A comparison of Evangelion fans to Gundam fans made by Fuji TV at the recent openings of the two giant robot statues (Gundam and the Eva unit) has upset many, although whether its truthiness is actually in doubt is hard to say.
Eva fans:
Young women
Couples
Have mobile phones
Gundam fans:
Middle-aged men
Alone
Have SLR cameras
Look i like Gundam both UC and non-UC but Eva still kicks its ass.
s♥♥t is on like Donkey Kong…it’s gonna crack,man
How can one say eva isn’t deep? Clearly that person lacks any of the required knowledge and experience that would show it is quite deep.
I guess having cultural analysts, psychologists, and myriads of professors around the world writing lengthy essays on the merits of Evas depth has no meaning to you all. I guess a doctor with dozens of years of education and training is wrong when he says Eva is a profoundly deep piece of work.
Do any of you read academic work, classic literature, literary and cultural criticisms? Hasn’t anyone seen the Mechademia papers published by Univ of Minnesota press, or Dr. Susan J Napier’s writings, or how about Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams. There is a fascinating paper about Eva and Lain in the book, not to mention many wonderful articles examining Japanese science fiction and anime. Try Hiroki Azuma’s English site and read his piece titled “Anime or Something Like it” After that, realize your mind’s aren’t equipped to appreciate Eva and then watch some Bleach or Naruto, it won’t cause you to think , so no worries.
Eva is the finest piece of animation to be created thus far. The only thing that comes even close to it is Ghost in the Shell, works by Satoshi Kon, and maybe Lain but that’s being awful generous.
Gundam fans rule!
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Like any kind of media, music, movies, video games, television shows it is subjective to one’s personal PERCEPTION.
So if one thinks Eva is not deep and the other believes so, it is inarguable because Eva is subjective to one’s perception.
Personally, from my perception, I believe Eva CAN be a very deep show especially for those who have been through tough/hard experiences.
Once again, from my perspective, it was extremely psychological and freaking played/released with emotions I thought I never had or had only kept to myself/locked away. A life changer for me.