Sooooooo........Neon Genesis Evangelion?

that's pretty much the point

Can someone explain the symbolism behind Shinji busting a nut to Asuka's unconscious body?

By s y Go To PostCan someone explain the symbolism behind Shinji busting a nut to Asuka's unconscious body?

the creator hates otaku culture that much and shinji is his outlet

By s y Go To PostCan someone explain the symbolism behind Shinji busting a nut to Asuka's unconscious body?

He's the animu representation of 4chan

By DY_nasty Go To Postthe creator hates otaku culture that much and shinji is his outlet

By rvy Go To PostHe's the animu representation of 4chan

I remember Kibner telling me something like that when I was watching the series.

So is Asuka dead? Or is the third impact all in Shinjis head?

Is shinji god?

The animation in EoE is incredible though.

By DY_nasty Go To Postthe creator hates otaku culture that much and shinji is his outlet

Dy is not exaggerating or stretching the truth or anything with his statement. Part way through the show, the creator saw fan-created content and how it was embracing what were intentionally terrible character traits and then fetishizing them. He made the ending to the original series such that it would intentionally disgust those fans and hopefully drive them off his show.

It only made them even bigger and more disgusting fans. The series creator continued this with every version or continuation of Evangelion. He actively hates the show's fans (or most of them, anyway).

By s y Go To PostI remember Kibner telling me something like that when I was watching the series.

So is Asuka dead? Or is the third impact all in Shinjis head?

Is shinji god?

The animation in EoE is incredible though.

I only watched the original series and that was like 15+ years ago. I barely remember shit about what actually happens in it, much less finer details.

It's probably Asuka died and Shinji is having a mental shutdown/break about it. Basically, think of the worst and most traumatic interpretation and that is probably the answer.

the newer movies aren't bad until the 3rd

then its really bad

If you came away from watching that series thinking Shinji is impotent, Asuka is batshit insane, and everything about Rei is creepy, you understood the show.

asuka was insane when she showed up

then getting shit on nonstop didnt help either

By DY_nasty Go To Postasuka was insane when she showed up

then getting shit on nonstop didnt help either

Is there a single redeeming person in that show? I guess Shinji kinda sorta sometimes when he isn't being weak af.

Low key wished that alternate reality High School Shinji show was real tho

Guess I didn't get the show

By Kibner Go To PostIs there a single redeeming person in that show? I guess Shinji kinda sorta sometimes when he isn't being weak af.

shinji is a piece of shit

i guess some of the side characters were redeeming every once in a while. asuka is cool mainly because she's the most human person around in a sea of fukkery

By DY_nasty Go To Postshinji is a piece of shit

i guess some of the side characters were redeeming every once in a while. asuka is cool mainly because she's the most human person around in a sea of fukkery

I almost... almost... want to watch the show again to confirm. But fuck that. I just remember hating all the key players. I don't enjoy watching bad things happen to bad people.

shit show, everyone is 90 degrees of unlikable and you cant tell whats going on without reading 2 full wikis about it
and then we have 4.0 which im sure will never come out

its not even bad things on bad people

its bad things on people who seem to be good people - who then turn out to be bad people. then these bad people do more bad things to other good people who also turn out to be bad people. its a cycle of bullshit lol

like why does a high school bully need to have his sister killed in a giant robot/angel battle then end up a pilot - then mauled by the angel that infects the giant robot, only to be beaten into a puddle by the original giant robot

because fuck it. whatever lol

memories of this show sicken me

initial concept is so cool and then you're just like uh...the fuck is this

I watched it again last year and I was struck by how much I didn't get what the show was saying when I was in middle school.

It's a very good message for young adults but the way the show communicates it is very convoluted and requires thinking that's too nuanced for it's intended audience

By Dark PhaZe Go To Postmemories of this show sicken me

initial concept is so cool and then you're just like uh…the fuck is this

nowadays i only give it props because it looks awesome

even the alert screens are top tier

Im probably not remembering the show correctly but what makes Shinji so awful? Besides the whole jacking off in front of Asuka thing......

Seems like an emo kid with a giant piece of shit father that is forced into doing shit nobody can be ready for.

Some of the music is still neat.

Mecha design is good.

Evangelion is shit.

he does emo kids a disservice

shinji can't do anything right. what a terrible son

Shinji was the kind of emo kid that other emo kids laughed at for being too pathetic.



fuuuuccckkkk i forgot about him masturbating in front of Asuka

Regular emo anime boys would never have the guts to bust a but right into their hands in front of their waifu.

i feel more sympathy towards asuka for having to put up with shinji than being mindraped by a sky angel

Then he tried to choke Asuka to death

Moar like Neon Garbage Evangelion

Why u hurt me, Adam sama

Eva was a mistake. Gendo was the only one I liked and he's the biggest cunt of them all.

asuka was also a fucked up cunt

I mean they were behind deadline during the whole thing... and had budget problems as well. He switched up the entire series because of a book he read too supposedly..

Love NGE. It's brilliant. Love everything about it. Have rewatched a few times. Own 2 copies of the series.

Rewatched End of Evangelion. Okay, that was a lot more coherent the second time around.

So basically by the end of EoE, Shinji became god and instead of going through with Human Instrumentality/Third Impact, he decided to say fuck it and finally sort of kinda manned up a little bit. I gotta say, I really enjoyed it the second go around because after being left dumbfounded the first time I went back and rewatched and read about NGE. Doing so, really made me appreciate the series a lot more than I did went I first tore through it, I guess binging the 20+ episodes hindered my comprehension because most of stuff about Adam, Lilith and most of the lore flew over my head.

That isn't to say that there stil aren't a few things I'm left feeling fuzzy about. The thing with choking Asuka at the end is still a bit more confusing. Was he doing that to make sure that she actually existed and prove that humanity wasn't one consciousness? How does that relate to God-Shinji choking Asuke the first time when he was in that sort of dream state?
Where did those bandages come from? Did those just form when Asuka formed herself back from the LCL to deal with how badly she got REKT by those Evas?

I guess there are a few things up for interpretation but overall NGE+EoE was a great watch. I can see why it's so highly regarded, even with all the weird stuff(the best anime are weird tho).

Just as enthralling as the plot in EoE, the art and animation in the film is MASTERFUL, not an ugly frame spotted in the one hour and 26 minute run time. Beautifully painted backgrounds, ridiculously detailed character animation, choreography, etc etc. The attack on NERV? UGH, the Asuka vs 9 Eva fight? JESUS, the whole Third Impact stuff? ALLAH. The talent and skill involved in that production is damn near frightening to be honest. Few screenshots I took.



It's pretty rare that a series or show gets me wanting to read up on theories and analysis(analysi?) but NGE has pulled it off. Currently combing through the Wiki and I'm definitely going to check out some of the fan theories.

I think Misato was the only character I felt bad for by the end of it all. I'm sure I'll remember something that makes her awful and irredeemable or whatever but nothing super awful is coming to mind.

By s y Go To PostI think Misato was the only character I felt bad for by the end of it all. I'm sure I'll remember something that makes her awful and irredeemable or whatever but nothing super awful is coming to mind.

Didn't she continually leak top secret information to the due she was banging just to keep banging him?

By giririsss Go To PostDidn't she continually leak top secret information to the due she was banging just to keep banging him?

Did she? I remember her catching Kaji and figuring out that he was a double(triple?!) agent. I don't recall her leaking any info about NERV to him. He was the one who gave her all the info on what NERV was actually doing with SEELE.

Also, after rewatching stuff. I don't get the Shinji complaints. He's criticized for being an emo anime sad boy who never grows a backbone but his actual character flaw is that he can't stop obeying orders and do things on his own accord. He can only feel validation through others rather than having his own resolve. He quits piloting Evas twice only to end up saving everybody's butts both times. He's the best pilot and is always the one saving the day. Did you guys want him to turn into Goku or a shonen character? That doesn't make any sense.

NGE from the beginning presented itself as a deconstruction of traditional shonen/mech anime and super artsy.

Shinji was fucked up from the beginning and by the end of it all is slightly less fucked up or at least knows why he's fucked up and knows what the path to being better is and is prepared to walk it.

Evangelion in a nutshell

Asuka vs Everybody is godlike animation