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#Evangelion #エヴァ
(1/17)
 Kaworu finally understood Shinji 
 
Since EVA 3.0, I had been quite confused by Kaworu's feelings for Shinji. Sure, it is nice to have someone who tells you "I was born to meet you" and even carries your cross for you. But what kind of love is that?
#Evangelion #エヴァ
(2/17)
... 
3.0+1.0 finally gave us the answer
 
"Kaworu-kun, you are like my father."
 
Many people have pointed out the similarities between Kaworu and Gendou so I will not repeat what I assume you have already known
#Evangelion #エヴァ
(3/17)...I just want to speak from the perspective of both parents and kids -- the only people who are willing to give up their lives for you are your parents. Not your lovers. Not your kids
 
Parents usually impose on you what they think is the best for you…
#Evangelion #エヴァ
(4/17)
... 
Unfortunately, in many cases, they misunderstand what you really want or what’s really the best for you
 
But kids just accept what the parents tell them to do (to pull out the two spears and reset the world) out of ignorance and/or desperation...
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(5/17)...That's exactly what happened in Q: the parent figure took the object (DSS choker) symbolizing sin and punishment from the kid, carried it himself, tried to clean up what the kid had messed up, but failed & had himself killed, leaving the kid in PTSD
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(6/17)
... 
Remember what Kaworu said to Shinji right before he died? 
 
"Shinji, you need to find a place to rest that you can call your own" 
 
"The ties will guide you"
 
Did Shinji find that place of his own?
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(7/17)
...Yes he did

In 3.0+1.0, while repenting in his tiny room on AAA Wunder, Shinji envisioned Kaworu saying the same words to him. Maybe it was just memory resurfacing, or it was actually Kaworu's soul speaking to him directly
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(8/17)... Shinji told Kaworu:"You are right, Kaworu-kun"
 
What prompted him to finally respond to Kaworu's final words?
 
Asuka & Mari stepped out of the room a moment ago
 
And a key event just took place in this tiny room: Asuka's love confession to Shinji
#Evangelion #エヴァ
(9/17)
...  
So that's the ties that had guided Shinji all the way here
 
I will elaborate on the "ties" later, here I want to focus on Kaworu
 
I think it was till this point that Kaworu started to understand what’s really good for Shinji
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(10/17)... Then, in the final instrumentality part, Kaworu asked Shinji what he wished for
 
Shinji said: "I am ok, as much as it is painful, I think I will be fine. Instead [of pitying myself], I want to save Asuka and others" (my own translation)
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(11/17)
...  
Kaworu answered: "I see. You've already been able to stand back up in the real world, not just in the imaginary one" 
 
(Take note of the dichotomy of imaginary and reality here, it is very important and I will explain it in the future)
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(12/17)...At this point, Kaworu finally understood what Shinji really wanted
 
That's why after Shinji force ejected Asuka's entry plug, Kaworu asked him:"She is gone. Won't you be lonely?" (Or, Won't you miss her? Depending on how you want to translate 寂しい
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(13/17)
...  
 
And Shinji answered "I am fine" even though his face belies everything but fine (just look at him)
 
Then, in Kaworu's own instrumentality scene, he apologized to Shinji
 
"Sorry, I misunderstood your happiness"
#Evangelion #エヴァ
(14/17)
...  
And Kaji told Kaworu: "You didn't want Shinji to be happy, you just wanted his happiness to make you happy." 
 
How insightful, Kaji-san! 
 
Parental love can be controlling at times, but trust me, parents are happy when the kids are happy.
#Evangelion #エヴァ
(15/17)
...Like Kaworu’s many reincarnations, parenting is also a long journey of trial and error. Parents make as many bad decisions as good decisions for kids, though all out of good intentions
 
Kaworu was happy that Shinji finally found his own happiness…
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(16/17)...Meanwhile, you can’t deny that he is sad to see Shinji finally grown up

When Kaworu asks Shinji if he will feel lonely or if he will miss Asuka, the same question is also meant for himself:
 
Will I feel lonely, now that you have grown up?
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(17/17)
...  
In an interview after 3.0+1.0, the voice actor of Kaworu, Ishida Akira, says he thinks that for Shinji, Kaworu is no longer needed. 
 
It is very sad for a parent. But it also means -- well done, dad

Lastly, to my own dad: I love you

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Oct 2, 2022
Non-Japanese audience probably can’t fully empathize with the emotions in this line of Shinji in the #EndOfEvangelion

「ずっと一緒にいたいんだ」
I want to be with you forever

It is a marriage proposal — Well, some Japanese may say “will you marry me”…

#エヴァ
#Evangelion
…like we do. But more often than not Japanese men say subtle things such as “can you cook for me forever,” “I hope to be waken up by you everyday,” or “I want to be with you forever” when they propose

With that in mind, we can probably better understand…

#エヴァ
#Evangelion
…why Shinji felt so desperate when Asuka rejected him.

In the previous scene, Shinji mumbled that

「曖昧なままにしておきたいだけなんだ」
I just want to keep it vague

he intentionally dodged facing what he truly wanted, or who he truly wanted…

#エヴァ
#Evangelion
Read 6 tweets
Feb 19, 2022
#Evangelion #エヴァ
If you are still confused about or even troubled by Shinji and Asuka’s love confession in the past tense, there are several things to keep in mind:

1. In 3.0+1.0, someone else used past tense before Asuka and Shinji did:
==>
#Evangelion #エヴァ
…Black Rei (Kuronami) was the one who used past tense before everyone else did

And the context is: at that point, she knew pic 4 is what would happen to her in a sec

Anno already gave us all the hints in Rei. We just need to connect all the dots
==>
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Once you’ve made this connection, then you can go one step further and ask:

What happened to Black Rei after she turned LCL?

She met Shinji again

And that’s all because of:

2. さよなら “Sayonara”: the spell to meet again
==>
Read 9 tweets
Feb 17, 2022
#evangelion #エヴァ

I do think Kensuke is a good guy, especially when it comes to supporting the 3rd village and Willie

I even think he handled Shinji’s PTSD the right way: at that time, giving Shinji space for some much needed self-reflection might be the best solution…
==>
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However, I do think Kensuke made a choice to sacrifice Shinji for the sake of the village and Wille

When Toji wished Shinji to stay with them, Kensuke acted as if he had something else in mind. He either stayed silent

==>
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…Or he told Shinji you should meet your father again—we all know he doesn’t mean they should sit down with Gendo and have a heart to heart talk over some coffee…
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Jan 17, 2022
(1/15) I want to summarize what we have known about the ending of Shin EVA 3.0+1.0 given the official information from Khara

To give a quick overview, when movie was premiered in Japan in March last year, so many got confused by the ending even after multiple viewings …
(2/15) …A Mari-Shin and Asu-Ken ending simply makes no sense and we don’t see where it comes from.

As a result, many loyal fans got angry, probably even more so overseas as we can only read spoilers.

Probably Khara realized the misunderstanding was too prevalent than what…
(3/15) … they would like to see, so they made quite a few moves trying to add some clarity:

1.The most prominent move was obviously the release of EEE, or EVA-Extra-EX.

For those of you don’t read Japanese, the English translation is here:

imgur.com/gallery/sJTaCe2
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