Author Topic: Neon Genesis Evangelion [Again] (Read 3741 times)

azn1189 · « **on:** May 13, 2009, 02:38:01 AM »

Okay so I decided to watch one of the supposed greatest anime ever made (I mean who's gonna argue that lol) Evangelion after having not seen it since I was in elementary school. It feels great to watch classic anime at it's best, kinda makes you appreciate how far anime has come. My thoughts:

-OMG Shinji get over puberty you emo (lol i'm on episode 5 I'm sure it gets better)
-Blood!
-Ayanami reminds me of Nagato from "Suzumiya Haruhi" (yes yes it's supposed to be the other way around but w/e)

And that's it so far. Anyone else watching this series again, or just started to watch it? If you've never heard of this anime and you're reading this, please watch it ASAP, as you were deprived of one of the greatest anime ever made.

Peace!

shiftyfoo · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2009, 02:43:34 AM »

Quote from: azn1189 on May 13, 2009, 02:38:01 AM

-OMG Shinji get over puberty you emo (lol i'm on episode 5 I'm sure it gets better)

you suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure?

azn1189 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2009, 02:48:40 AM »

sure about what?

shiftyfoo · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2009, 02:50:48 AM »

that shinji gets better. its been awhile since i watched it last, but i remember hating shinji until the final credits rolled :S

azn1189 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2009, 03:02:06 AM »

lol haha i'll hope for the best ;p

quekmeister · « **Reply #5 on:** May 13, 2009, 03:09:08 AM »

Shinji gets worse, if anything. Thank god Gainax hasn't used his character type in too many other things.

kureshii · « **Reply #6 on:** May 13, 2009, 03:12:45 AM »

Quote from: azn1189 on May 13, 2009, 02:38:01 AM

If you've never heard of this anime and you're reading this, please watch it ASAP, as you were deprived of one of the greatest anime ever made.

You're making a claim like that even before you've finished watching it?

And... why do you say it's the greatest anime ever made, anyway? From what I see, you've given more than half the anime you've watched the same rating as Eva...

azn1189 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 13, 2009, 03:18:19 AM »

lol wow you actually looked at my profile huh :p. anyways ive seen this anime already, like i said in my first post. second in my opinion most of the anime i watched were really good, and they werent dull so i give them high rating. third i don't have the time to actually analyze every anime i have ever watched and place it on anime planet, i looked for the ones i remembered from recent and from ones that really stuck to me as i grew up watching them. i'm not gonna try arguing with you, as you are entitled to your own opinion.

SeventyX7 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 13, 2009, 04:05:28 AM »

If NGE ended the way it did, without the OVA to finish it up, I'd rank it as the WORST ANIME OF ALL TIME. I remember when I saw last ep, originally, and I didn't know there was an OVA to REALLY finish it up, I was fucking furious.

BUT! Asuka and Rei were awesome characters in that story. Shinji was just the worst character of all time, though. If a series tried to have a character like Shinji nowadays, that anime would fail pretty quickly. As great as NGE was at the time, I don't think it would do that well if it were released today.

GoGeTa006 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 13, 2009, 04:07:04 AM »

god *(or shinji?)* I could write a book on evangelion. . .
no no no
sorry
not a book
a BIBLE!

SeventyX7 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 13, 2009, 04:08:42 AM »

Quote from: GoGeTa006 on May 13, 2009, 04:07:04 AM

god *(or shinji?)*

God?

(click to show/hide)

quekmeister · « **Reply #11 on:** May 13, 2009, 04:20:30 AM »

Haruhi's gonna smite you guys if you keep talking about her behind her back.

Evangelion was unique for its time, and I feel it's poisoned that sub-genre of mecha anime somewhat. It hasn't aged well.

I, for one, am thankful Gainax has decided to go back to its bouncy, size-obsessed roots with Gurren Lagann. Now if only they'd bring out another Top wo Nerae!. Oh wait, there was/is Shikabane Hime, that's not too bad.

GoGeTa006 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:00:54 AM »

Gainax has like my fav animes:

Evangelion
Tenguen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Kare kano
. . .
FLCL

great shows!

but the point about evangleion. . .
you can compare it with whatever modern mecha anime. . .but evangelion is soo fucking deep. . .
soo deep that you wonder "did hideakki anno really did all the research to make this anime THIS DEEP or was it just holy coincidence

Probably if you listen to the whole series audio backwards youll find god's equation or something.
y=mx+b
lol

===change the thread name===
leave just "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
take out the [again] (makes it sound like theres a finite discussion about evangelion and that its being repeated)

quekmeister · « **Reply #13 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:23:36 AM »

Oh come on, you seriously think Anno planned Eva? He's said in so many interviews that he was just 'going with the flow' and trying to mess with people as much as possible. After watching his other works, I seriously don't think he has that kind of capability.

dbml · « **Reply #14 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:31:15 AM »

NGE was awful because Shinji was a whiny bitch who needed to seriously die. I hate him more than any other character... ever. Seriously, if he wasn't in it, I probably would have liked it.

Some of the Eva clones have surpassed the series, sorry.

atlonglast · « **Reply #15 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:42:13 AM »

Quote from: dbml on May 13, 2009, 05:31:15 AM

NGE was awful because Shinji was a whiny bitch who needed to seriously die. I hate him more than any other character... ever. Seriously, if he wasn't in it, I probably would have liked it.

Some of the Eva clones have surpassed the series, sorry.

LoL. I feel the same way about Simon in Tengen. He's just a kamina wannabe and kamina should've been the main character.

quekmeister · « **Reply #16 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:45:12 AM »

About Simon, at least he changes throughout the series, unlike Shinji.
Another thing... you forgot Kouta in Elfen Lied. I kept hoping Lucy would get pissed off with him and tear his head off.

Southrop · « **Reply #17 on:** May 13, 2009, 07:52:34 AM »

Quote from: atlonglast on May 13, 2009, 05:42:13 AM

Quote from: dbml on May 13, 2009, 05:31:15 AM
NGE was awful because Shinji was a whiny bitch who needed to seriously die. I hate him more than any other character... ever. Seriously, if he wasn't in it, I probably would have liked it.

Some of the Eva clones have surpassed the series, sorry.

LoL. I feel the same way about Simon in Tengen. He's just a kamina wannabe and kamina should've been the main character.

He's a Kamina wannabe even tough he says "Who the hell do you think I am? I'm Simon. Not Aniki. I'm Simon, Simon the Digger"? He purposely distinguishes himself from Kamina, yet you still say he's a wannabe.

kureshii · « **Reply #18 on:** May 13, 2009, 09:48:26 AM »

He was a kamina-wannabe... for all of 1 ep. After Nia is introduced in the story that never happened anymore.

Southrop · « **Reply #19 on:** May 13, 2009, 10:29:43 AM »

Yeah, Nia was introduced, he saved Nia, and then he distinguished himself from Kamina.