>>2201517I think it's less 'compusure' as it is innocent straightforwardness. The emperor's wearing no clothes, and she's acting on a basic impulse of empathy or loyalty or whatever the reason is.
Funfact: When asked which anime character they wish they could be, many Japanese women say "Rei" (there was a poll, a while back): The most often given reason is "I wish I could talk like that, too"
So I guess people dig Rei's speaking?
Either way, the original will always be the original, the person who heard everything about her and contributed to what she became, but I don't think the German or either of the English actresses were bad.
