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I finally got the courage to finish Madoka Magica (after talking to someone in class about anime, she recommended Madoka Magica, THANK YOU!). I always get stuck at ~episode 4. I can see why this is very popular and sometimes compared to Evangelion. It’s going to be up there in the my “masterpiece” tier of anime.
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I really like how Madoka is essentially the definition of what a magical girl is, a symbol of hope. The writing is incredible.
I like Mami.
People considered that up there with Evangelion?
People consider Evangelion to be good?
Well, as the resident grandpa here, let me tell you of the good old days: Evangelion was groundbreaking. It shaped the definition of what anime is and can be and its influence can be seen everywhere even today. I know you whippersnappers are easily entertained by flashy light effects and bright colors but there is no question that without NGE the anime industry wouldn’t be half as big and popular as it is today.
Nah, Anno is a hack of an author, and the studio even admitted that most of the Christian imagery included was just put in because it looked cool.
The series lucked out by appealing to the neckbeard stereotype at exactly the right time, and with enough vagueness to let the viewers go full HS english teacher mode and convince themselves that the story was extremely deep and complex when it was really paper thin.
As I’ve already said, unless you’re just looking for a show that tickles the “woah giant robot fight” itch, NGE is just plain bad.
You’re not arguing my point. Whether the writing is good or bad is just an opinion. It doesn’t matter. Some like it, some don’t. My point was that the influence NGE had on the entire industry (and some more industries around it as well) is undisputed and verifiably a fact.
ps.: That “woah giant robot fight” argument doesn’t work in a series that has very little giant robots.
The first TV series anyway.
The movies are just kind of a mess.
Interesting. I’ve only seen the TV series and I thought that was a mess.
The original series is also a giant mess