You have to live in a world where there is no Netflix and no Disney/Pixar yet. Where the standard for mass-media japanimation is Dragon Ball Z. People had to wait for each episode for days if not weeks. At that point in time Ideaki Anno was a name only known to relatively few people, but we knew he could deliver stellar stuff. Evangelion started hyper-well animated and characters resonated with many viewers. Cool music too. The story arc looked promising with dark brooding villains and misteries everywhere. It was really something at the time. Where it ended is another (controversial) story.

Really? Even now it's still one of my favourites. Apart from the fantastic visual direction, soundtrack, and Anno's characteristic style, I love the way it plays with the viewer's expectations and I admire its authentic treatment of depression (Anno himself suffered from clinical depression at the time, which is reflected in the direction of the story.)

I can imagine coming away from it slightly disappointed if you didn't finish with The End of Evangelion movie, but in my opinion, the final two TV episodes are underrated.

Okay, I’ll bite. Even if you just watch the mech battles, and ignore everything else about the plot… they’re pretty entertaining battles!

robots are cool soundtrack is amazing typography is great