>>2829975>No, it's about personal self-realization, through yourself and others.Yes, and others. Choosing your significant other is SO SO SO SO MUCH about how you see yourself and how you see others and how others see yourself. This is the me Rei sees versus this is the me Asuka sees combined with that is the Rei I see versus that is the Asuka I see.
Evangelion easily could have been more Gundam with Toji and Aida as the other pilots and skip the girl characters and so much of the show subtext completely goes away.