've had it downloaded for a while now and I've just been waiting for the series to end, but I won't have access to my computer for a few days . Also, I know that some people really just don't like Evangelion and I don't want this to turn into a thread arguing over why the show either rocks or sucks.
Well, it's late and I'm really tired. Maybe this is a stupid post but I won't have the mental capacity to realize that until morning. Expect further posting after I've seen the movie or if I just feel like it.
That is all. You may return to your regular posting schedule. Good night.

[Grey Wolf]

I just couldn't get into the psychoanalysis, and End of Evangelion is even odder.

[Mefustae]

It's a pretty good series, definitely one of the best anime series out there, and there are actually two movies, which - just so you know - continue on from episode 24 if i'm not mistaken. The first one - Death & Rebirth - basically recaps the entire series and fills in a few gaps here and there story-wise, giving you an alternate episode 25, and ending with with Unit 02 in one of the best looking... hell, the best looking battle i've ever seen in a cartoon. The second movie - The End of Evangelion - picks up right at the end of episode 24, replays the final half an hour of Death & Rebirth, and then continues on. Then it goes... sorta... wierd. Seriously, if you thought the final couple of episodes were out-there, wait until you see the second movie. It's a confounding conlcusion that really doesn't make all that much sense, really, but it's definitely a good watch... if you can wrap your head around it, anway...

[Shadow0000]

if you thought the final couple of episodes were out-there, wait until you see the second movie. It's a confounding conlcusion that really doesn't make all that much sense, really, but it's definitely a good watch... if you can wrap your head around it, anway...

Basically you should play "XenoGears" (PSX/1998), it takes a view point 99% of Evangelion, clearing almost everything even the so called "God" (which indeed it was in the right definition of "God"), SquareSoft make an excellent job with it, plus the XenoGears is very much like an evangelion, is very much like the same in every aspect, XenoGears is the 5th Episode of XenoSaga (which has 8th episodes I believe), they continues into the Ps2 from the 1st chapters, but the mayor revelation is in XenoGears...

After you play this, Evangelion mostly should be child's play to understand, if not then you didn't pay attention to the game.....

[Kamikaze]

Most overrated anime IMHO.

[Ransom]

I have to agree with Kamikaze.

[Turnsky]

Most overrated anime IMHO.

overrated being an understatement, if you could even understand what the hell was going on, the physics would make anyone wince.

yeah, i saw it, my opinion was "eh"

[Grug]

I came for the battles, stayed for the characters, and was taken away by the sheer depth of the show.
I love how its not just a this is badguy, so we shoot em.
There is so much depth to the show I can't put it in words.

The ending was a little weird but I still somehow enjoyed it, if not even fully understood it.

[Ulala]

I just hated the episode where in his mind Shinji (sp?) had to realize that people didn't hate him or whatever. The whole time I wanted to yell at him to shut up and get over it. Never saw the last movie, a friend said it was so weird it wasn't really worth it. Maybe he was wrong?

[Unknown Target]

Evangelion was ok...but Shinji was just annoyingly pathetic to me. I didn't like the series much because of his pathetic character. I know it was a big part, and I don't want a John Wayne, but I do want a character that doesnt baul his head off at someone closing the door behind them after he's done talking to them.

[Ghostavo]

The last two episodes are just the Instrumentality Project taking place.

If you want wierd watch the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[Unknown Target]

The problem with anime really is that all of their characters are the same and 2 dimensional. Evanglion is probably so celebrated because OMG OMG OMG it has a character that isnt the usual punk/goth/emo rebel who hates the law and plays by nobody's rules but has his uncontrollable super power that he eventually has to control so he can go on a gigantic quest to find the bad guy while collecting something along the whole way that will help him beat the bad guy.

[Polpolion]

That show was the weirdest ever. The last episode (from what I remember) was pretty much a clip show of the dude (shinji?) going crazy. He already had severe mental issues, along with pretty much everyone else.

The final movie was strange. Except for the part with the flamethrower . That was a good part.

[NGTM-1R]

I gave up on NGE when I found out an Eva could only run for about 5 minutes without an external power source. So, that was...years before I even saw an episode.

Regardless I did watch the first ten or so. My hatred of Shinji knows no bounds now. Amuro did the unwilling protagonist so much better it's not even funny. And considering the age of Mobile Suit Gundam as compared to NGE...well, it essentially comes down to "production team on crack".

Eva is pretty trippy, but if you really want something that makes absolutely zero sense, watch Serial Experiments Lain. I own the DVDs, I've watched the whole thing upwards of ten times...I still don't get it.

[Ghostavo]

Evanglion is probably so celebrated because OMG OMG OMG it has a character that isnt the usual punk/goth/emo rebel who hates the law and plays by nobody's rules but has his uncontrollable super power that he eventually has to control so he can go on a gigantic quest to find the bad guy while collecting something along the whole way that will help him beat the bad guy.

 

[Ransom]

The problem with anime really is that all of their characters are the same and 2 dimensional.

Er... that's hardly a problem unique to anime.

[Unknown Target]

The problem with anime really is that all of their characters are the same and 2 dimensional.

Er... that's hardly a problem unique to anime.

No, but it's a problem that almost all anime shares. Just because other media has the problem doesn't make it any less true that 99% of anime has horrible characters and cookie-cutter storylines.

[Ransom]

I'd say the same is true for pretty much every other medium.

[redsniper]

So do the movies have any plot progression/development? Do they tie up any of the loose ends from the series before going trippy? And did anyone find that part in the last episode where all the characters are in a sitcom kind of situation to be creepier than the rest of the show? Hearing Gendo and Yui tease each other over morning coffee just gave me the willies somehow .
Oh, and about Shinji being a whiny pansy...

Spoiler:

Although he did act like a wuss at times, I feel that he more than made up for it in episode 19. That is, the one where he quits NERV, the angel with ribbony arms shows up, he goes back to NERV and then basically wipes the floor with the angel. (Until the power runs out.)

[ZylonBane]

Anime "shares"??