Wow. I just finished binge watching the series and I don't know what to feel right now. This quintessential anime series has left me with an experience of a lifetime. It is a perfect blend of mecha action and human emotion. The animation is definitely top notch, but it's the storytelling that's the real hero of this series.
I could feel the tension from the first episode itself. The way the makers dealt with the three kids is plausible. I personally related a lot to Shinji Ikari and felt he was a lot like me. There were times where I cared a lot for both Rei and Asuka, given what all they had to go through. That being said, almost half of the series is somewhere between serious and lighthearted in terms of tone. It's the other half that starts to get intense with every episode and just hits the thinking viewer in the feels. I could feel like the last few episodes were directly talking to me. Yes, the same few episodes which are considered controversial for some reason.
But aside from that, the show is highly entertaining, hands down. The humor is hilarious wherever it's present, and the mecha action is really cool or maybe even the finest I've seen yet. Some episodes are bound to leave you depressed, so better be prepared. Neon Genesis Evangelion is an unprecedented victory of sheer imagination and storytelling. For me, it's a perfect one as it both entertained and made me think. I can't thank the makers of this psychological sci-fi action anime enough, as a lot of dialogue has provided solutions to problems I have personally encountered and still encounter in life.
I could feel the tension from the first episode itself. The way the makers dealt with the three kids is plausible. I personally related a lot to Shinji Ikari and felt he was a lot like me. There were times where I cared a lot for both Rei and Asuka, given what all they had to go through. That being said, almost half of the series is somewhere between serious and lighthearted in terms of tone. It's the other half that starts to get intense with every episode and just hits the thinking viewer in the feels. I could feel like the last few episodes were directly talking to me. Yes, the same few episodes which are considered controversial for some reason.
But aside from that, the show is highly entertaining, hands down. The humor is hilarious wherever it's present, and the mecha action is really cool or maybe even the finest I've seen yet. Some episodes are bound to leave you depressed, so better be prepared. Neon Genesis Evangelion is an unprecedented victory of sheer imagination and storytelling. For me, it's a perfect one as it both entertained and made me think. I can't thank the makers of this psychological sci-fi action anime enough, as a lot of dialogue has provided solutions to problems I have personally encountered and still encounter in life.