Digimon may not be as popular as its counterpart, but has played an important part in many lives. There is a reason why people are still talking about Digimon despite it being being out of its prime in popularity.
I relate to shinji in a way I can’t explain. I had a girl like asuka in my life unfortunately I was always far far away because of me being in the military. In the end she had a guy who was as old as kaiji and started dating him leaving me behind yet still keeping tabs on me via my mother. I don’t know what I’m gonna do I’m helping others with all I can because that’s all I can do but I just I want someone to love me to hold me and to care about me. I am so extremely lonely and I feel like this will never go away no matter what I do. I atleast wanna know what being loved feels like I never had a functional family and that girl never really loved me she just used my love and attention to satisfy the fact she was lonely. She used my loneliness but never loved me. I really miss her but I know I must move on I can’t let someone have all my love when they aren’t giving any back. You can’t save people that don’t wanna be saved.
Honestly, Evangelion was like seeing myself for the first time. I am autistic and this anime spoke to me and how hard it is to be around people but want, need them to see and like me.
12:35, It’s good that there’s also attention brought to the Nerv officers and technicians. While they have little character development, they are just as integral to the story as the main cast because they are the opposite of them, not strictly defined by personal issues (14:01, or if they have them, they are able to mostly push past them for the sake of protecting the planet), dedicated to their shared cause and pushing past fear and setbacks to eventually find solutions. They are the opposite of the usually self-absorbed, emotionally stunted main cast, with Misato being perhaps the best out of each of them because while she may be lonely and depressed, struggling to make meaningful connections and at times using work as escapism just as Shinji and other main characters avoid their problems through an external crutch, she still perseveres in spite of all of it. As convoluted as this franchise can be (with it notably having three different endings, four if you count the manga), it’s themes still manage to connect with a wide variety of people. It was this series that got me to think beyond the work itself and consider the artist behind it, something I’ve rarely cared enough to do before. 10:10, Realizing how much Anno’s struggles and the rocky production of the series shaped its narrative made it make a lot more sense, as in the end, while the story may not have always been intended to be the way it was and even Anno himself wasn’t always satisfied with it, it was his journey, not Shinji’s, that mattered, his journey of rehabilitation and relapse until he could get himself to a better place of mind. How Shinji eventually overcame his fear, shame and insecurity, thus maturing as a character after several cycles of progression and relapse, was learning to understand and empathize with others (14:08, empathy being a demonstration of maturity) instead of retreating into ego and becoming selfish, bitter and cruel like Gendo, arrogantly only able to consider his own suffering above everything else while ignoring the suffering of others and even inflicting further harm onto them (8:58, 9:26, a lack of empathy demonstrating the characters’ lack of maturity). Overcoming loneliness or depression isn’t always as simple as finding a friend, but being brave and patient enough to endure the times when all you have is yourself while also being humble and compassionate enough to accept others, being able to forget and remember these lessons again and again until a little more progress gets made.
I agree, Digimon shows its viewers that you are not alone. Giving their characters real life issues like divorce, living up to family expectations and death makes this show resonate with so many fans.
Most of the philosophy of Berserk is derived from the Nietzschean philosophy of life. I recommend for everyone to go and study some of his works to try and find some meaning in life or at least how to survive until you find it.
I knew I was lonely and was facing it in its worse. Before me was people of the same club whom would make great friends. Yet, here I am in the corner of the room unable to approach them but watch from afar. I feel detached from the world. Everyone feels out of reach, far far away. Talking to someone feels like an online call, even though they're standing right in front of me. I feel isolated, in the middle of an island. An island so far away it will take days to reach. When I watched Evangelion, I felt not depression, sad or anything negative and bad. I felt relieved, I felt that someone out there knew of this and faced it. I'm glad I'm not the only one out there feeling like this.
even my parent watch hong kong family drama, detective, crime. Yet I am half hong konger who only dedicate want the sweet sugar cane juice and roast pork.
Watching Eva was a weird experience for me. Even in the first few episodes, before things got all mindfucky, I just kind of found myself in Shinji’s mindset for a few hours after watching. Just going through the ropes, feeling like an outsider, not just in the world among my peers but also in my own body? It was a weird out-of-body experience of consciously controlling the vessel that is my body rather than me just moving myself. Never really experienced this outside of watching this show, either.
I really thought eva is just mecha and a tsundere, then I tried to go down the rabbit hole on why I always have a vague feeling that eva has a deeper part to it, put in mind I haven't watched the anime yet, as I go down the hole I realized that "yep, this is fucked up".
I have become so isolated that I rarely feel the wish to connect anymore at all....but I understand that is due to my mental illness but I have no idea how to get out of this. I get meds but no therapist and with trauma, dissociative disorder, depression and being on the spectrum it is really hard to find the will to live. I heard about these hikikomoris (sorry if I spelled that wrong?) and felt a kinship. Since I cant find people outside or even inside a hospital who deal with similar issues I go to media. And Mr. Robot and NGE were two shows that stayed with me for a long time...still do, to be honest. With Characters in which I could see myself. It doesn´t solve my problem but gives me the illusion of not being alone.
I'm just saying that Pokemon came first then Yugioh and they had their own card near once their shows released and Digimon came out years later and I didnt know that they even had cards. I would always get Pokemon cards and their would not be really Pokemon cards there because most people love the cards even if their a grown up they still love everything about it.
Seeing Shinji suffer is like seeing myself suffer, because at one point in time I was just like him; a “wimp” and a “loser”, clinically depressed from being relentlessly bullied. It absolutely pains me to see him hated by so many people, and pains me even more to see him suffer such a terrible fate. Ever since my childhood friend committed suicide just before Quarantine, Shinji was the only coping mechanism I had during the isolation of the pandemic. Unfortunately, the Evangelion fandom on social media cyberbullied me for over three years for relating to Shinji so much, even accused me of faking my trauma and depression, and blaming me for the suicide of my friend. I have this delusion that I can sacrifice myself for Shinji’s happiness. More than anything, I just want Shinji to be happy; even if it kills me.
🌏Anyone knowing "Fear of Closeness?" Which can lead to "Feeling lonley coz of missed Sharing emotional Vulnurability, Which can Bring you emotionally closer to Humans" but being in a Headgehog Dilemma, Which can stem from Childhood Traumata and therefore Developed non Secure Attachment Styles. Half of Population learned following: Fearful, Fearful Avoidant, or Avoidant Connection behavior towards self and Others. Which of the 4 are you in? CBT Millenilas and Generation Z feels more lonley, because Connection via Tech bring's Not more closure, but less emotional Connection with Others on Long run. Proof my thoughts and perception wrong. 🌏 Hideaki Anno himself IS an infp and this mbti might struggle Most INSIDE, because of emotional Feelings INSIDE and Outside in real world. Infj might also have hard time.
1:10 is how I've always described my experiences in life pretty much since middle school. (I am 31 now.) I've always felt like I was a ghost, out of place and out of time, not belonging anywhere, invisible to everyone around me, observing, watching, but never actually being part of anything or connected to anyone.
Too bad you didn't mention Kowloon walled city. It has been inspiration for many authors of dystopia fiction and it has that aesthetic feeling when it comes to cyberpunk setting.
You should do a 2022 update. It would be cool to talk about the similarities between what cyberpunk authors thought the future would look like and how the world looks like now and beyond.
This was extremely well made. Guts not having any goals to chase was very relatable to me and I’m sure many others. It’s tough to know what you want to do the rest of your life and exactly what for. #RIPMiura
digimon = far better than Pokemon and requires far more intelligence and time devoted in the original digimon game for playstation where one mistake caused you to figure out what you did wrong and correct the mistake. you gain an attachment to the digimon as well unlike Pokemon where you can't form any attachments. it's all about meta this or shiney that and if it doesn't give them what they wanted and simply throw the newly hatched monster away like garbage. digimon you only had one partner and that was it. the digimon had their own personality and could fight on its own without any input from the player. come to think about it monster rancher was kinda like Digimon in that perspective.
If you really think Nintendo looked at Digimon and said: we need to copy those guys, then you're clearly delusional. Why would they copy the less successful franchise that's seen as a failed copy by the majority of people? And this isn't even attacking Digimon it's just the fact of the matter.
It's Still Around Tho. There Is A New Anime Series Airing, Digimon Survive Just Came Out, The Next Story Game Is In Development, There Is A New Movie Next Year.
Digimon literally has one of the most successful TCGs in the west right now surpassing DBS and Vanguard, it's Bandai Namcos 2nd highest grossing franchise behind Tekken, has been getting new seasons of the anime and movies regularly( 2020 Reboot and GG and is now getting a web novel) has a mobile game with well over 2 million players(Rearise), Cyber Sleuth sold over a million units globally, Survive sold very well, a new Story game is in development, a new Adventure 02 movie is about to come out and the franchise is on its 25th anniversary with an official festival next week, but yeah, "It'S nO LoNgEr ArOuNd".
I am genuinely so sorry if this upsets you in any way, I just want to consume what people are saying is a beautiful video and that I think has an accurate title: I cannot understand your voice. My APD plus your accent even with my earbuds in is impossible for me to decypher. I tried closed captioning as always but since it's autogenerated I can't understand that way either. Could you (or someone else) please add official English captioning?
being alone is not locking the door when you use the bathroom because no one is home being lonely is locking the door even though no one is home thats my theory at least.
