Dear Neon Genesis Community,

I myself am the proud owner of a 2999 piece limited Collectors Edition, which it seems to me was released exclusively in Europe.

Can it really be that it was never sold anywhere else like this?

Thank you very much

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Do you rewatch the original episodes 25 and 26? Or do you skip those and watch The End of Evangelion? Or do you do both original + EoE?

I don't know what I just watched, it didn't feel like Evangelion nor Anno's work, it was a mess of visuals. The pacing, the shots, everything is so different in such a bad way, there is so much going on the screen but none of it seems to work together, it's a bunch of sakuga with flashing colors.

I read many times the visuals were insane, that the score is good, but what the hell was that, there is nothing in it, there is a melancholic scene, they put a sad song, when it's epic they put these over-complicated arrangements of the soundtrack that lose all their glamour to sound fancy.

There is way too many nude shots of Rei for so little she was on screen, I'm not saying there was no fanservice in the show, just that it was not this kind of fanservice.

I think this is the first time I came to think Shinji was annoying, it all happens so quickly and there is no room for breathing, so all his complaints so overly expressed start to sound whiny. I get that they were trying to show the studio's technical expertise, but what I felt was that this was fan-service and nothing more.

Also, was this supposed to be an introduction to newer fans? I can't see how someone that didn't watch the original show could enjoy even a bit of this as actual evangelion, and not just "the crazy anime movie that i watched that had flashing flashes, bombastic bombs and edgy character".

Maybe I'm overreacting because I just finished it, but I don't know, by the end of it I was trying my hardest not to start skipping everything.

I's like I watered down the whole show and made character arcs into 2 sentences and some fights to please some Otaku.

I finished the series a little while ago and had the urge to go through the wiki to actually get to understand the lore, especially cus two of the biggest questions I had were what the Angels actually were and why they inexplicably all of a sudden started showing up one after another. From the series we know that the Angels are "Adam's children" but how they were actually created is apparently never explained, as the wiki proposes multiple explanations (like them being pieces of Adam that flew off after the second impact). But what actually interests me more is why the Angels suddenly started appearing consecutively 15 years after the second impact at the start of the series, and I couldn't really find any explanation on that even though it's something weird to leave up in the air imo, so I was just wondering if there was anything I missed. Anyways sorry if this is a question y'all or tired of hearing or something, like I said I'm a newbie lmao

This is my viewing of what Kaworu means. First time I watched i thinked of kaworu as like a stupid character with no deep meaning and that just served to cause the events of the end of evangelion. But now on my rewatch, I see how deep he truly is. When he appears in episode 24, shinji was not in a good mental state and saw kaworu as someone who represented hope that people could still love him and when he dies, shinji felt that kind of hope was completely lost. And when he rejects instrumentality, he noticed that kind of hope wasn’t lost after all. In the End of Evangelion when Kaworu Appears together with Rei, one of them says something like “We are hope”, kaworu represented shinji’s feeling of being loved by others. Idk if all I said was obvious for y’all. But I wanted to share, cuz first time I saw evangelion i thought kaworu was an asshole but he isn’t even supposed to be a person (obviously since he’s an angel) but he’s supposed to represent shinji’s feeling of being loved by others. So in short, Shinji saw Kaworu as someone who cared about him during any condition and in the end Kaworu represented that feeling of someone caring about him. I don’t know if that’s his true meaning but that’s what I think.

I've had this sitting in a closet for years and I originally collected these back in 2004 when Best Buy sold each DVD over a period of time way back when. I don't remember how long it took to get them all, but I did get them all and watched the series and then it sat in a box for years. I pulled this out just a few weeks ago and well I might have stumbled upon something from my past that is worth something today. It's obviously open and it good condition. Even still has the sticker in the first DVD. What is something like this worth these days? I don't believe the one an only posting on eBay so thought I would ask.

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So are the kobutkiya kits actual model kits, or preassembled figures?

Like are the red oceans litteral blood? If so is that Adams blood or some other stuff since Adam is still mostly intact despite being split into 5. And like we know the oceans are toxic to life now because od the whole treatment facility they visit to restore life in the water and clean it. It also reminds a bit of LCL but maybe it's like the LCL for Adam born angels while LCL is good for lilins and bad for angels?

Just trying to start some discussions because I find this very interesting!

ACT 1:SEEDS OF LIFE

Eons berore earth came to existing, there was a race called THE FIRST ANCESTRAL RACE. Basically the Grandpa of all species. They were going extinct, so to carry out the cycle of life, they made Seeds Of life. Seeds of life are simply Seeds of life. There come in a variety of flavours. Some planets are destined to get 2 Seeds, some only One.

Earth got 2 Seeds, Seedha Of life and Seed Of wisdom. Seed of Life offsprings had Exceptional Strength and Healing Capabilities, Fitted With S² Engines, which makes them not need Food and water at all. These Things can only fight, not think one bit, but they can learn.

The second Seed. Seed Of wisdom, Lilith. Every creature who is not an Angel is an offspring of Lilith. Because they can think. Yes they are fragile, but they can think. Plants know How to use Photosynthesis, animals know how to hunt, Hoomans can Think logically. In the end, they can all think. But for simplicity, Hoomans are seen as 18 angels, and not Every animal and plantlife

Each Planet that was blessed With seeds also get A prophecy Artifact called THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS which is a basically a wiki of the world future.

With the Seeds also came their designated Spears, The Spear Of longinus and Spear Of Cassius. Longinus Belongs To Adam and Cassius Belongs to Lilith. When A Spear is used on a seed of Life it doesn't belong to, The gets Immobilised. When the Spears are with their owners, they become keys of the 3rd Impact. Not just any impact, Specially The 3rd Impact as each impact is Unique and pre determined by the Scrolls. But Cassius got destroyed in the First Impact, so they just made Longinus Work. I'll tell how.

This Process of The Seeds and Scrolls coming to Earth is dubbed, The FIRST IMPACT

ACT 2: THE SECOND IMPACT

Hoomans are now a thing, they find Sea Scrolls, think it's god's will and decide to follow it( It wasnt a good Idea).

5000 years later, Selle is formed. All they want is instrumentality. Gendo was also Working with Selle at that time. In the scrolls it said that around that time, the Second Impact would happen and Antarctica will melt. They got hasty, Said I'll go shit on my own and went to Antarctica, Found Adam Buried, Touched him with Lilith body that they Found ( 2 Seeds of Life react rigorously when They touch). Antarctica is no more. Adam survived, was taken By Gendo, And Gendo Made Nerv. Selle knew That Gendo had Both Lilith and Adam, but Gendo still worked for them, so they didn't mind. Gendo Meet Yui, Shinji is born Etc. Gendo Made Eva Unit 1 with Lilith and Other Eva with Adam samples cuz Eva Unit 1 will work as a Base for 3rd Impact and others will act as Catalysts. All Eva's are conscious. Cuz they have the soul. Not just any souls, souls of the Pilots Loved Ones, cuz only then They will actually sync.

ACT 3: THE CHILDREN

SHINJI: Father Left for Milk, never came back, Mother souls sucked by eva. Yes Not the best childhood. He is chronically Depressed and U confident, Doesn't know what to do in tight situations because of no Parent figure. All he want is validation from Dad cuz He thinks that's the reason for his existence. He also pilots the eva for the same reason.

Rei: Yui clone. Nothing good happens with clones in Pop Culture.

Asuka: She was A Bit angsty child. Mother worked for selle, got soul sucked, mom started treating Doll as Asuka, asked for Double suicide, said if she don't do it, asuka is not loved my Mom anymore. So asuka first says yeah I will suicide, but then remembers she is only 8 and she wants to Live life. So she refused. Mother ded. Her father also got an affair with Mom's Nurse. She wants love, but cuz the is angsty, she thinks it's weak to show love, cuz she thinks she is weak that's why mom is dead. She wants to show and Get love, but that pride is what keeps her bound. She likes and Care for Shinji, but just can't show it.

Yeah they all are Traumatized.

ACT 4: ANGEL ATTACKS

According to The scrolls, Adams offsprings will finally take birth in 2015 and Try to get to The captured Lilith to Start the 3rd Impact since They are offsprings of Adam.

ACT 5: EVANGELION BIOLOGY

These are Biomechanical organisms which are made from the Seeds. I already said Which Eva is which seed. There True potential is that of a god, but Eva Unit 1 is more powerful cuz Adam is Stronger than Lilith. They get Somewhat Close to Their true Potential when The soul Inside them Awakens when their loved one is Piloting the Eva. And it fully Awakens when The Pilot subconsciously Reaches the potential

ACT 6: MISATO'S CHARACTER

Misato works as the chief of the combat sector, planning the next move to Kill the angels. She hated her father. But her father saved her in the Second Impact. She had a boyfriend Kaji Ryoji, which she just left for Unknown reasons, but still miss him. Later it is revealed that Misato likes it when people see her nude, cuz she feels like its the only way she can connect with people, since she thinks it's the reason Kaji loved her, while in reality, kaji was with the her regardless of her body. Misato also used her sexuality to Manipulate Shinji both consciously and Subconsciously.

ACT 7: KAJI'S CHARACTER

Almost everything normal Until he Broke up with Misato. He works as a double agent for both selle and Nerv. Was killed because he was found out. Was an admirable man who became an Example Of Goodness To Shinji.

ACT 8: RITSUKO AND HER MOM

Her mom was a hoe, had a relationship with Gendo. Also made The supercomputer Magi who was based on her mind. Committed Suicide after Rei said she is a how

Ritsuko, is also a hoe and had a relationship with Gendo. The only Magi engineer they have cuz she knows how her mother's brain works.

ACT 9: GENDO

Left to get milk, uses Shinji for his own good, cares about him, but not so much. Tries to use the instrumentality to get Yui again.

ACT 10: MAIN EVENTS

As time goes on, The children fight. And fight and fight. Nerv tried to Use Shinji friend for new eva, who got turned into an angel, Shinji refused to kill Him, so Gendo used Dummy plug and Killed the Angel, friend survived. Shinji deeply hurt, left Nerv, but came back, not just cuz he wanted to save everyone, but also because he Wanted Validation from his Father. In the fight with Zerule, Eva awakens, and breaks the restraints, The armor. Shinji gets more and More and depressed As time goes on but also better with eva. Asuka doesn't like this. She also got hit with the Reality angel, who makes her remember who she really is. And she doesn't like it and soon she Isn't compatible for Eva.

New member arrives, Kaworu. Actually makes Shinji feel home and loved. Turns out to be an Angel, Shinji kills him. Becomes more depressed. In the mean time, Shinji and Misato learns the truth about Rei, that she is a clone. Also to kill and Angel with a Damn strong at field, Rei used The Spear Of longinus, which can dissolve any at Field, to kill The angel. Spear lost.

ACT 11: SELLE ATTACK

Shinji busts nut to Asuka. This represents his weak mind and that he doesn't know how to exist, not that he is horny. Selle attack, kills everyone, Asuka is Thrown in river with Eva to save her. Misato kisses Shinji to motivate, as it's the only way she knows how to encourage someone.

Asuka Awakens, Realise her mother was with her with the eva, and Her sync rates breaks the limiters. Selle has made Copy Angels and Copy Longinus. Asuka kills some copy Angels, gets murked Herself. Then the Angels show her body to Shinji and Eva awakens fully.

During this time deep in the central dogma, Gendo, who has planted the Adam embreyo in the his hand, was there to activate The 3rd Impact with Rei, cuz she is a Direct Lilith clone. Ritsuko was there to stop him. Tries to blow tokyo up but magi Refuses. So isn't that much of a Hoe huh. Gendo kills her, moves to Rei, starts the process, Rei said Hell na I'll do what Shinji wants. (Shinji want Everyone to die so that so one can look down on him)

ACT 12: THE END OF EVANGELION

Big Rei Comes, Komm sosser Tod starts playing. everyone turns to tang. Instrumentallity happens with help of the fake Longinus. Then Shinji realise this ain't right and rejects instrumentality. Asuka Also rejected cuz she is built different. Other human's didn't cuz they liked It.

Shinji tries to kill Asuka because he has gone insane. Asuka, who has released shit not, saw everything in the instrumentality, even the Nut bust. But she ain't angry, cuz she finally finds out that Shinji is Chronically depressed and ain't a Lil bich.

She lets go of Her pride and Her hunger for validation, and touches Shinji cheeks to calm him down. She Snaps back to reality, Oop there goes gravit...

At then end Asuka said How disgusting to the state of the world, and not to Shinji. And now, they are Only 2 Souls alive in the world.

Hope this cleared things up. Enjoy Existential Dread, Bye

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Pixel Art for the video was also made by me!

This remix was SUPER fun to make, but that may be just because of how big of a fan I am of this series! Hope this subreddit is doing well, bye!

Why did Shinji strangle Asukua??? And what were those green crosses that were all across the planet?? What were the red dots going into big Rei’s hands? Why was Rei like a god?)

I finished EoE and the anime in the end of 2023/start of 2024, and I felt so fucking DESTROYED, I felt honestly depressed for the next months and until this day, I always avoid seeing content about Evangelion because this fucking feeling comes back, and there comes my question, is the reboot worth it?

Was it to traumatize him into missing her? I don’t understand. She says it’s so he can see that he has a bright future, but shinji has no idea his mother was in the Eva. It didn’t really serve any purpose at all actually so why did she do it?

In the ending we see that Shinjis wish becomes true, he is back to his human form and as we can see people can now also reject Intrumentality and also revert back to their human form (as seen by Asuka). How is Shinjis wish granted, is it because he is the one who initiated it?

ya'll aren't a real evengelion fan if u dont know the sauce of this image, lets see how many of u know

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