Neon Genesis Evangelion

I was a lot more impulsive, many years back, and one of the things that I stupidly blew a lot of money on was the complete series of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

At the time, I believed it to have been a worthy cause to spend that much money ($200 at the time) on. Granted I had only see maybe three episodes of the series at the time, but I liked what I saw. For me that was enough to warrant a further look into it.

Personally, my liking of NGE goes up until about halfway through the series. Once things begin to get weird, my interest kind of drops off. I liked the way the characters were, rather then the separated and depressed messes they were by the end.

Then again, I guess the writers did their job to perfection. There I was, remembering how lively and vibrant the characters were and now I'm giving a damn when they fall. Huh.

I actually liked all three main pilots, though I think Asuka pulls ahead as being on top of that list. The reason? I liked how she came into the story as this overachiver, full of confidence and pride. But as the story wore on, all of that began to fall apart piece by piece. What blew my mind was the backstory behind why she was how she was. I never would have guessed the reasons.

There were only two parts of the end that I actually liked. The first came at the very end (after the last Angel was destroyed), during the invasion and slaughter of all things related to Nerv. It was brutal, it was heartless and it painted a strong image of what the world around them really thought about them (the people of Nerv).

The second part I liked was when Asuka wakes up in her Eva and the flashbacks help draw out a realization for her. Then she pretty much just snaps like a woman possessed. Despite the fact that they regenerated, Asuka sure laid down a mighty whooping on the rest of the Evangelion series. Single handedly too.

But then that is pretty where and when the interest ends for me. The rest of the ending is just flat out strange and the two movies didn't really help clear the air at all.

I had read somewhere a few years ago, about how there was interest in making a live action movie for the series. But considering I haven't seen nor heard anything of it since, I guess the idea was dropped? I can imagine a movie based on Neon Genesis would be expensive as hell.

Oh well. Anyway, back to rewatching the series! I've only gotten back to the 10th episode, which means I've got a long ways yet to go.