>>2850925>>2850929Rei + black nazi outfits do not fit. Fits neither the character nor its appearance.
If you like Rei in black, go watch Q.
>>2850898The producer can only suggest. In this situation Anno owns the studio, the project, he is the Director of Khara, who also posessed a veto right in the creative process.
It was suggested that a new girl was brought in. Not a bad idea per se. But then Anno used Mari not as a character, but a device to make Asuka hip with the yuri crowd. This is evident since 2.22, particulalrly the CRC book.
Mari's character never mattered, because Anno only had this in store for her.
