Why is Neon Genesis Evangelion so popular?

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teh rei

waifufags and fujoshits

Definitely not because of its message. People mainly don't pay attention to it and just hail their waifus and homo-pedo-pairings.

Waifus. These people will engage in long ass rants about how 'deep' and 'meaningful' NGE is but don't let them fool you. The thing they actually care about, and the reason they actually watch it, is waifus. Plain and simple. Just take a look at the merchandise or read some of the threads.

Waifus and giant robots

It's a good anime and the themes fit in with what otakus have to deal with.

Because of best girl.

Omnipandering

It's been put on a pedestal because people like to believe there is a deeper meaning than what is shown at face value.

Post that "Anno hates you" pasta.

When you're a chuu2 kid you're into the show for the mecha and the 'deeper' meaning, etc. but once you grow up you realise that all of that is meaningless backdrop and focus on what's actually important.

People watching it for the first time in general.
However I believe the incomplete Rebuilds are why Eva is talked about so often.

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Anno: Believe in yourself.
Otaku: I'm a waifufag and I'm proud.
Anno: REEEEEEE

It's the Soundgarden of anime.

So when will Anno neck himself?

who is that cunt on the right

Mari, a Rebuild-only character who basically ruins the movies

Rewatching the series right now
I honestly forgot a lot of stuff, like angels bleeding blue and that they literally explain in the 1st episode how EVAs are artificial humans

Daily reminder that Asuka is a CHILD

13 is plenty old for marrying in some cultures

>everything i don't like is pretentious

Her existence
Ayanami Rei

MariAsu is so good

>NGE
>polular
What years are you on ?

MariAsu is so shit

fuck off gaijin

seems popular to me

>Shinji blushing at Kaworu in the front of the store
Why are nips such homo-loving fags?

Because Rei is love

post yfw you realize there are more people on Sup Forums who haven't watched this show than those who have

They're just really good friends, what's wrong with that?

Waifus

Nothing, except it makes my dick feel tingly.

I honestly hope it isn't really all about waifus. They're all depressed as shit, emotionally damaged 14 year olds, that's not good waifu material