Look, Shinji and Kaji told him that he should find his joy and happiness somewhere else than serving Shinji. That might not be what they had in mind but hey, they ain't going to judge.

So why Mari? Mari is neurotypical. And convenient. And not as unrealistic as might seem. I had an ex kinda like Mari. A very easy relationship. Ultimately we got bored of each other. We were so comfortable together we didn't achieve much beside playing family and caring for each other, and we both ...

Yeah. Kaji was speaking about hobbies. An in-universe explanation why Shinji didn't mention this hobby to Kaji is because it's private. Also, seeing the stars is an act of relaxation for Shinji, not a more active hobby. In 3.0, the hobby of seeing the stars represent Shinji dislike for changes. He ...

Funi is likely not coming back, they were far too much of a pain in the ass for khara; remember, the reason it took so long for the Q dub to come out was because whatever they had done as a script was so bad that khara ordered them to toss it out and redo it under their supervision. We said that, b...

That's not the case at all though. Those are relatively superficial parallels, sure, but you glossed over the most important ones by far. When Gendo lost Yui he had committed no crimes, nor did he have any bad intentions we know of. He was in a horrible mental state and perhaps hated people like ma...

I agree with most of your comment but there are some things I want to comment on. First of all, that Shinji Wille scene I always find it so flawed that it would've been better if the movie started with Shinji at Neo Nerv instead. That way you don't have to come up for a reason for Shinji leaving th...

Aren't blu-ray also very expensive in Japan? That might be a factor of why it didn't sold that much.

Thanks for the clarification. I suspect this could be the fate of the conflict between Shinji and Gendo if Shinji didn't find a different way to deal with his father (other than fighting). In 3.0+1.0, there is a moment in the battle between Eva-01 and Eva-13 where Shinji realizes that continuing to...

Yet another Anima influence: famous EEE art was inspired by Anima art, says Yamashita. https://twitter.com/ikuto_yamashita/status/1403499333056561157?s=20 Not exactly, IIRC this drawing from Yamashita was an idea from him that Misato's old sport car would be present in Village 3 and serve as a gian...

I don't think Anno sees this ending as escapist ending. Anno probably sees it as Shinji growing up (after received support in Village 3) allows him to deal with his father and move on with his life. I remember that I saw an official drawing of Eva-01 and Eva-13 fighting that mentioned a father and ...

This interpretation is mainly about Shinji's behavior. And yes, even maniac escapists have their moments of assuming responsibility and acting bravely. That's... Kind of the whole point of Shinji's character since day 1 after all... However, Shinji at the end of 2.0 became Gendo 2.0. He was already...

I think it's particularly interesting how Anno more specifically says Mari, who is more or less the symbol of the Rebuilds, was mostly handled by Tsurumaki. ( check the sources ). Slight tangent, but I find it interesting how the creative team take Mari as the symbol of the Rebuild, yet from what I...

I can't find it but I vaguely remember when Shin Ultraman came out last year there was an interview with Hideaki Anno in the back of the theatrical pamphlet where Anno mentioned after he was done with Shin Kamen Rider he was planning to help Kazuya Tsurumaki on an original idea of his. So maybe a n...

No. They weren't available in streaming. 3.0+1.0 being more than a year in streaming likely affected the Blu-Rays/DVDs sales. Also, as it was mentioned, the physical media has suffered has suffered a decline in sals for the last years. That, and also the perfecting of web-rip and blu ray-rip techno...

Collected screenshots from the making of aaaaah who tf's giant hand was this?! https://i.imgur.com/j1Mfxw5.jpg My guess is either Rei or Unit 01's hand. On the screenshot of the 3D WIP of the force feeding scene, I found it funny how they still use Asuka's pre-3.333 model (the red plugsuit with the...

Although I partially agree with you, El, let's keep this thread as a place to discuss the in-universe lore of the tetralogy. What you're saying has some weight behind it, so I suggest you taking it elsewhere, to another (more appropriate thread). Fair enough. But if I may, I would like to explain t...

What was Mark.06? An Eva developed secretly by Seele to have under their direct control to carry out Third Impact eventually. It being merged with Lilith and holding her decapitated head during Third Impact shows that this was succesful. Once it's no longer needed, it peaces out. What was the K...

I think there's really just two possibilities. Either Anno has all the in-universe answers but deliberately keeps them away for the sake of future content that he's gonna feed us little by little for more $$$. Or he never really fleshed out the lore and was hoping that the brand, fan service and ne...

That's a needlessly reductive take, and there is so much in Shin that actively flies in the face of it. The fact that something is a reference does not mean it cannot possibly have in-universe meaning; in fact, I'd posit that one would need to be a pretty awful creator to operate on that maxim. Oka...

Holy fuck this is even worse that the "green tint of doom"!
How the hell could something like that pass Control Quality?!