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* [[Shrug of God]]: After fans were upset with the ambiguity of the series, [[Hideaki Anno]] basically declared that it was up to viewers to determine their own meaning and reprimanded them for expecting all the answers on a silver platter. Over the years he has offered, at best, several vague and contradictory statements as to the meaning(s) and intentions of the series.
* [[Technology Marches On]]: Back in the series' heyday in the mid-to-late 90s, Shinji listened to his music on an S-DAT player. Nowadays, with the sporadic manga releases, it's been replaced by a Mini iPod.
* [[Troubled Production]]:
** The show began after Anno suffered from a clinical depression, and relied on several sponsors for its support. Several of these sponsors pulled out as the show became increasingly dark. Given that this was before ''Evangelion'' became a [[Cash Cow Franchise]], it's a wonder that Anno and Gainax got the show finished.
** This trope also extended to the American side of the Pacific with ADV Films. Commentary for the English dub will often make reference to it being made on budget that consisted of a metaphorical shoestring and paperclip, involved renting out space to do recordings with substandard equipment, and had a good portion of the cast played by members of the production team besides the voice actors, among other things. They weren't exactly in danger of going out of business, but it's still pretty amazing that the dub was as good as it was all things considered.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: The [http://wiki.evageeks.org/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_Proposal proposal] provides various examples.
* [[Word of God]]: Anno has issued a few surprising or controversial statements about ''Evangelion'', for example his quip that it [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory|shouldn't]] [[Wild Mass Guessing|be]] analyzed because it was just "a scream" on his part.
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