>>2821146I can see that. It's sort of how I felt when I watched it the first time. I was SO excited to see how gorgeous Asuka looked with the new animation and everything, but I realy did feel like they "wussed her up."
Like I said, the more I've watched and thought about it, the more I feel like they meant Shikinami to sort of counterbalance the parts of Sohryu that might have made her seem more cruel than she really is - like they meant her to be the private Asuka, versus the proud to the point of being arrogant Asuka that everyone on the outside sees.
I understand how it can be hard to get past that feeling that they sold her out, basically. To an extent, they probably really did - but I guess I sort of overthink it. I only want to think the best of her, so it makes sense to my mind to sort of combine them into one mega-Asuka with a really 3-dimensional personality.
I've really sort of likened myself to her in a lot of ways. I related to her a lot when I first saw Eva and I was only 2 years older than her, so it's hard to think that her creator would be so cruel as to whore her out to the lowest common denominator.
Sorry if I'm rambling.
