This is the third time I’ve started this post, and each time, I’m not sure where to start. So I’m going to start at the end: I don’t think Shinji Ikari reaches episode 20 as an anti-hero. What I want to make clear is that he starts as an anti-hero. In fact, he starts as […]
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