It's one my favorite animes of all time, and it holds a special place in my heart. It can be quite repetitive at times, but the lovely story and
multifaceted characters make up for it. A great coming of age story!
Didn't even know until now that the director is Hideaki Anno, who also directed Neon Genesis Evangelion which is also one of my favorite animes!!
Update:
So after rewatching it, I started reading the manga. If the ending doesn't satisfy you, please consider reading the manga! There's so much happening still!
CW for the manga: Trivialisation of grooming and rape, but since it was written over 20 years ago, and Japan still is pretty conservative + we still live in a patriarchy, it's not that surprising...
Didn't even know until now that the director is Hideaki Anno, who also directed Neon Genesis Evangelion which is also one of my favorite animes!!
Update:
So after rewatching it, I started reading the manga. If the ending doesn't satisfy you, please consider reading the manga! There's so much happening still!
CW for the manga: Trivialisation of grooming and rape, but since it was written over 20 years ago, and Japan still is pretty conservative + we still live in a patriarchy, it's not that surprising...