| I want to know why people like Evangelion so much. I like the series but don't see what all the hype is about. So tell me, why do you like it so much. Your answer can't be... "Because it is so good."... Your arguement will be invalid after that. |
| "Canaan. You're a victim whose past was taken away by war. And she's a defeated person who lost her past in a power struggle. Soldiers who are born within destruction take hatred as their weapon. Even though you and her became soldiers for the same reason, you both live differently. Listen Canaan, you cannot counter hatred with hatred... ever." -Siam, Canaan |
| "Because it is so good." |
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| k need something better than that. |
| "Canaan. You're a victim whose past was taken away by war. And she's a defeated person who lost her past in a power struggle. Soldiers who are born within destruction take hatred as their weapon. Even though you and her became soldiers for the same reason, you both live differently. Listen Canaan, you cannot counter hatred with hatred... ever." -Siam, Canaan |
| i never watched it, apparently its pretty good OP. |
moonkingdomify said: k need something better than that. Cause it has electrolytes. |
| Cause of Teh Rei |
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Trippeh said: i never watched it, apparently its pretty good OP. It was pretty good. But not as good as everybody makes it out to be. |
| "Canaan. You're a victim whose past was taken away by war. And she's a defeated person who lost her past in a power struggle. Soldiers who are born within destruction take hatred as their weapon. Even though you and her became soldiers for the same reason, you both live differently. Listen Canaan, you cannot counter hatred with hatred... ever." -Siam, Canaan |
| because asuka |
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Fuckyou-Kun said: because asuka k. Asuka is one of my favorite anime characters but still. |
| "Canaan. You're a victim whose past was taken away by war. And she's a defeated person who lost her past in a power struggle. Soldiers who are born within destruction take hatred as their weapon. Even though you and her became soldiers for the same reason, you both live differently. Listen Canaan, you cannot counter hatred with hatred... ever." -Siam, Canaan |
| The opening song & The End of Evangelion are my favoutire parts. Why don't you start by giving you thoughts on it? |
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SuperHands said: The opening song & The End of Evangelion are my favoutire parts. Why don't you start by giving you thoughts on it? I liked the series and found the religious references interesting. I did enjoy a few parts of it thoroughly (Asuka and Shinji kissing scene...Nagisa and Shinji angelimance.) but things in the series just made me bored at points. for instance they had scenes where Shinji would just stare at people. I thought that these scenes took to long to get through. The only one that I liked was the one with Asuka and Rei in the elevator because of the emphasis used. But I did overall love the series. I'm just so confused to why it is so popular. |
| "Canaan. You're a victim whose past was taken away by war. And she's a defeated person who lost her past in a power struggle. Soldiers who are born within destruction take hatred as their weapon. Even though you and her became soldiers for the same reason, you both live differently. Listen Canaan, you cannot counter hatred with hatred... ever." -Siam, Canaan |
moonkingdomify said: SuperHands said: The opening song & The End of Evangelion are my favoutire parts. Why don't you start by giving you thoughts on it? I liked the series and found the religious references interesting. I did enjoy a few parts of it thoroughly (Asuka and Shinji kissing scene...Nagisa and Shinji angelimance.) but things in the series just made me bored at points. for instance they had scenes where Shinji would just stare at people. I thought that these scenes took to long to get through. The only one that I liked was the one with Asuka and Rei in the elevator because of the emphasis used. But I did overall love the series. I'm just so confused to why it is so popular. That's because Gainax (The studio who made NGE) was running low on budget. They had to use tricks to cut the amount of frames to speed up the process and cut cost. The TV series really does cut a lot of corners in the animation department. |
| yeah well. Last 2 episodes is laziness. |
| "Canaan. You're a victim whose past was taken away by war. And she's a defeated person who lost her past in a power struggle. Soldiers who are born within destruction take hatred as their weapon. Even though you and her became soldiers for the same reason, you both live differently. Listen Canaan, you cannot counter hatred with hatred... ever." -Siam, Canaan |
| Because Sachiel. |
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moonkingdomify said: yeah well. Last 2 episodes is laziness. It's not so much that they were lazy. It's just that they didn't have a budget at this point. Besides, once they got their money all back, they went ahead and made The End of Evangelion movie, so it's all good. |
| And I mean that in the most sexually painful way possible. |
| Yea dude besides the last two episodes were good. |
| cuz Shinji is my bitch |
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| I've been thinking why it's one of my favourite animes, and I think it's because it, even with it flaws, has so much more believable characters than lets say, Shingeki no Kyojin. Not that SnK isn't a good show. NGE is just so much different to the rest of the anime and movies. Even with his annoying nature, Shinji is, in the end, one of the best characters because he's real. That's how pretty much everyone would act if he/she were thrown into a situation like that no matter how cool or awesome you think you are. And I'm not going to talk about why I like Asuka so much except that she's awesome. Then there's also the fact that I'm a sucker for these "you are the last hope for humanity's survival, you must not lose" dramas, and that's what NGE is. Except it does that genre more believably than any other series I have seen. While I agree that some scenes could be called slow or cheap, such as some people standing without moving for 30 seconds, those scenes just added to the psychological "horror" I got from watching it, as funny as it may sound. |
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| It's an overhyped anime from the past that's protected by classic armour. If it aired right now I can see it getting SAO levels of scrutiny |
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SaberKino said: Meh I felt that everything apart from the animation quality was either very good or excellent. But on the whole it is far from perfect but is still very good but that's just meIt's an overhyped anime from the past that's protected by classic armour. If it aired right now I can see it getting SAO levels of scrutiny p.s. I watched it within this last year |
| Sup People and yes I am the physical manifestation of Shinji Ikari's Balls And this what elite-sama says to incest elite-sama said: I'm against it because I don't have a sister. It's not fair. |
| NGE is to deep for some. I'm not even joking i really think that there are some anime which deepness can't be felt by certain Anime watchers. They mostly have SAO on there faves. So NGE haters, its to deep for you guys. |
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| Sup People and yes I am the physical manifestation of Shinji Ikari's Balls And this what elite-sama says to incest elite-sama said: I'm against it because I don't have a sister. It's not fair. |
| It's extremely deep and the characters are so good but fucking mentally twisted and damaged. I must say I sympathized a lot with Shinji and Asuka. Also it has very nice development of character albeit in the opposite direction you would expect. The entertainment value is just off the charts for me and the music is very good. Plus I love Asuka and watching episode 22 uncut made me cry for her a little. Any anime that can make me cry gets at least a 9 from me because it has to be damn good. I've rewatched plenty of times and each time I see things in a different perspective from which I've never seen before. it's one of those shows where the plot doesn't get boring necessarily. I would have gave this a 10/10 but the ending is so fucked up that I have no idea what is going on....and I'm sure nobody else does either. |
| "Relying on someone, helping each other out, and supporting each other. Most would say that's the right thing to do. However, that's just idealistic. In reality, someone always gets the short end of the stick" http://p1.i.ntere.st/3b9596c6911c1c6844478fe7ace4e887_480.jpg |
| Context probably plays a part in it too. When I watched it 15 years ago it was definitely the shit. |
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| Cuz Shinji ejaculates pretty fast |
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skudoops said: Actually the characters are the best part of the anime as they have depth and are developed in the way of the exploration of their psyches. The plot is quite convoluted due to the number of layers that were attempted to be put in.The story I'd say. The characters are awful but I think the story and plot are really well done. |
| Sup People and yes I am the physical manifestation of Shinji Ikari's Balls And this what elite-sama says to incest elite-sama said: I'm against it because I don't have a sister. It's not fair. |
| It's not, it's a holy crap |
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skudoops said: Psychological issues are not age limited you know?I know, but I still hate the fact all of them are so stupidly messed up. I would be ok with the two kids (rei is barely a character, she's a plot device) but even the adults to? WTF? The convoluted story is really good, and make rewatching alot easier. There's alot going on, but at least it all makes sense in the end. |
| Sup People and yes I am the physical manifestation of Shinji Ikari's Balls And this what elite-sama says to incest elite-sama said: I'm against it because I don't have a sister. It's not fair. |
skudoops said: I know, but I still hate the fact all of them are so stupidly messed up. I would be ok with the two kids (rei is barely a character, she's a plot device) but even the adults to? WTF? The convoluted story is really good, and make rewatching alot easier. There's alot going on, but at least it all makes sense in the end. It does? |
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JustLurking said: It's not that hard it's just the last 2 eps that fuck with youIt does? |
| Sup People and yes I am the physical manifestation of Shinji Ikari's Balls And this what elite-sama says to incest elite-sama said: I'm against it because I don't have a sister. It's not fair. |
| I'm just questioning the ALL part. It does make sense. I'm just not sure I agree that it ALL makes sense. If you catch my drift. |
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JustLurking said: Ah this I get what your're on about nowI'm just questioning the ALL part. It does make sense. I'm just not sure I agree that it ALL makes sense. If you catch my drift. |
| Sup People and yes I am the physical manifestation of Shinji Ikari's Balls And this what elite-sama says to incest elite-sama said: I'm against it because I don't have a sister. It's not fair. |
skudoops said: I'm sorry but I didn't Know that the near miss with the end of the world does not scar you in some shape or formI know, but that doesn't mean everyone in the show needed to have them to such an extent. |
| Sup People and yes I am the physical manifestation of Shinji Ikari's Balls And this what elite-sama says to incest elite-sama said: I'm against it because I don't have a sister. It's not fair. |
| It feels gross trying to explain in just a forum post. It has some of the best directing period. The characters and their relationships are fascinating. The characters hold feelings for each other that they can’t reciprocate properly. Shinji can’t get the attention he wants from his dad. Shinji and Asuka could have a relationship but they’re both to immature. All of the characters have really low self worth.They can’t love each other because they don’t love themselves. This is the message of the series. The Christian imagery is used as analogy. People use god to justify their existence. If god loves me then I have a reason to live. This is like how The characters in the show base thier own self worth on the approval of others. another thing I like about the series is that the tone can drastically vary from episode to episode. Some episodes are romcom and others are phycological thriller. If someone wants me to elaborate on any of these points just ask. |
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