Posts tagged Hideaki Anno
The Nostalgia Trap: On Watching Neon Genesis Evangelion in 2019

Notice: this piece includes spoilers for an anime series that’s nearly 25 years old, but is only experiencing a broader pop-cultural moment now due to its release on a streaming service (Netflix). If you are the sort of person who thinks that spoilers ruin a series, you are warned now.

It also includes discussion of depression and adolescent sexual development, because it’s Evangelion and that’s what the whole show is about.

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