>>3009021We're discussing the indisputable fact that Anno has, throughout his career, severely downsized and marginalized Rei while attempting the opposite for his own favorites. You start screaming about "all of the characters are bad!", which is just obvious because that's exactly what you get when you try to ruin characters on purpose or glorify them.
You get Mary Sues and pointless lynchpins. You ruin the sincerity of the characters. This is also something you apparently agree with, so how come you're calling this a "theory" when it's a commonly accepted fact, even by yourself?
