>>2241952Welp
well fuck Hayashibara then. She's no different from the rest of them.
>>2241960>>2241961There is actually a reason for it design wise!
Before and when NGE was airing for the first time, black socks were very unfashionable in Japan. So Rei was designed with this in mind, because she wouldn't care about fashion trends and wear her socks, white, black or otherwise.
Very Rei-like, and a good call!
Turns out black socks became popular after NGE, so it's not unfashionable any more.