Ikari, Shinji
碇 シンジ
Spoiler
His progress is all undone when he is forced to kill the only person who ever openly expressed love toward him. His only friends are Toji and Kensuke, but he apparently cares about Rei more than even he realizes, although everyone around him seems to think that his feelings are obvious. Despite his rapport with Rei, Asuka is a sexual presence in his life, and is ultimately shown to be a figure of great emotional importance to him as well. Though not immediately apparent, their relationship is a powerful driving force for both characters throughout the series. Their confused, back-and-forth emotional interchanges are a source of considerable guilt and tension for both parties. While Asuka is attracted to Shinji, she is afraid to admit to being dependent on anyone; so instead of expressing affection, she teases Shinji (often with sexual overtones), hoping to "provoke" him into initiating a closer relationship. Significantly, she gives him his first kiss (supposedly out of boredom, though the Director's Cut makes clear that the kiss meant a lot more to her than she lets on). However, due to his own emotional issues, Shinji is unable to recognize Asuka's actions for their true intent, and is only confused and hurt by her flirting mixed with abuse.
Since Asuka is constantly heaping him with accusations and blame, his most natural response is to withdraw and hide himself, both emotionally and literally. To make matters worse, Asuka only finds herself more and more frustrated by Shinji's failure to respond to her advances, and in turn only abuses him more and more harshly, which only makes him withdraw further, thus continuing the vicious cycle. Their tense relationship reaches a breaking point toward the end of the story; when Asuka's stress finally causes her to degrade into a completely withdrawn state, Shinji tries to comfort her, only to be coldly rejected.
Since Asuka is constantly heaping him with accusations and blame, his most natural response is to withdraw and hide himself, both emotionally and literally. To make matters worse, Asuka only finds herself more and more frustrated by Shinji's failure to respond to her advances, and in turn only abuses him more and more harshly, which only makes him withdraw further, thus continuing the vicious cycle. Their tense relationship reaches a breaking point toward the end of the story; when Asuka's stress finally causes her to degrade into a completely withdrawn state, Shinji tries to comfort her, only to be coldly rejected.
Spoiler
Later on, when Asuka has further been reduced to a comatose state and Shinji has also suffered incredible mental duress, he goes to her bedside to beg for help, only to end up masturbating over her partially nude (and comatose) body. Wracked with guilt and completely lost to his own self-hatred, he enters a completely withdrawn state, not unlike Asuka's earlier on.
Ultimately, when Shinji chooses to reject Instrumentality, he finds Asuka to be the only other person on Earth, and they painfully reconcile.
Ultimately, when Shinji chooses to reject Instrumentality, he finds Asuka to be the only other person on Earth, and they painfully reconcile.
Details:
- First name:
Shinji - Last name:
Ikari - Other names:
Third Child
- Age:
14 - Birthday:
June 6, 2001 - Blood type:
A - Height:
155 cm (5'1")
Photo gallery
(11)Productions featuring this character
(14)
Movie
Main
Shin Evangelion Movie:||
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Movie
Main
Evangelion Shito, Hakata Shuurai
Evangelion: Hakata - Angel Attack Alternative
Music
Main
Music
Main
Movie
Main
Evangelion Movie 3: Q
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Movie
Main
Evangelion Movie 2: Ha
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Movie
Main
Evangelion Movie 1: Jo
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
ONA
Movie
Main
Shinseiki Evangelion Movie: Air/Magokoro wo, Kimi ni
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Movie
Main
Shinseiki Evangelion Movie: Shi to Shinsei
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
TV
Main
Shinseiki Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Special
Supporting
Evangelion: Housou 30-shuunen Kinen Tokubetsu Kougyou
Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special
CM
Supporting
ONA
Supporting
Nihon Animator Mihonichi
Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition
Voice actors for this character
(25)
Megumi OgataVoices: Japanese
Donald ReignouxVoices: French
Daniele RaffaeliVoices: Italian
Fábio LucindoVoices: Portuguese (BR)
Beatriz SingerVoices: Portuguese (BR)
Albert Trifol SegarraVoices: Spanish
Ryunosuke KamikiVoices: Japanese
Víctor UgarteVoices: Spanish
Spike SpencerVoices: English
Fanny BlocVoices: French
Hannes MaurerVoices: German
Jian YangVoices: Mandarin
Rongshan ChangVoices: Mandarin
Ariadna GiménezVoices: Spanish
Isabelle VolpéVoices: French
Vincent de BoüardVoices: French
Casey MongilloVoices: English
Cyril AubinVoices: French
Stefano BroccolettiVoices: Italian
Christian ZeigerVoices: German
Sammir Hernández GonzálezVoices: Spanish
Carlos LariosVoices: Spanish
Xóchitl UgarteVoices: Spanish
David Dos SantosVoices: French
Gyeong-jin AhnVoices: Korean
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