This one in particular seems to have several messed up things about it:
ie Anno depressed before making EVA because some of his family members were killed(! I've never heard THAT before), and in general contains screwy info that most Net sites have by not properly citing sources. ie: "nothing develops between Shinji & Asuka after the kiss". Um, what about the 22' mind-rape scene and EoE P3II scene? Yeah, it's negative, but it's development!
Also, according to Leakypedia:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asuka_Langley_Soryu#Asuka.27s_interactions_with_Shinji[/url] wrote:In The End of Evangelion, Asuka and Shinji's relationship comes catastrophically to the forefront. Almost surprisingly, her influence on Shinji in the final instance of Instrumentality during Third Impact is more important than Shinji's own mother's, whose absence had until then been his primary psychological trauma, along with the emotional absence of his father, Gendo Ikari. At the start of the movie, Shinji is shown with Asuka in her hospital room, begging her for help and trying to rouse her from unconsciousness. He accidentally pulls loose her vital sign monitors, exposing her breasts; he masturbates to this sight, but is horrified and disgusted with himself for doing so. His guilt and increased self-loathing add to his previous traumas and cause him to become so uncaring of his own existence that he does not attempt to resist when soldiers try to kill him. This forces Misato to save him and to try to rouse him from this state so that he can escape the GeoFront in Unit 01. As Instrumentality begins, Shinji enters a mental fugue state in which he and Asuka are back in Misato's apartment. Again, he begs Asuka for help, claiming to be afraid of Misato and Rei, while also revealing his true feelings for Asuka ("I want to stay with you, Asuka, and be with you... forever.") Asuka denies his pleas, attacking (in her view) the selfish nature of his plea. Shinji loses control and strangles her. The depiction of Asuka in this scene is very likely Shinji's perception of her, rather than Asuka herself.
However, in the film's finale, entitled "ONE MORE FINAL: I need you," as Shinji learns to accept himself and embraces humanity in spite of the pain that inevitably comes from human interaction, essentially stopping Third Impact, he appears on a beach with none other than Asuka. He tries to strangle her again (this time in person as opposed to just within his mind). She does not physically resist him, but instead lifts her hand to stroke his face - incidentally, as Yui had done just moments before. At this he collapses, weeping, onto her chest, and as the film ends she finally utters her (in)famously ambiguous line, "気持ち悪い。" ("Kimochi warui", translated into English in the dub as "How disgusting", and as "I feel sick" in the subtitles). The exact meaning of the symbolism in this scene, as well as the intended meaning of Asuka's final words, are unclear and heavily debated. As the series ends there, the specifics of her subsequent life are left up to the audience. One theory is that she and Shinji assume the roles of the new Eve and Adam, but this is not necessarily true, since it is revealed earlier that all of humanity has the chance to return to physical form if they choose to do so. The box art for the DVD release of The End of Evangelion depicts Shinji and Asuka, side by side, looking out over the ruins of their world. It is implied that this occurs very soon after the final scene.
One point of debate regarding the final scene is whether or not Asuka is actually Asuka, as she is drawn with brown eyes rather than blue, and her left eye and right arm are bandaged, a mirror image of the bandages that Rei had when Shinji first met her. This has led some to argue that the Asuka that is with Shinji is an amalgam of Asuka, Rei, and Misato. Others believe that these resemblances are merely figurative or coincidental, since souls can't combine now that the Third Impact has ended. This argument posits that Asuka's eyes are still blue, only appearing brown like Misato's because of the notably red lighting of the environment, and that the bandages simply coincide with the injuries she suffered while battling the mass produced Evas. This argument is backed up by color analysis of the cel of that scene, which was later published as a card.
P3II scene= not really Asuka, but Shinji's preception of her. Um, what?
Now I admit that idea did cross my mind, as something about Asuka in that scene does seem to have her come off as being colder than usual, but isn't it just that BOTH Shinji & Asuka finally snapped, thus reacting the way they did to each other? Either way, what about THIS?Episode 25 wrote:Asuka: Where am I?
Shinji: This is the me that exists in your mind, Asuka.
Asuka: Which means, it's also the me that exists in your mind, right?
And is that part about Kimochi Warui translated as "I feel sick" in Mangle's subs true? I only saw their translation once, so I don't remember.
