@@thathandsomedevil0828 Pff yeah, because Japan has always bothered with the audience outside japan... That only happens if something is extremely popular (ie: Demon Slayer), if not they just say FU to everyone else.
I've ran some of the japanese comments through deepL and its heartwarming to notice how many ppl in the Japanese fandom actually write that they like Shinji. He has his flaws, like everyone in this show, but he's such an adorable sweety in his better moments. A huge amount of the Americans hate him for some reason. I'm so glad he & the other pilots finally won their freedom.
Yup. I think it’s mainly it’s the American/European audience that doesn’t like him. From what I’ve been able to gather about the Japanese, they’re much more lonely and encumbered by the high expectations and standards their society is held to. It’s honestly quite fascinating to read up on. But, I think that’s why many Japanese people are able to relate to Shinji. Although, I myself am American. I’m able to relate to Shinji since I’ve never felt like I belonged anywhere either which makes social interaction all the more harder for me. I constantly put people at arms length since I’m afraid of being rejected if they discover who I truly am as a person.
@@jinxthatsme2317 You can't just lump Europe and the US together tho, those are very different cultures & my impression as an European is that the responses were *very* different. Of course they're less different than, say, the US and Ghana or China, there's some common influences & in the modern day everything is connected through the internet, but present day attitudes to society, responsibility, art etc. are starkly different.
@@KendrixTermina I get what you’re saying. I was more or less referring to the English speaking audience since both America and Europe are populated with English speaking people. And since not all English speaking fans specify their country/continent of birth, I lumped the two together as to not just generalize one over the other. You’re right though, I should’ve been more specific with what I meant. My bad.
