[Eva]

Renton's extremely emotional character does turn a lot of people towards the series. I'm not too fond of Renton all that much myself, but the series itself is enjoyable. I don't really let the fact that the mecha's are using boards to fly through the sky as a turn off. I was not too keen on the idea at first, but watched as the series progressed and the series does have a pretty solid plot and other interesting characters outside the very annoying Renton.

It's a hit or miss series. You'll either really like it or totally dislike it.