Instead, since 3.0 came out in 2012, I’ve watched and re-watched it many times; I’m quite familiar with all the dialogue, story, and music. Recently, I finally decided to watch it, if only to get a better glimpse at Anno’s world as a whole (I did watch Gunbuster long ago). Fortunately, the whole series is available for free on Amazon Prime (at least in Amazon Japan), so I binge-watched the whole 39 episodes in just two days. I really enjoyed it, and decided to secretly refer to it as “19th Century Boy” (for those familiar with the manga by Naoki Urasawa, also center around Science and the World Expo).
To my surprise, three of the themes from Evangleion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo are actually recycled from Nadia (the one that plays near the end of Operation US, when the final Eva appears from within the coffin, and the themes that play when Wunder launches, and when it defeats the Nemesis series).
Personally, it felt very weird, a sort of “reverse nostalgia”, given that most certainly Anno’s intent was the opposite (i.e., a nod to the people who had watched Nadia before NTE 3.0). But it was nevertheless a very powerful feeling, given howe attached I am at thins point to what arguably are some of the most epic moments of 3.0.
Anyway, how many of you have experienced the same?
