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India and the Third Impact

Spoilers for Neon Genesis Evangelion and End of Evangelion follow. On the surface, an anime about giant robots fighting giant aliens has nothing in common with ancient Indian history. But much like Neon Genesis Evangelion is a Trojan Horse show about emotional trauma, it also connects to a fundamental aspect of Hinduism. Reading The Upanishads,Continue reading “India and the Third Impact”

Gendo Ikari – Sexual Terrorist

Spoilers for Neon Genesis Evangelion and End of Evangelion follow. In my copy of A Streetcar Named Desire, Arthur Miller refers to Marlon Brando (playing Stanley in the 1951 production) as a “tiger on the loose, a sexual terrorist.” Miller goes on to reference “[Tennessee] Williams’ celebratory terror of sex, its awful truthfulness and itsContinue reading “Gendo Ikari – Sexual Terrorist”