Neon Genesis Evangelion blu-ray

Like Akira, I've never seen this, but have heard great things.

How good is it? Better than Dragonball, which is my only experience of Japanese anime.
 
IDKFA said:
How good is it? Better than Dragonball, which is my only experience of Japanese anime.
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Hard to recommend to someone who hasnt watched that many animes or at all. Best to start with Gurren Lagan and Code Geass and then if you like those, you will still prolly hate Evangelion as it's like the hippy version of classic mecha animes.
 
Did not know. Going to pass because I got my fill of the show on Netflix.



I remember watching the opening credits as what I believe was an advertisement on my Cowboy Bebop DVDs from the early 2000's. Definitely would have been better to have watched the show as my younger self. Always thought the son was catchy.
 
IDKFA said:
Like Akira, I've never seen this, but have heard great things.

How good is it? Better than Dragonball, which is my only experience of Japanese anime.
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Well I love the premise, animation (!!!!!!!) and design next to it's ethereal/occult and religious/sci fi angle. Then you have the character development. It's been a good while and I just want the best compilation blu-ray
 
The Cockatrice said:
Hard to recommend to someone who hasnt watched that many animes or at all. Best to start with Gurren Lagan and Code Geass and then if you like those, you will still prolly hate Evangelion as it's like the hippy version of classic mecha animes.
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I guess. Have you watched Macross: do you remember love?
 
Not sure what you're asking here, is the BluRay set good? Is the show good? Are you recommending i?

And NGE starts of strong but loses steam half way when it becomes clear that even Anno doesn't really know what's going on anymore.

The movies don't fix this either.
 
Ulysses 31 said:
Not sure what you're asking here, is the BluRay set good? Is the show good? Are you recommending i?

And NGE starts of strong but loses steam half way when it becomes clear that even Anno doesn't really know what's going on anymore.

The movies don't fix this either.
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Uhhh. I find it good. I just want everything on one bluray in Japanese with Eng subs.
 
Ulysses 31 said:
Not sure what you're asking here, is the BluRay set good? Is the show good? Are you recommending i?

And NGE starts of strong but loses steam half way when it becomes clear that even Anno doesn't really know what's going on anymore.

The movies don't fix this either.
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Yeah that fine and all.
 
If you haven't seen before, you might wanna check it out on netflix for the OG series plus EoE, and then amazon has all the recent movies. If you're an old school purist who watched the OG DVD or even VHS releases, the blu ray will apparently disappoint in that it doesn't feature the "fly me to the moon" ending credits scenes and it uses the newer dub which changed some dialogue around.
 
22•22 said:
Ffs how hard can it be. All season and movies in jap with eng sub on a a bluray
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Yes, it includes the original series and the film End of Evangelion. Both language tracks are included.

The Rebuild films aren't included, but they're a sorta reboot so makes sense they're sold separately.
 
Doom85 said:
Yes, it includes the original series and the film End of Evangelion. Both language tracks are included.

The Rebuild films aren't included, but they're a sorta reboot so makes sense they're sold separately.
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Thanks. You're referencing my initial Amazon link right
 
Evangelion TV Series: Uneven as hell. Back half is good though. Shitty final two episodes
End of Evangelion is glorious. One of the bravest animated movies ever made (Ideon: Be Invoked, it's inspiration, is even better)
Rebuild of EVA: Super uneven. 1.0 is bad, 2.0 is great, 3.0 is bad, 3.0 + 1.0 is fantastic.

It's a hell of a ride.
 
I have that one OP, great set and doesn't cost hundreds like the ridiculous sets released before it. But you might be annoyed if you're looking for the 90s english voices but unlike a lot (and boy do I mean A LOT) I didn't mind after a while and they actually grew on me.
 
I was obsessed with anime during the late 80's/90's. Evangelion + End of Evangelion were pretty much among the last few i loved.

I loved the rough, hand-made, "sketchy" looking and highly detailed animation cells even if animation wasn't always smooth. I loved the violence and how the gore was more visceral and detailed. And i loved the individual scenes where most of the budgets would go, even in titles where the animation was generally not that great. The best looking individual animation sequences of all time are still from movies and OVAs of that era, nothing has ever managed to come close since then.

Because then came the mass production for western mainstream audience, the CGI fests, the lower budgets, Pokemon and it's clones, the "100 different characters fighting each other with their random silly powers" such as Naruto and it's countless clones, etc. I got out then and never came back.
 
nkarafo said:
I was obsessed with anime during the late 80's/90's. Evangelion + End of Evangelion were pretty much among the last few i loved.

I loved the rough, hand-made, "sketchy" looking and highly detailed animation cells even if animation wasn't always smooth. I loved the violence and how the gore was more visceral and detailed. And i loved the individual scenes where most of the budgets would go, even in titles where the animation was generally not that great. The best looking individual animation sequences of all time are still from movies and OVAs of that era, nothing has ever managed to come close since then.

Because then came the mass production for western mainstream audience, the CGI fests, the lower budgets, Pokemon and it's clones, the "100 different characters fighting each other with their random silly powers" such as Naruto and it's countless clones, etc. I got out then and never came back.
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The West never had an influence on anime until the mid 2010s lmao so this is 🧢
 
-Minsc- said:
Did not know. Going to pass because I got my fill of the show on Netflix.
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Doenst Netflix cut out the end credits with Fly Me to the Moon?


Mark Wahlberg No GIF by Daddy's Home
 
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DGrayson said:
Doenst Netflix cut out the end credits with Fly Me to the Moon?


Mark Wahlberg No GIF by Daddy's Home's Home
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Shouldn't be surprising, the licensing fees for the song would likely be pretty big, so it would have made getting the show unprofitable if they paid that much.

Same thing with the 2009 anime Eden of the East, the OP is a song from the band Oasis so it would have to be licensed separately, so FUNimation could only afford to buy the rights to have the song play for the first episode.

This has nothing to do with censorship, rather just realistic and understandable business decisions.
 
Werewolf Jones said:
The West never had an influence on anime until the mid 2010s lmao so this is 🧢
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You're all tripping balls if you think any country aside from Japan influences decisions made in 90+% anime (or more importantly, manga and light novels as that's what most anime adapt from as opposed to being original) and even that's probably a conservative estimate.

For fucks sake, in an interview with the director of Darling in the Franxxx, when the fanbase outside of Japan was brought up, the director said, "wait, we have fans overseas?!"

Like, yes, due to social media, there's been a bit more interaction between international fans and anime staff, but there's little to no evidence it makes creative differences. Anime is the same as its always been with a wide variety of genres and tones. Anyone who actually follows the medium to this day can tell this.
 
NeoIkaruGAF said:
And nothing of value was lost.
The final Rebuild movie made me stand up and yell at the TV by how insultingly stupid it is.

The original series is where it's at. Accept no substitutes, reboots or fanfictions.
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The whole Rebuild series is so, so bad. The CGI fighting is absolutely incomprehensible to follow, and the storytelling is fucking garbage - to this day I still don't know what the name of that new girl is, what her purpose is, what her story is, why she is even there, or literally anything about her. Her character is the literal embodiment of *refuses to elaborate further*
 
I have this one, not clear if that is what you are looking for?

www.archonia.com

Neon Genesis Evangelion Collection Blu-Ray UK

In 2015, Tokyo-3 is under attack from “Angels”, extraordinary beings that possess various special abilities. Multipurpose Humanoid Decisive Weapon Evangelion is the only method to counter these Angels, and Shinji Ikari is chosen as its pilot. The battle for the fate of humankind has begun. But...
www.archonia.com

I think it is the same as the one in your link, but Region B instead of A so it will depend on your player being region-free or not.
 
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kurisu_1974 said:
I have this one, not clear if that is what you are looking for?

www.archonia.com

Neon Genesis Evangelion Collection Blu-Ray UK

In 2015, Tokyo-3 is under attack from “Angels”, extraordinary beings that possess various special abilities. Multipurpose Humanoid Decisive Weapon Evangelion is the only method to counter these Angels, and Shinji Ikari is chosen as its pilot. The battle for the fate of humankind has begun. But...
www.archonia.com

I think it is the same as the one in your link, but Region B instead of A so it will depend on your player being region-free or not.
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Thank you. 🙌
 
NecrosaroIII said:
Evangelion TV Series: Uneven as hell. Back half is good though. Shitty final two episodes
End of Evangelion is glorious. One of the bravest animated movies ever made (Ideon: Be Invoked, it's inspiration, is even better)
Rebuild of EVA: Super uneven. 1.0 is bad, 2.0 is great, 3.0 is bad, 3.0 + 1.0 is fantastic.

It's a hell of a ride.
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I agree with all this except I haven't watched the last movie because holy shit 3.0 was bad.

EoE felt traumatizing
 
Doom85 said:
You're all tripping balls if you think any country aside from Japan influences decisions made in 90+% anime (or more importantly, manga and light novels as that's what most anime adapt from as opposed to being original) and even that's probably a conservative estimate.

For fucks sake, in an interview with the director of Darling in the Franxxx, when the fanbase outside of Japan was brought up, the director said, "wait, we have fans overseas?!"

Like, yes, due to social media, there's been a bit more interaction between international fans and anime staff, but there's little to no evidence it makes creative differences. Anime is the same as its always been with a wide variety of genres and tones. Anyone who actually follows the medium to this day can tell this.
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90%? Yeah. But that 10% still exists from trash like Anime Expo and Toonami, Toonami has absolutely destroyed FLCL's legacy.
 
NecrosaroIII said:
Strong reccomend on 3.0+1.0. It makes up for 3.0's shittiness
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No. No, it really doesn't.

Evangelion is where the whole Japanese storytelling trope of "a small group of people know everything about a ridiculously convoluted scheme against humanity and the audience will be drip-fed parts of it in the slowest, most awkward, most frustrating way possible" really took off. Its legacy is still influencing anime and JRPGs to this day.

The final Rebuild movie takes this to eleven with a completely nonsense conclusion that manages to explain absolutely nothing while continuing to vomit total gibberish up to the last line.

The ending of the original series did at least tell something and bring a memorable conclusion to it all.
The final part of 3.0+1.0 (please notice the Kingdom Hearts-like nonsense numbering) completely passed over my head with all the senseless crap that the characters say, and you'd have to pay me to rewatch it.

The Rebuild is soulless, empty. A complete waste of time.
 
Werewolf Jones said:
90%? Yeah. But that 10% still exists from trash like Anime Expo and Toonami, Toonami has absolutely destroyed FLCL's legacy.
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Actually, it was anime studio Production I.G. who planned to make a continuation of FLCL after acquiring the rights from studio Gainax. Hideaki Anno's own studio, Khara, was trying to get the rights but Gainax raised its asking prices so the deal went to I.G. instead. Once the plan was made to make a continuation, Adult Swim simply got involved because the original was one of their biggest hits so naturally they'd want to broadcast a sequel(s) if it was happening.

I don't know what Anime Expo, a convention, has to do with this.
 
I tried to get into Evangelion, but it just seemed like a convoluted mess.

Saw an Evangelion bullet train though, which was cool.

I lived for several years very near where Hideaki Anno grew up and visited Ube a lot. You wouldn't know he was from there though, as there weren't Evangelion themed things about and people rarely even talked about it.
 
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