Hey, I'm a late bloomer...

[UncleMilo]

Not too long ago, I found out I was one of the two people on the web who haven't seen Evangelion (the other being my brother, Brolly345) so I recently started watching it. WOW! The first thought that went through my head as I got into it was

Some people say that this is the best anime ever. And I am starting to believe them.

As a matter of fact, I think I will go finish it right now...

I think it's one of the best series I have ever seen, anime or otherwise.
Amazing stuff.

I tend to offer up my e-mail if you have any questions about the show, becuase it is a rather complicated series.

-Uncle Milo

[Shun]

best anime show ever- no

i love it when people say it's teh best ever, then you ask them why and htey go ... errr, i dunnot .. ummm ... it is ... watch it. but it is a good show ... too bad it has too many stupid fan boys.

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I do believe it is the best anime ever made ( I havnt seen tons, so u can call it biased if you want ). But not for the stupid reason of mindless 'mecha' action.

Around the ending of the show i began learning about exremialism or the thought that every person is put on the earth to solve their own problems. I was also learning about the differences of Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Then when DWChang explained everything to me it seemed all to fall right in place.

The people who disllike the ending of eva are all Edgar Allen Poes, or in other words people who want only a good plot ( related series of actions ) in which will keep them entertained for hoever long the story stretches.

The people who did like the ending are Nathaniel Hawthornes, or people who believe strongly in character developement to draw them into a sotry more then mindless action and the sort.

While Applieing that and how the ending is a completely perfect example of extremialism i fealt that i got a good grasp on what happened. At first i was somewhat disapointed in the whole closure to the story of the robotic action ( which is told in EoE i hear ) i fealt i got something more out of it because it finished the moral instead.

Hope that made since

[Trident]

I actually wasn't thrilled with the series the first time I saw it. (Granted, that was partly the fault of the marathon showing...) I've seen it most of the way through a second time, and I like it much better now. I guess it's one of those shows which I needed to see multiple times... *shrug* But yeah--I generally prefer the action-oriented storytelling style, and since it's a bit more character-based (just a wee bit)... yeah.

[omniinuyasha85]

best anime show ever- no
was it controversial and an important keystone in anime when it came out- yes
a quite good show- yes
ending of the show a mind-fuck- yes
a must-see for anime fans- yes

You must see the movie (End of Eva) after watching the show for any real closure, although the movie's ending is a little ambiguous as well. Don't bother with Death & Rebirth- it contains a recap of the series then the first part of End of Eva. End of Eva contains all the new material you'll want to see.

Personally I enjoyed it and thought it was great, but could have been much better. I won't spoil anything but Shinji's character development is shaky. He seems to grow consistently as a person for awhile then things fall apart. You'll hate him by the end of the show.

i differ. i saw EoE halfway through the series cuz I didnt watch the anime for awhile, i thought it was too dark, and shinji feeling like a total loser was starting to be repetitive. so i thought, hey why not see EoE. it can't be that bad, c'mon!

wrong! the movie made the anime look like a walk in the park. half the time i had no friggin clue whats going on. the violence grossed me out. ppl told me i shudda finish the anime then watch it, but many internet sources say it can stand alone as a story in and of itself. so EoE was ten times more dark and confusing as the anime. sure enough, i loved the rest of the anime and if i can get DVDs, i'll watch the whole thing over to get some more stuff. it was a bit hard to understand but Eva is worth the second or third view.

the way i see it EoE is the cure to not wanting to see eva cuz of its themes and content. so my POV is feel free to watch the movie, there's not that many spoilers and it gives a whole new outlook to the anime.

[Lyrs]

i've just rewatched the whole eva series and i feel like shit. damn it's depressing and uplifting and happy and sad and argh!


stop playing with my feelings!

<sigh>

[Propyro]

i've just rewatched the whole eva series and i feel like shit. damn it's depressing and uplifting and happy and sad and argh!


stop playing with my feelings!

<sigh>

thats what i said when i finished watching FLCL at 3:15 this morning ...

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[Tico]

They say that GAINAX used all the money they earned from Evangelion to buy loads of grass After smoking ALL that grass, GAINAX folks made FLCL.

[angelx03]

They say that GAINAX used all the money they earned from Evangelion to buy loads of grass After smoking ALL that grass, GAINAX folks made FLCL.

That makes sense!

[TallonKarrde23]

they DID make more anime then just those two shows you realize --; Most of the shows you can tell they did em though. Like in boogiepop you can just...tell cuz how it looks. And Kare Kano has the same street and lights all that as in eva...which amuses me everytime i watch it --; But yeah...so if they got high...it was a LONG one o.O Must have hotboxed in their office, lol.