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Wow so basically the best of both the show and the movie, huh? That's neat! I watched the 1.0 + 2.0 movies as a recap, but was unsatisfied it left out a lot of the parts I valued in the original series. Sounds like the manga has it all though. I'm really interested to see how they have changed the EoE portion since the original movie's ending was so good. Also the additional content sounds worthwhile to read. The only "spoiler" I know if that Kaworu kills a cat? Kinda random out of context haha. But definitely the art style too is wonderful- Love how similar it is to the original series, yet has its own stylistic quirks that have a lot of character! I feel that it fits Rei especially well. I hope you get the chance to re-read it sometime and enjoy it again!

Especially with the villains, a rewatch helped me out because I knew their intentions behind their actions and it made narrative sense instead of feeling freak-of-the-week-ish.
Right! Sonny Boy's ending is so good. It initially struck me as unsatisfying, but then I realized that it honestly was a lot more meaningful that way and now I wouldn't have it any other way. The characters too are so well written, I ended up liking them all so much. Especially Radj and Hoshi.
You too! Especially since you favored Extra/Unlimited that a lot of people hate on, I'm sure it'll be great for you. You have a good eye for pinpointing those subtle developments, and from what I've read so far its full of it.
By the way, I saw that you read the Evangelion manga! Does it have different content than the anime? I've always wanted to read that but since the anime is so good already, I have it at low priority for now.

Thanks for answering me so thoroughly, I had a lot of fun re-realizing your points as I read them and I feel that I can definitely value it more! I see what you mean with the characters bouncing off each other, no character seems to dampen the mood of another, and they each have subtle unique interactions between each other that gives them a very 'alive' feel! Each interaction explores something new it really helps prevent them from being flat or too tropey unlike other visual novels I've read. Also I love it that you mentioned the way Unlimited reflects Extra, it doesn't feel cheap at all like the creators were simply re-using circumstances, but rather intentionally using the established structure to exemplify new developments in characters and deepen their human qualities. I'm finding a lot of these points continue on to be more true in Alternative, so I feel kinda dumb now for not recognizing it as much in Extra/Unlimited before. Your explanation helped me a ton, so I'm just really appreciative of all the time you've spent laying it out clearly for me. Thank you for all that! It'll be cool to discuss Alternative as we both make progress, that's something I've never done with someone else before, and quite frankly I'm excited if we can do that!
Right! I think Sonny Boy just might be my favorite series because it has so much to offer, yet has an extremely humble tone that I love. It has such amazingly simple subtleties to the way characters move or are placed within scenes, yet it all has a specific purpose and develops in extremely complex ways. You don't often find a show that treats itself like an art, dense with symbolism and allegory, and has such a simple a story at its core. Its hard to wrap your head around how endlessly profound it is. You could analyze any minute aspect of it, and it contains another whole story within it full of new meaning. I guess I was thinking just now about the Great Monkey Baseball story, but also individual characters are so interesting- I guess Hoshi always comes to my mind first, how he was the only one who could hear the voice of god and put on a face of being 'full of hope' around the other students to keep them in order, but was truly just acting and possibly the most hopeless one, eventually giving into his despair later as the Inventor of Death. That does not fail to endlessly impress me xD
I found The Big O's episodic structure kinda dampening my enjoyment of the series at first too, but I later found that it works really well to capture the emptiness of the world. Since each episode's resolution doesn't seem to impact the proceeding episodes too much, it feels like there's an overwhelming disconnection between the characters and the fruitlessness of their efforts, which characterizes Paradigm City so much as being kinda just 'there' and lacking progression, as everyone is stuck being reminiscent of a past they can't remember. It feels sad.. Maybe I'm just a sucker for that! The mecha fights were the weakest parts of the series for me too, but I felt that it established Roger's dependency on the Big O robot, and it built his despair so well at the start of season 2 when he felt like he had no identity without it. I still think about that whole "I'm just one of those tomatoes"- Its crazy how both silly and sad it is? I think that's what appeals so much to me. I re-watched the series a little bit ago and found a lot more worth in it knowing how the starting episodes' messages helped give meaning to later themes, but it definitely has a late-90s goofiness that is hit-or-miss for some people. I might be a bit biased and just happen to love that sort of humor, but I also find it characterizing and necessary to have a contrast between the dramatic moments and make them feel more real.

Hey thanks for the friend request, I'm really glad to hear from a fellow Metal Gear/Faith fan since they're both games not talked about nearly enough! You have got some very nice favorites as well, a lot of the manga you've seen are series I'm really hoping to get into soon. I'm impressed! Also, really glad to see Panchiko, what an underrated band. I see that you also really liked Muv-Luv Extra/Unlimited too- I just got finished with it and was pretty neutral about it, but I'm really glad you enjoyed it so much! I'm really curious into why you liked it, if you don't mind me asking. I think it had a lot to offer and I'd love to appreciate it more! Did you read Alternative yet? I just started Alternative today and liked it a lot, so I'm curious.

The mosaic is so cool man

Academic Reverberation is truly the greatest romcom out there

thank u for taking the time to tell me :) ill check it out once i get the opportunity im broke at the moment lol but it sounds interesting and honestly always find stories of putting the moe charchters in "crazy escalated stakes" like higurashi or madoka
looking forward to going through the series !

ive been meaning to look at muv love series cause im a big mecha fan id love to hear some of ur reasons why its one of your favorites if you wouldnt mind maybe itd push me over the edge on buying it on steam lol

You know it!

Hard to say hahaha, it's all vibes. So I would not really ordered

I swear you and Jackstar have yet to have a different opinion LMAO

Certified Otaking

If you watched Full Metal Panic before Fumoffu, then Fumoffu becomes way funnier. I love it, and the OP song is a big part of that.

I was playing D&D and it was one of our party members that introduced the rest of us to Lodoss Wars. Let's just say all the guys had a "thing" for Pirotessa. I mean, the elf girl is really wholesome and all but Pirotessa was like DAMN girl that keyhole in your outfit is outta control.

Are you enjoying the Dirty Pair? I preferred the older ones to the remake. Just something fun about lady space cops and unexpectedly disastrous property damage, that was quite the trope back in the day.

Every anime fans should watch Dirty Pair someday.

I'm glad that you like it ^^