it's a different story . Except it isn't . It literally takes the place of NGE, it's a reboot Simply put, if Anno wanted to make a different story, he should have made a different story , or build off the incredibly well written story that already existed . Instead Anno, replaced a very well writte...

As an aithiest/agnostic, I like how Evagellion's moment of triumph can be interpreted as a rejection of heaven. I'm not saying being religious is bad, but it's nice to have a different take on things. The whole "life is worth living even without god" isn't a message you see in a lot of sho...

Your regularly scheduled reminder that these are 14 year old children who've had traumatic childhoods.

Have a good guilt trip folks.

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Rei is Shinji's mom and shipping is cancer, buh-bye

The last movie I watched was eternal sunshine of the spotless, those were marching orders I got directly from my crush.

Good ones too because it's an incredible movie. A lot more than I would expect from what I thought would be a rom com.

Character development is a thing. All three protagonists undergo significant character growth in EOE and hence we see them showcase their improvement in their respective endings. Asuka in the show hated herself, Asuka in the movie did not. Asuka in the show responded to affection violently, Asuka in...

What we do see in Eva are a bunch of lonely people seeking validation. This is less about love and more about recognizing one's own worth. . I think the key here is you can only show others love when you've learned to love yourself. That's why we see Asuka and Shinji's relationship crumble at first...

Now that I'm 26, for the last 3 years or so I've found Rei and her issues with recognizing, forming, and understanding what an identity for someone and something like her is to be most relevant. Misato's problems make more sense to me too, but I still don't find myself heavily relating to her reall...

I'm guessing the order refers to when they were selected rather than when they piloted the eva first. Rei is the first as she was chosen first.

If she's the only one .. It means that Shinji and Asuka are the new Adam and Eve ? No, the show explicitly states everyone can come back and we're shown all the crosses that turned everything into juice going away. Asuka and Shinji are alone on the beach because A. (Out of Universe Reason) It's a p...

so that made me think that she hadn't made some improvements at all and that she'll always be the same person as she was before. -> Goes from being comatose and wanting to die to sacrificing her life to fight off a force threatening to literally force everyone to commit suicide -> Goes from kicking...

Asuka is personally my favorite, and arguably(along with Shinji) the most well written character in NGE, which happens to have some of the best characterization in animation, period. I also personally find myself sympathetic and in a vague sense, even empathetic to aspects of her mental struggles. H...