Should you watch EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²?
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EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²
Anime · 1998
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
EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)² is 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.
EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)² is 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.
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