Review of Neon Genesis Evangelion

In all honesty this anime is absolutely incredible! When one watches Evangelion, he will be compelled to think in an immense amount of depth. The story is impressive, complex, and unique. While at first it seems to be a normal mecha anime, the story shifts to a deep, psychological, and controversial story. There are many philosophical concepts and historical/biblical references that further enhance one's understanding of the plot such as "the lance of longinus", "kabbalah" or the "dead sea scrolls." If one has knowledge of the symbolism in Evangelion, then one will find meanings hidden within the story. i have watched a lot of animeand none of them had as much complexity and symbolism as Evangelion.

The fluidity of the animation is actually realy good for its time! some of the destruction physics were astounding! However due to a budget cut the second half of the anime had less movement and color, but even then it was still very good.

the soundtrack was in all honestly excellent and very memorable. However when one watches this, he may be slightly annoyed by the "this doesn't work. This doesn't work either" kind of dialogue, but you get used to it.

The depth of the characters coincides with the story. Each character is developed extremely well, and each one has secrets and pasts.

One will enjoy this anime immensely if he watches it and pays close attention to detail and watches this anime with an open mind. when I finished this show for the first time, there were many questions running through my head. a few months later i watched it again, and found many of my questions answered due to the fact that i had knowledge from watching it once. it was definitely worth the re-watch.

This anime remains on my top 5 due to its incredible amount of depth in almost every aspect.