Maya Ibuki

[BEsERk EVA01]

Lesbian? Well, it's no wonder she only favours Ritsuko, and none of the other lieutenants seem to like her.

Plenty of lesbian Asian ladies out there, if you ask me.

Yeah, I mean, the world would probably be less in population density if gays populated more than straight. They'd probably think being gay is a lot nice since you can smell each other's armpits and sense the fragrant smell.

A novel about lesbians? Ugh, I wonder what's it about? I know:
"THE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO LESBIANS. AND HOW TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE ONE"

[BobBQ]

Erica Friedman is going to kick your ass.

[Shin-seiki]

Oh yeah. On-topic, Shin-seiki wanted me to make something like this eons ago, and it's been lying around on my HD for months:

Whoa, watch where you're poking that thing!

Awesome!
So, do you suppose you could 'shop this...


...to say "I KNEED YOU"

[Alaska Slim]

Lesbian? Well, it's no wonder she only favours Ritsuko, and none of the other lieutenants seem to like her.

...what? It would seem Aoba at least cared for her by trying to get her to defend herself in EoE, so I would say your statement is a little ignorant.

Plenty of lesbian Asian ladies out there, if you ask me.

and you know this, how exac-?... wait never mind, I don't want to know...

Yeah, I mean, the world would probably be less in population density if gays populated more than straight.

Population density... hmm, wouldn't know anything about that *looks at Alaska's .5 person per a sq. mile.* 8)

[CitizenGeek]

Maya is an asain lesbian thats why she popular :)

Probably. But I think the fact that she's shy and .... cute, to an extent, as well as the fact that she's a total nerd has something to do with it. That's why I like Maya, anyway :]

Yeah, I mean, the world would probably be less in population density if gays populated more than straight. They'd probably think being gay is a lot nice since you can smell each other's armpits and sense the fragrant smell.

Wait ... er ... what?

Newtyped to death, certainly.

I don't think there's any promotional art or merchandise that's blatantly suggestive, is there? That art with Hikari and Maya is hardly 'suggestive' considering Hikari is 14-years-old and it's common for girls to link arms.

[Alaska Slim]

Yeah, I mean, the world would probably be less in population density if gays populated more than straight. They'd probably think being gay is a lot nice since you can smell each other's armpits and sense the fragrant smell.

Wait ... er ... what?

*Thinks it be a South Park reference, but with this person, all normal rational seems to have gone out for an extended lunch* 8)

[BobBQ]

I don't think there's any promotional art or merchandise that's blatantly suggestive, is there?

Maya / Ritsuko art? The quantity is massive.

[Mr. Tines]

Maya / Ritsuko art? The quantity is massive.

Tonnes of doujin work, yes, but official?

[BobBQ]

Tonnes of doujin work, yes, but official?

Taken a look at the NGE collectors' discs lately?

[birdyofthemoongoddess]

I thought she was one of those characters that seemed to be actually "human". She had emotions and everything. The way she was crying and screaming while Asuka got ripped up. It was so... It made me realize that someone was still ... somewhat normal.

[The Imperialist]

That is why she wasn't able to kill anothe rhuman when GeoFront was invaded. She still had those morals of 'Thou shalt not kill'

[BobBQ]

She still had those morals of 'Thou shalt not kill'

I'd say it was pretty clearly a case of "I can't stomach pulling the trigger if it's going to make somebody's head explode like a watermelon" than any lofty ideals.

[Anonymous_Evafan]

Not everyone can be like you Bob.

[BobBQ]

Not everyone can be like you Bob.

Well, of course. I'd be superfluous otherwise.

[The Imperialist]

Then what is a pacifist doing in NERV?

[Mr. Tines]

It's fighting people she's queasy about; defending the whole world against the Fungi from Outer Space (or equivalent) is something that can be rationalised differently.

[Anonymous_Evafan]

It's fighting people she's queasy about; defending the whole world against the Fungi from Outer Space (or equivalent) is something that can be rationalised differently.

They're people too, though it is easy to rationalize differently as the fanbase often proves. She is living in a denial of sorts.

[Sailor Star Dust]

There is something about how Maya acts where in some ways, that makes me I see her as being an adult, female, Shinji like Incisivis stated earlier...

I guess part of it could be the fact Maya's pacifist when it comes to killing other humans, a rather nice irony concerning the Angels and all. With Shinji, he certainly doesn't seem to enjoy killing the Angels (except for a few battles here and there, namely Episodes 3 and 19 come to mind). And of course, with killing other people, Shinji has demonstrated in various episodes that he cares A LOT about others even if he doesn't act too attached to them.

I wonder if Maya sometimes becoming sick in a few battles could be a type of audience commentary by Anno? I certainly sympathized with her when such scenes (Episodes 16, 18, 19/20, EoE) occurred, though oddly enough, none of the violence really grossed me out (which violence usually does).

I rather suspect that Maya is one of those people who - assuming she were even aware of it - would try very hard to repress feelings which would more often than not be seen as socially inappropriate.

That's what I've always thought about Maya, too. That she suffers from Internalized Homophobia, whether or not she realizes she's gay. (Which is partly what Internalized Homophobia can be, anyway.)

Taken a look at the NGE collectors' discs lately?

Lots of Ritsuko/Maya pics indeed!

@ BEsERk EVA01: You don't seem to know this based on your ignorant post, but being Gay and Asian is a VERY big no-no in Asian culture.
Although Japan isn't as Religious as the West is (for one thing, only 1% of Japan are Christians, everything else is more or less a mix&match of Buddhist and Shinto traditions, according to the various books I've read), being GLBTQ is looked down upon in regards to not disgracing the family and increasing the family bloodline. (Since Japan is a country where the good of the group matters most. America, however, is the opposite where the individual matters. I say there needs to be a happy medium, but I digress.)


@ V: Tines was more or less right not the money with what I was saying in terms of myself. Being Bi isn't my sole defining feature, plus I haven't gotten involved with any organizations/met many GLBTQ people except for my College's GSA due to being to damn busy with college.

[CitizenGeek]

That's what I've always thought about Maya, too. That she suffers from Internalized Homophobia, whether or not she realizes she's gay. (Which is partly what Internalized Homophobia can be, anyway.)

I think you are reading far, far, far too much into it.

[THE Hal E. Burton 9000]

as do I