But now she has a new body given to her by Shinji, so things could change. It is clear that there are two different types of opinions in this discussion: one is that which believes that during instrumentality a profound internal change occurs in Asuka and the other is that which supports that Asuka...

And when Shinji does the same, I believe she was surprised at the idea of someone else reciprocating those same feelings for her in the past. To be more precise, I think her reaction comes from the shock of knowing, not that she necessarily still likes him that way. For me, she sees him as a good m...

Now, do I think it's a good explanation? Yes, I think it's the only correct one. The ending of 3+1 is full of ambiguous situations made on purpose to leave freedom of interpretation to the spectators, even if surely there are more valid explanations than others. Talking about the only correct inter...

... It's exactly the same phrase. It is there to tell us that it was Shinji who took the appearance of Kensuke in Asuka's memories, to push her out of the Minus-space. Reminding that she has a place to go. But this way Asuka only gets to be saved from the minus space and gets to know that she will ...

I wonder what the true meaning of “you are who you are and that's fine” could be and why those words had such a decisive impact on Asuka. I tried to search in various discussions, but I never found a convincing answer. I absolutely do not believe that it is only the “right words said at the right ti...