[EVA] Brain Powered--Evangelion clone?

[Zhou Tai An]

>>What I will be saying is that Escaflowne, another Sunrise work,
>>surprisingly, seems to be a reaction to EVA, in particular the last story
>>arc; it's imagery and scenes seem to be very "anti-EVA."
>
>I think Escaflowne is VERY different from EVA, but it was already in

My point exactly. I just said that Esca was sorta anti-EVA in it's
execution, especially towards the end. ^_^

>with mecha while EVA is...EVA. Escaflowne is a good show, but it had the
>misfortune of following the wake of Evangelion. Esca had an ending that

Too true.

>Right! There isn't one _truly_ original idea in anime today, so quality
>depends on execution.

With 3000 years of human literature behind us, I'd think it's safe saying
there ARE no original ideas. ^_^

>Anno has manic depression (so do I, but I'm not an anime director ^^). A

Let's not begin counting, if not I'd have to jump in as well. ^_^

>lot of Shiji's pain is his own...(transposed into a far more dramatic
>setting, of course)

Writers do that, often. I do.

>I read something about a "down with Evangelion party" held by Tomino to
>come up with beter ideas than EVA...

HERESY! ^_^

>Although this is OT, a lot of anime stories wouldn't be animated, if they
>were made in the US. Japanese live-action SFX can't compete with Hollywood.
>So they have anime. (Military drama? LA. Anime military drama? Add mecha.)

Very, very true.

>Lower cost, yet more mind-boggling and awe-inspiring than most American
>animation could ever hope to be. The only US animated series I'm watching
>now is the Tick, and that's for the superhero parodies and humor. Haven't
>seen any new Batman: TAS episodes around here lately... Have not seen

Batman is good. So is ExoSquad (or rather, was, because the series began to
suck quickly).

>"What does the love of two people matter against the lives of billions?"
>"I am selfish. It matters to me."
> 		--Kate Pryde and Peter Rasputin, "Days of Future Past"

You don't watch X-Men? I coulda sworn this was an X-Men fanfic title...or
episode.

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I am myself. This object is I. The figure that forms me."

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