To complicate matters, he's the reluctant hero who whines a lot, is indecisive, and seems like he could lose it all anytime. Imagine having the fate of the world resting on the shoulders of a child, and what more, a rookie one in Shinji, who has to learn the ropes on the job.
Firstly, they are dependent on launch pads and are wired to NERV control, and what more, piloting these sophisticated mechas involves some bio-fusion between children, and the bots. To a layman like me, it's something like Ultraman battling monsters, except that are certain constraints here that make Evangelions interesting. We're introduced to Shinji Ikari, the teenage kid whose father Gendo is commander of an organization called NERV, which developed the Evangelion mechas to fight against alien Angels who invade Earth. Kind of like how comic books like to do the various reboots and tweaking of origins to suit the times.
#Anime moments 1.0 series#
So when opportunity came by to experience the Rebuild of Evangelion, why not start the slate clean? Rebuild of Evangelion is actually a tetralogy based on the original anime series by the same creative team, but it's not exactly a shot-by-shot rehash in that it does include some extra scenes, and I guess the objective is to allow the tetralogy to encapsulate what worked in the original, while at the same time to perhaps make it the more definitive telling of the story. While I knew a little about the Japanese anime Neon Genesis Evangelion through the reading of various fan sites dedicated to it, I've never actually sat down and watched an episode of the series. But, I'm very interested in seeing if the next three Rebuild of Evangelion movies rectify some of the mistakes that the latter portion of the series fell prey to. Both of them have merit, and both are worth watching. Does You Are (Not) Alone make the original series redundant and unnecessary (or vice-versa)? No, I don't think so.
The re-designed Angels and action scenes are improvements over the original's (especially the sixth Angel), in my opinion and the voice work is great. I could recommend this on that aspect, alone. The animation and visuals are outright beautiful, especially on blu-ray. That means slightly less whining from Shinji. There wasn't a lot in the first six episodes that needed to be altered.
#Anime moments 1.0 movie#
While the next three movies promise new story additions and characters, this movie contents itself with mostly cosmetic changes, along with tightening up the story, a few extra scenes, and eliminating some filler. It's somewhat condensed but still containing all the major moments and plot points. You Are (Not) Alone is a pretty straightforward adaptation of the first six episodes of Evangelion. And if you're new to Evangelion, this is a great place to start. It's hard to imagine that fans of Evangelion won't be pleased with this leaner, gorgeous rebuild of the original anime series.
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