Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!nospam.demon.co.invalid.uk!UseReplyToAddress From: Shez Newsgroups: japan.anime.evangelion,rec.arts.anime.misc Subject: Re: Would Evangelion be less interesting without the sexy women? Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 23:35:22 +0000 Organization: The Last Stop Cafe Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: <5397b9f6.0401140728.7be1da2f@posting.google.com> Reply-To: newsreply@xerez.demon.co.INVALID.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: xerez.demon.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1074209728 11147 193.237.22.174 (15 Jan 2004 23:35:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 23:35:28 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Turnpike/6.01-S () Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.anime.evangelion:7352 In the mythical land of rec.arts.anime.misc, Amanda Wells said: >I guess you could say those who idolize EVA's females look at their >bodies rather than their personalities, but I'd like to believe it's >not that simplistic. There are plenty of anime and manga out there >which have attractive female characters without mental problems, so >I'm wondering why so many turn to Evangelion. In part I think they cleverly hit all bases with Evangelion, from cheesy fanservice through giant robots to angst-filled characters and mysticism. As for the females, I think it's precisely the complexity of their warped psyches which makes them more appealing, as it makes them three dimensional unlike the shallow bimbos you see in some series. When you listen in on Rei's thoughts you glimpse great and murky depths that leave you wanting to know more; physically she has perfect poise and a beautiful figure yet her flat is like something from otaku hell and her soul is an enigma hidden inside a mystery. To Shinji she seems cool and courageous, but seen from the inside those same facets of her personality come across as suicidal despair. I think a lot of people are drawn to characters who let them explore these dark paradoxes that they have probably glimpsed inside their own lives from time to time. -Shez. -- ______________________________________________________ "Flowers, so many all alike, all useless" -- Rei Ayanami ______________________________________________________ Anime at the Last Stop Cafe: http://www.xerez.demon.co.uk/anime/ Remove INVALID from reply-to address for email replies