[red-iron-pine]

probably closer to the 90's Batman: The Animated Series

ostensibly a kids show, but wayyyy darker and which has had a huge impact on later fandoms

[mghackerlady]

I don't know how anyone could get the impression evangelion is a kids show, unless you consider all animation as "for kids"

[jjmarr]

It's a show about 14 year olds with emotional angst and the show reminds you the robots are a depression masking metaphor every other episode.

Yes, it's a show for pre-teens and teenagers.

[mghackerlady]

I suppose on the surface, but also that analysis would also put akira and serial experiments lain in the same "for teenagers" category in a way that really doesn't fit any of these shows. The broader implications about the psyche is probably lost on most teenagers (I say this as someone who first watched these as teenagers, and I only picked up on some of the finer details because I knew they were there already. It's why I wanted to watch them)