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* [[Internet Backdraft]]: The fact that Asuka and Rei, two ''fourteen''-year-olds, are heavily sexualized in the merchandise for the series.
* [[Periphery Demographic]]: ''Evangelion'' was primarily meant for teens (hence the 14-year-old protagonists), but mostly due to the show's age and very mature and deep content, it has a very active adult fanbase that's much more prominent than for newer shonen series, with some fans even in their 30s or 40s (the late [[Robin Williams]] was a fan of the show).
* [[Sacred Cow]]: Many fans consider the series this due to it'sits status as a critical darling. Just as many, however, disagree, considering a lot of the reputation of the anime comes from poorly written hitpieces that don't accurately represent it - specifically, those hitpieces do not take into account Anno's personal history as a devoted otaku and his liking of stuff that look visually distinct (hence all the crosses). Furthermore, those hitpieces tend to veer off into overanalyzing minute aspects that are very secondary at best and do not really contribute to what would be worth analyzing - the story and the characters themselves.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: Series director [[Hideaki Anno]] also played a prominent role in the ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]]'' film, animating the God Warrior, another gigantic and dangerous [[Living Weapon]]. Given that ''Nausicaa'' director [[Hayao Miyazaki]] and Anno are good friends, it's no surprise that the two share so many similarities despite being from completely opposite corners of the [[Anime]] world. They both feature young characters on their [[Coming of Age]] journey, a post-apocalyptic setting, and [[Humongous Mecha|humongous]] living weapons. Even the [[Angst]] storm in the later episodes has a counterpart in the later chapters of the ''Nausicaa'' manga: the God Warrior Ohma feels ''exactly'' like an Eva going berserk.
 
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* [[Complete Monster]]: Keel Lorenz, head of SEELE, {{spoiler|the organization dedicated to cause [[The End of the World as We Know It|the Third Impact]] so that all life can be assimilated into one being, with humanity as the new God of Earth}}. He'll bring about his apocalypse no matter how many men, women, and children at NERV he has to have killed to do so! He is notably the only noteworthy, named character to not be presented with any deep-rooted reasons or excuse for his motivations and actions... he's just a depraved [[Knight Templar]] with a Messiah Complex.
* [[Crazy Awesome]]: In direct opposition to the above trope is the more recent trend in fanon to think of him as this. [[Ikari Shinji Raising Project|This isn't as unprecedented as one might think]].
* [[Crossover Ship]]: Shinji has been paired with [[Bleach|Orihime]]. The fact they're very divisive and get flak for being 'useless' probably has something to do with it.
**He has also been paired with Madoka and Homaru from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]].
* [[Darkness-Induced Audience Apathy]]: Many detractors of the series will point to this as being the main reason they dislike this series. The main characters are either unlikeable or have so many issues, you at best feel sorry for them. Even when it seems to be getting better for everyone, somethings knocks them back down. That's not even mentioning the many creepy and/or WTF moments the show has.
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