Comments on: Neon Genesis Evangelion

By: jusuchin85

jusuchin85 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:17:18 +0000

Exactly the reason why I mentioned at that post. He is just so self-centered that he even tried to kill a girl who is just lying there! Oh well, that describes how he truly is. And you know, there are some people who are just the same. Like I mentioned, this series really taught me how moralising life can be…

By: Gargron

Gargron — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:51:27 +0000

If it were “Oh shi- I can’t do anything to save her” it wouldn't be that bad. But he is stubborn - "I said I won't ride Eva anymore, so I won't" - even if life of a (or even "two") beautiful girls depends on him. Shortly, he's not a gentleman.And, exactly because of the End of Evangelion ending, where as you remember he attempted to kill Asuka although she is 1. a girl; 2. lying unconsicious, helpless., I think he deserves a place in the "Top 5 Anime characters who deserve to be shot."

By: jusuchin85

jusuchin85 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:57:08 +0000

I’m glad that you liked Evangelion. It was the first anime which actually made me appreciate anime itself.

I do agree that Shinji is egoistic in his own right. Seeing how he doesn’t help others in need because of his inner will of “Oh shi– I can’t do anything to save her” even though he is in the strongest EVA in the series!

One thing remains though: the series really made me feel moralised about certain aspects of my life then. One of a kind, twisted and wicked. That’s how I describe Evangelion.

I guess the movie’s ending gave us a reason to interpret it, no?

By: Gargron

Gargron — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:31:17 +0000

I have. The End of Evangelion was better than the initial two last episodes, but the idea that everyone died didn't make me like it much more. And it gave me even more reasons to hate Shinji. (The last scene!). ^__^

By: ghostlightning

ghostlightning — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:27:34 +0000

Okay, your reasoning though — doing ‘should’ and ‘should’ not can be reasonably construed as moralizing on your own.

In any case, I acknowledge that this is how Eva occured for you, and recommend that you see End of Evangelion if you haven’t yet.

By: Gargron

Gargron — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:20:40 +0000

I think there can be good and bad truths. Like, what people should know and what better not.

Eva wasn’t completely ‘a moralizing show’. But the little subtexts were so strong during the time (or rather, they were really strong now and then), that it was the thing that stood out.

By: ghostlightning

ghostlightning — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:16:03 +0000

I find it very interesting that you found Eva to be a moralizing show. I don’t think many of the people I know took it as such.

I also find difficulty in understanding what you mean by ‘the right truth.’ Could a truth be wrong? Does this make it ‘untrue?’