I had seen nothing but Rebuild and the manga for the longest time, and as a result, the series looked ridiculously primative. Funny, that. I'm consistently impressed at how great the series still looks, even after the Rebuild movies including 1.0+3.0. Obviously the TV series was made with simpler t...

At least we got to know many other characters better! ...wait, we didn't. Well, at least of course it was a necessary sacrifice because movies have a shorter running time. ...wait, the running time of the Rebuild movies rivals that of the original TV run. I'm being glib and bitter here. To be fair, ...

I wonder if the lack of any story and particularly scarce use of Asuka and Shinji is a good thing or real bummer. I mean, sure they dont want to spoil it in trailers and if so, they are doing great job. Still I wonder. I worry about that too... like in the Rebuilds in general. The robot action and ...

Sorry if what I was saying wasn't making myself clear but I'm just trying to say it's a bit crazy that a 1:1 Ultraman reference would be this lore and story important. Your observations and Reichu's theories are completely compatible. The simplest explanation (not necessarily the correct one, but I...

I've always seen the "angels = humans" thing as a fairly standard (but enjoyable and highly effective!) storytelling device. There are a few tropes at work here. Broadly speaking there are just a few ways to make antagonists feel really impactful. One way to make antagonists impactful is t...

That's a pretty cool design, but it's pretty generic "big anime robot" stuff. It just doesn't look "Evangelion" to me. The main distinguishing feature of Evas (at least in the mainline series and movies) is that they are slender. Also they usually have a more bestial posture; the...