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Title: Neon Genesis Evangelion
Genre: Action/Drama
Company:Gainax
Format:26 episodes
Year:1996-1996
Shinji is a loneley boy, abandoned by his family. A sudden alien (angel) attack neccessitates
him to go and work in the shadow of his father and writhing in hatred for him. The project, named Evangelion, has |
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"They're exactly the same!!"
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only 2 goals: the destruction of the Angels and the unification and homogenization of mankind. Will Shinji be able to overcome his hatred for his father
and the abandonment he so deeply fears, and function as a normal human, or will he succumb do the dehumanizing nature of NERV. Only piloting his evanglion will be able
to lead him to that answer.- summary by Otaku Alex
Otaku Alex
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Plot
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C. Development
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Music
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Animation
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Premise
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Mean
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8.6
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It's hard not to fall in love with Evangelion (especially considering how much I love psychology). From its heavily
emotionally driven plot and characters to its theological and psychological motifs, Neon Genesis Evangelion is deep. No, I am not being sarcastic, there are about as many
interpretations for Evangelion as there are hairs on my head, and I am in no means bald.
This animé starts out as a light hearted robot thriller, but develops into a reflection on
human interaction
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"NO ASUKA! It's rated PG"
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and a probing character study of Shinji. Needless to say, the charcters are extremely original. Although their motivatons can be somewhat blurred at times, they nevertheless craft the animé
into a coherant and inspiring story. The weak point of Neon Genesis Evangelion is the ending. Basically, they ran out of money and had to close up the project as quickly and as cheaply as possible.
Luckily this is remedied with the two movies, but the series ending is pretty bad.
What is there to say about music and animation, both were extraordinarily good. I remember downloading Cruel Angel's
Thesis in midi format and playing it on loop for an entire week in programming class (don't laugh - please). This animé is filled with animation eye-candy and I dont mean Asuka Langley. It only suffers from the
countless reused scenes in the ending.
The story was presented in such a matter that one would slowly but surely come to understand the premise. The history of the characters was revealed with perfect pacing
and you were just inclined to continue watching. Although the heavy religious overtones may defer some, this is a core animé for any true Otaku.
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