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Evangelion analysis/essays/metaposts/theories Masterlist

I originally gathered these for some friends of mine but I decided to share it here on tumblr as well so ayy

Hopefully reading some of these theories will help you shape how you view the Evangelion universe and understand it better!

 I’ll probably continue expanding this post in the future

Starting posts: Good to read before going into in-depth analysis and/or if you just finished the series and want to understand what is going on.

EVA Analysis: The Hedgehog’s Dilemma, Filtering Reality, and the Cruel Angel’s Thesis of Evangelion 

^ Much shorter recap of the themes of Evangelion

Is Shinji selfish and is that okay?

Simple and short explanation of the Instrumentality project

Gendo’s and Seele’s goals

Theory and Analysis: Eva-00’s soul

Theory and Analysis: Soul Divisibility

Theory and Analysis: Rei’s Ghostly Appearances and Quantum Mechanics

First Ancestral Race explanation (+ F.A.R!QShinji theory that should be in the in-depth chategory)

Kaworu remembering past loops + Akira Ishida interview

Theory and Analysis: List of Common Misconceptions

Theory and Analysis: What is Canon?

Classified Information (translation) from NGE2 (Not a theory post but a really helpful post to quickly understand more or less everything in NGE, supposedly you consider it tier 2 canon)

In-depth posts:

Rei Ayanami, How Most of the Casual Fandom Gets Her Wrong.

Unit 00’s soul and the primal scene

Asuka Langley Sohryuu, How Most of the Casual Fandom Gets Her Wrong.

Addition to the post above: Would Asuka and Shinji Make Good Romantic Partners Analysis

Angel Asuka Theory

Birds of a Feather: Soryu-Shikinami-Illustrious

An expansion on the importance of Kaworu Nagisa

Kaworu’s Donor: Kaji/Kaworu Theory

Tumblr User Aceworu’s Big Post About Why Everything You Know About Evangelion Loop Theory is Probably Wrong

Evangelion and Ernest Becker’s The Denial of Death

Shinji’s attempted #suicide

Expulsion from Eden in 3.0 and is Shinji Eve?

More analysis on Shinji/Eve theory

Shinji=Eve theory

Shinji=Eve theory p2

Fuyutzuki Kozo + more Yui Analysis

Kaji is the Bond Girl, not James Bond: Emotional Disguises,Watermelons, and “The Day the Earth Stood Still”

The “Adult Queartet”: Misato, Ritsuko, Kaji, and Gendo

Theory and Analysis: Gendo’s Silent Words

Evangelion and why Hideki Anno hates you

^Circuitbird’s respons to a whole other post discussing similar topics as the post above

Evangelion Episode 24 Drafts Complete Translation  (not a theory post, but I felt it was important to add it since the ep 24 drafts are often forgotten even though they’re tier 1 canon)

Kawoshin related posts:

Kaworu of You Can (Not) Redo is the most tragic of the known Kaworu’s in the Evangelion time loops.

Anime Kawoshin relationship analysis

Relationship gets healthier every adaption

Circuitbird’s thoughts on Kaworu and Shinji

Brief discussion of anime Kaworu, Q Kaworu, and the disparities therein

"I might have been born to meet you" Speculation

More evidence that Kaworu is Romantically interested in Shinji  (I’ll add this link too, as if there weren’t enough evidence already)

^Similar post by the same person

Tristan and Isolde reference in 3.33

"We are the words ‘I love you.’" vs "The words ‘I love you.’"

"En ga kimi o michibiku darou" indepth meaning

Mahiro Maeda’s illustration for Khara Callendar Analysis

^More analysis of the illustration + better picture of it

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“Then even I will have no reason to despair!”

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Durarara!!: Favourite Quotes » Heiwajima Shizuo

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"I love all of μ’s members. I don’t want anyone in μ’s to fall behind."

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顔がなんかちがう…と思ってずっと直してたら朝になってた…

色をどうやって塗ってたか忘れ気味だったんですが段々思い出してきました

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STOP RIGHT THERE!

Yes, you!

Are you reading this?

Seems so!

Oh, is that a sparkle in your pretty eyes!

Oh— Oh, no! Are you— Are you laughing?

Are you laughing at me?!

Psh, I don’t mind, that’s okay! 

Is that a smile?

No— Yes? Oh wait, am I seeing a curve!

TH—THere… THERE IT IS. There’s the smile.

What a cute smile.

That’s what I like to see!

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Tsukihi :  http://vk.cc/1QFQlt

Araragi : http://vk.cc/1QFQx2

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more Bakemonogatari cosplay

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i literally burst out laughing when i thought of this like why

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"Memories of You"

Persona 3 Original Soundtrack

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can we talk about how well built hinata hajime is

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how to win a fight in anime

1. fight rly hard

2. get the shit beat out of u and fall on the ground

3. get up slowly with blood dripping from ur mouth

4. crack a smile and say something about friends and not giving up

5. win. thats it u will automatically win after following steps 1-4