EVA-01 1,796 Report post Posted February 13, 2005 I haven't heard much about Evangelion here, so I thought I'd make a thread about it. It's my first time making a thread so I hope it's good. Has anybody watched this anime? If you have then what is your favorite episode/movie,or characters/Evas? In my opinon this was a really good anime. My Favorite Characters are Shinji, Rei, Eva-01 and 03 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pchan 5,162 Report post Posted February 13, 2005 Since I haven't watched this anime *gets kicked by Hell_Cat X'D* this topic's gonna be uber informative from my perspective . Post away ! Quote I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strider Hiryu 2,704 Report post Posted February 13, 2005 I own it and have watched it completely thru twice (halfway thru the third time of watching it). I've seen both movies and have seen the Director's Cuts of eps 21-26 (since I own them). As a whole it was an ok series. I don't really see what all the hype is about it. Its got an alright plot and alright characters (Shinji still annoys me to all hell). As for favorite character its a tie between Pen Pen and Rei (I mean come on that penquin is awesome). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eppy 3,446 Report post Posted February 13, 2005 i have watch teh series straight through a few times....didnt really understand it completely until like the 3rd of 4th time -p Quote "That fairy needs to stop shouting in my ear, or I'm going to throw her friend I have trapped in the bottle into a lava pit or something. HEY, LISTEN! No, YOU listen. If something's important, just say so without yelling at me. Or fly over to it and change color like you usually do. Just because I'm busy mowing the lawn and hoping I'll find some spare change, doesn't mean I can't hear you." - Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess Tasha 559 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 A friend of mine copied the entire series for me to disk but I still have only watched like maybe a 3rd of it. I like it a lot. Best character? I like Rei. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kuwabara 758 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 I'm thinking of getting it. The cover page looks so cool. Quote [/url] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVA-01 1,796 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 I've seen all of the episodes, but the I haven't been able to see the two movies because I can't find them anywhere near me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell_Cat_18 1,359 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 I've seen it, and I know it's said to be the greatest anime ever created, but for the life of me...I really don't like it. I'm not sure why, but I just can't get into it all that well...don't get me wrong, it's not bad or anything, it just really never did appeal to me. Quote [sIGPIC]What's wrong, cat eat your tounge?[/sIGPIC] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVA-01 1,796 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 Almost everybody I know doesn't really like this show much. They think it's okay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell_Cat_18 1,359 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 Strangely enough...almost all the people I've talked to have said the same exact thing. I think the show appeals to a certain kind of audiance, and I'm just not in that group. I would encourage you to watch the first 5 or 6 episodes though and see for yourself. Quote [sIGPIC]What's wrong, cat eat your tounge?[/sIGPIC] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVA-01 1,796 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 I watched the first eight episodes, and it didn't really get that good until like the 7th episode,I think... or was it eighth??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strider Hiryu 2,704 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 Eva is an anime for those who like to get involved in a deep psychological plot dealing with existence, religion and a whole crap load of other stuff. This is the reason why many people who watch it don't get it right away and usually end up not liking it in the long run. Saying its the best anime ever would not be accurate. Its one of the best ever created for its time and its one of the best for its target audience. Thats kind of the reason why most people are drawn to watch it because they are mislead to believe its something that requires little or not thought to watch (like Excel Saga). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVA-01 1,796 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 I agree, most of my friends who watched like, only 4 episodes didn't like it because they thought it was too complicated. For some people it takes time to understand and find out what it means. Even I didn't understand it completly at first but when I watched it again I understood, and started to like it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell_Cat_18 1,359 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 If you liked Gundam Wing, then you'll probably like Evangelion Quote [sIGPIC]What's wrong, cat eat your tounge?[/sIGPIC] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strider Hiryu 2,704 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 Ummmm, plz explain this comment of yours Hell_Cat. GW is in no way philisophical, in no way deals with religion nor existence, and is not deep in anyway. I hate GW with a passion (if you've looked in the Gundam board you know this) but I like Eva (I don't think of it as the greatest anime ever but its still a good anime). I don't see how liking GW would make you more susceptable to liking Eva seeing as how they are completely different. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgstone 8,672 Report post Posted February 14, 2005 i'll be blunt and to the point. i know some ppl really like eva but i'm not one. i didn't care for evangelion. i think its the most over-hyped anime to ever exist aside from akira. the beginning of eva is slow until they bring asuka into the series.. then it has amazing potential! but then things die down again.. and then its as if the series stops abruptly and a monkey draws the ending. X'D as for the movies. end of evangelion is the actual ending for the series (its the last two episodes redone because the monkies did a horrible job in my opinion). but it is still far from straight forward and leaves you with a face. and movie 2 is an overview of the entire series (including the first movie) and contains about 5 minutes of extra footage. my overall opinion: fav character: asuka most hated character: shinji fav episode: the one where shinji and asuka have to dance and synchronize together. final comments: could have been better. hell of a marketing job tho! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell_Cat_18 1,359 Report post Posted February 15, 2005 I ment the whole *getting into a deep ass plot thing* anyway.... Yeah I was talking to the guy who owns a rockin anime store here, and he said about the same thing you did Sledge. Still, in my opinion it's worth checking out, I mean almost every anime is worth a look...unless you know it's going to be stupid. Quote [sIGPIC]What's wrong, cat eat your tounge?[/sIGPIC] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strider Hiryu 2,704 Report post Posted February 15, 2005 K, just wondering. The plot to GW isn't that deep but I suppose I could see someone who seen that being interested in Eva (though I really don't know why you'd move from a very unphilisophical anime like GW to a mind-f*** of an anime like Eva). Sledge I think you actually took and summarized Eva in the shortest most understanding way I've ever seen it summarized in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell_Cat_18 1,359 Report post Posted February 15, 2005 Very true, rocin summary Sledge, I love it how you and Lady can answer just about any question we have. Quote [sIGPIC]What's wrong, cat eat your tounge?[/sIGPIC] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladywriter 7,783 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Usually I like a story with a deep plot, but I cant say this about Eva. The only character I thought worth watching was Misato, the rest of them were too underdeveloped for my taste. A lot of episodes dragged on with little action, character or plot development. Quote Look at the flowers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell_Cat_18 1,359 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Very much so, they were showing it at a convention I went to over the summer, and I was a little shocked to see that only about 5 people occupied the room ment for 50. Quote [sIGPIC]What's wrong, cat eat your tounge?[/sIGPIC] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVA-01 1,796 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Same here, when I went to a convention like, maby one year ago, they also showed Evangelion. There weren't many people there either, except for around maybe only 20 seats filled out of 60-70 seats. I was one of those 20 in a seat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cfioncn 800 Report post Posted February 16, 2005 Kisaragi (Misato), Asuka are my favorites Eva for me had too much of bleh action and the "deepness" of it came in too suddenly and was sort of out of place...the first half of the series (mainly before the characters begin to get fuxed up) was pretty good though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell_Cat_18 1,359 Report post Posted February 17, 2005 True...it's definatly a slower paced anime...like boringly so, but some people like that I suppose. Quote [sIGPIC]What's wrong, cat eat your tounge?[/sIGPIC] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cfioncn 800 Report post Posted February 18, 2005 well it did give us the running joke "i musn't run away, i musn't run away, I MUSN'T RUN AWAY!!11" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
