Watch up to the last episode, then watch End of Evangelion for the canon ending. And/or watch the rebuild movies for a condensed retelling that goes in its own direction.

[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Which is generally accepted to be the better? Just out of curiosity

[–] Eccitaze@yiffit.net 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They're both extremely excellent. The original series is a fair bit darker and more depressing, and End of Evangelion is definitely a lot more WTF than anything that happens in the rebuild movies (which isn't a bad thing necessarily). The rebuild movies,meanwhile, have much higher production values, and the fights are generally much better--most of the gifs of Ramiel you see are from the rebuild. The characters are also a lot more mentally stable--they're all still depressed and dealing with heavy shit, but it's "I'm taking my meds" depression instead of "untreated spiral" depression.

[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Cool. Thanks for all the information :-)

I'm kinda in a dark place mentally right now, so might check out the rebuilds.

[–] Eccitaze@yiffit.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, do NOT watch end of Evangelion if you're in a bad mental headspace. The original series ending might be better for you despite the "ran out of money and cobbled together a clip show" values, since it at least has a relatively upbeat tone. EoE starts with "all the main characters are comatose or going through a mental breakdown" and it gets worse from there.

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