Sometimes an image seems to so perfectly sum up a character that I swear it can’t be a mistake. The second shot we get of Asuka in Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of those images. We are introduced to the second child on the deck of an aircraft carrier in Episode 8. The first shot […]
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