East Meets West #19: Neon Genesis Evangelion .vs. Pacific Rim

Since the advent of literature, epochs of man fighting monsters has been a popular storytelling genre. Greek legends feature the exploits of figures thwarting mythical creatures, medieval knights vanquishing dragons to save the princess, and motion pictures such as the Godzilla franchise are a byproduct of that storytelling to the present day. The 2013 American …

Anime Review #66: Rebuild of Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0

To my readers: Now that Ontario is opening back up, I've decided to take a short break from reviewing movies, and refocus on reviewing episodic anime series. From time to time, I'll come back to movies, but not at a consistent rate like the past year. It all comes down to this, folks. After 14 …

Anime Review #65: Rebuild Of Evangelion 3.0

Last week, I reviewed the first two (well, technically, only the second one, since the first was nothing more than a rehash of sorts) films of the now-concluded Rebuild of Evangelion series. I commented how, despite flaws like cutting out some significant bits of content and watering down a few accidental aspects, it still kept …

Anime Review #64: Rebuild Of Evangelion 1.0/2.0

In 1995, Hideaki Anno, a struggling animator at Gainax who was going through a bout of severe depression, released Neon Genesis Evangelion, a show which, while on the surface appeared to be another monsters-vs-humans mecha show, quickly became one of the most beloved, and yet fiercely disputed shows in history. With its unconventional characters and …

The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: A Reply To Torch’s Anime List

Sometimes, the best place for inspiration when it comes to my blog posts is Twitter. Although the site has become a political cesspool in the wake of the 2020 Presidential Election Race, with angry Democrats and Republicans spewing insults, conspiracy theories and other illogical crap at each other, there has been times when good can …

Navem Eos #2: Shinji Ikari and Asuka Langley Soryu

One of the most famous types of "waifu wars" stems from the popular anime series (and my personal favorite) Neon Genesis Evangelion, between the series' two female protagonists: the soft-spoken, modest Rei Ayanami and the strong-headed, fiery Asuka Langley Soryu. To this day, debates between who is objectively the best "waifu" still continue to no …

Anime Review XX: End Of Evangelion

Last time I wrote about Neon Genesis Evangelion on this blog (see my post on it), it mostly covered the 26-episode anime series covering the wacky, wild and surreal lives of pilots Shinji Ikari, Asuka Langley Soryu, and Rei Ayanami and their battle against the Angels who threatened Tokyo-3. However, one can hardly bring up …