Evangelion

Weadazoid · 05-15-2012, 11:58 AM

Is this the best series ever produced?

Other possible front runners

Escaflowne
Berzerk
Bubblle Gum

obin_gam · 05-15-2012, 12:32 PM

The best series ever produced is FLCL, fact.

Spoiler!!! Click to Read!:

Max J Power · 05-15-2012, 01:05 PM

Either Evangelion or Cowboy Bebop.

Ironhorse75 · 05-23-2012, 06:02 PM

The third Evangelion Rebuild movie can't come out enough.

I had actually grown tired of all the Eva hype but the Rebuild movies have gotten me excited all over again. The animation is simply amazing.

TheVileOne · 05-24-2012, 02:06 AM

Evangelion the series? No. I like Evangelion because it was pretty groundbreaking in many ways and also it's very beloved. So its notable for that. But it's got a lot of problems storytelling wise IMHO.

I think just in terms of best series for an anime I got to go with Cowboy Bebop which is as close to perfection as possible.

FLCL is also pretty brilliant but that's just a short little 6 episode show. I need a little more meat than that.

My number two is probably Fullmetal Alchemist. When that show first came out around 2004-ish, my friend and I went crazy for it and it just built and built. This was sort of like the height of the anime era, fansubs, BT, etc. (yeah I know, I know). But everyone in college was like discovering anime and fansubs and FMA was like the best show at the time, we were marbles for it.

thalidomide · 05-24-2012, 04:29 AM

Yeah, I like both Evangelion series and the OVA.

Alistair · 05-24-2012, 10:02 PM

I agree, it was ground breaking, but, was it the greatest anime of all time, no, far from it. There is a lot more better produced shows out there than this one, IMO. I just got tired of all the emo crying from the main character, it was annoying and the 4 minute pauses of doing nothing but hearing power lines. No, thank you. If I want a thought provoking series, take Serial Experiment Lain for example, despite it had it's 4 min wait time too.

Some of the better produced series, in no order:

1) Seirei no Moribito
2) Eden of the East
3) FLCL
4) Dennou Coil

That's just to name a few!

Yawsbass · 05-28-2012, 11:48 AM

It's fantastic, with great, lofty ideas, really good storytelling, and internal consistency. But, yeah, it has some problems, particularly some of the characters, and it might be a bit too oblique for its own good.

I'm also going to go with Cowboy Bebop as the best, but I've only watched a handful of series all the way through so I'm not exactly the greatest Anime authority.

Ironhorse75 · 05-29-2012, 05:47 PM

Bebop is one of the best but I really wish it had more than 5 episodes dedicated to the overall story.

Man, Evangelion 3.0 You Can (not) Redo won't be out in theaters in Japan until fall, that means mid-late 2013 USA.

Weadazoid · 05-30-2012, 11:14 AM

Eva adressed some very cool concepts / ideas in a very unique way. It touched upon what it is like to be in that 15 to 16 year old age group, where youth and responsibility and expectations all start to come to a peak for the first time.

KalMart · 05-30-2012, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ironhorse75

Bebop is one of the best but I really wish it had more than 5 episodes dedicated to the overall story.

Man, Evangelion 3.0 You Can (not) Redo won't be out in theaters in Japan until fall, that means mid-late 2013 USA.

What's particularly great about Bebop, to me, is that it has so many episodes that are 'stand-alone', so to speak, that don't depend as much on an huge melodramatic arc. Really says something about the pop/pulp sci-fi vibe they got going in which you can do a 'day in the life' like that.

Ironhorse75 · 06-01-2012, 08:11 PM

True, it's a big feat to make filler intersting and memorable.

Watanabe pretty much tried the same formula in Samurai Champloo but imo doesn't come even close to achieving the same results.

I also really like the stand alone episodes in Ghost In The Shell SAC (1st and 2nd GIG).

qq412111392 · 06-02-2012, 01:32 AM

eva Q

Play this year

DarthSkywalker · 06-10-2012, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironhorse75

True, it's a big feat to make filler intersting and memorable.

Watanabe pretty much tried the same formula in Samurai Champloo but imo doesn't come even close to achieving the same results.

I also really like the stand alone episodes in Ghost In The Shell SAC (1st and 2nd GIG).

That you call it filler shows me why you perhaps miss the brilliance of Bebop. There is not one moment of filler in Cowboy Bebop. Each episode is a mini movie, most done in a very unique style. It is storytelling at its finest.

There is Bebop and then there is everything else.

Thor The Mighty · 06-10-2012, 06:58 PM

My list for best anime

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
3. Berserk
4. GIS
5.Evangelion (just the new stuff)

05-15-2012, 11:58 AM	#1
Weadazoid Side-Kick Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Illadel Posts: 4,030	Evangelion Is this the best series ever produced? Other possible front runners Escaflowne Berzerk Bubblle Gum __________________ 100 chimps working in unison to create the next great American Novel... It was the best of times it..... it was the blurst of times??? You have to love Mr. Burns.

05-15-2012, 12:32 PM	#2
obin_gam Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: communist utopia Posts: 3,613	Re: Evangelion The best series ever produced is FLCL, fact. Spoiler!!! Click to Read!: __________________ "To match the shoeswith the jacket is fey. To match the shoes with the hat is taste." - Gene Wilder

05-15-2012, 01:05 PM	#3
Max J Power Trash Boat Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,016	Re: Evangelion Either Evangelion or Cowboy Bebop. __________________ - "As chance would have it, I have won the Pulitzer Prize, and so I am qualified. Speaking in my official capacity as a Pulitzer Prize winner, Mr. Schneider, your movie sucks."--Roger Ebert

05-23-2012, 06:02 PM	#4
Ironhorse75 Textbook Narcissist Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 101	Re: Evangelion The third Evangelion Rebuild movie can't come out enough. I had actually grown tired of all the Eva hype but the Rebuild movies have gotten me excited all over again. The animation is simply amazing.

05-24-2012, 02:06 AM	#5
TheVileOne Side-Kick Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: California Posts: 32,287	Re: Evangelion Evangelion the series? No. I like Evangelion because it was pretty groundbreaking in many ways and also it's very beloved. So its notable for that. But it's got a lot of problems storytelling wise IMHO. I think just in terms of best series for an anime I got to go with Cowboy Bebop which is as close to perfection as possible. FLCL is also pretty brilliant but that's just a short little 6 episode show. I need a little more meat than that. My number two is probably Fullmetal Alchemist. When that show first came out around 2004-ish, my friend and I went crazy for it and it just built and built. This was sort of like the height of the anime era, fansubs, BT, etc. (yeah I know, I know). But everyone in college was like discovering anime and fansubs and FMA was like the best show at the time, we were marbles for it. __________________ "This is true. This is real. This . . . Is . . . Straight Edge." - CM Punk

05-24-2012, 04:29 AM	#6
thalidomide The Enemy Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Parts, Unknown Posts: 1,142	Re: Evangelion Yeah, I like both Evangelion series and the OVA. __________________ Every damn word I say is a sneak attack!

05-24-2012, 10:02 PM	#7
Alistair Eh? Custom Title? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 442	Re: Evangelion I agree, it was ground breaking, but, was it the greatest anime of all time, no, far from it. There is a lot more better produced shows out there than this one, IMO. I just got tired of all the emo crying from the main character, it was annoying and the 4 minute pauses of doing nothing but hearing power lines. No, thank you. If I want a thought provoking series, take Serial Experiment Lain for example, despite it had it's 4 min wait time too. Some of the better produced series, in no order: 1) Seirei no Moribito 2) Eden of the East 3) FLCL 4) Dennou Coil That's just to name a few!

05-28-2012, 11:48 AM	#8
Yawsbass Side-Kick Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 168	Re: Evangelion It's fantastic, with great, lofty ideas, really good storytelling, and internal consistency. But, yeah, it has some problems, particularly some of the characters, and it might be a bit too oblique for its own good. I'm also going to go with Cowboy Bebop as the best, but I've only watched a handful of series all the way through so I'm not exactly the greatest Anime authority.

05-29-2012, 05:47 PM	#9
Ironhorse75 Textbook Narcissist Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 101	Re: Evangelion Bebop is one of the best but I really wish it had more than 5 episodes dedicated to the overall story. Man, Evangelion 3.0 You Can (not) Redo won't be out in theaters in Japan until fall, that means mid-late 2013 USA.

05-30-2012, 11:14 AM	#10
Weadazoid Side-Kick Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Illadel Posts: 4,030	Re: Evangelion Eva adressed some very cool concepts / ideas in a very unique way. It touched upon what it is like to be in that 15 to 16 year old age group, where youth and responsibility and expectations all start to come to a peak for the first time. __________________ 100 chimps working in unison to create the next great American Novel... It was the best of times it..... it was the blurst of times??? You have to love Mr. Burns.

06-01-2012, 08:11 PM	#12
Ironhorse75 Textbook Narcissist Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 101	Re: Evangelion True, it's a big feat to make filler intersting and memorable. Watanabe pretty much tried the same formula in Samurai Champloo but imo doesn't come even close to achieving the same results. I also really like the stand alone episodes in Ghost In The Shell SAC (1st and 2nd GIG).

06-02-2012, 01:32 AM	#13
qq412111392 Banned User Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1	Re: Evangelion eva Q Play this year

06-10-2012, 06:58 PM	#15
Thor The Mighty Side-Kick Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 186	Re: Evangelion My list for best anime 1. Cowboy Bebop 2. Legend of the Galactic Heroes 3. Berserk 4. GIS 5.Evangelion (just the new stuff)

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