r/kaworu
the hate/dislike on kaworu and/or rei
i dont know why people hate characters like rei or kaworu, they are my favorites. I think for me, its pretty hard to "hate" characters or stories without reason, becuase, sense i write my own characters and stories, i know how much it takes to make deep, complex, and interesting characters. and seeing deep, complex characters like rei or kaworu get watered down to just "shinji's best waifu" or "gay angel" is really sad because there is so much more to them then what people see and they have alot of thought put into them as well.𐔌՞. .՞𐦯
rei:
Anno wanted to show how deeply unsettling and tragic a blank, manufactured human would actually be. Rei breaks the unwritten rule of fiction that main characters must be expressive and driven. her emptiness unsetteld alot of viewers ,and they think its "bad writing/ character development", missing the point that her emptiness is her character development.
kaworu:
kaworu represents absolute, unconditional love and acceptance to a boy who feels completely worthless and lonely. Kaworu appears very late in the original nge and completely upends the status quo. He achieves an instant, deep emotional breakthrough with Shinji that characters like Asuka and Misato struggled to reach over several episodes. Some viewers reject him because his perfect, selfless nature feels disruptive or "too convenient" or "meaningless" on a first watch.
Rei represents isolation and the fear of being replaceable.
Kaworu represents the overwhelming vulnerability of unconditional love.
but this is all just my opinion, please be kind to me 𐔌՞. .՞𐦯
u/ApplicationBest5518 — 3 days ago