

For that matter, how does he even qualify as all that mentally disturbed? He's very insecure, and has abandonment issues. I really don't get where this "spineless" complaint is coming from. Alright, having only seen a third of the series.under what criteria exactly can Shinji be considered not an unmitigated badass? Look, anyone who was remotely cowardly, spineless, or wimpy, or even just normal, would have nope'd right out there in the first freaking episode.Why didn't we get to see a glimpse into Pen-Pen's mind in the finale? He was the main catalyst of the show.Well, Word of God says that the series begins sometime in 2015 and Eo E takes place in New year's eve and January 1st 2016.This implies the attacks come almost one after another, at a pace which would be literally impossible for NERV and humanity to deal with, much less put everything back into order again just in time for the next attack. Their ages, appear pretty well locked over the entire series. Yet, the show, never accounts for this, and the main characters, I am thinking mainly of Shinji, Rei Auska here, never seem to show any visible signs of ageing or maturing.
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Even if there was a literal human worker army and stockpiled resources on standby, the damage from even the lessor attacks, would take years to repair properly. This kind of matters, because, given the immense physical damage caused by both NERV, the EVA's and the Angels, Neo-Tokyo or anywhere else these groups operate in, and NERV HQ, are always shown as intact in the following episodes. For example, what is the typical interval, between Angel attacks? The series never seems to give any indication.

Note to posters: The Evageeks Wiki and the related Eva Commentary Project have many excellent articles and analysis on the themes and motifs of Evangelion, as well as in-depth discussions of several episodes.
