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Shinji confronts his traumas and why he acts the way he does. [57] After talking with most of the Evangelion cast and seeing a version of himself in a world where he leads a normal life, Shinji becomes aware of his potential and realizes the importance of his thoughts. He is congratulated by the rest of the cast. [58] [59]
For the character's name, Anno took inspiration from Asuka Saki (砂姫 明日香, Saki Asuka), the protagonist of the manga Super Girl Asuka (超少女明日香, Chō Shōjo Asuka), written by Shinji Wada; for the surname, he merged the names of two ships used in the Second World War, the Japanese World War II aircraft carrier Soryu and the ...
The Eva-00 extracts the spear from a white giant held in the deepest level of Nerv headquarters, launches the Spear into orbit, and defeats Arael. Asuka is again angered by her defeat, worsened by her hatred of Rei. Shinji tries to console Asuka, but Asuka angrily lashes out at him, telling him that she hates everyone and would rather be dead.
Shinji's introversion and social anxiety stem from the death of his mother at an early age and his abandonment by his father. Asuka was the target of her mother's insanity and discovered her mother's body after she hanged herself; her tough, abrasive personality is a means of distracting herself from her pain, and she has made piloting Unit 02 ...
For Shinji, interpreted by some as a representative of otaku and Anno, Asuka is an ambiguous existence that escapes his control and her ambiguity represents the ambiguity of Evangelion; their relationship is marked by violence and possessiveness, in an ironic criticism of the escapist tendency of animation fans, who are unable to relate to ...
Asuka's pride is wounded by Shinji's achievement and provokes him, Shinji decides to attack the enemy alone but is absorbed with his Evangelion Unit-01 into its shadow. Ritsuko Akagi , head of Nerv's scientific department, determines Leliel exists on a higher dimension of existence, which can only be explained using abstract mathematical concepts.
From Asuka's arrival onward, however, Evangelion features several elements of boys' manga, named shōnen, such as effort, friendship, and victory over enemies. [75] All three of these themes are present in the installment: Asuka and Shinji strive together on synchronicity, solidarity is created between the two, and they win against the Angel.
[496] [497] Asuka, Shinji, [498] Misato [499] and Gendo [500] also inspired artists, characters in other animated series, video games, and comics. Asuka is considered an influential example of a tsundere protagonist; she is grumpy, short-tempered, and authoritarian but has a tragic past and deep motivations behind it. [501] [502]