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** Actually, Misato pointed out that Kowaru [http://www.evaotaku.com/html/dircut/eps24.html needs therapy]. Ahem, doesn't she? Actually, even if he acts oddly from human standards, Kowaru is probably the happiest character in the series. |
** Actually, Misato pointed out that Kowaru [http://www.evaotaku.com/html/dircut/eps24.html needs therapy]. Ahem, doesn't she? Actually, even if he acts oddly from human standards, Kowaru is probably the happiest character in the series. |
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** The worst thing in Evangelion is not the lack of professional therapists. It's the fact that many characters show no regular compassion at all. Seriously, after the accident with Eva-03 ({{spoiler|one of Shinji's friend is nearly killed}}), you can forgive Shinji for his breakdown, can't you? No, Gendo ''had'' to send him in military court — with handcuffs. |
** The worst thing in Evangelion is not the lack of professional therapists. It's the fact that many characters show no regular compassion at all. Seriously, after the accident with Eva-03 ({{spoiler|one of Shinji's friend is nearly killed}}), you can forgive Shinji for his breakdown, can't you? No, Gendo ''had'' to send him in military court — with handcuffs. |
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** Justified trope in this case: one of the necessary ''requirements'' to successfully sync with an Eva is mental trauma of some kind. There is a reason the pilots are all psych cases and NERV completely pretends not to notice. As for the 'lack of compassion', well, Gendo is a soulless manipulative bastard as a character trait... and as the Director of NERV, has made damn sure to pick all of his subordinate staff to be either too oblivious to notice what he does to people, or too callous to care, for the very sensible reason that he doesn't want anyone actually dropping a dime on what he's doing. |
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* Almost every work in the ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise. |
* Almost every work in the ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise. |
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** In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' Amuro is explicitly said to have the then current name for PTSD (Shellshock). While the lack of an actual therapist on White Base may be justified by the deaths of most real military on board early on, the best solution the two remaining officers (A pety officer and a Lieutenant Junior Grade) can think of is [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|to slap him]]. It doesn't work. and a therapist is never transferred to the roster either time White Base is resupplied. |
** In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' Amuro is explicitly said to have the then current name for PTSD (Shellshock). While the lack of an actual therapist on White Base may be justified by the deaths of most real military on board early on, the best solution the two remaining officers (A pety officer and a Lieutenant Junior Grade) can think of is [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|to slap him]]. It doesn't work. and a therapist is never transferred to the roster either time White Base is resupplied. |
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