Well okay I did a rewatch with my husband about two years ago, but still, I'm really excited!
Also yeah, watch the last two eps, and NEVER SKIP THE INTRO.
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Well okay I did a rewatch with my husband about two years ago, but still, I'm really excited!
Also yeah, watch the last two eps, and NEVER SKIP THE INTRO.
Also, you could say the outcomes of each are Shinji making two different decisions.
There are hints to this in the current Rebuild movies.
We haven't seen anything of the new dub right?
Wonder if there are major script changes or not. Are they still angels?
Very excited to rewatch another time. One of my favorite shows.
My girlfriend will hate it.
Also don't skip 25 and 26 you filthy disgusting animals.
Wonder if there are major script changes or not. Are they still angels?
Very excited to rewatch another time. One of my favorite shows.
My girlfriend will hate it.
Also don't skip 25 and 26 you filthy disgusting animals.
The only reason I skipped episode 25 and 26 was, when I was a pre-teen, the person that let me borrow the VHS left the country. Then my older gave me a VHS copy of the movies with no subtitles and I had to use a script printed online to even try to understand it. I think I got the correct script.
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Since they're called that in the show description, I'm gonna say yes.
I'm also equally interested in the sub script, especially for EoE which got a fair but wrong originally.
This narrative that 25 and 26 can't be skipped looks silly when the Director's Cut of episode 24 ends with a preview of The End of Evangelion.
I agree that they absolutely should be watched, but they wreck the pacing of the series so badly. I'm leaving them for after EoE this time. The transition from 24 to the movie is too good and natural to mess it up with two more epsiodes (and the goofy gimmick, and the final "thank you" text card that seriously makes me upset).
I agree that they absolutely should be watched, but they wreck the pacing of the series so badly. I'm leaving them for after EoE this time. The transition from 24 to the movie is too good and natural to mess it up with two more epsiodes (and the goofy gimmick, and the final "thank you" text card that seriously makes me upset).
Damn, I thought this was available now, but it's tomorrow. :(
Needed something to watch at work today.
Needed something to watch at work today.
Pfft, Rei is a soulles doll that stans for Gendo.
Asuka the true best girl in the series.
It's been years since I watched the original 1-26 episodes can't wait to do a watch over. I do have 1:11, 2:22 and 3:33 on disk and watch it ever so often.
Yea
That is absolutely the intent of those episodes. Anno is quite clear that Eva isn't about giving you explanations or helping you feel good. It's about challenging you to break out of your bubble.
I've made the comparison to Brecht earlier, but if you're familiar with his work at all it's obvious that 25&26 are clear examples of Epic Anime.
Gonna request everyone watch this video by Folding Ideas on End of Evangelion before they start throwing out their hot takes on episodes 25 & 26 because there's a huge difference between the episodes and EoE.
I've been listening to Cruel Angel's Thesis and Fly Me to the Moon this week in preparation.
I was lucky enough to have friends that enjoyed anime back then and one of them loved the series enough to buy the VHS tapes at release. Gunbuster being an all-time classic for us, Gainax already had me from the start. All of us finished the series but I'd say only 3 of us (out of 6), including me, liked it. I did a rewatch a few years later but have not seen it since though I did see 1.0 at Fanime years later.
While I have seen Death & Rebirth, I have never watched End of Eva. I debated whether to jump straight to that (since I remember the main series surprisingly well) or do a full rewatch. I plan on starting from the beginning to enjoy the ride with those who are new to this. I'm excited for EoE after all this time and knowing full well what is in store. Time to grab some Yebisu!
I was lucky enough to have friends that enjoyed anime back then and one of them loved the series enough to buy the VHS tapes at release. Gunbuster being an all-time classic for us, Gainax already had me from the start. All of us finished the series but I'd say only 3 of us (out of 6), including me, liked it. I did a rewatch a few years later but have not seen it since though I did see 1.0 at Fanime years later.
While I have seen Death & Rebirth, I have never watched End of Eva. I debated whether to jump straight to that (since I remember the main series surprisingly well) or do a full rewatch. I plan on starting from the beginning to enjoy the ride with those who are new to this. I'm excited for EoE after all this time and knowing full well what is in store. Time to grab some Yebisu!
Wait, what is the intent? It definitely isn't to mess up the pacing. Those episodes only took that shape due to production issues and other outside factors.
If you're not meant to "feel good" watching it, then you absolutely should be skipping those episodes because they're going to put you in the exact wrong state of mind in which you're supposed to start that movie.
If you're referring to my feelings regarding the weird thank you note at the end, then that's a complete miss because (within the work) it's meant to be a positive message. I can't stand it because it's either wildly out of character or random unmarked meta commentary. Either way it's entirely unearned and messy (and not in the good experimental way).
I would recommend not watching those. His interpretation is a gross misreading of the material based on the lousy original translation. He tried to bend it into shape in a follow-up video based on some corrections, but it's honestly a mess.
Forgot this was happening. Super in on the rewatch. Can't decide between dub and sub. It's been ages since I've seen the show, I've forgotten a lot of the finer details of it, and man I'm not sure I wanna re-experience all that without Japanese Shinji. On the other hand, I've seen it sub already, and I probably won't be watching it again for a good while after this viewing, and it'd be good to know if the dub is any good when I consider recommending the show.. fuck I actually am gonna watch this twice aren't I
Can't wait... My wife will get triggered again, she can't stand Shinji "whining" .
I like episodes 25 and 26 but you could skip them and go straight from ep 24 to EoE and not miss much of anything.
Not sure how you can say that when Shinji's character arcs are completely different given what you're watching. The only inaccuracies is the bit where he attributes the shift in the show being a monetary/time thing, which as I've heard at least, is not actually the case.
And it's impossible to cement what version of Evangelion is the most correct interpretation of Anno's vision when you've got Anno redoing the whole thing again in the Rebuild movies, so I find the interpretation entirely valid and reasonable given what information we actually have.
Curious to see how the new localization turns out. I was never an especially big fan of the original ADV dub from the 90s... moreso due to Matt Greenfield's overwrought direction than the casting. Despite bringing back most of the core cast, I comparatively adored most of Mike McFarland's dub of Rebuild for FUNi... but it really is tough to compete with an all-star crop of Japanese VAs like Kotono Mitsuishi and Megumi Ogata. It's almost criminally unfair.
Jet Alone has my favorite anime walking(?) animation of all time.
I've gone through my Platinum collection multiple times, and I am way too behind on newer stuff to watch it all again day one. But I'm definitely keen to see how the English dub works out, the secrecy and drama around it has been very strange. Good luck to all the new viewers! You're in for a wild experience like nothing else, don't skip anything!
I'll be definitely be watching this thread to see reactions and interpretations. However, for now, I'll just leave some official statements on Episodes 25, 26, and End of Eva from various official merchandise (Obviously spoilers for newcomers).
Thus, the story of Evangelion branches into two after the last scene of episode 24. There is one ending as shown in TV episodes 25 and 26, while episodes 25' and 26' as shown in "THE END OF EVANGELION" are another ending.
Anno using Evangelion itself to take down fans who just didn't get it is one of my favourite things.
The fact that he did it again with the 2.22 -> 3.33 bait and switch makes it even better.
Dude was so intensely frustrated that his carefully constructed broken characters got dragged into incredibly shallow waifu wars.
Mari in 2.22 was intentionally constructed as a mysterious manic pixie dream girl, with a megane fetish aspect too, to subvert this.
The intent is to get the audience to understand the constructed nature of the work they are watching and in doing so question the reality of their lives and how they are living it.
Also, the central thrust of that video: that Shinji is a substitute for the audience and that the show is directly attacking the audience's sexual objectification and personal isolation - is entirely correct, and he didn't correct it in the subsequent video. He modified his perspective based on the different performances of the original Japanese VA. He also critcises the fan theory that 25&26 and EoE both happen at the same time, as opposed to the idea that they are both possible independent outcomes of what happens and each has a validity.
Netflix has made a new translation and a new dub. I'm going to try and watch the English dub this time as I recently watched the Japanese version.
Oh you that is about to see it for the first time, I'm here just for the reaction. The questions. The confusion. Oh joy.
