the commercialization of Evangelion is the most ironic spit-in-the-face to Hideaki Anno. like it ranges from funny to genuinely upsetting
Anno: mecha anime glorifies child soldiers and completely disregards the psychological damage they receive, so i’ll take these three characters and mentally tear them apart and have them face a surrealist apocalypse while luring in otaku to show them how real people actually function
*every anime since 2000 proceeds to implement one-dimensional Frankenstein’s of Asuka and Rei in cheap harem light novels while Evangelion gets 4 remake films, a 14-volume manga, 23 video games, god-knows-how-many figmas, and an amusement park*
Yeah, this show he made for a number of reasons that ran out of money and ended up being such a major success over time that it gave him and his studio a world wide audience. I think I remember hearing about how Eva saved Gainax and anime as a whole. This shows success in the marketing field allowed for Gainax and Anno to keep making anime. Plus, have you ever heard him being bitter about making all that money? I know the closest I’ve ever seen him get to that is his thoughts on how the show is misunderstood for something deeper then what it actually is.
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