Wanted: One profound post title

[drakyndra]

So, I just spent the past couple of days watching Neon Genesis Evangelion, because I've been meaning to get round to it forever.

And now I rather think I see where that show got it's reputation from.

To borrow something I said to one of my housemates last night, "So 18 episode in, it suddenly becomes a horror series."

And then there's the ending, which basically had me sitting there going "What" for about an hour.

But thought provoking. And now I possibly feel the need for something rather more cheery as a palate cleanser. The music is still stuck in my head. :/

Also, I am tired because I didn't get any sleep last night. No, these events are not actually related.

In more cheerful news, how about the cat that lives up a tree?

And we have we have a release date and summary for the next Discworld book, which is always good news.

...I've got a surprising amount of books I'm looking forward to coming out this year.

Comments

[fire-rose17.livejournal.com]

Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of those things (to me) that you hated and depressed you pretty much the entire way through, yet you CAN'T STOP WATCHING! There's just something about it that makes you need to see what happens next. I feel the same way about Death Note (it's the first time I've ever really wanted the main character to die). I'm considering doing a Code Geass/Evangelion parody (because giant robots, father issues, and collective consciousness, it was meant to be) but I'm not sure yet because the subject matter is really depressing and complicated.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

I never hated it - I found it fascinating and interesting, mostly, if occasionally horrific. And, yeah, depressing. But it's certainly compelling.

While I rather enjoyed Death Note, including Light, psycho that he was. (I have a Ryuk perspective on him, he's so... interesting.)

I've seen one or two crossovers get started, but they never actually got very far. And a good one would require a lot of thinking out.

[fire-rose17.livejournal.com]

I had a love hate relationship with it really. It bummed me out big time, and I was horrified about 80 percent of the time, but I had to find out what happened next.

I'm very new to Death Note (volume 2) so right now I just hate him. But right now he doesn't have anyone to play off. I think I might like him better when he has L and Misa to talk to.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Death Note was one of the first manga series I read - I actually think it was the second, after FMA.

And Light and L is a great and glorious rivalry, which is incredibly entertaining.

[fire-rose17.livejournal.com]

I forgot to mention this in my earlier post, but I didn't mean a crossover, I meant a parody. I'd take Code Geass characters and throw them in the Evangelion universe, probably taking elements from Code Geass to tweak the story line. Knightmares instead of Evas, immortals instead of Angels. And Geass, of course. Stuff like that. Although I'm still not sure if I'm going to do it. I may end up putting up for adoption.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

That'd still require a certain amount of work.

[fire-rose17.livejournal.com]

Yes it would, which is why I'm on the fence about doing it. If I decide to, it's going to be a long ways off, and if I can, I'd give it a somewhat happier ending. (I'm a sucker for the happy ending.) I don't really like most crossovers honestly. So few are well done, and often people stick two genres together that clearly don't belong in the same universe.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Something Evangelion related with a happy ending, oh wow.

[fire-rose17.livejournal.com]

Yes, possibly a happy ending. After I make the characters go through a ton of misery, pain and mind rape of course. Though I still haven't made a committment to this! You can't make me!