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Zetter
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany629 Posts
September 14 2012 22:40 GMT
#261
On September 15 2012 05:17 Resisty wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 15 2012 04:24 Tabularasa wrote:
I got used to it pretty quickly, but I guess it makes it less strange when you only read them in subtitles (I prefer sub over dub in most cases). Its like using Acronyms or Brand Names in a sentence.

But its just hilarious when Asuka gets that call from germany and Shinji listens to her speaking german, its ridiculously bad ;D

I think hearing the people speak English is more interesting.


No, you can actually understand their english. I wouldn't have understood a word by Asuka, if it weren't subbed.
Mendici sumus. Hoc est verum. | I don't mind straight people, as long as they act gay in public. | Es ist keine Tugend edel geboren werden, sondern sich edel machen | οἶδα οὐκ εἰδώς
Emnjay808
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States10665 Posts
September 14 2012 22:46 GMT
#262
On September 15 2012 05:17 Resisty wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 15 2012 04:24 Tabularasa wrote:
I got used to it pretty quickly, but I guess it makes it less strange when you only read them in subtitles (I prefer sub over dub in most cases). Its like using Acronyms or Brand Names in a sentence.

But its just hilarious when Asuka gets that call from germany and Shinji listens to her speaking german, its ridiculously bad ;D

I think hearing the people speak English is more interesting.
http://youtu.be/-sOMvf5fBAU


I have never watched Eva and never plan to.

But does Eva 2.0 have lots of Mari Makinami air time? In other words: Is it worth it to watch 2.0 purely for Mari?

Thanks in advance.
Skol
Sentenal
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States12398 Posts
September 14 2012 22:51 GMT
#263
On September 15 2012 07:46 Emnjay808 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 15 2012 05:17 Resisty wrote:
On September 15 2012 04:24 Tabularasa wrote:
I got used to it pretty quickly, but I guess it makes it less strange when you only read them in subtitles (I prefer sub over dub in most cases). Its like using Acronyms or Brand Names in a sentence.

But its just hilarious when Asuka gets that call from germany and Shinji listens to her speaking german, its ridiculously bad ;D

I think hearing the people speak English is more interesting.
http://youtu.be/-sOMvf5fBAU


I have never watched Eva and never plan to.

But does Eva 2.0 have lots of Mari Makinami air time? In other words: Is it worth it to watch 2.0 purely for Mari?

Thanks in advance.



One of the reasons why I liked Eva 2.2
"Apparently, Sentenal is a paragon of friendship and tolerance. " - Ech0ne
GolemMadness
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada11044 Posts
September 14 2012 22:55 GMT
#264
The English dub is laughable at best. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.
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Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
September 14 2012 23:10 GMT
#265


here's a dubbed preview for episode 25 when they were completely out of budget to animate it properly.

the dub is awful. sorry.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Surili
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom1141 Posts
September 14 2012 23:12 GMT
#266
Man i love NGE, i might have to go watch it again soon.

This is my favourite AMV of all time, first watched it about 10 years ago:

The world is ending what should we do about it?
Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-14 23:20:02
September 14 2012 23:18 GMT
#267
NGE thread?

I saw this a long time ago.

Shinji is my least favorite main character of all time. Ruined the anime for me, at least partially. It'd have been much better with a main char that wasn't as awful.

I really liked Rei, she's one of my favorite characters and was my favorite character in the anime. I also like her voice actor in general.

The opening is one of my all-time favorites for animes as well. Such a shame the main character sucks so much, this could have been much better. (I haven't seen any movies, heard he might have been slightly better there).

Oh right and I give it 7/10
League of Legends EU West, Platinum III | Yousei Teikoku is the best thing that has ever happened to music.
greenelve
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany1392 Posts
September 14 2012 23:19 GMT
#268
There are so many different AMV's and yet, there all fitting to the series, like this one:
z0r.de for your daily madness /// Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of men? The Shadow knows!
Emnjay808
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States10665 Posts
September 14 2012 23:30 GMT
#269
On September 15 2012 07:51 Sentenal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 15 2012 07:46 Emnjay808 wrote:
On September 15 2012 05:17 Resisty wrote:
On September 15 2012 04:24 Tabularasa wrote:
I got used to it pretty quickly, but I guess it makes it less strange when you only read them in subtitles (I prefer sub over dub in most cases). Its like using Acronyms or Brand Names in a sentence.

But its just hilarious when Asuka gets that call from germany and Shinji listens to her speaking german, its ridiculously bad ;D

I think hearing the people speak English is more interesting.
http://youtu.be/-sOMvf5fBAU


I have never watched Eva and never plan to.

But does Eva 2.0 have lots of Mari Makinami air time? In other words: Is it worth it to watch 2.0 purely for Mari?

Thanks in advance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvI1nUCKpvU

One of the reasons why I liked Eva 2.2


I have to admit, Ive rewatched this vid twice already and its pretty fcking cool, despite it being gross and disgusting.

Im sold, Ill skip 1.0 and go straight to 2.0 though.
Skol
Sentenal
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States12398 Posts
September 14 2012 23:33 GMT
#270
On September 15 2012 08:30 Emnjay808 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 15 2012 07:51 Sentenal wrote:
On September 15 2012 07:46 Emnjay808 wrote:
On September 15 2012 05:17 Resisty wrote:
On September 15 2012 04:24 Tabularasa wrote:
I got used to it pretty quickly, but I guess it makes it less strange when you only read them in subtitles (I prefer sub over dub in most cases). Its like using Acronyms or Brand Names in a sentence.

But its just hilarious when Asuka gets that call from germany and Shinji listens to her speaking german, its ridiculously bad ;D

I think hearing the people speak English is more interesting.
http://youtu.be/-sOMvf5fBAU


I have never watched Eva and never plan to.

But does Eva 2.0 have lots of Mari Makinami air time? In other words: Is it worth it to watch 2.0 purely for Mari?

Thanks in advance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvI1nUCKpvU

One of the reasons why I liked Eva 2.2


I have to admit, Ive rewatched this vid twice already and its pretty fcking cool, despite it being gross and disgusting.

Im sold, Ill skip 1.0 and go straight to 2.0 though.

Thats kind of a bad idea BTW, seeing as one is a direct sequel to the other.
"Apparently, Sentenal is a paragon of friendship and tolerance. " - Ech0ne
koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
September 14 2012 23:39 GMT
#271
Wasn't Shinji being a shit character the main point of his character?
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
September 15 2012 00:15 GMT
#272
Anno HATED otakus (ironically enough, otakus are mostly responsible for the massive merchanise success of NGE), and made Shinji reflect some of the more selfish aspects of their culture.

The hospital room scene was a direct middle finger to them.

Shinji is meant to be a very unlikeable character, as he is a loner, he is a loser, he mopes around and gets on people's nerves with his depression and lack of confidence/self esteem. A lot of the story revolves around him trying to get past the "hedgehog's dilemma" and evolve as a character, yet the plot and Anno repeatedly stomps all over him until he's the puddle that appears in EoE.

The franchise certainly gives the audience a lot of chances to sympathize and relate to Shinji, even + Show Spoiler +
allowing him to break through and rescue Rei in 2.0
. But the franchise also gives an equal number of opportunities for the other main characters to criticize his character flaws.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10366 Posts
September 15 2012 00:20 GMT
#273
Holy fuck, you typed this all up yourself?

This is a very worthy thread. Does Evangelion justice.

Thanks for making this thread.

Also, Evangelion ftw!


On September 13 2012 09:02 MadNeSs wrote:



LOL this is so great! Even though it's not 5 seconds, this is still actually a pretty legit "5 seconds" thing (covers the show overall, instead of many of these videos which only focus on 1 trivial aspect or such)
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
September 15 2012 00:22 GMT
#274
On September 15 2012 08:30 Emnjay808 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 15 2012 07:51 Sentenal wrote:
On September 15 2012 07:46 Emnjay808 wrote:
On September 15 2012 05:17 Resisty wrote:
On September 15 2012 04:24 Tabularasa wrote:
I got used to it pretty quickly, but I guess it makes it less strange when you only read them in subtitles (I prefer sub over dub in most cases). Its like using Acronyms or Brand Names in a sentence.

But its just hilarious when Asuka gets that call from germany and Shinji listens to her speaking german, its ridiculously bad ;D

I think hearing the people speak English is more interesting.
http://youtu.be/-sOMvf5fBAU


I have never watched Eva and never plan to.

But does Eva 2.0 have lots of Mari Makinami air time? In other words: Is it worth it to watch 2.0 purely for Mari?

Thanks in advance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvI1nUCKpvU

One of the reasons why I liked Eva 2.2


I have to admit, Ive rewatched this vid twice already and its pretty fcking cool, despite it being gross and disgusting.

Im sold, Ill skip 1.0 and go straight to 2.0 though.


1.0 is pretty much a new theatrical version of the first six episodes, with no real divergence other than amazing visuals and animation this time around.

You might as well watch it, since it's pretty cool to see a 90's anime being presented with today's high quality production.

also this:
+ Show Spoiler +

[image loading]
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10366 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-15 00:36:31
September 15 2012 00:35 GMT
#275
Also I would like to say that I feel the remake ( at least so far ) is a lot less... depressing? It feels more adventurous and actiony, (even the colors are brighter I think)

In the original, I remember the beginning (the first 6 roughly episodes) felt really claustrophobic (they don't go anywhere much, few characters, not much happening, etc.), and sorta made me depressed. Shinji and his depression was also emphasized more, and it really made the series emotional for me to watch. It felt really sad. In the remake they spend much less time on it. I guess you could say the remakes are more "streamlined" (if that's the right word), as in they should appeal to a larger audience.


But yea Eva 1.0 is pretty much very faithful, nothing very significant changed. 2.0 you start to see some new stuff (like Mari) and can see how 3.0 may be very different than the original plot.
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
September 15 2012 00:41 GMT
#276
On September 15 2012 09:35 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
Also I would like to say that I feel the remake ( at least so far ) is a lot less... depressing? It feels more adventurous and actiony, (even the colors are brighter I think)

In the original, I remember the beginning (the first 6 roughly episodes) felt really claustrophobic (they don't go anywhere much, few characters, not much happening, etc.), and sorta made me depressed. Shinji and his depression was also emphasized more, and it really made the series emotional for me to watch. It felt really sad. In the remake they spend much less time on it. I guess you could say the remakes are more "streamlined" (if that's the right word), as in they should appeal to a larger audience.


But yea Eva 1.0 is pretty much very faithful, nothing very significant changed. 2.0 you start to see some new stuff (like Mari) and can see how 3.0 may be very different than the original plot.


I think the best way to describe it is to have all the characters, and put them on medication.

They're not essentially happier, but they're definitely more emotionally stable and balanced.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
N3rV[Green]
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1935 Posts
September 15 2012 00:52 GMT
#277
I also feel like the people that refuse to watch because they "hate" Shinji so much are completely missing the point of the show xD

This is the kind of anime for me that was best watched absolutely stoned out of my mind/on acid, and trying to actually feel the emotions and thoughts of the characters, and that my friends is called "Living the dream".

I suggest if you didn't like it when you first tried watching, go attempt to REALLY live the dream. And no, it won't be happy.
Never fear the darkness, Bran. The strongest trees are rooted in the dark places of the earth. Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother's milk. Darkness will make you strong.
Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-15 01:04:48
September 15 2012 01:01 GMT
#278
On September 15 2012 08:39 koreasilver wrote:
Wasn't Shinji being a shit character the main point of his character?

Probably, but I can't see it as anything but a very strong negative. For mechas alone I think that Muv-Luv Alternative does a much better job with a shit main character. Then again Visual Novels tend to have higher quality character personalities / development than animes due to them getting like 10x the time to work with so that might not be a completely fair comparison but ...

Oh right now that I've rewatch-skipped this a little bit I really don't think they handed the ending to the anime properly, either. I don't think NGE lived up to the potential I saw in the first few episodes... Though again that might have changed with the movies or whatever. I guess it's a really old anime and a frontrunner so I should be more understanding but meh
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Sentenal
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States12398 Posts
September 15 2012 02:28 GMT
#279
On September 15 2012 10:01 Shikyo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 15 2012 08:39 koreasilver wrote:
Wasn't Shinji being a shit character the main point of his character?

Probably, but I can't see it as anything but a very strong negative. For mechas alone I think that Muv-Luv Alternative does a much better job with a shit main character. Then again Visual Novels tend to have higher quality character personalities / development than animes due to them getting like 10x the time to work with so that might not be a completely fair comparison but ...

Oh right now that I've rewatch-skipped this a little bit I really don't think they handed the ending to the anime properly, either. I don't think NGE lived up to the potential I saw in the first few episodes... Though again that might have changed with the movies or whatever. I guess it's a really old anime and a frontrunner so I should be more understanding but meh

I think you just made my brain explode right there, with that Shinji Ikari->Shirogane Takeru comparison
"Apparently, Sentenal is a paragon of friendship and tolerance. " - Ech0ne
Savi[wOk]
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
United States81 Posts
September 15 2012 02:53 GMT
#280
My most favorite Anime. No other anime has changed me so much in my life.
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