Impression
like I said before the show was pretty damn good, it had a beginning a middle but the end is what may make you hate this anime, however now after some time has passed I have actually come to like the ending, due in large part that the movies that they made to retell this ending where kinda bullshit and actually worse than the original, and also reading the manga that had a similar conclusion but not as mind fuckish.
Characters
The Characters in evangelion, um, well the the thing about eva is that if you have certain taste you like certain characters and completely hate the others, Shinji who is the main character of the series however being a very well written character tends to be a less popular one as some of his emotional issues and depression get in the way and then asuka a red head from germany who actually has the same issues as shinji but behaves completely different which makes her both a very beloved character and a very hated character and then there's Rei, well Rei is just rei and thats kind of ok, she's seems to be the only character that doesn't let her problems get in the way and she's really the character that I kinda wanted to see more of, and if you would have to be some kind of bully to really hate her character. There are other characters in the series like Misato and kaji and gendo and many more but the main focus is more focused on the younger characters.
Sub vs. Dub
I initially tried watching this in english but there was english mixed japanese episodes so I had to rough it through a little bit until I eventually streamed it in english and finished the whole series that way. At first I really could not tell which was better. the dub was simply a dub and that was it until I watched it in japanese and, I was actually disappointed.
now before anyone gets disappointed I have a personal preference when it comes to sub and dub and mine contradicts what most people prefer. I like it when the english and japanese voices are different, I even like it when the personalities are different, because I like to watch something different, it becomes a fresher experience and the evangelion sub although being original felt like the same thing in english though the voice actors in the english dub added a little more to the table by actually writing the script it's self and even adding in different accents and even languages that made characters like asuka unique, and rei the the silent character seemed a little human in the english dub while in japanese she was more or less a ghost and the japanese just wasn't different enough to notice it.
on another note I've seen the spanish dub as well (latino) which makes the japanese even seem worse as the voices were in there own right "unique" and it had it's own take on it, granted I could complain about how when a subtitle in the show would come there would be like this hispanic soccer announcer voice that would read it out loud which I found annoying but this was intended for a different audience, but some of the characters sounded different (in a good way) like shinji's tone of voice sounded really good but the acting wasn't as good as in the japanese and english and Rei sounded completely badass in this version, asuska was average and kaji actually sounded right on with his character and wasn't such a sarcastic smart ass like in the english dub.
but to top it off it depends on your taste, if you are a complete worshiper of everything japanese which you have likely already stopped reading by this point you will like the sub, if you prefer to see it in your own languages (spanish or english) then those dubs will suffice as for the other 11 languages this is dubbed in I don't know.
Final verdict
I would give this anime a score of about 8.5
this anime, despite it's flaws tends to be the sort you can watch repeatedly but I normally would not suggest it without warning about the potential flaws in the show (particularly at the ending)
