Neon Genesis Evangelion (aka EVA) was the first Anime title that I purchased. I bought this title due to the great amount of support that the anime online community had given it(I have yet to hear from someone who didn't like the series). I have to say that I DO agree with them. This was a very fast-paced yet ellogant title that had everything an Anime fan would want: big robots, fights, blood, explosions and under all this gore their was a very real and comprlling story line of a boy, Shinji, who tries to distance himself from the world. I believe that this title's success is much due to the fact that Shinji was a hero that many of us could identify with. He went through life hoping that no one would take notice of him but in the end when the world needed him he ignores his mind and follows his heart. The only part of this movie that I disliked was that at certain moments I found it slow. Although there were not many moments like this it was enough to leave it with four instead of five stars. In overall Neon Genesis Evangelion: Genesis 0:1 is a must see and I look forward to watching the rest of the series.