Neon Genesis Evangelion/YMMV: Difference between revisions

** And people just LOVE to call Mana Kirishima from ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel'' a [[Relationship Sue]], just because she's a possible [[Love Interest]] for Shinji in the aforementioned visual novel as well as other ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' spin-offs she appeared in, gets a lot of spotlight in ''Girlfriend of Steel'', is one of the few characters who are genuinely and/or openly nice to Shinji (and arguably the only one among all of Shinji's [[Love Interests]]), and is comparatively much more stable as a person than most of the cast, let alone Shinji's other non-[[Crack Pairing]] [[Love Interests]] (which, in a [[Dysfunction Junction]] cast, makes her come across as "too perfect" for some people). This was actually likely an [[Intended Audience Reaction]] in order to set the mood for the [[Deconstructed Trope]] she ends up being.

* [[Ear Worm]]: Listening to "Cruel Angel's Thesis" is like eating Pringles: you can't do it just once.

* [[Epileptic Trees]]: Notable here because there's one very simple question ''in particular'' that's vexed fans ever since the series first aired: "Okay, if the Evas are [[Powered by a Forsaken Child|run in part by the souls of the mothers of the pilots]]... [[Captain Obvious|who's in Unit 00, then]]? [[Artificial Human|I mean, Rei doesn't]]?..." ''Fifteen goddamn years'' and there is no definitive answer to this at all. Anno and the other writers seem to ''love'' being coy about this one, in fact. Of course, some think this means [[The Chris Carter Effect|they don't really know themselves]]. There are two leading contenders: {{spoiler|either Naoko Akagi or the "soul" of the first Rei that got strangled. Either one has a number of questions and inconsistencies, however.}}

* [[Fan Dumb]]: Let's stop and take a look at the way Shinji Ikari is labelled whiny. Throughout the series, Shinji first heard from his dad for the first time in SEVEN YEARS to pilot this giant robot for him. When Shinji ''quite rationally'' points out that he'd have NO feasible clue as to HOW to pilot the thing, it's treated as if he is a coward. [[Face Palm|Face, meet palm]]. After that, he is chewed out for [[Double Standard|NOT being a coward a few episodes later]], in the fight with Shamshel. Yes, he disobeyed orders, but if Shinji had retreated, then the [[Our Angels Are Different|Angel]] would've been left to rampage in Tokyo 3 for however long repairs would take. That he had the sheer guts to simply charge it down and kill it is treated as a BAD thing (overall, it HAS to be labelled positive, even if only from a monetary perspective). He then, over the course of the series, has to pilot the emotionally damaging machine, all to get approval from his Dad, desperate for affection - both [["Well Done, Son" Guy]], AND [[Freudian Excuse]] because of how little Gendo has ever shown affection. He is forced to feel Eva Unit 01 tear apart and attempt to murder one of his only two friends as if he did it himself - '''[[What the Hell, Hero?|While he is held responsible for the injuries Toji Suzahara receives in the process, despite not being in control of Unit 01]]''' - another marvellous gift from [[Jerkass|Badass]] Gendo Ikari, Shinji is AGAIN chastised for choosing to leave the Nerv base and refuse to pilot the machine again. Cue more [[What the Hell, Hero?|accusations of cowardice]]. And some of the people in Nerv actually DO count as the '''good guys'''. And this is BEFORE you get into the mini arc with Kaworu, having to see Rei [[Heroic Sacrifice|blow up Tokyo 3 and Unit 00]] to save him, cause he couldn't do anything about it, and End of Evangelion itself. Of course, internet being internet, ''Gendo Ikari is [[Magnificent Bastard|awesome]] while Shinji is a [[Wangst]] machine''.