#mariasu

[cheeseproducts]

when you have a british wife

[arezk]

[yuiseppe]

Eva: “Hajimemashite” (WIP)

!!SPOILER ALERT!! 

So I watched Eva 3.0 + 1.0 yesterday. From a meta perspective, I think the ending was very fitting.  From a shipping perspective... it’s Head Canon Time. Seems like the Sadamoto-Eva bonus chapter “Summer in Eden” more or less got incorporated as part of Mari’s background, which explains her attachment to Shinji - he’s a living reminder of Yui. Asuka sitting by herself on the platform slightly apart from the others hints that she hasn’t necessarily found her place even in this new world (or that she’s finally had an actual childhood that lets her be *independent*, and not *alone* out of necessity).

Head canon territory: in the last scenes, Mari finally fulfills her promise to keep Shinji safe for Yui, but realizes that she, like everyone else, needs to be released from the curse of Eva (Yui). She seeks out Asuka. Asuka doesn’t know who Mari is, though the sight of Mari feels profoundly nostalgic. She stands, but can’t find the words.  I like to think that Mari responds with “hajimemashite” (“nice to meet you”) ... it’s what you would say in hope of connecting with someone ;)  

Will repost when finished, but just had to open this release valve first lol.

[pepepetos]

(The translations might be a little vague because I ended up using DeepL, but I’ve confirmed with other speakers that the sentiments are accurate)

It’s too early to bring this up now but I need to ‘cause westerners love to spread the notion that japanese anime fans (especially minorities and allies/including fujoshi/fundashi) are a monolith and don’t ever get upset at how their characters are portrayed/sidelined in media and milked and used as bait for money; here are a few opinions I came across, by actual native japanese people, complaining about Shin Eva’s treatment of their LGBT-coded characters. I also watched the film in theaters. 

Do have in mind that on social media, negative opinions (by japanese people) are scarce, one of the reasons being that a chunk of the jpn eva fandom is a cult that doesn’t allow for criticism of the movies and fans fear being harassed off if they speak up about the problematic aspects of it. Nobody will ever come forward, publically, **as a minority** and talk about how this movie hurts them. So don’t assume that even those who positively reviewed/enjoyed it it didn’t have their own gripes with it (especially if they’re popular fan artists + women). They might be trying to stay polite or fear being bullied to hell for expressing their negative impressions of it.

[vanitasaquias]

gfs!!!! wtf theyre gfs!!!

[the-last-butter]

“What can I say? I’ve got the weight of my world on my shoulders, Princess~!!”

[11syrups]

THEYRE GAY YOUR HONOUR

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[soulsborne-pilled]

That fucking moment when you're still in the hospital to recover from an angel infection and using Unit 02's beastmode AND survived a near Third Impact and Misato tells you to "PiLoT tHe EvA"