Review of Neon Genesis Evangelion

The ending pissed me off so much (no spoilers)- STORY- 7/10 Mostly good until the ending. where everything went to hell because of empty pockets and Shinji started talking to himself. But there's also the End of Evangelion Movie, so looking forward to watch that. The concept of the Angels and their mysteriousness was interesting, the whole mystery aspect behind why they're attacking and all, but a lot of questions are unanswered. ART- 8/10 For the low budget and 90's animation, Evangelion did a good job with its animation. Nice bright scenery to contrast to the themes of the show, and the animation for the show was goodwhen it tried. Unfortunately, the budget cuts really vamped the quality down. Episode 24 featured Shinji inside his robot staring for half a minute, so points off there.

SOUND- 7/10
The soundtrack wasn't that noteworthy for the most part, with some exceptions. The opening, A Cruel Angel's Thesis, is currently my favorite opening of all time (and yes, I've watched AoT, TG, F/Z, SAO), with the catchy tune and inspiring lyrics really fitting for the show. But the last few episodes, LOL HAHAHA. When one of the Angels attack and destroying stuff, they legitimately start playing Ode to Joy while NERV and its pilots are having their necks hung dry, and then later on towards Episode 24 when Shinji's having a bit of a breakdown and staring for half a minute. So great job Gainax for trying your best, but that just didn't work well.

CHARACTER- 9/10
So nowadays, people bash on mainstream anime mostly because lack of character development. Evangelion is probably the exact opposite. It's a character study over the Evangelion pilots and the other cast. People have mixed reviews over Shinji's personality, mostly because they hate him. I don't hate Shinji that much, and he definitely displays some personality traits that make him a better character than maybe Natsu from Fairy Tail, but it doesn't stop the fact that he's a really annoying character at times. Rei's pretty mysterious and her character has been copied and pasted into other anime, and Asuka is alright too, with a sort of messed up childhood. So Evangelion did well in this department.

ENJOYMENT- 7/10
So I'm not a real fan of mecha anime, or the 90's animation, so this score isn't going to be fantastic. The fights against the Angels and how they affect the characters are really interesting to see, but I don't like to interpret anime too much (since it's a bunch of silly Japanese cartoons, right?), and Evangelion really made me think. The ending was also a point of annoyance for me, and that's why I'm watching End of Evangelion right after this review.

OVERALL- 8/10
I'd say Evangelion is the classic that people say it to be, with decent plot, characters, animation (for the most part), opening and ending, and soundtrack. The mystery element is one of the biggest things that kept me coming back to watch another episode but the ending was a huge letdown due to the horrible budget. Recommendation is for more mature audiences who think when they watch anime (not me) and understand symbolism in the show.

CONGRATULATIONS *clap clap*