incisivis@hotmail.com (Amanda Wells) wrote in message news:<5397b9f6.0401140728.7be1da2f@posting.google.com>...
> Drinian <sailracer6@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<bu2188$cjm1a$1@ID-210864.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> > Richard Qunt wrote:
> > 
> > > Whether it's Misato, with her fine ass and jiggly E-cup breasts bursting out
> > > over every top she wears, Ritsuko with her tight tops, short skirts, fishnet
> > > tights and stilletto heels, Asuka with her tight plugsuit and underage
> > > spunkiness, Maya with her cute boyishness or Rei just being Rei, you can't
> > > deny that the chicks make a huge impression, especially on the men that
> > > watch.
> > 
> > True, but I think the larger problem here is your choice of words. Most 
> > of the content that you make up here is due to an obsession over the 
> > characters, giving them fantasy personality traits that are barely 
> > present, if at all, in the series itself. Cases in point are many of 
> > discussions in this forum along the lines of "Would Rei/Asuka do ___?" 
> > And I'm not talking about fanfiction here so much as one's view of the 
> > characters reflects more on oneself than the actual content of the show.
> 
> Right. Since I'm female and heterosexual, this thread wasn't meant for
> me, but I'd like to comment anyway.
> 
> You bring up a point that's always bothered me, Drinian. I can't
> understand why fans want to characterize EVA's human female characters
> as "perfect women". I don't think of "cute" or "spunky", or any other
> words with frilly feminine connotations when I look at them. Instead,
> I see tortured, screwed-up characters that are on many levels just as
> bad as Shinji.

I agree with both of you. While the Eva women might be as attractive
as two-dimensional pieces of celluloid get, their personalities have
serious contradictions and flaws. On the outside Misato appears to be
somesort of male fantasy. She's beautiful, wears form fitting
clothing, has an outgoing personality, drives sports cars, seems
carefree, drinks alot (note: She reminds me of characters from bad 80s
romantic comedies which take place in LA or SoCal) However the
audience should be like Shinji and realize that her outward
personality and appearance hide someone who is dealing with many major
psychological issues. Same witth Asuka and Ritsuko. Well at least
Ritsuko's pyschological coping methods are being cold and distant, and
completely professional.
> 


> 
> Argh. It may be sexy to some, but it's also out of character to me.

I really don't think being in character was much of a concern for
Gainax when they decided to make these figurines. It was probably the
last thing considered. If someone complained at a meeting that the
figurines were out of character, they were probably fired on the spot.
Something like this:

Gainax employee x: These figurines might sell but they really cheapen
the series.

pasuse

Gainax employee x: Im fired, right?

Big Gainax CEO: Yup.