Review of Neon Genesis Evangelion

The original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime (on its own) is a hard show to rate. The production value is high, it has an interesting world-building, and tries its best to make a plot that debates bold concepts on human nature and society. Main cast of characters are distinguishable and easily charming to most of the audience (and the fanart community is a proof of that). However, the anime falls flat on character development throughout the show. There are no character arcs. It is mostly action and exposition with the character holding on to the same emotions and same problems. The lack of character developments mean youdon't really feel the struggle in any action scene. This makes the episodes with no story exposition, very forgettable and uninteresting.

I think the show would have been much better if the episodes and characters were explored more and had better showcase of inner struggle from episode to the next, rather than holding all of that back for the direct movie sequel (End of Evangelion).