stackyFACTSPlastering deep religious iconography across a giant robot cartoon was less about making profound theological statements and more about looking unapologetically alien.
Plastering deep religious iconography across a giant robot cartoon was less about making profound theological statements and more about looking unapologetically alien. Director Hideaki Anno famously admitted that the heavy use of Christian crosses and Jewish Kabbalistic symbols in the opening sequence was chosen simply because it looked exotic and mysterious to Japanese audiences, brilliantly trolling over-analyzing fans for decades.
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