pihip wrote...
EoE is amazing and worth watching, Death and Rebirth are just a recap compilation and a teaser for EoE.
As for the series itself, Evangelion was groundbreaking in many ways, so no I don't think it's overrated... to an extent. The ANIME is the overrated one, and IMHO it's inferior to the manga when it comes to most stuff, especially character development (I'm of the opinion that the anime does a poor job at building/destroying the characters' personalities).
Still won't deny that the anime does have some memorable scenes, so it IS worth watching. Granted, it took me almost a decade to fully appreciate it for what it really is (when I first watched it back in 1999/2000 I was too dumb to see beyond the cool giant robots).
The Rebuild movies, well... the first two were awesome, and I loved the quiet desolation of the third, but such a dramatic shift from the second to the third with barely any explaination given made me lose almost any hope (actually, I wouldn't be surprised if they dropped the movies altogether and there will be no conclusion).
I agree with you that the manga is better at building and developing the characters, it also gives the story much more depth. It feels like the story in the anime is just a means to give a message, while the manga gives the message and a good story by itself.