The point is that there is enough ambiguity as in TEOE that it allows us to think of different theories. Shinji's fate is uncertain at the end of the film, beyond the fact that the first impression is that he is leaving with Mari, we don't know where. Will they return with her friends? Do they withd...

Kaworu and Rei apparently nothing I find it hilarious that ppl still say that after Rei got an explicit confession scene, which they then chose to make even more clear in the official subs. Shinji said he liked Rei? Rei said that she liked Shinji, Shinji didn't say that. As with Kaworu, Shinji neve...

The only ship that I could tell you that have clear romantic nuances (and very clear hateful ones) is Asushin in NGE Reishin and Kawoshin are ambiguous in those terms. In the manga, Shinji's only interest seems to be Rei. Asushin is very young in the manga, maybe they have a weak attraction, and Kaw...

In NGE: Only Asushin

In Manga: a little bit, Reishin

Rebuild: a bit, Asushin

The coffins of 1.0 as you said, seem to have the function of creating Kaworu But the 3.0 + 1.0 coffins represent the times that Kaworu has come out of each cycle. yes, it's true that we never see the full view of the 1.0 coffins, but they seem to represent different things. Gendo knows about EoE's S...

the problem is that if we assume that Kaworu is a god, who can manipulate the story at will (in fact, it is mentioned that he has written the name of Shinji) it is the coffins of the moon (of 3.0 + 1.0) that represent each cycle ( topped with the Seele Rebuild logo). it seems that in each cycle, kaw...

That's said, it seems Kaworu placed Shinji's name next to his name. The book of life being the real name of the golgota object is a big assumption But that kaworu wrote the name of Shinji so that they always meet, can kaworu manipulate the story? When they refer to episode 24, Kaworu tells Shinji (...

Since we have no evidence of how the book of life works, I imagine it like this: Like a book, it has leaves, each one tells a story in order (that is, when one ends, another begins), but as the page turns, time continues to flow likewise in the finished story. the ending of EoE ends with a "Neo...

Well, I'm not very good at speaking English (I use a translator to be able to comment), at least the translator translated it for me as "prejudices" --------------------- Kaworu was the one who approached him. Shinji never tried to start a conversation directly. The fact is that Shinji has...

I don't want to invalidate your opinions, but this is overflowing with bias. For Japanese people NGE Kaworu was ambiguous due to his unclear nature and motives, however Shinji leans much more to the romantic side as the audience knows he is human and he, for the most part, also saw Kaworu as human ...

My interpretation is that there is a cycle only in the rebuild dimension (Kaworu is stuck in a loop in the reconstruction), if not the coffins with the seele logo shown in 3.0 + 1.0 (the golgota object shapes the memories of the people, in this case Kaworu), if not, it wouldn't make sense (in 1.0 th...

For me, Asuka's phrase is more direct and less ambiguous. It's a romantic confession, from the context of the sentence. She says she grew up before, she soon got over that silly platonic crush. The phrase makes total sense like that. Well, I don't think Asuka has gotten over her unrequited love, fo...

And the "I love you" Kaworu / Shinji, at least Shinji's is ambiguous The "suki" in Episode 24 is ambiguous for Shinji and Kaworu (after all, Shinji's "suki" is an answer to Kaworu's "suki"). It's ambiguous, because it doesn't specify their feelings (only that...

There's no reason that should be unambiguously romantic. Honestly, it would be pretty difficult to read Asuka's "suki" as non-romantic in that part. I mean, Asuka also said "I think" and "but I grow first". It would be pretty weird if her "suki" means relativ...

Asuka's "suki" in 3.0+1.0 couldn't be taken in a non-romantic way, because it wouldn't make sense. In the conversation, she is saying she liked Shinji in the past, but she grew first. That couldn't be interpreted as a "friendship" like. Shinji's "suki" in the Instrumen...

Kaworu's "suki" in NGE is ambiguous, because it doesn't specify what kind of feelings Kaworu has toward Shinji (only that he likes Shinji). Thus, Shinji's "suki" as an answer at the end of episode 24 is ambiguous too. Asuka's "suki" in 3.0+1.0 couldn't be taken in a no...

From an objective point of view, analyzing the contexts of one and the other .... Is there a notable difference between the statements of Shinji / Asuka (RoE) and Kaworu / Shinji (E24)?

Are both statements genuinely romantic?

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Great post, TK. I agree with everything you've stated, though I have a little different version about Kaworu's death and its effect on Shinji. I interpreted this as Kaworu wanting to be everything Shinji needed in a person (being nice, loving, and showing genuine care), and then traumatically takin...

I should mention, also, that some people speculated that any upcoming Eva properties would no longer feature Shinji, because he's Anno, and Anno left, etc etc, etc. So much for that. Then again, I suppose you could say crossovers don't count... doubt very much that Shinji will not appear again in t...

Well, after watching 3.0 + 1.0, it was confirmed that Kaworu really wanted to make Shinji happy. With this, I decide to write an opinion about their relationship, as well as about his moments. When reaching E24, there are several factors to consider. 1-Shinji hasn't had social contact for a while, h...