I'm trying to limit the length of this, and it is going against my better judgement to continue, but what I'm trying to say that my view is that Shinji is very much a subject of the effects of hegemonic masculinity and so is Asuka. It is, perhaps, a bit much too saying that Shinji, as a boy, should ...

Because outside of that, I don't see how Shinji "harmed" Asuka for failing to live up to her demented expectations or emotionally harmed her. Sometimes, doing nothing is the most violent thing to do. Point is, Shinji never tries to empathize. (And not just with Asuka, but anyone in genera...

Let's make things clear, Shinji has had an equally difficult past Now, I would like to question this assertion, if nothing else. Yui disappeared from one day to the next, and Shinji never really got a good look at her "death". Asuka had to suffer through seeing Kyoko linger on as a shadow...

I think, thematically speaking, that the idea that mankind (well, Seele) could have chosen to just leave slumbering giants lie, but decided to open Pandora's Box any way in their hubris, fits very well with the series.

Was there, like, a whole controversy in Italy about their translation being shoddy? I believe the Italian division of Netflix even issued a public apology and promised to overhaul the translation.

Netflix have not only removed "Fly Me to the Moon" from the credits. They even have taken it out of the episodes themselves. The versions used in the Kaji walks Misato home scene from Episode 15 and the answering machine scene from Episode 21 are just gone. I feel like I could take or leav...

I'll have you know that Rami-chan is a girl.

I would say on a purely psychological level, Yui's decision to mould Shinji into being the lynchpin for her plan from the beginning and how coolly she acted around carrying the whole thing out is pretty damn disturbing. It sure is something for a parent to decide to traumatize their child by faking ...

It really is rather strange. Anno said that he originally had plans about killing Toji, but could not go through with it, due to him promising as a part of the sponsorship deal with King Records that he would not kill any child characters. But in the manga, the moment where Toji is killed off feels ...

I think what is another important part of what is at the root of Asuka's whole paradox, can be read from the two different pleas she delivers to her mother, namely: Okay, I'll die with you, Mom. So, please don't quit being my mom! Okay, Mom?! And: Mom! Mom! Please don't kill me! No! I'm not your dol...

The premise of slapping a human diagnosis on someone who is at least somewhat beyond human is questionable.

I know what you mean. I can relate to the feeling that the Rebuild series has just been keeping its wheels spinning and that the characters haven't really gone anywhere nor changed significantly, despite Rebuild overtly changing things when it comes to visuals and setting. I think there should be a ...

Personally, I'm kind of looking forward to what Netflix's spin on a re-dub might be. While I prefer subs, I don't actively dislike the old dub (nowadays, at least), but it does have a lot of problems and a re-dubbing of the series is something I have been hoping for ever since the release of the big...

I think a consideration that is also worth brining up in this thread, is that Gendo and Yui by all appearances both had the same core motivation of ultimately wanting what is best for Shinji, and were willing to hurt him in the process, but rationalizing this with the idea that it would eventually b...

I'd say that regardless of everything else, her apparent decision to throw Asuka under the bus in EoE, by all appearances for the purpose of breaking Shinji further mentally, does undeniably paint her in a bit of a ruthless light.

I would say that Gendo's immense sense of self-loathing also counts against him being a sociopath. Sociopaths believe that they are entitled to others' affection. It is pretty much the entirely opposite with Gendo; he strongly believes that he is inherently too worthless and terrible of a person to ...

Well, to cite a classic (and a great moment from Mr. Plinkett's "The Force Awakens" review): Asuka might be a "bad egg" but "blaming the kids is a lie and a shame. You know exactly who's to blame..."

I would like to think that Lilith walked around at first and in doing so s/he influenced ancient mythology as in it there are many references to Star people in some mythologies that would be very fitting to Lilith in that she'd be part of the mythology but humanity not really realizing it. http://w...

The manga implies Yui can move he just has to call up on her so Shinji could have done the same in EOE. I know, but the manga is not really the same as the anime though, as the character and circumstances are quite different. I could go on a long diatribe about it, but I think that is way outside t...

as well as his inability to help her during her last stand against the MPEs.? I have got to ask, because I see this one pop up quite a bit. What exactly could Shinji have done in this situation? Yui held all the cards at this point and she deliberately waited to until Asuka was really most sincerel...