Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea Hideaki Anno says Neon Genesis Evangelion is meaningless. For #GeekWeek we ask if we should listen to him. Neon Genesis Evangelion may be the MOST ultimate work of anime ever! More than just Mecha, NGE is dark and emotional, taking on serious topics such as depression, free will and a host of other intense stuff. But the creator, Hideaki Anno, says that we're all reading way too much into it. Are his words the final say on this piece of media? OR are the author's ideas of his own work EQUAL TO the interpretations of anyone else?! Watch the episode and find out! ----------------------------------------------------------- Check out the Youtube Channels of our friends featured in the Comments! Nate - Okay Nate http://www.youtube.com/okaynate Shannon - Coffey Chat http://www.youtube.com/coffeychat Joe - It's Okay to be Smart http://www.youtube.com/itsokaytobesmart Mitchell - Live Lava Live http://www.youtube.com/livelavalive Emily - The Brain Scoop http://www.youtube.com/thebrainscoop ----------------------------------------------------------- Sources: Anime News Network http://bit.ly/14yBep9 TV Tropes http://bit.ly/14yBdl9 http://bit.ly/14yBg0b http://bit.ly/14yBjZS evageeks http://bit.ly/14yBnJj http://bit.ly/14yBrbR Colony Drop http://bit.ly/14yBu7y Gwern http://bit.ly/14yBuV3 http://bit.ly/14yBvs9 RCA http://bit.ly/14yBBQz Barthes, Death of the Author http://bit.ly/14yBBQz Derrida, A Short Intro http://amzn.to/14yBCE9 Derrida, Reader http://amzn.to/14yBFzX Derrida, Of Grammatology http://amzn.to/14yBGDL ----------------------------------------------------------- Special thanks to everyone on the IRC for helping me think through this one, with an especial shoutout to Yurt. ----------------------------------------------------------- Music: "Europe" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Carry on Carillon" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Bouncy Castle" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Squarehead" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) Level 5: Room for the Homeless http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm Binarpilot http://bit.ly/10N0UBf EatMe http://bit.ly/17ludvN ----------------------------------------------------------- Tweet of the Week: https://twitter.com/yjinkscrawler/status/363033760591118336 ----------------------------------------------------------- Come hang out in the Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/138EHBh -----------------------------------------------------------