[EVA] Brain Powered--Evangelion clone?

[Avery Davies]

Orcophile wrote:
> 
> About Gundam, does it seem that there isn't a fan base for realistic mecha
> anymore?  Gundam itself went through some exagerrated designs (Wing, G) that
> are a far cry from the more sensible designs of 0083 or Char's Counterattack.

Damn straight. 0080, 0083, and Char's Counterattack are much better than
Gundam Street Fighter and X. Some of my more Gundam-jaded friends have
started liking Wing, so it can't be that bad. Personally, even though it
messes up the continunity, I like 08MS.

> What did Tomino do after he made Gundam F-91 (a lukewarm anime at best)? If he
> has been reduced to Evangelion bashing and subsequent copying, I wouldn't know
> what to say. Some of my friends were introduced to anime through Eva, and
> maintain "If it ain't Eva, it's trash." I showed them the classic 0083 OVAs
> and they found them boring.

WHAT!?!?! settle down, Okay, granted the first half is kinda boring (I
remember watching them recently and almost feel asleep), but it does
take off (no pun intended) when they get into space. And I just love the
last two episodes. BTW, did you know that Neue Ziel doesn't mean New
Soul (Neue SEELE means new soul) but really translates out to New
TARGET.

What you should show them next is 0080 War In The Pocket. That's still
one of my favorites.

 It seems as if they are hooked on Eva's cast of
> neurotic characters and nightmarish mecha, and realistic stuff won't do.

Avery Davies
Good Lord this is OT