Yes! That is right! Other people have also realized that this song sounds like: 1) Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto no. 2 2) God Save the Queen / King or 3) "Shinji is just like me" which I've never actually listened myself to but it's really popular Which one were you?

@kivegg_5498

9 ай бұрын

I have the impression that it's also similar to rach 3rd concerto

@RebeccaChambersIRL

9 ай бұрын

Wow, glad to see you’re still here.

@fredam6003

9 ай бұрын

you’re alive

@ianian4162

9 ай бұрын

This whole time I thought it was some obscure Rachmaninov composition that I just couldn't find anywhere, lol.

@theoreticalphysics3644

9 ай бұрын

Wait wut it really does sound like these though. Rach no.2 is an incredible piece to take inspiration from.

The only person who made Shinjis life easier was the gay angel dude who didn't put up a fight and let Shinji kill him, think about that the only person that was nice to Shinji was the person who he was forced to kill

@kiriyin5891

4 жыл бұрын

Kensuke?

@smhrat5752

4 жыл бұрын

I mean it was shinjis choice to kil

@Igrzu-san

4 жыл бұрын

@@smhrat5752 not really

@Teal_.

4 жыл бұрын

right becuase misato, kaji, toji, kensuke the class rep, asuka, pen^2, rei were never seen interacting with him in a friendly manner

@austinpowers3659

4 жыл бұрын

@@Teal_. they all used him though, you can be nice to someone and still have evil intent in the end

Everyone asks "Where is Shinji?" but no one asks "How is Shinji?"

@stevepensando2593

2 жыл бұрын

This it... This is the plot of the entire anime

@MatiNuva1724

2 жыл бұрын

"Why isn't Shinji piloting the robot" would sound better ngl

@OzAbi

2 жыл бұрын

I'm feel.

@RadiantGreen24

Жыл бұрын

Damn it is

@user-ev1yb5bd1p

Жыл бұрын

이게 맞다 진짜

At least Shinji got his own theme. I have none.

@user-mx3ho3tp5h

4 жыл бұрын

Zhuzhu Qing fax

@Horrormaster13

4 жыл бұрын

@Zhuzhu Qing Yup

@smhrat5752

4 жыл бұрын

unless

@muanofuny7457

3 жыл бұрын

Your alarm music is your theme mine is the soviet anthem

@appleWhisky43

3 жыл бұрын

You can (Not) have a theme

“A child that is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth”

@Hyu249

Жыл бұрын

Dang

@cleverman383

Жыл бұрын

So with sadness in my heart I feel the best thing I could do Is end it all and leave forever

@Holynoelle

9 ай бұрын

Where did I heard this before?

@its_him562

9 ай бұрын

​@@Holynoelleprobably not heard, but if you've seen JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, then you'll recognize that this quote depicts what started the main antagonist's life of evil.

@grand-dadmiral

9 ай бұрын

@@Holynoelle It's an old proverb, attributed somewhat vaguely to the entire African continent. I suppose the village from whence it came burned down. It's a commonly held truism elsewhere, oft-accompanied by "It takes village to raise a child."

Shinji DESERVES to be happy.

@rchetype7029

5 жыл бұрын

Shinji was entitled to nothing which he couldn't earn through introspection and strength.

@Lillian_Ashcroft

5 жыл бұрын

Kaji said in the manga nobody deserves happiness but also that if Shinji didn't grab hold of life better and learn from mistakes that he would let people die in vain. There is a reason the manga turns out better.

@rchetype7029

5 жыл бұрын

@@Lillian_Ashcroft He says the same thing to shinji in the anime before shinji kills Zeruel

@nemeru3352

5 жыл бұрын

I dunno, he unintentionally helped initiate third impact

@MrMcArmenio

5 жыл бұрын

Shinje needs to get into the damn robot

Rewatching it via Netflix I just realized how EVERYONE treats Shinji like trash. At first It gives the feeling it's only Gendou who is distant and cruel, but in reality everyone, from Asuka to Misato, patronizes him and constantly puts him in pressure, never giving him the option to fail. Ironically, in the series where everyone acts like a dick to each other, Shinji is the only one who rarely gives it back.

@yupooo6842

4 жыл бұрын

oatknee But Kaworu Betrayed Shinji which is more 10x worst because he’s the only person who truly loved Shinji to only just betray him which make Drove Shinji Depressed even more.

@JMRG2992

4 жыл бұрын

To be honest man, I loved how Rei in the manga treated shinji. The part where she asks to hold his hand one more time... was just impressive... she was in love with him in the manga, well, before she was Rei III. just Rei II

@yupooo6842

4 жыл бұрын

JóH RédFíéld yep they give more dept to Rei And The Manga is very different than the anime one in the final battle Shinji actually saved Asuka which is very an satisfying moment compared to anime

@mlggodzilla1567

4 жыл бұрын

@@a.n.y2902 rei's own a.t. field overpowered kaworu's, so it was either rei or shinji inside the eva who were going to kill him. Kaworu had no choice thats why he understood that he failed and let shinji kill him, he thought that they had adam and he infact was going to destroy the world. Kaworu just like everyone else were abusing shinji, no one truly cared about him, well only rei actually to a certain degree. If you read the manga you will actually see that kaworu being in love with shinji was just a reflection of rei's love to shinji. During the armisael attack asuka wasnt sent with the eva-02 but it was kaworu with rei inside the eva-00. During the attack armisael connected both the evas and during the explosion of eva-00 rei's feelings passed to kaworu. Shinji hated kaworu and they actually got in a fight because kaworu treated like shit asuka and said that rei was useless after her death.

@dollartreejadenyuki6046

4 жыл бұрын

BIG SMOKEE you do realize kaworu didn’t betray him,right? it was either he die or he destroyed everything. he was literally protecting him man

People call Shinji a pussy, but let's be real. 99.99% of us would have turned out similar if we were in Shinji's shoes.

@davidnoel1665

2 жыл бұрын

I would probably die in the 1st angel I encountered

@jackpitman15

2 жыл бұрын

i guarentee not many people would reject instrumentality if put in shinjis shoes, and age

@nightcat9049

2 жыл бұрын

Ye, the people who call him a pussy really lack in the empathy and imagination department.

@-sanju-

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, I'm just built different.

@flow_987

2 жыл бұрын

@@-sanju- Good for you. You're part of the 1%.

Shinji Ikari Defense Squad reporting in

@FreshZCORD

7 жыл бұрын

hell yeh u go u realistic written character you

@nya-sama1269

7 жыл бұрын

Shinji Ikari I am Here

@theturtwig50

7 жыл бұрын

Yes hello there

@BunnaySango

7 жыл бұрын

Shinji Ikari Shinji is a precious cinnimon roll and honestly I just wanted him to be happy so bad.

@hanakosan4404

7 жыл бұрын

Shinji Ikari French is here 👍

I used to be so hard on Shinji when i was younger....then you realize he was a just a 14 year old kid! The realism of NGE showing how immature and torn he was in dealing with so much trauma is amazing and one only appreciates it more and more with age...

@sausage5488

5 жыл бұрын

Was he really immature ?

@jkl7607

5 жыл бұрын

@@sausage5488 he was...

@sausage5488

5 жыл бұрын

@@jkl7607 He was pretty serious about this stuff. Not every 14 year old kid would be able to do what he did. If you want immaturity look at Asuka.

@doomfan89

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like Shinji´s reaction is the only realistic anime portrayal I´ve seen so far as to how a normal person would react if someone was just like "hey, you have to fight these huge monsters inside of a robot, and oh, humanity´s probably gonna end if you lose"

@omariramsey1154

4 жыл бұрын

@@doomfan89 Shinji's reactions were almost TOO realistic and i think thats what brought the anime to that next level for me. The fact that, even though hes the main character, he's a far cry from the hero you'd expect from a story like this one

We gotta protect this boy

@giraffecentral4502

4 жыл бұрын

sad kitty shinji protection force

@shinjiikari6866

3 жыл бұрын

Yes thank you

@noizzing4553

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@WohnJick517

2 жыл бұрын

Ok Dutch

@rogeryoung7562

2 жыл бұрын

This boy at least the most powerful creature in this world.And he is psychopath.We need protection from him…

I think the funniest part of Shinji and yet the most tragic part In the spinoff games. We see that if you surround Shinji with mentally sound nice people his age Shinji just ends up being a nice normal kid. Hes just a person.

@qwertydavid8070

8 ай бұрын

That's honestly the most tragic part about his character. Bro was literally dealt the worst cards possible. As you said it yourself, he's just a person. But he was stuck in the most godawful and horrible situation imaginable. He broke down because he was surrounded by incompatible people. Not necessarily bad people, but they definitely were NOT the support system he needed. And worst of all, the one time he finds another person that genuinely loves him unconditionally, he's forced to freaking kill him. Hell naw, the people who think he's a pussy are wildin'. If I was stuck in his situation, I'd probably just curl up and die after like the first fight.

@NTonyy

8 ай бұрын

@@qwertydavid8070 nah I still think Shinji sucks. Though his theme song is a banger. Side characters/104th cadet corps in Attack On Titan who were barely a year older than him went through so much more, for example.

@qwertydavid8070

8 ай бұрын

@@NTonyy I get what you're saying, but by that logic I could just say "Bro that's nothing, jesus went through much more pain when he was tortured" This isn't a dick measuring contest. Within the context of NGE, shinji was in one of the worst situations. Yes, maybe not the worst, but things don't need to be the worst to still be bad. You shouldn't be comparing pain because it's an inherently subjective matter.

@NTonyy

8 ай бұрын

@@qwertydavid8070 The dick measuring analogy is not very logical, man, especially when in this context. Shinji has a literal school harem around him, a bully that (very) quickly became his friend eventually. His mentor, Misato, who is like a mother figure he never had. And he's still absolutely selfish as fuck. *HOSPITAL SCENE MOMENT* "mmhh.. yeah... daddy issues got me like-" Fkin travesty lmao. I could get into so, so much more about why this inconsistent mess of this mediocre show is a failure. This dumb show got people thinking like piloting an Eva would be the worst thing ever, when in reality it just wouldn't even come close to that. How in the hell would Shinji get bullied in the first place just for saving the city? How does his father hold such incredbile amount of intelligence about everything in the Eva world yet not make an effort for his child? Or maybe even know how to raise him? Even if you think about it, if he did raise a child, his official plan would've come to fruition smoothly. How the hell is an Anime villain written this terribly and blandly lmao. This show is a pathetic excuse of an author who could barely take care of himself, which attracts other young teens into its' selfishly immature ideations, praising unhealthy coping mechanisms. I know some irl people who fell into the trap of this crap of an art piece and became drug addicts. But then again, this show also helped some people at the same time, so it's a fine gray line. I rest my case here.

@Nancy-ff5tr

6 ай бұрын

​@@NTonyyAnime is unrealistic in that way yeah, a normal person wouldn't be able to handle what most anime protagonists do. Evangelion shows the real side of humanity, and Shinji is just a kid. If you must compare, remember that AOT people are trained and battle hardened soldiers who know what to expect while Shinji was thrown into the world of Evas and angels against his will, surrounded by toxic and manipulative people.

Despite how many people perceive Shinji, I think he's really the strongest protagonist I've seen in any story. Man went through some deep shit, and he took it like a real person would - internalized it, tried to force it down, had it bubble up in toxic and horrific ways, and push others away from him. People treated him like trash, and he was always set up to fail, yet he came back anyways! Shinji cried and struggled, but isn't that what strength is? Excellent writing, Ano.

@aevvah_flxwer8550

2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully summed up and well said, Huw. 🙏

@furfekkia93

2 жыл бұрын

last sentence is pretty funny in italian

@cedeliqueti5179

2 жыл бұрын

@@furfekkia93 in spanish too

@terapia2914

2 жыл бұрын

i dont think hes strong at all, but the thing i liked about him was how he acted like a real person would

@jamesramos8446

2 жыл бұрын

read berserk

To everyone who thinks that Shinji is a pussy: he's not. He was a human who feared death, but already lost most of his life and lived the rest by just accepting orders, up to the very point where he even accepted to be extremly near to death itself. But he built a new life, without even wanting it, up to the very point he didn't accepted everything and thus, lost his mind with time, mostly because of the pressure he had... And even after this all... He tryed to fix the world. He didn't accepted all orders, but he accepted his destiny. You shouldn't compare NGE with other animes in this way, you should compare it to real life, because NGE's characters are there to compare them with real life and your self. So... Could you do this?

@hanscarabonala2462

9 жыл бұрын

***** Why was he annoying? Maybe in the English dub or in the first episodes, but he was never annoying in the Japanese dub after the first 3-4 episodes.

@goblingravy

8 жыл бұрын

guys we're just talking about a chinese cartoon here

@woodman2855

8 жыл бұрын

+Goblingravy's Good Games Hey look at me I'm so edgy! So therefore because it's a chinese cartoon it can't have complex characters lol no.

@timorr6008

7 жыл бұрын

Very true mate. That's exactly it.

@ryo8394

7 жыл бұрын

yeah! I hate when people think shinji is useless and whiny like he's reacting pretty realisticly to his situation?

I think we, as an audience, have a bad habit of overlooking the fact that Ikari Shinji is a _child soldier_ when we judge him.

@Mr.Needle-Hamster

2 ай бұрын

We tend to do that a lot, don't we?

I love Shinji because I see myself in him because he’s weak, he always wants to escape, he hates himself, and I want to love me so I love Shinji. I want him to be better and to be happy because I want to be better and to be happy.

@didiervillarreal1638

3 жыл бұрын

P.d. I wrote this while shitting, the most intense shit I’ve ever taken

@seanshogun1957

3 жыл бұрын

Didier Villarreal so you love others in the hopes of loving yourself

@chillmeii

3 жыл бұрын

relatable

@pezvonpez

2 жыл бұрын

@@didiervillarreal1638 it was such an emotional comment and then you ruined it

@fuze9458

2 жыл бұрын

@@didiervillarreal1638 you were shitting in the shinji chair position

I never got the Shinji hate. He's the most relatable main character I've ever seen in any medium.

@cleverman383

Жыл бұрын

"I'm so fucked up."

@FullSaphir

Жыл бұрын

Yes Bocchi you are right

@hello-rq8kf

8 ай бұрын

you have a bocchi pfp, no wonder you relate to fucking losers

@EdyYT66

3 ай бұрын

@@cleverman383 he never said he was F up, more like "i am so lonely" vibes / "i dont want to do this" vibes / "i dont want to be a loser" vibes, "i dont know what should i do" "everything is so pointless " vibes, you clearly dont get the anime or the main premise of the show

@zebitus5731

Ай бұрын

@@EdyYT66 The original american dub in question:

I love this comment section so much. Everyone's defending and saying how much they love Shinji which is very rare. He's one of my favorite characters to ever exist simply because he's the most relatable and human character I've ever seen.

@vacuousloki1648

2 жыл бұрын

I hate him and think he’s a piece of shit, the problem is I’m just like him

@TheSlonk

2 жыл бұрын

You would like Shinichi in Parasyte as well

@user-nm6qc7ft2x

Жыл бұрын

we feel affection like he is our son

@soysource3218

9 ай бұрын

I think Punpun better written than Shinji but yes Shinji is an interesting character in his own right.

@Nancy-ff5tr

6 ай бұрын

I think it's easy as a child to judge him and compare him to other anime hero protagonists. As you grow up however, you realize how fucked up his situation is and that he really is very realistic, acting like any 14 year old would

Remember kids, if you hate Shinji, chances are you ARE Shinji, only you refuse to admit you hate that part of yourself for the times you acted like he did. Shinji doesn't deserve hate, he deserves pity.

@JabamiLain

2 ай бұрын

I never once hated him, though I could be frustrated sometimes. He's still baby boy though.

@someone-pe3yt

Ай бұрын

I kinda relate to shinji in the self hatred part (and also hating my dad) but i just want to give him a hug idk he's my favorite anime protagonist

Shinji Ikari and Guts (from Berserk) are the most tortured characters in anime history, bar none.

@ps123fan

4 жыл бұрын

what about guts..

@anzinc

4 жыл бұрын

i'm just about to type guts name, but still, only if they both got a normal life

@nowhereman6019

3 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of objectively worse off characters. The reason we think those two are the worst off is because we care about them the most.

@jjba3571

3 жыл бұрын

That girl from madoka magica, poor her :(

@michaelgrimes2689

3 жыл бұрын

Yea I’d say guts more than Shinji though

For this of you wondering, this piece is a MINOR variation of an old melody used for England’s anthem (God save the queen) and “my country ‘it’s of thee”, also the same melody for at least seven other countries, it’s also the melody for the traditional song, “this is my planet earth”. The world’s anthem in a way, which the composer uses perfectly by being able to tell how everyone in the show puts the fate of the world on shinji arms, stressing him until he decides to make the world into his liking in the End of Evangelion, much like this theme did. Even stranger, we only hear this piece in the very first episode, somehow giving a clue on how the whole story will conclude.

@HYPERMUSH64

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that explanation! I always wondered about that

@cringerfilmmaker

2 жыл бұрын

wait it was played, in the first episode? when?!

@tomemeornottomeme1864

2 жыл бұрын

@@cringerfilmmaker This is the song when Shinji is taken into the Eva Cage for the first time by Misato and Ritsuko and they show him the Evangelion, and tell him the reason he was brought to Nerv was because he needs to pilot it. As his Dad reveals that was the only reason he wanted to see Shinji and Shinji begins to freak out over everything is when the music begins to pick up.

@cringerfilmmaker

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomemeornottomeme1864 I see

@Mimedus

2 жыл бұрын

Or just go to Rachmaninoffs Piano Concerto n. 2….. i always asumed that was the inspiration for this piece 😃

Shinji's honestly one of the more interesting protagonists I've seen. If there's a singular word I have for him, it's "flawed". He doesn't have the high ideals most main characters have in stories, but is it really realistic to think that he should? Being only 14, his life is anything but figured out. Epiphanies that lead to disaster and further epiphanies. Isn't that just being a teenager? While his morals may seem twisted, he just hasn't had the opportunity to develop his personality enough to make such large decisions. Even the very ending could have been entirely different if it happened a day earlier or later. His mind was a mess, but rightfully so.

@stew7852

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, besides the fact that the author wanted to reflect that. And I don't know why many people are bothered by the fact that he is like any of us, even though they see themselves reflected and are bothered by it. Anyway, this is one of my best protagonists.

@ProfessionalismTrash

3 жыл бұрын

@@stew7852 as i was writing my reply to you, i tried making arguments about how Shinji's just pretty fucking weird, but every time i thought about an example, i realized "nah, this one's understandable". turns out his actions are indeed understandable. still don't get why tf he was so different in EoE, i know he was depressed but damn wtf

@Deid

2 жыл бұрын

@@ProfessionalismTrash EoE was right after Kaworu, when he was at his lowest point of the entire series. It just seems a little sudden since it's a jump from episode 24 to movie and not from scene to scene or an episode to episode but it's pretty in line. He pretty much lost everything he somewhat gained throughout the series and then this one ray of hope appears and immediately betrays his feelings. He's just broken at that point.

@hairglowingkyle4572

2 жыл бұрын

@@ProfessionalismTrash The dude couldn't think right anymore, he lost sight of righteousness after being given the most unfair choice of his life. After that he didn't believe in justice or happiness anymore, or at least that's what I think of it

@iwannabetheguy4355

4 ай бұрын

"It was in the prophecy"

People forget that Shinji was just a young kid. A teenager confronted by the cruelty of this world. Forced to do things he didnt want to. He endured, he struggled and then he broke. All the pressure, all the loss, all the pain, all the hatred and the lack of empathy and love for him broke him. He was alone in a dark ocean. And he drowned. He is not a perfect protagonist, but that is what he is about. He is no hero. He never wanted to be one and he does not find a real purpose or redemption in beeing one. He does things because he has no choices. In the end - he is just human. A human kid that was used. And this piece of music tells a lot about what is going on inside of him. Anger, sadness, desperation, crying for help, losing oneself.

Who else feels like Shinji deserves a hug? Boi suffered long enough and he barely received affection back (except that "pilot")

@yamboijam2996

Жыл бұрын

But isnt real.

@MoskusMoskiferus1611

Жыл бұрын

​@@yamboijam2996. Who cares

People are rotten, Shinji is one of the most relatable protagonist ever. It seems that everyone wants to have someone to push down so they can feel superior.

@vacuousloki1648

2 жыл бұрын

He can be relatable and a piece of shit, I mean, look at me

@jacktaylor0465

2 жыл бұрын

Gay

@NikiWonoto26

2 жыл бұрын

sadly true reality

@r.k845

2 жыл бұрын

@@vacuousloki1648 he's just a little boy

@vacuousloki1648

2 жыл бұрын

@@r.k845 *bitch Me too

There's no grace. It's a thoroughly lonely, selfish and harsh melody with each segment properly representing Shinji's state of mind. The piano is depicting a struggle, a wish for hope, love and purpose - at the same time being the realizement of his naivety, anger, confusion and most importantly - misery. While the piano(Shinji) is expressing itself, the rest of the instruments accompany it symbolizing the world, or everyone around Shinji. Violins are the breaking point and usually are used to magnify the feeling of dread, confusion and hope with a reflection on those emotions. Violas', cellos' and double basses' job is to magnify the feelings of tragedy, despair and sadness.

@blacknote6945

5 жыл бұрын

don't dig in too deep like those doujin artist

@vintheguy

4 жыл бұрын

In the show Neon Genesis Evangelion they live in a society

@nemusubs

4 жыл бұрын

That's deep

@androidlewzerz6424

3 жыл бұрын

this comment is deep *claps*

@liamgulyas9476

3 жыл бұрын

Creating words to relate vibrations to a series of moving drawings

what a mysterious & complicated personality...Shinji is one of the "deepest" anime characters ever.

@wookiewaffles1503

2 жыл бұрын

Baklava

@alanbersoza2044

2 жыл бұрын

@@wookiewaffles1503 playboi carti > burguer king

@wookiewaffles1503

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanbersoza2044 sigogglin > crooked

@yamboijam2996

Жыл бұрын

Hes suffering like all characters in evangelion or others animes

*DEPRESSION INTENSIFYS*

@fortnitesexman

5 жыл бұрын

Cyrolocker 1 your spelling skills make me depressed

@HumaneBat

3 жыл бұрын

Langaje *stonk meme pic*

Shinji is more or less the most flawed protagonist I've seen. Nothing about him is idealized. And you missed a HUGE point in Evangelion, to love you have to be loved. Shinji isn't (or is convinced so), therefore it really takes a toll on his personal and emotional life. This probably applies to a good deal of the main characters too. Odds are that Pen-Pen is the sanest character. If you wanna watch meaningless sex or meaningless fanservice, then you're looking in the wrong way.

@noodleboi6711

5 жыл бұрын

furggedaboutitable He's supposed to be flawed. We're not meant to project our feelings on to this character like most shows. Hideiki Anno makes it clear that the point is that you can't run away from your problems. Shinjis not a character we're supposed to use for escapism to run from real life, Anno's probably also saying something about the nature of otakus (including himself) in Japan and how escapism can, and is effecting the hikikomori, and depression problem in Japan. And if you do decide to get close to this character and invision yourself as him then you'll only get hurt, following the hedgehog's dillema.

@Lillian_Ashcroft

5 жыл бұрын

And yet, he is probably a character I can relate to heavily more than any self insert protaganist probably because Shinji is a self insert protaganist for real.

@evastarunit7361

4 жыл бұрын

Too bad most people just see him as a coward or an idiot but i totally understand what he is going through cause i've been through what he has been and trust me i had the same doubt in myself about life and totally understand him in every way i just hope people understand him too or else they are just plain idiots to think that he is just a coward cause if you took a different point of view of shinji he's probably the most relatable character in the entire show

@tradingforsouls

4 жыл бұрын

I think this is accurate enough, but Shinji is a character that you want to see prosper, but you hesitate to root for him because of his actions. We can only stand back and watch as he falls into hopelessness with his life crumbling to pieces around him, because he never really cared enough to fight. This Character’s writing is ingenious.

@evastarunit7361

4 жыл бұрын

@@tradingforsouls exactly

Possibly the greatest and most well-composed theme I've ever heard in anime history.

@maxfaberg128

2 жыл бұрын

check out rachmaninoffs piano concerto no. 2 its pretty much copied a lot

@ntsoarakoto7584

Жыл бұрын

Shiro Sagisu's work For me the best and is back with bleach now

@ntsoarakoto7584

Жыл бұрын

Shiro Sagisu's work For me the best and is back with bleach now

@refrigerateur8000

Жыл бұрын

@@maxfaberg128 true ! I found myself thinking about Haendel's Sarabande as well, probably because of the start of the melody

I don't get why people call Shinji whiny and annoying. His behavior is reasonable when you take into account his childhood trauma, the lack of affection/appreciation he is given even when the fate of humanity rides on his shoulders, and the fact that he's still only 14. Shinji's character design isn't trying to imitate a crybaby, but rather a real human who feared death and coudn't move on from his past traumas

@GLUBNOIR

3 күн бұрын

I find it ironic that everyone put the fate of the world on his shoulders, only for him to use Third Impact to turn everyone into Fanta because of his self-loathing or lack of human connections or whatever

I'm glad people have started respecting Shinji more. Most of the fandom seemed to hate him 8+ years ago.

@moxopal5681

2 жыл бұрын

Yes everyone was algergic to jizz back then, and then everyone became depressed with the lockdowns and everyone realized the importance of cumming regularly. So yeah I hope I was helpfull...

@agentfries1560

2 жыл бұрын

@@moxopal5681 what

Palpatine (to Shinji): “Young fool, only now... at the end, do you understand,”

@averageconsumer0

5 жыл бұрын

"strike humanity with all of your hatred and your journey to instrumentality will be complete"

@misterwacky3186

5 жыл бұрын

Average Consumer Good one. 👍🏻

@mlggodzilla1567

4 жыл бұрын

And thats how shinji ikari fell to the dark side of the force

@whathell6t

4 жыл бұрын

MLG Godzilla That’s actually the whole point of the first introduction of the End of Evangelion. Ikari Shinji’s masturabation was to show that Ikari Shinji’s Id has fallen from the Ego to the Shadow, the psychodynamic term for the Dark Side as explain by Carl Jung. The Shadow of the Self is where depravity, immoral-animalistic savagery, and unconscious version such as anger, hate, and fear; reside. The Shadow will surface up unconsciously every time again for a healthy individual and they will noticed and quickly restrain it. As for Ikari Shinji, he is so broken he lost unbalanced after enduring the war for survival of humankind, that he led his Shadow pop out uncontrollably thus Ikari Shinj following his primal instinct which to be views as animalistic. It’s reason why the masturabation scene is so disturbing.

@misterwacky3186

10 ай бұрын

@@whathell6tI concur. If he were a villain who doesn’t need his father anymore, things might have changed. Every day is a tragedy for him.

For some reason Shinji always seemed very haunted to me. He always seems to play to role of the unwilling fool in a plot beyond his understanding.

@wookiewaffles1503

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you see this so you can come back

@philliprubak8123

2 жыл бұрын

@@wookiewaffles1503 I mean hes right most of the plot wasnt discovered by him EoE was more ununderstable for him than for us because he just sits in his eva and sees everything occure I dont know if he hears Fuyutsuki.

At first it did not understand the hatred so exaggerated to the protagonist but then it became more evident. The author obviously wants us not to insert ourselves into the protagonist but not so that we do not feel good enough to confront reality. And we do not all like that

@jacques9515

4 жыл бұрын

What

@whathell6t

4 жыл бұрын

سليل أل صورم سليل أل صورم It’s a paradox for that type of character structure. You rarely see that in anime/manga/visual/light novels so professionally done as Evangelion. The only characters that are Ikari Shinji-tiered formation is Guts the Black Swordsman, Spike Speigal, Emiya Shiro, and Dr. Kuroo “Blackjack” Hazama.

@DreamlessSleepwalker

4 жыл бұрын

@@whathell6t What about Kirito?

@whathell6t

4 жыл бұрын

Korewa Krusader Are you being serious with that question?

@DreamlessSleepwalker

4 жыл бұрын

@@whathell6t kirito is teh bestest animae carater ever.

Shinji Ikari will always be at my heart as the bravest human in history. Bless you,Third child #ShinjiIkariDefenseSquad

@Wiziliz

3 жыл бұрын

Someone doesn't know of Simon the Digger! Boom!

@aljosa_

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wiziliz this is what I thought too lol

Shinji is realistic and not simple power fantasy like other teen boys in anime.

@linkedwolf160

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I love from him, shinji is not a generic and unrealistic anime protagonist

What I find funny about those who give Shinji flak for being a "wimp" or a "wuss" is that they almost certainly wouldn't last a week in his shoes. Hell in an angel battle they'd probably charge in (Leeroy Jenkins style) in an attempt to impress Asuka or Rei only to get eviscerated. Shinji has been put through so much shit by his father that has actively warped him; turned him into a melancholy and maladjusted person. But honestly, despite all that, I'd say he might actually be stronger than most. He faced things throughout the series that would destroy 99% of people--hell, I'd even wager that most Shonen protagonists would be reduced to a gibbering mess in his shoes. Eva isn't most anime-- character wise, it's a lot more realistic-- and Shinji isn't your average protagonist. To many he could be grating as a person. But as a character, he's among the best I've ever seen.

@jacobfredman9442

3 жыл бұрын

yea imagine your left arm being crushed and your chest being always punctured every time i would die lol

@philliprubak8123

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he isnt an op Mc hes just a normal human like us he doesnt stand over our level hes with us hes on of us

@andariel654789

2 жыл бұрын

The one time misato praises him thinking it would be good for him along with asuka taunting him into action in the fight against Leliel he gets punished for his bravado and rashness. Yea most generic shounen protags would rush into certain death.

It's such a deeply moving piece, and I think it personifies Shinji, and this experience of an anime, perfectly. I think that even those who despise Shinji's character can sympathise with him through this music alone.

I'm just a poor boy... nobody loves me...

@conquertodotuyo

5 жыл бұрын

I love you

@gendoikari7195

5 жыл бұрын

@@conquertodotuyo ok

@rga0019

5 жыл бұрын

Francisco C. HE'S JUST A POOR BOY FROM A POOR FAMILY! SPARE HIM HIS LIFE FROM THIS MONSTROSITY!

@gendoikari7195

5 жыл бұрын

@@rga0019 WE WILL NOT LET HIM GO!!

@gendoikari7195

5 жыл бұрын

EASY COME, EASY GO WILL YOU LET ME GO?

No joke, tune sounds like it's part of a thriller/psychological horror old time movie. Love it! Love the discordant feeling.

@gameoverman5444

3 жыл бұрын

I think you are absolutely correct. It sounds like something that might fit within Hitchcock's Vertigo. This piece is clearly inspired by Rachmaninoff piano concerto No 2 and No 3.

@llamaking1071

Жыл бұрын

@@gameoverman5444 What about this reminds you of the Vertigo score?

We love Shinji. He was emotionally unstable, but who could blame him. His mom died in his early childhood, his father neglected him for all of his life, he hardly had a choice to pilot the EVA and save the world from godly beings when he didn’t even know what an EVA was, and he was forced to kill Kaworu, the one person that had genuine feelings towards Shinji. I feel so bad for him :(

I never really understood why Shinji is so hated. The first time I saw NGE I connected to him more than to any other character, he's just so damn relatable. edit: I'm also part of the Shinji Ikari Defense Squad :)

@wha-258

3 жыл бұрын

A reason people hate Shinji is because Shinji was so realistic that people could see themselves in him. So they hated him just like they hate themselves.

@samuelfvalim7418

3 жыл бұрын

Exatly, people in general can't handle realistic representantion of humans

@philliprubak8123

2 жыл бұрын

@@samuelfvalim7418 I think its because Humans watch anime or any other media to escape from the reality to another place where its better than reallife. And thats exactly what evangelion wants to achieve. Evangelion wants you to see ypurself and your mistakes and start confronting your problems and mostly the reality. The reality we cant escape.

@thatonekid4630

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so late but people hate him mostly for the hospital scene cuz wtf

@spinnorsomething

Жыл бұрын

@@thatonekid4630 To be honest, despite how disturbing the hospital scene was Shinji was pretty much at his breaking point, he could hardly ration anything left of his sanity after Kaworu's death, and he mourned over it to the point he desparately searched for the same love Kaworu had shown him unlike anybody else I know it's probably weird to defend someone jacking off to someone in a comatose, but it's just how I view it

Ayyyyyeeee

@FreshZCORD

7 жыл бұрын

yeahhhhhh shinji

@armorvoltfarfan3762

6 жыл бұрын

*AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH*

@elel7113

6 жыл бұрын

Shinji Ikari HAH!

@kamenraider1175

5 жыл бұрын

Eh, not angsty enough, obviously not the real one

@zakariadjedjig7972

5 жыл бұрын

*I'M THE REAL ONE HERE!!!*

"erm.... shinji isn't the perfect unstoppable anime protagonist so he fucking sucks" 🤡 i love this dude with all my heart

@Mr.Needle-Hamster

2 ай бұрын

Do people actually say that?

@yurigagarine6998

2 ай бұрын

​@@Mr.Needle-Hamsterpeople used to say this in the 2000s. They were obviously teenagers.

@Mr.Needle-Hamster

2 ай бұрын

@@yurigagarine6998 And I was only a baby

@yurigagarine6998

2 ай бұрын

@@Mr.Needle-Hamster freaking gen Z.

Loving this comment section. I've aways been an avid Shinji defender, bro is by far the most relatable protagonist in any anime and deserves more recognition for taking so much shit in stride in a realistic way. While I love idealized protagonists that can take anything thrown their way, like Guts or Jotaro, there is simply no possible way to ever fully relate to them. They are fantasies of characters, an that is great. I'll always love a character that serves to inspire through how impossibly strong they are in the face of massive turmoil. But Shinji serves as an inspiration because he is so human. He just BARELY makes it through most situations he is put in, and is eternally changed by nearly every one of them. While obviously the hardships he faces are far more than any of us will ever face, there is something to that imperfection in handling situations. SO many other protagonists only falter in their final moments, but it is nice to have a character that you can relate to their countless failures but continued dedication towards improvement. Sometimes I feel as though I'm going nowhere, I'm not doing enough, like I've failed in many regards that only I'll notice and no one else will ever point out. Most of the times those kinds of failures go unnoticed in fictional narratives, but through Shinji, Evangelion is capable of giving a narrative that is actually relatable, flaws and all. And I really appreciate Anno for having done that. Giving a character that despite the impossibility of how deep he is in all the shit he doesn't understand, he still tries. I'll do the same, even if I reach an ending drenched in despair, trying is all we can do as living beings. And I think there is importance to that, even if there isn't some afterlife, even if there isn't any hope of improvement in the grand scheme, even if my life means nothing, I still enjoy the feeling of trying. So I'll keep on trying until I physically, mentally and emotionally can't anymore.

"shinji's a pussy" bro had his chest melted, had a spear go through his head and had the fate of basically the entire world in his shoulders more than once.

Congratulations!

@conquertodotuyo

5 жыл бұрын

Cow Norris gracias

@aevvah_flxwer8550

2 жыл бұрын

@@conquertodotuyo congratulations 👏

@alexf225

11 ай бұрын

Gratuluję

Up your head, Shinji. You deserve to be fine.

I hate how everyone just wails on shinji with the message that " this is the example of what you *arent* supposed to be ". Like, hes been through so much and the pressure of the world around him just got to him, is that really so horrible?

@kaszagryczana7829

3 жыл бұрын

yes because he literally had so many opportunities to stop piloting the Eva but by that time he had already assigned all the worth he had as a human to being a pilot. He wanted to live an easy life where he didn't have to love himself because other people were doing it for him. When they didn't want to show him affection because they realized the relationship was one-sided Shinji lost the only things keeping him away from depression. Shinji IS a bad guy, just not in the conventional way

@viennasavage9110

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaszagryczana7829 First of all, literally everyone in the show is bent on controlling Shinji. From Misato constantly bashing human lives onto his head, to Asuka and her superiority complex, to of course Gendo himself. Shinji has never experienced love growing up, i don't see how you can expect him not to crave it, nor can I see how you expect him to love himself when every character in the show is constantly giving him reasons to hate himself. From him nearly killing his classmate, to him murdering Kaworu, he's constantly the sacrifice that needs to be made " to save " someone. He always has to save someone, help someone. Episode 1 is literally him dooming himself for the sake of someone he dosent know. All of this and you say love with Shinji is one sided? You're acting like everyone else is doing all the work while Shinji twiddles his thumbs! If anything, its the opposite. People seem to assume that Shinji needs hardship to become a good person, but he clearly has had enough of that. Often, the mind knows what it needs, and what Shinji needs and KNOWS he needs, is love. Something he has yet to get even to the end of the series (excluding Kaworu, who he had to kill yet again to save humanity -- a race that has yet to love him in any way). Many people like to cling to the Shinji hate wagon in an attempt to place some sort of mental highground on the plot and progress of the show, but that's not really what's going on here.

@kris_py

2 жыл бұрын

@@viennasavage9110 He has a point though, love with Shinji is one-sided, and it's explained and expanded upon in the scene where Shinji chokes Asuka in EoE.

@Alaskanman

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, shinji has a horrible mindset but he's a reflection of his environment and experiences. He hurts people to push them away as a defense mechanism, which only puts him in a hellish cycle despite his longings for affection. The reactions to his character is honestly pretty accurate to real life. Weak people like early shinji are bullied and exploited, which is how the poor kid was treated the entire series. It's either you hate him at face value or you cheer him on to break the mental cage, cause we understand his struggles. I'd say his character was written well for those reactions

@Kosmicant

2 ай бұрын

his character is meant to be hated, and anno himself has stated that shinji is someone you don't want to be like, a wishy-washy, lonely, miserable, horny fool. i think they gave shinji his epiphany, but didn't show him bettering himself because you're meant to fill in that part after seeing shinji's character arc, it's open to interpretation

As someone who struggles with constant self hatred I connected with Shinji so damn much. I’m now a proud member of the Shinji Ikari Defense Squad

@mr.mcnuggies

10 ай бұрын

When I watched this anime I also connected with Shinji a lot. When I watched the last two episodes it really changed my perspective on life

@mistre220

9 ай бұрын

@@mr.mcnuggies the last two episodes are the most mindblowing episodes in anime history, they change the way people think

shinji ikari is the perfection of the imperfect of the human being

You know? I never hated Shinji even in the first episode. Maybe we are more similar than I imagined XD

@laurynwade2470

6 жыл бұрын

Same

@Misao.

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah me neither!

@zakariadjedjig7972

5 жыл бұрын

Kawasaki Ninja Thanks!

@aminrosli9744

5 жыл бұрын

Is it weird that i dislike kaneki ken, but i dont dislike shinji ikari?

@zakariadjedjig7972

5 жыл бұрын

Amin Rosli no, because each of us has its own preferences 😊

Why is no one talking about the very end when the song ends and everyone gets up and moves on? For me thats the saddest part of the song and shows how lonely life is.

@flokiseo6583

Жыл бұрын

Well as hard as it is everything should come to an end at some point. I am glad the music is nice.

This is so like Rachmaninoff: Concerto for piano No 2 in many ways... Even so, beautiful, and really nostalgic. :)

@jkl7607

5 жыл бұрын

Its similar

@tapuutube

4 жыл бұрын

Especially the beginning.

@revoyc5082

4 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, a people of culture.

@areliv.k.5678

4 жыл бұрын

yes, love it

@Dageka

4 жыл бұрын

I had exactly the same thought

This legitimately sounds like a trial of morality in someone's mind.

the music starts so nicely and then it transforms into something scary, dangerous, empty. It's like if there was no hope... but there is hope, hope is everywhere, hope is everything and will stay that way forever. This is song is poethic without any lyrics, it has so much power.

I can relate a lot with Shinji Ikari, and I'm almost 40

@cleverman383

Жыл бұрын

bro you're older than Gendo

Shinji always annoyed me but maybe it's because he reminds me of my teen self

@austinpowers3659

3 жыл бұрын

He was 12

@Arkew_

3 жыл бұрын

@@austinpowers3659 14

@lanerehms24

3 жыл бұрын

Fancy seeing you here.

@srtakaiba2344

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my..I didn't expect to find you here xd

@napasensei133

3 жыл бұрын

Yooo biggest surprise ever

Shinji needs a hug. And Asuka, a restraining order. Against him.

@retrad158

4 жыл бұрын

shot op m8

@epicafantasia9998

4 жыл бұрын

Fernando Solís If you think that how Asuka acts towards Shinji is love... I really don't know what to say. She treats him like total garbage.

@axiological5468

4 жыл бұрын

@@epicafantasia9998 that's only because she herself is broken. She insults him and is mean because she too is afraid of being hurt. In many ways, she is just like Shinji.

@epicafantasia9998

4 жыл бұрын

@@axiological5468 I know that, but I still think it's something that Shinji doesn't deserve and it's really hurting him.

@nini4696

4 жыл бұрын

@@axiological5468 Her being damaged is definitely not an excuse to treat people like they are total piece of shits who caused the entirety of her pain. shinji did NOTHING to her (despite the hospital scene) and yet she constantly put pressure on him, called him a coward, and an idiot

#TeamShinji

Nice song to listen while running away

@mlggodzilla1567

4 жыл бұрын

@Matarael, Angel of Rain can you please stop leaking acid all over the streets?

From someone who never watched evangelion, this melody feels like falling in love with someone you shouldn't, and I think it's extremely beautiful.

@mr.mcnuggies

10 ай бұрын

This is a really interesting comment, even though you say you haven’t watched evangelion, what you are saying is something actually in the show. Part of Shinji’s character revolves around him caring about people he really shouldn’t

@mr.mcnuggies

10 ай бұрын

When he starts to care about people, they actually start to cause him more harm than good (whether intentionally or not)

@mold7530

9 ай бұрын

Hedgehog’s Dillema

@madeinmeme9688

9 ай бұрын

Basically his entire relationship with Rei

@emilianoiphone

8 ай бұрын

theres a literal scene where shinji has sex with a woman in comma

It's nice to have a song that reminds you that things genuinely aren't OK

Shinji and Asuka were the only characters that I identified with in my life, 10 years ago when my depression started I was like Asuka, now I look more and more like Shinji, it gets harder and harder to live. Evangelion translated into words feelings I couldn’t even express, seeing how people hate Shinji made me understand a little why people don’t like me, seeing all this from another perspective made me reflect on everything, but maybe I’m more stupid than I thought, because even so I couldn’t reach any different conclusions

Love Shinji as a character. I understand why a lot of people don’t like him, but he’s always been painfully realistic and relatable to me.

When you think about, Shinji is actually very strong in a very unconventional way. For instance take Jotaro from stardust crusaders. He’s a badass who is physically strong and had magical superpowers on top of that. So he’s a physically strong character. Then take day Lelouch from Code Geass who’s greatest weapon is his mind on top of some magical superpowers. However he is a mentally strong character. And then there’s Shinji. Despite what you say, this is a 14 year old kid who still fended off giant space monsters while battling severe trauma and depression. On top of that, even though he did end the world (which makes sense why he did in his position and his view on life) he still brought everyone back in hopes for himself that he could find happiness. It’s somewhat a selfish reason for saving everyone, to find his own happiness, but nonetheless it shows that with everything he’s been through in his life and in the show, he still was strong enough to give life a second shot not only for himself but for everyone else. In my book, that’s being emotionally strong. Something we often don’t see in many characters as a source of strength because it’s hard to write and develop. Hopefully he found some happiness with Asuka or anyone else after EoE and here’s to hoping he finds happiness in 3.0+1.0. Shinji, you are one of my favorite anime characters.

@uberlephrad8218

3 жыл бұрын

Unpopular opinion: Shinji's a badass.

@aaaaaah169

2 жыл бұрын

you're not so different, you and i

@hairglowingkyle4572

2 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see him finally being truly happy in 4.0, even though the Rebuilds are flawed at least Shinji gets the ending he deserves

@SoySauce121_23

11 ай бұрын

@@uberlephrad8218 Absolutely he's a badass, he never took the easy way out of suicide.

When a literal penguin has more mental stability than you and everyone else you know and love. Also people call Shinji a coward because they're so used to the common strong protag we see in the disappointing anime of today and I'd bet that they would be turned into an eviscerated mess in a week if they were in Ikari's shoes.

@murderousintents6474

2 жыл бұрын

Kaji is the sanest person

@gibusspy5544

2 жыл бұрын

@@murderousintents6474 ah yes, the melon man

@moreian09srb28

Жыл бұрын

​@@murderousintents6474 and he can literally rizz anybody up by simply looking at them

If this was created 300 years ago then everyone would know of this song today and it would be viewed as a masterpiece

Hands down Shinji is the realest character I've ever seen, I love how Evangelion deals with psychological problems, speaking of which, everyone in that show deserves a happy ending. Especially Shinji.

Shinji isn’t annoying, his mind was filled with everything that was around him. The unstoppable changes in his environment caused him to separate himself from others. The only thing he wanted was to hear “I am proud of you” from his father, who was more frightened than him. That is what makes Shinji the strongest and most complicated character in any animated movie or series.

shinji is possibly the most relatable mc ever.

You’re worthy of love shinji

This sounds like someone like him, someone who can't control his emotions and at the end they end up eating him alive, letting him explode.

My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty...

@FutureDeep

5 жыл бұрын

God save Shinji.

@nowhereman6019

3 жыл бұрын

@@FutureDeep no, fuck off God. He/She I'd the one who made everything shit in the Eva-verse.

@heatsyncope2859

3 жыл бұрын

@@nowhereman6019 the species which created the angels arent gods, they're just beings with super advanced tech.

@darklord3174

3 жыл бұрын

2020 theme.

@lordzeno7713

3 жыл бұрын

Heil dir Sieger Shinji!

I love Shinji. Is an amazing character, is an angel in a hell. Those stupid people who say than Shinji is not a good protagonist, are fucking stupid. Evangelion is about depression, Shinji reflect perfectly what depression feels like.

4:06 damn the part where the theme start again is very powerful, i would say almost like a rude buster, the part before is very calm and feel like one of those very rare moments where shinji felt comfortable like when he was playing the violoncello. And then as the theme kicks in again it feels like all the bad things are attacking him again, the angels threatening again humanity, his struggle to feel comfortable with other people, his troubled relationship with asuka and rei, his father's issues, and the reminder thar even if the eva is clearly more powerful than the angels, he still might die while piloting them.

This is the most wholesome EVA comment section Ive been into. No ships, no arguments, just people sharing how they love Shinji and understand him and people like me who’d want for him to be happy and just… to protect this precious bb boi. Man I’m just happy to be here. Thank you.

THANK YOU!

@ancientdirectorkun7199

7 жыл бұрын

Wait, there's 2 shinji's? WTF

@rga0019

6 жыл бұрын

Ancient Director Kun There are 3 Shinji's now.

@gendoikari7195

5 жыл бұрын

And there is also the shinji in my mind.

@samuelfvalim7418

3 жыл бұрын

There's a Shinji in every person dude

@justine_hd4632

3 жыл бұрын

Shit

I don't even watch Evangelion, and this piece is remarkably beautiful. You can feel actual pain and mourning through it.

@hello-rq8kf

8 ай бұрын

average 14 year old "guts is liturally mee" christtard

One of the few anime protagonists that actually feel real.

Listened to this while writing an essay and tried writing with the tempo, most intense essay ever.

@ianian4162

2 жыл бұрын

Oh man, I know exactly what you mean. What was it about?

So this is what depression sounds like

My lizard youtube brain thought this was an analysis video. What I got instead was the realization that, holy shit, Eva has a fire soundtrack.

Everyone be calling Shinji a pussy or a piece of shit but can you imagine what it would be like for your dad to finally talk to you after years of being abandoned and telling you to risk your life to save the world. I think the piece of shit in this story was definitely Gendo.

@postmortemritual

2 жыл бұрын

could be, but at the heart of it all , Gendo did everything just for love to his wife, Shinji's mum. One of the most stunning things in anime its that not everything its a dicotomy of b/w. All moves between greys, just life itself.

@jacktaylor0465

2 жыл бұрын

I'd be thrilled

@YoshaBoi1995

11 күн бұрын

in EOE Gendo says he pushed others away (like shinji) because he didn’t want to hurt other people

They all treat him like shit, even going as far as "You are a coward if you dont just suddenly jump into this giant robot to fight against that giant monster without any training or instructions whatsoever" Who wouldnt get fucked up psychologically.

@philliprubak8123

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah hes not some overpowered Main Character hes just a normal human like us all without any abilitys or strong will. Because of that he is so releateble hes not the typical hero or like and idle hes not over our level hesjust like us all...

@Caprisun360

2 жыл бұрын

and it’s crazy because shinji knows what he needs to do. he just doesn’t have the courage or heart to do it, but no one cares about how he feels they just want to save the world. Shinji’s mental health is the least important thing they have to worry about. i think this song shows the amount of pressure, fear, and anger shinji felt towards the world. i think that’s what makes evangelion so good. and in the rebuilds when shinji finally gets his happiness the theme is almost a polar opposite to this one. i’m sorry i just typed so much i just love this series so much

Wow, It's so intense., it reminds me of the Rachmaninov piano concerto 2, as a pianist I have to play this marvelous piece. Here I go Shinji.

@lukezillig6111

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone in this comment section is sleeping on this pianist. Like god damn as a pianist myself I can recognize how difficult this piece would be :o

“Shinji’s a pussy.” “MF, have you SEEN the shit he’s fighting?!? Do you have any idea how big the angels get?!? HE HAS TO CATCH AN APOCALYPTIC MEATEOR SIZED LIFEFORM WITH HIS HANDS! Giant robot hands but still.

When I was Shinji's age I used to think him weak, growing up made me realize I'm no different than him.

Shinji is not weak, He is caring and full of anxietys and traumata. If you once where in his position, you probably his struggle and it would be relatable.

Behold, the single best anime protagonist in History.

I hope all members of sids (Shinji Ikari Defense Squad) a wonderful day!

If only therapists survived in the 2nd Impact...

Just a member of the Shinji Ikari Defense Squad checking in.

6:17 "Congratulations!" 👏

What's wrong with running away from reality if it sucks?

@tapuutube

4 жыл бұрын

tm2jetfire this is a suboptimal solution.

@leipzigergnom

4 жыл бұрын

You will make reality worse (I know you're just quoting the anime, I just was trying to think of my own response)

@nickolascrousillat4265

4 жыл бұрын

You wont know true happiness unless you deal with the reality that comes with it.

@crapposter8201

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with trying to hide from problems. Everything is wrong with hiding if you have a chance to make real change to your life or better yet, to humanity. Shinji hid from his problems, not a big deal. But then he received a burden of saving humanity from Angels, one from which he hid until very last moment.

@yidrotha9722

3 жыл бұрын

Because it won't stop being shit until you face it

I don’t like shinji because I see myself in him

@juliaescorcio5881

4 жыл бұрын

That's hard man

@adorenu1338

4 жыл бұрын

That is literally why most otaku hates him, Because they see themselves im it

@nowhereman6019

3 жыл бұрын

So you don't like yourself? I love Shinji, I really do, as much as I would love a friend, and I suppose that means I love myself, even if I'm hard on myself.

@infernusblack9924

3 жыл бұрын

Shinji is much much better than me lol

@HumaneBat

3 жыл бұрын

Same

The best protagonist of all time

people hate shinji cuz many of them are just watching themselves reflected in a mirror and they somehow hate to feel identificated even if they dont conciously realise it.

Very Rachmaninoffesque! I love it!