• emergencyfood
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    5 months ago
    • Original series (all 26 episodes)
    • End of Evangelion (optional, but recommended. This happens chronologically at the same time as Ep 25 and 26)
    • Everything else (optional, not recommended)

    The OG series is the story Anno wanted to show. Some fans wanted a more concrete ending, so Anno gave them a concrete ending in EoE. Then some fans wanted a happy ending where Shinji gets the girl so Anno said fuck it, sold out, and made a series with a happy ending where Shinji gets a girl. But now some fans want a happy ending where Shinji gets the right girl so Anno gave up on them as lost causes and went and directed Shin Godzilla.

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      I disagree. There’s a YouTube video essay series that breaks down the timelines and I really like their interpretation. Each Eva is the story Anno wanted to tell at each point in his life, as he grew and became a healthier person. Anno wanted the darkness when he was younger. Anno wanted the hope as he got older. I’ve watched all the Evas and I think I actually like the rebuilds more.

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        Each Eva is the story Anno wanted to tell at each point in his life, as he grew and became a healthier person.

        Sounds like something someone who sold out would say! (/s)

        Anno wanted the darkness when he was younger

        I still like the OG ending. I think the ‘darkness’ of EoE was partially a reaction to the death threats he got, and the Rebuilds feel unnecessarily convoluted (but the animation was great). Anyway, to each their own.