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  1. After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX’s famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled “Evangelion: 1.01” for its DVD release and “Evangelion: 1.11” for a release with additional scenes.

    The sides of Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

    • A boy told to pilot a giant machine
    • Angels attacking a rebuilt Tokyo
    • A father who only wants a pilot

    Good for you if

    • you want a purple giant fighting monsters over a city that folds away.
    • you like a world with its own rules nobody stops to explain.
    • you want a frightened fourteen year old more than the battle.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Japanese film.

    About: fathers and sons · duty · loneliness

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  2. Fourteen years after Third Impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, NERV has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, Shinji continues the fight against the angels and realizes the fighting is far from over, even when it could be against his former allies. The characters' struggles continue amidst the battles against the angels and each other, spiraling down to what could inevitably be the end of the world.

    The sides of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

    • A boy waking up fourteen years later
    • A ruined Earth and former allies turned against him
    • A friendship with the mysterious Kaworu

    Good for you if

    • you like a story that jumps fourteen years and explains little.
    • you can take Shinji alone in a ruined world.
    • you like questions left open until the next film.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Japanese film.

    About: depression · guilt · friendship

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  3. At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight back with terrifying bio-mechanical weapons known as the Evangelions. Watch as Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the mysterious shadow agency Nerv battle to save earth from total annihilation.

    The sides of Neon Genesis Evangelion

    • A boy ordered by his father to pilot a giant robot
    • Angels attacking Tokyo-3
    • A final two episodes inside his head

    Good for you if

    • you like a series that leaves you with more questions than answers.
    • you care more about the pilots' minds than the robot fights.
    • you like an ending that goes somewhere no one expected.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take depression and self-loathing on screen.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: depression · fathers and sons · loneliness

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  4. Humanity's desperate battle to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla continues. The key to defeating the King of the Monsters may be Mechagodzilla, a robotic weapon thought to have been lost nearly 20,000 years ago.

    The sides of Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle

    • Humans returning to an Earth ruled by Godzilla
    • Mechagodzilla grown into a whole city
    • An alien race with its own plans

    Good for you if

    • you like a battle against a monster hundreds of metres tall.
    • you like soldiers in power suits attacking a giant.
    • you like a plan to trap Godzilla that could fail at any moment.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Japanese film.

    About: humanity · machines · revenge

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  5. A colossal-sized omnibus film bringing together the last two episodes of Attack on Titan in the franchise's first-ever theatrical experience. After venturing beyond the walls and separated from his comrades, Eren finds himself inspired by this new truth and plots the "Rumbling," a terrifying plan to eradicate every living thing in the world. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, a motley crew of Eren's former comrades and enemies scramble to halt his deadly mission. The only question is, can they stop him?

    The sides of Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK

    • Eren's Rumbling
    • Former comrades and enemies joined against him
    • The final episodes on the big screen

    Good for you if

    • you followed Eren this far and want to see how it ends.
    • you like colossal titans marching across the world on a big screen.
    • you can take an ending where nobody wins cleanly.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand giants crushing whole cities.
    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles for two and a half hours.

    About: freedom · genocide · friendship

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  6. In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each lives a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon—one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion.

    The sides of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

    • Pilots living in a farming village after the end of the world
    • A father who will not explain himself
    • A last fight staged in a place that stops looking real

    Good for you if

    • you like a story you have to piece together from everything that came before it.
    • you like giant robots and red oceans framed like paintings.
    • you want Shinji's story to actually reach an end.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • two and a half hours of mecha and metaphysics is too much for one evening.
    • you don't want to sit with depression and grief all night.

    About: depression · fatherhood · letting go

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  7. Attack on Titan 2013

    Anime

    100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!

    The sides of Attack on Titan

    • Survival against impossible odds
    • Twists that flip who the enemy is
    • War, freedom and what it costs

    Good for you if

    • you like humanity trapped behind walls with giants outside.
    • you like a story that turns everything upside down halfway.
    • you can take a dark, brutal war story.

    Bad for you if

    • giants eating people ruin it for you.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: freedom · war · revenge

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  8. Two siblings - an idealistic teenage boy and his naive younger sister - are forced to pilot an abandoned Jaeger across a hostile landscape in a desperate attempt to find their missing parents.

    The sides of Pacific Rim: The Black

    • A brother and sister piloting a Jaeger
    • An Australia overrun by kaiju
    • A search for missing parents

    Good for you if

    • you like giant robots fighting giant monsters.
    • you like the scale of a Jaeger crossing a ruined continent.
    • you like two kids staying alive in hostile land.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated series.
    • you can't stand monsters killing people on screen.

    About: siblings · courage · abandonment

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  9. A highly experimental film presenting a story out of chronological order taking place 15 years after a near-apocalyptic catastrophe, about four traumatized 14 year olds who are tasked with piloting massive humanoid decisive weapons called Evangelion, the psychologically maladjusted adults who handle and command them, and the events and forces that affect them or which they take part in as they engage massive hostile invaders known as "Angels."

    The sides of EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²

    • Four teenagers piloting giant robots
    • The TV series cut out of order
    • Classical music between the battles

    Good for you if

    • you like reassembling Evangelion from scattered fragments.
    • you care about Shinji, Asuka, Rei and the adults who use them.
    • you like a recap built around a string quartet and classical pieces.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you can't take depression and trauma in children.
    • you need a story told in order with everything explained.

    About: loneliness · trauma · fathers and sons

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  10. Deca-Dence 2020

    Anime

    Many years have passed since humanity was driven to the brink of extinction by the sudden emergence of the unknown life forms Gadoll. Those humans that survived now dwell in a 3000m-high mobile fortress Deca-dence built to protect themselves from the Gadoll threat. Denizens of Deca-dence fall into two categories: Gears, warriors who fight the Gadoll daily, and Tankers, those without the skills to fight. One day, Natsume, a Tanker girl who dreams of becoming a Gear meets surly Kaburagi, an armor repairman of Deca-dence. This chance meeting between the seemingly two opposites, the girl with a positive attitude who never gives up on her dreams and the realist who has given up on his, will eventually shake the future course of this world.

    The sides of Deca-Dence

    • A 3000-meter mobile fortress
    • A girl who dreams of fighting monsters
    • A grumpy armor repairman

    Good for you if

    • you like a story that reveals early on what its world really is.
    • you like huge battles between a walking fortress and giant creatures.
    • you like the odd pairing of a girl who never gives up and a repairman who already has.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at a heroine who never stops believing.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: freedom · giving up on dreams · control

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  11. Wolf's Rain 2003

    Anime

    Paradise—a legend, a myth, and a hopeless dream in a world that has become a wasteland. It is not meant for everyone, only the wolves thought to be extinct yet still roam the lands. When the Flower Maiden awakens, the path to the end will open. Kiba, a lone white wolf, wanders into a poverty stricken city on a quest. The scent of Lunar Flowers and the will to find Paradise is all he has. Along the way, he runs into other outcast wolves—Tsume, Hige, and Toboe, each with their own story and troubles. Fate bringing them together, they seek out the Flower Maiden, Cheza, and their way to Paradise. But, doing so is no simple matter. Up against a world that fears them and a man with mysterious abilities, their journey is overrun with challenges and worse—sacrifices. With limited time, they must fight to protect Cheza against everyone who seeks her and discover the hidden path to their destiny.

    The sides of Wolf's Rain

    • Wolves hiding in human form
    • A girl born from a flower
    • A search for Paradise across a wasteland

    Good for you if

    • you can take a dark road trip across a dying, frozen wasteland.
    • you like Yoko Kanno's score carrying a wandering story.
    • you like four lone wolves slowly becoming a pack.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need momentum, and the journey takes its time.

    About: hope · sacrifice · belonging

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  12. SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.

    The sides of Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

    • An armed assault on the NERV headquarters
    • A boy who refuses to pilot
    • The end of humanity as one shared mind

    Good for you if

    • you can take the end of the world shown without mercy.
    • you like giant surreal images, live-action shots and a sea of orange liquid.
    • you like a finale you argue about for years.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand soldiers gunning down staff or Eva Unit 02 torn apart.
    • a teenager's despair and self-hatred on screen are too much for you.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: loneliness · the end of the world · the fear of others

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  13. Appleseed Alpha 2014

    Anime

    The Third World War (2099–2126) devastated part of the Earth. Former nations are reforming while new powers emerge, and groups of humans struggle to survive in ruined cities. The story follows Deunan Knute and her partner Briareos as they search for the legendary city of Olympus.

    The sides of Appleseed Alpha

    • Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos
    • Ruined cities after a world war
    • A search for the city of Olympus

    Good for you if

    • you like gunfights against giant tanks in a ruined city.
    • you like detailed computer animation of a wrecked future.
    • you like two partners scraping by in a lawless wasteland.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you'd rather have deep characters than firefights.

    About: partnership · hope · machines

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  14. Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The Empire's rule has never faltered, but cracks have begun to show...

    The sides of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

    • A banished prince with the power to command anyone
    • A masked rebel called Zero
    • Giant robots in an occupied Japan

    Good for you if

    • you want to follow Lelouch, a brilliant rebel who will sacrifice anyone.
    • you like an empire brought down move by move, like a chess game.
    • you like plans backfiring and a cliffhanger at the end of almost every episode.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you can't watch massacres of civilians in a war of giant robots.

    About: rebellion · sacrifice · ends and means

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  15. GANTZ:O 2016

    Anime

    After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.

    The sides of GANTZ:O

    • A teen brought back to life after a subway murder
    • A black sphere sending the dead to fight
    • Monsters invading Osaka

    Good for you if

    • you like huge monster fights across Osaka.
    • you like a deadly game where the dead are brought back to fight.
    • you like detailed computer animation.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand gore and bodies torn apart.
    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles.

    About: death · sacrifice · heroism

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  16. 86 EIGHTY-SIX 2021

    Anime

    Called “Juggernaut,” these are the unmanned combat drones developed by the Republic of San Magnolia in answer to the attacks by the autonomous unmanned drones of the neighboring Empire of Giad, the “Legion”. But they’re only unmanned in name. In reality, they are piloted by the Eighty-sixers—those considered to be less than human and treated as mere tools. Determined to achieve his own mysterious ends, Shin, the captain of Spearhead Squadron, which is comprised of Eighty-sixers, continues to fight a hopeless war on a battlefield where only death awaits him.

    The sides of 86 EIGHTY-SIX

    • Teenage soldiers piloting so-called unmanned drones
    • A commander who talks to her squad by radio
    • A war against autonomous machines

    Good for you if

    • you like a bond formed over a radio between Lena and Shin's squad.
    • you like a war story about who a country decides is human.
    • you can take a war where the soldiers are expected to die.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch teenagers sent to die one by one.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: discrimination · sacrifice · duty

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  17. 7SEEDS 2019

    Anime

    Shy Natsu awakens as part of a group chosen to ensure the survival of humanity. Together, they have to survive on a changed Earth.

    The sides of 7SEEDS

    • Young people waking up after the end of the world
    • Shy Natsu learning to survive
    • A changed Earth full of strange creatures

    Good for you if

    • you like strangers learning to stay alive on a wild Earth.
    • you like danger around every corner.
    • you like several survivor groups and their stories.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need a story that ends with every answer.

    About: survival · fear · trust

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  18. In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains. Half a year after the events of the original TV series, the heroes of the Iron Fortress attempt to take back Unato Castle.

    The sides of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato

    • An armored train against hordes of undead
    • Ikoma and Mumei six months after the series
    • A battle to retake Unato Castle

    Good for you if

    • you like battles against the undead around an armored train.
    • you like a steampunk Japan of armored trains and undead hordes.
    • you like a crew fighting to take back a castle from the undead.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand bloody fights with the undead.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: survival · courage · loyalty

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  19. Metropolis 2001

    Anime

    In the midst of societal conflict in the futuristic city of Metropolis, Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban set out to uncover the mystery behind the first human-like robot, Tima.

    The sides of Metropolis

    • A robot girl named Tima
    • A detective and his nephew Kenichi
    • A city split between towers and workers below

    Good for you if

    • you like a huge retro future city drawn in every detail.
    • you like a jazz soundtrack set against the end of the world.
    • you like a robot who wonders whether she is human.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles.

    About: what makes us human · class · control

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  20. It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy named Agito stumbles across a machine that glowed in a strange blue hue inside a forbidden sanctuary.

    The sides of Origin: Spirits of the Past

    • A future Earth ruled by living forests
    • A boy who finds a girl asleep for 300 years
    • Humans fighting over the forest's power

    Good for you if

    • you like a ruined future where the forest fights back.
    • you care about stories where people must learn to live with nature.
    • you like lush, detailed animated forests.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Japanese film.

    About: nature · war · balance

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