seki108

Eva is a VERY divisive anime.   For as many people who love it, others call it overhyped garbage (not to the degree of hate SAO rightfully gets though).  Personally, I love it, even once having it in my top 3 (before Anno ruined the reboot series with the third rebild movie).  Some people get pissed that the main character acts like a mostly normal teenager in dangerous situations, unlike other mecha protagonists.  There is a bit surrealism at time, which also turns some people off.

Personally, I recommend watching the original series (26 episode + the movie End of Evangelion) just to form your own opinion of it.  It is one of those anime that can define an era, for better or for worse.  It's just one of those, "if you are an anime fan, you have to watch this" sort of deals.     If you do watch it, make sure to watch the directors cut versions of 21-24, since they add a great deal of important stuff.  Either the dub or sub is good in this case.

If you like it, the first two Rebuild films (Eva 1.11 and 2.22) are great as well, though it is a retelling.  Others like 3.33, but it just let down my expectations (though it did give screentime to one of my favorite anime characters ever, though don't know why I like them so much).

alright, I'll be sure to at least check it out then

If you decide to watch sub, this site has the directors cut versions of those episodes (http://www14.soul-anime.us/watch/neon-genesis-evangelion-all-episodes/).  Not sure about a dub site; they used to be on Youtube but copyright.......  A Google search probably would find them.

Anyway, I'm glad you'll give it a chance.