do shinjiband kaworu kiss in the anime

by Reagan Bergstrom 6 min read
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Developer commentary mentions the subtext between the two and at one point a kissing scene was planned, but eventually cut. Shinji also found himself confessing his own emotions to Kaworu, talking about things he hadn’t had with anyone else.

Kaworu gives Shinji a kiss. Shinji doesn't refuse him, he notices how naturally he accepts it.Jan 26, 2013

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Do Shinji and Kaworu kiss in the anime?

Developer commentary mentions the subtext between the two and at one point a kissing scene was planned, but eventually cut. Shinji also found himself confessing his own emotions to Kaworu, talking about things he hadn’t had with anyone else.

Why did Kaworu want Shinji to sleep with him?

So Shinji is traumatized and has no one to talk to, nowhere to go. When he meets Kaworu, Shinji is in an extremely vulnerable mental state, in other words. So it seems that you could read their scene of showering and then talking in bed together as Kaworu preying on Shinji's loneliness. Kaworu may have just wanted to use him to infiltrate Nerv.

Did Rei and Shinji ever kiss?

In the Manga - Rei's feelings were transferred to Kaworu by the Angel, so he was essentially experiencing Rei's affection for Shinji. (The manga basically shipped Shinji and Rei; 'the romance that could never be' kind of deal) That isn't a kiss, Shinji was hyperventilating and having a panic attack.

Is Kaworu an angel?

Kaworu is an angel, the ideal, but for the sake of the world, humanity, and even Shinji himself, he must be destroyed. Kaworu can do nothing to save humanity despite his perfection, only Shinji can. Ideals can save anything.

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Is Kaworu in love with Shinji?

That makes it particularly significant that the hero Shinji has a close friendship with another boy, Kaworu, who openly declares his love for him.

Who is Shinji's love interest?

AsukaIt's worth noting that, during a discussion between the two pilots, Asuka gets Shinji to admit he tried to kiss her, giving her a confirmation of his interest.

Does Shinji date Kaworu?

Shinji refuses, realizing he needs to grow up, and Kaworu wills himself out of existence. This leads to Asuka and Shinji realizing their feelings for one another. Near the ending Kaworu, in fact, seems very happy for them and refers to Asuka as "your girlfriend" to Shinji.

Why did Shinji fall in love with Kaworu?

His relationship with Kaworu is also about him loving himself. He has to learn to accept the parts of himself he doesn't like, and get over his lack of confidence. Kaworu is brimming with confidence, which is probably a major reason Shinji feels attraction to him almost immediately.

Is Shinji and Kaworu canon?

Kaworu has earned the nickname of "Gay Space Jesus" from them. Supporters of the pairing occasionally accuse detractors of being biphobic or homophobic. These fans consider the pairing canon due in part to what they see as a mutual confession and reciprocal affection within the show.

Does Shinji get a girlfriend?

Asuka Langley Soryu is Shinji's only girlfriend.

Is Evangelion on Netflix censored?

Evangelion has no more cursing Curse words were actually added to the original English version to better get across the intent of the dialogue. But those curse words have been taken out of the Netflix version, resulting in those moments feeling dramatically different.

Is Evangelion worse on Netflix?

We listed the biggest changes to Evangelion on Netflix, which includes the lack of translation of some on-screen text, a completely new and more literal script that takes away from the nuance of the original text, a new voice cast, the omission of swearing in the new translation, and the omission of a key piece of gay ...

What volume do Shinji and Kaworu kiss?

Volume 10Volume 10 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

Did Kaworu care about Shinji?

Kaworu seems both genuinely interested in Shinji's plight, as well as that of the Lilin. The last line is likely directly related to his decision to be killed at the end of the episode.

What does Kaworu mean by "suki"?

Kaworu uses the ambiguous "suki" form which includes intimacy or friendship or anything more, and can simply mean "like" or "fond of", and that he is deserving of "koui" (好意), which means simply "good will" or "favor", not "koi", "love". When he mentions this to Misato later, Shinji also used the ambiguous "suki" form.

Does Asuka like anyone?

Asuka says he doesn't really like anyone, as he doesn't even love himself. When Kaworu and Rei as Adam and Lilith state they collectively represent the hope for understanding and love, Shinji replies it is just a pretense, but if he returns to the real world, at least there he will know his feelings are real.

Why does Shinji think he loves Kaworu?

Shinji's comment that he thinks he loves Kaworu is really because Kaworu loved him. He loves the person who loves him, since no one (since his mother) has loved him unconditionally like Kaworu did.

Does Kaworu have cruel motives?

see, but that's not a possible interpretation seeing as though kaworu has never been portrayed as having cruel motives in any iteration of eva, and anno even says "I wanted to make him someone that could be loved by anyone, an incredibly good person."

Do Kaworu and Shinji love each other?

none of this is ambiguous or "unknown," kaworu and shinji both say they love each other in the anime and shinji admits he was attracted to him in a way that he "shouldn't feel about a guy" in the manga. it literally bangs you over the head with the fact that he was in denial about his feelings, not actually repulsed.

What is Shinji's relationship with Kaworu?

In my case I found Shinji’s close relationship with Kaworu as a sign of self-hate and lack of confidence. Again, Kaworu is Shinji’s idealized version. A version he loved more than his small and weak self. I find it similar to Ron Weasley’s encounter with the Mirror of the Erised.

What episode does Kaworu hold Shinji's hand?

There I learned that when Kaworu "held" Shinji's hand (episode 24), it was supposed to be a briefer "touch" but was miscommunicated to the animators. Additionally, many (myself included) believe that Kaworu's interactions with Shinji represent his feelings for humanity in general.

Why did Kaworu die?

Actually, Kaworu’s death is an act of self-sacrifice. He let Shinji willingly kill him to let Lilin live and the Angels to remain dead. Again, as what’s mentioned above, some fans interpret his death as an awakening to reality. He represents an idealized world, an escape or a fantasy that we must awaken from.

What does killing Kaworu mean?

Killing Kaworu is an act of rejecting this fantasy and embracing the real, but darker world. As for me, this is another sign of Shinji’s weakness. The killing of an idealized self by a weaker version is an animated personification of self-defeat.

What does Kaworu mean in Angels and Human Collides?

In the series, when Angels and human collides, someone will go. A fan once pointed out that Kaworu is a representation of a perfect world that doesn’t exist. He is too nice and perfect to exist, and this seems to convey to the audience that in the flawed world, perfection is an escape.

Why can't Shinji have a relationship?

He can't form a relationship with anyone, even if he wants to, because of how broken he is, how broken the "deres" he meets are, who would normally be willing sex objects for his fantasies, and how flawed the world is in general.

What is Shinji afraid of in End of Eva?

Plus in End of Eva, Shinji is terrified of Giant Naked Rei and only accepts Instrumentality when she changes form. Becoming Giant Naked Kaworu. It's shown by the infamous 'tang' scene that she changes form to look like people the target person loves, Yui for Gendo, Ritsuko for Maya, etc.

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Erasure of The Kaworu and Shinji's Relationship

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I'm glad that Netflix now has Neon Genesis Evangelion and End of Evangelion, a movie that serves as the ending to the series. The show technically had an ending, but the creators wanted to produce something more like End of Evangelion for its ending and ran out of budget for it. But skip the re-dub and watch it in Japanese w…
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Who Is Kaworu Nagisa?

  • Kaworu only shows up in the third to last episode of Evangelion, at the end of which he dies. So it's a really weird moment, in an already weird show. He is both the final pilot of the Evangelions and the final Angel, disguised as a human. As such, he acts as a symbol of the oneness between Angels and humanity. Kaworu meets Shinji when he is very distraught about the results of the re…
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Kaworu's Quickie Love Confession

  • When he meets Kaworu, Shinji is in an extremely vulnerable mental state, in other words. So it seems that you could read their scene of showering and then talking in bed together as Kaworu preying on Shinji's loneliness. Kaworu may have just wanted to use him to infiltrate Nerv. It seems odd that he would confess love to someone he just met. You co...
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Kaworu's (Weird) Role in The Story

  • Kaworu shows up near the end. He represents completion, the completion of the union between Evangelion pilots and Angels that will bring about Human Instrumentality. Human Instrumentality is a merging of not only all human consciousness into one entity, but that includes the reunion of Adam, Lilith, the souls trapped in the Evangelions, and the Angels' consciousness, all merging wi…
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Kaworu and Shinji's Emotions

  • From previous episodes, Shinji is seriously messed up emotionally. He tries to cry, but cannot bring himself to. He rejects help from Misato, perhaps getting sick of her pep talks. He refuses to let Misato touch him, slapping her hand away. Later, he will accept being touched by Kaworu instead. During the movie End of Evangelion, we see he rejects Lilith taking a form similar to Rei …
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Problems with Kaworu

  • But nothing in Evangelion is that straightforward or simple. It's relieving to see Shinji find intimacy in a form he can accept, but that also makes it worse to see Kaworu die. Shinji is forced to kill the only person who ever loved him. It could have been planned that way all along, to destroy Shinji's will entirely. The deterioration of Asuka's mind allowed Kaworu to use her Evangelion Unit 02, co…
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Is Kaworu A Bad guy?

  • This is, since the Angels are not very human, a case of "blue and orange morality". That is, they are too different from humans, and think too differently from us, for us to see their morality as "black", "white" or some "shade of grey" in between. One problem is Kaworu seems predatory, at the very least, pushy. He rushes to showering with Shinji and then follows him to bed. This is the "stalkin…
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Kaworu and Gay Anime Representation

  • In anime and manga, gay, bisexual, lesbian, and transgender stories exist, but are often relegated to niche sub-genres: yuri and girl's love for lesbians, yaoi, bara, and boy's love for gay men. Main characters in mainstream works are usually straight and cisgender (not transgender). Sometimes anime uses gayness or gender tropes as jokes, especially making a joke out of a straight male c…
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Is Shinji Gay?

  • But focusing on Shinji's feelings and his relationship with Kaworu, some see his acceptance of Kaworu's affection, in contrast with his fear of women and girls, as him realizing he is homosexual and coming to terms with that. His self-acceptance and self-loathing issues mentioned above could be seen as the problem many gay youth have, struggling with fear or disgust of their own s…
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Conclusion

  • The Netflix dub is just a case of a translation mistake, not an intentional move to erase gay content. First, there is the fact that there are plenty of gay main characters in Netflix original shows, so you can tell that overall, the company itself is not homophobic. But there are also similar translation mistakes in other parts of the show lead me to this conclusion. Instead of tra…
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