Evangelion' Is A Great Anime But Not Without Its Influences And Hardly The First Of Its Kind
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What with 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' finally available on Netflix, it’s worth having a look at its origins, influences and why it didn’t come out of nowhere in a cultural sense.
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Revelations: A Review of 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop – Splendid Fred Magazine
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Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance review
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Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Assorted Translations, Evangelion
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Love Live – The Magic Planet
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An analysis of the finale of Neon Genesis Evangelion (1996) – The Vault Publication
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Neon Genesis Evangelion – Episode 12
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Lost in the Movies: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Episode 17 - Fourth CHILD
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Conquering the World, One Word at a Time / Why Evangelion Still Matters, 20 Years Later
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Anime of the Past: Neon Genesis Evangelion - oprainfall