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Summary: Over rated
Review: There are those that prasie this series very highly. Well it's time for something different. Haveing watched the series, I can only say I found the characters very unlikeable with very few exceptions. As well as a old and used story premisis of the hero and his giant robo verses the monster of the day with a twist. The monsters are called "Angels" which is strange when they look nothing like the usuall depiction of an Angel, more demonic look to them really. And the storys atempt to mix Christian sysmbolism with Babylonian mythology doesn't exactly work well here either.If still want to watch it, watch it for what it is, the darker side of being the hero. It's not that great of a series but it's an ok one.
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Summary: I hate to say it, but it ain't that great
Review: I may be the only one who thinks this, but I just plain didn't like Evangelion. I watched the whole, but by the end, I was just watching it so I could say I finished it. Admittedly, the action sequences and animation quality are top notch and the angel designs were unique, but the themes and plot left a lot to be desired. Although it wants to be an intelligent anime by discussing theology and philosophy; if you really pay attention you'll see that those discussions are extremely shallow. They only touch the brink of what they could. The characters also had very little depth. The main characters - Shinji, Asuka, Rei - were all static. They were the same people at the end as they were at the beginning. Also, two of the 26 episodes in the series are FILLER. That's right, nothing but recap of what's happened before. So if I don't like it, why 3 stars? It's not BAD anime, it's just not the be-all end-all like many people seem to say. If you're looking for a truly outstanding Anime series, might I recommend The Vision of Escaflowne instead.
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Summary: I HATED ANIME UNTIL I SAW EVANGELION
Review: It's true! I never really liked the genre at all until I saw clips of the first episode on the internet. I was amazed with the animation and the deep storyline that made you really feel for the characters. I knew this was definitely not your typical "mech" anime. So I went to my local EB and purchased the first DVD which included the first 4 episodes, and it was AMAZING! I was so impressed with it I went back and purchased the remaining 7 DVD's in the series. Soon after I completed the set is when they came out with the "Neon Genesis Evangelion Perfect Collection" and I kick myself to this day knowing I could have gotten the complete set for less. Here is the basic run down of the series: "The year is 2015. As the remnants of the human race cower in subterranean cities, a deadly war is being waged for what is left of the planet. On one side are the Mysterious beings known only as the Angels; on the other, the secret agency NERV with mankind's last hope, the awe inspiring Evangelions. Piloted by a team of young warriors, theses giant bio-mechanical humanoids are the only thing that can withstand the force of the Angels' defense fields long enough for the pilots to tackle the massive invaders in brutal hand-to-hand combat! At the same time, NERV struggles to pierce the veil of mystery surround the enigmatic Angels." Let me say it one more time. This is definitely not your typical "mech" anime, and if I could give 10 stars... I would! It's that good.
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Summary: Not That Perfect Collection
Review: Watched the first dvd when a co-worker said "you gotta watch this" and have been hooked since then. It has just the right mixture between character dev and action. There is an underlying "conspiracy" theme where not everything is known and each dvd gives you just enough info to feel satisfied as well has wanting to know more. That is until you come to the ending episodes, the it is like whatthehell?? I some how felt as though they were trying to instill hope into kids in Japan. Sometimes found the the bilical references disturbing, but at the same time found it to be an interesting element to put into an anime. Given the popularity of the series as well as some of the more feature packed dvds out there, I was a bit disappointed additional "behind the scenes" were left out. Nonetheless a great series and price you can not beat.
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Summary: The One And Only
Review: This is one of the most amazing,confusing,and thought provoking anime series that I have ever seen.It starts to falter near the end of the series though with long pauses of animation(budget problem maybe?),and questions going without answers.I guess thats what the movies are coming out for.Shinji just gets stranger and stranger as the series tends to progress.After about the halfway point it takes a huge turn and gets very serious.After watching this i would recommend getting the movies because they answer the series biggest questions.So if your thinking about buying this,just go ahead, your in for a rollercoaster ride.
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Summary: Psycho Babble?
Review: Most of the people that rate the series low in the proverbial sense usually have either invested too much time into the series (as a study of some sort) or are too dense to relate to the final two eps.
I'm not going to give away the ending of the series, that would be crude and unjust. But I must say that everyone is complaining about "psycho babble" as though as if it were a bad thing (lol). It just takes a person who can relax through a series without having too high of expectations. Neon Genesis Evangelion is absolutely the best anime that has been produced from Gainax and rates first to my personal opinion out of all anime. The characters are loveable and you can relate to (even Shinji and his psycho babble). The storyline is quite incredible and makes sense to me throughout the whole series. The animation was absolutely astounding. But I must agree that in many scenes, the english voice acting is terrible. When I first watched through the series, I had to turn on the english subtitles just to understand what was being said (yes, at times it is THAT horrible). Anno's (the genius behind Neon Genesis Evangelion) vision was totally misunderstood at the ending of the series. Nobody really cared that Anno put so much work and personal feelings and emotions into the series itself. Almost every dense Evangelion fan out there sent Anno an e-mail or letter DEMANDING more to the series so that the answers that they were not open enough to grasp themselves would be answered. Thus the reason to the "Death & Rebirth" and "End of Evangelion" movies. I give a full 5 stars to Anno and his creation (Evangelion) as it's an anime that will have you sitting in your chair speechless from the depth. Don't mind those that state that there is no depth to it, their problem is that they looked TOO much into it through the literal sense.
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Summary: Best TV Series Ever
Review: This is, quite simply, the greatest TV series ever - animated or live action, American or Japanese, it doesn't matter. This is the very best TV series in all of human history. I'd even go so far as to say that it's the greatest work of fiction in human history. I won't bother explaining why, because there are plenty of other people who have already reviewed. But if you haven't seen this series, you MUST buy these DVDs and you MUST watch them. This series literally changed people's lives, including mine and possibly yours as well. For those of you who are already fans of the show, this is every single episode on DVD in a boxed set, so what the hell are you waiting for? Stop reading this review and buy the DVDs!
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Summary: Yeah, Yeah Eva best series ever
Review: Eva truly is a great series but i'm not gonna write about that i'm going to write my gripe about the series. The last third of the series(after episode 19)takes a very serious tone. I don't mind this but the quality of the earlier episodes seems to be lacking animation wise. There a lot of stock footage and still picks. Even the eva fights aren't as good as earlier episodes. Episode 20 seems completely unnecassary. Then there are the final two episodes which i won't even go in too. Many people say that the ending was a psychological trip that only patient people and the series creator could understand and those same people have the fortitude to tell us what the creator ment when in actuallity there just as clueless as anybody else to what the creator wanted. Well here's my opinion of what happened. I think that the series ran low on bugit so the creator got ticked off at Gainax for not giving them more money and made the ending convuluted and stupid because he couldn't show what he really wanted to show. Seriously the last episodes use so much stock footage that it seems they only had $20 dollars left and just winged it. But what about the real ending End of Evangelion, well it seems that the creator got angry for people not understanding the "original" that he decided to use all the money he got for the movie and make an even more convuluted ending in spite, kinda of like a artist who's works aren't understood. It really is a shame because you never get the true true ending that was initialy ment for the series. Remember this is just my opinion but i wanted people to look behind the seens at why the endings made no sense.
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Summary: Oh my, this is overrated
Review: I actually took a college level course on Neon Genesis and I have to say it is the most overrated pile of bad anime that is out there. I spent an entire semester analyzing this series, and to be honest with you-- there is not much there! People think this show is "deep" when it's really not at all. The animation is poor, the voices are poor, the plot is blah, the ending is horrible.... the whole show is pointless. The characters are so annoying. If this show was just another show on TV I wouldn't even pay it the mind of writing a review, but the fact that there is like this subculture... that acts as though this is japanese cartoon show is the second coming of the bible, I just had to! This show is soooo poor... please watch an episode online or something before buying this. To end this reviw on a note that is not so down...... check out the series Cowboy Bebop, another anime. That is a show that anyone would like, any fan or not.
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Summary: The best thing since sliced bread
Review: Although I'm not a fan of mecha anime, this is the best anime I have yet to see. The animation is great, the story line is even better, and the characters are amazing. So to summarize this review, buy it now, or the cookie monster will get you.
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