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I just finished neon genesis evangelion

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well fuck it, that was the last straw
i'm never watching anime again

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 06:14

Hakoria

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Hmph.

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 07:11

Yogurt

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Is that some sort of penguin rooster

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 09:14

auriplane

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Haha, I'm sorry to hear that!

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Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 10:24

surreal

Eric: tank,godlike

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mfw after last episode

mfw after end of evangelion movie

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 11:21

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Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 13:01

yashakenkyaku

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Hmmm... Are you sure I can't interest you in just one more? o.0 There's this one called School Days...

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 13:31

Omnicide

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Watch Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Code Geass or Fate/Zero.

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Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 14:20

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I read school days when I was like 13, liked it because lolsoedgyblood, would not watch again

I read the first 20 volumes of the manga for FMA, liked it alot, maybe i'll finish that one one day.

my friend though it might be fun if, while I was watching this show, made a chart of my reaction to each episode. this was the outcome

sorry for bigass image

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 15:22

karathrow

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I thought it was garbage but weeaboos find it to be some kind of sacred cow and get butthurt if you say anything bad about it.

Also putting random crucifixes into things doesn't actually add any depth or mean anything, it's just empty symbolism.

I can't find the exact quote but the creator actually didn't have an ending planned out at the time of the show's creation. He basically just made shit up as he went along and apparently was having mental issues at the time.

Eva fans will always claim "you didn't get it" but really there's nothing to get. It's just vapid, hollow bullshit. I could splice in footage of hostel at the last 6 episodes of some random gundam show and it would be about as thematically dishonest.

I wish it was possible to hate Eva and it's fans to death.

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 15:50

i watched eva a long time

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i watched eva a long time ago, i stopped at around episode 16 or something because it wasnt anything special
the end

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 15:59

did I fully miss the part

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did I fully miss the part where shinji jacks off to someone in a coma?
must be in the movie
I was thinking that i should watch the movies
but then I realized I would just be watching it to fill the giant void of anger the main series' ending left me with
and I don't want that.

and to think I was actually enjoying this show
I feel dirty

I might recover by going back and watching GITS

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 16:07

Ghost in the Shell had a MUCH

yashakenkyaku

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Ghost in the Shell had a MUCH better ending.
for both seasons. >.> I still haven't found time to see the movies though.

@Karathrow
But, I liked the series. @_@;;

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 16:42

Re: I thought it was garbage but

Ennea

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karathrow said

I wish it was possible to hate Eva and it's fans to death.

Wha... ?

@Lemon watch the movies if you think the normal ending sucked, didn't like it either but end of evangelion gives you a good alternative - think it was produced because many people complained about the last two episodes being so lame but I'm not sure. Also the movies 1.01 and 2.02 need to be watched, they are downright awesome and imo better then the Series!

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 18:58

give me a week to recover

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give me a week to recover from the shock of how much of a let down it was and then i'll consider it.

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 18:59

The N-gage was a good phone

karathrow

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The N-gage was a good phone some people just didn't "get" how to hold the phone properly and thought it sucked because they were dumb.

Here's how to hold the phone like a true boss in all of its taco-y glory!

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 19:32

Because Christianity is an

auriplane

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Because Christianity is an uncommon religion in Japan we thought it would be mysterious. None of the staff who worked on Eva are Christians. There is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual symbols of Christianity look cool. If we had known the show would get distributed in the US and Europe we might have rethought that choice.

- Kazuya Tsurumaki, Assistant Director of Neon Genesis Evangelion

Worse than meaningless symbolism, it's misleading fake symbolism! Hooray!

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Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 19:41

Re: Because Christianity is an

karathrow

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auriplane said

Because Christianity is an uncommon religion in Japan we thought it would be mysterious. None of the staff who worked on Eva are Christians. There is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual symbols of Christianity look cool. If we had known the show would get distributed in the US and Europe we might have rethought that choice.
- Kazuya Tsurumaki, Assistant Director of Neon Genesis Evangelion

Worse than meaningless symbolism, it's misleading fake symbolism! Hooray!

I was going to quote this but I couldn't find the source to it (I realize nobody cares). Is this a real quote or was this something made up and circulated?

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 19:44

Otakon 2001

auriplane

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Otakon 2001

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Auriplane!!

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 19:45

Here, I found the

auriplane

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Here, I found the transcription, Lazypants McCantgoogle.

http://web.archive.org/web/20020622231224/http://www.akadot.com/article/...

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Auriplane!!

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 19:51

err sorry! I wasnt saying you

karathrow

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err sorry! I wasnt saying you were posting anything misleading, I was just genuinely curious if it was a real quote XD

I did find it, but thank you for the link anyway XD

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 19:53

lololol Auri i'm surprised

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lololol Auri i'm surprised you didn't take the extra passive aggressive step and do that "let me Google that for you" thingy
on a related note
I did not think flcl was as good as everyone made it out to be (fun music and battles though), i've watched it three times all the way through, so none of that "you need to re-watch" it bullshit.
discuss

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 21:05

I didn't find it to be that

karathrow

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I didn't find it to be that great either, but I've been told some stuff gets lost in translation.

Also you should go watch GitS imo. The second season episode thats basically an homage to FMJ is my favorite :D

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 21:20

I've already watched all the

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I've already watched all the way through once, the timing was perfect though, it was right when I was being required to read catcher in the rye for english 10, Jd Salinger references errywhere. It was like babbys first symbolism for me and boy was it fantastic

also I am acquiring the first season as we speak.

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 22:13

I try to keep my aggressive

auriplane

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I try to keep my aggressive active. :-D

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Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 23:04

If you didn't see the shinji

Rook

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If you didn't see the shinji coma fap scene, you probably haven't seen end of evangelion
it's a non reboot movie
also everything gets weirder and maybe resolved if you like that sort of thing

Submitted on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 23:41

Yeah! His jizz blasts turn

karathrow

Joined: Oct 26 2010

Yeah! His jizz blasts turn into this like Rorschach ink blot test thingy, it's really cool and it's super deep. I looked at it and saw a bunny.

Then everything made sense.

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 00:18

^7/10 actually lol'd.

Hakoria

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^7/10 actually lol'd.

@lemon: EoE is the proper way to end NGE and is worth watching for the rebuild movies to get where they stand timeline-wise, if you care enough to bother. Dem movies are great so far though with 2 out of 4 already available, too bad anno's been using the delay card for the third one so much.

Yogurt said

Is that some sort of penguin rooster

Penpen, genetically altered warm water penguin.

Taller/more robust than your average penguin.

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 00:36

I just finished getting all

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I just finished getting all of gits (first season, 2nd gig, all the movies) and end of evangelion
this thread was a lie from the beginning and I feel no shame

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 03:04

Re: ^7/10 actually lol'd.

Ennea

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Hakoria said

too bad anno's been using the delay card for the third one so much.

Third movie will be released at Novembre 11th or so in japanese cinemas! So we only have to wait for next summer for the blurays to come out... D:

Also: Why does everyone love gits so much ?

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 06:08

Re: ^7/10 actually lol'd.

yashakenkyaku

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I can't speak for anyone else here, but I liked all the violence. I thought the talking got to a point where it was nonsense. The ideas were deep, don't get me wrong; but I didn't like all the pointlessness. They tried to make it sound so deep that it ended up sounding shallow, if that makes sense. ^_^;;

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 06:23

If I'm not mistaken, I

Rook

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If I'm not mistaken, I believe EoE is meant to replace episodes 25 and 26

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 08:26

Yeah, like others have

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Yeah, like others have mentioned, End of Evangelion is supposedly the "ending" if you would call to it. If you haven't watched End of Evangelion, go watch it right now!

I'm a huge Evangelion fan and reading this fourm topic made me smile like a git. =)

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Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 11:32

okay, I watched end of

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okay, I watched end of evangelion last night
it was very visually appealing, lots of cool disturbing animation sequences (when the white evas started budding rei's face I started actually laughing out loud because it just looked and sounded so fucking stupid ahahah)
it was definitely a good substitution for episodes 25 and 26, but it still felt like they were just adding in random shit hoping people would assume it was deep and meaningful (all those crosses. oh wow. please try harder.)
All in all
it was fun
but would not watch again

Ennea I can't speak for everyone, but most of the people that I know liked Ghost in the Shell because of the well rounded, pretty realistic characters (something that anime needs more of), a well thought out, yet complicated story line that isn't pieced together randomly (NGE), a fantastic soundtrack composed by YOKO KANNO , and, this is a major plus for me, a very visually appealing art style with well rendered backgrounds.
You should download the soundtrack if you don't want to put all the time into watching a new show, the soundtrack is just too fucking good.

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 13:53

You can't tell me you

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You can't tell me you wouldn't watch a show with this song in it.

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 14:03

I can't speak for anyone else

karathrow

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I can't speak for anyone else here, but I liked all the violence. I thought the talking got to a point where it was nonsense. The ideas were deep, don't get me wrong; but I didn't like all the pointlessness. They tried to make it sound so deep that it ended up sounding shallow, if that makes sense. ^_^;;

GitS was a pretty consistent, thought out show. I don't see how someone can think Eva is a masterpiece but find GitS to be pointless.

My guess would be despite them both being anime GitS has more western influence whereas Eva is more weeaboo pandering.

Why does everyone love gits so much ?

1. It doesn't run for 500 episodes like the big anime series do

2. It had a planned start and finish

3. It's consistent, thematically honest, has clear direction.

4. It's appealing to people who probably don't like anime that much (which is probably why some anime fans don't care for it)

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 15:05

You had me at Yoko Kanno I'll

Rook

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You had me at Yoko Kanno
I'll give it a try

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 16:15

i started watching the gits

Jacob31593

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i started watching the gits last night, it seems pretty good so far

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 16:23

If you don't like GitS,

surreal

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If you don't like GitS, you're simply not smart enough.

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 16:29

Even inspired the

Hakoria

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Even inspired the matrix.

Yoko Kanno is usually sufficient enough of a reason to watch something tbh, she doesn't tend to accept offers for shit anime either from what I've seen with her as composer. Probably the most adapt anime composer when it comes to tackling such a huge range of styles/genres.

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 18:25

Re: Even inspired the

Jacob31593

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i might tab this one

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 18:27

Hm well, didn't like the 2

Ennea

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Hm well, didn't like the 2 movies but remember some episodes of the series broadcasted on mtv lol, was okay I guess :p Maybe I should watch it as a whole some time. Also: Yoko Kanno is always a good argument! Darker then Black, Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebob, all superb!

Lemoncobbler said

pretty realistic characters

Mushishi! Probably the best Animem of all times. At least for me.

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 18:50

Escaflowne was Yoko Kanno

Rook

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Escaflowne was Yoko Kanno too?
My list of things to watch is getting too big
I saw it when I was like 6, and all I remember is the music

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 19:03

Re: i watched eva a long time

Omnicide

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i was watching the anime but i ended forcing myself to watch all the episodes plus EoE... and i didn't liked one bit of it haha!

Edit: taking advantage of the topic, anyone here watched all Kara no Kyoukai movies?

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Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 19:57

JACOB YOU ASS I WAS GOING TO

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JACOB YOU ASS I WAS GOING TO TAB THAT ONE DONT DO IT
I didn't like the older gits movies, but season one is great, watch it immediately
yessss, mushishi, i want to watch that one~ it looks so pretty, i'll watch that one after I finish GITS.

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 21:14

Re: JACOB YOU ASS I WAS GOING TO

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Lemoncobbler said

JACOB YOU ASS I WAS GOING TO TAB THAT ONE DONT DO IT

yours would be fingerstyle anyway, cool your tits

Submitted on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 21:22

Re: I can't speak for anyone else

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karathrow said

I can't speak for anyone else here, but I liked all the violence. I thought the talking got to a point where it was nonsense. The ideas were deep, don't get me wrong; but I didn't like all the pointlessness. They tried to make it sound so deep that it ended up sounding shallow, if that makes sense. ^_^;;

GitS was a pretty consistent, thought out show. I don't see how someone can think Eva is a masterpiece but find GitS to be pointless.

My guess would be despite them both being anime GitS has more western influence whereas Eva is more weeaboo pandering.

Why does everyone love gits so much ?

1. It doesn't run for 500 episodes like the big anime series do

2. It had a planned start and finish

3. It's consistent, thematically honest, has clear direction.

4. It's appealing to people who probably don't like anime that much (which is probably why some anime fans don't care for it)

I never said Eva was a masterpiece.(Although I did like the soundtrack) >.> I was just saying I liked it. I liked Ghost in the Shell too. I just wasn't too fond of the Tachikomas or all the references to out-of-body experiences. I can't relate to that. ^_^;; I can relate more to not being popular, going insane, or one of the other underlying themes Eva had. To each their own, man. ^_^

Submitted on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 04:17

yes

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yes

Submitted on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 04:24

Re: I can't speak for anyone else

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yashakenkyaku said

I just wasn't too fond of the Tachikomas

but they love you~

Submitted on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 04:25

Re: i watched eva a long time

Ennea

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Omnicide said

Edit: taking advantage of the topic, anyone here watched all Kara no Kyoukai movies?

Sure thing, they're awesome! The story itself isnt that great but ufotable are the best in presenting their work. If you watched fate/zero you'll know what I mean, it's just great to watch somehow.

Back to NGE, I didn't like it at first but after some time I rewatched it as a whole and came to love it somehow. Except EP 25+26, they suck.

Submitted on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 05:18

^dat ufotable, one of the

Hakoria

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^dat ufotable, one of the best movie series even if you're not a type-moon fan (enjoyed KnK more than F/Z here). Liked 1&3(fujino;A;)&5(loved the appartment's concept + touko gets lots of screen time) the most and didn't bother with the epilogue as it's just a conversation or something of the sort. Def worth a watch if you were wondering omnicide, unless you've brought up the title because you've seen it before.

+ost fit the show very well, even has some machinarium-like tracks.
yuki kajiura (xenosaga 2&3 or madoka/fatezero for people like sj so they can recognize her)

@lemon: mushishi is generally easy to watch (good flow, can tackle serious topics but you get the opportunity to think of it while watching since it's not an action movie) and pretty, but it still has one of the creepiest episodes related to babies in anime |:

Submitted on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 06:28