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evangelion is not a deconstruction of the mecha genre
evangelion is not a deconstruction of the mecha genre
evangelion is not a deconstruction of the mecha genre
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eva doesn’t deconstruct anything - deconstruction is a very specific approach to literary analysis with the intent of exposing semiotic contradictions within a genre - it doesn’t mean what western dudebros think it means (i.e: “dark and edgy storytelling”). space runaway ideon (1980) and gundam (1979) are both mecha shows that trade heavily on psychoanalysis, and anno Geek’d The Fuck Out on these shows (along with mazinger z, getter robo, ultraman, + many others) and wanted to pay his ultimate respects through evangelion. evangelion was paying homage to the mecha genre: anno didn’t reveal any ~hidden irreconcilable contradictions within it, he loved it and wanted to include his own OCs in the mix. (the ending of ideon and evangelion? exactly. the. same.) anno himself is a self-proclaimed otaku, and holds otaku sentiment to high regard. eva isn’t even genre-critical, it’s genre-exploratory
Why You Probably Like the Evas
- Original Series Evangelion: Because they're off-putting and bizarre monstrosities in armored plating cloned from a creature from a species we do not entirely understand. If anything they're more respected than liked.
- Rebuild of Evangelion: IT JUMPS! IT CAN FLY! SUPER STRENGTH!! CLICK CLACK DOWN THE TRACK IT'S AN EVANGELION!!!!!
Evangelion is like a puzzle, you know. Any person can see it and give his/her own answer. In other words, we’re offering viewers to think by themselves, so that each person can imagine his/her own world. We will never offer the answers, even in the theatrical version. As for many Evangelion viewers, they may expect us to provide the ‘all-about Eva’ manuals, but there is no such thing. Don’t expect to get answers by someone. Don’t expect to be catered to all the time. We all have to find our own answers.
Hideaki Anno (via evangelion-complex)
