Shinji Strangles Asuka How To Deal With#

Instead of channeling that positive energy about finding happiness and hope and the potential inherent to being aliveShinji mounts Asuka and strangles her. And the only person there with him is Asuka. 35Which is now very post-apocalyptic. Because of her agitation, Ogata squeezed her neck too hard, risking having her not properly recite the rest of the film's lines. When dubbing the last scene of The End of Evangelion, in which Shinji Ikari strangles Asuka, Shinji's voice actress Megumi Ogata physically imitated his gesture and strangled her colleague.

The last scene shows that he's still a little troubled, though. Both endings are canon, so it's possible that Shinji did find peace with himself. The way that Shinji seemed, in his psyche, to be undoing all the damage that was done throughout the series, and the way that everyone openly showed how much they cared about him were especially heartwarming if only End of Evangelion had ended similarly, minus the confusion. Probably? Definitely! 'It's OK for me to be here!' The end of episode 26 counts too. Neon Genesis Evangelion, for all its bleakness has one in the sixth episode, when after Shinji tells her to just smile as thanks, Rei finally does.Took a Level in Jerkass: By The End Of Evangelion, Shinjis Trauma Conga Line has finally pushed him past the brink of despair and he becomes much more spiteful and nihilistic - he masturbates in front of Asukas comatose body then strangles her when she refuses to help him, utterly refuses to pilot Unit 01 despite Misatos pleas, and eventually decides that humanity deserves to die.When dubbing the last scene of The End of Evangelion, in which Shinji strangles Asuka, Shinjis voice actress Megumi Ogata physically imitated his gesture.

To put things straight, the scene before the congragulations shows Shinji rejecting his own personal isolated fantasy world and the world of Instrumentality, which cracks to pieces as he realizes that he can learn to like himself and live in the real world without depending on piloting Eva for other people's approval. Also a bit of a Tear Jerker for this troper, but of the 'happy tears' kind. Especially when his mother and father simultaneously congratulate him.

Shinji Strangles Asuka How To Deal With

I am no more or less than myself. Maybe, my life can have a greater value. But, maybe, maybe I could love myself. I'm cowardly, sneaky and weak.Misato: No, only if you think you are, but if you know yourself, you can take care of yourself.Shinji: I hate myself. It's the most heartwarming moment in the show.Kaji: A person's truth is so simple, that most ignore it to concentrate on what they think are deeper truths.Gendo: You, for example, are simply unused to what it is to be liked by others.Misato: You've never learned how to deal with fearing what others feel about you and so you avoid it.Asuka: What are you, stupid? Haven't you realized it's all in your imagination, you megadork!Rei: One who truly hates himself cannot love, he cannot place his trust in another.Shinji: I'm a coward.

Episode 4, anyone? Tohji and Kensuke coming to see Shinji off, followed by Shinji's apology to them, pulled at this troper's heartstrings hard enough. This troper had tears in his eyes after that (as did Asuka for that matter.) Asuka is staying at Hikari's house and is not recovering very well, so Hikari tells her that she shouldn't feel bad about herself, and that she and what she has as an EVA pilot done is good and important. For this troper, it was after Asuka's infamous Mind Rape. For someone who is all too frequently tormented for the viewers' entertainment, seeing him genuinely happy for once just floods this troper with warm fuzzies. Towards the close of episode 10, Magmadiver, for a brief, fleeting moment, we get to see Shinji, for once in his life, able to relax and just enjoy a soak in a hot-spring.

Especially notable because Asuka specifically brought them to eat noodles because she knew Misato couldn't afford a steak dinner, and because Rei said she didn't like meat and Asuka wanted her to be there. Similarly, the meal they have with Misato at the end of Episode 12. Though they clashed throughout the episode, and will clash even worse in the future, for one night, on a hill under the stars, Shinji, Asuka, and Rei were actually at peace with one another. The ending of Episode 11. Followed by a more genuine welcoming home than the one two episodes ago.

Misato's smile as she sends off Shinji for the last time always tugs at my heartstrings/tear ducts. The moment when Shinji grieves over Kaworu has always had a special place in this troper's heart. Heck, just knowing that somewhere out there there is a universe where Shinji, Asuka, and Rei are sane and happy is heartwarming enough. But what does Rei have to say after all this?

After this, he stops, realizes what he's doing and releases her (and if the VHS/DVD art is canon, stays by her side). So rather than to return the favor, Asuka does the impossible: She caresses his face. After Asuka comes out of the Sea of LCL, Shinji strangles her at the end of very stressful day. Then we get a shot of the screen as the LCL splashes on it, and written on it is 'I Need You'.

Episode 24, Kaworu tell's Shinji he feel's empathy for him. I think Rei/Kaworu/Yui's messages in the Instrumentality sequence are pretty hartwarming. This troper always took the last line of the film to mean something along the lines of, 'yeah, I'm back, now stop crying, jerk, you're ruining the mood.' From that perspective, it's really rather uplifting: Instrumentality might have royally fucked the world, but Asuka hasn't let it break her, and she'll be damned if she lets Shinji break her or himself.

While Shinji may have been sexually attracted to Kaworu in some odd way, what Kaworu was feeling was pure, unconditional love for someone else and he has no trouble sincerely admitting it. This is mainly because it's not Ho Yay for the hell of it that Kaworu's talking about. And we're totally cool with it.

Shinji and Asuka might be the only souls left on Earth, but there's still billions more people who can come back if they wish. Knowing that although the Gainax Ending looks bleak, there is now a new hope to humanity. Misato sobbing uncontrollably at the sight of Shinji unharmed, then hugging him tightly in Episode 16 proved somebody genuinely cares about Shinji after all. The scene just feels so warm and loving, like a mother should be. Yui's soul making contact with Shinji near the end of Episode 16.

For all the cynicism and truely mind-shattering imagery of the show, all Gendo, SEELE, the cast (particularly Shinji and Asuka), and, hell, all of humanity wants is to be loved and accepted. The series' ultimate message. That girl definitely loves the guy, and after what he's gone through, he deserves her love.