Misato and Shinji are extremely afraid of being hurt. They both are unsuitable–lacking the positive attitude for what people call heroes. But in any case, Misato and Shinji are the heroes of this stories. - Hideaki Anno
his scene is loaded. there’s a whole constellation of themes that are finally being realized here, as shinji and misato – the two protagonists of NGE – share one of their more subtly powerful exchanges before everything goes to proverbial shit. this is the last ‘real’ moment of the show; come episode 25 and the audience is catapulted right into the throes of instrumentality.
a lot of people don’t know why misato says what she says, and what it actually means - for her, for shinji, and for kaworu (and others!). here’s my attempt at teasing some of that out.
discussions of self-alienating love, suicidal idealization, becker, feuerbach, and various other revelations below.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion Gifset Series - PARENTHOOD
“Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did - that everything involving our children was painful in some way. The emotions, whether they were joy, sorrow, love or pride, were so deep and sharp that in the end they left you raw, exposed and yes, in pain. The human heart was not designed to beat outside the human body and yet, each child represented just that - a parent’s heart bared, beating forever outside its chest.” (x)
kradeelav:
You think your dreams are the same as mine
Oh I don’t love you but I always will
silverfoxin:
can we talk about yui ikari more
can we talk about how she was a truly brilliant scientist who came up with the first functioning EVA after years and years of work plus the ultimate sacrifice?
can we talk about how she still did her duty as a freaking EVA? Nevermind how that must have affected her mental state and her worries over shinji?
can we talk about she was so important to gendo and fuyutsuki that they (with ritsuko’s help) made an entire army of clones to fulfill her wishes, and to close the holes in their hearts and to attempt to be closer to her?
can we talk about how she masterminded the entire freaking set of events in evangelion, way before any of it happened? (and smashed the attempts of SEELE at their own thing despite their ridiculous resources?)
can we talk about how she never lost hope for humanity, even seeing the absolute worst in her loved ones?
can we talk about how her final moves were to sacrifice her connection to the entire world and to float in space for eternity, just to see humanity have a chance for happiness?
we need to talk more about yui ikari more
A thorough analysis of Ryoji Kaji from Neon Genesis Evangelion, tracking the allusions, references, and visual clues provided in the show - many of which go unnoticed. Features extra analyses by circuitbird. Props where props are due.
Let’s get this melon rolling.
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