The ’90s were arguably one of the most groundbreaking decades for anime, and out of all those influential shows, the impact of Neon Genesis Evangelion is still being felt to this day. The complete series has been available on Blu-ray for a while now, but in case you still haven’t seen it or you’re looking to rewatch it, you can score a nice discount on it from Amazon. Normally $50, this box set of the entire show and its two concluding feature films is available for $36.
While it might look like a regular monster-of-the-week mecha anime, Neon Genesis Evangelion quickly evolves into something entirely different. Sure, the cataclysmic battles between the EVA units and the Angels threatening humanity with extinction look great, but throw in an examination of life, downright depressing moments in the story, sinister plots in the background, and high-level intellectual debates, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for an anime series that raised the bar for the medium.