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Tag Archives: neon genesis evangelion
Anime directors, please don’t change your depressing endings. I love them.
Quite frankly, good intentions or not, I’m sick of being lied to. That’s why I loved the original conclusion to Zeta Gundam. It felt like someone had finally snapped and decided to tell the truth, and at first, I was shocked, but, also, inspired to consider what it was trying to say, which brings me to Neon Genesis Evangelion. Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials
Tagged escapism, Gundam, Hideaki Anno, neon genesis evangelion, rebuild of evangelion, white lies, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Zeta Gundam
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Again the fate of the world is in the hands of 14 kids (Bokurano)
Its been a while readers, 7 days to be precise, and as we all know, 7 days on internet may as well be a lifetime. I won’t labor you with the details, but suffice to say that this gradual slow … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged bokurano, drama, horror, Manga, mecha, mohiro kitoh, neon genesis evangelion, science fiction
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Neon Genesis Evangelion – Why is it classic anime?
Neon Genesis Evangelion is considered by many critics to be a “classic” anime series. Loved and loathed in equal measure, its polarising reputation for invoking a distinct reaction from its viewers endures (inside and outside fandom) even today- an impressive … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, Reviews
Tagged depressing, drama, mecha, neon genesis evangelion, science fiction
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