I didnโt rate it 1 star because itโs bad, Iโm here to draw attention, the people rating it 1 star either donโt get the point of the anime is against escapism and against modernity and loving yourself for who you are, or they are too impatient to get through the first few episodes, the anime is really good, it also almost drove me to suicide because it made me contemplate, but I coped with it, and itโs a heart crushing, yet beautiful experience to finally confront your problems, The people rating it so low donโt get the anime isnโt for entertainment, or eye candy, itโs made to get a point across, made to get several points across, them not understanding it is different, so I highly recommend watching NGE (I am currently the same age as Shinji in the original, so I managed to understand why Shinji was like that)