>>2068737When reading the CRC I don't get the feeling Anno hates Rei, since he was the one who suggested her rescue as a way to end it on a "hopeful" note.
>Anno: In addition, one more new, significant change emerged at this time. Abandoning the scenario where Rei self-destructs in the last scene to save Shinji, I decided on a course where Shinji saves Rei. This was due to (Toshimichi) Otsuki’s opinion as a producer that, because, he wanted it to end hopefully, with a positive feeling. Regarding this, opinions among the staff were again divided. This time, it was Tsurumaki who particularly opposed, or resisted, this change. Makki said that he wanted to prominently feature Rei III, who was barely present in the old work, in the third part [of Rebuild], developing her in depth. It seemed like this had been one of his motivations for participating [in Rebuild]. However, in the end I decided on the scenario where Rei is saved, and he assented, saying "If it’s all right with Anno-san…" I think I decided that way because, with "Break", I was searching for something called "change". As well, I thought this would lead to the next change. At this point I could generally see what the roles of Asuka, Rei, and Misato would be. Source
>http://www.gwern.net/docs/2010-crcThe one who brought in Rei Q doesn't seem to be Anno, since he viewed the ending as hopeful and Rei being saved. And he wanted to go in a new direction with the rest of girls. Somehow during planning, Tsurumaki must have tried something and we ended up with this shit.
