Neon Genesis Evangelion uses its genre conventions to explore apocalypse as psychological metaphor in genuinely surprising ways. Hideaki Anno's work rewards careful attention. There are layers here that only reveal themselves on rewatch.
Read full review →Neon Genesis Evangelion isn't perfect. The pacing sags occasionally and some characters are underwritten. But when it fires on all cylinders — as in Splitting of the Breast — it reaches heights that few shows ever achieve. The flaws are forgiven.
Read full review →Neon Genesis Evangelion raises the bar for what anime can look like. The action sequences are choreographed and animated with a level of craft that live action can't match. the deconstruction of the mecha genre is jaw-dropping every single time.
Read full review →Neon Genesis Evangelion has moments that hit harder than any film I've seen this year. The End of Evangelion completely wrecked me. Hideaki Anno has an understanding of grief, hope and the human condition that is genuinely exceptional.
Read full review →Great stories need great antagonists. Neon Genesis Evangelion's villain understands that the most compelling opposition comes from someone with internally coherent logic. The conflict between Rei Ayanami and the antagonist is one of the great rivalries.
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