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Evangelion Reviewed In LA Times

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the recongition-of-goodness dept.

peter_gzowski writes "Neon Genesis Evangelion, perhaps the greatest anime series ever, has been reviewed in the LA Times. This coincides with the release of the box set of the entire series (not including the movies, which come out on DVD in the fall). Hooray for mainstream credibility!" Best series if I can somehow overlook the final eps of the original series.

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  1. Re:a lame question but by vicious_sloth · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you read the article, its a Japanese Anime that about giant robots that defend earth... Its much much deeper then that with many allusions to the Bible. The character development is supurb, in fact it seems as if the whole series is about these 'tragic' heros, who no matter what, can never seem to win. I dont want to spoil it for you, for it is an excellent series, well worth the time and money. also the end of evangelion movie can get pretty confusing and has elements of frued and odepius.. absolutly amazing it is

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  2. Re:how many dvds total now by newbiescum · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Like the others have said, 8 DVDs total for the TV series released by ADV. At least 2 DVDs for the two movies (Death and Rebirth, End of Evangelion) which are suppose to be released this year by Manga. The movies have been delayed quite a while now. BTW, many proclaim the movie as the true ending versus the last 2 episodes of the TV show. Others proclaim the movies as alternative endings. And even some others claim that both are happening except each is told from a different perspective.

    The boxset is cheaper and has the "remastered" volume 1 (no overlays among other things). Reviews and whatnot are available on animeondvd.com. Best price is around $95 plus S&H if you can still get the preorder price. BestPrices, DVDPlanet, Amazon (if you use their Share the Love program with coupons), etc. can nail you a good deal. It's a really good value for anime DVDs considering most are around $20-$22 each via preordering and normally retail around $30. So this post isn't totally karma whoring, personally I think, Evangelion, while not necessarily the best anime, is something every anime fan has to watch just to keep up with the times. It's like not watching the Star Wars trilogy for anime fans. You don't have to agree that it's the best anime out there (rumor has it that the director also thought it was not good in the end), and I can bet that most would agree it is definitely not the most fun at times, but it's intriguing just because it has influenced the perception of anime in so many people's minds.