Ive never seen evangelion before today. Im two episodes in and

for fun

>>156172034
Literally for shits and giggles.

because they're cool pretty much

fun fact: Hideaki Anno was actually Jewish

>>156172034
Rule of cool

Too deep for you

To make the series seem deeper and more intellectual than it actually is.

Same reason Hippies dig eastern religions. Its exotic and neat.

literally cause all the names and shit sound cool and most japanese people haven't heard of them

>>156172192
True. Of course, the show actually is pretty smart and really damn good.

It's just the depth doesn't come from the religious part. Thar part confuses us because we're used to those symbols, but it's the same as an American movie stealing eastern themes like in the Matrix or the like.

>>156172034
>Why all the religious references
>Neon Genesis Evangelion

I mean, not sure what you were expecting. It's in the title. Japan loves its heavy-handed 2deep4you symbolism.

>>156172034
I don't think there was a real reason for them all at first.
However, the entirety of End of Evangelion is an extended metaphor for the Christian Mission, and why it doesn't work.

>>156174041
What wasn't what anno intended when he was writing it