Hi there its Heralder here to bring you review of Neon Genesis Evangelion,widely consider as classic or the most overated "sh!t" ever so in this review ill try to explain to you why NGE is classic for me. !!!!!contains ending spoilers for the sake of argument!!!!
Story:10
Story of NGE follows the life and strugless of teen named Shinji Akari who after leading a meaningless life is called by his father to drive a giant robot called EVA in order to fight otherworld creatures known as "Angels".In his quest hes helped by 2 other teens Asuka and Rei and taken care by Misato.NGE fallows struggless of shinji after being put in right of terror,his wish to run and coming of an age for these teens.
ENDING DISSCUSION:"spoilers"
Last 2 episodes of NGE are the sole reason for classic vs "sh!t" argument.last two episodes are happening inside the characters heads avoiding outside world and leaving watcher wanting for more of a closure.There are a lots of theory about ending:First being that gainax was left out of money and they had to improvise;Second theory is closely connected to writer and producer Hideaki Anno and him having a nervous breakdown during second half of the show directly influencing ending.Several articles are written about the ending and should be read with watching the movie "The End of Evangelion" for best ending experience.
Art:8
Art even thou its quite old is still watchable and with numerous HD/Blu ray releases shouldn't be a problem for anyone a lot of symbolism is presented in the art presentation and as such is one of the best aging animes ever.
Sound:10
Using vast amount of orchestrated pieces to enchant viewers and highlight the battles as well peaceful moments music score is nothing short of amazing also the OP is widely consider a classic
Characters:10
Now this is the part of NGE that i liked the most the characters of NGE set a trademark for archtypes of mecha genres and other genres as well.In this review ill tackle 3 main characters:Shinji,Asuka,REi
Shinji Akari:introverted teens put in dangerous situation by his father whom he really hates(but still wants his approval)he is faced with running away and getting hurt also being put in situation of:Safe the world and suffer or escape and let the world die.Kind hard for a teen isn't it?
Asuka Langley Sohryu is german/japanese 14 year old girls who is pilot of new age EVA unit 02.Her bubbly and competitive spirit make her the pseudo tsundere character of this show but still managing to show her weak side later in the show.She doesn't have a dilemma like Shinji while riding EVA she sees it as way to get acknowledged and praised(which is her downfall later in the series)
She has hint of romance with Shinji.
Ayanami Rei is the definer of character subtype of silent emotion less character.Known as first child she pilots the EVA unit00 and cant be further explained without spoiling a big chunk of plot.Also her existence is one of the most intriguing points to research after finishing this show.
Enjoyment:10
Well NGE is one of my favorite animes of all time and it has influenced me quite a bit in few choices like college and sparkling my interest in psychology and symbolism and i loved it to death.
Overall:10
Well if you made it here through that wall of text i applaud you and thank you as well.Not much that i can say except give you biggest recommendation i can in watching this show and the movie end of evangelion.
This was Heralder and i hope I didn't write too much in this review
