ComiPress linked to and translated an article published by financial newspaper, the Japan Economic Times.
I believe there are at least one million men in Japan who love Rei Ayanami. She is an icy, quiet, unemotional 14 years old girl. This bandaged Goddess is an icon of Japanese anime. She has a decisive mind inside her fragile appearance.
Today is the premier of the new Evangelion movie. The Evangelion series started in 1995 as an anime. The popularity of this sub-main character (Rei) still has not gone down despite the anime’s age. I walked down the streets of Akihabara seeking Ayanami, yet all Ayanami figurines were sold out, and some of the premium ones were being traded several hundred thousand yen on auction websites.
In the real world, vigorous people become popular and attract other people, so why are our minds caught by such a dark and obsessed character?
The rest can be read here.
September 7th, 2007 at 11:31 am
That is supposed to be a 14 year old girl? Words escape me.
September 7th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Obsessed with an anatomically improbable, fetish-fashion-dressed imaginary character? I’ve never heard of such a thing.
September 7th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
i have evangellion. and i hate rei. but i do know for a fact, she is really popualr.
September 7th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Sadly, I can’t say I’m surprised.
Personally though? Asuka’s better. =D
September 7th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
I’ll admit, I’ve still got a soft spot for Ayanami. That particular figure isn’t exactly a fair representation of how she appears in the series though.
September 9th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
I like the character a lot, but I think it’s weird how she is so sexualized. It doesn’t strike me as true to her character. Kind of like what they’re doing to Mary Marvel.