Title: Neon Genesis Evangelion Genre: mecha, apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic, drama, science fantasy Director/Writer: Hideaki Anno Studio: Gainax, Tatsunoko Production Format: 26 episodes Dates: October 4, 1995 – March 27, 1996 At the age of 14 Shinji Ikari is summoned by his father to the city of Neo Tokyo-3 after several years of separation. There he unwillingly accepts the task of becoming the pilot of a giant robot by the name EVA01 and protect the world from the enigmatic invaders known as "angels." Even though he repeatedly questions why he has accepted this mission from his estranged and cold father, his doing so helps him to gradually accept himself. However, why exactly are the angels attacking and what are his father’s true intentions are yet to be unraveled. |
I never had high hopes for Neon Genesis Evangelion. I already had a peek of how it was going to be when my friend insisted on watching it some years ago.
I started the series already expecting it to go bad. Although, I have to admit, the first 19 episodes almost got me thinking that it was going well and that it was living up to its good ratings. Thanks to the last 7 episodes, my assumptions were confirmed and it will forever be marked in my memory that I've lost 650 minutes of my life on it.
I honestly thought that it was great that they thought of incorporating a bit of realism on how the Eva's were operated. They had these huge plugs from where they received energy and there was a constant complaint on how it affected the country's electric consumption and economy. (They were like laptops with poor internal batteries haha!) Moreover, they thought about the welfare of the citizens and how they should be evacuated during battles because the city is obviously going to be wrecked. I was quite impressed with that aspect of the story. But as for the Angels' and Evas' nature, it was no use trying to understand.
It might not seem fair to say for sure how poor the story is without watching the movies. Like for example, the first Full Metal Alchemist also left us with a lot of questions but everything was concluded in the movie. Though I hope it would be the same for Eva, I'm already so damaged by the episodes on existentialism that I don't have the strength to watch another 236 minutes of it. Call it exaggerated but the show really made me feel sick in many ways.
5/10
I started the series already expecting it to go bad. Although, I have to admit, the first 19 episodes almost got me thinking that it was going well and that it was living up to its good ratings. Thanks to the last 7 episodes, my assumptions were confirmed and it will forever be marked in my memory that I've lost 650 minutes of my life on it.
I honestly thought that it was great that they thought of incorporating a bit of realism on how the Eva's were operated. They had these huge plugs from where they received energy and there was a constant complaint on how it affected the country's electric consumption and economy. (They were like laptops with poor internal batteries haha!) Moreover, they thought about the welfare of the citizens and how they should be evacuated during battles because the city is obviously going to be wrecked. I was quite impressed with that aspect of the story. But as for the Angels' and Evas' nature, it was no use trying to understand.
It might not seem fair to say for sure how poor the story is without watching the movies. Like for example, the first Full Metal Alchemist also left us with a lot of questions but everything was concluded in the movie. Though I hope it would be the same for Eva, I'm already so damaged by the episodes on existentialism that I don't have the strength to watch another 236 minutes of it. Call it exaggerated but the show really made me feel sick in many ways.
5/10