Article: Evangelion

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

reference: http://www.timewastersguide.com/view.php?id=767

I'm just going to put all these in one place, since presumably JP will be writing reviews of the rest of the series.

I still havent' seen it. I still don't really know what it's about. Is this series great in the sense that "Akira" was great (I'm not drawing parallels or saying they're just as good as each other) or great in the sense that LotR was great?

What I mean is, there's anime that's good, for anime. Then there's anime that's good as a film. Do I have to be an anime fan to enjoy Evangelion?

[JP Dogberry]

Actually, you're probably better off as a film fan to enjoy Evangelion. It's waaay more complex than most anime, although it does incorporate a lot of Akira type weirdness. Although, the weirdness is eva is more like David Lynch - you can make something out of it if you try really hard, but for most you wouldn't bother.

I'm tempted to compare Eva favourably as film, but that's a bit presumtuous. That said, it's more like film than anime. Don't go in just for Giant Robots, or you WILL be disapointed. It's a psychological drama, not a giant robot show.

For what is really about, check my first review. Basically, it's about a boy growing up, and coming to terms with himself, the world, and his own sexuality. And it's about Anno trying to explain his life. And it's a comment on human lonliness.

I would very much reccommend seeing it, although as Spriggan (I think) siad, if you only want to buy a single anime, buy Cowboy Bebop instead.

[42]

Evangelion is the Finnigan's Wake of anime.

[fuzzyoctopus]

Evangelion is the Finnigan's Wake of anime.

*blink*

[42]

It's a very accurate comparison if you've watched the series and have been forced to read James Joyce.

[fuzzyoctopus]

James Joyce, yes.  Evangelion, no.

Sounds like a great topic for a paper though.

[Heahengel]

It's a very accurate comparison if you've watched the series and have been forced to read James Joyce.

I agree.  Great comparison (although a bit extreme).

I dissagree about some of what JamPaladin said.  Eva makes sense to me, but maybe I'm in the minority there.  Maybe you can't make out everything in the first viewing, but after seeing it more than once, I think everything there is intelligible.  Also, this isn't the only anime show that is so philosophical/dense.  Possibly Boogiepop Phantom, and definitely Lain, are harder to understand, in my opinion.

[Fellfrosch]

I hold to my belief that "complex" and "deep" are two different things, the difference being skill. That said, however, Evangelion is pretty good and worth a look (though I agree that, if you only see one anime, make it Bebop. For that matter, if you only see one TV show, make it Bebop).

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

reference: http://www.timewastersguide.com/view.php?id=775

New disc review up.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

and JP finally got around to reviewing disc 6

Maybe it's the anti-anime fanboy in me. But I can't even follow the plot summaries.

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I wasn't aware that Evangelion actually had a plot. Well at least not a linear plot. If there is a plot, it has to be imposed by the viewer, cause I don't think that it has one adherent plot.

[House of Mustard]

SE, do you mean you're anti-anime?  Or anti- "anime fanboy"?

I only ask because I thought I was the only person on the site that finds anime repulsive, and am hoping to find a comrade.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

"Then that shall be my epitaph: 'Here lies the one who undermined all language'!"

Uhm.. anti "anime fanboy". I don't find Anime particularly attractive, and I think most of what passes for "great animation" is stuff that's no better than what you saw on your crap 80's cartoons but is hailed as great just because it was made in Japan. But there are a few good examples of it. Just like most American tv and animation is crap and there are a few stand outs.

[stacer]

HoM, I'm not completely anti, but I am completely apathetic, so you'd have an ally, if I cared at all.  

[JP Dogberry]

There's a plot, but it's hard to follow because the obvious bits are just placeholder plot, but the mina plot is heavily mystery based. I can tell you from watching the Director's cut disc one last night that these explain it muc, much, better.