Nagisa Kaworu Analysis Superpost
Kaworu’s a fairly enigmatic character both in-universe and Eva’s fandom circles. He does, however have a lot of subtleties which can be easily overlooked by any viewer. This page is a gigantic guide to his character from the anime, the Rebuilds, as well as the games, official and unofficial manga. It also delves into his relationships with other characters (Shinji, Rei, and Asuka). As such it addresses common as well as subtle points of his character and common misconceptions. The pages that aren’t boldfaced are personal analyses I’ve made over the years. Others, marked in bold, belong to others. I’ve also made warnings to the respective links as well.
Anime
Kaworu 101
Kawotrio Analysis (+ Importance of Ode to Joy)
Kaworu, Rei, and Relationships with Identity
Why Netflix’s “You Are Worthy of My Grace.” Doesn’t Work
“I Think I May Have Been Born to Meet You.”
Kaworu’s Eva’s Divine Motifs
Draftverse Kaworu 101
Draftverse + Scars (Self-harm mention warning)
AT-Fields 101
Kaworu + Unconditional Love
Kaworu as an Idealized Other
Extent of His Abilities
Extent of His Abilities Part 2 (Kaworu’s Abilities or Adam’s?)
Extent of His Abilities Part 3
“I am the words, ‘I love you.”
More Examples of Kawoshin (Rebuild + Manga bleed-over)
Even More Examples of Kawoshin
The Psychological Quintet
Fly Me to the Moon and Kawoshin
Kaworu’s Donor
Is He His Own Person?
On Kaworu’s Physiology (s2 engines)
Guide to Angels
On Giga Nagisa and Ultra Rei
Will Kaworu Ever Achieve True Happiness?
Why Doesn’t Kaworu Have Pupils?
“He was like me, and Ayanami.”
Other Common Misconceptions
Excerpt from “All About Nagisa Kaworu: A Child of Evangelion”.
Free Will vs. Determinism
Why Would Kaworu Ask Shinji to Kill Him?
The Subtle Horror of Evangelion (body horror warning, nudity warning, suicide mention)
Nagisa Kaworu Concept Art (added 4/15/21)
I am the words ‘I love you’ (added 5/15/21)
Evangelion Character Chart (added 5/15/21)
Does Rei Hate Kaworu?(added 6/15/21)
Episode 24 Animatic Differences + Analysis(added 6/15/21)
Draftverse Kaworu Analysis(added 6/15/21)(self harm warning)
Why Don’t Asuka and Kaworu Interact in Canon? (added 6/15/21)
Other Misconceptions Part 2 (added 6/15/21)(nudity warning)
In Other Words ‘I Love You.’ (added 8/15/21)
The Cat and The Transfer Student (added 8/15/21)
Rei + Kaworu’s Positions in EoE (added 8/15/21)
Netflix: ‘I like’ vs ‘I love’ (added 8/15/21)
‘In Other Words, I Love You.’ (added 9/13/21)
Do We See Rei or Kaworu in EOE’s Ending? (added 9/13/21)
Why Did Kaworu Take Over Unit 02 If He Wanted Shinji to Stop Him? (added 9/13/21)
More About Angel Reproduction (added 12/15/21)
Love as a Grace? (added 1/15/22)
More On Kaworu Dummy Plugs (added 4/15/22)
“I think I was born to meet you.” Another Take (added 5/15/22)
Kaworu’s Single Tear. (added 5/15/22)
Kaworu’s Design (added 6/15/22)
Kaworu’s Biological Duty (added 9/13/22)
Weird Evashit: Angel Edition (added 1/15/23)
‘When Is The White Haired Anime Boy Going to Appear?’ (added 3/15/23)
Homura-Kaworu Parallels (added 5/15/23)
Kaworu and Emotional Sadism (added 7/15/23)
Re: Mistral Chronicles Kaworu Video Essay (added 8/15/23)
Should Kaworu Be Considered A Supporting Character? (added 9/13/23)
Is Kawoshin Too Perfect? (added 10/15/23)
Why Isn’t Kaworu in the ‘Congratulations’ Scene? (added 10/15/23)
What Does Kaworu’s Death Represent? (added 11/15/23)
The Innate Horror of Angels (added 11/15/23)
‘When Is the White Haired Anime Boy Going to Appear?’ Addendum (added 11/15/23)
The Horrors of Knowing: a Kaworu and Rei Write-Up (added 12/15/23)
Why Does Rei Go To Meet Kaworu in Terminal Dogma? (added 1/15/24)
Kaworu’s Anomalous Nature (added 3/15/24)
Explorations of Asuka’s and Kaworu’s Dynamic (added 4/15/24)
Rebuilds
Cut 2.0 Storyboards (body horror warning)
Groundwork Analyses 3.0 (aka Kaworu’s ”Do you really want to know?”)
Kaworu’s Kindness in the Rebuilds
Straightforward Nature
Kaworu in 3.0 Storyboards (Physically Afflicted)
More Groundwork 3.0 Shots
Animeverse Kaworu vs. Qworu
Time Loop Evidence
Time Loop Evidence 2: Kaworu + Leliel Parallels
K+S/Romeo + Juliet Parallels
“This time I will bring you happiness.”
Heart Imagery in 3.0
Would Kaworu Lose his Composure? (added 1/15/21)
Dead Sea Scrolls - “Was Born to Meet You.” Parallels (added 2/15/21)
Rebuild Shogi Analysis (added 2/15/21)
Kaworu’s Twin Spears Fridge Horror (added 3/15/21)
Evangelion White Day Banner (2018) (added 4/15/21)
Kawoshin Art from Evangelion Official Store (added 4/15/21)
Lance of Longinus + Yamaha’s Logo Parallel (added/4/15/21)
Evangelion 3.333 Storyboards (added 9/13/21) (body horror warning)
Evangelion 3.333 Storyboards Analysis (added 9/13/21) (body horror warning)
Understanding FINAL’s Ending Pt 1 (added 10/15/21)
Understanding FINAL’s Ending Pt 2 (added 10/15/21)
Altair and Vega (added 10/15/21)
Regarding Kaworu and Gendo (added 10/15/21)
Kaworu’s Coffins in FINAL (added 10/15/21) (nudity warning)
Kaworu’s Awareness in Loops (added 12/15/21)
Kaworu’s Realization of the Spears (added 12/15/21)
Akira Ishida Interview, Excerpt of 3.0 Interview (added 2/15/22)
Scrapped Kaworu Concepts in FINAL (added 2/15/22)
Why Does Kaworu See a Child Shinji? (added 3/15/22)
“Let’s Do This, Hoping We Can Get Along!” (added 3/15/22)
Does Kaworu Retain Failed Loop Memories in Golgotha Object? (added 3/15/22)
Hope and Despair (added 5/15/22)
Quatre Mains Animated Correctly (added 6/15/22)
Why Does Gendo Leave the Train and Not Kaworu? (added 8/15/22)
Re: The Savior Complex (added 10/15/22)
Would Shinji Meet Kaworu in Golgotha Object’s Universe? (added 2/15/22)
Was Kaworu Ever Onboard with SEELE? (added 11/15/23)
Why Didn’t Kaworu Talk to Rei in 3.0? (added 12/15/23)
Kaworu and Rei’s Platonic Status (added 12/15/23)
Does Kaworu think Rei is Programmed? (added 1/15/24)
Cut 3.33 Storyboards (NEW) (added 6/15/24)
Tsuramaki on Kaworu’s line in 2.22 (added 6/15/24)
Blue and Red Symbolism (added 7/15/24)
Eva FINAL in Retrospect (added 8/15/24)
Misc (Manga, Official and Non, Games, Merchandise)
Evangelion Piko Piko
Qworu, Animeworu, and Karl Designations
Kaworu Drawn by Different Animators
Kaworu + Bridal Style (Evangelion Pachinko)
Sakura Nagashi Link/Unused 3.0 Footage
Kaworu vs. Other Angels?
Some Kaworu Pachinko Footage
Pachinko Time Loop Nod
Kawoshin 3.0 Figure
NGE2 Kawoshin
Misc. Official Kawoshin Art
Misc. Examples of Canonical Kawoshin (4 pages worth of canon, nudity warning)
Misc. Merchandise
“It’s alright. Do your best.”(FINAL?)
“I Mustn’t Like Someone Like That.”
Kaworu + Shinji New Year’s Design Office Merch Analysis
Evangelion Battle Orchestra Kaworu Story Mode, Eng. Translation
Nagisa Kaworu Merch (Life-Sized + Entry Capsule) (added 1/15/21)
Nagisa Kaworu Production Art (added 1/15/21)
Eva Piko Piko Screencaps Vol. 1 (added 1/15/21)
Eva Piko Piko Screencaps Vol.1, Pt. 2 (added 1/15/21)
Original character design of Kaworu by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (added 2/15/21)
The Kiss, Kaworu + Shinji Official Jewelry (added 2/15/21)
Groundwork of Evangelion 1.11 Screenshots (nudity) (added 2/15/21)
Groundwork of Evangelion 2.22 Screenshots (added 2/15/21)
Groundwork of Evangelion 2.22 Vol. 1 Screenshots (added 2/15/21)
Groundwork of Evangelion 3.33 Vol. 1 Screenshots (added 2/15/21)
Groundwork of Evangelion 3.33 Vol. 1+2 Screenshots (added 2/15/21)
Groundwork of Evangelion 3.33 Vol. 2 Screenshots (added 2/15/21)
FREEIng Merch ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:Q 渚カヲル (added 3/15/21)
Evangelion Trading Cards No. 00- 109 (added 3/15/21)
Evangelion Piano Forte - Official Score Book (added 3/15/21)
SEGA Premium Figure - Unit 13 Pilots (added 3/15/21)
Evangelion Piano Forte#1 :Korean license ver. & Japanese ver. (added 3/15/21)
Complete Records Collection (1995-2007) (added 3/15/21)
Strange Kaworu Merch Thread (added 3/15/21)
Eva Piko Piko Vol. 2 Scans Pt. 1 (added 3/15/21)
Evangelion Special Edition Line Change (added 4/15/21)
Lover’s Sanctuary (added 4/15/21)
Eva Pachinko Kaworu Montage (added 4/15/21)
Puchi Eva - ‘Do You Want To Kiss Me? (added 4/15/21)
’Kaworu NagisaxGigan Analysis (added 4/15/21)
Evangelion ANIMA Kaworu Garage Kit Limited Edition (added 4/15/21)
The Return of Strange Kaworu Merch Thread (added 4/15/21)
Return of the Strange Kaworu Thread [End] (added 5/15/21)
Super Robot Taisen V(ENG): Evangelion Unit-13 All attacks (added 5/15/21)
Strange Kaworu Merch Thread Honorable Mention [Unofficial] (added 6/15/21)
“I may have been born to meet you” vs “I really was born to meet you.” (added 7/15/21)
Evangelion Millenials (added 7/15/21)
Evangelion Millenials 2 (added 7/15/21)
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Complete Records Collection (nudity warning) (added 7/15/21)
Kabushikigaisha Khara 10 Shuunen Kinen Sasshi (Khara, Inc. 10th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet) (added 7/15/21)
Why Does Kaworu Say ‘Lilin’ Rather than Human? (added 8/15/21)
Music in Eva (added 11/15/21)
Even Weirder Angel Lore (added 11/15/21)
Manga Shinji’s Attraction Feat. Special Sadamoto Reprint (added 11/15/21)
Mystic Messenger x Evangelion (added 2/15/22)
Gakuen Handsome Episode 24 Reference (added 2/15/22)
Space Patrol LulucoxKaworu Parallels (added 2/15/22)
What Does Akira Ishida Think of Kawoshin? (added 3/15/22)
Manga Timeloop Speculation (added 3/15/22)
Kaworu’s Terror (added 4/15/22)
Shin Evangelion Gekijouban Memorial Album (added 4/15/22)
Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Q Zen Kiroku Zenshuu Visual Story Ban (added 4/15/22)
EVANGELION Millennials RADIO EVA 10th Anniversary (added 4/15/22)
How Would the Kawotrio React To Each Other? (added 7/15/22)
Shin Evangelion Gekijouban Memorial Album (added 7/15/22)
EVANGELION Millennials RADIO EVA 10th Anniversary (added 7/15/22)
EVANGELION BATTLEFIELD w/ Translation (added 9/13/22)
More Kaworu Misconceptions (added 10/15/22)
Subversions and Conventions of the Divine (added 11/15/22)
Kaworu’s Outfits in Official Artwork Analysis (added 11/15/22)
Rebuild of Evangelion Look-Up Series (Shinji+Kaworu) (added 12/15/22)
Evangelion Irasutoshuu (2007-2017) (added 12/15/22)
Is Kawoshin a Healthy Pairing? (added 1/15/23)
Nyankovangelion Battlecats Kaworu (added 2/15/23)
Groundwork of Evangelion (added 3/15/23)
Groundwork of Evangelion Vol.2 (added 3/15/23)
Nagisa Kaworu In Different Languages, Ep. 24 (added/4/15/23)
Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 Gameplay (added 4/15/23)
Death and Rebirth Voice Clip (added 4/15/23)
Cut Dialog from 3.0 Storyboards (added 4/15/23)
Kawoshin Dialog Snippets in Rebuild (added 4/15/23)
Super Robot Taisen MX Portable Final Boss (Japanese Only) (6/15/23)
Super Robot Taisen Alpha - NG Evangelion Kaworu Battle (added 9/13/23)
Super Robot Wars F Final - Final Boss: Kaworu Nagisa (added 9/13/23)
Angel Heights Comparison (added 9/13/23)
Kaworu’s ‘Adam’ Ending in Eva2 (added 1/15/24)
Evangelion Battle Orchestra (Kaworu) Story Mode (added 2/15/24)
Domestic Kawoshin Discussion (added 5/15/24)
