Given that the boys’ relationship is an important turning point for the series and its feature film continuations, it’s a strange choice, and one that has alienated many fans. The late-series love expressed between the main character, Shinji, and his close friend Kaworu, seems to have been inexplicably reframed as a less overtly romantic kind of friendship - to the extent that in some scenes, the word “love” has been replaced with more euphemistic words. Netflix’s biggest and most troubling edit to the show, for which the platform created a new English-language translation and voice track, dials back its famous homoerotic subtext. Finding her partner dead, Zero Two invites Hiro to pilot the mecha with her, and the duo easily defeats the Klaxosaur in the ensuing fight.Netflix’s highly anticipated rerelease of the 1995 anime masterwork Neon Genesis Evangelion was supposed to be a triumph for the company and for anime fandom - but the show’s streaming debut has already been met with fierce backlash from fans, due to two major changes from the series’ original version. Zero Two engages the creature in her FranXX, but it is heavily damaged in the skirmish and crashes near Hiro. She introduces herself by her codename Zero Two, which is known to belong to an infamous FranXX pilot known as the "Partner Killer." Before Hiro can digest the encounter, the Plantation is rocked by a sudden Klaxosaur attack. Skipping out on his class' graduation ceremony, Hiro retreats to a forest lake, where he encounters a mysterious girl with two horns growing out of her head. Hiro, an aspiring FranXX pilot, has lost his motivation and self-confidence after failing an aptitude test. Bred for the sole purpose of piloting these machines, these children know nothing of the outside world and are only able to prove their existence by defending their race. Children raised here are trained to pilot giant mechas known as FranXX-the only weapons known to be effective against the Klaxosaurs-in boy-girl pairs. In the distant future, humanity has been driven to near-extinction by giant beasts known as Klaxosaurs, forcing the surviving humans to take refuge in massive fortress cities called Plantations. And thus begins the story of One Punch Man, an action-comedy that follows an eccentric individual who longs to fight strong enemies that can hopefully give him the excitement he once felt and just maybe, he'll become popular in the process. Genos proposes that the two join the Hero Association in order to become certified heroes that will be recognized for their positive contributions to society, and Saitama, shocked that no one knows who he is, quickly agrees. This all changes with the arrival of Genos, a 19-year-old cyborg, who wishes to be Saitama's disciple after seeing what he is capable of. In fact, all it takes to defeat evildoers with just one punch has led to an unexpected problem-he is no longer able to enjoy the thrill of battling and has become quite bored.
Now, Saitama is incredibly powerful, so much so that no enemy is able to defeat him in battle.
In order to pursue his childhood dream, he trained relentlessly for three years-and lost all of his hair in the process. The seemingly ordinary and unimpressive Saitama has a rather unique hobby: being a hero. But as this psychological drama unfolds, ancient secrets beneath the big picture begin to bubble to the surface. Written by Hideaki Anno, Neon Genesis Evangelion is a heroic tale of a young boy who will become a legend. Face to face with his father for the first time in years, 14-year-old Shinji Ikari's average life is irreversibly changed when he is whisked away into the depths of Nerv, and into a harrowing new destiny-he must become the pilot of Evangelion Unit-01 with the fate of mankind on his shoulders. Aiding in this defensive endeavor are talented personnel Misato Katsuragi, Head of Tactical Operations, and Ritsuko Akagi, Chief Scientist. Gendou Ikari, head of the organization, seeks compatible pilots who can synchronize with the Evangelions and realize their true potential. Humanity's last hope lies in the hands of Nerv, a special agency under the United Nations, and their Evangelions, giant machines capable of defeating the Angels who herald Earth's ruin. In the year 2015, the world stands on the brink of destruction.