In school tests, there's only one answer for each question, and you might get zero or half points if you're wrong. But in the real world, things aren't so black and white, so think about things on your own and express them in words or pictures. That's how you communicate with people. That's so important.
Hideaki AnnoEvangelion is my life and I have put everything I know into this work. This is my entire life. My life itself.
Hideaki AnnoIn school tests, there's only one answer for each question, and you might get zero or half points if you're wrong. But in the real world, things aren't so black and white, so think about things on your own and express them in words or pictures. That's how you communicate with people. That's so important.
Hideaki AnnoCharacters in animation do not cheat. They do not let you go for another. Animation is on certain points, very close to the pornography industry. All your physical needs are met. You can watch different animations and find anything you desire.
Hideaki AnnoFundamentally, Eva is just my life copied out onto film. I'm [still] alive, so the story hasn't finished.
Hideaki AnnoThe fact that you see salarymen reading manga and pornography on the trains and being unafraid, unashamed or anything, is something you wouldnโt have seen 30 years ago, with people who grew up under a different system of government. They would have been far too embarrassed to open a book of cartoons or dirty pictures on a train. But thatโs what we have now in Japan. We are a country of children.
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