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[Evanescence] I just watched the old film for the first time, and I’m feeling like this.

1: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)01:32Yeahx35

You seem to be relaxed.

2: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)01:33Yeahx10

It seems like the conversation may not align well due to differences in composition from that time.
In other words, the act of pretending to start now will be exposed.

6: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:06Yeahx3

>>2It’s a bit different, but about 20 years ago, the only way to watch TV series was through rentals.
The viewing was based on the revised video format version.
At some point, the TV broadcast version started being available on Amazon Prime, and it has reversed.

16: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:42

>>2Is it really that different?

3: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)01:49

“Don’t just keep being an otaku forever while playing in the theater, you idiot; are you going to punch me with pure hands?”
Now that I’ve had some breathing room to look around a bit, it’s the difference between telling someone, “Stop being a nerd forever, you idiot,” and hitting them repeatedly with a soft cloth wrapped around my hand.

23: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:45

>>3I don’t really care, but is there a phrase for hitting with pure hands?

4: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:03Yeahx2

In the live-action cosplay part, it feels like “wow…” in the way that otaku in theaters do.
Anyway, there was a strange destructive power in the live-action part…

7: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:33Yeahx1

Well, how should I put it, it was a work that was certainly like Eva.

8: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:35Yeahx2

The most enjoyable flow is a real-time experience.

9: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:37Yeahx5

It’s strange that something like this became a national anime.

11: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:39Yeahx6

>>9Hmmm… a national anime, huh…

10: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:38Yeahx7

The atmosphere makes it feel like something amazing is happening with the animation, but I feel like the content of the movie itself isn’t that impressive.

37: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:52

>>10Perhaps fundamentally, they turned what was supposed to happen in the last two episodes of the TV show into a movie.

12: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:40Yeahx1

Isn’t it that Evangelion became a nationally popular anime starting from the new theatrical version?

14: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:40Yeahx8

>>12Before that, it was already a regular feature in anime specials.

242: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:47

>>14I have the impression that it became popular due to its unusual popularity in karaoke rather than anime.

13: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:40

I created a parody song saying “Go back to the field.”

18: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:42

>>13Is it a combine?!

15: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:41

A work that was misunderstood as a bad ending despite being a happy ending.

17: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:42

I thought back then that he was a mentally weak and fragile protagonist, but isn’t he ridiculously tough?

21: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:44Yeahx11

>>17I don’t know if Shinji is tough, but the environment is just too harsh to be of any reference.

27: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:47Yeahx1

>>21I thought Shin had a mental breakdown, but seeing him reconcile with his incompetent dad through interactions in the village makes me realize he’s stronger than I expected…

19: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:43

A video documenting the gradual transformation of Moscow, where remnants of Soviet colors remain, into the modern era.
I was moved by a Russian who made a video using “Komm, süsser Tod.”

24: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:45Yeahx1

>>19It’s a song with a Beatles-like tune, but with lyrics that are incredibly dark…?

32: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:49

>>24I felt that the mood of the song matched the feeling of the Soviet Union disappearing during my childhood…

105: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:16

>>19I want to see!

118: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:18

>>105I want to see it again, but it’s sunk into the depths of YouTube and I can’t find it…

128: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:20

>>118Oh no!

20: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:43Yeahx7

It was causing a social phenomenon normally from the old theater, right?

26: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:45Yeahx11

>>20The TV version caused a social phenomenon, while the old movie put a damper on that boom.

103: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:15Yeahx2

>>26Since it’s a hot topic, my parents wanted to watch it together, and in the end, I really felt sorry because I didn’t like it either. That’s how it is at my house.

22: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:44Yeahx3

But I think the biggest impact was on the creators’ side.

25: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:45Yeahx2

Well, everyone except Kensuke and Kaworu-kun is really cold, huh…

28: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:48

A story about despair because there is no love in the world.
A story about despair because there is no love in the world.

29: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:48Yeahx12

At the beginning, having the protagonist masturbate in the hospital room and projecting the result on the big screen is already beyond sanity, I think.

31: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:49Yeahx4

>>29I went to see it with an acquaintance.
Huh… really? I was like that.

33: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:50

>>31There is a friend who went to see it with her, who later became his wife…

30: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:49

I have a memory that it was from a rerun of the TV version, but is that just my imagination…?

35: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:52Yeahx2

>>30In this era, there is a gap in information transmission, which is why re-broadcasting is important for watching something after it becomes a topic of conversation.

34: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:51

Thanks to the new play, when I revisited it after a long time, I was surprised to see how much Asuka really likes Shin-chan, and I ended up liking it even more.
I had watched the video format version as preparation, so I had some understanding of the emotional aspects.

36: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:52Yeahx1

Even though it makes me feel exhausted when I watch it, I sometimes want to see it, but basically, I don’t want to watch the old movie.

38: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:53

At that time, I was in the fourth grade of elementary school and went to see it with my cousin who was a middle school student, but as expected, I didn’t understand anything at the age of 9.
I only remember that my cousin’s older sister had a really dark expression on her face.

39: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:53

Looking at this, it seems that Anno, and by extension, young Evangelion fans, desire a world where no one exists, leading to a wave of works that deny the Human Complementation Project.
Even Ultraman explicitly denied it with Dyna.
But in fact, even in Evangelion, the existence of a world with no one in it is denied within the story.

40: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:53

These days, you can follow trending titles immediately through streaming…

41: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:54Yeahx1

Although it is mocked as Anno’s rampage, I think the staff, including Masayuki Tsuruya, were also really into it.
It’s also called bad behavior.

44: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:56

>>41Because there was graffiti on the company building.
Everyone felt the same way as Anno.
>>41Because there was graffiti on the company building.Everyone felt the same way as Anno.

GAiNAX SEx Where dreams end. That is the end of the dream.

42: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:54Yeahx2

There was a theater on the 5th floor, and we were lined up at the emergency stairs all the way down to the 1st floor, which was my first experience at the old theater.

43: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:56

I think they rewrote the story in a darker direction during the time between dropping the production and the Summer Eva.

45: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:56Yeahx5

I don’t think there are many movies with visuals as disgusting as this one.
I’ve seen a lot of gross movies, but this one is still the most disgusting in many ways.

46: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:57

Until the Human Complementation Project begins, everything is carefully built up, but Shin-chan quickly bounces back in that part where he says he really doesn’t like the Complementation Project.

49: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:58

>>46It’s just a wise time.
In the Teigen edition, it is carefully built up to that point.

47: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:57

I’m collecting back issues of BCLUB, but the topics in the reader’s submission section from 1997 overwhelmingly seem to be Ga-ga-ga > Eva > Raideen.
Overall, Eva looks somewhat distant, like that hugely popular anime…

60: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:03

>>47For otaku who watched this broadcast, it was interesting but ended poorly; general viewers who later learned about the topic and caught up with videos or reruns were excited about what would happen in the movie during that time.

48: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:58

The scene of Unit 02 going on a rampage and the complement scene are amazing and I love them.

50: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)02:59Yeahx4

Simply put, the animation is really good.

51: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:00Yeahx13

You can really feel an incredible power in the animation, right?
To be honest, the new theater doesn’t even come close to this in terms of visuals.
The creator’s passion or resentment truly comes across.

54: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:01Yeahx2

>>51Since Orange disappeared, I simply feel that the quality of the robot battles has dropped.

58: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:02Yeahx3

>>54There are some CG elements, but it feels like they don’t have any intention to create proper visual highlights, and overall it gives off a sense of being hastily done.

65: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:04Yeahx1

>>58I felt that even with the Psycho Gundam from Zeta Gundam.

52: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:00Yeahx6

Asuka’s “disgusting” feels alienating, but at the same time…
It feels like it also means acknowledging the existence of others.

67: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:04

>>52In other words, if I were to be stored together with Shinji, there would be no point in liking him, so I’m rejecting it.
Anyway, I want all of Shin-chan.

53: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:00Yeahx3

The entire story was so full of harassment that I can’t help but think that Sadamoto’s version was the original plot.

63: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:03Yeahx2

>>53I think there wouldn’t have been as much said if Shinji had been able to prevent the bird funeral.
Well, if it was like that from the start, people would have complained about whether it would still activate the storage anyway.

55: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:01Yeahx3

I expected this level of catharsis from Shin, but when I opened the lid, it turned out to be very ordinary, and I was disappointed.

59: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:03

>>55You’ve grown up, haven’t you, Anno-kun…

62: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:03Yeahx3

>>59No… it hasn’t become that way…

56: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:02

Back in the old days, IG was also there.

61: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:03

Even after going as far as Shin, the new play ultimately did not produce any sharp content that surpassed the battles of men.

66: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:04

>>61I think the footage was good because Orange was involved until the end.

64: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:04Yeahx3

When I was in middle school, there was a vibe that Evangelion was a masterpiece, so I watched the TV series and the continuation, but even as a child, I couldn’t quite understand it.

73: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:06Yeahx3

>>64I feel like that sense of incompleteness has actually created a fan base that seeks a more traditionally well-made Evangelion.

68: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:04

The one with obsession was lent to Studio Ghibli.
The ones who came from outside left because the production period was too long and are now directing their own works.

69: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:05Yeahx2

Director Anno has finished his homework on Eva and has returned to being just an otaku.

71: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:06Yeahx8

>>69What was made after Evangelion is like a kids’ lunch for otaku, with Godzilla, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, Gundam, and Yamato.

77: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:07Yeahx2

>>69I could understand why Director Tsurumaki said that the sharpness from when Gekijouban was at its peak is coming back, because as an otaku, I was really into it.

70: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:05

Did the boom in the old series cool down?

72: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:06Yeahx7

>>70I feel like, in fact, it has accelerated.

74: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:07

>>72Is that even for non-otaku?

76: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:07

>>74I think it’s a work that turned non-otaku into creepy otaku.

79: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:08

>>72After the TV show ended, there was a little break, and I was calm.
It reignited and accelerated in the movie version, didn’t it?

83: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:09

>>79It may be true before the release, but after the release…

75: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:07Yeahx2

>>70I don’t remember how it was around me, but.
When I saw it in the theater, the abrupt ending made me feel like it was somehow cut off, like it was over for me…

87: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:10

>>70For about 1 to 2 years, there was still some excitement, but after that, it was pretty much uneventful around me until the new series.

78: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:07

The original synopsis was probably closer to Sadamoto’s Eva.
I wanted to see this completed as a TV series, but also not so much.

81: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:09Yeahx2

>>78If it had been managed properly and the story had been well put together, I think it would have ended as a popular anime among otaku at the time without becoming a societal phenomenon.

89: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:10

>>81When you think about it, there might be something that attracts people more to unfinished products than to those that are complete from the start.

93: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:11

>>89Like in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” where all the planned explanatory narration that was meant to be deliberately included was deleted, making it incomprehensible without reading the novel.

80: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:08

Whether the boom continues or ends, there is no product development on the scale of the otaku at that time.

82: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:09Yeahx6

There is no doubt that this old play has greatly influenced the creations of later generations.

91: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:10

>>82The relay of life between Hayao Miyazaki and Yoshiyuki Tomino is nice, isn’t it?

84: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:09Yeahx6

Director Anno’s original style isn’t really a gloomy one, after all.

85: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:09Yeahx1

When I watch the TV series now, it feels like after the men’s battle, the drawing quality has really run out of steam… I’m concerned about how many still images they keep using.
The battle against the Apostles also considers energy-saving strategies.

102: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:15

>>85(Just a close-up of the content for the next episode preview)

86: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:09

The other day, when I sang “Soul’s Refrain” at karaoke, the visuals were from the old movie.
In the part where “my fingertips seek you,” Asuka is murmuring that she will kill her while extending her fingertips.
“It’s the scene of the mass-produced machines rebooting all at once with ‘Miracles happen, no matter how many times.'”
It was so terrible that I couldn’t stop laughing.

92: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:11

>>86It feels like a carefully crafted structure.

88: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:10

On the contrary, it seems that the excitement gradually diminished as the new theatrical version started to unfold in a more general-oriented direction.

90: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:10

When it comes to the new theater production and Evangelion, it basically had the image of EOE.
For me, it was rather the TV series that was the core.

94: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:11Yeahx1

“The beauty of incompleteness has been often mentioned in art since ancient times.”

95: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:11Yeahx9

I feel like there won’t be a work that surpasses the old film after seeing something truly incredible.

98: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:13Yeahx1

>>95Since I was just a high school student, it’s had a strong impact on me.

99: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:14Yeahx1

>>95“It’s a remarkably accurate expression to say ‘something amazing.'”

96: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:13Yeahx1

“The way future generations are influenced is like, ‘You bastard, if you’re going to create works like this, then I’ll make something like that too!'”
It’s a way of influencing that’s almost like a provocation.

97: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:13

The men’s fight is seriously filled with such sharp and stylish cuts that it’s scary.
There were scenes where Oneoamis and Top and Kare Kano were also great, but that 19th episode really stands out.

100: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:14

It flows incredibly insane footage with outrageous visual power.

101: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:15Yeahx3

I have a memory of many analysis books being released after the old series, each written freely by individuals.

168: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:32

>>101It has a plain and serious binding, like an academic book.
I remember there were many who were pretending to be philosophical.

104: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:15Yeahx2

In that society at the end of the century, if we don’t push Director Anno to that mental state with that schedule, the old movie won’t come out.
There will never be reproducibility for eternity.

106: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:16

I’ve been waiting for the anime adaptation of ANIMA.

107: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:16Yeahx4

I don’t think we really need that kind of reproducibility.

108: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:16

In the end, I couldn’t wrap it up, so I did the activation chapter!

109: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:17Yeahx1

When my parents got to know Eva through pachinko and then watched the anime, they had an indescribable expression on their faces.

110: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:17Yeahx2

When you watch the TV broadcast version instead of the video format version, it’s clearly conveyed that the changes in the latter half weren’t intentional but rather a last resort.

111: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:17

I feel a sense that the potential boom that was created by the hit of pachinko has come back again.
Even though there were hardly any video media flowing like “Refrain,” everyone in the pachinko parlor knew about it.

112: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:17Yeahx1

The generation of kids who say they love Eva and were exposed to Eva through the new films.
I wonder if they’ve watched the old movie… I want to hear what they think about it…

113: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:17Yeahx1

I wonder if those incredibly heavy-feeling combat scenes in Eva are impossible to achieve in modern times.

114: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:17Yeahx1

>>113If there is no tide pool,

140: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:22

>>113The hand-drawn robot itself is like an out-of-place artifact.

115: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:17

When it comes to Anno, everyone thinks of Evangelion, but Evangelion is considered quite different from Anno’s other works.

116: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:17

Well, it would be boring if there were only commercially packaged works, so I hope we get anime like this from time to time.

117: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:18

After getting older and rewatching the video format version, I realized my impression of it is quite different from back then…
I looked at the differences in the corrections later, and it’s changed a lot, especially after the battle with Zeruel.

126: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:20

>>117The TV version was made with a proper schedule up until then.

119: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:19

Announcement! It seems that there are a lot of people who only know the songs, just like with the Imperial Assault Force.

120: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:19

Back then, it was written in the newspapers that a boom like Yamato would return, but was Yamato really that much of a topic?

132: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:21

>>120The three major booms often discussed in relation to Yamato, Gundam, and Eva.
There are various things after that, and even recently there are titles like Demon Slayer, but I wonder why I can’t feel it at this level.

146: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:23Yeahx1

>>132Because I’ve grown old and no longer have the sensibility to ride the trends.

135: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:21

>>120It’s the first social phenomenon anime, you know, Yamato.

143: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:22

>>135The first social phenomenon anime is Astro Boy, right?

121: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:19Yeahx7

I like Shin, but I still prefer Asuka from the original series.
Recently, there have been fewer heroines like those sharp knives.

137: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:22

>>121While Shikinami is the better kid, I find myself more attracted to Soryu.

139: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:22

>>121I feel like Director Tsurumaki is trying to somehow recreate it with the Machu from Zike Axus, but it still falls short in sharpness.

147: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:23Yeahx5

>>139Isn’t it incomparable that they love you normally, just because the parents are a bit busy?

122: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:19

If I had known at the time, I would have realized it was just like Ideon, but I didn’t know when I was watching it… I was young and it wasn’t available for rental.

134: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:21

>>122If it weren’t for the Ideon stream the other day, I wouldn’t have known about it.

123: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:19

At the nearby movie theater, the posters for the old version of the film and “Princess Mononoke” are displayed side by side.
“So everyone, it would be nice if they just died… I remember being told to ‘live’ while sitting next to each other.”

131: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:20

>>123“I’ll live even if I’m not told to.”

136: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:21Yeahx2

>>123Fight and die.

144: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:22

>>136The theatrical version of Spriggan has completely become a relic of the past…

124: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:19

The TV broadcast version’s animation for the scene of Asuka’s mental contamination is so terrible that it makes me laugh.

125: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:20Yeahx2

I think it was a great decision to change the names of Sōryū-san and Shikinami-san.
If anything, it would have been fine to change the voice actors too.
It’s really like they’re a completely different person in every way.

127: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:20

I think the ability to stand out uniquely was partly because information sharing wasn’t as fast or widespread as it is now.
When I dropped an incomprehensible Sekai-kei work into the midst of the apocalypse theory that was stirring up society, it turned into chaos.

129: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:20Yeahx3

There are elements reminiscent of Ideon, but it’s not exactly the same.

130: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:20

I think I was out of my mind.
I’ve never seen it, but I’m sure it’s a masterpiece! So I bought the DVD box set with my first paycheck.
In the first part of the movie, I remember thinking, “The flow of ‘Kimi no Sei’ isn’t happening at all!!”

133: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:21

It’s too much like “Childhood’s End” and “Ender’s Game” rather than Ideon.

138: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:22

When I saw the plain version of “I think it’s good to laugh,” I realized it has this kind of face…

141: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:22Yeahx2

I can only assume that the TV show was lacking a budget in the latter half, resulting in a nonsensical, unfinished ending.
The first half of the old movie was great, but the second half doesn’t make any sense.
The new one just ends up being a mysterious live-action parody…
I wonder if you couldn’t get into it without being there to feel the vibe of the times.

142: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:22Yeahx4

NERV staff attacked and massacred.
Unit 2 being torn apart messily.
With Lilith’s awakening, the mass-produced model’s face becomes Ayanami.
Forehead pussy
It looks like a continuous live-action video that someone with schizophrenia might be watching.
A giant, half-split face of Ayanami.
Everything is just so gross and amazing.
And everything is at a level of super quality that can no longer be replicated in modern times, which further accelerates the feeling of unease, and it’s amazing.

145: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:22Yeahx3

After this, the anime that came out is really full of that Evangelion vibe.
After Madoka Magica, it’s not just that the number of magical girl battle royale shows increased, but seriously, whether I looked to the right or the left, everything felt like Eva.
I can’t believe how big of an impact it had.

184: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:34Yeahx2

>>145Even in works from completely unrelated genres, the story of Eva tends to go in negative directions all the time.
The main character’s efforts often went completely unrewarded, and that really impacted a lot of things…

148: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:24

In terms of the amount over a certain period, the Demon Slayer boom might be the biggest.

149: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:24

It is because movies with taglines like “So everyone should just die” are trending in the Sankei Shimbun’s letter to the editor section.
An article said that maybe there isn’t enough love from God and that we should believe in Christianity more.

150: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:25Yeahx1

Demon Slayer is based on original material and is created with a basic sense of fidelity, and it doesn’t particularly have a huge impact on the industry in terms of style or direction.

151: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:25Yeahx3

Anime as entertainment content is becoming increasingly commercially refined, and I believe that more hits surpassing Evangelion will continue to come out in the future.
That’s not what I mean.

161: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:29Yeahx1

>>151I understand that there’s something appealing about products that are fundamentally flawed.

152: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:25

Demon Slayer became a huge hit, but there haven’t been many manga that followed in its footsteps like with Madoka Magica.

166: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:31

>>152What they’re doing is simply straightforward and classical.
It’s difficult to figure out what to imitate in order to become like Demon Slayer, even if you try to imitate it.

170: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:32

>>152Extracting elements is nothing but a patchwork of existing works.

173: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:32Yeahx4

>>170Could it be about Eva…?

176: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:33

>>170It feels like a combination of JoJo, Bleach, and Saint Seiya in a way…

153: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:25

I remember being kind of let down because the scene where the base is attacked was just like Blue Christmas.

156: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:27

>>153There was a MAD that showed the original references for each scene in Star Wars Episode 4, but I think that can be done for Evangelion as well.

154: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:26Yeahx1

It’s not common to come across a video that gives off a level of resentment that feels like someone might die from it.
“Things like Demon Slayer are focused on entertainment and really aim to provide enjoyment.”

155: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:27

Even Conan consistently achieves box office revenues of 10 billion yen every year, which is truly incredible for anime content.
It’s not like Conan has had any influence on subsequent anime or anything like that at all.

157: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:28Yeahx1

There was even a term called “sekaikei,” but I haven’t heard it recently…

164: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:30Yeahx2

>>157I think there are relatively consistent works like “Weathering With You” that have similar themes, even if the dialogue is minimal.

158: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:28Yeahx2

Well, with things like Demon Slayer, there’s a clear original manga, so I think the vibe of the boom is different.

162: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:30

>>158But it’s clear that Jujutsu was influenced by popular manga…

159: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:28Yeahx2

Director Anno is someone who really loves parodies based on original material.
Eva left such a vivid impression that it was overwritten to the point where no one even noticed the parodies.

163: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:30

>>159If you search a bit now, you can actually find the original source.

160: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:29

Well, I think it would be better if a work like this never comes out again.
Considering the creator’s physical and mental well-being.
This work could only be created under a schedule that would push someone like Anno to the brink, receiving slander and death threats from viewers, leading to a complete mental breakdown.

165: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:30Yeahx1

Some works that have hit reasonably well among Evangelion followers have come out.

171: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:32Yeahx2

>>165Clearly a copy of Eva, but with Fafner going in the completely wrong direction.

213: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:42

>>171It was said that all the students in Shinji’s class were candidates for pilots, but I thought that if we delve into that, it would probably lead to Fafner.

167: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:31Yeahx1

Since Evangelion, there has undoubtedly been an increase in anime that end unresolved.

178: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:33

>>167Although Eva itself hasn’t ended in a cliffhanger.

169: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:32Yeahx1

I believe the core of Demon Slayer is its sense of dialogue.
I don’t think I can imitate that.
The drawings are too random, so I don’t really feel like imitating them.

174: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:32Yeahx4

>>169The Demon Slayer drawing is just random, isn’t it?????

172: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:32Yeahx1

Demon Slayer is interesting, but
I don’t understand the reason it became popular other than being genuinely interesting.

175: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:32

>>172Corona

189: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:36

>>172Interesting works are monopolized by adults, and the manga aimed at us was only watered-down stuff. The kids who wanted manga from our generation couldn’t go outside during the pandemic and got hooked on what they saw online.

177: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:33

I feel that perceptions of the “Sekai-kei” genre have changed quite a bit before and after COVID.
I came to realize around that time that the world may not be as wide or as deep as adolescents think it is.

179: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:33Yeahx1

I later realized that I liked Isomitsu Yoshimura’s elements.
It doesn’t contain much of Anno’s elements.

186: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:34Yeahx1

>>179I also didn’t feel excited at all watching the new play like this.

187: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:34

>>179When I read that person’s works, I thought, “Aren’t there a lot of important developments and settings that this person is considering?!”
On the credits, it only mentions that there was one script and two illustrations done.

180: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:33

I heard they were making a mystery book about Eva (lol).

181: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:33Yeahx4

After extracting the elements, it’s like the existing patchwork.
Every work is like that.

188: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:35Yeahx2

>>181Most of Gainax’s works are either anime or special effects, so it’s just easy for otaku to understand the references.

182: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:34Yeahx6

Eva didn’t just throw it away; she was given another chance to try again.

183: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:34

Speaking of Eva’s mystery books, anything inside sold well.
Actually, people who have never read this area misunderstand that it’s written about Eva, assuming that it contains something about it.

193: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:37

>>183There were also some cases where the names were incorrect, and it made me wonder if they really saw it.
I thought about tearing it up because I was young, but I didn’t.

185: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:34

The “Demon Slayer” TV series became popular just before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The impact of COVID was on the movies.

190: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:36Yeahx1

I think the originality of Demon Slayer lies in its dialogue, but it’s hard to put into words for someone to copy it.
The setting and story are classic, so imitating them becomes clichéd.

191: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:36Yeahx1

Is it because the receiver is seeing something they’ve never seen before?
Just because it’s something I’ve seen before doesn’t mean I’ll feel the same way about it…

192: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:37Yeahx3

I think it was the straightforwardness of the story in Demon Slayer that made it accepted by people of all ages at that timing.

194: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/25(日)03:38

If we roughly define the idea that the protagonist’s choices change the world as “Sekai-kei,” then
It feels like the opposite has been trending lately.
It feels like no matter what I think or choose, I can’t leave any scars on the world.

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