Review of Neon Genesis Evangelion
A compilation review of the HTWA! Hope you find it handy! "To me this was a great anime due to its plotline, its silly remeberable characters like pen pen, its great action scenes and its romance was pretty good" - Redhydoken7 "perfect example of how an ending can completely ruin a series in an instant. Watch RahXephon if you want a similar series but dont want to punch a hole through the wall at the end and regret all the time you just wasted." - shinigamidono "i love NGE. i don't like mecha too much but i hear positive things about it. so i just have to checkit out. It has nice plot, awesome mecha action, and a catchy opening theme. I'm not sure if this is an appropriate beginner anime as the plotline can be a bit overwhelming." - icemachine
"shinji = emo + gay = many moments of anger." - tigerz
"I don't get why Shinji as a character gets that much hate, sure he's a whiny bitch but there's a reason for it, mostly due to the absence of her mother and his dad being a dick also, well... he is a teenager. If there's someone to project hate to it should be Gendo. Episode 25-26 doesn't exist, watch End of Evangelion instead." - saintcross
"ya i have heard that before.. but i am going to have to say no thanks. may have been good advice before i watched 25-26... but it's ruined.. done.. dont want any NGE anymore ;)
+ shinji is an emo sob that pisses me off to no end. if you tell me he gets stabbed to death in End of Evangelion, i might watch it :P" - shinigamidono
"Neon Genesis Evangelion is awesome! i loved it and it was the first anime i ever watched. So i think a beginner could watch it. I reckon anime in general is meant for older kids, since some of the the theme's and issues they deal with are pretty full on. Plus most anime have a bit of ecchi or what ever you call it. So then that leaves older children and adults left to watch NGE and they should be able to understand most of it (except epi 25/26).
If you watch "the end of evangelion" it explains visually what going on in epi 25/26. But i love the series ending, (after understanding what happens ) better. I love the way that the last two epi's go through there minds and what there thinking.
"+ shinji is an emo sob that pisses me off to no end. if you tell me he gets stabbed to death in End of Evangelion, i might watch it :P"
lol yerre i agree shinji is a bit annoying but his got a lot of issues. yet his the only character that deals with his issues.
For me NGE was good because it starts off introducing the characters and building them up to a stage where they get along and do there job and seem happy in there world. Like i expected at that stage they would end the show like they save the world and everyone would be happy and shinji and his dad would be cool and so on.
But no. Then the 13th angel (Touji) comes around and like messes everything up. From there everything went downhill for the character's and i loved that. That every one had scars from the past and issues to deal with.
NGE is so good because its like three shows in one. its a mecha. there's a element of slice of life. and the psychological in there as well.
The art work is done well. It's very watchable to this day. There are parts (backgrounds) were the age of this anime does become apparent.
the theme song is awesome.
If you didn't like one part of this show there's still plenty to watch it for, and that's why i reckon so many people like it." - ucandoit
"Easily one of my top favorite if not the best anime's Ive watched. I've seen the movie ending and I am eagerly awaiting the Rebuilds.
I do agree that ep 25-26 were indeed pretty crappy 'cause there just wasn't any way one could follow along. And while, I see the point some people will make here in saying that the ending ruined it, you should in that case watch the movie ending and re-judge it.
That being said, I do not think it would be a great introduction to anime due to it being a little overwhelming for some people." - Nihilus_
"Am I one of the only people to actually like ep 25-6? I know it doesn't round things out plotwise, but I'd say it's a crucial part of the series, since it explores the reasoning behind Instrumentality, and the arguments against it.
Yes, End of Evangelion is a "neater" finish, but it would be incomplete without the insights from ep 25-6." - CriticalEye
"One of the first anime I started with so it's not too bad for beginners.
I would say everyone needs to watch the NGE movies, not so much for death & rebirth since it's mostly a recap movie but definitely the End of Evangelion. Yeah, the last couple episodes were not true endings to the anime but at least the End of Evangelion gives somewhat a more "proper" ending.
I'm looking forward to the new rebuild movies. At first, I thought they were going to be recap of the original series with HD and better animation but I think they're adding some new stuff so it could be interesting to see where it goes.
A pretty okay series overall IMO, it's been such a long time since I've seen it but I still remember I was old enough to know what was going on and say WTF at some moments." - shoxk
"Great show spoiled by Shinji's emoness and a bullshit ending. Even so, I loved it and it somehow remains as one of my favorite shows. I'm either really that dense, or it really is that good despite its annoyances.
As a side note, the new Rebuild of Evangelion movies are a lot better and solve a lot of the issues with the series. Everyone should be pleased to know that Shinji is nowhere nearly as irritating as he is in the series." - Bonta_kun
"Lot of MECHs. Extraordinary story. Interesting characters. Awesome battles. And it's really scary, that EVA :)" - Scirm
"I like the Rebuild series - the graphics is pretty awesome, and the Angels are better drawn than in the first series
I don't compare the plot, as Hideaki-sensei clearly stated that the Rebuild is for those who haven't watched the original or haven't understood it, so I just enjoy the music and the graphics" - Origa-san
"Personally, I really liked the congratulations scene. It reminded me that the main story wasn't about robots fighting angel to save the world, it was more about the various characters having to fight their own problems." - EternalKnight
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