Starring - Megumi Ogata (Bleach, UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie), Megumi Hayashibara (Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon: MewTwo Returns), and Kotono Mitsuishi (Pokemon, Ghost Stories)
Release Date - 1995
Genre - Action/Sci-Fi
Tagline - "A new world. A new technology. One last hope for salvation"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)
Rating (out of 5):
I'm not much of an anime fan. I've tried to be more receptive of them in recent years but when I was younger I often avoided them. I do love both Vampire Hunter D films but that is about the extent of my anime knowledge. Several months back Shout Factory announced the release of 1995's Neone Genesis Evangelion on blu. I wanted to explore some animes so I decided to check this one out. I reached out to them and they were kind enough to send a copy my way. I wasn't able to spin it right away but as I found myself obsessed with Elden Ring I decided to multi-task and finally break out the series. I'm glad I did because it was a lot of fun.
The show takes place many years after a group of giant beings known as Angels wiped out most of humanity. The surviving humans have grouped together in giant cities that can be driven underground in the case of an angel attack. To fight the angels, scientists have build giant mechs known as Evas that are piloted by teenagers that are synchronized with the machines. With their very existence on the line they still find time to worry about the normal teenager things like love, maturity, family, and so on.
I'm very surprised by how much I actually liked this show. It was a lot of fun even though it sizzles out by the last two episodes. Hell, I liked it so much that I may start checking out some other animes now. Who knew that Neon Genesis Evangelion would be a gateway anime? The voice acting in this one is one of the few aspects of the show that I didn't like. The voices didn't match all the characters in my opinion while others were perfectly cast. This was very inconsistent and made the show have some unintentionally awkward scenes dude to the dialogue. If the voice cast matched the characters then the scene and the series would have been just a little more enjoyable. The story for this one is a lot of fun but it feels like the writing became lazy or they just gave up during the last leg of the show. With that being said, I fucking loved the back story, the betrayal, and the mechs. It's a great sci-fi action series with some seriously impressive lore. I know there is two films that follow the series and I can't wait to spin them. Finally, the animation is great. We get some blood, a lot of awesome fight scenes, and some light gore. Genre fans, especially those open to anime, will greatly appreciate this. Overall, Neon Genesis Evangelion is a fantastic series that may spark a love for anime if you were not a fan already. I highly recommend grabbing this release from Shout Factory as part of their GKids line.
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