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Summary: An Exploration of the Complexity of the Human Soul
Review: One words saids it all about Neon Genesis Evangelion, "Amazing". All the Neanderthals who give this item four stars or less obviously possess no gray matter; they are individuals merely interested in mindless action and happy endings. Neon Genesis Evangelion is a truly unique experience, one I would recommend to any individual who wishes to experience a true piece of art. Neon Genesis Evangelion is more than anime and manga; it is a rich and intense journey to the very core of the human soul.
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Summary: THE BEST ANIME EVER
Review: This is a must buy for any anime fan. Evangelion is THE best anime ever. It has a sketchy ending but otherwise it is absolutely enticing. I was saving up my money to buy the dvd's seperate but since I heard about this at such an agreable price, it's an almost definate order. It is basically about beings called "angels" who attack tokyo-3. It's up to the three 14 year old evangelion pilots to battle the angels. Evangelions are human/robot entities that require teenagers born nine months after the second impact( on sept 13, 2000, an angel called adam crashed into earth wiping out some of the worlds population). These children are Rei, Asuka, and Shinji. I won't tell you any more as not to spoil the series.
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Summary: Masterpeice of Anime
Review: This anime is GREAT! Good animation, indepth characters and storyline. Definitely deserves a complete 5 stars, and is undoubtedly worth the buy
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Summary: I love Evangelion!
Review: This show is the one that got me hooked on anime. There are lots of great bad guys(Angels) as well as the exceedingly cool good guys, the Evangelions(EVAs for short). Be warned, if all you're after in an anime is action and a quick buzz of coolness, this show probably isn't for you. I've watched the entire series from front to back almost five times, and I still don't understand the whole thing. However, if you're willing to accept EVA in its entirety, this is one awesome show!I reccomend this to anyone older than 14 or 15. Like I said, I still don't understand the whole show, and I'm 17. Enjoy!
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Summary: Masterpiece of Modern Themes
Review: I am a latecomer to the world created in Evangelion. I was fasinated by the many reviews written about this series. Words like "Controversial" and "Engaging" and "Intelligent" made this hard to pass up. I'm so very glad that I didn't wait. I was utterly enthralled with this series from beginning to end. What really are the Angels? What happened to the characters at the end of the series? I'm so very glad that even the creator's of this excellent saga decided to give the fans what they want... MORE!!! I found the original episodes 25 and 26 as a fasinating and distubing display of a mind shattered, with themes rarely touched on in any level of television or film, mainly the impact that adults have on children. Most TV shows or movies try to sum this up in a few sceens or so, but this show excelled at the constant conflict of the adult impact (namely parents) on children and the long lasting impressions that remain long after the "events" have occured. While this does not answer the show's questions that fans want answered, they are the most important episodes thus far in the saga and should not be dismissed because they deal with difficult mental issues. I'm glad that the creators had the guts to originally produce this and print it... by and far it is the most disturbing 42+ minutes of television that I have ever witnessed.
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Summary: Excellent series
Review: Definitely a nice anime series, one that I enjoyed immensely. I did see one flaw that stuck out - various scenes involving either maps or views from space of Japan were unaltered...even though portions of it were supposed to be underwater due to the 2nd impact.
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Summary: Its just right...
Review: Its engulfs you in a story of which no other. To the point of which characters to you are hated rather that disliked or loved rather than enjoyed. Showing all the aspects of what the best Anime is like. With the perfect way of showing what a serious moment should be like and joyful tidings of the happier moments.
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Summary: The only review you need for an anime classic
Review: Outside of DBZ, Tenchi, and other cartoon network-popularized anime shows, Evangelion is probably the biggest thing out there. Any anime fan, casual or obsessive, knows about it, and it's one of the most greatly loved (and occasionally hated) shows there is.
The plot centers around the organization Nerv and its efforts to eradicate the mysterious and seemingly hostile "Angels" using the Evas (giant robots at first glance) and their fourteen-year old pilots. The necessity of fourteen-year olds is never explained, but it's through the eyes of one such pilot, Shinji Ikari, that we're introduced to the show. Shinji is joined by the ultra-quiet Rei Ayanami and the arrogant and dominating Asukah Langley Sohryu in piloting the Evas. Their guardian Misato, the scientist Ritsuko, Misato's ex-boyfriend Kaji, and Shinji's father Gendo round out the main characters.
Evangelion's cast is one of its strongest points. Some criticize Shinji for his total lack of toughness and resolve, but he occupies an important place in the cast's emotional layout. He's balanced by his father, as Gendo is incredibly cold, calculating and decisive. Rei and Asukah are also polar opposites, and their interaction is well done. Asukah loves to be bossy but is annoyed by Rei's apparent indifference. The legendarily sexy Misato is possibly the show's most memorable character. She's carefree, messy, and irresponsible, and when Kaji enters the picture sparks immediately fly. Ritsuko is quiet but intense and she knows a lot, but often seems to play the role of a major background character.
Put together, this is an incredibly memorable lot, and the show throws them in interesting and conflicting situations frequently. They're also very well acted with Megumi Hayashibara contributing a little star power as Rei. Evangelion also has the best dub I've ever heard. It's probably the only show that I might actually prefer to watch in English. Character rating: 5/5. It's in terms of plot Evangelion starts to slide. There are basically two sides to this show. First is the fairly light-hearted and character-driven side. The episodes typically include an Angel attack and a fight (the fight scenes are excelently done), but they also come with healthy doses of humor. None of this is terribly complex, but it's very fun. It makes up about the first three-fifths of the show. But from there, the show changes. It becomes more heavy and atmospheric and while this is handled well from the emotional side, the plot becomes somewhat aimless. The angels are still there, but there are increasing references to events and things that were never really well defined in the first place (the creator made a good deal of this up as he went along). We also start getting plenty of somewhat obscure and probably meaningless religious references and symbolism, which only makes matters worse. So Evangelion winds up sort of tapering off at the end, and it doesn't help that we get virtually no character closure at all (most characters are in some stage of psychological crisis by this point). Finally, there are the last two episodes. You've probably already heard something about these. They really don't seem connected to the main show at all. They primarily consist of one of the characters sitting in a chair in a darkened room being asked questions to the tone of: "who are you?" and "how do you know you're you?". A few people really like these episodes, but I consider them mainly off the subject and fairly interminable. I've heard that Hideaki Ano was having some psychological problems of his own at the time, so much of this was his attempts at working out his own problems. I don't know how accurate this is, but it makes sense. It's too bad the series had to end this way. All in all though, Evangelion is pretty good. My long-winded assessment of the last several episodes in all likelihood made the series sound worse than it is. I love the characters, and I like much of the plot. This series is a fine buy, although it's mainstream enough that you might be able to rent a few tapes to start. I don't really like the format of these DVD's, but you do get French and Spanish language versions in addition to the standard English and Japanese.
Evangelion is a pretty good series if not a great one, and if you don't go in expecting a brilliant plot build-up and climax you probably won't be dissapointed.
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Summary: Great Anime series; terrible ending.
Review: I heard nothing but good words and praises of greatness about the anime series "Neon Genesis Evangelion". When I decided to check it out for myself, I was not disappointed with the series except when it came to the ending (hence, four instead of five stars). I don't want to go into a flowery plot summary because I would hate to spoil it for those of you anime fans who have yet to see it. I will say that this anime made me proud to be a science fiction and action fan combined. Neon Genesis had a great combination of impressive, and sometimes violent, action scenes and a story that has more plot twists than the greatest suspense novels on the planet. It just makes you want to learn more about the series and keep watching. This anxiousness forced me to watch all 26 episodes in one day. Episodes 25 and 26 make the entire 24 previous episodes seem like a complete waste of time by turning the series into an internal conflict of the main character (Shinji Ikari). As far as I hear, the two upcoming DVD releases will fix this, so don't feel bad if you hate it after the first 26 episodes.
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Summary: Great visuals, great plot, but poor story ending
Review: Evangelion series has undeniably gained a lot of fans throughout the world, but I wonder whether different features of the series has won differet kind of fans. Through seeing the DVD edition from ADV I reaffirm myself among the fans who were attracted by the visual artistry depicted in the series. OK, it is great and visually outstanding mecha action scenes. But I deplore the slowness of the two last chapters.
As for the plot, this series doesn't fail to arise immediate interest from the audience from the very beginning, but it all the same fails to round up comfortably the ideas exposed about myth and religion (orthodox christianity,gnosticism and babylonic religions all mixed up!!)
As far as the animation features are involved I would recommend this DVD set as a see-again series (subtitled seen you got the feelings better,I don't recommend the English-dubbed version). On the contrary, if you are the insight-seeker type, you might not feel as satisfied.
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