Is Neon Genesis Evangelion just a Tenchi / BGC re-skin?

Started by WaitoKon, June 04, 2021, 01:50:52 PM

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So I noticed something in an earlier forum post by Eff
Quote from: Eff Efferson on September 27, 2020, 02:48:23 PM
"it's a mystery!"
tenchi universe air date:April 2, 1995 – September 24, 1995

They quit making Ova series and started making Tv series. Less money per episode, greater exposure, less having to publish awkward tales of space incest

Evangelion released during the later autumn block for 1995, right after Universe.

While I doubt Gainax and Ghibli had little to do with the Tenchi shows, word of the OVA's marked success might have shifted the right gears. However, this thread poses the question - did Anno rotate out original concepts in favor of a Ryoko/Priss hot tempered Asuka, a Mihoshi/Nene goofball nerd Kensuke, a Ayeka/Sylia older matronly Misato, and of course Mackie-kun. Instead of wearing power armor, they pilot something larger than life, made for TV. Using ancient glowing cores, like a bunch of souped up Ryo-Ohkis.

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