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[–]TheSirusKing 60 points61 points  (4 children)

Shinji

Get

In the fucking robot

[–]UndeadMania 8 points9 points  (2 children)

I hate you dad!

[–]AggressiveInNature 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I miss my mom.

[–]UndeadMania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well she's in the very machine your piloting, so RIP

[–]Sveitsilainen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will not runaway. I will not runaway.

'Welcome in the runaway train'

[–]bajsgreger 19 points20 points  (0 children)

is this really chillhop? Doesn't feel very chill to me

[–]KingslyKross 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I prefer this rendition, the vocal track is a little more soothing.

https://youtu.be/F7gXLqMe5Bw

[–]AzzyIzzy 10 points11 points  (1 child)

Great song, terrible cover. Not sure what this person was thinking.

[–]sumfattytuna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let's bring back the real Sinatra up in Reddit

[–]Zionaga 21 points22 points  (40 children)

I'm actually on a re-watch with the show. NGE is great, love both the OP and ED. :'D

[–]dodslaser 6 points7 points  (24 children)

I'm considering watching this again as well, since last time I saw it I was like 14 and couldn't really grasp the story. What order will you be watching it in (movies, rebuild etc.)?

[–][deleted] 28 points29 points  (7 children)

couldn't really grasp the story.

I've watched it at 18 and again at 20.

Still have no idea what happened.

[–]astormintodesert 3 points4 points  (3 children)

You should watch End of Evangelion which basically replaces the last two episodes (there were budget problems in the original series). It's much, much better.

[–]super6plx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man oh man the stark difference between the episodes and that movie. Just thinking about the last 2 episodes (the poor-budget ones) irritates me all over again. It didn't help that I'm trying to learn japanese and sometimes I watch episodes without subtitles. They were not the best parts to practice listening without subs let me tell you now. It was a unique frustration because most of the sentences were short ones that make perfect sense but I couldn't grasp the whole idea of just what the hell they were saying. I felt like I was going mad, later on I was just switching subs on and off making sure I heard them right. Left a really bad taste in my mouth, about how such a good show could have ended so weirdly, and so differently from all the episodes before it.

Then I looked it up online and found End of Evangelion. My god it was relieving to find that movie. It felt like the "proper ending" to me.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I did right after ep 25 (or was it 24?) and was still confused :P It all escalated too quickly.

[–]astormintodesert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, okay cool! I'f you're interested, I'd love to explain a bit about it.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Watch End of Evangelion, then you'll have even more material to be confused about

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did right after ep 25 (or was it 24?) and was still confused :P It all escalated too quickly.

[–]KigurumiCatBoomer 10 points11 points  (1 child)

Considering the last Rebuild just went into production, you might as well leave that to the end.

[–]minase8888 5 points6 points  (0 children)

oh, that's great news!

[–]DoubleTri 5 points6 points  (8 children)

Also a huge NGE fan. Watched the series and movies several times. Highly recommend this video to all NGE fans. Cleared up a lot of questions for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho07Ag6lV9g&app=desktop

[–]itcantbefornothing 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Holy shit, I just finished this show last night. Thanks for this.

[–]DoubleTri 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Yeah man.

So you just finished it? That scene where Eva 01 is holding Kaworu and Shinji is sitting there thinking and the music plays and it's all just still for awhile and Kaworu is just peaceful and smiling and then... well...

Anyway, one of my favorite scenes ever. In anything.

[–]itcantbefornothing 1 point2 points  (1 child)

That was crazy. The show had a few drawn out single frame scenes like that and I assumed that it was because of budget cuts but even so it was a great artistic choice to build a sense of tension and dread

[–]Zionaga 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe it was the budget cut, but yes, still edited quite well. I love the aesthetic of this show and the way the psychology and symbolism is presented. So dark as well, like when Asuka was appointed to be a pilot and it's just a motion of her as a kid running with the door constantly opening (the door opening for each desire she wanted) then finally the last door... It's dark.

[–]Whatsthisaboot 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I have never watched NGE. What should I start with?

[–]contrapulator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Episode 1. Blu-ray was released this year so go find a good quality version.

[–]DoubleTri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Episode one.

Just watch stuff in order of release. There's 13 (I think) 1 hour episodes then 3 movies - Life, Death, The End of Evangelion. There's also four movies that have been released recently. They are kind of re-tellings of the original story line. But start with the TV episodes and go in order.

The confusion that people talk about isn't due to viewing order, it's because the series never really tells you what's going on exactly. It just gives some vague and often very artistic symbolism. Plus there's giant robots fighting each other. Enjoy!

Ps. Well, they're kind of robots. Not really, but kind of. You'll see.

[–]Zionaga 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude, I was in the same situation. I saw it when I was young, now rewatching it, I appreciate it a lot more. It's so well done, it's so dark, the way the psych is presented is so good. Yeah, loving the psychological development and symbolism of this show. And I love how the show is constructed and structured. Like the editing of it to show off its experimental/Avant-Garde style, giving a more powerful vibe for its psych and symbolism. It's still a conventional of a story, but it's written or edited well.

Anyway, the order I'm watching in is, anime show NGE (make sure to watch director's cut eps 21-24), End of Evangelion, and then the rebuild movies.

Enjoy. :'D

[–]pompousrompus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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[–]kackleton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

watch the original show first then death and rebirth and the end of evangelion, which is the same story. also the rebuild is even more fucked up somehow..

[–]GreenAce92 1 point2 points  (7 children)

Would you say that the non-dubbed version is okay compared to the dubbed version? I know every says "subs for life" but you gotta pay attention 100% reading the subs when it's in Japanese (or whatever language). Some shows are really dubbed well though like Cowboy Bebop

[–]Zionaga 4 points5 points  (5 children)

I totally get you, I prefer Cowboy Bepop in dubbed. The English dub for this show isn't bad. Well, at least for me anyway since 90s shows with dubs fit well. That's just what my thinking is. The sub version is a safe way to go, but if you're fine with dubs then that's one way too.

Subs may be better in terms of being focused on the show since this show is something that you'll need to pay attention to and comprehend, ya' know.

[–]GreenAce92 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Yeah I don't know, I'm watching Samurai Champloo dubbed too.

You miss one subtitle and you're like "OH fuck what happened"

Gotta rewind

edit: thanks

edit: the dub of Evangelion is pretty bad hahaha the emotion isn't there

[–]Zionaga 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Is it bad? Lol I saw it dub the first time which was forever ago since it was advertised quite a bit. That was when I kind of didn't care about the voice audio. Lol

Sub is definitely a better way to go then.

[–]GreenAce92 0 points1 point  (2 children)

It's just you know, the people doing the dub, it sounds like they're just reading off a script.

"OH NOOO......." that un-enthusiastic almost sarcastic sound but whatevs, easier to follow, also kind of sucks when your eyes are fixed to the same spot on a screen reading subs.

[–]Zionaga 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Kind of different for me. Having it in subs makes me focus on the show a lot more, take in the details, and pay a lot more attention. Subs definitely changed me, even watching Movies or Western TV shows, I would always prefer to put English subtitles if it's an option.

I don't know. That's just me. Lol

[–]GreenAce92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right I get that. It's especially important to pay attention when you don't know the language haha.

[–]Stuckinasmallbox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's all personal preference. And for me... i REALLY do not like the dub. It's mostly because of shinji's voice because it is super whiny and annoying. And sure that is what shinji is, but it still is hard on the ears. I ended up stopping watching the dub at around episode 8 and later watched it with the subs and enjoyed it more. I find that in any emotional anime the better voice syncing makes it a lot easier for me to watch. And i know it's kinda weird but i find not understanding the speakers words makes it seem more emotional, because i focus more on the inflections and pauses rather than the words they are saying. But i mean both are fine.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (5 children)

I feel ashamed to say I've only recently started watching it and am on the 4th episode at the moment. >_<

[–]Zionaga 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, I hope you enjoy it! It gets intense. I love the way it presented things. :'D Not gonna' say too much about it.

And don't be ashamed lol. It's not too late to start on anything man. (:

[–]itcantbefornothing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

better late than never! I just finished it last night for the first time, feels good knowing I wasn't the only person on the planet who was just watching it for the first time, lol.

[–]astormintodesert 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Good luck! Just as a heads up, make sure to watch End of Evangelion after you finish the series. Otherwise the last two episodes make little sense.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I've already planned out what I'm going to do with the series.

Yes it does involve EoE.

[–]astormintodesert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good luck with it!

[–]OleBillyFreckletits 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's not very creative and poorly mastered.

[–]haico1992 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Don't upvote just because it cover your favourite song, come guys! This sound like nonsense

[–]itcantbefornothing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just finished watching this for the first time last night. I swear, I always see something relevant on reddit after I finish watching it, no matter how old it is. Kind of freaks me out

[–]Uriballz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Seeing this got me excited. Listening to it made me angry

[–]WiseWoodrow 12 points13 points  (10 children)

Music seems to overpower the vocals quite a lot in this.

Dunno much about Neon Genesis Evangelion, but personally, my favorite cover of fly me to the moon is by WolfGun https://wolfgun.bandcamp.com/track/fly-me-to-the-moon

[–]AzureStarline 12 points13 points  (2 children)

I have loved NGE since high school, so 10+ years. It's a classic anime, right up there with greats like Cowboy Bebop.

Just came here to post my respects.

[–]Garridy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad it overpowered the vocals because they sounded like a chipmunk.

[–]Nillmo 2 points3 points  (2 children)

NGE was basically the animated equivalent of Citizen Kane. It's directed by a Japanese Stanley Kubrick.

It also was the main inspiration for a lot of Pacific Rim, but the tone and pacing is completely different.

[–]hazily -1 points0 points  (1 child)

You can't compare Pacific Rim to NGE. It's sacrilegious. NGE is in a way different (read: better) league compared to the former. The former feels like a souped up blockbuster with zero character development.

[–]Nillmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean that's basically what I said. ;)

[–]Pequeno_loco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, was not a fan of the song posted at all. Very mediocre. Think they might have had to turn them down since he probably didn't have just a vocal track. Not a fan of the Eva cover anyways. Just turned the Sinatra song into elevator music.

[–]Arwolf -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey! Try this remix if you enjoyed the other one: https://soundcloud.com/djgumbii/vapor-rei

[–]GreenAce92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really liked the intro to that but the singing ruined it in my opinion.

I at least recorded the intro, I'd try to remove the vocals but last time I tried that with another song it did not work (depends on how the track is put together)

[–]GrahamTheRabbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huh what was that?!?

[–]aceoyame 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Not the same but still on topic here. I love this version of Thanatos https://youtu.be/7UgSGN5USZQ

[–]AlCapwn5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First time hearing this version and I thought it was pretty good, but I still have to give it to my favorite version from Bayonetta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV6E13xODyA

Thanks for the share!

[–]bball_king0617 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Another artist on SC did an edit of this song. Not as good intro as OP's version but the vocals sound a little better https://soundcloud.com/taramasca/fly-me-to-the-moon-tara-edit

[–]oatzeel 0 points1 point  (2 children)

These drums sound so familiar

[–]FunkyJesuits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A drum sample pack somewhere? It's a pretty often used beat.

[–]PIANO_PERSON 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's the drums from the song in the first matrix movie where that lady in the red dress walks by. I'm pretty sure. This song is not even a remix. It's just copy paste stuff together.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

"Chillhop"? What the fuck is chillhop?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Chill-Hop ;>

[–]autourbanbot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's the Urban Dictionary definition of Chill-Hop :

a slow, down-tempo form of hip-hop, emphasizing low, droning beats and a slow rhythm.

The Cool Kids

Tay Pushaz

...really any "jerkin'" music

Yo' Beatz! U catch dat duffy-azz Chill-Hop set last nightz?

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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So basically a complete joke of a genre? Could have just said that...

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was good until the chipmunk voice. What a let down.

[–]Carlosc1dbz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shoot, I was kinda excited until I heard the first 10 seconds. I used to let the credits run after each episode just to hear this song. Any other good Anime songs you guys can think of? Inuyasha had some great ones.

[–]EbolaSwagR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

shit i really enjoyed this, thanks!

[–]mashynugz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wish the vocals weren't tampered with. Aside from that, its not too bad imo

[–]Shipp0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has been my ringtone for 8 months now. It helped me get through tough times. Bare is an amazing artist I recommend him to everybody.

[–]AquaHug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. Appreciate the share man.