Shinseiki Evangelion is a failure on every aspect when it comes to anime. From a bare minimum effort of making the characters any close to being likeable, controversial themes used for controversie's sake and the most agravant aspects:
The ultimate wussylord Shinji Ikari. Obvisously the worst protagonist of all time;
Incoherent plot that makes no sense. An alegory of faux symbolism and pretentionism like no other before;
Horrible conclusion of both last two episodes and sequel movie.
Shinseiki Evangelion is everything wrong with anime. It influenced many bad anime such as Infinite Stratos and Gakusen Toshi Asterisk. It doesn't brings anything new to the table and tarnished anime's good name for decades on end until Violet Evergarden, 86, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso made people who aren't evafans forget about such stupid franchise. Thank God it did. Having consumed the entierity of the medias of this horrid franhise (anime, manga, rebuilds, ANIMA spin offs and games) it was easy to come to the conclusion that it is not worth it.
Asuka is the saving grace of this horrible franchise. Strong-willed, deep and cool. Just like many cool mecha pilots before her. Shinji and Rei are a disgrace. One is whiny maggot and the other one sucks majoritally. The rest of the cast is not worth mentioning. They're just two-dimensional annoying people who add nothing to the plot. They all suck!
In conclusion, SSE is a failure on every aspect I can think of. Horrid plot, average desings and mediocre animation, lots of plotholes and conveniences and generic, if not bad, OST. Watch/read Tengen Toppa Gurren Laggan, Full Metal Panic! and Gundam for superior mecha and don't listen to those who say that it is "a necessary experience", that's a filthy lie. Evangelion is an empty bundle of nothingness with a horrid cast and incoherent conclusions that try to hard to be philosophical and falls flat on it's face.
TL;DR: Shinseiki Evangelion is cancer. Do not watch it.
