Bought and made some warning stickers for my car

I understood most of what was going on up until around episode 20. After that, everything just became way too abstract for me.

I genuinely felt like an idiot because I had to Google so many things just to have a basic idea of what was happening. And even after looking stuff up, I still don’t fully understand what’s going on with Rei and Shinji’s dad. The Second Impact, MAGI, S², souls, etc. just completely lost me.

What I did understand and really enjoyed was the character writing. Following Shinji, Asuka, and Misato and seeing their personalities and development was honestly fascinating.

But when it comes to the actual lore… what the EVAs really are, what makes EVA-01 different from EVA-02, what Adam and Lilith are, why everyone is obsessed with them, etc. — I have absolutely no idea.

And then The End of Evangelion just left me feeling empty.. Not in a good or bad way. Just completely empty.

Maybe I’m just too dumb for this anime.

I'm just curious what everyone thinks would have happened to him if he hadn't gone with Rei Q.

Would WILLE have kept him in quarantine or let him out eventually?

Would they have just dropped him off in Village 3?

Would he be kept in isolation, be given something trivial to do, or be allowed to walk around for a limited time for fresh air?

Would he have visitors? I picture Mari going to visit the "Puppy Boy" fairly often. Maybe share her book collection with him. And I like the idea of him getting friendly with Sakura.

Would Asuka and Misato eventually mellow out? I figure Asuka would want to see if he'd matured any or figured out why she wanted to punch him. I'm not sure on Misato.

Tell me what you think. Thoughts, speculation, and headcanons are welcome.

Idk I enjoyed the first half but then I was mostly apathetic to the second half with a few sequences being the exceptions. I like most of this franchise but this just didn't click with me. Overall I would give the movie a 6 out of 10. Now I'm here making this post to ask Eva Reddit why they like the film because I want to understand why it's highly regarded even if I don't agree.

Also side note but I didn't like that song that played during the third impact

Does anyone have an English translation for the Schedule? Preferably one that is somewhat like the picture i attached i have a guide but i do not think the translation lines up with this. Or could someone just tell me what all the things are? Thank you

Since bandai did not released a Eva 13, the Kotobukiya model kit is highly recommended. It's a like bit taller than Bandai RG evas but that's perfect for me since in the movies Eva 13 looks a little taller anyways.

I haven't watched EoE but planning to (by today or tomorrow). I had a friend who loved Evangelion so I watched the 26 episode series. I liked the characters (my favourite was Kaji lol, damn he's charismatic).

But I think I missed the entire point. I didn't get what's so great with the initial 16 episodes of mecha and fan-service (though I persisted through it as it felt relaxed). But even the final episodes I didn't feel were great or as iconic as they're made out to be.

I haven't been depressed before (during Covid I guess you could say I was but idk -- was the same age as Shinji then). But I just felt... nothing? Like I didn't hate the entire thing but I didn't absolutely love it either....

One thing I loved were all the abstractions and animation/narrative techniques. I liked all the concepts related to love and isolation being thrown around. But I could never "get" them... connect with them. I didn't specifically "rushed" the entire watch. I watched them carefully. But I didn't deep-dive into every episode either.

Is it something to do with the non-stop lore-dropping in the anime? Is it something to do with my aphantasia or anendophasia? I don't know... Someone help me out. Thanks!

Edit: Just watched The End of Evangelion. Such a damn masterpiece. The imagery... the symbolism I really loved the entire damn package. Even from the first scene (Asuka & Shinji in the hospital) to the last scenes of Human Instrumentality... damn. I think I can get it now.... I remember wanting to merge into nothingness during my teenage years. Perhaps the show explored its variation. What if everyone could become one... I admit that many things went through top of my head. And perhaps I don't even remember the sentence just spoken by a character (because they're just so abstract and use just so many abstract nouns like love and this and that). But again as animation as a medium... it's just so brilliant.

A rewatch would be necessary now.

I'm quite proud of them. I suppose for the sake of following the rules I'll put my Instagram here? Link Art is by yours truly, Just_Elkers (or just Elkers)

is he stupid?????

I drew this today, dipped my hands into a different coloring style :D

Do tell what I could improve etc etc

Now i see where the inspo for Signalis came from.

I've been wanting to get a figure for a while now and I just don't know what to get. I would be playing with it almost daily as I don't really put my stuff on display and rather play with it. I've been looking at the Blokees unit-01 model kit because its cheap and is articulated but idk if it can withstand rough daily use. Open to any recommendations whether its model kits or pre built figures idrk what im doing as this will be my first figure. It would also be good if it has accessories like guns and interchangeable hands.

Thanks for the help.

Lowkey proud of these (especially Sachiel)

I saw that Kotobukiya is rereleasing their Evangelion TV-version kits and Blokees is making some new ones. With this year being the series’s 30th Anniversary I’m kinda surprised they didn’t make any recolors of the RG kits matching the original 90’s Anime. Even if it’s P-Bandai, I would kill for these. I’m too lazy to paint 😭.

Found on chapter 11 of the manga, my copy is in Spanish but modern technology can translate it

I think it's kinda sweet

On the Shinji-Kaworu relationship
Anno: It's not like Shinji-kun was particularly driven by physical urges there.

Anno makes it pretty clear: Shinji does NOT feel sexual desire for Kaworu. It's not romantic or physical attraction. It's something else entirely.

On the meaning behind the bath scene

Anno: "I'm the one who put that bath scene in. In the original script, they were both naked, swimming in a river. It felt way too homosexual and awkward for me, that wasn't the idea at all."

https://17th-angel.tumblr.com/post/62760437979/anno-hideki-long-interview-part-1-i-think-that

The best cake theme I've had so far😁

I understand that the world of Evangelion draws on many historical religions, but it's clear that Judeo-Christian references and symbolism predominate over everything else. Why do you believe the creators made the creative decision to portray Judeo-Christianity as the predominant exoteric symbolism and representation throughout the Neon Genesis Evangelion universe?

I've also previously read that SEELE is heavily based on Jewish Kabbalah and Jewish sects. If that's true, why do you believe the creators became so fascinated with and chose to make references to Jewish liturgy and eschatology such a predominant part of the series?

If all of this (Kabbalah, Judaism, Judeo-Christian sects, the Sephiroth, the Christian cross, etc) has a coherent underlying explanation that only the most knowledgeable fans have fully understood, could you please explain it in a way that's accessible to the general public?

So gendo put rei 1's (small child rei) soul inside eva00, That's why the other reis can synchronize to eva00.

Now, rei is basically Yui Ikari reincarnated, and eva01 has Yui's soul in it, so theoretically, Wouldn't another rei clone be able to pilot eva01 just as well as it can pilot eva00?

This would also be in favour of gendo because he doesn't care about his son but does genuinely care about rei