don't let the hype overshadow your viewing experience

Its one of my favourite anime of all time but when you watch it it's still an anime

my fav anime oat

Ikr this the hipster anime fanbase

It invokes a lot of feeling probably made me feel deeper than anything I’ve ever watched

They do an amazing job conveying the gravity of the situations they’re in

Watch the directors cut episodes for 21-26 that’s my only advice

Enjoy

GOAT

Top 3 anime ever made, people s*** on the last two episodes but they're amazing

if u s*** on the last two episodes you dont actually like evangelion

No it doesn't sincxe it was made after, a lot of context is lost if you haven't seen the last episodes first @op

Also, don't expect a straight mecha story s*** going to go in a whole other direction, also don't get too attached to the characters because you're gonna find out a looooot of things about them, and also see it as a commentary on anime as a whole its pretty funny looking at it that way

Real!

Yeah i agree, some people swear they like eva then say "watch the movie instead of the last two episodes" which irks me because the last two episodes are essential to shinji's character development. It may take a couple rewatches to understand these two episodes but they're a must watch

watch EOE after the TV show ending kinda disappointing lol

Episodes 25-26 are the ending of shinji's character, while the movie is the ending to the story. You can't just watch one or the other to fully enjoy the experience, and watching one first over the other is probably irrelevant, even tho i suggest to watch episodes 25-26 first

asuka is a bossy a******.... i love her

i cant believe we GOT A HOT SPRINGS EPISODE

Imo it’s twin peaks tier in that the show is meh but the movie is 👌👌👌

im aware it was made after. what context is lost exactly?

always thought the community consensus was movie --> 25/26 lol

but @op you do what works fam, not trying to argue about it

The end of evangelion (the movie) is so good

I don’t watch much anime but the show made me want to change that

show doesnt get good until the 18th ep but visually its timeless. beautiful art direction and the ending is so bad that its perfect. youre lucky to be able to watch the show again for the first time, enjoy. also dont get too attached to any of the characters

i remember when i watched it towards the end after every single episode the credits would play and id just fall into like a deep trail of thoughts and i couldnt watch more than an episode a night because it was so depressing