Well, went by the mall today and bought me some manga. Neon Genesis Evangelion (not that Angel Days soap opera crap) volumes 9 and 10 happened to be there together, so I couldn't pass up this opportunity. I've noticed that when I start buying a series that has been out for a while, they always seem to have the ones before and after what I need...but never the one I'm missing. But fate smiled upon me today and the next two I needed were on the shelf. Oh, happy day.
Anyways, Eva is about 14-year-old Shinji who gets called in by his distant father to pilot a giant robot to battle these giant critters that are attackin' the city. Sounds like a giant robot battle anime/manga, but that isn't really what it's about. It's about the psychological journeys of Shinji and his fellow pilots, the melancholy Rei and superiority-complexed Asuka. They're all actually pretty messed up in the head, although you can't really tell until towards the end. The giant robots vs. the "Angels" that are attacking the city is really just to keep the seriousness of what's at stake in perspective while you learn way more about these kids than you ever wanted to know. But overall I think it's probably one of the best series I've ever watched/read. The final episodes are somewhat of a bad acid trip, but the movies and manga make the last two episodes make sense. It's a bit difficult to grasp watching the last two by themselves. I know it left me confused. Also, they are redoing many of the episodes in movie form currently, so I can't wait for those to come out in English. The anime at least is definitely worth checking out, if you like that then maybe check out the other stuff. It's got a really strong fan base, so apparently I'm not crazy for enjoying it.
Rating: B+
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