Review of Neon Genesis Evangelion
*SOME SPOILERS* Where do I begin with this anime? for the past hour i've been trying to gather my thoughts on what i've just witnessed, but i can't come up with anything. But I can tell you one thing: THAT ENDING IS NOT AMAZING OR THE BEST THING EVER, IT'S A GIANT PIECE OF SHIT. There will be some spoilers, but I'll try to keep that to a minimum. My review for episode 1-24: I can compare Eva to a dupstep song, the first 24 episodes being the build up to that drop you're looking forward to, and boy every episode gets higher and higher. With some truly fantastic momentsand interesting complex characters, the show seemed to have great potential and as the show went on I kept on getting more and more questions that seemed like they'd never get answered. But what good is the plot if the characters aren't as good? The characters of Eva are like snow:
You love it and can't get enough, or it annoys you and you hate it with a passion.
Where am i? Well I'm somewhere inbetween (Seriously fuck Asuka). Characters seemed mysterious and it felt like there was much to learn about them, but sadly the series never fully developed them as it spent a lot of time pissing around until the last 2 episodes where they realised they actually had to finish the story.
All in all the first 24 episodes were very entertaining and got me hyped for the hyped ending that was described to me as "a masterpiece", so then, how was the drop to this amazing song?
My reviews for episode 25 and 26:
IT'S SHIT.
Seriously? What the hell was that? None of my questions were answered and I'm left here confused and outraged, it's clear that the studio was running low on money because this "ARTSY" ending was not intended to be artsy, but just a cheap way of using whatever money they had left to conjure some terrible ending that leaves you saying "WHAT THE HELL"
Is there character development? Nope!
Only shinji gets a bit of that!
Is there a good story?
Nope! It's just bad
Do you want a satisfying conclusion that leaves you with no questions?
Well tough luck YOU'RE NOT GETTING IT
Instead we're left with a rushed ending that obviously wasn't planned out
These last 2 episodes ruined the show for me.
I hope the movies explain what the hell that was.
Even though the ending was terrible, the show was still very enjoyable and had some terrific moments, but sadly if you want a good anime to watch that won't leave you scratching your head, I suggest you look elsewhere (Code Geass is kind of similar but SERIOUSLY BETTER).
I had some good fun with this show and you should check it out if you want something different from the usual mecha.
I give it an 8 out of 10