Review of Neon Genesis Evangelion

I'm sorry, I just don't get it. This series has been hyped up so much, and is praised as one of the greatest anime ever made. So when I went to watch it, I was very excited. Very rarely have I ever been so disappointed in a series. It was so damn BORING. I mean, I guess the fights were ok, but seriously, I was trying to find things to like about the series, and coming up with nothing. Even the characters were all unlikeable (with the exception of one or two). Rei was ok, but Shinji was annoying, and I utterly despised Asuka. I literallycared nothing for these characters or their fates, except for the ones I hated (like Asuka and Shinji's dad), who I simply wanted to die just so I wouldn't have to see them anymore. I had to force myself to keep going, thinking and hoping it would get better at some point.

Despite my dislike of it, I forced myself to push on, just so I could say that I had see it since, as an anime fan, it's pretty much a requirement for this series to be seen. But geez did I want this series to end. Especially the episodes towards the end. They dragged for for freakin' ever, even just killing time by replaying the same scenes over and over again. I swear, if I had to hear Asuka say "This isn't the real me!" one more time, I was going to put my fist through the screen. I was beyond relief when I finally finished.

Of course, I was aware that maybe it would have a different impact on me later. So 5 years after my first viewing of it, I gave it a second chance and watched it again. It was even worse the second time through, and no less boring. Seriously, what was it that people liked about this crap? Yeah, yeah, I've read reviews about the meaning and symbolism, yadda-yadda, all that nonsense, and I got/saw all that when I was watching. It still didn't stop me from being bored out of my mind.

This was one of the worst series I have ever seen, and having watched over 1000 series, that's REALLY saying something. It's not that this series just wasn't my cup of tea, it was boring garbage. I know I'm in the minority here, and I'm sorry, but I just don't get what's so great about it. I give it a 2/10, and that's me being generous.