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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 468934" data-attributes="member: 151">Yeah, VHS is being phased out, with some releases ONLY coming out on DVD at this point.  It just makes sense from a technology standpoint, and from an economic one.  DVDs don't cost that much more to make the VHS tapes, can have BOTH dubbed and subtitled version on one release, and are smaller/lighter, which makes for reduced shipping, stocking and packaging costs.I haven't actually watched the two Evangelion post-series releases (one of which, I think, is a reworking of the final three episodes, and the other the capstone to the series).  Essentially, they are the producers kicking you between the legs, if friends are to be believed.  They were apparently somewhat irritated by fan reactions to the final three episodes to the series.My anime tastes have changed somewhat over time, but not too dramatically.  The nature of anime releases has also changed pretty significantly.  The dramatic shortening of series' length is a new wrinkle that I don't mind, if the quality is maintained.  The sophistication of some shows has dramatically deepened, while some shows are just rehashes of 30 year old material (and I don't mean redux shows like Gatchman here, I'm talking soulless copycat shows, for which anime is duly famous).  An interesting recent trend are anime shows that deconstruct...anime shows.  Nadesico, for example, while not always satisfying as a story, was terrific as parody of anime tropes and conventions.</blockquote>

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