Anime

I have a question on regarding If I can watch the Evangelion series.

2bee · 4y

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I've never really been a fan of Mecha's but I have watched Darling in the Franxx and Knights & Magic which technically is part of the Mecha genre. If you have watched the series already. do you think someone like me who barely even touched the genre enjoy the series?

Some friends and YouTubers have been saying that the series is "good" but I don't know what that "good" is.

Removed 4y
It's less a traditional mecha and more a psychological, dark, mind fuck sort of show. If you're into that sort of thing, you'll love it.
- 2bee 4y
  I do love me some gore, dark, and psychological shit.........
  
  might try a couple of episodes.
Removed 4y
either you'll hate it or love it
personally it was too much for my smol brain
- 2bee 4y
  hmmm is the story really that complex?
  Removed 4y
  not really complex but I did watch a few vids to understand what was going on around the end. Imo you should give it a try alot of people like it
Removed 4y
I typically don't like mecha anime but I love Evangelion. Imo whether you will enjoy it or not depends more on how much you like dark and psychological/depressive themes.
WakkaFTW 4y
there's a lot more elements to this anime than just being a mecha, I think it's a good introduction to this genre too
Schrez 4y
It's not really about mecha, so yeah you might enjoy it
whateverlol 4y
it gets real dark and fucked up around ep 18 or 19 i think
- Edsknife 3y
  What this guy said.^ But also, I guarantee you could graph the tone of the soundtrack on a downward slope. Even EoE's brightest tones exist in songs that start dark or are ironically bright.
Wary 4y
I always considered Evangelion an anime classic you must watch, and that's mostly the reason I watched it. Since I've never seen 'deep' anime's like these, I too easily wrote Shinji off as a stupid character, but I kept watching. It was too much to handle for me when I finished the series. I had to watch reviews/analysis videos because I couldn't comprehend what I had just seen in the series version. The Rebuilds in my eyes are a timeline of how things could have turned out. If you're really motivated to watch the show, start with Evangelion, and the End of Evangelion. If you still want more then continue with the rebuilds.

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The following words are out of my reflection of the show, I wrote it a few days ago, but it's not yet finished:
ImoutoHeadpat 4y
Shin Seiki Evangelion
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu
Urusei Yatsura

In the anime community you will be expected to have an opinion of the 3 anime above more than any other and you will be judged by that opinion.

Watching them or not is optional but having an opinion is mandatory.
Gummyfail 4y
I think it's worth a try, but I'd also let you know that basically any mecha show after 2000 thats not got Gundam in its name is probably less interested in the mechs themselves than you'd expect. I've pretty much settled into Neon Genesis just being okay, but if your interested in weird magic and gore, RahXephon goes a lot further, and its just as weirdly horny.
Edsknife 3y
People don't watch Evangelion for Mecha; genre loyalism only exists for Isekai, from what I've seen.
boylettuce 3y
yea itll be fine. i mean i have barely seen any mecha and i liked it. but dont really expect solely robot fights cause its more than that and not exactly the "focus"
invocations 3y
darling in the franxx is a total ripoff of eva so if you enjoyed that, eva will be better