@@kraosdadafusfus8034I think that's what made me almost respect Gendo, that and in the episode The Day Tokyo Stood Still when he helped the workers prep the evas. It almost makes you respect him because even though he is undeniably evil and has awful intentions he's also incredibly focused on his goals and has some crazy preserverence and will to get shit done.
Shinji: (fights angel and starts to lose miserably) Eva-01: (runs out of power) Eva-01: My turn! (proceeds to brutally slaughter and devour the corpse of the angel Shinji failed to fight)
tbf if we’re talking about the zerel fight shinji would’ve won if the battery last a lil longer. he was practically shoving zerel into a locker before the battery ran out
Evangelion is one of my favorite anime ever and this is partly the reasoning. I absolutely adore how damn scary this show actually is when you look deep down story wise and scene wise. It brought a sense of horror to angelic and otherworldly that I absolutely adore.
i absolutely hated the last two episodes of the original anime but then i watched end of evangelion and it became the best anime I've ever seen. It's the only fictional story with a world ending scenario that gave me a sense of dread and fear for the main characters. Which is strange considering how I didn't even like any of the characters and i thought the show was light hearted and childish before i saw the movie. No other show or movie has had such an effect on me. It was totally unexpected
@@phatlewt2932 Before the movie, what part felt light hearted and childish to you? Also wish thats how I felt with that movie, I was just gobsmacked watching the end of that movie
I went to a grammar school and we had this quintessential thing of Houses (think Hogwarts but less magical) and the House I belonged to had purple and green as its colours.
1:50 I love how Yui just gives a snide look at the rest of NERV, as if she was saying "Guys, could you please stop staring at me like that? I'm having a moment here!"
And this STILL doesn't touch on the scariest stuff in End of Evangelion, or the emotional horror that is the main character being forced to execute the only person who's ever loved him. Or the horrifying imagery of Rei's gigantic body decomposing and falling apart over and over. Seriously, this is one messed up series! I think that's why it would be so difficult to translate to a live action movie for an American audience (which they have talked about doing for years). Giant robots are barely a thing in American media, so everyone would expect typical tropes from a giant robot film and expect it to be an action movie. I don't think America would be ready for a giant robot horror movie.
I think maybe the problem is that audiences in general has a hard time stomaching the Anime (hence the controversy/seriousness it has with it) so having it with a live-action cast would be 1000x more horrifying and I guess yeah, no one is ready for that.
It requires a lot a frames and has super armor,letting it go off is devestating. Can cost you the whole game levels of devastating. Shinji luckily stopped it with a L-Smash attack but it was cutting it close.
These are exactly the aspects of EVANGELION that I love the most. Is in a way sort of Lovecraftian, and super psychological and the visuals are extremely visceral (no pun intended).
FUN FACT: Neon Genesis Evangelion was the first anime i ever saw... i was horrified, yet so amazed and in love with how raw it was.. i saw this anime when i was 7 years old btw
That's indeed hella crazy, ngl. Although I must admit I watched whole The Thing in the middle of the night on VHS record as a 5 years kiddo, while eating milky fudges.. Definitely one of the scariest movie I ever watched in my life O.O
Me and my brother used to rent Blue Seed on VHS and it always had previews of other animes. We saw the preview of Evangelion with the catchy tune and we wondered what is this??? It wasn't until years later that we finally saw it.
@@looniemoonie5955 I'm still watching the series as a 12 year old right now And if I didn't have the mental fortitude I now have I would have been traumatised completely
The thing is, this show tricks you into thinking it’s just another show where mecha fight against aliens/supernatural horrors. In reality, it’s a story about the dangers of letting corporations with nearly unlimited power and zero ethics experiment on paracausal/extra-dimensional entities, and the “mecha” are actually just reverse-engineered super-aliens with children steering them. Eureka 7 had a similar premise, but a much gentler tone compared to the sheer brutality and bare-bones exploration of human nature which Evangelion used.
And yet the final two episodes do not show the Evas. The clearest analysis is that the series discusses themes of psychopathology developing from modernity, in particular government agencies. NERV and its parent agency SEELE are the ultimate dangerous agency. It combines the power and responsibility of self defence with ethically unlimited biological-technical-military research. It has unlimited coercive powers against the individual. The series contains the stories of several characters, all of whom are shaped and often destroyed by their roles in NERV. NERV is the antipole to nomadic hunter gatherer life. Hunter-gatherers are essentially free of mental illness such as depression. Their daily work load is as little as 6 hours, the rest being leisure and self-expression.
@@gowiththeflow363 naaah it's not the most western, the psychological self-discovery interpretation is universal and has always been the point everyone recognized since Eva showed up. Although... that statement isn't false, it's a good point but not the focus of the story, only a side of its multifaceted essence. If anything it's the most socio-economically friendly interpretation xD
@@F-I-N-E-R the most important differences are much increased physical affection, social belonging, and lack of coercion and control of others. This means we could make changes that aren't that big but could have a major impact. We could make school voluntary and increase breastfeeding to 4 years of age. Some stressors we can't change, like being surrounded by strangers in public. But there is a lot of low hanging fruit that could make life more harmonious.
The JSSDF exterminating Nerv personnel like they're some pest control is one of the scariest moments i've seen, especially the flamethrower bit and how they cut cables and have detailed maps of the base so they do the job as efficient as possible. These mfs were so ready to clean house, and they could've also had a grudge towards Nerv because of funding and collateral damage they cause. Just imagine being a regular employee at Nerv, and out of nowhere every government and army in the world is pointing their guns at you, treating you like a monster about to bring the end of the world. And if everything else failed, the other superpowers would follow up for sure, since the MAGI got hacked from all sides of the world it means everyone was ready to obliterate the entire region.
The worst thing is in a twisted kind of way, the invasion is another Angel attack. One that is far more effective and destructive than previous attacks
@@Sbart117 Indeed, the product of the fruit of knowledge is at full display, and what they lacked in near immortality like the angels with the fruit of life, they compensated in numbers and intelligence.
"These mfs were so ready to clean house" remember that makoto and aoba both realize that NERV had their defense budget cut right before the massacre, and that the JSSDF somehow had an entire combined arms unit ready to go at the drop of a hat. This was planned God knows how long and far in advance
@@Griff00 Yeah, disbanding the whole organization was one thing they were already working on (this could've been happening during the series, not before), like gettin' ready to demolish a hazardous old building the next morning. But i think it's due to Gendo's betrayal that they choose ultra violence as an last resort, at first just planning to take over Magi and hope everyone would surrender right away, but Gendo seems to have made things worse for everyone by the end. SEELE says so before the JSSDF moves on, they wanted it to be nice and easy, but resisting the Magi hack drove them inmediately onto the extermination plan since they knew Gendo was a huge threat once he got his hands on every piece to make his 3rd impact, it was pretty much like trying to pacify or kill a lion.
There are bigger mecha, and faster mecha, and more heavily armed and stronger mecha, and there are even weirder mecha sometimes. But there is no mecha more goddamn terrifying than Yui when she's had enough.
@@AtticusPrisbrey I dont really believe theres anyone else out there. Throught the show we're constantly shown the mother/child relation between asuka, shinji and their respective EVAs. Although the moment unit 01 eats the angel is considerably different from the rest, I would assume thats just Shinjis mother being defensive of him like in episode 02 and trying to start the tang juice process while also giving the middle finger to shinjis father. Another viewing of the series could also benefit me so i guess ill do just that 🤣🤣🤣.
3:25 was easily the most stomach turning for me. the guttural roar, unit 01 bathed in a visceral red light, while its core is beating like a heart and bursts out of its fucking chest, straining the flesh around it.
I love the contrast in this series between primal fear and psychological terror. It's really the best of both worlds. Its hard to explain how the psychological part of the story is just as scary as these clips, but when it clicks in your mind it's *scary*.
They are fully sentient but they were lobotomized to fit the wishes of NERV and SEELE. That's why the berserk mode is quite nightmarish to watch because the resident souls inside are breaking free of their shackles (the armor plates are what keeps them at bay according to Ritsuko and hide the their true nature from the public at large).
@@IronMan-tk8uc Yeah, and that's why Yui has the most control over herself, because she created the Evas in the first place. Second would be Naoko, as shown whenever she goes berserk she tries to kill Gendo and Rei, while Kyoko just focuses on protecting Asuka. The mothers are all trapped inside the Eva, only Yui having almost full control. Eva is so messed up
@@cweditor2732 In fact, he co-wrote and co-directed all 4 Rebuilds. But if you research further than just the IMDB page, you'll realize the Rebuilds are significantly more in-line with the style of Kazuya Tsurumaki, who is Anno's directorial disciple. Anno served more of a supervising role while his peers did most of the creative lifting on the films. In interviews he seems happy to be done with Eva. Shin Godzilla on the other hand was a personal passion project.
Evangelion was the only thing to ever give me a nightmare when I was young, and when I rewatched it last year, I saw why. It's one of my favorite shows now! I binge watched the whole thing in a single night.
Just for you to take into consideration that I'm 12 I sleep peacefully every Night But I don't watch it at night that much Mostly because I want to take a break from the show and movies Maybe early maturity helps me Either that or because I watched a lot of anime with some degree of gore Anyway, I just wanted to rant and don't take this seriously I'm fine
The angels were always insanely scary looking to me, and the idea of not knowing what their true form is, like being in the form of literal light and sound. Such complex, terrifying, beings.
Changed anime for me forever. Use to think giant robots were just machines. Evangelion introduced me to psychological and body horror concepts that I never knew existed. To this day it’s still the best thing I’ve ever watched.
Thing is it is. It was the importation of Eva to the US that gave it is Mecha Action status. Despite it being a mecha inspired sci-fi horror anime. It was always a horror show.
The concept of the episodes where Shinji is just in a fully liquid state are fucking terrifying and brilliant. Also basically everything to do with The End of Evangelion is terrifying
0:57 I love this scene. The sheer amount of force that's be put into that pull from the sitting position is awesome. That was all arm and shoulders. The posturing of the EVA with its head tucked down face to face as it pulled the angel in was awesomely done too. One of a kind.
that shot of unit 00 turning into a tiny giant naked rei is like my favorite in the whole show how her hand beckons up to it like it's almost as if rei II is ready for and craves death it's so fuckin goooood
Berkserk Eva-01 is what started my fascination for storytelling! I was 9, have seen snippeds of the show on german tv (japanese with german subs). Couldn't read that fast, so that means I actually had no clue what was going on. But damn, this scene is just impactful even without any prior knowledge. Years later I obviously watched the full show and damn it became one of my favorites. To this day, there aren't many shows that come close to this experience.
@@TheNwahDango you forgetting about manga. In Trice upon a time Anno made it clear that all three pieces are canon. I also didn't liked rebuilds myself, first two seemed like unnecessary recap, third was confusing as hell. But last one has opened bigger picture, it's a beautiful conclusion to whole franchise
@@Churundala You didn't listen. And this is the consequence: I don't care what Anno said about the Rebuilds, because Anno clearly, demonstrably doesn't care about the rebuilds. The current "cannon" can go die in a hole, I couldn't care less. This story was COMPLETE in the 90s, with the release of The End of Evangelion, A.K.A. the ENDING. I'm not concerned with the manga, or the rebuilds, or timelines, or anything Hideaki Anno ever said in regards to Eva after 1997. He poured his life into that work, the rebuilds were made to fund his live-action projects (like Shin Godzilla) because that's what he's _actually_ passionate about now. I've heard so many people say that Thrice Upon a Time (STUPID title, btw) changed their opinion on the Rebuilds but I cannot for the life of me fathom that. It feels like a mocking parody of Eva, made by someone who really thinks they understand Eva (Anno was only co-writer, co-director, if you do actual research. The credits are a lie) Gods, I hate those stupid movies an irrational amount. And I hate the fanbase even more for pretending they're anything more than products intended to train new animators and make bank off of Evangelion's brand. You should have listened when I said to stop.
@@litpotat5601 bardiel, the one that looks like a black eva!! its the one where they use the dummy plug thing and shinji cant do anything while the eva rips it apart lolll
1:24 Zeruel's blood splattering against the "wall" created by its AT field is one of those amazing images that you could only get from this series. In spite of the series' budget issues, the artistry is unmatched.
Just to clear up a common misconception-- budget wasn't a huge problem during the production of Eva. The main issue was deadlines. A terrorist attack in Japan resulted in an entire episode being scrapped (well into production). This massively threw off the schedule and made the rest of production a hectic mess. Essentially, they ran out of time rather than money. That's why the series ends the way it does, while the film End of Eva is _much_ closer to how the original show was supposed to conclude.
@@TheNwahDango Huh. I had remembered it being a mix of both because of the scrapped episode, but then I guess the result ends up being the same either way - both money and time are problems you solve in animation by reusing footage and holding on stills wherever you can.
Me too man. But we're out of luck, it's the only anime like this. The most similar experience I've had was Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. Same director, and was based on a story pitch by Hayao Miyazaki. It's really great with the exception of about 10 garbage episodes that got outsourced during production, easily skippable with an ep guide. Obviously there's NGE clones but to me they all feel like the rip-offs they are. shout out to Now and Then Here and There, another great sci-fi show that deals with psychological trauma. And frequently induces it.
Please notice that animators from Gainax studio had put a lot of effort making that horror scenes and it was made in a time when there wasn't so much support from an AI like it's nowadays. Every scene needed to he made by hand, every detail had to be precisely drawn. Just imagine how long those scene were put in minds of their creators if they're already in our memory only by watching them even years ago! 🙏💀 Evangelion is truly the one of the most impactful anime in history! We love of it how it has broken almost all standards in their own time! 🙇❤️
One that that i genuinely love, they try to make the EVAs move like they have weight and power. Unit 01 crawling, for example - the ground shakes with each impact.
The second one had some great spectacle bet yeah, zero tension and lacking weight and intensity even when It's not dousing you in computer generated diarrhea. And I'm pretty sure that's because those movies are actually directed by Tsurumaki, not Anno. The big, exaggerated CGI action feels exactly like Tsurumaki's other works and feels almost nothing like Anno's style.
Evangelion feels like the outcome of introducing Freud to the modern world and then locking him in a dark room with a bunch of drugs and the apocrypha blasting over the loud speaker
1:51 No matter if you scream. No matter if you hide. No matter if you run. In the end that stare makes you know this is the end of you and you cant do. anything
