>>3823781Since we're talking about this: I never understood why "introverted waifu" is considered escapism but other types of anime girls are okay. Do people just equate introvertion with submissiveness. Rei spends a lot of the time questioning her own existence and even slaps and gets mad at Shinji when her only source of emotional support up until that point (Gendo) is badmouthed by him. Shouldn't otaku, of all people, know that someone isn't a living doll just because they're unsociable or soft-spoken. Wasn't that the point of making Rei reject Gendo in EoE.
