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by BusterMachine4
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:25 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: How controversial was the EoTV ending in actuality?
Replies: 16
Views: 4114

Re: How controversial was the EoTV ending in actuality?

I assume you're talking about this video , right? The majority of the analysis is fine from a "death of the author" perspective, but the whole basis of the video seems to be uncritically-accepted fandom myths with very little to back them up. It's especially strange given how many actual ...
by BusterMachine4
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:29 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: How controversial was the EoTV ending in actuality?
Replies: 16
Views: 4114

Re: How controversial was the EoTV ending in actuality?

I saw this very enduring myth being promulgated again I assume you're talking about this video , right? The majority of the analysis is fine from a "death of the author" perspective, but the whole basis of the video seems to be uncritically-accepted fandom myths with very little to back t...
by BusterMachine4
Sun Feb 20, 2022 6:01 pm
Forum: Evangelion General and Chit-Chat
Topic: Official "Hello/Goodbye" Thread!
Replies: 732
Views: 159740

Re: Official "Hello/Goodbye" Thread!

Farewell, Hodges. I understand why you feel the need to move on now that the franchise is done. I did for a while, too (before I came back just a couple weeks ago). But still, you will be missed.
by BusterMachine4
Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:31 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: why does fly me to the moon keep changing?
Replies: 11
Views: 3686

Re: why does fly me to the moon keep changing?

In the ADV subtitles, there's a curious speech: "Pleasure... sky of reality... cruel strangers..." -- such a poetic one, lol. Someone asked me about it someday, but I have zero idea about. I'm pretty sure that came from the Japanese poster for EoE. It listed a bunch of metaphorical, often...
by BusterMachine4
Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:07 pm
Forum: Completely and Utterly Off-Topic
Topic: Least Favorite Song(s)
Replies: 17
Views: 5005

Re: Least Favorite Song(s)

American Soldier by Toby Keith, definitely. It’s got all the most obnoxious aspects of pop country, combined with ridiculous amounts of post-9/11 ultra-patriotic ‘Murrican BS. It’s the main reason why I prefer to stay home for the Fourth of July.
by BusterMachine4
Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:57 am
Forum: Everything Else Evangelion
Topic: GKids releasing NGE Blu-Ray in North America 2021
Replies: 354
Views: 84527

Re: GKids releasing NGE Blu-Ray in North America 2021

How are the broadcast versions of 21-24 anywhere near as essential to include as the TV ending? The TV ending is a completely different, separate work from EoE, while the only difference with broadcast 21-24 is that they’re shorter and have worse animation. The Japanese home video releases didn’t ev...
by BusterMachine4
Tue Aug 31, 2021 3:03 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: In-universe explanation for a the Biblical nonsense…
Replies: 8
Views: 2527

Re: In-universe explanation for a the Biblical nonsense…

Personally, I’m still not convinced about the religious imagery in the show having any substantial meaning. Your comment is certainly interesting as a piece of “death of the author” style analysis, but it doesn’t really prove anything about the specific imagery, like the cross-shaped explosions, hav...
by BusterMachine4
Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:47 am
Forum: EvaGeeks News and Feedback
Topic: Feedback Thread (GENERAL)
Replies: 90
Views: 33834

Re: Are the mods/admins taking the forum the right way?

I mean, I found the joke kind of tasteless too. I’m not saying that I thought the joke was even remotely funny, but my point is that it was still just a joke. They probably deserved a warning for that, but a 1 month temp ban is complete overkill in my opinion. There’s a fine line between protecting ...
by BusterMachine4
Mon Aug 02, 2021 6:47 am
Forum: Evangelion General and Chit-Chat
Topic: You’re put in charge of the 4kids dub of this show...
Replies: 16
Views: 8002

Re: You’re put in charge of the 4kids dub of this show...

Well, I don't think 4Kids would have dubbed the show at all. Just from hearing about the reputation the series had in Japan, they should have known that it's not even close to being kiddie stuff. So instead, let's speculate that a company with less over-the-top censorship practices, like Harmony Gol...
by BusterMachine4
Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:44 am
Forum: EvaGeeks News and Feedback
Topic: Feedback Thread (GENERAL)
Replies: 90
Views: 33834

Re: Are the mods/admins taking the forum the right way?

Yeah, that was a pretty lame reason for even a temp-ban. Blockio said that they were trying to pull a "just a joke bro" excuse, but in that case it was actually a joke, and a pretty obvious one at that. They deserved a warning at worst for that, especially given how much of an established ...
by BusterMachine4
Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:02 am
Forum: Everything Else Evangelion
Topic: GKids releasing NGE Blu-Ray in North America 2021
Replies: 354
Views: 84527

Re: GKids releasing NGE Blu-Ray in North America 2021

Funi’s initial 1.11 and 3.33 releases I know about the initial 3.0 dub, but what was so bad about Funi's handling of 1.0? I don't remember the dub or anything else about that movie being changed. I know you've been a vocal critic of how they changed the look of the end credits scroll, but I don't t...
by BusterMachine4
Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:38 pm
Forum: Completely and Utterly Off-Topic
Topic: News [NO POLITICS]
Replies: 582
Views: 160360

Re: News [NO POLITICS]

Well, I personally understand why Vtubers are so big nowadays. It’s basically the “Let’s Play” Twitch streamer craze, combined with the idea of anime waifus. In other words, the experience of watching someone you can interact with playing a video game, combined with the idea of an idealized cartoon ...
by BusterMachine4
Fri Jul 16, 2021 4:07 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Amazon Prime Video release
Replies: 1062
Views: 158587

Re: Amazon Prime Video release

“Everybody betray me! I’m fed up with this world.” https://64.media.tumblr.com/881d42befe5764d4c71830ff104da68e/e2602e59eae1c022-19/s400x600/666ece11e78b6604645ebee5ad1da292cd571b92.jpg I mean, that's basically the summed-up version of what Shinji says just before starting Third Impact in EoE. :wink:
by BusterMachine4
Tue Jul 13, 2021 11:50 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Amazon Prime Video release
Replies: 1062
Views: 158587

Re: Amazon Prime Video release

If the ADV crew can't do it, I say just have the Japanese cast perform all the dubs phonetically, like Yûko Miyamura's Russian... but for everyone! You realize that was supposed to be German, right? Or did you just miss every single time someone in the show said Asuka was German, along with all the...
by BusterMachine4
Tue Jul 13, 2021 11:23 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Do you believe Shinji is given more slack in comparison to Asuka?
Replies: 16
Views: 4953

Re: Do you believe Shinji is given more slack in comparison to Asuka?

Asuka also has a lot of moments in other comedic spinoffs calling Kaworu a "dirty homo" or something along those lines, which caused me to joke that Asuka's homophobia is basically canon because of how many times it pops up in various Eva spinoffs. The joke went too far, though.
by BusterMachine4
Mon Jul 12, 2021 12:09 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Q's original story/stage greeting with Anno [split]
Replies: 109
Views: 21463

Re: Q's original story/stage greeting with Anno [split]

We've... speculated about this since before you hit puberty. :tongue: Yeah, I know that. It's kind of mind-boggling to think about just how long the Rebuild series has been going on. It's just that the sweet taste of vindication was too good to pass up. :devil: And those human-translated tweets do ...
by BusterMachine4
Mon Jul 12, 2021 12:24 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Q's original story/stage greeting with Anno [split]
Replies: 109
Views: 21463

Re: Q's original story/stage greeting with Anno [split]

YES, I KNEW IT! I told you guys that the 3.0 preview was a discarded plan for the actual movie, but did you listen? NO! You just acted like the preview was supposed to be some weird mindscrew and that 3.0's story was planned from the beginning! So there, I was right! How do you feel now? :wink: Okay...
by BusterMachine4
Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:47 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: I have some questions about Asuka…
Replies: 40
Views: 8669

Re: I have some questions about Asuka…

Is it explicitly stated that Kaworu has the soul of Adam in NGE? I remember this was only hinted in NGE too. It wasn’t stated in the original broadcast version, but it was made very clear in the Director’s Cut: the SEELE people said that Adam’s spirit is within Kaworu, while its body is in Gendo. T...
by BusterMachine4
Tue Jul 06, 2021 4:18 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: I have some questions about Asuka…
Replies: 40
Views: 8669

Re: I have some questions about Asuka…

However, in Rebuild movies, it seems to still be a connection between Lilith and Rei. In Shin, another giant Rei will appear (not to mention that Lilith's head took the form of Rei at some point of the Third Impact). There might still be a connection. However, it's also possible that the reason Lil...
by BusterMachine4
Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:24 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: I have some questions about Asuka…
Replies: 40
Views: 8669

Re: I have some questions about Asuka…

Yeah, I definitely agree. As someone who enjoys reading Eva analysis, I feel like the Blake-based theories are really stretching the bounds of believability. I mean, we have practically no evidence that Anno has ever read Blake, and what minor Blakeian inspiration that theorists claim is in Eva can ...

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