No clarification. The ending of both the series and the movie were like Kafka's the Trial: the come out of no-where, suggesting that there's meaning to be found, but ultimately conclude nothing. We're left on a beach with Asuka strangled-and-yet-not-dead, Shinji crying softly, a vision of Rei appearing randomly over the Sea of LCL, and the wonderful cockslap last words of "I feel sick." HWHAAA? Thank God for Wikipedia & eva-geeks.org; otherwise I'd be adrift.

The religious symbolism being kind of hammered in wherever it fits, even though it makes little to no sense.

Lots and lots about what's bad in humanity, but very little ideas of how to fix anything.

Not enough clarification on universe mechanics. Specifically, the workings of souls, AT Fields, Angels, Seeds of Life, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and even humans.

The fact that they made it up as they went along, instead of having written the whole plot before starting.

How every single adaption seems to have its own ideas on how many angels there are, and who gets what number. MAKE UP YOUR MINDS!!

"Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!"

Yes, congratulations on being able to actually finish the show with no budget whatsoever!

The fact it's so horribly traumatizing. A lot of people must've experienced post-traumatic stress disorder or nightmares from watching it because it taps into primal fears and into people's possible traumas.

This troper saw people who had childhood traumas or a history of problems with violence/anger management really get into a freaky emotional mess over NGE.

The downer ending shown in End of Evangelion.