Review of Neon Genesis Evangelion

Read it only if you have seen all chapters Not talking much about the show itself, I'd like to focus on one aspect that is critizised by many people that is the characters, especially Ikari Shinji. What i love about Shinji is that he is real. He is not the typical shonen heroe, corageous doing selfless acts of heroism. He is a misunderstood, sad, depressing teenager. People may find him annoying because of his lack of action and resolution, or because they claim Shinji wants people to feel sorry for him. Yes. It's true. Shinji wants peopleto feel sorry for him, he lacks of action, he is a coward. All this is what makes NGE so special.
Shinji doesn't think he is worthless, he supposes he is worthless, so he needs people to feel sorry for him in order to convince himself he is worthless. He goes beyond being self-consious. He has no identity, no humanity, he is empty. This is why the "Human Instrumentality Project" seems so tempting. He won't have to worry about it anymore, he'll become nothing, but he'll be all at the same time. The fact that this appears as the perfect solution to Shinji intesifies the surprise at his resolution. That he chooses to face his fears, that he chooses loneliness, that he realises he has an identity, that he is Ikari Shinji. This is what makes NGE a true masterpiece