| It isn't my #1 but I still think it's very good and it deservers all it's praise. |
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| I'd say it deserves at least that much recognition for what it was able to do. Although it isn't a perfect show by any means, the depth of NGE's psychoanalysis def sets it apart from almost any show in its genre. It wasn't the first to explore the topic (I've heard Gundam and other shows did it before), its one of the first to do it to that extent. Plus, it's a really meaningful show if you can relate to its characters. Some people tend to overanalyze it though, trying to find reasoning for the Christian symbolism, choice of colors, directing, etc. when a lot of it was said by Anno to just be for aesthetics. xx_ibrahimd_xx said: I've seen a lot of debate on this topic. Which ending is better? Easily End of Evangelion for me. But I enjoyed both |
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| I love Evangelion, I think it's one of the best physiological anime out there. the art style, animation, soundtrack, and storyline is absolutely beautiful in my opinion. |
| It's not one of my favourites, but it's still a very good show and I have to recognize its impact on the anime world. A lot of modern anime wouldn't even be possible without NGE. The direct influences are perhaps less important now than the indirect ones. I think its handling of psychological issues and growing pains is still impressive by today's standards, even if some other aspects have been done better in other shows since then. First, its impact was perhaps even greater in the west, because it introduced anime to a much larger audience as a medium that is not just for kids. Second, it convinced studios that a series with darker themes could sell really well. It was a part of a cultural shift that was happening in the west as well, so maybe it would have happened anyway. Nevertheless, NGE was at the forefront of that development. Perhaps many of the things it did weren't the first time the issues were explored in anime, but it was such a popular series that studios started giving creators more freedom to explore psychological and philosophical issues. Thus a large part of its impact comes from the popularity of such an unusual series for its time. It was also significant as a deconstruction of the mecha genre, bringing to light the irreverence in the typical setup of teenagers becoming heroes to fight for adults. Shows as different as Madoka Magica or Fate/Stay Night have benefited from this. Would they have been made nevertheless? Perhaps. But NGE certainly created the environment in which such shows may get funding. And then there's more direct influence, for example single-handedly making the outwardly emotionless girl trope so popular that Rei Ayanami clones are still everywhere from romance to action to isekai. |
| The fact that it is still relevant and people are still discussing it should give it away, although it can be a pretty polarising show. |
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| I mean it was made 25 years ago and it was one of the first mainstream anime so naturally the conversation of whether it's one of the best has been had many, many times across the years. The people that expect it to live up to that after 25 years of new anime put too much pressure on it. |
Saxophonegirl50 said: It was a good series but the ending made me mad So it succeed, lol. Most episodes was a trollage, but the last 2 episodes was loyal to the author's idea of this series. Dorkly channel made a very clear and simple video about this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pG2PgxOmfw |
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Igzeivy said: If you have low self-esteem, you will understand why Evangelion is overrated. So that's why I gave it a 6 |
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| I love the presentation and especially the music, it's very impressive. The characters really couldn't convince me. They had some depth and development, but were so unsympathetic that I wouldn't have cared whether one of them died or not. Their charisma was set to absolute zero, the Mangaka would have been a bad "Sims" player. To this day I am sure that the series is not a masterpiece as most people claim. However, it is a work that has earned its reputation. It stands above the crowd for a reason. At that time there were especially few works that could really compete with it. |
| It's definitely one of the greatest. I liked it a lot |
| Lol no this show was a huge slap in the face to me |
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