Neon Genesis Evangelion- I really hated it, what do you think?
United States
March 2, 2007 9:32pm CST
No matter what anime internet discussion I go on, people always say that "you have to see evangelion, it's the best" and I just don't understand. It was long, boring, and so obviously trying to be deep that it's sad. it feels like that just slapped together a useless peice of crap and decided to label it "philosophical" to hide that they messed up. So if anyone can help explain this to me, please post.
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@ShadowStalker002 (107)
• Philippines
17 Mar 07
i dont understand it that much either(it's the local dubbing's fault in our country), but i dont hate it. it seems interesting, maybe even controversial(?), coz a lot of people seems to love this anime a lot, especially rei, even though personally, her physical appearance doesnt appeal to me that much. i appreciate the art a lot, though. i wouldnt mind using it as reference to my drawing.
• United States
19 Mar 07
Oh really, the japanese dub is better? Maybe thats the difference!
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@eventualist (819)
• Canada
3 Apr 07
I started off watching it, and thought it was good at first... then after a bunch of episodes it started to feel like it was very dragged out and I lost interest in it real quick. I've always meant to watch it through to the end, since it's supposed to be one of the great ones... but I just haven't bothered, cause I've found so much else that's been able to at least hold my interest for the time being.
Maybe I missed something, maybe it's just not my thing... I don't know. Maybe I need to go watch another girly anime lol
@blindedfox (3315)
• Philippines
14 Mar 07
Well, NGE is one of the best anime to date. To not like it can only mean that you either didn't understand the actual plot or you just started to reject the ideas once you felt that it 'sucked'. =)
• United States
15 Mar 07
No, I understood, and neither am I an idiot. I loved ergo proxy, serial experiments lain, and texhnolyze (all "psychological" anime), I just didn't think that NGE was really that complicated, just thrown together. I mean the idea of making an anime out of the psychology- other people shape you, and you only exist as you do in the minds of others" idea. But I feel like they didn't really plan it that well.
However, if I missed the "point" and don't "understand" your free to explain it to me. I mean, I honestly didn't post this to be ripped on.
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@blindedfox (3315)
• Philippines
3 Apr 07
Ahaha. You misunderstood my post. =) I'm not ripping at you or anything. =) It is in my experience that I reject anime titles and label them as 'sucky' after only the first few episodes. I used to say that Naruto 'sucks' until I actually sat down and watched it. =)
Sorry if my post offended you. That was never my intention. =)
Have a nice day! =)
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@Strawberry_chaos (302)
• Australia
3 Apr 07
I loved evangelion! It was what got me started with anime, really.
I didn't find it boring in the least. I can see how you'd think it was trying to obviously to be deep, though...of course, when I first watched it, i wasn't familiar with anime and any level of depth to something animated was the most impressive thing on earth to me! Still, to me evangelion seems a lot less 'trying to be deep' like than some other series i've watched. It got all messed up at the end, but somehow that made me just love it more...i'm weird.
Anyway, has everyone else heard about the four new evangelion movies they're making?!! The end is apparently going to be re-written! yay! I'm excited.
