The storyline of this show revolves largely around the annoyingly whiny Shinji, the pilot of Eva Unit 01. I am not joking when I say he is annoyingly whiny. There were times I was very upset at just how much he had been complaining or whining about something. Occasionally, yes, it had been warranted, but these cases were frequently far and few between.

The timing is 2015 A.D. Angels have been assaulting humanity.Their intention is to wipe out all life on Earth so that it may begin over again. The company, Nerv, is made to think of a way of defense against the Angels, as our traditional weapons don't have any effect. What they produce would be the Evangelion units. A mixture of machines and squishy components, the Evas are basically big, pilotable mechs, that will only operate when piloted by young teenagers. Shinji, the son of this guy who made the Evas only happens to grow into one of these adolescents, although he does not wish to. What happens is an excellent, deeply woven storyline full of theological references and mad enemies.

The series has been an immediate success, however bad funding, timing constraints, and profound melancholy result in Neon Genesis Evangelion ending much earlier than planned and in ways nobody expected. The final episodes of this show were basically crap acid trips. It was not until later when they left the two movies the series got its own conclusion.

Now, years after, Hideaki Anno, the inventor of the series, has recovered from his profound depression, he's completely re-making the string to make it exactly what he initially intended it to be. Rather than a series, this time that the series could be made to three movies.

The very first movie, Evangelion 1.11 You're (Not) Alone, was nearly exactly like the first half of this series. Very little was changes besides approximately ten minutes of additional scenes, a changed conversation, entirely new cartoon, and re-vamped Angels. This was not all that surprising to me personally. I mean, in this stage in the series, things where going as intended. It had been pretty much just how he wanted it. The brand new animation was magnificent, and comprised a great deal of CGI, that's well incorporated into the 2d animation to make it seem like it is not CGI in any way. The re-vamped Angels were so fantastic. The most dramatically changed Angel was the fifth largest Angel, Ramiel. From the show, this Angel was a black pearl with a laser. Back in 1.11, it turned out to be a translucent octahedron that morphed into geometrical shapes as it attacked or defended, which makes it significantly more comfortable and much more entertaining to see.

Moving into 2.22, I was not anticipating that lots of changes as a result of the dearth of changes from 1.11... boy was that I grabbed off guard. Virtually the whole second half of this series was re-written to this movie. Barely anything is precisely the same. Entirely different Angels, a new pilot, a lot of stuff was cut out, along with a completely different cause for the end of the film.

I will begin with the new pilot because this is the only real disappointment for me personally. Mari Illustrious Makinami, the fourth kid. Paradoxically, fourth kid, maybe fifth. "However, what about Shinji's buddy? The sole Shinji was pressured to kill if the Dummy Plug was initially analyzed." You could say. This never happens in 2.22. So as to avoid spoilers, lets just say that the spectacle still occurs, but its not exactly the exact same individual. Anyhow, there is not much to really say about Mari, that explains the reason why I had been so disappointed. Mari has perhaps 10 minutes value of screen-time. We do not get to see a lot of her character besides she certainly loves piloting and combating at Evas, and she has something for the odor of LCL, the fluid which the pilots breath within the Evas. I'd have loved to see a lot of herand I am sure we'll in 3.33, however seeing as she had a rather important function in the conclusion of the movie, she should have had a little more screen-time.

In terms of the pieces which were cut out, I must wonder exactly what they'll do for this. From the first show, Tabris, the 17th Angel, was a young teenager named Kaworu Nagisa, who befriended Shinji. In the long run, Shinji was made to kill him. This happened long before the close of the show, whereas at 2.22, he just makes a couple of cameos, suggesting that he'll appear at 3.33. I must wonder how things will play out because 3.33 ends with the start of the Third Impact, in the same way the series did. That of course, as I mentioned before, is begun is a very different manner than at the series.

So now the principal question is,"With each of these modifications to what was already an award winning and popular series, is it still any good?" . The easy answer is YES. Dear god. In my view, and in the possibility of getting a great deal of hate, these new movies are far superior to the first series. While the series retains a place close to my heart, I can not deny it was incredibly hard to comprehend, if not hopeless. The series required not just multiple viewings, but also plenty of research on the internet only to SOMEWHAT know everything. Even then, virtually all the information you find on the internet about the first series is only buff speculation and theory. Together with the newest movies, the narrative is far better explained and performed at just the ideal pace so you don't feel as though you're simply watching a lot of exposition.

Therefore, in brief, in the event that you loved Neon Genesis, then you will love these pictures. If you have never seen Neon Genesis, then those pictures are ideal for you. If you are a hardcore Neon Genesis fanboy who turns reddish in the face out of any mention of shift, then you need to probably stay far.