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Neon Genesis Evangelion
'Hedgehog's dilemma': you want to get close, but everyone who gets close gets hurt. Evangelion saw you. 🤖
Who it's for
Evangelion uses giant-robot battles as a frame for its real subject: lonely, damaged people who can't let each other in.
Hopeless→Understood
Feelings it meets
What it is
Neon Genesis Evangelion is a Japanese anime series directed by Hideaki Anno and produced by Gainax and Tatsunoko Production, which aired on TV Tokyo from 1995 to 1996.
Where to find it
Netflix (worldwide streaming rights since 2019). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A parent's suicide and graphic violence.
Age: TV-MA (Netflix)
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