>Now, after reading NXE and seeing NGE, here's how I feel.

<snippage>

>1)The storyline is just fine and dandy up until the last two episodes
>of the series. Then it becomes a screaming psycho-anylisis(sp) of the
>major characters, Shinji in particular. Recomended only if you want
>to know the characters in and out.
>

Shinji must be smacked, kicked, and otherwise harmed. I kinda feel for the guy, but every time I do he -whines- something terrible.

>2)See End of Evangelion and not Death and Rebirth. End of Evangelion
>is a more of a true conclusion of the series and Death and Rebirth is
>simply a rehashing of the last two episodes.
>

Haven't seen D&R, and have been told by highly rabid NGE fans not to <One of these same rabid fans is the one responsible for exposing me to the second half of NGE -and- End of Eva in one night. I still haven't decided if I ought to thank her or scream.>

>Polite commentary and retorts welcome.
>

I found that while I prefer the overall tone of NXE, NGE was not nearly as horrendous as I had expected it to be. <I also suspect I was semi-calloused as to the mental damage NGE can inflict, having recently been shown a semi-unknown movie called Donnie Darko that makes the ending bits of NGE seem light and fluffy... well, almost>I'll probably have to re-watch a good chunk to fully parse it all though.

	-={(Astynax)}=- "Still thank Anno went crazy and took NGE with him, but it was an entertaining ride"