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#21 trang95

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Posted 10 February 2016 - 08:15 PM

Yeah, I agree. In the end, it was all but a clusterkitten and Anno managed to pull it off on such a tight budget, too. It's such a shame, though, since Miyazaki never appointed him as a director. (Anno's dream is/was to direct a movie/series under Miyazaki)

Really? Wow, some awesome Ghibli movies would have been released with him as the director...


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Posted 19 August 2016 - 08:08 PM

Just wanted to thread this GREAT anime that I'll be re-watching today. Have you watched it before? How did you like it? Who are your favorite characters?



 


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Posted 19 August 2016 - 08:12 PM

I still can't get over this LEGENDARY scene. I was so shocked when I watched this when I was 14 OMG. Good thing my mom never look at what I watched.

 


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Posted 19 August 2016 - 09:15 PM

Already have a thread on this

 

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Posted 19 August 2016 - 09:48 PM

re watching this right now and I must say it's an entirely different experience now than when I was 15. I used to hate Shinji but I don't hate him as much now. He's a child and has psychological trauma. Asuka is my girl though!


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Posted 19 August 2016 - 11:38 PM

re watching this right now and I must say it's an entirely different experience now than when I was 14. I used to hate Shinji but I don't hate him as much now. He's a child and has psychological trauma. Asuka is my girl though!

I really love this anime. I'm kind of glad that I waited watching this anime though b/c I might have ended up hating Shinji, too.


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Posted 20 August 2016 - 12:06 AM

I really love this anime. I'm kind of glad that I waited watching this anime though b/c I might have ended up hating Shinji, too.

 

 

I love this anime as well.  I used to think he was one of the worst male protagonist EVER but I'm being drawn to him and his struggles now and I'm so close to falling in love with his complicated weak character. He constantly beats himself up and only wants the approval of his father. He's very insecure about himself and thinks of what people think of him too much. Overall his character has WAY too many problems that's why I find his pairing with Asuka so good even though she has her problems too. He's an introvert and she's an extrovert hence they balance each other evenly and it gives them a great dynamic. She pulls him out of his depression or self-doubt and he keeps her grounded from being to over confident or cocky. I never realized the detail put into the pairing now that i'm watching it over again.


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Posted 20 August 2016 - 12:33 AM

 

 

I love this anime as well.  I used to think he was one of the worst male protagonist EVER but I'm being drawn to him and his struggles now and I'm so close to falling in love with his complicated weak character. He constantly beats himself up and only wants the approval of his father. He's very insecure about himself and thinks of what people think of him too much. Overall his character has WAY too many problems that's why I find his pairing with Asuka so good even though she has her problems too. He's an introvert and she's an extrovert hence they balance each other evenly and it gives them a great dynamic. She pulls him out of his depression or self-doubt and he keeps her grounded from being to over confident or cocky. I never realized the detail put into the pairing now that i'm watching it over again.

 

One of the episodes mentions that Shinji has what's called the hedgehog's dilemma, he wants to be close to people but keeps his guard up to prevent himself from getting hurt. I find this to actually be similar to Asuka's character, too. The difference is, Shinji beats himself up and closes himself off to protect himself and Asuka goes more on the offensive.

 

That's what I enjoy so much about the two halves of the series. The first half, with the 'monster of the week' format, builds up Shinji's confidence and breaks down Asuka's colder exterior. Then when all hell breaks loose in the second half, it puts the characters through the ringer and that 'hedgehog's dilemma, along with other displays of mental illness, come back 10 fold.

 

It's one of the reasons why I enjoy Shinji's character, his journey and also why I find the finale of the movie End of Evangelion rather uplifting.


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Posted 20 August 2016 - 01:23 PM

You know, I honestly can't remember much of this series. It's been so long -- I think I was fifteen when I first watched it. It's not my favorite anime of its kind, but I recall the experience as mostly enjoyable. I'm kind of curious how I might feel about it rewatching as an adult.

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Posted 20 August 2016 - 04:06 PM

You know, I honestly can't remember much of this series. It's been so long -- I think I was fifteen when I first watched it. It's not my favorite anime of its kind, but I recall the experience as mostly enjoyable. I'm kind of curious how I might feel about it rewatching as an adult.

 

The experience is quite different for me because back then I didn't understand a lot  at 14 but I'm understand so much now. This series has some of the most realistic characters of all time that  at times its painful to watch them struggle. I love it even more for that especially Shinji and Asuka the most troubled of them all.


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Posted 20 August 2016 - 07:49 PM

Merged topics.

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Posted 10 September 2016 - 10:46 PM

Check out my recent purchase! Got an Evangelion Prototype 00 unit. Has two swords and it's hard to see but also a gattling gun.

 

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