jujutsu kaisen season 2 wikipedia chainsaw man season 2 episode 1
[209] This was followed by a crisis of ideas in the years to come. [210] Against this background, Evangelion imposed new standards for the animated serial, ushering in the era of the "new Japanese animation serial",[211] characterized by innovations that allowed a technical and artistic revival of the industry. The production of anime serials began to reflect greater author control, the concentration of resources in fewer but higher quality episodes, typically ranging from thirteen to twenty-six, a directorial approach similar to live film, and greater freedom from the constraints of merchandising. [212] Two cosplayers portraying Asuka Langley Soryu and Rei Ayanami. The franchise has been credited as a conduit for making cosplay a worldwide phenomenon. [213] According to TV Tokyo's Keisuke Iwata, the global spread of Japanese animation dramatically expanded due to the popularity of Evangelion. [214] In Japan, Evangelion prompted a review of the cultural value of anime,[215] and its success, according to Roland Kelts, made the medium more accessible to the international youth scene. [216] With the interest in the series, otaku culture became a mass social phenomenon. [217][218] The show's regular reruns increased the number of otaku,[219] while John Lynden links its popularity to a boom in interest in literature on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Kabbalah and Christianity. [220] Critics traced Evangelion's influence on subsequent anime series, including Serial Experiments Lain, RahXephon, Texhnolyze, Gasaraki, Guilty Crown, Boogiepop Phantom,[74] Blue Submarine No. 6,[221] Martian Successor Nadesico,[222] Rinne no Lagrange,[223] Gurren Lagann,[224] Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure,[225] Argento Soma,[226] Pilot Candidate,[227] Generator Gawl,[228] and Dai-Guard.
[SMALL-TEXT]]