Oh boy where to begin with this one? I could sit down and spend a couple hours dissecting this one, instead I think I'll skim through some points and opinions about the show that seem pretty prevalent throughout the community that have seen it.
CHARACTERS: I feel like the characters are just like the Anime itself: You either love them or hate them (love/hate the show respectively.) There's not a whole lot of character development throughout the Anime, and by the end of the show the characters seem to maintain the same personality/traits even when they've been put through the trials and hardships they've endured. Maybe
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not Asuka.. Not sure since the ending was so lackluster..
SHINJI IKARI: Well what to say about this, er.. Protagonist? In the beginning of the Anime he starts out as a whiny little b*tch, and by the end he seems to be exactly that, no progression into an awesome hero who saved the day by fighting giant monsters in a huge mecha suit saving the world. If you're a sucker for protagonists who are heros/heroines (like myself) you might not like the main character in the show that much, his ineptitude is a big part of who he is. I really enjoy Anime's where the main character has a lot of background and a strongly written personality, and you feel as if they were put into danger they could metal their way out. Not Shinji. Most of his lines are going to be,
1. "FATHER WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME"
2. "I DON'T WANT TO PILOT THE EVA ANYMORE"
3. "I CAN'T DO IT"
4. "WHY DOES MY SKIRT KEEP BLOWING UP IN MY FACE"
5. "MY VOICE IS CONSTANTLY STUCK IN A HIGH PITCH PRE-PUBESCENT SCREAM, AND IF YOU'VE WATCHED THE ANIME RECENTLY YOU'RE READING THIS IN HIS VOICE, WAAAA!"
Haha okay, okay, i'll be fair.. His character wasn't awful, and considering he's an emotionally wrought teenager who was abandoned by his father and grew up in a sort of post-apocalyptic world where monsters attack every Tuesday, you would expect someone to be like this, and I found myself at least somewhat caring for him, I think... :\
ASUKA: She's the female character in the Anime that's, "over the top", "Facetious", "Pretentious".. That's the first thing that comes to everyone's mind with this character I think.. Half the time she's screaming at the top of her lungs, and more so at Shinji than not. If Shinji's personality is boring and lackluster, the writers made up for it with Asuka's personality, albeit maybe a little over the edge. She's the type of girl you would date but would never want to be in a relationship with (don't stick your d*ck in crazy folks). Most of her scenes she's fun and out going, maybe a little annoying. "SHINJI!!"
Alright I could dissect each character and list the pros/cons, but the two characters I reviewed seem to have a lot of screen time, and a strange personality to write about. I enjoyed Misato's character and by the time I was 10 episodes in or so, I found myself just waiting to see Rei again, which is strange since the mashed potatoes I made last week had more personality than she did. Oh, and when Shinji rescued her from her Eva and made her smile, they say my heart grew 10x the normal size that day. I crie everytiem. I'm just kidding.
No I'm not. ;(
THEME: The theme is pretty consistent up until the end. You really get a feel for what the Anime is going to be about right at the start. Aweome robots fighting huge monsters? Oh yeah, it's that kind of anime. Monster of the week up until the last like, 5 or 10 episodes? I found myself REALLY enjoying the fights, and caring about the characters and city they were protecting. Although the end turned into almost a psychological thriller or something, I don't know how to describe it..
PACING: Pretty good. Albeit they do throw you in the deep end at the start. And the last 5 to 10 episodes began to drift away.
"SHINJI! TIME TO PILOT THIS LIVING MECHA YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND FIGHT A MONSTER HELL-BENT ON DESTROYING OUR EXISTENCE AND THE HUMAN RACE"
Father of the year award right here folks. Maybe that's why Shinji is so messed up.. Dammit Dad.. Okay, back to the pacing.
Even though it's a bit fast at the beginning, I'm not so sure if it's even a bad thing or not. It really sets you up for what the Anime's about, and at first I was thrown off, but began to like it. Monster of the week through most of the episodes and it doesn't feel rushed or too slow for the most part (besides the ending)
STORY: What can you say? Awesome half living robots piloted by the hero's of the Anime (if you can call them that) who fight the monsters (Angels) who are trying to destroy the human race. I really liked the Evangelions, especially Shinji's Eva and found myself waiting to see it fight again. It was cool how the Eva's were born from the first Angel and the whole "second impact" story was interesting. The whole NERVE part of the story got away from me a little bit and I thought the relationship between Shinji and his dad was kind of, er.. off? The ending was DEPLORABLE. I won't spoil it, probably because I didn't even understand it, or knew what was going on, cliffhanger of the year folks. Ending SUCKS.
SUMMARY: I liked the characters for the most part. The story was Awesome, and I really loved the fights between the Eva's and the Angel's. Good pacing and decent theme. Giant fighting robots saving the planet? Oh yeah. The ending was awful, although I'm about to watch End of Evangelion, hopefully that will put my mind at ease. I think I'll re-watch the Anime and fast forward to the fighting parts and the scenes with Rei in them, haha just kidding. Kind of. I think this Anime will stick with you, and it's at least worth watching once.
Jul 9, 2015
Shinseiki Evangelion
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Oh boy where to begin with this one? I could sit down and spend a couple hours dissecting this one, instead I think I'll skim through some points and opinions about the show that seem pretty prevalent throughout the community that have seen it.
CHARACTERS: I feel like the characters are just like the Anime itself: You either love them or hate them (love/hate the show respectively.) There's not a whole lot of character development throughout the Anime, and by the end of the show the characters seem to maintain the same personality/traits even when they've been put through the trials and hardships they've endured. Maybe ... |
