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26th January 2011, 03:47 PM
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Title says it all.
Now, we know that Neon Genesis Evangelion is filled with Christian ideas and references. However, what do you think of Hideaki Anno's vision for them? Blasphemous? Intriguing? Why? (NOTE: Christianity is not very common in Japan; in fact, the entire staff who actually worked on NGE was not even Christian)
Personally, I have found Anno's use of Christian references to be more on the intriguing side. Why? Well, I like new and interesting spins to anything, be it something based on a book, ideas from a culture, personal issues, etc. But of course, I'm not going to worship his ideas. That would be silly.
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27th January 2011, 06:03 AM
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21st February 2011, 07:25 AM
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I do not particularly like the fact that they play the 'hallelujah' song in the background during a battle scene.
It made hallelujah seemed like a bad thing.
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27th February 2011, 01:41 AM
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27th February 2011, 02:19 PM
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Reps: 218,961,012,037,396,128 (power: 218,961,012,037,406) | | Originally Posted by SoundCard  The ending made no sense.
It didn't, and I really can't stand how a lot anime fans act like they understood it. 
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27th February 2011, 02:57 PM
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28th February 2011, 04:42 AM
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Reps: 232,538,676,094,357,952 (power: 232,538,676,094,374) | | | Really, the thing to understand about End of Eva was that it was Anno telling the fanbase to F off. If you approach it from that angle, a ton of it makes sense, because none of it does. It is a lot more visually striking than the original episodes 25 & 26, though.
I honestly wonder where Rebuild is going to ultimately take things. It's already deviated quite a bit from the original series' plot.
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28th February 2011, 02:46 PM
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As for the anime itself eh...... I never really liked it too much. I can respect what it did for the industry (though honestly for every advance it made that I liked it made one that I hated... for instance I really wish we didn't have so many characters based off Rei), but I never got into it.
When it comes to mind-screw with Giant Robots I prefer Big O. It felt more mature and at least I have some idea of what happened in the end of that one.
Of course Big O did come later and they probably wouldn't have gambled with the confusing plot if Evangelion didn't establish that you could do that and still be immensely popular (not that Big O did great in Japan...)
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28th February 2011, 07:08 PM
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Reps: 45,865,116,160,900,512 (power: 45,865,116,160,910) | | | The ending was pretty messed up and as far as Christian imagery goes it was so superfical that those with complaints need either get thicker skin or get a life since they're clearly trying to find something to be offended about.
Also the 2nd part of the remake Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance is set to be released March 29th.
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28th February 2011, 09:51 PM
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Reps: 218,961,012,037,396,128 (power: 218,961,012,037,406) | | I suppose it's because in Japan there's a fascination with Christian imagery, but no specific interest with Christianity itself.
At least that's what Yoko Kanno has said. That's right. In Japan, Christianity has a wonderful image. People enjoy the image of Christ and Christianity in picture books, but not as a religion. (laughs) Interview with Kanno Yoko
I haven't seen any anime (if you know of any please tell  ) that deals with Christian themes, but I would be interested in seeing how they're treated.
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