Shinji's visit to Rei's apartment lends depth to both characters and arguably satirizes problematic tropes. One still gets the sense the animators wanted to have their cake and eat it too.

Legendary anime director and artist Mahiro Maeda recently spoke on the troubled production of the classic anime Evangelion.

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Such is the case with these brand new Funko Pops that will give a new look to the likes Shinji, Rei, Asuka, and of course, the Eva Unit 01 that is seen brawling against oh so many angels!

Even on a shoestring budget, the animation perfectly conveys the external and internal horrors Shinji, Asuka, and Rei need to face. Like the Evas themselves, this is horror in disguise.

There are 7 Rebuild of Evangelion Huggy Good Smile figures total, with two versions of Asuka and Rei appearing with Kaworu, Shinji, and Mari.

Evangelion and Joker do share a sense of insanity, with Shinji Ikari struggling to find his place in society, similar to Arthur Fleck. Shinji was even the subject of a psychologist, looking to ...