"Neon Genesis Evangelion is the perfect story for this moment in history"

Netflix has re-released Neon Genesis Evangelion, perhaps one of the best anime series of all time. Not only that, but they've redone the English dub, which was notoriously bad. I haven't watched it in well over a decade, and then in subtitled Japanese form. I remember some of it being pretty intense, but am trying to decide whether or not to show it to Ainsley, who is ten. It might be a little opaque for her; I remember thinking that a lot of its subtext wasn't obvious. Still, it's a great show, and I might give it a shot with her, and will certainly re-watch it for myself.

This review on The Verge goes in a different direction than most I've noticed, and I thought it was well-written, although it's definitely going to draw criticism for bringing current politics into its discussion of the show.

Neon Genesis Evangelion is the perfect story for this moment in history

It all has to do with courage in the face of the apocalypse

www.theverge.com