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Why do they call it Neon Genesis Evangelion when it has nothing
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Why do they call it Neon Genesis Evangelion when it has nothing to do with a shiny Sega Megadrive?
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>>135547530
>EVANgeLION
>barely any vans and no lions at all in the entire show
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The 'neon' part implies that it's just like the console, but filled with neon.
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Why do they call it Puella Magi Madoka Magica when Madoka does jackshit until the end? Shouldn't it be called "Puella Magi Magicas"?
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:stopcross:
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Why do they call it Kill La Kill when Ryuko never kills anyone? All she does is destroy their clothes.
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>Dragon Ball
Has dragon balls
>Dragon Ball Super
There are super dragon balls
>Dragon Ball Z
WHERE ARE THE Z DRAGON BALLS?
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Now I know why they call it Dragon Ball Z. It has dragons, balls and it gives me the Zzz's.
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>>135547674
>Genesis
>Eva
>ANgeL
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>>135547873
There isn't even a character named Evan and the sure as hell ain't a lion made out of gelatin.
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>>135547530
Evan, simply evan.
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>>135547919
Asuka is Eva
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>>135547979
>Asuka is Evan, the Gel Ion

It all makes sense now
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>>135548039
Your theory is disproven by the fact that it's a hard G.
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>>135548039
truly deep and meaningful.
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>>135548073
>Japanese mispronunciation of English is the correct way to pronounce a nonjapanese word
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>>135548227
http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=evangelion

It's not an English word either, bub.
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>>135548298
Yeah, I'll take some random website that randomly decides that evangelion is the only word in the series of evangelical words to have a hard G, especially when there's fucking evangelian which is for some reason pronounced the same only without the hard G makes total fucking sense
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5FmFaK7pMU
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>>135548455
>I wouldn't know proof if it inserted its erect penis into my mouth. I also can't punctuate.
The soft G is a mutation.
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>>135548575
>it's the only one with a soft G on the list
>it's not the mutation

You are retarded.
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>>135548608
Do you know what the root of those words is?

Exactly.
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>>135548641
Do you? It's angel and it doesn't have a hard fucking G.
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how does NGE and NGE fans feel about it being only second best Adult Swim shoe to have Neon in the name?
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>>135548073
>>135548227
>>135548455
>>135548575
>>135548608
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How do I stop the tumbling?
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>>135548700
Wrong again.

Hint: it ain't English, bub.
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>>135548751
>presents flimsy evidence that is refuted easily
>still attempts to argue without still providing any evidence
>is now just saying, "nope ur wrong"

Fuck you and your bait.
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>>135548718
Only vapers and fedora wearers pronounce it Jif.
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>>135548873
What's the root of "angel", son? You can use that google thingy, should be easy.
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>>135548878
This.

>gif
>g
Why would you pronounce it jif anyways?

Almost as bad as those Pokiiimon faggots.
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>>135547530
wait... not Blast Processing?
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>>135547530
Maybe because of this?
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>inb4 Scottish Abortion Clinic
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>>135548227
>>Japanese mispronunciation of English is the correct way to pronounce a nonjapanese word
> εὐαγγέλιον
> English

Are you a filthy Turk trying to take works away from us?
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People still aruge over the pronunciation of evangelion when the word evangelist exists and has a similar meaning
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just like Neptunia has anything to do with SEGA Neptune
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The Japanese title is Shinseiki Evangelion
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>>135549216
One of the 2 guys who made it says it's jif. They are also the same people who do everything stallman says to do.
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>>135548873
He gave you evidence. You didn't.
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>>135551587

>>135548298
>>135548907
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>>135549495
tfw you lost and it erased your save data
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