Neon Genesis Evangelion: Perfect Collection [DVD]

The seller didn't tell any lies. Besides the slight scuffs on the outer black covering every dvd was CLEAN! Not a single scratch or buff in sight. Not even the dvd cases themselves had any damage.As for the anime itself, well I shouldn't have to get into how amazing it is. I bought this set for a reason. I love this show because it's an iconic masterpiece and I knew after my first watch through I needed a physical version of this.The dvds have a slight quality difference that everyone else has mentioned. It has slight static and the screen shake was bothersome at first but after 2 minutes I completely forgot about it. (Plus the shakiness kinda added to the retro experience of the show)Thank you so much to the seller! I'm gonna have so much fun watching this again and again!For those looking to buy this set, hope you get your hands on one and enjoy!

The topic, which you will encounter when you get this set, says it all in my very humble opinion. This is truly _the_ best series to get if you're into the Anime genre. Be prepared to get your mind blazed by the very hard action, the humour and (personal) drama in the series. This series is very unlike any other I've seen because it not only focuses on the action, but in between also truly focuses on the persons in it and the way they are developing (and believe me; some persons truly evolve and are growing).This series isn't rated but although I'm not some "violence on TV is bad zealot" I would strongly advice people not to let 12 year olds and younger people watch this (alone). Although the pictures itself aren't as brutal / violent all the time sometimes the storyline and the way its performed can be quite brutal IMO. Real life, in a way, but some issues make you think, think hard. And I really wonder if some of these "adult issues" are suitable for minors.Finally... I am not sure if this is the case for all boxed sets (I think it is) but: Amazon says the discs are Region 1 only, this was not the case with mine. The discs in all of my box were suitable for regions 1, 2 and 4. Which means very good news for most people in Europe since this box is either unavailable or much more expensive (at least that was the case for me in Holland).To summarize; this box is money well worth spend.

[NOTE: every thing said here refers to the dub version and not the sub, as i have only seen the dub version].I almost bought this set, but when I saw the entire series at my local rental store I decided to rent it first and see if it's any good. It took me about two weeks to get though the whole thing because I rented them 1 at a time, but I have finally come to the end. I just have to say right now that those that say this are the best anime ever have got to be smoking something. Best ever? No way, not ever. Doesn't even come close. This series can be VERY good at times, so good in fact that it rivals any anime I've ever seen. But at other times it's just a silly mech series. We are introduced in volume one to Sinji, probably the wimpiest character you will EVER see in ANY movie, series, book, whatever. I found myself absolutely hating him because he wasn't able to put aside his hatred for his creepy dad in order to save humanity. I mean really, he is the only one who can save the world and he's whining about his dad. What the hell?And it's not just him I end up hating. Captain Katsoagi (sp), who is Sinji's guardian, is nothing but a drunken whore the entire first half the show, and is a sober whore for the second half. That's when she's off work, when she's at work however she's a no nonsense commander who yells a lot. And since when is it okay for military personnel to look like sluts in their military uniform? Gahh, shoot me.Okay, I'll try now to make sense of this series.---The Good---Pretty much everything good that happens in this series happens in volumes 2, 6, and 7. Volume 2 is okay, not great, but okay. But volumes 6 and 7 are amazing. They are so full of drama and emotion that I was literally left in shock. They were GREAT, and this coming from a guy who was starting to hate the series before this point. These volumes are pretty much long in-depth background histories on some of the main characters, and they are great. Especially the one for Auska. before seeing her past I just thought of her as a whiny little brat who hated everyone, but afterwards I thought she was a whiny little brat who hated everyone, but with a good reason. I finally had a character who I could sympathize with. Her depression at the end of the series was so well done that I started shaking. Wow, what a story, what a powerful scene. Too bad none of the other characters were any good.I tried to sympathize with Rei earlier but she never opened up, never changed, never really did anything at all. She reminded me a lot of Lala Ru from Now and Then, Here and There (Complete Collector's Boxed Set) but Lala Ru was ten times more interesting than Rei.One more thing though, nobody told me this series was so darn funny. I mean really, some parts were so funny I busted out laughing and rolling on the floor. A lost is perverted hummer, but it's still funny.Here's an example. Sinji, Auska and Katsoagi go over to a hot spring after a long mech battle to relax. Sinji is separated from the girls by a large wooden wall. When Auska asks him for some soap or something he throws it over and hits her in the face. Then Katsoagi comes over to Auska (we can only hear them) and then we hear this."Here, let me see that""No, don't' touch me there, ha-ha""Oh, come here you...""Ha, no, don't put anything in there. Ha-ha""No wait, let me show you something"The whole time Sinji is hearing all of this. Either you find this funny or you don't, but I found it hilarious.---The Bad---Characters. Oh God, where to begin. As I've said before, almost all the characters are either whinny little pieces of (need to keep it G rated, sorry), stupid fools, drunken whores, or insane nuts. All of them fall into one of these categories. It's insane; did the directors of this show WANT us to hate these people? If so than they succeeded.Repetition. The entire first half of this series is just one cheesy mech battle after another and they always follow the same formula. People going though crises of varies degrees, idiotic looking angle with unbeatable power shows up, angle beats initial defense, people yell, everything breaks down at exactly the wrong time. More yelling. Then everyone takes a 2 hour coffee break as the angle just sits around and the humans come up with an impossible plan that ALWAYS has a 0.002% chance of working. Of course they execute the plan flawlessly and kill the angle, only for the same exact thing to happen the nest episode. I just have to ask, why doesn't anything ever work? Every time an angle shows up the EVA's break down and nothing on them seem to work. This gets old after, oh say, the SIXTH TIME!!!!!!Ending. Yes, I know, EVERYONE hates the ending. Well so did I. the last three episodes are so bad I almost fell asleep. It wasn't QUITE as bad as I was expecting, but it was still terrible. But there was a really funny sequence in the last episode were we get to see all out main characters in different roles. Sinji has all the self confidence he could ever want, Auska is his childhood friend, Rei is a fun loving loud mouth who doesn't like people looking at her skirt, and Katsoagi is a hot school teacher. Other than these REALLY funny 5 minutes though, the ending sucked.Unanswered Questions. There are too many questions that are never answered here, like WHY THE HECK WERE THEY FIGHTING ANGLES IN THE FIRST PLACE? What were the angles? Why did they only come to Japan? What exactly was second impact? What was that spear thing? How did a drunken whore get be commander of the most important weapons on earth? I would have settled with knowing why the angles wanted to wipe out mankind, but I didn't even get that.Naked People Everywhere. Yes, this is a classic example of adult only anime. There are so many shots of naked people its embarrassing. Do these people have any sense of modesty? Their all a bunch of sex freaks who don't own any cloths. Yuck.Soundtrack. its the same song every time an angle shows up, the same song every time something sad happens, and that's about it. the opening song, although a little annoying at first, does kind of grow on you after a few listens, but the ending song, as is normal in anime series, is less than noteworthy.i really wanted to like this series but I just couldn't do it. Face it people, IT ISN'T REALLY AS GOOD AS THEY SAY IT IS!!! its just okay, not great. if you read this review, please leave a comment (i know there are a lot for this review, but i always like to get comments from new people).

I ended up watching some reviews and clips of Neon Genesis Evangelion and had been told that if you were a fan of anime you had seen this series. Well this series is messed up. It was terrible to sit through it because everyone has some mental problems and Shinji, the main character, has absolutely no courage which for a series where he tries to save the world doesn't fit and by the end of several episodes will have had a mental breakdown. Overall the series may have had fight scenes which were top notch, but way too often the animators saved money by having the same scene too long because nothing happens in it or constantly covering the person's mouth who is talking. The final episodes were a joke, nearly all animation goes away to be replaced by second rate abstract like drawing and in the end while all the characters get this happy moment ending. The story which drove the plot about the attacking angels is left unanswered. So it was a waste of my money and the only good thing about this is that i got most of the money back i spent on this thing selling it to someone else.