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The Legacy of Ultraman and 70’s Mecha in Evangelion

Introduction Show of hands or write a comment or whatever, how many people reading this have watched Neon Genesis Evangelion without that much of a mecha background? If…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Cowboy Bebop is a Shoujo?!

What do Cowboy Bebop, Code Geass, and Neon Genesis Evangelion all have in common? They were published in the shoujo manga magazine called Asuka, of course! Let's take a…

Colleen's Manga Recs

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What We Do To Bond: Eva 3.0+1.0

The world did not need more Evangelion. The original series and its capstone film still exist, and are still phenomenal; the Rebuild series could not recapture that lightning…

Wrong Every Time

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Character Analysis: Ai Hoshino

There are a couple stories where a character who is the real driving force in the plot is behind the scenes for most or all of the series.…

Confessions of an Overage otaku

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Fanart Friday, Too: Rei Ayanami & Unit-01

I love the sense of scale in this photo, the wonder and longing in Rei looking upward and at Unit-01 knowing that she unsuccessfully piloted it and that…

Beneath the Tangles

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Neon Genesis Evangelion – Episode 24

The words of Cruel Angel’s Thesis speak of a boy on the threshold of greatness, the wind of destiny wafting through the open door, wings only waiting to…

Wrong Every Time

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How GAY Is Your Favorite Anime?

Full Uncensored List: https://www.patreon.com/KrisPNatz When it comes to anime we all have favorites, but just how GAY is your favorite anime? In this video I'll score all the anime…

KrisPNatz

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Why Does Disney Get the New ‘Code Geass’ Anime?!?!

Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Promotion What’s the best mecha anime of all time? Well, the idea of best depends on everyone’s perspective, but it helps that…

D&A Anime Blog

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Why I Ran From Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion is an anime I've tried to ignore for awhile. It's been on my list to review since before I started this channel and in 2019…

Totally Not Mark

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Neon Genesis Evangelion – Episode 23

Darkness looms over Misato’s apartment as we return to Shinji’s caretaker, now cocooned in the repetition of a painful, desperate ritual. Instant ramen cups lie unattended and spoiling…

Wrong Every Time

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Gender Bender: Neon Genesis Evangelion

All right, I suspect people are going to expect me to talk about Kaworu Nagisa here. Dude is pretty interested in Shinji, isn’t he? (wink wink nudge nudge)…

Confessions of an Overage otaku

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Neon Genesis Evangelion – Episode 22

A full moon draws us back to earth after an episode of painful revelation. After spending so much of this series guessing at the intent behind Gendo and…

Wrong Every Time

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Neon Genesis Evangelion – Episode 21

After twenty episodes of increasingly claustrophobic drama, with our perspective perpetually honing closer into the psychological disarray of Shinji and his companions, Evangelion’s twenty-first ep…

Wrong Every Time

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The Yuri on Ice Movie is Dead and MAPPA Killed It

MAPPA gave anime's favorite fictional figure skaters the cold shoulder. Support Anime Dormitory on Patreon: https://shorturl.at/4uznP Buy the Yuri on Ice Blu Ray: https://www.amazon.com/Yuri-Ice-Complete-Jerry-Jewell/dp/B077MYFXF7 --- SOURCES --- Abysswatcherbel. R/Anime on Reddit:…

Josei Cafe

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Neon Genesis Evangelion – Episode 20

Dull green eyes possessing a keen yet feral intelligence. Gleaming teeth that rip and tear with abandon, uncomfortably human in shape. Bulging muscles that test and snap their…

Wrong Every Time

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Evangelion, alienation, and Japan’s 1990s economic crisis

In a time wracked by despair, paranoia, and economic devastation, Evangelion captured the nihilistic zeitgeist of a nation and its citizenry.

Anime Feminist

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Neon Genesis Evangelion – Episode 19

We begin shortly after the last episode’s grotesque conclusion, with Shinji still in the pilot seat. Not because he’s been forced to, not because he can’t escape, but…

Wrong Every Time

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Neon Genesis Evangelion – Episode 18

We begin on an ominous cold open, as Unit 03 is transported from the remains of the US base to Japan, a grim specter lurking within the clouds.…

Wrong Every Time

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Neon Genesis Evangelion – Episode 17

Rather than referring to some psychoanalytical concept or opaque descriptor of the drama to come, Neon Genesis Evangelion’s seventeenth episode is named, quite simply, “Fourth Child.” It is…

Wrong Every Time

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Ultimate Anime

Ever since I was five years old and watched Star Wars for the first time, I’ve loved the fantasy/sci-fi epic. I spent countless school nights staying up to…

Drifting Soul

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A Long Time Ago, In a Galaxy Where There Is Only War – Armored Trooper Votoms Spoiler Review

Sometimes I feel like I don’t crack into enough vintage anime on this blog. Before streaming, before DVR, the industry for basically all things television was a different…

Harper Anime Reviews

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AniMarch Madness 2024: Sweet Sixteen, Day 1

The sweet sixteen is set to kick off! Thank you to everyone who voted during our play-in matches and the first two rounds of AniMarch Madness. We’re now…

Beneath the Tangles

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AniMarch Madness 2024: Round 2, Day 1

Round one is complete and we’re on to round two! Thank you to everyone who voted last week—more than 7,000 votes rolled in from here on the website,…

Beneath the Tangles

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Neon Genesis Evangelion – Episode 16

After a season and change of cloaking its personal inquiry in the trappings of a more or less traditional, episodic giant robot anime, Neon Genesis Evangelion’s sixteenth episode…

Wrong Every Time

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Revisiting Neon Genesis Evangelion

As I watched Neon Genesis Evangelion again, I wondered what more I could say about it. After all, it is perhaps the most analyzed anime. I’ve written about…

Japan Powered

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Story Of An Otaku

When I released the two part Evangelion episode back during the summer of 2022, I had intended for it to be one, massively long episode. However, due to…

BennettTheSage

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Animated Life / Otaku Futurism

In doing so, the Animated Life / Otaku Futurism recounts the same creation myth most people have heard a dozen times over already.

Reasons to Anime

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Character Analysis: Yui Ikari

Happy holidays to everyone who is celebrating a holiday anywhere. May the season be kind to you. Certain storytelling techniques absolutely fascinate me. One is meta, the use…

Confessions of an Overage otaku

Episode 288 - Neon Genesis Evangelion

This week, Shaun says screw the birds, he's going to get in the mech himself when he shows Remington 8 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Meanwhile, Remington pimps…

Anime Out of Context

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Top 20 English Songs in Anime (Video)

English OPs & EDs in anime have something of a bad reputation, but there are some gems in there that shouldn't go ignored!

Reasons to Anime

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Anima is a semi-sequel to the main series in that it takes place in an alternate timeline where Shinji stopped the attack on NERV HQ…

Hexa Blog

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Shinseiki Evangelion: Comic Tribute (Neon Genesis Evangelion: Comic Tribute)

This is a collection of NGE one shots from a number of mangaka. As one would expect from a collection of one shots, things vary tremendously from one…

Hexa Blog

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Tony Takezaki no Evangelion (Tony Takezaki’s Neon Genesis Evangelion)

This is an officially licensed parody manga. It’s composed of a lot of mini stories, most only a few pages long. As for the comedy, sometimes it lands…

Hexa Blog

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Signalis: Evangelion, Lovecraft And Love

This is a video where i talk about lovecraftian horror video game Signalis and also the sensational anime Neon Genesis Evangelion (more specifically the film The End Of…

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Shinseiki Evangelion: Ikari Shinji Ikusei Keikaku (Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project)

This is a really bizarre alternate take on Neon Genesis Evangelion. The manga itself really isn’t bizarre at all, rather it’s incredibly generic. But that itself makes the…

Hexa Blog

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Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time (Deluxe Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray) Unboxing

The fourth & final Rebuild of Evangelion film is now available on home video, and it’s also in 4K by Anime Limited!

The Normanic Vault

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The Power of Two: Shinji and Misato

The cool thing about Neon Genesis Evangelion from a writer’s perspective, and from the perspective of a person like me who takes a writer’s perspective on looking at…

Confessions of an Overage otaku

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Neon Genesis Evangelion – Gakuen Datenroku (Neon Genesis Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse)

This is a reimagining of the well renowned Neon Genesis Evangelion. However, it isn’t clear at all why this exists. The basic premise seems to be the same…

Hexa Blog

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Neon Genesis Evangelion

This manga is an adaptation of the anime with the same name, but it’s not really a replacement or alternative to watching the anime. It’s much more so…

Hexa Blog

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Oh, So Trope-ical: The Hair Bra

The point of manga and anime is to get eyeballs onto content, whether it’s paid for directly (by buying manga) or indirectly (by ad sales during anime). In…

Confessions of an Overage otaku

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Fanart Friday: Dancing Pilots

Dance like you want to win! Certainly these are a lot more elegant than our glimpse at dancing in the series, with Asuka and Rei doing it in…

Beneath the Tangles

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Evangelion Watch Order Guide!

Here is how you can get into Neon Genesis Evangelion! Watch the original series from 90s After, you have to watch the 4 Rebuild films You can also read the manga

DecafisHere

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Otakon 2023: The Iwao Junko Panel

At Otakon 2023, Iwao Junko (Tomoyo in Cardcaptor Sakura) had a panel focused exclusively on her history and career. This is a summary of the panel, as well…

OGIUE MANIAX

Shin Kamen Rider (2023) [Tokusatsu Review]

Shin Kamen Rider; or, Tokusatsu: Far From Home      Please use your power for the people. Use your power to protect the weak. A year after t...

Watching Asia Film Reviews

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Get In The RoBUTT

Get One Year Supply of Vitamin D3K2 + 5 Travel Packs FREE with your first purchase of AG1: https://www.drinkag1.com/krispnatz Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the most well…

KrisPNatz

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Neon Genesis Evangelion Thematic Analysis

Countless bloggers, YouTubers, TV critics, and even students of philosophy and psychology have commented on the profound nature of Neon Genesis Evangelion. It’s been around since the 90s,…

Anime Rants

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Fanart Friday, Too: Standing by Shinji

One of the things I really disliked about End of Evangelion is Misato’s final scene with Shinji. It’s awkward and weird and perhaps absolutely fitting with the series,…

Beneath the Tangles

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The Toku Fans Who Create Media

This is certainly something I have been digging at for a while and while at my last con, Zenkaikon 2023. I had an idea of wanting to do…

KamenSentai

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Fanart Friday: Just Relax, Asuka

Can I just say that the best Asuka is casual Asuka? Here’s a cute piece of fanart featuring the indomitable Asuka Langley just taking it easy. ★ 【ハジッコネコ】「…

Beneath the Tangles