The meme that Shinji doesn't get into the robot is fairly misleading since Shinji does in fact pilot Evangelion Unit-01 regularly throughout the anime. RELATED: Neon Genesis Evangelion: How To Watch The Franchise In Chronological Order Shinji DOES Get into the Robot a Lot in Evangelion His refusal to pilot a robot makes sense when you realize that Evangelions are Lovecraftian horrors that push nothing but misery and pain onto him. However, while Shinji Ikari is a deeply flawed character by design, these are not demerits, but rather features of a very complex, fascinating protagonist. What Neon Genesis Evangelion does so well is that it captures the life of a deeply problematic, deeply depressed character struggling to hold on. ![]() Some fans argue that characters like Asuka Langley Sohryu would've been better suited for the protagonist role than him. Shinji has often been the butt of jokes about how he refuses to "Get in the robot," and many people dismiss him as a cry-baby or pathetic. ![]() ![]() Neon Genesis Evangelion is a highly controversial anime that no one seems to share one unified opinion on - and opinions on its primary protagonist, Shinji Ikari, range even more wildly.
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