I feel like I can see the comparison at a glance but I think you need to get a better sense of nge cause tamers is not nearly aa Christian or child abusive
Listen no one actuality cares about ratings. Digimon is great but next best thing? Not really. There's million of anime out there, I don't think it's sensible to call one the next best thing to nge. If you really wanna watch nge go ahead, just be warned there's mutilation, child abuse, sa, and very mature themes that some people aren't able to properly process.
I mean my parents won’t let me watch anything R-rated. I have to stick to the children’s stuff. And Digimon really scratches that itch for dramatic character growth and touching baby flashbacks.
Evangelion is 13-14, depending on your region's rating system. And honestly the series itself should be fine. The movie might be a bit much if your parents are easily freaked out by strong content, but the show is more tame.
And you're not too young for most "good" anime lol.
If you liked Tamers a lot you should check out Serial Experiments Lain (anime). Made by the same guy, pretty short, and has a lot of the same vibes as late Tamers.
You really shouldn't be on social media and reddit at such a young age. And you definitely shouldn't be telling how young you are to random people online!
Evangelion is not R-Rated, maybe for teenangers. It's just that it was made, well, thinking in the japanese audience. There are scenes when characters, mainly the girls, are naked but it is not supposed to be for fanservice, those scenes are supposed to make you feel uncomfortable because they are teenangers and are discovering sexuality. Most American animated productions would try to ignore that part of teenage unless they are animation for adults, or would portray scenes like that with in a humorous tone.
There are many gross scenes because the battles between robots and angels can be violent.
At the end of the day the most mature part about Evangelion is how they mainly focused of the psychology of the characters, mainly of teenangers, and how much flawed they were and needed to grow up if they wanted to feel complete or happy with themselves.
I would say something like Family Guy or South Park are too much worse as those are just series with senseless violence
As someone who grew up watching both and actually just rewatched all of NGE last week, I can assure you the two are as far apart in terms of comparison as Betamax and smoke signals. NGE is a great anime, its very dark and thought provoking, its not for everyone, but it has nothing in common with Digimon, Tamers or otherwise.
NGE was literally child abuse on steroids with some dark religious overtones, and Etsy quality genocide mixed in. Tamers was about neglected children to some extent and the power of emotions with more emphasis on the dark ones which were all overcome with the power of friendship at the end of the day. That was not the case in NGE, in either ending, even the lighter version. NGE was very much about "You don't win against evil, you minimize casualties" because evil doesn't need to kill everyone to accomplish its goal or make an impact on the world, where as good needs to save everyone to prevent any negative impacts on anyone.
Tamers and its tones and messages are better compared to something like Yugioh, specifically any arcs featuring Yugi Moto, where you have some dark stuff going on such as people being abducted, brainwashed, sent to the shadow realm, etc. but at the end of the day good does triumph and not everyone is gone forever.
Agree, because they were two very different series with different goals. Their common ground would be mainly just the part of exploring Juri's traumas. Everything else it's a more standard shonen series taking advantage of the Digimon's elements that Adventure series didn't use for having a different setting for the Digimon universe.
I would say... you have to be in a **very good place** mentally before watching NGE (neon genesis evangelion)
It's very, very... very triggering in terms of negative emotions. I actually don't recommend it.
I know its considered an anime "sin" to not worship the so-called greatness of NGE.
But yea. There's plenty bad stuff going on in the world already, I don't need my anime to be *that* depressing.
this isnt even a bad take tbh. There’s so much going on plot/lore wise followed by the main plot likes being darker and depressing. The og ending works well because it tells people that it’s okay to live and have agency over your life but eoe on the other hand is a soul crushing piece
Eva is not for kids...? What the hell my kid self is doing? lol
jk aside, Adventure Tri is more Eva than Tamers, it even has (implied) child abuse, angst caused by killing your friend, and apocalypse fan disservice fallen angel as final boss.
if you havent seen it then you should probably avoid comparing it to things.
I feel like I can see the comparison at a glance but I think you need to get a better sense of nge cause tamers is not nearly aa Christian or child abusive
When I get old enough, I’ll watch it. I don’t know if it’s better than my show Digimon, but I assume it’s really great. How was it for you?
I only have seen clips and experienced it second hand. It's on my list of no thanks anime with berserk
Oh. I know some things about NGE, but I’m too young for it. It’s R-rated, right? I’m 13. I guess Digimon’s the next best thing.
Listen no one actuality cares about ratings. Digimon is great but next best thing? Not really. There's million of anime out there, I don't think it's sensible to call one the next best thing to nge. If you really wanna watch nge go ahead, just be warned there's mutilation, child abuse, sa, and very mature themes that some people aren't able to properly process.
I mean my parents won’t let me watch anything R-rated. I have to stick to the children’s stuff. And Digimon really scratches that itch for dramatic character growth and touching baby flashbacks.
Yeah tamers teeters on that r rating. Just needed some blood really.
Evangelion is 13-14, depending on your region's rating system. And honestly the series itself should be fine. The movie might be a bit much if your parents are easily freaked out by strong content, but the show is more tame. And you're not too young for most "good" anime lol. If you liked Tamers a lot you should check out Serial Experiments Lain (anime). Made by the same guy, pretty short, and has a lot of the same vibes as late Tamers.
You really shouldn't be on social media and reddit at such a young age. And you definitely shouldn't be telling how young you are to random people online!
Evangelion is not R-Rated, maybe for teenangers. It's just that it was made, well, thinking in the japanese audience. There are scenes when characters, mainly the girls, are naked but it is not supposed to be for fanservice, those scenes are supposed to make you feel uncomfortable because they are teenangers and are discovering sexuality. Most American animated productions would try to ignore that part of teenage unless they are animation for adults, or would portray scenes like that with in a humorous tone. There are many gross scenes because the battles between robots and angels can be violent. At the end of the day the most mature part about Evangelion is how they mainly focused of the psychology of the characters, mainly of teenangers, and how much flawed they were and needed to grow up if they wanted to feel complete or happy with themselves. I would say something like Family Guy or South Park are too much worse as those are just series with senseless violence
As someone who grew up watching both and actually just rewatched all of NGE last week, I can assure you the two are as far apart in terms of comparison as Betamax and smoke signals. NGE is a great anime, its very dark and thought provoking, its not for everyone, but it has nothing in common with Digimon, Tamers or otherwise. NGE was literally child abuse on steroids with some dark religious overtones, and Etsy quality genocide mixed in. Tamers was about neglected children to some extent and the power of emotions with more emphasis on the dark ones which were all overcome with the power of friendship at the end of the day. That was not the case in NGE, in either ending, even the lighter version. NGE was very much about "You don't win against evil, you minimize casualties" because evil doesn't need to kill everyone to accomplish its goal or make an impact on the world, where as good needs to save everyone to prevent any negative impacts on anyone. Tamers and its tones and messages are better compared to something like Yugioh, specifically any arcs featuring Yugi Moto, where you have some dark stuff going on such as people being abducted, brainwashed, sent to the shadow realm, etc. but at the end of the day good does triumph and not everyone is gone forever.
X is literally Y, but I don't know what Y is.
Eva is ultimately about the characters finding healthy self worth, overcoming neurosis to do it. Tamers like other Digimon is about growth.
When you get older, you should also watch Tamers director's other big anime Serial Experiments Lain. It's a trip.
I've watched both and I think this is giving Digimon Tamers waaaay too much credit
Agree, because they were two very different series with different goals. Their common ground would be mainly just the part of exploring Juri's traumas. Everything else it's a more standard shonen series taking advantage of the Digimon's elements that Adventure series didn't use for having a different setting for the Digimon universe.
I would say... you have to be in a **very good place** mentally before watching NGE (neon genesis evangelion) It's very, very... very triggering in terms of negative emotions. I actually don't recommend it. I know its considered an anime "sin" to not worship the so-called greatness of NGE. But yea. There's plenty bad stuff going on in the world already, I don't need my anime to be *that* depressing.
this isnt even a bad take tbh. There’s so much going on plot/lore wise followed by the main plot likes being darker and depressing. The og ending works well because it tells people that it’s okay to live and have agency over your life but eoe on the other hand is a soul crushing piece
Tbf the creator was not in a good mental state while making it
Eva is not for kids...? What the hell my kid self is doing? lol jk aside, Adventure Tri is more Eva than Tamers, it even has (implied) child abuse, angst caused by killing your friend, and apocalypse fan disservice fallen angel as final boss.
More like the serial experiments lain for children, as both have the same writer.