>>3823780No, Anno's position is that of a classical hypocritical otaku, it's a common self-defense mechanismcommo found in manchildren otaku. Very common in the EVA fanbase.
That is to say; in order to avoid the cognitive dissonance of being an adult enjoying childrens toys, they wrap it with an adult theme or message, cleansing and maturing the subject of enjoyment.
Anno and his loyal otaku fanbase are able to roll themselves in otaku escapism "legitimately" by fooling themselves (and others) that it's anti-escapism to do so.
Locally within the Eva fanbase, you've got the preference of Asuka vs Rei, and Asukafags being literal retarded manchildren adopt the same stance, i.e "my fictional cartoon character in the same show is not escapism but yours is".
The irony thus being that Asuka fans, and Anno, are thus the most escapist of all, having fooled even themselves. They're very deep into their delusion.
