Evangelion Explanation in 7 MINUTES!!!

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2010
  • ALL SOURCES: docs.google.com/document/d/15...
    UPDATE AUGUST 2016: Six episodes of the "Character by Character" series are now up on the channel!
    Playlist: • Evangelion Analysis Pr...
    Episode 1 (For Mobile Users): • Episode 1: Ritsuko (Ev...
    On Shinji strangling Asuka:
    The reason I did not explain in the video why Shinji strangled Asuka is because it is very much a personal interpretation.
    The most "official" explanation is from the Bandai Evangelion Movie Series 2 Trading Card, which says,
    "Shinji renounced the world where all hearts had melted into one and accepted each other unconditionally. His desire... to live with 'others' - other hearts that would sometimes reject him, even deny him. That is why the first thing he did after coming to his senses was to place his hands around Asuka's neck. To feel the existence of an 'other'. To confirm (make sure of) rejection and denial."
    This is my personal theory, which incorporates the "official" theory:
    Rei explains that giving back the AT fields and thus everyone's ability to be a human will also give people back fear --- fear of those who might hurt us. When the scene opens, Shinji reacts on the fears shown in the previous strangling scene with Asuka during Instrumentality. Asuka, at the time, only represented the way humans hurt and reject others. So to confirm if Asuka was still the same rejecting, hurtful person she was in Instrumentality (the kitchen scene), Shinji picks up where he left off and begins to strangle her once more. But her response to his attack is a caress, fulfilling Kaworu's promise that the hope of love also remains. This caress reminds Shinji of the caress from his mother (right before he rises from the LCL), when one of her last lines to him was that "You can find the chance to achieve happiness anywhere". He had replied that "he didn't know where to find happiness..." He now knows where his chance for happiness lies, and he nearly strangled her to death. He breaks down...
    For another GREAT theory on why Shinji strangled Asuka, (I REALLY think this guy solved it!): forum.evageeks.org/thread/1750...
    Lastly, the most official answer we have on why Asuka says "How disgusting", was revealed in a 2005 interview with Asuka's voice actress, Yuko Miyamura. Miyamura was not voicing the original line ("I'd never want to be killed by you of all men, absolutely not!") in the way Hideaki Anno wanted it expressed. When Miyamura asked Anno for more guidance, Anno asked her, "Miyamura, just imagine you are sleeping in your bed and a stranger sneaks into your room. He can rape you anytime as you are asleep but he doesn't. Instead, he masturbates looking at you, when you wake up and know what he did to you. What do you think you would say?"
    So Miyamura told him that she thought "Disgusting". Anno agreed and the final line was changed.
    During the Instrumentality scene, Asuka was able to look into Shinji's mind among others and it was then that she discovered he had masturbated to her in her hospital room. In the final scene, once Instrumentality had ended, she had formed again, and I'm sure disgust was among many other feelings on her mind at the sight of him.
    FINAL NOTE: I forgot to mention the Dead Sea Scrolls, which Seele had in possession. These scrolls, written by the First Ancestral Race, showed them how to initiate Second and Third Impact, and eventually the Human Instrumentality Project. It's a somewhat minor detail, but its important to understand that Second Impact was PLANNED by Seele according to these Scrolls. It was only seen as an accident by the public.
    Special thanks to user Shinjitsu23 for the tip!
    If you want to know what Evangelion is about without having to strain your brain, you came to the RIGHT place! Enjoy!
    This was way too time-consuming, but, wow, was it worth it! I really hope you guys enjoy this as this is the first installment of the Evangelion Analysis Project. I have some really interesting tidbits and theories coming soon! (Hopefully a lot quicker to make than this one.)
    PLEASE, if you have any questions about the series, project, etc. I'd love to answer them in the comments! Thank you!!!
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  • @EvaAnalysisProject
    @EvaAnalysisProject  9 років тому +1847

    ALL SOURCES IN THE DESCRIPTION - Document that contains sources for every sentence in this video. (Episode number, character's quote, etc.) Should be a good resource for those who'd like to look at where all this stuff came from.
    UPDATE JUNE 2019: Welcome to any newcomers from Netflix! Hope you enjoyed the ride :) Hopefully this video brings at least a little clarity to the plot and lore. If you're hungry for more, six episodes of the "Character by Character" series on this channel dig even deeper into the show.
    Playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLTYIw8o0eC1XsWg1llndOrFdGf0JClz_L.html
    Episode 1: ua-cam.com/video/wRYoLEAbpCc/v-deo.html
    Thanks for watching!

    • @TYRANTARES
      @TYRANTARES 9 років тому +17

      Evangelion Analysis Project
      >One week ago
      holy shit you're not dead
      I thought this channel was inactive for sure, glad to see you guys are actually still around!

    • @EvaAnalysisProject
      @EvaAnalysisProject  9 років тому +7

      ***** Will do :) Sorry about the wait.

    • @heindooflp7283
      @heindooflp7283 9 років тому

      Evangelion Analysis Project are the angels send by the ancestral race to wipe out humanity (if thats even the point for their attacks) or did they decide for their own? if not, why didn´t the ancestors send another lilith and another adam to earth to cause a huge impact? i mean, those ancestor-guys where the ones sending eggs of lilths and adams into space to bring life to other planets, so they should be able to do so.

    • @TYRANTARES
      @TYRANTARES 9 років тому +19

      HeindoofLP Nah man, the FAR just made the seeds of life to spread life around, they had no knowledge of mankind as far as we know. With the information at hand, it appears to suggest the FAR no longer exist, having died out for some unknown reason.
      The attacks by the angels were from specifically Adam's angels, as technically all life we get to see in the series is angelic in nature (we ourselves are angels of Lilith's brood). They attacked because a long time ago, Earth was theirs, but Lilith accidentally landed on Adam's planet. Because this is a no-go as far as seed of life programming is concerned, Lilith's security device, the Lance of Longinus, shut down Adam and his angel brood, allowing Lilith-based angels to proliferate on Earth.
      After a while, a human touched Adam, woke it up, Adam started 2nd impact, and the rest of Adam's angels began reactivating, with the intention of getting Earth back from the Lilith-based angels, one way or another, thus starting the events of the show.

    • @facta26
      @facta26 9 років тому +1

      TYRANTARES well summarized :)

  • @xodius80
    @xodius80 5 років тому +6506

    so pen pen laid the eggs, got it.

    • @kasvinimuniandy4178
      @kasvinimuniandy4178 5 років тому +68

      HAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!! Oh my god... hahahahahhah.. Ohahahahhaha.. I'm laughing so hard right now hahahahaha....

    • @judahosborne8868
      @judahosborne8868 5 років тому +301

      Pen Pen is arguably the most influential character in the show.

    • @csongorhunyady1399
      @csongorhunyady1399 5 років тому +27

      He is a dude tho....

    • @ulfricstormcloak7142
      @ulfricstormcloak7142 5 років тому +72

      Not surprising. He's the First Ancestral Race afterall.

    • @Skitlless
      @Skitlless 4 роки тому +28

      @@judahosborne8868 *sexiest

  • @vaibhavmukherjee9830
    @vaibhavmukherjee9830 5 років тому +13252

    These 7 minutes taught me more about the series than the series ever did itself

    • @SpoopyKatt
      @SpoopyKatt 5 років тому +215

      That's a good thing, keep you wondering and self interpretating

    • @Y0y0Jester
      @Y0y0Jester 5 років тому +445

      Where the fuck did he even get all this info from? The dogshit show didn't even manage to answer basic 'how' questions about the universe. Just a complete waste of time that show is. At least I can feel like I got some closure now.

    • @keodiozubu8670
      @keodiozubu8670 5 років тому +222

      @@Y0y0Jester So its dogshit jist because its complicated. So you going to ignore everything else in the show that makes it great? Lol ok

    • @shadow7988
      @shadow7988 5 років тому +722

      @@keodiozubu8670 intentionally leaving everything completely unexplained to the point people need wikis to know wtf happened isnt good writing, it's just being pretentious to seem artistic. I wont go as far as to call the show dogshit like he did, but it DEFINITELY suffers from fedora-tipping '2deep4u' storytelling that leaves so much information out that there ends up being virtually no real context to scenes, making it the anime equivalent of flashy cgi shaky cam Michael bay shit.
      Throwing orchestra music on a still image for 5 minutes or rapidly flashing a bunch of images while a teenager screams isnt story telling.

    • @keodiozubu8670
      @keodiozubu8670 5 років тому +61

      @@shadow7988 First its not pretentious. The anime was not about the mechas it was about the chacacter. Having a big fight that will settle eveeything is exactly what Anno didn't want to do in the first place. Second it would a micahel film if it just went with some mecha fight which iant meaniful at all. The information isnt that relevant so the world is not the important part its the peope.

  • @ubaldobarron6029
    @ubaldobarron6029 4 роки тому +4398

    I started watching Neon Genesis Evangelion because it had Mechas and looked liked a comedy. Boy was I wrong.

    • @Explodingkittensss
      @Explodingkittensss 4 роки тому +267

      THIS IS EXACTLY, WHAT I WAS THINKING BEFORE I WATCHED IT A MONTH AGO. NOW I'M DEPRESSED

    • @greggoat6570
      @greggoat6570 4 роки тому +100

      Looked like a comedy? In what way. I’m not dissing you I’ve just never in my life heard that outside of this thread.

    • @tmramori
      @tmramori 4 роки тому +187

      @@greggoat6570 maybe he meant that "GET IN TO THE FUCKING ROBOT SHINJI!!!" jokes

    • @SaltusMannus
      @SaltusMannus 4 роки тому +41

      Im 12 and recently watched it idk what to do now

    • @Syndicate_01
      @Syndicate_01 4 роки тому +24

      @@Explodingkittensss I watched this show back around the year 2003 when I was 14 years old. Totally depressed me too even though I didn't totally understand the series (and obviously this was long before UA-cam so explanation videos didn't really exist back then).

  • @joaaoandrade
    @joaaoandrade 4 роки тому +5468

    This guy knows Obama's last name

  • @seaweed8rain
    @seaweed8rain 5 років тому +4552

    this video should be titled “how to get masters degree in less than 8 minutes”

    • @weeub
      @weeub 4 роки тому +17

      LMAOOO i bursted out laughing

    • @yeahx32p69
      @yeahx32p69 3 роки тому

      why?

    • @jackriley77
      @jackriley77 3 роки тому

      Master of comedy

    • @powerfulberry237
      @powerfulberry237 3 роки тому +4

      Masters degree is easy to get tho, literally just pay for that fucking tuition fee and then attend pointless classes
      You need to specify the course

    • @ahabduennschitz7670
      @ahabduennschitz7670 3 роки тому

      @@powerfulberry237 pssst let him feel special

  • @diegomacias5872
    @diegomacias5872 5 років тому +7381

    I like how he sounded like he was giving a presentation at school or something. lol

    • @ajayskuni
      @ajayskuni 4 роки тому +9

      Diego Macias 391 likes but no comments.

    • @diegomacias5872
      @diegomacias5872 4 роки тому +36

      Rin Akurama I completely forgot about this comment and i am shocked people actually saw it lmao

    • @ajayskuni
      @ajayskuni 4 роки тому +1

      lmao

    • @latitzouri
      @latitzouri 4 роки тому +39

      Haha yeah, the mic, the lag, the mini animations. Looked cool and professionnal tho !

    • @tmramori
      @tmramori 4 роки тому +15

      @@latitzouri "cool" and "professional"

  • @jaex26
    @jaex26 4 роки тому +3126

    Director of Evangelion: "So what's this anime about?"
    Interviewer: "Wait what?"

  • @xxzzsss
    @xxzzsss 4 роки тому +5698

    Moral of the story :
    Never put 2 eggs in the same place

    • @iamaloafofbread8926
      @iamaloafofbread8926 4 роки тому +92

      That is the best description I ever got

    • @xpyre9309
      @xpyre9309 4 роки тому +139

      so should i cast away one of my balls?

    • @dayyumsonvlogs4152
      @dayyumsonvlogs4152 4 роки тому +12

      @@surplus2188 loool

    • @xtb2dskypirate503
      @xtb2dskypirate503 4 роки тому +74

      this whole clusterfuck happen because of those damn alien apparently can't fricking aim

    • @John-ff2ci
      @John-ff2ci 4 роки тому +1

      XF5F Skyrocket wtf

  • @MrExelator
    @MrExelator 5 років тому +5309

    A lot people will be coming here next year.

    • @joyboy1734
      @joyboy1734 5 років тому +30

      @@iamcum7 sadly. It wont have the same feelings to it.

    • @suspiciousneighbor4799
      @suspiciousneighbor4799 5 років тому +1

      Abhi T really?

    • @junky802
      @junky802 5 років тому +8

      Haha makes me all the more happier that I got the dvds.

    • @joyboy1734
      @joyboy1734 5 років тому +3

      @@junky802 lucky you. How much were they.

    • @junky802
      @junky802 5 років тому +4

      loner bardock $100 something. On the lower end. Was beyond lucky.

  • @user-ey8rz7tw8f
    @user-ey8rz7tw8f 5 років тому +8789

    Me at the ending of eva: what
    me at the end of this video: what

    • @littlemissprettybird
      @littlemissprettybird 4 роки тому +118

      InfamousCrimes I see souls as the human consciousness.

    • @wedoalittlemonkeybusiness6545
      @wedoalittlemonkeybusiness6545 4 роки тому +295

      @InfamousCrimes ur expecting eva to realistic in any sense the ending was literally a retelling of judgement day from the bible but on acid

    • @HarshDude126
      @HarshDude126 4 роки тому +103

      @InfamousCrimes This is fiction. Obviously it's going to have things that aren't real in it. That doesn't mean we can't make sense of them.

    • @Pasicho
      @Pasicho 4 роки тому +66

      The show was more about the feels. While the manga better explains the goals of Seele. Imo the story is interestingish but at the same time I love the anime mainly for the thought provoking feels it gives you such as the human condition, motivations for what you do, should I get closer to others and why do I sometimes get the urge to push them away. The plot is cool I guess but I don't go to EVA for the plot its mainly for the feels.

    • @charliesnark6535
      @charliesnark6535 4 роки тому +60

      @@Pasicho but I can't feel anything about the show if I have no idea what the heck is going on tbh

  • @OfficialRedTeamReview
    @OfficialRedTeamReview 3 роки тому +5237

    You need to re-record this brother. I've noticed you've gotten better recording hardware in your later videos. Would love to see you tackle this again as I'm sure you've learned more

  • @TuzoAnime
    @TuzoAnime 2 роки тому +510

    It feels like you and I were watching a different show.

    • @affordablex4914
      @affordablex4914 2 роки тому +25

      Couldn't agree more, where were all the aliens in the show?

    • @orihime9214
      @orihime9214 2 роки тому +6

      no fr wtf

    • @eyepatch8149
      @eyepatch8149 2 роки тому +6

      @@affordablex4914 thats cause the aliens parts and all weren't shown as animations it was shown through conversations i think,....

    • @fatih3806
      @fatih3806 29 днів тому +1

      Yes I didn’t catch any of this shit when I watched

  • @ErxandaleOfficial
    @ErxandaleOfficial 5 років тому +4265

    To be honest, this video made Evangelion make sense

    • @Adrenaline0413
      @Adrenaline0413 3 роки тому +3

      @@hunggiall LMAO

    • @teodoradimitrrova
      @teodoradimitrrova 3 роки тому +41

      I still don't understand it😭

    • @halloweenjack95
      @halloweenjack95 3 роки тому +8

      It always made sense

    • @Dr_Pickle
      @Dr_Pickle 3 роки тому +1

      whats your avatar

    • @Dr_Pickle
      @Dr_Pickle 3 роки тому +34

      @@teodoradimitrrova two eggs bad. make a choice to be good. save world.

  • @MelGibbleson
    @MelGibbleson 5 років тому +2149

    Shinji has alot on his plate for a 14yr old....

    • @thefreeburningspirit
      @thefreeburningspirit 4 роки тому +526

      And yet people just call him a pussy and call it a day because they can't fathom why 14 year old boy with abandonedment issues would be a depressed, emotional wreck when he's suddenly called in by his asshole dad to pilot a robot he's never seen before to fight aliens hellbent on destruction. No pressure there, nope lol

    • @aPumpkn
      @aPumpkn 4 роки тому +191

      @@thefreeburningspirit get in the god damn eva shinji

    • @haniffat
      @haniffat 4 роки тому +199

      Shinji: wtf is going in
      Everyone else to Shinji: get in the eva you pussy ass bitch

    • @adrianblade5145
      @adrianblade5145 4 роки тому +18

      That's what being a pussy is. If he didn't want to go along with what his dad then he should've mustered courage and said so and run away but he went along with his dad.

    • @destroyallnattys1196
      @destroyallnattys1196 4 роки тому +95

      adrian blade He’s a depressed 14 year old kid that followed his father’s commands thinking that one day his father will accept and love him.

  • @rsad3383
    @rsad3383 4 роки тому +2086

    watched evangelion bcuz of the quarantine,and this guy literally makes me understand what the whole story is about rofl

    • @Boilmyovaries
      @Boilmyovaries 4 роки тому +79

      I'm quarantined while watching this too it's 3am I just finished the show I have never been more confused I think I wasted my time watching this

    • @chlopjakdab
      @chlopjakdab 4 роки тому +3

      Same

    • @jakemartin9629
      @jakemartin9629 4 роки тому +10

      Now im depressed

    • @lucasisaac8063
      @lucasisaac8063 4 роки тому

      @@sophiarodriguez5699 I'm sorry, but "2 days" is shocking.

    • @calindonaldson289
      @calindonaldson289 4 роки тому +17

      My question is, he said people could restore their bodies with LCL, does this misato, and asuka come back to life?

  • @MrsNegative1
    @MrsNegative1 4 роки тому +518

    Me at the beginning of Eva: cool
    Me at the ending of Eva:.......wait what?........but......and what.........WTF!?!?

    • @SpartanLaserCanon
      @SpartanLaserCanon 3 роки тому +23

      Some of it made sense to me, but there is just so much to this anime that I had to get a video for it.

    • @minervaloves
      @minervaloves 3 місяці тому +1

      Same 😅

  • @faust9431
    @faust9431 5 років тому +3940

    Man I thought it was about robots fighting each other

    • @warmooze
      @warmooze 4 роки тому +330

      The mechs might be even more just fan service than the amount of butts and boobies in this anime. In its core Eva is about depression and feelings of guilt.

    • @Ilovemycomputer2013
      @Ilovemycomputer2013 4 роки тому +154

      there are actually no robots in evangelion

    • @greggoat6570
      @greggoat6570 4 роки тому +67

      There is one, Jet Alone. Just him though

    • @sierrasanders1048
      @sierrasanders1048 3 роки тому +15

      NOPE! NO ROBOTS!! SURPRISE!!

    • @alfathmuqoddas6986
      @alfathmuqoddas6986 3 роки тому +36

      Just like when i watch akira for the first time, i thought it just some anime about gang of bikers set in the future

  • @neutronshiva2498
    @neutronshiva2498 8 років тому +5525

    You Can (Not) Understand Evangelion.

    • @mega10warrior
      @mega10warrior 8 років тому +127

      3.0+2.0 confirmed ^

    • @nonergonon
      @nonergonon 8 років тому +4

      Lol xD

    • @rand0mst1cky2
      @rand0mst1cky2 7 років тому +38

      NeutroN ShivA So the "(not)" is just a Rebuild joke right? Because the names have "(Not)" in them. Right?

    • @spacedp
      @spacedp 7 років тому +18

      Yes

    • @knightofnights1693
      @knightofnights1693 7 років тому

      I don't get it someone please explain, what names?

  • @sujeshshrestha879
    @sujeshshrestha879 4 роки тому +228

    And from this, the proverb "Don't Put All your Eggs in One Basket" is born.

    • @roachsmacker7821
      @roachsmacker7821 3 роки тому +9

      Or else you might turn everyone in the world into fanta

  • @kimchester1934
    @kimchester1934 3 роки тому +175

    The anime was confusing that people made a channel named: Evangelion analysis project

  • @HombrePinchila
    @HombrePinchila 4 роки тому +899

    Adam:Oh, i Can't wait to start spreading life in this new planet
    Lilith:Well, yes, but actually, no.

    • @lennardk2170
      @lennardk2170 4 роки тому +35

      Adam: no u

    • @sirsupesafro7637
      @sirsupesafro7637 4 роки тому +25

      @@lennardk2170 GNR Lilith: reverse card

    • @WOGBOY
      @WOGBOY 3 роки тому +5

      but why did they turn adam into a gundam for no reason

    • @wesleybible9108
      @wesleybible9108 3 роки тому +5

      @@WOGBOY they used his DNA to make Evas, not gundams. the evas are the only thing capable of fighting the “angels”, and evas will live long after humanity and they’re proof that humanity once existed. It says that at the end as Eva Unit 01 is floating through space

    • @WOGBOY
      @WOGBOY 3 роки тому +3

      @@wesleybible9108 yeah but it doesnt say anything about making them to fight angels it just says the got his dna and made evas (gundams lol fight me) for no reason and then angels came

  • @kkaiser.8521
    @kkaiser.8521 5 років тому +1734

    It really messed with me in ep 26 when it showed a reality where everything was basically ok

    • @jayya1k
      @jayya1k 4 роки тому +394

      that’s the ending inside shinjis mind when he comes to terms with himself after everything that’s happened, while EoE is the ending that happens in real life

    • @SeeASquaRE
      @SeeASquaRE 4 роки тому +209

      Yep, basically that was Shinji's "dream" but the show itself lays out dreams are for escaping harsh reality which is in fact not so pretty.

    • @CAI3OOSE
      @CAI3OOSE 4 роки тому +75

      @@SeeASquaRE I'm a Netflix watcher but based on what I've seen/read isn't episode 25 & 26 meant to be Shinji's reasoning for why he decides to reject instrumentality? Well, based on EoE being incorporated into the mix.

    • @joeylevy1541
      @joeylevy1541 3 роки тому +115

      Episode 25 and 26 is shinji accepting instrumentality and the end of evangellion is him rejecting it and deciding to face the reality of the third impact

    • @unstoppablelu2794
      @unstoppablelu2794 3 роки тому +94

      @@joeylevy1541 he rejects instrumentality in ep 26 and EoE is just an extension of that like an episode 26.5

  • @fukingidiot9156
    @fukingidiot9156 4 роки тому +457

    I could tell the creator of this show was on mushrooms or something, he had to have tripped, especially considering all the times the characters tripped balls

    • @windlebee9440
      @windlebee9440 4 роки тому +110

      Crippling depression.

    • @amanofnoreputation2164
      @amanofnoreputation2164 4 роки тому +6

      It's awesome, right! I love hallucination and dream sequences.

    • @elaicatubag8191
      @elaicatubag8191 4 роки тому +50

      He was depressed in the making of the show. Then I heard fans sent death threats to the creator asking for a better ending

    • @al_pastorbradley8647
      @al_pastorbradley8647 4 роки тому +2

      @@elaicatubag8191 lowkey that's actually the unethical yet most logically sound action. Clinical depression made it great so make him even more depressed 🙃

    • @Moltenlava
      @Moltenlava 4 роки тому +9

      @@elaicatubag8191 i dont think he was depressed while making the show, he made the show reflecting on the depression he expuierenced when he was 14 years old so basically shinji is the creator when he was a kid?

  • @ELFKNMAPO
    @ELFKNMAPO 4 роки тому +1141

    For those of you mindfucked, the point of evangelion isnt about the origin and backstory of the earth. Up until the final stretch of EoE, Shinji has no involvement with this adam and lilith plot whatsoever. The real story is about dealing with personal anxieties, fears, and the basis of human interaction. Its about the characters finding their own ways to escape reality, and it is only at the end where Shinjis decision to either escape reality or embrace it influences the plot and world as a whole. So if theres anything you should get out of watching evangelion, it shouldnt be about this confusing alien shit, but more so how you handle your biggest fears and choose to embrace all the emotions of reality rather than the fake emotions in escapism.

    • @ezradcunha
      @ezradcunha Рік тому +27

      THANK YOU

    • @joshilemmerer2042
      @joshilemmerer2042 Рік тому +51

      I guess it's kinda about both. I mean one could say lord of the rings is a story about friendship and loyalty, about what "the small man" can achieve with nothing but his will, about not everybody needing to be a crazy ass special person and all. But you were wrong if you would deduce from that, that it's not also a story bout some dude throwing a ring in some other dudes volcano to safe the world.

    • @hvkrise8103
      @hvkrise8103 Рік тому +23

      I mean considering 90% of the show is the mechs and the buildup to all the alien origin backstory stuff and 10% of it most of which came at the very end of the anime and first movie it’s not crazy to think people care more about the story of the world over a story about people dealing with their various mental states, that was also portrayed kinda poorly it was just rapidly getting assaulted by pictures of their fears while they screamed and said the same things over and over again for minutes at a time. I liked Eva but it definitely suffers from trying to be infinitely deeper than it is, adding like an extra 5 minutes anywhere in the anime or movie to explain things they left out intentionally to be that way could’ve easily improved the storytelling instead of things just happening with no explanation.

    • @pffa9675
      @pffa9675 Рік тому +9

      Lol it's not that deep. Nge is just overrated. It's assumed to be genius because there's a lot of abstract, meaningless concepts dumped into a one-dimensional show by a literally depressed creator, and wannabe avant-garde enthusiasts love flexing their idiot muscles to explain to everyone just how profound the anime is

    • @Shizkeb
      @Shizkeb Рік тому

      @@pffa9675I think ur over exaggerating it, it’s just a mech anime with themes of not being a pussy

  • @SmeagolTheBeagle
    @SmeagolTheBeagle 5 років тому +870

    This explaination should be bundled with the DVD boxset hahahah

    • @AP-dd3xp
      @AP-dd3xp 4 роки тому +3

      Omg, yes

    • @m_5373
      @m_5373 3 роки тому

      Yeah LOL

    • @Yakkymania
      @Yakkymania 2 роки тому

      I saw your pfp and said “a flowah?”

    • @tom_from_myspace
      @tom_from_myspace 2 роки тому

      If you have to explain your show after people saw it then there’s an issue somewhere.

  • @m.s.e.advanced2842
    @m.s.e.advanced2842 4 роки тому +3315

    *Spoilers* Once you get qualified for the final level of lore you learn that Kowaru is a space and time manipulating being who keeps visiting different timelines trying to bang Shinji

    • @Alexander-xr8tr
      @Alexander-xr8tr 4 роки тому +387

      im sorry what

    • @trivialrant9808
      @trivialrant9808 4 роки тому +82

      @@Alexander-xr8tr have you seen nge rebuild?

    • @sirsupesafro7637
      @sirsupesafro7637 4 роки тому +376

      Hahaha, man, I *WISH* this was a joke. Didn't know what to think after nearly an hour of watching Crunchyroll's "37 timelines" video and having it all result in just this conclusion lol.

    • @tembo9992
      @tembo9992 4 роки тому +9

      Sir SupesAfro bruh I just watched that too

    • @sirsupesafro7637
      @sirsupesafro7637 4 роки тому +6

      @@tembo9992 it was a trip, huh?

  • @tammietai3931
    @tammietai3931 4 роки тому +2125

    this anime made me realize how dumb and how bad i am at understanding things

    • @rickykaka7220
      @rickykaka7220 4 роки тому +463

      Not entirely your fault since the show doesn't take time to explain its lore

    • @dizzy6947
      @dizzy6947 4 роки тому +34

      Its easier to understand this than UC timeline Gundam

    • @astajustbuiltdifferent8599
      @astajustbuiltdifferent8599 4 роки тому +8

      @@dizzy6947 But it's way easier understanding 00 and IBO than UC Gundam

    • @dizzy6947
      @dizzy6947 4 роки тому +1

      @@astajustbuiltdifferent8599 yes

    • @kami9415
      @kami9415 4 роки тому +10

      @@rickykaka7220 honestly the lore isn't even important, they really put their company's description as filler for the huge text walls lol

  • @mark-o-man6603
    @mark-o-man6603 4 роки тому +641

    It's funny how a lot of animes use German words, lol. Gehirn means brain and Seele is soul.

    • @hasangenc2922
      @hasangenc2922 4 роки тому +120

      Attack on titan joins the chat

    • @borutaicho
      @borutaicho 4 роки тому +211

      Well, the japanese and the germans have some things in the past...connecting them... :P

    • @hermes6192
      @hermes6192 4 роки тому +19

      @@borutaicho I know what you mean LMAO

    • @thatguy8300
      @thatguy8300 4 роки тому +50

      And "Nerv" is German for Nerve

    • @nabieladrian
      @nabieladrian 4 роки тому +4

      Thanks internet

  • @Cannibal713
    @Cannibal713 10 років тому +2177

    Jesus. All the mind power people put into decoding and debating the deeper mysteries of Eva over the years could have been used to cure cancer.

    • @AnthonyAnalog
      @AnthonyAnalog 7 років тому +83

      Cannibal713 cannibus oil cures cancer. Can we get back to Eva now?

    • @user-ox7bd6un6k
      @user-ox7bd6un6k 7 років тому +15

      HooliganMovement lmao. Nice one brother

    • @pedrohenrique-et3fs
      @pedrohenrique-et3fs 7 років тому +8

      and your contribution to this cause is...?

    • @chrisdoesscience1542
      @chrisdoesscience1542 7 років тому +17

      Cannabis oil does not repair DNA damage. Since that is what causes cancer, this idiotic thought needs to die. It does have medical uses, but cancer is not one.

    • @Soxmember69
      @Soxmember69 6 років тому +5

      If all this or at least half of the things were explained in the anime. then I could give it more praise but the story is all over the place. It doesn't know how to be vague in its hidden storytelling. I don't know if I can compare anime to a video game but if this game could be more like dark souls and have more understandable clues, I probably could call it a masterpiece.

  • @curiousfigment
    @curiousfigment 4 роки тому +3351

    If you still cannot understand NGE after this, the AT field around your brain must be really strong.

    • @us4307
      @us4307 4 роки тому +27

      😂

    • @sphee4149
      @sphee4149 4 роки тому +315

      Not even the spear of Longinus can penetrate it

    • @fly89
      @fly89 4 роки тому +31

      😂😂😋😂😂 i literally lolling.. and i know now, the AT fiend around my brain is really thicc 😂😂😋😂😂

    • @boondockschop30
      @boondockschop30 4 роки тому +115

      Some of us are stupid okay

    • @justsomeguywithhalfamustac6837
      @justsomeguywithhalfamustac6837 4 роки тому +55

      Jokes on you, I HAVE THE STRONGEST AT FIELD

  • @ksrocak5852
    @ksrocak5852 4 роки тому +142

    Now when I actually understand Evangelion, it's weirdly heartwarming

  • @ezrwnn
    @ezrwnn 3 роки тому +230

    I finished the whole of evangelion and I swear to God it was probably one of the most confusing animes I've seen before but somehow this 7 minute video explained it way better than the actual anime I'm so glad this video exists.

  • @zyke5196
    @zyke5196 5 років тому +2168

    This video will blow up next year when Netflix streams Evangelion. Here comes the next wave of confused viewers lol.

  • @frankolms
    @frankolms 8 років тому +2266

    How the hell is anyone supposed to come to this conclusion by watching the show and the movie? 75% of this went right over my head while I was watching the show and the movie.

    • @aneesquid
      @aneesquid 8 років тому +301

      Right? And everyone calls it a masterpiece... I don't get it.

    • @frankolms
      @frankolms 8 років тому +471

      +Aneesa Delpachitra don't get me wrong I enjoyed the series. And every reason I've heard for calling this show a masterpiece has been justified in my opinion. I just don't think the show was long enough to fit such an expansive story.

    • @hko2006
      @hko2006 8 років тому +61

      It really helps if you read some analysis after each ep, to pick up what one may miss.
      I suggest Contemplation Guide to Evangelion Episodes and reddit post 2vzejn (it's for EoE, click the links for different ep, comments are usually no spoiler of future ep) and 2xkmsb for everything to Rebuild 3.0
      For even more check wikia, evageeks wik,

    • @frankolms
      @frankolms 8 років тому +16

      HKO2006 Nightcore&Trance wow this is actually super helpful. I plan on rewatching this series in the near future so I'll be sure to use these. Thanks man!

    • @hko2006
      @hko2006 8 років тому +32

      Check the manga too, it explore more deeply in various characters, events, etc.
      EDIT just found that the Alien part is not mentioned in the show but the PS2 game NGE2.

  • @runnit5863
    @runnit5863 4 роки тому +83

    this was honestly the best description of evangelion i’ve seen. No unnecessary information to increase runtime, useful pictures and explanations. Great job man

    • @thichinhphan4010
      @thichinhphan4010 3 роки тому

      Nah Sorayuki did an even better representation with 2.5d models and clips from the original source way before this video. This one forgot to mention the effect of impact caused the weather to become eternal summer. Too bad Sorayuki's vids are in japanese but there's a fan translated version.

  • @TheRealNormanBates
    @TheRealNormanBates 4 роки тому +70

    3:29 fun note: the symbol for NERV is a fig leaf (like what Adam and Eve wear)

  • @johnmccnj
    @johnmccnj 5 років тому +257

    "Yes, I know you miss your dead wife very much, but trying to bring her back from the dead will never end well" should be an anime trope. (If it isn't one already).

    • @reius7198
      @reius7198 5 років тому +25

      Fma but instead of wife its mom

    • @rikiishitoru8885
      @rikiishitoru8885 4 роки тому +4

      Such a trope that even a Batman villain follows it

    • @Pokarface7
      @Pokarface7 3 роки тому +2

      In Shaman King, Faust 8 tried to bring his wife back from death.

    • @Michael-xb7nq
      @Michael-xb7nq 3 роки тому +6

      Spider man into the spider verse - kingpin tries to bring back his wife and son

    • @ziemayet
      @ziemayet 2 роки тому +5

      The exact motivation of Wenwu from Shang chi

  • @eg0zb
    @eg0zb 8 років тому +629

    Didnt even know there was alienss in this shit

    • @GenderPranks
      @GenderPranks 8 років тому +60

      +eg0zb How could you miss them? THere was a whole scene on Roswell.

    • @eg0zb
      @eg0zb 8 років тому +17

      whhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    • @Warsie
      @Warsie 8 років тому +21

      you mean the episode where they mention the 'nevada base' was destroyed? yeh that seemed like area 51

    • @MrHohum9
      @MrHohum9 8 років тому +53

      for real, this whole anime is on big mind fuck

    • @angrashadow2958
      @angrashadow2958 8 років тому +17

      What episode was that scene in?

  • @medukameguca5071
    @medukameguca5071 3 роки тому +150

    I thought I'd never understand evangelion, that I'd forever remain a person who didn't get the ending. I'd lost all hope and had given up. But one day, as I roamed the streets of UA-cam, I was led to this video. Though I had my suspicions, I clicked on it. Ever since that day, I have not been able to forget this video which made me understand evangelion. Thank you for creating this video.

    • @wellajoysocorin6905
      @wellajoysocorin6905 2 роки тому +1

      PLEASE THE THE DRAMATIC EFFECT OF THIS COMMENT ✋😭

    • @zayk7095
      @zayk7095 2 роки тому +2

      One thing I still don’t get is why Shinji’s father neglected him

    • @cathiarebouco6110
      @cathiarebouco6110 2 роки тому +3

      @@zayk7095 he never succeed to open to anyone else other than his wife. Just like Shinji, he hated himself so much that he thought he was not worthy of love. Therefore, he was a jerk to everyone, because he did not want people to like him. He could not love anyone or accept anyone because he could not love himself. Being aware of that, he pushed Shinji away to avoid making him suffer, but also because he was scared of Shinji who was capable of love.
      What is interesting is that Shinji who was capable of love (thanks to his mother) then became very close and awful to anyone because he started to be just like his father. His hate for his father and his abandonment issues made him become a copy of him.
      However, Shinji who became aware of that still choose to live and try to learn to love, to accept himself, to work through depression and let other people love him (which can be understood by the end of the anime and the end of the movie where he stops strangling Asuka).
      We could also argue that when his father died, he was the only one who suffered (unlike other people who were hugged by the people they love) because he was the only one who was never able to love someone, not once.
      Please don’t be mad at me if I was wrong on anything and I would really love to know everyone’s opinions on that! Also one other question that I have is: since all humans have the capacity to separate from the LCL when they have the will to live, could the other characters still be back and alive (just later than asuka since her will is stronger..)? This would mean that the end of the anime which occurs in Shinji’s mind could possibly happen irl, just a little bit more ugly since they are still vulnerable humans who have to learn to let other people in.
      Thanks for your future answers!!!

    • @lustfultentacles9712
      @lustfultentacles9712 2 роки тому

      @@cathiarebouco6110 Actually one more guy, that long haired whiny guitar dude in the control center, he only saw a swarm of Rei clones, and I'm not sure why, but I don't think he ever loved anybody either

    • @bluedude188
      @bluedude188 Рік тому

      This was emotional and inspiring ✨

  • @Leon-yr3bu
    @Leon-yr3bu 4 роки тому +79

    Fun fact: "Gehirn" means brain in german, also "Seele" means soul in german

  • @jordanwillnance
    @jordanwillnance 9 років тому +1992

    Shinji says no to God/heaven bcus he misses people so god is like k cool 2nd chance

    • @MAUTxxx
      @MAUTxxx 9 років тому +236

      Jordan Nance Best explanation 10/10

    • @soprostudios291
      @soprostudios291 9 років тому +91

      +Jordan Nance 8/8 gr8 b8 m8 no h8 would bang - I.G.N.

    • @AS-tn3wh
      @AS-tn3wh 8 років тому +60

      +Jordan Nance dat God is Rei, a clone of his mother

    • @nathanmarineau3993
      @nathanmarineau3993 8 років тому +6

      +Jordan Nance DUDE! That's great.

    • @professortree8085
      @professortree8085 7 років тому +137

      Jaarzn Gaming no it isn't actual heaven it's like a man made heaven so god was just like wtf for the entire movie just like all of the people watching

  • @splitframe
    @splitframe 5 років тому +639

    I think to a degree the members of Seele were just afraid to die.
    When the one Seele guy turns to LCL you can see that he was already only a Cyborg.
    They hoped to achieve immortality.

    • @flamingpi2245
      @flamingpi2245 4 роки тому +20

      Omg so true

    • @nabieladrian
      @nabieladrian 4 роки тому +67

      Finally a talk nobody talking about

    • @TheFreakifier
      @TheFreakifier 3 роки тому +11

      I was wondering about that Cable looking guy

  • @warmooze
    @warmooze 4 роки тому +43

    "I hope you've learned a lot in this video"
    Yes.

  • @windlebee9440
    @windlebee9440 4 роки тому +98

    Imagine what an absolute mess Evangelion canon would be without the PS2 game.

    • @GlazeBattleBorn
      @GlazeBattleBorn 4 роки тому +3

      Please explain lmao

    • @havocbringer2100
      @havocbringer2100 4 роки тому +74

      @@GlazeBattleBorn Most of the lore explained in this video, and which the anime doesn't tell you, was introduced in a PS2 game.

    • @GlazeBattleBorn
      @GlazeBattleBorn 4 роки тому +44

      @@havocbringer2100 The writers got the whole squad laughing

    • @hyruleguy9569
      @hyruleguy9569 3 роки тому +2

      @@havocbringer2100 my head hurts.

  • @mobsta163
    @mobsta163 7 років тому +876

    Goddammit, King Crimson is simpler to understand than this

    • @zerglingist
      @zerglingist 6 років тому +7

      Ahahaha.

    • @truth_seeker_4203
      @truth_seeker_4203 6 років тому +54

      King Crimson is about as complicated as basic arithmetic compared to this anime.

    • @mindofprog
      @mindofprog 6 років тому +1

      Best comment ever!

    • @mushroomtoilets6550
      @mushroomtoilets6550 6 років тому +31

      King crimson is actually pretty simple its just bad translations that make him seem complicated

    • @krysle3337
      @krysle3337 5 років тому +36

      King Crimson is a video editing software. He can preview what's to come and cut out things. If an action is cut out, the video will continue to play but the effect of what has happened in the time that was cut will cease to exist.
      Imagine getting shot, but King Crimson cutting out the part of the bullet entering and leaving your body. When that happens, the bullet would look like it passed straight through you and keep on going until it hits something else.

  • @juandanielsantiagodomingue5052
    @juandanielsantiagodomingue5052 5 років тому +572

    Play the video in speed 2x and you will understand
    evangelion in 3.5 minutes

    • @tmramori
      @tmramori 4 роки тому +8

      No one left a comment here before me
      So I guess everyone is agree

    • @SaltusMannus
      @SaltusMannus 4 роки тому +4

      Speed

    • @muzakkiwangjoo93
      @muzakkiwangjoo93 4 роки тому +3

      but his voice sounds not clear enough for me in 2x

    • @exodeusovercharge4462
      @exodeusovercharge4462 3 роки тому +4

      Record it and play it in 2x and you will understand evangelion in 105 seconds.

    • @theviniso
      @theviniso 3 роки тому +2

      No one should have so much power

  • @TheDreamcaster98
    @TheDreamcaster98 9 місяців тому +9

    As a 14 year kid and fan of this anime,I'm so greatful that this vid exists to help new fans like me

  • @g1zm02k
    @g1zm02k 3 роки тому +75

    Just dropped by to say a very sincere 'Thank You!', for being the only person who's been able to explain this clearly and to the point. You, Sir, are an absolute hero and we deserve more like you!
    Again, thank you so much for clearing it all up since I'm due a re-watch and need a heads-up!

  • @lissalisette4552
    @lissalisette4552 7 років тому +840

    this anime completely destroyed my brain

    • @astroman0500
      @astroman0500 5 років тому +19

      You have a weak brain.

    • @FinNote
      @FinNote 5 років тому +9

      @@astroman0500 i was just about to comment that

    • @purpleey
      @purpleey 5 років тому +24

      it destroyed my understanding what tf i was watching

    • @Furkward
      @Furkward 5 років тому +1

      @@purpleey same

    • @tochukwuudu7763
      @tochukwuudu7763 5 років тому

      Raped mine

  • @Tohsaka97
    @Tohsaka97 7 років тому +510

    Surreal experience watching this series

    • @LucaRmd
      @LucaRmd 6 років тому +2

      BlindRob
      Yep
      And i love it

    • @Drag0nStorm1
      @Drag0nStorm1 6 років тому +6

      Next stop: FLCL (Furi Kuri)

  • @MadKingOfMadaya
    @MadKingOfMadaya 3 роки тому +22

    *_I feel like the creator made it so elaborate he himself couldn't understand it so he just changed it into a yaoi_*

  • @damnitimp8269
    @damnitimp8269 3 роки тому +6

    Attack on Titan : *it all started with pigs*
    Evangelion : *it all started with eggs*

  • @ciberamigo4r
    @ciberamigo4r 10 років тому +235

    everyone turns into orange juice, the end.

  • @Razgrizzle27
    @Razgrizzle27 5 років тому +349

    I think with the Netflix release, it's time to give this a 4K ULTRA HD HDR 1080P VIRTUAL REALITY ASMR update

    • @leifkeane
      @leifkeane 4 роки тому +9

      Agreed. And this time they could include the Dead Sea Scrolls.

    • @haroharoharoharoo
      @haroharoharoharoo 4 роки тому

      @@leifkeane yeah what were they?

    • @iv4nescrit0r10
      @iv4nescrit0r10 4 роки тому

      @@No-hf5xb Rei shot first.

    • @drifter402
      @drifter402 3 роки тому

      Then translate it to Japanese then back into English for the authentic Netflix bad translation

  • @ughhumans1617
    @ughhumans1617 4 роки тому +48

    Moral of the whole series: The whole mind of the children depend on their parents. Even if Shinjis dad never took care of him, but acted nice to shinji, he would’ve been a happy kid.

  • @daisylejansen
    @daisylejansen 8 місяців тому +3

    Man its disappointing that he hasn’t posted in 7 years, hope hes doing well

  • @j.moon98
    @j.moon98 8 років тому +178

    "IT ALL COMES TUMBLING DOWN, TUMBLING DOWN, TUMBLING DOWN...."

    • @AstralBelt
      @AstralBelt 6 років тому +15

      I just keep
      LETTING ME DOWN
      LETTING ME DOWN
      LETTING ME DOWN

    • @eveKirArA
      @eveKirArA 6 років тому

      *plays twinkle twinkle little star as background music*

    • @slomnim
      @slomnim 5 років тому

      Sit in the dark and ponder how I'm fit to make the bottom fall through the floor
      And they all fall down - yah

    • @harriscatbob8656
      @harriscatbob8656 5 років тому

      EVERTTHING THAT MATTERS TO ME MATTERS TO THIS WOOOOORRRLLDDDD

    • @CorruptedN
      @CorruptedN 5 років тому

      *no splat*
      Big dude: ded
      yay

  • @JamesAJ
    @JamesAJ 8 років тому +686

    HOLY SHIT DUDE. IT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH

  • @subhamdas943
    @subhamdas943 3 роки тому +44

    I really really wish they had the 'first ancestral race' explainations in the series...if only Hideko Anno didn't have his problems and the budget constraints...coz as far as I know they had all this planned out from the beginning but couldn't show it in the series due to some reason.

  • @DadIsntMad
    @DadIsntMad 4 роки тому +17

    This is by far the best explanation of the series

  • @gustyko8668
    @gustyko8668 7 років тому +775

    To everyone complaing "why isn't this answered in the show", it's because the main focus of the story are the characters and their tragedy...NOT THE ALIENS!

    • @nemeru3352
      @nemeru3352 5 років тому +130

      You can have both. Don't make excuses for it. scheduling issues. One episode having to be scrapped and such, probably led to most of this being left on the cutting floor. Destiny shouldn't get away with having its lore outside the game, neither should Eva

    • @joshuabrant3487
      @joshuabrant3487 5 років тому +14

      Everything but the existence of an ancestrial race, which I think this guy just pulled out of his ass, was mentioned in the show. SEELE talks about how humans come from Lilith and angels come from Adam and the egg stuff in Kaworus episode and the truth of 2nd impact was covered when they show the past of Gendo/Fuyutski/Misato/Ritsuko etc

    • @nemeru3352
      @nemeru3352 5 років тому +40

      true. Tho the ancestral race is in fact canon, Just only mention in media outside the original work, which is a big issue. Seele needed expanding on, why personally they wished for instrumentality. Kaworu also need more than one episode for the twist of him being a angel to have any impact

    • @joshuabrant3487
      @joshuabrant3487 5 років тому +22

      Yeah Kaworu was weak as was was Shinji caring about his death so much. He probably needed like 5 episodes to matter to the audience. SEELE always made me thinkof antisemitic conspiracy theories, because a lot of them have hooked noses and tell me the the human instrumentality project doesn't sound like some sort of post marxist plot...

    • @nemeru3352
      @nemeru3352 5 років тому +4

      Imagine if like he helped take out some Angels in order to seem less untrust worthy,with the eva pilots. man then the twist would have had wight and been a big deal

  • @dumbmemes28
    @dumbmemes28 5 років тому +318

    What I understood from the ending is that Asuka and Shinji are the new Adam and Lilith. And Asuka saying "disgusting " meant that she was disgusted of accepting Shinji since she's used to rejecting everybody.

    • @srockcthewolf44
      @srockcthewolf44 4 роки тому +2

      @Some Girl how does that correlate?

    • @agolloh
      @agolloh 4 роки тому +185

      Noo.. she said "disgusting" because when everyone became one during the HIP, Asuka saw what Shinji did over her comatose body.. and that was her reply to seeing that

    • @nicogarrucha6060
      @nicogarrucha6060 3 роки тому +8

      @@agolloh They're not mutually exclusive

    • @lemon11227
      @lemon11227 3 роки тому +6

      @@agolloh I thought the hospital scene took place before instrumentality

    • @christian_swjy
      @christian_swjy 3 роки тому +75

      ​@@lemon11227 Because of the instrumentality, everyone's body, mind and soul becoming one, Asuka can "remember" what Shinji has done to her when she's in a coma. That's one of the reasons why Asuka said "disgusting".

  • @user-ih5uw3xe2h
    @user-ih5uw3xe2h 3 роки тому +27

    I have just watched Evangelion with one of my friends and for some reason my heart just feels so weird after watching it. I was so confused and had no idea what to feel. So I watched this video and so many more things make sense now. And I can confidently say this. People were not lying that this show is a masterpiece. I absolutely love this series and I wish I watched it earlier. Thank you so much for making this video. 10 years ago 😂😂. You’re a life saver

  • @hkporter8241
    @hkporter8241 3 роки тому +12

    I finished the series a couple of hours ago. At first I was like "I guess this makes sense" until this video got recommended to me. I realize now that I had no idea what was going on.

  • @WickedJ133
    @WickedJ133 9 років тому +705

    Maybe i'm unobservant but when the fuck was any of this information given in the actual show?

    • @KaMui1987
      @KaMui1987 9 років тому +234

      some infos were mentioned - but you have to be OBSERVANT as hell and rewatch it some times...
      other infos were given in some novels,games... etc.

    • @Faustus960
      @Faustus960 9 років тому +137

      From the description:
      "NOTE: The Ancestral Race was one of the official plot bits of information Hideaki Anno, the creator of Evangelion, decided to release for the series in a PS2 game. All of the files were unlockable in the game, known as the Classified Information. Now you know!"
      Also, if you pay close attention to the dialogue with Gendo and Seele and such, they do reference a bit of this.

    • @sanai97
      @sanai97 9 років тому +49

      It's like Donnie Darko, you don't get a shit if you don't observe and look for an explanation

    • @Voidy592
      @Voidy592 9 років тому +25

      Everything here is mentioned in the show, except the alien race.

    • @EvaAnalysisProject
      @EvaAnalysisProject  9 років тому +114

      Guybrush Threepwood Just finished the monstrous task of of sourcing every sentence in this video for you guys. Please check the description :)

  • @jakelovescinema
    @jakelovescinema 8 років тому +234

    yo it seemed like a big robot fighting anime at first and then bam its hella deep

  • @jalenbelen8969
    @jalenbelen8969 4 роки тому +54

    welp you guys predicted it, im apart of the wave who just came in from netflix

  • @KingsNerdCave
    @KingsNerdCave 4 роки тому +3

    This old and glitchy 7-minute video taught me the story of the series than either the series itself or other videos ever did. So I thank you for this.

  • @metado100
    @metado100 7 років тому +197

    Now I Can (Not) Understand Evangelion.

  • @nyquillusdillwad9119
    @nyquillusdillwad9119 6 років тому +329

    2:18 Eva unit [01] is special, as you mentioned, cloned from Lilith's DNA, but don't forget also consumed Zuruel, thus gaining Adam's DNA.
    Isn't it messed up how Gendo treats Shinji as expendable, and considers unit 01 much more important. Valuing his wife's soul more than his son's life. It's a pretty fucked up show. I love it.

  • @MrRedCape
    @MrRedCape 3 роки тому +3

    THANK YOU!!!
    I just got done with the series and EoE and was totally baffled by how little I understood.
    Your execution and visuals helped way more than any other UA-cam video or comment section has.
    You saved me many headaches.

  • @Kami-sama.isekai
    @Kami-sama.isekai 4 роки тому +13

    When I first saw this as a kid back in 2007 or 9 I was completely Traumatized just by watching the entire neon Genesis franchise.

  • @HeritageInmoshun
    @HeritageInmoshun 9 років тому +2181

    wow, that really helped. I thought I only understood a little bit of Evangelion, now I realized I didn't understand shit!
    but it doesn't matter what you say, I am who I am, can I get some congratulations please? It's ok I'll just imagine it.

    • @TotesMagee
      @TotesMagee 9 років тому +77

      Heritage Inmoshun "Congratulations!"

    • @jonny0900
      @jonny0900 8 років тому +44

      +Heritage Inmoshun congratulations

    • @ethownzbh
      @ethownzbh 8 років тому +46

      Omedatou.

    • @malamindulo
      @malamindulo 7 років тому +40

      "Congratulations!"

    • @phoenixfritzinger9185
      @phoenixfritzinger9185 7 років тому +19

      Congratulations can't even begin to describe what I'm feeling right now

  • @randygelion
    @randygelion 5 років тому +65

    It blew my mind when everyone turned to LCL and were one. It took six viewings of End of Eva to realize Shinji was LCL mixed with everyone else!

  • @joeyliu5657
    @joeyliu5657 4 роки тому +11

    me: reads title
    me: *wait that's illegal*

  • @charziard35
    @charziard35 4 роки тому +3

    How is this video 9 years old yet easily the best video clearly and concisely explaining the entire series in 7 and a half minutes. My hat is tipped to you good sirs

  • @lemmehaviet
    @lemmehaviet 10 років тому +174

    My head hurts

  • @asymmetricalgarbage1
    @asymmetricalgarbage1 10 років тому +390

    DUDE HOW DID YOU PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER!? You must be a genius!

    • @asafdanieli7048
      @asafdanieli7048 10 років тому +148

      this is a summary of years of research by fans,there are entire forums and sites dedicated just for understanding this masterpiece

    • @louisvictor3473
      @louisvictor3473 10 років тому +59

      asaf danieli That or someone was touched by Cthulhu in the head. I vote for Cthulhu.

    • @haziqjamal8011
      @haziqjamal8011 7 років тому +5

      really masterpiece. i seen all of entire of series. no skipping opening yet still not understanding the fucking NGE. really borther me. tq for this video

    • @uranus2970
      @uranus2970 6 років тому

      Louis Victor The Call of Cthulhu is a masterpiece as well...And I do not get it as well😂

  • @hejabparveen9915
    @hejabparveen9915 2 роки тому +8

    When I finished eva I felt dumb as I didn't understand anything properly I was all confused but then after finding out that soo many other ppl are the same as me It feels kinda Comforting and thank you sooo much for this explanation

  • @Mono-Toon
    @Mono-Toon 2 роки тому +1

    you did a better job explaining everything, than many many videos I watched about each elements that sometimes were 30min long and still (for some reason) left questions open, like "minor" details that have strong meanings in the story. Thank so much haha now I understand these details, I enjoyed the way you explained it, in order, simple and with pictures :)

  • @caseytatum5837
    @caseytatum5837 5 років тому +546

    So basically an lsd fueled nightmare

    • @nebi2615
      @nebi2615 5 років тому +45

      wouldn't you call it an LCL fueled nightmare instead?

    • @yeehaw1718
      @yeehaw1718 4 роки тому +5

      Nebi you know that meme where the guys like 😮👆 and then like😐👇 that’s my response to this

    • @holden_7597
      @holden_7597 4 роки тому +3

      you know the meme where the guys like 👆😯 and then like 👇😐 that’s my response to this.

    • @gabe8460
      @gabe8460 4 роки тому +3

      You know that meme where the guys like 😮☝and then like 😐👇That's my response to his response

    • @TheMadGod
      @TheMadGod 4 роки тому +2

      @@gabe8460 You know that meme where guys like 😮🖕and then 😐👇 that's my response to his responses response

  • @drevilatwork
    @drevilatwork 8 років тому +407

    Should be nominated for a freaking nobel price!

    • @ilbv5
      @ilbv5 8 років тому +33

      +drevilatwork hmm how much is the nobel price?

    • @phoenixfritzinger9185
      @phoenixfritzinger9185 7 років тому +4

      And an Oscar
      No wait ALL the awards ALL OF THEM

  • @87crowhat54
    @87crowhat54 3 роки тому +1

    Man this explained the plot way better than crunchy roll

  • @BaciBaciOfficial
    @BaciBaciOfficial 3 роки тому

    Man this recap and the description are so detailed!!!! You nailed it, no doubt about it, thank you!!

  • @shehanshetty508
    @shehanshetty508 9 років тому +149

    Great explanation.Really helped.Fucking Masterpiece

  • @MaximumSpank
    @MaximumSpank 9 років тому +572

    SooOooo, Madara planned this all along >:O

  • @sabsfrank
    @sabsfrank 4 роки тому

    just finished the anime and the movie recently. this video makes SO much more sense and i cannot thank you enough for that!

  • @frenchfries2148
    @frenchfries2148 2 роки тому +1

    This is the best explanation of the series I’ve seen, thank you

  • @derpychicken2131
    @derpychicken2131 5 років тому +29

    Now I see why people call darling in the franxx a copy of evangalion

  • @savakichtakayerkan6382
    @savakichtakayerkan6382 10 років тому +127

    who cares what anybody else thinks, I am a huge evangeion fan myself, and I never really truly understood this, but you did a fantastic job on explaining it. Very interesting how someone could come up with such a complex story like this huh? well anyways thanks for the explanation its perfect

  • @gregorymorales1
    @gregorymorales1 9 місяців тому +6

    Didn't explain the penguin 🐧

    • @Cat48islive
      @Cat48islive 3 місяці тому

      Pen pen shall not be forgotten

  • @lucasmurafa4866
    @lucasmurafa4866 3 роки тому

    You really did a good job on the way you take something so complicated and explain it so simply

  • @Guadeloop
    @Guadeloop 10 років тому +23

    Thanks, man! The fun part of this anime is putting pieces togheter and solving the puzzle, you did it!

  • @GoneDeathMode
    @GoneDeathMode 6 років тому +23

    This show's message is that milk goes in before hot water when making a cup of tea..

  • @DenisseVillanueva
    @DenisseVillanueva 3 роки тому +1

    watched entire series 23 times movies 5 times each never fully understood until this and duuuuuuude u explained it so easy in less than 10mins THANK YOUUU

  • @Arin-3
    @Arin-3 3 роки тому +1

    Hey man, thanks for this explanation. As someone who doesn't watch Anime or read Manga, this made the plot and lore of NGE very clear to me. And i haven't even brought up the quality of the video despite it being 10 years old. Thank you

  • @robynsegg
    @robynsegg 9 років тому +66

    This was INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND!!! Thank you for FINALLY clearing up one if my all time favorite series! You... are the man! ;)

  • @Abbandoneer
    @Abbandoneer 9 років тому +24

    I just noticed something wrong. If Yui was planning to merge with Eva unit 1 doesn't that make her the fucking worst mother on Earth? She willingly abandoned and traumatized her son for some stupid fucking science experiment for her own personal goals, she indirectly caused her son to be abandoned by her asshole husband because of this.
    Also Shinji is seriously right when he says hes fucked up, he built an obsession (love?) over a clone of his mother and his father willingly let this happen. Can their just be a version of evangelion where Gendo dies horribly, I seriously want to see that.

    • @krissy5994
      @krissy5994 9 років тому +6

      I dont think he got a weird obsession with Rei tbh. They just really cared about each other and I think shinji was interested in her because she wasn't like other people as well. And because gendo gave her attention and not him

    • @fertxpdqicts9664
      @fertxpdqicts9664 6 років тому

      Abbandoneer yeah, both his parents were crap.
      But, if I remember correctly without her sacrifice Eva 01 wouldn't work and thus kinda screw the world.

  • @Jovanoc
    @Jovanoc 3 роки тому +7

    Me before watching Evangelion : sounds like a cool anime, I'll try watching it!
    Me after : wtf