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Looking at Anno's influences, it really draws upon a hodgepodge of non-mecha media like tokusatsu and sci-fi to the point where the inclusion of robots seems li
by psychomugs 6y ago
Looking at Anno's influences, it really draws upon a hodgepodge of non-mecha media like tokusatsu and sci-fi to the point where the inclusion of robots seems like a marketing pull. Interestingly, the Evas are are rarely, if ever, referred to as "robots." They're officially classified as 人造人間, "artificial humanoids," which is apparently what robot-like things were called before Čapek invented the word.
In an odd way, it's the same lightning-in-a-bottle formula that made the Golden Era of The Simpsons so endearing: a deconstruction of a worn-out formula coupled with shameless-yet-tasteful references to other media.
- HelloNurse 6y agoThey really are artificial humanoids (less artificial and more humanoid than most characters and most viewers would like), with enough additional inanimate components to obtain enough of a giant mecha "look and feel" to cause a wrong first impression. But let's avoid excessive spoilers, since the nature of EVAs is a major plot issue.