#shinji from nge

[sillyg0ose4527281]

hehe I was too lazy to wait for the poll to end so I made it cuz I was impatient

also 2 things: I accidentaly gave yall some spoilers of something i'm making of lauren and there's marks of the yuri that I drew last night here 😭😭

[slumberlands]

jaws of god

[i-hope-you-step-on-legos-and-die]

Kawoshin...💗💗💗 I started this a few days ago during break time in school after 3rd period lol

I think it looks cool (⁠◡⁠ ⁠ω⁠ ⁠◡⁠) !!!

[tomaturtles]

Happy Campus Apocalypse volume 1 16th anniversary here's something to celebrate

[sau-cen]

[alimaccg]

Kawoshin week day four: Role swap AU.

Inspired by a lovely fic I’ve read awhile back.

[catshinji]

Evangelion x bilibili winter campaign

[kiisaes]

sigh

[comrade-emma]

In Defense of Shinji/Rei

Out of all the pairings in the Evangelion fandom, Shinji/Rei is one of the most controversial and least popular, especially here on tumblr. It did have some popularity at one point but that has died down in favor of Kawoshin and Asurei. It’s a ship that I, and many others, feel is often mischaracterized and dismissed due to its more controversial elements but one that is honestly very emotional and deserves less hate in my opinion, as do it’s shippers who people also have a misguided view of. Fandom in general has become more moralistic and puritanical in recent years. It’s like no one learned a thing from the SU fandom discourse where people were bullied or called homophobic for liking a certain pairing over the other.

Argument 1: she’s his mother/sister

The most common criticism of the pairing is that it’s incest and that their relationship is that of a brother-sister or mother-son. First, Rei’s whole arc in the show is that she’s not just a clone or copy of Yui or Lilith. She’s her own person with her own desires which is why her loyalty to Gendo wanes as she becomes more of an individual. Her DNA also isn’t that similar to Shinji and only a small amount of Yui’s was used. The rest was affected by Lilith hence the differences in their appearance. So there is a little bit of blood relation but it’s not on the same level of say Bwen or Pinecest. Incest is terrible because it’s a betrayal of family trust and abuse but Shinji and Rei met as teens and were not raised as siblings, nor did he know of her origin until Ritsuko explained it.

I’ve also seen the argument that their bond is sibling-like or Shinji views her as a Madonna/mother figure. Anno has stated that he intended there to be a “love triangle” with the pilot trio and show’s proposal described Rei as having “learned about feelings when she fell in love”. While that info comes from Reddit and may not be reliable, it does challenge the idea that there was no intention for their dynamic to be romantic.

Next, antis really take that elevator scene out of context where Shinji was complimenting her on being like a mom while ignoring him telling her she’d make a good housewife. The rebuilds and manga make their connection more blatant but it was always there. Misato, Toji and Kensuke all tease Shinji about his crush and the two act as friends after warming up despite their icy first interactions. There may be some maternal aspects to it but it’s rather simplistic to dumb their bond down to a family connection. It seems antis argue that they’re siblings because the romantic implications are uncomfortable and antis don’t want to admit that they do have feelings for each other.

Argument 2: it’s misogynistic and queer erasure

Okay, this is a less common argument against it but one I’ve seen from popular Eva analysis writers that view Kawoshin as the only valid pairing for Shinji. I’ve seen it used against Asushin and Marishin too. This goes hand and hand with the idea that Shinji views Rei as a Madonna and is misogynistic. I have a lot of thoughts about the “Shinji is an incel misogynist and Asuka did nothing wrong��� discourse but that’s for another day. He’s not a perfect uwu soft boy but fans seem to base his entire characterization off the hospital scene in rather single issue Eva analyses that cherry-pick certain scenes or dialogue.

The argument that it’s queer erasure is one I’m starting to despise. Yes, there are homophobic dudebro fans who hate Kawoshin but not everyone who prefers a “straight” pairing is anti gay. Shinji could still be bisexual and be in a m/f relationship. I’ve also seen some ship him in a polycule with Rei and Kaworu. Plus, not everyone has to interpret the show or character the same way. The writers made it so people can view Kawoshin as romantic and Shinji as queer, but never demanded that be the only possible interpretation.

This kind reminds me of something I’ve occasionally seen in the Ben 10 fandom too. A few fans, not all of them, treating the wholesome gay ship as the only good pairing because of the problematic elements in the m/f ships or because they view the male protagonist as a misogynist. The “male character is sexist or a bad boyfriend so let’s make him gay” is also a fandom trope that kind of irritates me. Not every ship has be gay or a girlboss romance either.

Argument 3: they’re kids and you can’t ship them

This is one of the least common criticisms but one that I’ve occasionally encountered. First, they’re 14 which is around the time a lot of teens start dating. Second, romance =/= sex and child/teen characters can have romantic feelings for each other. Yes, ship wars over fictional kids can escalate but there’s nothing wrong with just liking a pairing. This post about Chihiro and Haku’s bond from Spirited Away kind of applies here too.

My thoughts: why do I love this pairing?

I first fell in love with this ship because I watched the rebuilds first on Amazon Prime and didn’t know the series was on Netflix because my account, embarrassingly, still has parental controls on it. I know they’re not everyone’s cup of tea but I liked them. Shinji was a character I really connected to and so was Rei. Their relationship got me a bit emotional and the scene where Shinji attempts to save her had me on the edge of my seat, while the scene where Shinji accepts Rei Q got a tear out of me as did the apology scene in 3.0+1.0.

If I had to compare them to any other pairing, which I’ve done before, it would be Hodaka/Hina from Weathering with You which also is a bit divisive and a bit of a tearjerker. Ironically, EoE is one of Makoto Shinkai’s favorites and he considers Anno an inspiration. Everything from their bond to Hodaka’s character and Hina’s arc of a blue haired girl, blackish-blue in Hina’s case, that’s lived a difficult life and who’s only purpose is to be a sacrificial lamb, learning to pray for herself is a lot like Shinji/Rei, down the ending of WWY being a lot like that of 2.22. The scene where Hodaka gives Hina a promise ring is also a little like the “smile” moment from Episode 6/1.11.

Conclusion

In short, Shinji/Rei isn’t a bad pairing and is overhated and misrepresented by many in the fandom. It’s fine to dislike it or prefer another ship but one can do so without chomping at the bit to paint its shippers as homophobes, misogynists or people with incest fetishes or Oedipal complexes. Many of us like it because it’s one of the least toxic relationships in the series and is honestly a very powerful story. Are there some questionable elements in it? Sure, but you can like a ship even if it’s not up to golden moral standards and expecting every pairing to be unproblematic is ridiculous. Real life is much more grey than what moralistic fans claim.

[daikonghost143]

Am i going insane like, genuinely I really like Kawoshin but WHERE IS ALL THE KAWORU CHARACTERIZATION FROM??? IS IT THE MANGA?? IS IT RELOAD??? I SWEAR I DONT REMEMBER HIM BEING ANYTHING MORE THAN MYSTERIOUS AND VAGUELY FLIRTY AT SHINJI IN THE SHOW?? WHERE IS THIS COMING FROM IS IT ALL HEADCANON?? 😭😭🙏🙏

[just-a-toast]

Guys … I think I just leaked ii S2 17 …

(NOT REAL SPOILERS)

Mephone4’s theme song for ii17‼️ made by me🤭

But when I watched 16, the un-animation thing really reminded me of human instrumentality in Neon Genesis Evangelion so I made screenshot remakes

[fallenumbra]

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵

[transmasclinkillust]

Kawoshin week 2025 day 1 : Fem!Kawoshin

[kanaevamon]

calm before the storm

[tomaturtles]

The meaning of my destiny can be changed for your love.

Kawoshin Week Day 5: Rebuild + Time loop! 💜💙

[justnother-user]

No because it actually makes me sick to my stomach when I think about what happened to Asuka in EoE. Like when she reactivates her EVA and fights those units from Seele so it’s a 1v8(?). It’s just the fact that she does manage to fight all of them off only for them to come back and then they attack her and her EVA. And she can’t turn off that thing where if it happens to the EVA you can feel it. So this little girl is feeling them all takes shots at her and SHE GETS HER FUCKING EYE STABBED and she gets basically gutted by them. She’s holding her stomach and eye just screaming. Like I’ve seen the movie 3 times and I can hear her screams and idk. It’s just haunting to me, to know that she did try her best but was overpowered and that she was mutilated by them. And the fact that afterwards when they’re flying off holding the entrails of Asuka’s EVA (and presumably hers too) that Shinji sees it!!!! Like holy fuck that poor guy and poor Asuka like bbgirl did not deserve that.