Neon Genesis Evangelion - Collection 0-2

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Summary: Excellent value
Review: This is a very good DVD. My friend has the VHS and I saw it it was very good, so I'm gonna buy this DVD even though I don't have a DVD player.

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Summary: Price of one VHS, but twice the episodes!
Review: This is one of the better animes (?) out there in terms of story, character development, pacing and action. There are two angel battles, one taking one and a half episodes and seeing character interaction between Rei and Shinji. The first episode is a little slow but is important later in the series in Collection 0:4. The Rei sub-plot is introduced and is quite startling later on in the series. The next battle doesn't take place until the last episode, but it is well worth it because of the introduction of the Second Child, Asuka and Unit 02. Her personlaity is on the opposite end of the spectrum in comparison to Rei and she is a great character with a few good moments in her debut episode. There is also the introduction of Kaji, who has some brilliant moments with Misato. There is a cool plot twist at the end. SO BUY IT ALREADY!!!

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Summary: Better than the first disc (but just by a hair)
Review: This is one of the better animes (?) out there in terms of story, character development, pacing and action. There are two angel battles, one taking one and a half episodes and seeing character interaction between Rei and Shinji. The first episode is a little slow but is important later in the series in Collection 0:4. The Rei sub-plot is introduced and is quite startling later on in the series. The next battle doesn't take place until the last episode, but it is well worth it because of the introduction of the Second Child, Asuka and Unit 02. Her personlaity is on the opposite end of the spectrum in comparison to Rei and she is a great character with a few good moments in her debut episode. There is also the introduction of Kaji, who has some brilliant moments with Misato. There is a cool plot twist at the end. SO BUY IT ALREADY!!!

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Summary: Don't regret not seeing this anime after life
Review: This is quite possibly the best fantasy ever devised on the face of the planet. It has large unique mecca, nifty technology, emotional byplay, philosophical questions, great characters, unique music, great artwork... you name it it's got it. If you love anime watch it! If you hate anime watch it! Be warned though it looks deceptively simple at first. To get its full effect you must be willing to watch the entire series.

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Summary: Much better than the first disc
Review: This second Neon Genesis Evangelion disc is a marked improvement over the first one in my opinion, in terms of both DVD quality and the entertainment value of the episodes themselves. The image quality here is WAY better than the first disc--sure, it's still not as gorgeous as some of the newer anime shows that are turning up on DVD, but considering what ADV had to work with this picture is simply beautiful. Even better, it doesn't have the "overlays" that plagued the earlier disc (where signs and notes that were originally in Japanese were jarringly covered with English language text). It causes a number of problems with overlapping subtitles in episode 6 if you watch it subbed, but it's always easy to tell what's going on. The disc automatically plays a few trailers for other ADV shows when you first put it in, but (unlike the annoying automatic trailers on most of Disney's releases) they can easily be skipped by pressing the menu button on your remote. Like the first disc, there are no extras other than a few character biographies. As for the episodes themselves, you'll find a couple of really tense action sequences, some foreshadowing of future plot developments, and most importantly the introduction of female leads Asuka and Rei (well, Rei was sort of introduced in the first collection of episodes, but this is where she becomes a major character). Aside from the occasionally annoying comic relief, this is first-rate anime viewing. Highly recommended.