Sooooo I just watched...

SHINJI-IKARI-FUCKS-UP-TWICE-THE-MOVIE.

Also:

SUZUHARA'SIMOUTOWHUT

Also:

°_°… GAY

Not watching until BR rips come out...and probably not even then.

MUCH GAYER THAN GAY PORN MOVIE FLICK.

Shinji Ikari- pussy of the year, every year

A thread about me... but cereal torrent if you do this thread...

Everyone bitches about shinji. I like him. He's a little kid, and he does his best. It's not good enough, but god damn does he try. Plus, the gaymance is the rare adorable gaymance.

I still need to finish the original Eva Series, I got to episode 15 then just stopped.

Sneaks, you done fucked up.

Shinji ruins everything? Getting back to their roots I see. I'm still going to watch it and I'm probably going to enjoy it anyway.

i hear ya, watched a few and just assumed the whole series was an emo piece of shit with more emotional trauma then all of daytime tv combined.

Yeah... should of stopped in the op of ep 1.

I did buy end of niggeron just to see him jack it over whore von firecrotch.

Shinji is an insufferable pussy that makes me want to gouge my own eardrums.

I firmly believe that in such an environment, 14 year old males have more of a backbone and strength than that twaffle.

Also, gaymance? what gaymance?

You done fucked up, son. Shinji is a little pussy, who runs away from everything, and has girls save him all the time. And sadly enough, he's more manly in the remakes :|



He and kwarou pretty much have gay sex. Or, they do in the original. 3.0 is downloading, shall see later.

You two misunderstand. I'm not saying he's a badass, or good at what he does, I'm saying that, given his situation, he does his best. Lets make a little list of all the shit Shinji has on him.
1) Dead mom
2) Hostile and distant father
3) Frequently must kill angels. It' still killing, even if they are alien-ish.
4) Human race's continued existence often hangs on his shoulders
5) Psychologically attacked by angels
6) No friends. Well...ish. But his emotional connections are weak at best.

Point is, Shinji's a really fucked up kid, and his life sucks. You may not like the way he acts (I don't either) but it's not his own fault. He doesn't consciously think "man I sure am going to run away or fuck up today". He's emotionally fucked up in all sorts of ways and the exactly WRONG sort of person you want to pilot an EVA, but he's the only option.

Did you negrep me? Someone did.

Those factors would more likely make someone colder, not weaker and whinier. He'd be accustomed to not being cared about or listened to, so he'd introvert those emotions. Living in a world like that is much more likely to make someone more accustomed to death and cynicism than Shinji appears to be.

I got negrep too, ya know.
Anyway I really think that it depends on the person. Emotional distress and violence can have very different effects. If you've ever seen Full Metal Jacket, that's a perfect example of what you're talking about. However, I don't think we an generalize and say that happens to everyone in a situation like this. I believe that what happens to Shinji is just as likely as him becoming desensitized.

I'm generalizing because in a world in crisis, it's human nature to to focus on the crisis, as opposed to your own issues. It's human nature to introvert when you're ignored long enough. It's one thing to bemoan grand responsibility in a world where there are plenty of other prospects. in Ev, shit's real and gets real-er by the second. There is nothing worse than people bitching about duty when all human life is about to get annihilated.

But all of that pales in comparison to the fact he is just insufferable. He makes an awful main character, because he's constantly whining. He pulls shit out of his ass, but he never seems to evolve to a real man. All he ever does is think childhish 'I sure wish' and 'Gosh, everyone's soooo mean to me' thoughts. It's like... Hi, the world is fucking exploding. If you don't want it to be obliterated, do something. He doesn't have the luxury of bitching and moaning about responsibility when it's an absolute necessity. He does anyway. It makes me want to punch him.

Loved the series though. Just had to tune him out.