This is one of the more strange anime I watched. In the beginning I thought this is one of the "wimp becomes a hero" anime, but I was proven wrong, here the main character becomes more of a wimp as the story progresses. That's the reason I didn't like this anime! If you look at every aspect of the anime separately it doesn't look that bad. The story is ok, dialogues and animation are good, but the entertainment is bad. In the end I didn't like this anime but only because of the main character, he is just to much of a wimp for me. I guess if you don't mind that the main character is weeping all the time, than you can watch this anime, if not than better don't. (show less)

When setting out to watch Evangelion for the first time i was filled with high expectations. Having heard of the anime as one of the most successful ones produced, i launched episode one with a smile on my face. Only to be met with disappointment.

This anime had the potential to be great. The plot itself is epic yet it is snowed under by the anime's focus on it's 3 main characters. Characters that after 2 or 3 episodes make you want to kill them slowly and painfully. With a spoon.

After a while you begin to notice that the anime has moved away from it's plot and has focused on the struggles of it's sociopathic characters. Watching people try to push Shinji into developing some stones becomes aggravating in a very short time, and considering it happens 5 times per episode, the anime itself becomes very vexing.

The plot itself disappears halfway into the series. After too much information in the first episodes you get nearly none in the last, excluding vague psychological and sociological references to why the human species is weak, obsolete and any over bad adjective one can come up with. Coupled with the fact that an "alternate ending" surfaced by the creators of the anime, all you eventually get is a sense of confusion and unsatisfaction.

Watch the anime if you want to form an opinion for yourself. But in MY opinion, that's all this anime is worth. Don't expect gold. (show less)