Review of Neon Genesis Evangelion

What can I say? People are calling this the greatest anime of all time. If you want to call yourself an anime fan, you should know it. The greatest thing about this series is that everybody has their own unique interpretation of it. The reason why I gave the animation a 9 is that, during the time the show was being made - especially near the end - Gainax wasn't really confident in the show's potential for success (at the time it was being aired on TV Tokyo, which had 5 affiliates, and only became successful after word of mouth hadspread rumor of the show all over the place and a larger broadcast network decided to pick it up... or something like that) and so they cut both the budget and scheduling for the Eva project, so later in the series, the animators didn't have time to make as many frames as they would have liked, and eventually they ran out of time to complete all the frames they needed, so in the last 2 next episode previews and even the last episode, they had to use macro shots of storyboards and the like. You'll be so wrapped up in the show at this point that you'll probably think it was intentional. Original and intriguing characterization is one of the strongest points of the show. The story is compelling. There is some interesting use of music in some parts of the show. Most likely, Eva will either send you on a trip or throw you for a loop. It'll put your brain in a blender and kinda rearrange it a little bit. If you just finished watching something like FLCL, I suggest putting this one off for a while. Go watch Gundam or something. Come back after that.