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| Damn, they weren't kidding, the last two episodes do leave you very unsatisfied. |
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| Had my first rewatch and I had tears coming out of my eyes during the infamous last scene. It felt really powerful, definitely more powerful than it felt the first time around, as I had watched the series with unrealistic expectations. I had expected everything to be clearly explained and thus I wasn't able to focus on the inner and social journey of the characters, I simply didn't really care much for those things at the time, which was unfortunate. This time around, having read many interpretations and explanations of the many symbols and plotlines the show manages to incorporate, I was able to focus on the actual protagonists and the way they interact with each other and the world around them and that sorta stuff. So the ending felt really, REALLY well-designed and satisfying to me as a viewer. Even more so than that of EoE, even though it had affected me far more than this ending the first time around. They complement each other really well though, I can imagine Shinji rejecting Instrumentality, being congratulated, and then immediately breaking free of the Tree of Life in order to alter the Third Impact and finally wake up on the shore with Asuka very clearly in my head. While it might be confusing to stick those endings together in a single timeline the first time around, it all just comes together on a rewatch. tl;dr the only 10/10 anime(and ending) that I have thus far come across IMO. |
shayed__ said: Its been a few years since I've first watched NGE. I finished my rewatch just now. My initial score was an average 5/10. Why? Simple. I understood fuck all when I first watched it a couple of years ago. I guess I was also unable to appreciate the directing and the concept of this anime back in the day. Seems that's quite a common case with people rewatching this show. Until yesterday I thought it's just me, but my story is similar except the period between rewatches is shorter - just 7 months. I've seen NGE in march this year. I rated it 5/10, remember being seriously bored throughout the show and angry at all the recommendations that made me stick with it until the end. Was dissatisfied with a lot of open questions, no explanations (and actually didn't even bother watching the movie). Then 2 days ago, all of a sudden, I received an unexpected impulse to rewatch it. Sat glued to the screen for 2 days. Ended up changing the score to 8/10 because I seem to have understood a lot more details this time & learnt to appreciate the dark atmosphere and psychological aspects. It might be that now I knew what to pay attention to, or simply my anime preferences have evolved during these months (including more tolerance - even actual enthusiasm - for 90s anime and their older animation style). I've now seen the movie as well. Overall, I'm glad I've given the show another try. |
| I see. Your only option is to revolutionize the world. |
| Shinji can have any world he wants... and he chooses a trashy rom-com. The animators seem to agree since that's where they chose to dump most of the frames. Thanks, Gainax. I get what this anime is trying to do, but I also get why there ended up being 5 movies dedicated to doing it better. Anno made what's probably the longest proof of concept in film history. Lucky for him that the production committees saw the same potential. Also: menpe said: This conclusion could have been achieved in 4 episodes if there would have been a single psychiatrist employed in that multi-trillion institution where they push the weight of saving the entire human race onto mentally damaged and unstable children. |
| After finnishing I can see why this series is avant garde and basically a classic. I took a lot from the characters and Shinji's development. in the last moments and the instrumental background of Cruel Angels Thesis was euphoric in a sense. Reading through the thread it seems that the opinion of this episode changed over time which is funny to think how the anime aged differently in how we precieved it. Honestly this is a 10/10 for me probably because I watched at a sad mood and everything clicked and made sense but is indescribable. |
EifueOct 25, 2021 10:02 PM
| That was...an ending. Unfulfilling? Yes. Nonsensical? Yes. Perfect for the series? ABSOLUTELY. |
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| Well, that is it, huh, the famous Evangelion. I'm surprised how popular this show is, knowing it is an avant-garde show. And the last two episodes are full-on experimental. After this, I definitely need to watch a full explanation for this series (I think most of us have). I heard that the End of Evangelion has a more satisfying ending. Gonna check that out. For my thoughts for this series, the first half of the series was best a 5/10. Nothing great happened, just some generic story and character to build up for the second half. As for the second half, it was definitely interesting. The last couple of episodes made it confusing and made it so that the audience has to use their own interpretation to understand what they just watched. Overall, this series gets between a 3 to 7 out of 10. Definitely need to do more research first. Pewdie said: Even thou episode 25-26 was not very enjoyable, seeing the ending made it worth it. I liked it, but my head hurts now. >_< Hey, its Pewdiepie. |
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| Props for doing something out of the mind. But that's it. (7.5/10) Why keep questioning characters and not answering their questions. As if the show wants to prove them wrong instead of exploring their characters. Yes I agree the last two episodes weren't enjoyable. But hey, it's still better than what the counterpart has to offer. |
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| An incredible psychological journey. |
| To Anno, thank you To Gainax, farewell To all the new watchers: |
| Just another great anime from the 90's. All characters were really well done |
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| Best ending ever? |
CrackJul 13, 2022 9:21 PM
| Worst ending I've ever seen and the anime was totally disappointing. |
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| Yikes man, talk about completely killing the shows momentum with a lackluster ending... Felt like the it was actually going somewhere after EP 15 but it decided to off itself the last few episodes. It does a nice job at the Mecha aspect of the anime and it's cinematography but that's about it. Psychological aspect feels like something a 14 year old crafted up, which I guess you can say makes sense because the kids are 14 but come on man. Also screamed no more budget throughout the whole thing lol Hopefully EoE can redeem this considering it covers the last 2 Even thinking about rating this a 9 or higher hurts my soul, maybe If I didn't know any better and this was my first "Psychological" anime, maybe I would have lol 8/10 before the last two EP's 7/10 after the last two EP's |
Celest__Jan 15, 2022 1:09 AM
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| I could see the budget progressively fading away lmao. Anyways, a decent episode. I wasn't really fond of last few episodes. Seeing Rei that expressive was really weird for me. Also, I am sorry but as a person who have seen Gintama first and Evangelion later. I couldn't take that congratulations scene seriously at the end lmfao. Overall it was a nice watch, could've been my favourite but last few episodes weren't the best. 8/10. End of Evangelion! I'll be coming for you soon. |
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| So, I finally decided to watch Eva. I've heard much about the series, seen abridges, been shown memes, watched and read essays on it, but I've always kept this show on the backburner because I figured I like it and I was saving it, I guess. I am amazed at what I just saw. I didn't think I had it in me to still finish a show so quickly, but in two days I was done. It lived up to what I heard about its reputation. Especially the last few episodes. I'm an adult now, fresh out of college, and I really wonder how I would have perceived Eva back in high school or earlier in college; it was only a few years ago but it feels like ages. All those existential questions flooding my mind. And even though I am much more secure in what I believe them to be I will probably continue to ask them as I continue to grow as a person. All in all, I'm glad and grateful I got to experience it when I did instead of continuing to push it off. Now off to watch The End and the Rebuild, haha. |
| "The will to live is stronger than anything else" |
| Congratulations !!! Evangelion for giving us the worst ending ever. 0/10 ending. Overall I will give it a 4/10. Last 2 episode was nothing but headache. This show really started off as an intresting one but ended up being an utter garbage 🗑️. |
ZXEANApr 9, 2022 6:14 AM
| such a good ending, made me smile a lot. concluded shinji's arc and its themes perfectly. personally don't think its as confusing as people say it is. yes, they do leave off with unanswered questions but its just so much more clear the 2nd time around. shame how a bunch of people miss the point of evas ending when its right under their noses. the unanswered questions to something that you've been invested in does leave a sour taste in your mouth but isn't that just life itself? how the message is just moving on and finding happiness? anyways, the rei in the possible world was so wholesome. really liked the hand drawn stuff 10/10 |
| good opinions on anything, block = I own you |
| Honestly its so hard to describe this anime in absolute depth. On the surface its a Mech anime, on the inside its a psychological mind fuck that explains social instability, loving ones self, self hatred and inner rejection perfectly yet ever so much in depth. To cut things short, this anime hands down overall was nothing short from a masterpiece. The thing that i loved about it was the messages and deep meanings that this anime had at every fucking minute. Everything in this show felt like it had a meaning, and that what it meant to the viewer was either gonna be subjective or objective. Although it was a lot at times its what sold the show for me. Characters are their own respected messes. Each has their own issues that get explored well in this show and every time i think i know something about them, i feel Hideaki Anno himself come up behind me and suplex me before give me a thumbs up and saying better luck next time. Action and visuals were actually stunning for its time, some scenes still gave me chills. SFX were decent, OP and ED were iconic. Overall, i mean i really don't know how to sum my experience up without just saying "well shit that was NGE at its finest" 9/10 time to binge the movies and feel my brain expand. |
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| When the only good character in your show is a penguin and the show isn't March of the Penguins there's a real big problem...I get it, I get it, the show was a reflection of the writer's mental state, and that makes sense because this show is broooken. |
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| 2022 Rewatch |
Fortress_MaximusMay 2, 2022 1:14 PM
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| That was alright ngl. Honestly, I'm glad I watched an explanatory video on YouTube. I didn't know like 50% of the shit they were talking about in that video. Looking forward to EoE which is said to be a LOT better than this unclear ending The overall eps 1-24 were really enjoyable |
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| Posting my thoughts on the ending here. This is pre me watching any of the movies, so maybe my thoughts will change later. NGE as a whole was pretty great, thoroughly enjoyed it up until those last two episodes which people have been complaining about on this thread for the last decade. Didn't really like how they're pretty much independent from the main plot, and for what, a lesson that reality is what you perceive, and that life is what you make of it? After a 24 episode build-up of angels and clones and Evas and dummy systems and spears? What was Seele? What was going on with the Dead Sea Scrolls? What the fuck is human instrumentality exactly? Is Gendo just absolutely insane? What was Adam? What were the Evas? Tons of unanswered questions thrown out for a lackluster ending imo. Pretty surprising considering NGE is hailed as one of the all time greatest animes, and I certainly was hoping for it to be, but this ending really is a pretty sour note to go out on. I know there were budgetary and time restraints towards the end of NGE's development, but this was really a huge departure from the rest of the show. Ah well. Whatever I say here has probably already been said in the past decade's worth of replies. Hopefully the movies will smooth out this pretty major wrinkle in an otherwise fantastic show. |
| Watch Gunsmith Cats!!!! |
| It's been a wild ride folks Again, this psychologically-focused ending felt like a bit much. We already knew all that stuff. We knew Shinji is sad and lonely and afraid and all these things. I felt like Shinji's little introspective journey could have been resolved a lot sooner. It really felt like I was forcing myself through these last two episodes because I wanted to be done with it. I mean, it was interesting to see the combined consciousnesses of all the other characters sort of compare their internal struggles side-by-side and work together to mend their unresolved feelings. I guess, in that aspect, human instrumentality was a success since we saw it help Shinji begin his journey to self-acceptance? I guess it was like one big group-therapy session. I just wish they would have maybe shortened the psychological portion and explain a bit more, but I guess the creators realized they couldn't do that within their given run-time hence the beginning message literally telling us "it would take far too long to depict all such events" -- so I suppose they did what they could to deliver a somewhat satisfying ending.. Although I almost wish they ended it at episode 24 so we could just pick up right where we left off with the EoE movie. Speaking of the movie, I might check it out sometime in the future, but those last episodes were so draining that it makes me dread sitting through another prolonged inner monologue. |
tiaamyomMay 27, 2022 10:21 PM
| my only possible complain is, that the evanglion's plot itself isn't ended. and that's probably where EOE coming. in other aspects, this was masterpiece ending with character development with lots of philosophy. as other said, 1-24 episodes were fillers, 25-26 is the true evanglin. would love to see another closure like this for asuka and misato, but i get that they had budget issue. excepted from this though, evangelion sure have lots of potential, and i realize that's the reason it even got a remake (which i watched it's 1st movie long time ago without knowing it's remake lol). 10/10 too bad i don't have the end of evanglion movie yet. i just had mistaken to not download it lol. maybe i will watch the recap movie too before watching it, as it came up with the purpose to be watched before the EoE. |
DoctorOddball said: I don't know what to say. Other then would you like a hug?Neon Genesis Evangelion nearly drove me to suicide. Seeing Shinji suffering is like seeing myself suffer, because at one point in time I was almost exactly like him, especially back in 10th grade when I was bullied to the brink of suicide. I simply cannot tolerate watching Eva. I felt forced to relive my trauma upon viewing it. I’m deathly afraid of it. Twice I had a nightmare where I saw myself as Shinji choking Asuka and starting the Third Impact. I’ve been struggling with this newfound depression ever since. I was obsessed with the series for over a year to try and outwit the isolation of the Coronavirus pandemic. It only increased the burden, and kept the memory of my friend’s recent suicide alive. Watching the End of Evangelion was like peering into a broken mirror, and I was viewing the hell I would’ve put myself through had things turned out differently, had I decided to give up. Sometimes I hate myself because I fail to appreciate what so many have claimed to idolize, and I beat myself further for failing to worship what they call praiseworthy, I forced myself to watch a show that reminded me of nothing but pain just so I wouldn’t be alone anymore, I was willing to sacrifice my individuality for some company amidst the isolation of the pandemic. I sought emotional refuge in the Evangelion fandom on social media, hoping they’d understand me and provide me with answers that would grant me peace of mind. Instead, they downplayed my trauma, going so far as to spread a rumor of my past to shame me of my mental illness, spiraling me deeper into depression, which I’ve been struggling with for over a year now. I just want Shinji to be happy, so this past self of mine can be laid to rest once more. I’m afraid to decouple myself from him after losing my friend to suicide, which Eva made me feel responsible for, especially when I saw Shinji kill Kaworu, of which I fail to understand how anyone can call it praiseworthy. Until then, I feel nothing else matters. There’s a reason why I keep coming back to Evangelion; something that reminds me of nothing but pain. I want to prove to myself I’m not crazy for feeling this way, that Evangelion really did force me to relive my trauma, that my depression is not just a figment of my imagination or another anime plot point. I want to feel that my fear and resentment towards Eva is justified. But the fact I’m the only one I know in existence who’s been traumatized by an anime makes me feel like I really am crazy. But finally, with 3.0+1.0 released, I can rest easy knowing that Shinji has finally reached the light at the end of the tunnel. Evangelion is finished, and I want it to remain that way. But if things hadn’t turned out that way, I wouldn’t be here today. |
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| I rewatched this show after some years to gain a new perspective, the first time I saw it I thought it just was a mediocre/average show 5/10, after rewatching it and being able to analyze, realize and compare with other stuff and I can say that I am even more dissapointed than before and that this show doesnt have any valuable quality, certainly the last time I watch anything related to EVA in my life. 2/10 |
| Not that bad lol. But the ending should have been something different, it wasn’t satisfying. |
  Naruto is not just a anime or character! Naruto is the first anime I got into, this anime opened the gates of heaven for me. No anime can even come closer to what Naruto is for me. I love FMAB, Death Note, DBZ, Neon Genesis Evangelion, AoT as well. |
| I truly think this was a great show can wait to watch the movie! |
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