DARKPLANT RISING Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Well, I've watched the whole series, and I was pretty amazed by its utter awesomeness. If you want a really summed up version, just watch this video based on its OP, the Cruel Angel's Thesis. This video urged me to watch the anime too, so I decided to do so. If you look through, a good eye will spot my "photo" inside. In fact, I got them from here. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kFhPVAhV_o&feature=related[/youtube] Some parts of the series are a bit ero-gro. Particulary episodes 18 and 20 with the Movie, I believe, are gory or sexually oriented, so according to adults you shouldn't watch it till 15. Of course, no one listens, right? Anyhow, discuss on Neon Genesis Evangelion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ky2quick Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 There are some movies that have yet to come here to the States Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKPLANT RISING Posted October 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 [quote name='Ky2quick' timestamp='1288297341' post='4745305'] There are some movies that have yet to come here to the States [/quote] Would you explain what you mean? If it means you can't watch the video, I'll change it. If you're just saying that the movie version isn't in the US, you can use youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 I rather liked it, though I didn't think it lived up to its full hype... though given how much hype it has, nothing could. What really confused me was how much hate Shinji gets as a character, since I thought he was an excellent protagonist. I was really underwhelmed by Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone, though. One of the strengths of the series is that for at least the first two-thirds of it the characters' problems are clearly present but are deliberately understated, but the movie has Shinji in blatant full-blown emo state throughout, and it takes place entirely before Asuka even shows up. Yes, if Shinji had acted like that in the series, I would have found him whiny and annoying; the series was good because he wasn't like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKPLANT RISING Posted October 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 [quote name='Crab Helmet' timestamp='1288393681' post='4747906'] What really confused me was how much hate Shinji gets as a character, since I thought he was an excellent protagonist. [/quote] I quite agree. He's a really typical 14-year-old in character, and he becomes closer to you. Of course most people wouldn't *censored* instantly when you see a naked girl, but overall he's normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 [quote name='Crab Helmet' timestamp='1288393681' post='4747906'] I rather liked it, though I didn't think it lived up to its full hype... though given how much hype it has, nothing could. What really confused me was how much hate Shinji gets as a character, since I thought he was an excellent protagonist. I was really underwhelmed by Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone, though. One of the strengths of the series is that for at least the first two-thirds of it the characters' problems are clearly present but are deliberately understated, but the movie has Shinji in blatant full-blown emo state throughout, and it takes place entirely before Asuka even shows up. Yes, if Shinji had acted like that in the series, I would have found him whiny and annoying; the series was good because he wasn't like that. [/quote] In that case, I may actually watch the series. I rented that movie and FREAKING HATED Shinji's constant bitching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 [quote name='ADHD-Guitar' timestamp='1288570409' post='4753593'] In that case, I may actually watch the series. I rented that movie and FREAKING HATED Shinji's constant bitching. [/quote] Through most of the series, Shinji actually has the opposite characteristic; far from whining too much, Shinji has a tendency to respond to most things with a simple "Hai" of agreement. He does tend to apologize too much, but there's an interesting twist on it: the point where things get really bad for Shinji is the point where he [i]stops[/i] apologizing, since he just doesn't care anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Wolf Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 This is one of those animes i watched when i was a kid and then rewatched when i was stoned as an adult like a year ago... got to say better stoned. =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weather Report - Stand Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 I watched it alongside Gurren Lagann last year, 1 ep of each every day. For a while, GL was my favorite of the two, and I just kept watching Eva because of its rave reviews... and then I hit the really serious third and loved it all. And then I came to the Rebuild movies, entering knowing that much of each character would be edited or removed. The first one moved faster than the first few episodes, I'll say, but then the last sequence made me understand HOW different this series would be from the first, what with all the transforming laser-firing bloody diamonds of absolute death and whatnot. And then when I hit the second movie, I thought nothing of Mari, the new gal, and was okay with Asuka's name change for one good reason: SHE IS NOT A b**** ANYMORE!! Really, she wasn't THAT terrible in the series, but in this version, I actually LIKE her! My gosh! And then she's getting an EYEPATCH?! That doesn't really mean much of anything, but who cares. I'm STILL anticipating Q: Quickening wayyyyyy too much for my own good, thanks to learning of Kaworu's extended role, the odd signs placed here and there in the sceneries, and the "GIVE AYANAMI BACK!!" scene. Also I always thought Shinji was cool, I didn't hate him. Yeah, it's probably because I apologize too much to people as well, but still, he was semi-believable. I got to invest some audience participation points into him! And then feel terrible over the complete breakdown of End! WOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKPLANT RISING Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Yeah, the End of Evangelion's final twenty minutes were so awesome in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephemiel Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Neon Genesis Evangelion was probably the first anime i ever saw [alongside .Hack//SIGN] and was the anime that got me into it in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horror movie GOD Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 I agree, the whole series and movies was full of AWESOMENESS even if you only watched it for that AWESOME AS GOD theme song, you would be a fan at first sight, even though the ending to the series was confusing and kinda disipointing, I still LOVE Neon Genisis Evagelion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSS Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 way too much mindf#$%ery for my head to handle (and I've seen this anime like 2 years ago) so i dropped it at episode 5 (Shinji pissed me off way too much) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horror movie GOD Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 And I didn't really like shinji that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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