EP08: The End of Evangelion + The Rebuild of Evangelion

As a follow up to last episode, Cass and Alex discuss The End of Evangelion and The Rebuild of Evangelion, directed by Hideaki Anno and produced by Studio Gainax. 

Next month we are going to be watching and discussing A Place Further Than The Universe, directed by Atsuko Ishizuka and produced by Madhouse.

Discussed: Bad synchronization, Hideaki Anno's vendetta against otaku, being put in a lake, Bakelite, genericized trademarks, making out with a 14-year old and then exploding, having mama with you, hoping the entire world will be destroyed so you don't have to make a decision, late 90s alternate universe nicktoon staring Kensuke and Toji, Chekhov's lance, wallowing over men, sucking his hand clean off, the Michelin man, weird Kabbalah shit I don't understand, being chewed out by every woman you've ever met,  melting into Tang, the Chamber of Guf, virtue signalling, The End of Evangelion and the Audience-Author Membrane by Dan Olson, Futura Free by Frank Ocean, Friends at the Table, SSSS.Gridman, Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo, the live action content we've been craving, The End of The End of Evangelion, why people hate this movie, homeless shinji, 3d animation,  gamer catgirl, Animal Collective, Neutral Milk Hotel, Phil Elverum, being mocked for your small areolas, the wisdom of Kaji, watering your crops in the geo-front, going berzerk, plonking on the ivories with your boyfriend, the #resistance, what if the monolith from 2001 was a gaming computer, taking in lore, No More Birthdays by Sound Team

Alex's book recommendation: Slow River by Nicola Griffith

Cass's book recommendation: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

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