Neon Genesis Evangelion
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... and people whined about Mass Effect 3's ending... Evangelion's ending is even worse.
BTW, Shinji is a whimp and his dad is a jerk.
BTW, Shinji is a whimp and his dad is a jerk.
i love you man, you just summed up almost every reason i hate that showGrey Carter said:
and just to be confrontational
I'd rather have an MS-18E [http://www.gunjap.net/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/11269.jpg], that's a giant robot with class
F*** yes, good one!
But seriously, i watched that like one and a half dekade ago and it is so full of symbolism and subtext and stuff and... damn i went crazy on some episodes about how they were handling their issues and breeding about their pasts... and actually that was the case on most episodes.
The only things keeping me from becoming depressed myself while watching this were the giant robots, girls and pseudo-aliens.
I mean, what's not to love about it?!
But seriously, i watched that like one and a half dekade ago and it is so full of symbolism and subtext and stuff and... damn i went crazy on some episodes about how they were handling their issues and breeding about their pasts... and actually that was the case on most episodes.
The only things keeping me from becoming depressed myself while watching this were the giant robots, girls and pseudo-aliens.
I mean, what's not to love about it?!
The funniest thing about this strip for me is the fact that I am nearly done rewatching the original series when this was posted.
If you ignore the psychological torture inflicted on Shinji throughout the series then the argument is perfectly valid. The fact that he never did try anything with Asuka or Rei while the world was falling apart around him just makes him seem even more unrealistic.
If you ignore the psychological torture inflicted on Shinji throughout the series then the argument is perfectly valid. The fact that he never did try anything with Asuka or Rei while the world was falling apart around him just makes him seem even more unrealistic.
Okay, this is now my favourite Critical Miss comic. "'Sup, son." and "We order them in bulk." were just damn funny. Perfect.
Actually, people did (and do) ***** about Evas original ending. Which, I must admit, I found somewhat baffling. Though the fact Shinji was heading for a breakdown was somewhat obvious, so the ending made sense if you just figured that what you were seeing was all in Shinji's head.SupahGamuh said:
These are but a few of the reasons why I avoid Anime with a passion. I have watched the first incarnation of Full Metal Alchemist, and I have watched Deathnote. The only reason I did was because a friend wouldn't shut up about them. I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed both. Otherwise, what I have seen of other Anime makes me not want to watch any of them.
No, he's just not likeable.ThunderCavalier said:
In all reality getting chucked into a giant robot that grants a 13 year old huge amounts of power provided he fights terrifying robots from god knows where would probably make you a jaded ***** too.
Oh, and you feel everything Mr. bot does too. So when your arm gets ripped off? Yeah. Ow.
The first thing you need to realize is that at some level Evangellion is trying to be a deconstruction (yes, its being used loosely here) of the mecha genre. Of all the things it chose to focus on, its the idea that the "average kid thrown into unusual situation" trope isn't done wrong, but the idea that the kid is going to both be completely well-adjusted to society, and maintaining it is beyond odd. Especially when you start building coincidence on coincidence.
The second thing you need to realize is that the crap about "not running away" is actually a very common trope in Japanese anime and over story mediums. No, it wasn't spoon fed to you, and the west has another way of looking at it (was it Dumbledore who talked about doing what's right, versus what's easy?) but the idea is that you have obligations and expectations, and the attempt to abandon them is catastrophic, and not just for you. The flip side of it is that sometimes you have to do some pretty crazy shit. Like piloting giant robots.
As a massive fan of the original show, and the remake movies, I laughed. I laughed a lot.Grey Carter said:
I always felt for Shinji, even if he was a bit of a twat, his reasons I could at least stack up and say "Yeah, fair enough".
So......any news on Rebuild 3?
Keep in mind that the 'Giant Robot' is more of a giant cyborg. And that anyone that pilots the Eva feels whatever damage is done to it. Giant Robots are significantly less cool once piloting one lets you know just how much it hurts to have an arm broken, stabbed in the face and have a bomb explode in your face (all of that happened in just Shinji's first time out in his new giant robot.rayen020 said:
Loving attentive father vs robot building, pimping father.....hmmm I'll get back to you on that.
Honestly, I quite liked the show, except for the main character himself. You replace him with a piece of furniture and I'd be all over that shit.animehermit said: