Scripsit ille »Richard Qunt« <r.c.qunt@hotmail.com>:
> I have been watching Evangelion recently and asking myself this question.
> What point is there to Asuka even being in the series at all, except as a
> love interest for Shinji and a foil for Rei?
[...]

They (GAINAX) just wanted to show what they think of people like me - Germans.

SCNR

And that scene in episode 23 is really funny.


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