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It’s easy to dislike poor Shinji. He’s passive and males are supposed to be aggressive. He’s supposed to love Rei but he’s fascinated with Asuka. He’s supposed to…
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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…
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Sometimes you go back a look at a character you’ve looked at before because you’ve noticed something new about the character. And sometimes you have to go back…
Fanart Friday: Shinji Ikari and the “Robot”
Oh my! Check out the scale of Unit-01 in this incredible illustration—as well as the symbolism in Shinji looking over his shoulder at it. Stunning! ★ 【shie】 「…
Frieren, Ikari Shinji, and Lost Love
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is simply one of the finest fantasy series I’ve ever seen, on par with Witch Hat Atelier. From its premise, to its intriguing world-building,…
Shinji Ikari is a giant cockroach. Where Evangelion and Franz Kafka meet.
Way back when in the old days, I wrote a series of analyses where I tried to group mecha pilots into two categories based on how they interact…
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…
Is Shinji Ikari really an anti-hero?
This is the third time I’ve started this post, and each time, I’m not sure where to start. So I’m going to start at the end: I don’t…
RE:Zero: Are Roswaal and Subaru the same?
No, Subaru and Roswaal are different people.
Are All Shoujo Animanga the Same?!
There was so much love on my second video 'The Decline of Shoujo Anime' but also a lot of people saying "shoujo lacks variety". So let's discuss. Are…
Are Edens Zero and Fairy Tail the Same Thing?
I am a fan of both Edens Zero and Fairy Tail, but I love both for different reasons.
Get in the Robot Shinji – Why Evangelion Still Matters
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WHY LELOUCH AND LIGHT YAGAMI ARE VIRTUALLY THE EXACT SAME
No I don’t mean they’re copies of each other. Instead, they’re the two sides of the SAME coin. Both stories portray the theme of what power does to…
Kaguya-sama and Spy x Family Are The Same Genre
I know Kaguya-sama and Spy x Family seem like two completely different kinds of anime with completely different settings, but they're actually the same. Yup, they are. No…
Attack on Titan – We are the Same
What does Eren mean when he says that he is the same as Reiner? In Episode 64 of Attack on Titan Eren confronts Reiner before beginning his inevitable…
AMV chronicles #084: Super Are Shinji
“Super Are Shinji” is an AMV that’s almost eighteen years old. I was not aware of its existence until about a week ago. Or perhaps I had come…
The Antagonist: Gendo Ikari
There’s a special kind of antagonist we can call a monomaniac, right? The person who is focused entirely on one single thing that motivates everything they do. Bizarrely,…
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku (Volume 10) – Crime and Evil are Not the Same!
Shugen’s forces have entered Horai and are ready to execute any criminals they find and any Asaemon that side with them. The Shinobi, however, are only concerned with…
Hippocrates no Ikari
M&A is the name of the game in tonight’s show and tell, a sharply pointed criticism at the entire modern medical industry in this heated matchup between a…
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…
The Power of Two: Rei and Shinji
Okay, Neon Genesis Evangelion is too cool for words and everyone knows it. This is not news. One of the ways it’s cool is that it has multiple…
Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone
A completely revamped and beautiful beginning to a different Evangelion story. It was so nice to see crisp HD updates and detail, with more focused storytelling with pieces…
The many glasses of Gendo Ikari
Gendo Ikari is one of the hardest characters to parse in Evangelion. Some of that is due to the fact that we simply get so little dialogue from…
“Re-Main” And “Oblivion Battery” – Same Same, But Different
Oblivion Battery and Re-Main revolve around two first-year high schoolers, Minato and Kaname, who suffered from amnesia and therefore forgot their incredible athletic abilities and their former personalities.…
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…
Behold the Shamisen Powers of Mike Penny
On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, get ready to be blown away by the shamisen powers of shamisen composer and performer Mike Penny.
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The Girl from the Other Side: Wait, How is Dark AND Wholesome at the Same Time?!
There are times when a manga is so unique and otherwordly that you can’t even come up with an intro to segue into a review about it. This…
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I would hope it’s pretty obvious by now, but the view of the sunset from Lake Shinji is pretty famous for being spectacular, especially around the Shimane Art…
Who Are The Strangers From Hell?
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The Odds and Ends of Evangelion
I reached the end of watching Evangelion, and I still need to work through my final thoughts on the show, but there are still a bunch of things…
You are the main character of your own life.
I’m sure we’ve all thought this before.You are the main character of your own life. We all only know what we know, and anything beyond that we can…
Huntsville Comic and Pop Culture Expo 2024 Review: Same Perks, Same Problems
Another year goes by and I once again found myself at Huntsville Comic and Pop Culture Expo. This makes my fourth year attending and I went into this…
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Evangelion and Good Friends: Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Eve
Taking one last chance to have a spoiler free discussion about Evangelion 3.0+1.0, before it’s released to theaters in Japan. With guests Rocco Botte of Mega64 and GoatJesus.…
Evangelion and Good Friends: Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Spoilercast
A critical look at Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, which is now available globally, on Amazon Prime Video. With guests EvaOtaku, GoatJesus, and AnnoCinema. “A Cruel Angel’s…
Evangelion and Good Friends: Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Eve
Taking one last chance to have a spoiler free discussion about Evangelion 3.0+1.0, before it’s released to theaters in Japan. With guests Rocco Botte of Mega64 and GoatJesus.…
Evangelion and Good Friends: Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Spoilercast
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5 Romantic Valentine’s Day Tips From Evangelion
From the incredible stable mind of Hideaki Anno, Neon Genesis Evangelion was landmark in animation whose influence continues to drive the medium forward. While not directly romantic in…
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Shinji Aramaki on Virtual Reality and the Potential of AI
Evan Minto (Editor-in-Chief): We’ve still got a big interview backlog we’re working through here at Ani-Gamers, so here’s another treat for you all! At Otakon back in 2023,…
Shinobu and Doma: Two Sides of The Same Coin
In today's video we're discussing all things Shinobu and Doma! If that sounds interesting, fun, insightful, or anything else, let me know in the comments down below! I…
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An emotionally distant salaryman faces instability in his professional and personal lives just as his estranged father resurfaces in Somai’s gentle family drama.
Evidence #36 - Same Gorg Time, Same Gorg Channel!
Download Here! (579mb) Happy Halloween! It's been a few months since the Cowboy Bebop post, so forgive me on the delay. This was…
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