Dec 14, 2012
As a complete '10' show, NGE brilliantly drives the watcher into the world of kids protecting the world from the destruction... Or, is that so?
IF AFTER WATCHING YOU THINK THAT THE PLOT IS NOT FINISHED AND THE SERIES WAS ABOUT MECHAS, THEN WATCH IT AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN. Don't give an opinion until you REALLY get what was going on.
And as a major thing I've noticed is the fact, that the ending in EoE is just a cinematized and actionized (are those two words? I'm not sure) for sake of enjoyability, while 25&26 EP (widely regarded as gibberish etc.) drive the person into
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the Shinji's psychic and goes widely psychedelic, still being easy to understand if the person wants to understand it, on a larger sense than robots and saving the world, it is not about saving the planet in the end...
The series combines VERY many genres, ranging from ecchi through comedy to action (lots of those).
There's nothing to say about the characters, since those were VERY widely discussed and for me they're great portrayals of broken kids, and as such (it was a concept after all) the makers did a great job: they're really broken, it is very widely expressed and shown. Shinji is not emo, he's just a guy in his 14s (or at least it seems like that) who is completely lost.
Asuka is a VERY tsundere person, but, different from many series, it's firmly anchored in her story. Rei is just Rei, silent and not open at all, well, none character is. The rest of the crew goes pretty well, hell, they're made as good as the main chars.
What I loved was the music, placing the classical music in various places was a really good decision and ruled a big time. OP and ED fit my taste and I loved them.
Also, art was great - maybe the Angles were kinda laughable, but first it was a decision which could be related to the real sense of the series and secondly the fights were done with great precision - especially all the blood splatters'n'shit.
The last two EPs, which are considered the ones which hadn't gotten enough budget have benefited from it, actually - they're dark and empty, emphasizing the climate.
In conclusion I'd like to say that I can recommend this series to any person that deserves a lot from a series, not just typical fights, ecchi or comedy. It has got sense, an idea, atmosphere and a wonderful plot.
Check it yourself!
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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