4 minutes of Evangelion being a horror show

Simply a compilation of creepy / badass animation from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

This wasn't supposed to get any views so I put exactly zero effort into it

[elliotgabriel]

Robots that are actually organic and just start fucking chowing down with *human teeth* like a crazed animal are now my favorite thing

[michaelmoser]

Evangelion is one of my favorite anime ever and this is partly the reasoning. I absolutely adore how damn scary this show actually is when you look deep down story wise and scene wise. It brought a sense of horror to angelic and otherworldly that I absolutely adore.

[wingzero-]

Eva unit 01 going berserk and eating the angels intestine is like watching something out of a syfy horror film

[rauna]

I never knew purple + green would be cool combination until I see Evangalion.

[kraosdadafusfus]

3:23 Shinji and Yui were both screaming in terror at seeing Lilith's eyes turn into Rei's.

[siristhedragon]

1:51 is one of the most haunting frames of the whole show for me.
Primal fear of a predator in the dark woods suddenly looking over at you...

[NerdyPenguin]

Shinji: (fights angel and starts to lose miserably)
Eva-01: (runs out of power)
Eva-01: My turn! (proceeds to brutally slaughter and devour the corpse of the angel Shinji failed to fight)

[kraosdadafusfus]

1:50 I love how Yui just gives a snide look at the rest of NERV, as if she was saying "Guys, could you please stop staring at me like that? I'm having a moment here!"

[MisterEMIv]

1:29 literally, anyone who did or didn't watched Evangelion confirms, EVA-01 brashing Zeruel then eating it is the best scene of this entire series

[nicobones]

And this STILL doesn't touch on the scariest stuff in End of Evangelion, or the emotional horror that is the main character being forced to execute the only person who's ever loved him. Or the horrifying imagery of Rei's gigantic body decomposing and falling apart over and over. Seriously, this is one messed up series!

I think that's why it would be so difficult to translate to a live action movie for an American audience (which they have talked about doing for years). Giant robots are barely a thing in American media, so everyone would expect typical tropes from a giant robot film and expect it to be an action movie. I don't think America would be ready for a giant robot horror movie.

[EternalRoman]

These are exactly the aspects of EVANGELION that I love the most. Is in a way sort of Lovecraftian, and super psychological and the visuals are extremely visceral (no pun intended).

[blastermaniac]

FUN FACT: Neon Genesis Evangelion was the first anime i ever saw... i was horrified, yet so amazed and in love with how raw it was..
i saw this anime when i was 7 years old btw

[ThatGalacticDude]

As someone who has never watched Evangelion
A: this animation if gorgeous

B: what the actual hell

[lunar_proxy]

the beserked eva unit just looking like a crazed, frightened, and starving animal always gets me

[OneBiasedOpinion]

The thing is, this show tricks you into thinking it’s just another show where mecha fight against aliens/supernatural horrors. In reality, it’s a story about the dangers of letting corporations with nearly unlimited power and zero ethics experiment on paracausal/extra-dimensional entities, and the “mecha” are actually just reverse-engineered super-aliens with children steering them.

Eureka 7 had a similar premise, but a much gentler tone compared to the sheer brutality and bare-bones exploration of human nature which Evangelion used.

[pauljackson]

Nothing beats Gendo Ikari and his creepy stare

[zalabit]

The JSSDF exterminating Nerv personnel like they're some pest control is one of the scariest moments i've seen, especially the flamethrower bit and how they cut cables and have detailed maps of the base so they do the job as efficient as possible. These mfs were so ready to clean house, and they could've also had a grudge towards Nerv because of funding and collateral damage they cause.

Just imagine being a regular employee at Nerv, and out of nowhere every government and army in the world is pointing their guns at you, treating you like a monster about to bring the end of the world.

And if everything else failed, the other superpowers would follow up for sure, since the MAGI got hacked from all sides of the world it means everyone was ready to obliterate the entire region.

[-PVL-]

Man this series had phenomenal animation quality

[GuyMan]

0:25
Reminder that this is exactly how Unit 01 fights in episode 2 when it goes berserk, so it’s not just Yui behind the wheel.

[minecraftmosso]

1:43 "Finally some good food"