Understanding Shinji as a Compelling Character in Anime

Anime edits on Instagram: "Neon Genesis Evangelion begins with Shinji Ikari, a lonely teenager who is summoned by his father Gendo to Tokyo-3 after years of separation. Without warning, Shinji is told he must pilot a massive bio-mechanical weapon called an Evangelion, one of the only machines capable of fighting mysterious creatures known as Angels. At first, the story looks like a classic mecha anime, with giant battles to protect humanity, but the real focus is on the struggles inside the char