Comments on: Evangelion Movie Changes Asuka’s Name

By: Anonymouse

Anonymouse — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:02:28 +0000

Most pointless change ever.

By: lol lmfbo

lol lmfbo — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:24:14 +0000

i just wanna know why? seems so stupid this late in the series...26episodes and 3movies! wuts the point!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:05:36 +0000

I personally don't care too much (though I liked Sohryu better), but what I don't understand is why they had to change it. I know there's he destroyer, but then why not just change everyone's names to different ships? Why just Asuka?

eh w/e.

By: hayatakun..

hayatakun.. — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:57:09 +0000

why change the name...i still dont understand???

By: deleted

deleted — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:32:34 +0000

i'm sure anno has his reasons... even if he doesnt explain them to us.
wtf?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:36:14 +0000

I'm not a fan of Asuka (although I find her character appealing) but I think "Sohryu" sounds really better than a new Japanese family name. Asuka Langley Sohryu... it's one of the most interesting name I've heard in anime.

By: fakyol

fakyol — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:39:05 +0000

evangelion? the greatest story ever? fuck off. yawn and boring.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:30:13 +0000

This is bulls###. I won't even watch the new movies now. Changing her name is tampering with the legacy of the greatest show ever. I'll always know her as Asuka Langley Sohryu, no matter what.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:45:36 +0000

Perhaps she is clone like Rei?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:45:11 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Shikinami_(1929)

By: jonaht

jonaht — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:17:37 +0000

Why change the name??
Give us a reason GAINAX~
>.<

By: Chen

Chen — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:10:20 +0000

In his mind he had already rei, asuka AND misato. It was in ep 25/26.

By: Chen

Chen — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:03:34 +0000

Maybe you need glasses?

By: Chen

Chen — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:53:33 +0000

Wasn't that sitcom like situation in ep 25 of the original series? (btw, I wouldn't mind seeing more of this happy world, as long as shinji gets rei in the end xD)

And given the recently popularity of alternate universes (bokurano, noein etc.), I wouldn't be surprised either.

By: linkinstreet

linkinstreet — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:05:13 +0000

yeah, and it's backed by the remastered version, whereat the end of the original ep 24, the preview showed Asuka fighting the Eva series, before it was changed for the TV aired version aka the mindfucked ver.
And even in ep 25/26, you can see some scenes that alludes to that EoE is happening at the same time, like a scene of a slumping Misato, who was shot dead saving Shinji

By: LegionOfValsu

LegionOfValsu — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:00:08 +0000

Indeed that is one amazing picture.

By: metatron

metatron — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:52:44 +0000

at first i rage'd but then i said "that was nice"

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:22:59 +0000

Who gives a flying fuck?

By: linkinstreet

linkinstreet — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:14:05 +0000

@anon: She was listed as an American citizen, altho she grew up in Germany. Thus her German vocabulary.

By: Artefact

Artefact — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:20:11 +0000

My apologies, I was referring to Shikinami.

By: Tenno Seremel

Tenno Seremel — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:24:50 +0000

I've read it as Shikigami Asuka Langley (~_~)

By: TerrawindX2

TerrawindX2 — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:19:05 +0000

The Director wants to keep the original Evangaleon as canon by creating subsequent versions that were made to cator to the fans as "alternate universes".

So technically its not a reboot as some might say.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:55:04 +0000

There was that one scene in EoE where he was given a glimpse into some weird sitcom-like version of his life.

Maybe at that moment Shinji simultaneously connected to all the parallel universes ( with the ability to jump into one) but ultimately chose the history he had already lived through.

Well, whatever the case it definitely gives an excuse for alternate Eva timelines.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:42:58 +0000

Well to be more complete, in EoE Shinji gave everyone the *choice* of instrumentality OR separate ego.

It was kind of *implied* that more would follow after Shinji & Asuka....but the majority of humanity would probably stay merged. (It's interesting that the mass-produced Evas have their own SEPARATE ring-sea around Earth. This implies that the're equal to us but too different to ever be truly one with us. They STILL protect us though, as symbolized by the ring. )

In truth (& by "truth" I mean Anno's interviews) the TV ending was really a low-budget compromise by Anno. His funding was cut so there was no way he could do the EoE-like ending he wanted in the series.

He figured the best he could do and STILL stay somewhat true to the THEME of the show was to go the *symbolic* route with the avante garde theater schtick....