#kawoshin save me... kawoshin... save me kawoshin

[kiisaes]

sigh

[tomaturtles]

can i play with your hair in a bro way. sit in my lap in a bro way

(Happy Shinkawo Day!)

[enden-k]

cherishing this forever

[nacrelysis]

shinji and kaworu, the summer hikaru died au...do you see the vision

[andrewwtca]

this Evangelion scene but with Sora (Kaworu) and Riku (Shinji) during the meteor shower instead...

[comrade-emma]

Additional Reishin Thoughts

I’ve been thinking about my OTP again and why it’s so hated by the fandom. One misconception I think a lot of people have is that it’s the “easy” ship compared to Asushin and that it would be a submissive tradwife marriage. Rei still challenges Shinji to not just run away, grow up and learn to love himself and challenges his worldview of demanding validation from others by calling him out for never trying to understand anyone else.

People who claim it’s incest ignore that in 3.33, Shinji wasn’t really upset about Rei’s origins, just that he failed to save the Rei he knew. Rei is sort of a metaphor for acceptance. Shinji accepts that Rei Q is still Rei even if she doesn’t have all her memories and him learning about her origins is less to squick people out and more a lesson about how you can’t have the good without the bad when it comes to people you care for.

I think some people are projecting their issues with traditional families onto this pairing and their feminist critiques are actually quite demeaning to Rei. Her whole arc is about breaking free and proving she’s not just Gendo’s replacement goldfish. I don’t think she’d be a submissive tradwife and is perfectly capable of holding her own. Shinji has his flaws but he respects her and wouldn’t treat her like a 50s housewife. I think a lot of people let their disgust towards this ship get in the way of understanding what it is and ignore the beauty of it.

What makes it appealing to me is that it’s the story of two lonely kids helping each other grow and face both internal and external challenges and gaining a deep emotional understanding. I respect people who prefer Asushin or Kawoshin for whatever reasons they have. I just wish that same respect could be afforded back.

[woosked]

Kawoshin... Asumari... save me...

[iphisesque]

can i ask why you ship gojo and megumi? not as wank or as a callout or anything like that, I promise (especially since I'm sure we both ship far more morally reprehensible couples than that lol), I'm just curious as to what you see in them as a ship!

hi anon! love your disclaimer lmao, it's so funny to see people get all up in arms about me "shipping" gofushi when i literally ship like. johndean.

i wouldn't say that i Ship gojo and megumi, or at least not the way people ship like kawoshin or harumichi or whatever other lovely romantic daydream-material ship: i feel like people in contemporary fandom use the word shipping in two ways, to indicate a couple they find healthy and semi-aspirational and cute together (like how people in this fandom ship itafushi or kirakari) or to indicate two characters whose existing dynamic they want to dig into and dissect (like how people "ship" waltjesse or gendo and rei).

me and my friends definitely belong to this second category wrt how we engage with gofushi: their dynamic is foundational not just to the story, but most importantly to understanding gojo and megumi as individual characters at all. gojo canonically kidnapped and groomed megumi after killing his father, bought and indoctrinated him into the jujutsu world as well as his own cult of personality, and demanded he become as strong as him (like geto once was) while deliberately hiding information about megumi's own technique; megumi, on the other hand, has practically never known another "paternal" authority figure besides gojo, they grew together, and as such he sees him as not only the strongest and his teacher the way the other students do, but also as someone he knows personally and whom he consistently relies on to help him (this moreso re: the status quo at the beginning of the story), and as a benefactor who saved his life and to whom he owes a large debt.

granted, none of this is necessarily indicative of a sexual dynamic, just a deeply exploitative and unhealthy mentorship; however, when you couple that with all the countless references to gojo being a creep or sketchy or too-touchy (and the multiple akutami-written jujusanpo where he preys on students, if you consider those to be canon-compliant), as well as akutami's taste in media that inspired jjk (leon the professional, satanic sweet, etc), an implication starts shaping itself pretty clearly and starkly if you have the eye for it, and me and my friends definitely have that eye.

as yall know i don't care for anti/proshipper discourse, i think it's stupid and reductive, but i would say that my little gang approaches gofushi in a way that's antithetical to the proshipper ethos: i have seen how proshippers ship gofushi, and it's mostly "omg aren't they soulmates so cute!! same age au where they kiss and hold hands <3 student teacher romances are adorable!!", while what we say is essentially "gojo abused his power to groom and molest megumi his entire life and nobody in jujutsu society batted an eye". i ship gofushi the way i would ship humbert and dolores, or akio and anthy, or fucking leland and laura, which is to say not at all: all of these are horrible abusive dynamics i like to rotate in my head, and whose "victim" characters i empathize with and dearly love.

[livewireprojects]

I was contemplating editing this down to just the Sonadow bit but decided give up & do the entire idea.

This is my first time using Procreate on my ipad mini, can’t do the pressure/tilt stuff like on my wacom due to not having an ipen/ipencil(I have an ipen but I fucked up not keeping it charged for a few years so it’s busted) but I think this came out pretty nicely. Going to be interesting using Procreate some more in the future. I’m not sure how well the text looks but good enough.

This is a shitpost making fun of some of the shit I’ve done while hyperfixating on ships especially Sonadow kicking down my door & dragging me into it recently again. I used my self insert fursona(anthro form) cause if I use any other self insert(ok the other options are a guy with a mask & a quad fursona) they wouldn’t have many expressions(mask is either over face or covering upper half of face, quad furry doesn’t express much).

I’m not sure what led to making this for these three ships(well besides Sonadow) but I guess I just thought it’d be funny to call myself out for my hyperfixations. The Sheith one isn’t as crazy as the Kawoshin & Sonadow ones but I’ve done weird stuff before, admittedly I think I had some AUs for the Sheith one but I don’t think about them that much. I also want to mention that all three ships have fankids made for them(one for Sonadow is an actual character I turned into a fankid) & each have a few.(Sheith have 5, Kawoshin has 5, Sonadow have 2 but it can go up to 4 if I add in someone that turns it from an otp to otp3, 4 of the kids in the Sheith & Kawoshin were originally multiples before getting split up into different ages with the middle 2 being twins still)

I probably could have added in the times I added characters to games cause Shiro & Keith are in my Miitopia Switch save. I also kinda want to add Shadow & Sonic to Tomodachi Life when I get around to playing again. If anyone wonders about the NPC mod thing I learned about modding Animal Crossing New Leaf & want to stick the two in my game as custom NPCs.

Admittedly I could have added more but I had trouble working on the text for some reason.(Like resizing & dealing with space for it)

[enden-k]

Holding you at gunpoint to ramble because you mentioned Kawoshin making me spiral for them again (Evangelion is very dear and important to me)

I demand Wuwa rambles about shorekeeper (i pray thats her name) and Rover

This is meant lighthearted of course

--🐉

AHZJWHGS are you me anon, NGE is very dear to me too since its one of my fav animanga ajdbshx i love symbolism and all the theories and had sm fun analyzing back then

anw i mentioned kawoshin merely bc of the duet and how much i like when its used in a romantic way. peoples music intertwining, two individuals becoming one

BUT speaking of NGE, when rover and the shorekeeper play the piano together, you get an achievement which is LIT AN EVANGELION REFERENCEEE

its a reference to a line ("since i already had my mona lisa that i met long ago") from "one last kiss"

anywayyyyyy not that i can babble coherently now since i just finished the black shores questline and am still processing LMAO (also im not super versed in the lore yet bc of me being inactive for so long) but i was just left in awe and was incredibly touched bc. the shorekeeper and rover have sooo much of the themes or tropes or whatever its called in english that im always a sucker forrrr aughhg

first ofc the light/dark theme, and then this whole "i am always watching over you" - "i will protect you" - "i will save you no matter what, i will bring you back home". the quiet, tender moments, their familiarity and trust, the willingness to sacrifice themselves for the other aughhg

the "i like this starry sky so much. you shaped it" - "whenever i look at it, theres this one bright star that brings me peace" - "you showed me theres more to life than duty. you showed me happiness"

and the whole shattered worlds sequence (which was an absolute masterpiece, the shifting between worlds which i lovedddd!!! so so so much) where she protected the rover and asked him to leave (her) yet he still pushed forward to bring her back home waaa

the whole protecting and watching each other thing and them finding each other again, its all things im always weak for aughhhh

theyre basically immortal. they lived through many years and were the only ones who knew each other truly (since they outlive others) which tied them so together. she knows and sees his true self and he knew her too yet he lost his memories which brings some tragedy to their relationship which im positive was romantic based on everything i just babbled abt. not saying that they actually were together but harboring feelings for each other for sure.

im a sucker for "i see the true you"

im aro and get super uncomfortable and cringe whenever characters fawn too much over the protag (the only reason why i have mixed feelings abt yangyang, she just makes me cringe a lot whenever the game pushes her into my face); theres only certain dynamics and themes i like in romantic relationships where im super fine and love to explore or analyze it safely and comfortably (also lit why i like to ship some characters despite usually being grossed out by romance) - the shorekeeper and rover are one of those relationships i rlly like to see and feel with. its not too much. its not overly romantic or cheesy/corny. its just right, for me to enjoy

im yapping too much aaaauhg anw i really liked this questline and their relationship uwa its bittersweet, my favorite kind of flavor AHAH

[one-hell-of-otaku-is-here]

Evangelion 3.0 You can (not) redo be like... (my unfiltered reaction to the movie)

I am only cca 10 min in and I am already crying

WTF HAPPENED TO EVERYONE (but Kaworu bless his soul) I DONT LIKE THIS "GLOW UP"

This is some post post Apocalypse shit and NOBODY gives a shit for a boy who kind of scaed ur asses before and slept for like a long time and is confused af. Like literally nobody like I get it that they are under an attack but it looks like everybody blames Shinji for previous event (at least new guys) like ok without Kaworu everyone would be dead but who was supposed to know Adam and Lilith would fuse like this???

"Don't do anything" BRO MISATO-SAN???? AS INFJ (who's kind of similar to INFP's Shinji) that cold stare and words hurt me deeply

I can't believe I am saying this but I kind of liked anime series and The end of EVA better than this (and that's saying sth)

They even call my boy by some number as if he was some object. Excuse me he's treated as a criminal even though he technically didn't want to be and wanted to save everyone I AM SO MAD

Fine so we are getting our info...

Ya as I thought... 14 years passed... hahahha ofc they'd be a little mad but this is overdoing it... basically he'd die if he got too emotional lol (I wanna die and we didn't even get to Kaworu at this point he HAS to give my boi happiness)

Most depressing NGE arc... is 3.0

REI REI REI

KAWORU ON PIANO

And ofc Gendou is as same as ever lmao (this impact conversed him back to how he was in anime series Ig)

I wonder if NERV is still going to do Human instrumentality project Ig it kind of gives off these vibes (later: I was right this didn't change anything for Gendou just made him even colder like he was written before)

OK so this Rei is different altogether from all previous versions. She's truly like a robot only following Gendou's orders

I feel so bad for Shinji.... rn he only has Kaworu who's obesssed with him obv but tbh at his position I'd take any friends I could get

My so long awaited gay moments I was waiting for are finally here - and the reason why I am still watching (ok that's a lie rn I do want to know how it ends)

"I was born to meet you= I love you" is making me swoon all over again

Well fuck Ig that answers what happened to everyone (the fact that freaking angel had to show it to Mc is even more depressing)

Sometimes doing the right thing can cause massive destruction - a novel written by 3.0's Ikari Shinji

There is always hope - Big applause to the best character in this show I don't care what you think this is what we needed to hear

Fyutsuki trying to do right thing by talking to Shinji while giving us his lore lol (he should have done that sooner) but this will break him

OK so now that Shinji knows he didn't save this Rei he can't find excuse for tragedy he indirectly caused (and for which he shouldn't be blamed for remember SEELE is and has always been the main villain of NGE. But I do understand bitterness of others)... so he's slowly losing his mind

HES TAKING HIS COLLAR? it's scene I saw before when I spoiled myself; afabatvayzvahFga I can't be ever normal about Kawoshin

They're piloting together hahaha (Ig soon we'll see THE tragedy)

Bruh this looks bad (and yk it's bad when Kaworu is nervous)

Gadouh planned all this obv and now we're fucked (again) - but it's OK he'll be killed either way

Btw this is on side note: but I find Makinami kind of annoying in this movie - she's basically being little brat and too relaxed unlike Asuka who's in her war mode 24/7 and it irks me in bad way with that said

How did Kaworu not see this happening is beyond me

We're fighting new Adam Ig (I can't wait to watch theory on this so I'd understand all this better I feel like you're constantly confused how these angel awakenings work)

Is there even anyone left to kill aside from WILLIE and what's left of NERV?? This is the second craziest shit I have seen after The end of NGE because ofc nobody can top that

Lololol

RIP Kaworu - we seen it coming but his last words>>>> dw your resting place will be entirety of the old world (this quote from Genshin is fitting for him rn)

Fourth impact averted at great cost fuck this was amazing

THAT ENDING SONG ;-;-;-;;-;-;-;-;-; AGRESSIVELY ADDED TO MY SPOTIFY LIST

And so...

Bravo Anno you created a masterpiece that you always wanted. Now I can rest in peace before I watch Thrice upon time

[theogony]

thinking of a theseus and minotar au and... hm. potential

[corpsekissin]

hyperfixating on evangelion and i cannot stop thinking about kawoshin Save Me Save Me Save Me Save M

[adamworu]

Domestic Kawoshins: Definitive Edition

Kaworu and Shinji not just being mushy, cute domestic husbands. The hc still retains the terror of the angels in Eva:

The angels are Kaworu's kids and they go to school, so imagine you're in math class and you're sitting next to a SENTIENT POLYHEDRON THAT CAN SHOOT MOUNTAIN OBLITERATING LASERS. Or a pulsating double helix shaped like a halo. 

Ramiel doesn’t really ‘talk’, unless sounds of a slightly unsettling female chorus or wailing are your ideas of talking. When Ramiel answers a math-related question, she just shapeshifts into the corresponding shape with that answer (if the answer=9, the shape is a nonahedron). Everyone has to stand back when this process occurs.

Zeruel is a known troublemaker. Think Bart Simpson, but in angel form. Leliel’s on the opposite end of that spectrum, being a conscientious poindexter, which leads to them getting into squabbles. Zeruel even has a name for her, ‘Smelly Leli.’

There are calls from the school about how Kaworu and Shinji’s kids accidentally blasted a school wall to kingdom come. Again. 

The city folk are terrified of the eldritch creatures but no more than the grey-haired patriarch than can keep them in check. It's a mix of fear + respect, beyond that of a powerful king but not as much as a god. 

Rei isn't a part of the family but the angels treat her as such, calling her auntie Rei! She's a voice of reason to Shinji and kind of a sister to Kaworu. Rei checks up on the angel family quite often, paying attention to their interests, futures, and studies. She gives Kaworu the business about his sometimes questionable fashion sense, even pulling him aside before he goes out for the day. Rei basically becomes a savior to mankind, saving people from the occasional atrocity that is his outfit choice.

Kaworu’s true power is treated like Mr. Krabs being Pearl’s father in Spongebob. It hardly, if ever gets addressed. Just trust me when I say he’s absolutely leagues more powerful than his kids.

 They're terrifying but they all love each other very much.

[theprinceofirony]

hi Dirk. I have known you prior to this blog and must say you are quite insufferable but this blog intrigues me and i see that it is an ask blog so i must ask your opinions on Kawoshin, its censorship, and it's impact in Neon Genesis Evangelion. answer in-depth. this is an essay question, bitch. if you say you kin Shinji that's an automatic fail because i don't care.

thank you for your time.

Hello Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion. I see you have given me an opportunity to mansplain and I will happily oblige.

First of all, Kawoshin is definitely an integral part of the entire series, despite Kaworu Nagisa only being present for one episode. In my interpretation, Kaworu is sort of like Shinji's saving grace. Shinji has finally found someone he can connect to on a deep and emotional level, something we see him yearning for the entire series, and the show does the most painful thing and makes it necessary for Shinji to kill him. In my opinion, Kawoshin is sort of like a right-person-wrong-place situation. Their relationship in the series was definitely not the healthiest, but I believe that's only because of the situation they were placed in. I like Kawoshin in "regular circumstance" au's, like a normal highschool situation and such. But I do believe that despite a portion of the fandom's insistence, Kaworu truly did love, or at least feel affection for Shinji, and Shinji most definitely felt the same way. It pains me to think that as soon as he got the chance to properly love a person, he was forced to kill him. The guilt he feels because of this is shown later on, we see him grieving over Kaworu. I don't think Kaworu wanted to betray Shinji by being an angel the way he did. I truly believe Kaworu did not have malicious intent other than his betrayal; I think it was forced upon him. However, while Kawoshin is an important aspect of not only Shinji's development but all of NGE it's definitely not the MOST important part of the show and I hate to see it being passed off as such. I've seen so many people watch the show JUST because of Kawoshin and I really don't think that's the only reason people should watch it. I want to call Kawoshin good LGBT representation but I really can't. It's the classic "kill off the gay kid before we actually have to properly represent gay people" kind of thing, sort of like Richie Tozier and Eddie Kaspbrak, only with Kawoshin, Kaworu's death actually creates some interesting development. So I'll give it that. I just wish it didn't have to be the love interest that died.

On the censoring, I really don't expect much from Netflix, but frankly it's fucking appalling how awfully they did. "You are worthy of my grace." What the fuck is that supposed to mean? You can just say they're fruity and they love each other and go on with the show. My god.

These are just my opinions on the show, please don't get pissy in the notes. Evangelion can literally be interpreted in so many ways.

[comrade-emma]

Evangelion’s influence on Makoto Shinkai

It’s no secret that one of the most popular directors in Japanese animation, Makoto Shinkai, has won over the hearts of many. Some consider him a “new Miyazaki” yet he prefers not to be seen that way and his style and way of storytelling is different. Nor is Miyazaki the only influence on his work as Shinkai considers a huge inspiration to be Hideaki Anno and his groundbreaking series, Neon Genesis Evangelion with EoE being one of his favorites. A lot of his works delve into similar themes of loneliness, longing for connections and adolescence that NGE tackled. Note that I haven’t watched all his films so some of this is based off what others have mentioned or argued but here are some examples of similar themes, characters or references I’ve spotted.

1. The worms in Suzume dissipate in a similar fashion to the Rebuild angels. They turn into a mass of red bubbles after the doors are sealed before exploding. The difference is the angels leave damage when destroyed. Suzume, like Shinji and Asuka, is another character who has suffered trauma from their mother’s death as did Mitsuha in Your Name and Hina in WWY. Mitsuha and Hodaka also have issues with their fathers like Shinji and Asuka. Both 3.0+1.0 and Suzume were made in response to the earthquake of 2011 and reflect the trauma left on Japan from that.

2. I haven’t watched these yet but both The Place Promised in Our Early Days and 5 Centimeters Per Second are said to be create a similar feeling or reaction from the audience as NGE. The former is very psychological and while more uplifting, still examines the main character’s anxiety and depression. Like EVA, some find it confusing and a bit difficult to understand especially the ending similar to EoE.

3. Weathering with You feels very EVA inspired in its themes and characters. The main characters, Hodaka and Hina, do remind me a lot of Shinji and Rei. I’ll warn people that I am a Shinji/Rei shipper so DLDR. They’re often compared to Homura and Madoka but I see a lot Shinji/Rei parallels too. The “Grand Escape” moment is a lot like the ending of 2.22, albeit with Hodaka actually succeeding at saving Hina. The character of Natsumi is also a lot like Misato in both appearance and personality. It’s questioning of how the older generations put all the burden on the youth to make sacrifices to fix problems like climate change is comparable to NERV drafting teenagers and sending them into a warzone against the Angels.

4. Garden of Words is another I have yet to watch but the relationship between the main character and his teacher is often mischaracterized as grooming or pedophilia, a bit like how some view Misato and Shinji. It’s a story of two outcasts coming together and developing an emotional connection. A “love story” but not a romance as one commenter describes. Yukino never returns Takao’s feelings due to their age gap yet the two save each other from falling into depression and their relationship is beyond sexual attraction.

Feel free to add more references or ways you think NGE or the Rebuilds have influenced Shinkai’s films. Disagree with some of these if you want since I know Reishin is a controversial ship, especially with Kawoshin being popular on Tumblr but that’s what I picked up while watching WWY. Both Anno and Shinkai’s works speak a lot to me as someone who’s struggles with depression. Suzume hit hard for me as an adoptee and Your Name showed me anime could be far more than a cheesy cartoon. Seeing people call Shinkai an “eco fascist” is baffling as that’s not what these stories are about. Both are groundbreaking directors in anime and have inspired a lot people, including me.