Due to come out this November, apparently. 2.0 was brilliant, so I really can't wait.Gordon_4 said:
Neon Genesis Evangelion
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Love it!
I'd have added: " (It has guns!)" to the "I want you to pilot this giant robot"-bubble, for added exchaggeration.
I'd have added: " (It has guns!)" to the "I want you to pilot this giant robot"-bubble, for added exchaggeration.
Thank you, God's of the Escapist for creating a comic involving Evangelion. As much as the portrayal of this comic kind of annoys me, I found it slightly amusing nonetheless.
Also, I am sick of people calling Shinji a pussy. Seriously.
And all the people saying it didn't make sense, try to actually watch the show. Read about it, think about it, think about its themes. It doesn't spoon-feed information to the viewer, it's like a puzzle you have to think about.
Too many people think it's just pretentious, but when you actually think about what its talking about and learn more about it, then it does have understandable themes and isn't very hard to understand.
*rant over*
Also, I am sick of people calling Shinji a pussy. Seriously.
And all the people saying it didn't make sense, try to actually watch the show. Read about it, think about it, think about its themes. It doesn't spoon-feed information to the viewer, it's like a puzzle you have to think about.
Too many people think it's just pretentious, but when you actually think about what its talking about and learn more about it, then it does have understandable themes and isn't very hard to understand.
*rant over*
To address these in the order listed above:DVS BSTrD said:
(1) Yeah, a pretty dick move that. Then again, this is THE Gendo Ikari we're talking about. Having to live around that guy, son or not, would be a mixed blessing at best, I must say.
(2)+(3) These two fall into the "whose fault is that?" category. Arguably, Gendo had a completely unfair amount of leverage over Shinji, but whose fault is it that Shinji just went along with it? And yes, Shinji did have to live with two women who didn't respect him and would probably never sleep with him if he was the last man on earth, but who's fault is it that Shinji was a completely unattractive sad-sack ***** of a poor excuse for a teenage boy?
I think Gendo's being used as a bit of a scapegoat, here.
(4)So Gendo likes his toys more than he likes me. Yeah, he's an asshole, but that doesn't change the fact that "I GET TO PILOT A GIANT MOTHERFUCKING ROBOT AND BATTLE FOR THE FUTURE OF MANKIND!"
And the robot is my mom. Maybe? I guess? If so, I get to satisfy my Oedipus complex and kick monster ass at the same time. Hey Dad! I get to symbolically fuck your wife every single time I go out in the field! Drink down that burn-sauce, glasses dude!
Bottom line, go read "Shinji and Warhammer 40k". It's good; you'll like it.
While someone in his situation is entitled to feel bad, you don't need to bring it up every five minutes. Say it once, complaint noted, move on, there's no need to make it a recurring thing. Yes, this is terrible, but you know what? Make your complaint and then get to it, you don't need to constantly say it, because, oi, more important things to be doing.Pandora92 said:
I'll just leave this here.
(Not that I mean anything by it, but I always think of this image whenever someone makes the usual complaints about Eva.)
I'm probably the 50th person to say it, but...THIS.Scrumpmonkey said:
OT: While I've never seen the anime that the comic is based on, I can immediately ID several different stories with the exact same gap. Most recent one I've seen is the newest Transformers movie, where the protagonist has a hot (rich) girlfriend who supports him financially, an Ivy League degree, a presidential honor, and a flippin' robot car...and he complains about his life. I'm pretty sure that he's living in my dreams from when I was an adolescent.
CAPTCHA: weylan yutani... thanks SOLVEmedia, I WOULD like to watch Aliens later. Thank you for reminding me.
Except once you get 'good' enough piloting it, you DO start getting the actual injuries. Why just have overwhelming pain when you can have your intestines ripped out without ever leaving the pilot's seat?Grahav said:
2.0 or 2.22?Grey Carter said:
Because these movies seem to follow an odd routine of being released in theaters in a somewhat incomplete state, and then having additional scenes added for the DVD/blu-ray release.
A giant motherfucking robot which he has no training in and which gives him massive amounts of pain and sometimes to a point, real physical injuries. There's also the pressure of saving the whole world on your shoulders.DanDeFool said:
Oh yeah, what a joy.
Well since it only gets cinema release in Japan, its hardly an issue for most of us since we get the DVD/BluRay anyway.Casual Shinji said:
I do believe there have been DVD releases of 1.0/2.0 followed by 1.10/2.20, and finally 1.11/2.22.Gordon_4 said:
So, it's still a bit weird how Gainax is handling these releases.
I have a question. Do you all really expect a 14-year-old kid to have the mental maturity and focus of a fully adult male, or do you expect him to act like a little whiny shit? To put the question in context, think about your complaints about your online experiences on Xbox and other platforms where you had to interact with other so-called 14-year-olds. Did they behave in accordance with your expectations, being all "manly" and mature or, at least, non-whiny, or did they act more like a bunch of Shinjis, all whiny and irritating? Which is then closer to reality, your expectations or Shinji's behavior?
Do any of you remember what you were like when you were 14? I guarantee you were just as unlikable and annoying, as are most of us when going through that stage of life. You're a chaotic raging mixture of hormones, unstable emotions, ignorance, overly simplistic thought patterns, and a need to challenge everything around you. How many of your hated your parents during that time or tended to rebel a lot? How many of you would push people's buttons just to see how far you could go or how much you could get away with? How many of you thought you knew everything and everyone else was, by definition, an idiot?
Point is 14-year-olds are often very annoying, by nature, and can get on your last nerve. Why would there be an expectation for Shinji to be any different. (I'm sure many of you have noticed that there are a lot gamers, who despite being much older, have yet to mature past that stage.) Yeah, he annoys the piss out of me, too, but he's a 14-year-old kid! I don't expect him to not annoy me, because he's being what a 14-year-old would be given his situation. To me, it would be the exceptional, almost superhuman, 14-year-old who just walks into that, instantaneously mans-up and start kicking everyone's ass from day 1. Sure, we would cheer because that's the idiom of our thinking as gamers, however, that's probably the most unrealistic thing that could ever happen, under the circumstances.
Comic's still funny as hell. LOL!
ADDENDUM: Also, I have to say, if Shinji were more like 22-25 years old or older, then I would agree 100% with the man-up comments, as they would be much more applicable.
Do any of you remember what you were like when you were 14? I guarantee you were just as unlikable and annoying, as are most of us when going through that stage of life. You're a chaotic raging mixture of hormones, unstable emotions, ignorance, overly simplistic thought patterns, and a need to challenge everything around you. How many of your hated your parents during that time or tended to rebel a lot? How many of you would push people's buttons just to see how far you could go or how much you could get away with? How many of you thought you knew everything and everyone else was, by definition, an idiot?
Point is 14-year-olds are often very annoying, by nature, and can get on your last nerve. Why would there be an expectation for Shinji to be any different. (I'm sure many of you have noticed that there are a lot gamers, who despite being much older, have yet to mature past that stage.) Yeah, he annoys the piss out of me, too, but he's a 14-year-old kid! I don't expect him to not annoy me, because he's being what a 14-year-old would be given his situation. To me, it would be the exceptional, almost superhuman, 14-year-old who just walks into that, instantaneously mans-up and start kicking everyone's ass from day 1. Sure, we would cheer because that's the idiom of our thinking as gamers, however, that's probably the most unrealistic thing that could ever happen, under the circumstances.
Comic's still funny as hell. LOL!
ADDENDUM: Also, I have to say, if Shinji were more like 22-25 years old or older, then I would agree 100% with the man-up comments, as they would be much more applicable.
