>>2157759Every clone that is produced by nerv/Gendo isn't the same being. She didn't live the other Rei's life, she's fresh out of "tank" or wherever they kept these. Gendo has the other Rei in 01 for whatever the plot requires it for. Simply speaking, the black one is a new character and not the Rei this thread is about. Hopefully this is easy to understand?
>>2157903I don't think there's enough significant new Eva work to say something like that. There's just a couple spinoffs that kind of flop(aside from Rebuild). There hasn't been anything new in a long time.
>>2157905I liked the changes as well. Rei starting to change and become friendly and open seems appropriate given the environment and her being given the chance to go out on outings etc. For Asuka too, but that's a discussion for an Asuka thread I guess