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[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 145 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You will get in that fucking robot, Shinji.

[–] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com 15 points 2 months ago

Beat me by 3 mins…

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I was thinking the same thing

[–] jdr@lemmy.ml 57 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Come on Shinji, you have to save the world

[–] Dragomus@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Now wipe the drool off your lips and follow me.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] gilokee@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Eh the city, and world, could end if he doesnt get off his ass into the damn robot

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What a fucking line break.

[–] gilokee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

holy shit lol

[–] gilokee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
[–] CompGenius@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago

Your friends love you, now get in the robot!

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Damn, great composition

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Get in the F*****’ robot, you whiny b*****d, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Lmao, haven't laughed that hard in a minute, bravo!

[–] GarboDog@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Shinji, look I know you’re scared but you’re the only one to pilot the evangelion! Now come on we got to go!

[–] neatchee@piefed.social 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Good lord I desperately want to know what is going on here. Where are they? What are they talking about? What is their relationship?

I am so curious!!!

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 59 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I don't know whether I'm being helpful here or ruining a joke for everyone by being an oblivious and highly literal nerd but in case it's the former. These people are recreating a scene from a famous anime from 1995 called in English 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' or in this case one of the feature length films made after the tv series' run called 'End of Evangelion' (1997), which serves as a more complete ending to the original series. The scene in question is one of many in the film and series where the main character Shinji has a crisis of confidence and is unwilling to pilot one of the giant robots the series is ostensibly about and the character Misato attempts to talk him back to his senses.

Shinji's personal crisis comes at the worst time as he is at this point the only person on earth left able to pilot one of the robots and save humanity from a threat that is actively at play while at the same time the facility they're in which operates these robots is under an active assault by a specific faction of people sweeping the complex murdering everyone. In the lead up to the moment portrayed in this image Misato is trying to escort Shinji to the hangar in a last ditched effort to save him so he can pilot his robot before it's too late. The scene is kinda fucked up because in trying to snap Shinji out of his breakdown Misato kisses him and says "we'll do the rest later", but she's like 28 and he's 14. The frame they're recreating in this shot is a few seconds before that kiss.

[–] Bananskal@nord.pub 12 points 2 months ago

Thank you! I'm not super into anime so I had no clue. 🙏

[–] SlyLycan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You're being very helpful, thanks! Wasn't aware of what this was referring me to, and also know basically nothing of that anime. I'll add it to my watch list, thanks again!

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Be prepared that it looks like it'll be a giant robot anime but it's far more about trauma in its many forms.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Best shorthand I think, also sounds funnier too :)

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 17 points 2 months ago

"Get in the Eva, Shinji!"

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He's for sure getting dumped

[–] neatchee@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago

honestly it gives me disappointed big sister vibes

[–] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Asuka could really have used some help with the MPs, Shinji.

[–] murvel@feddit.nu 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

'It's just like one of my Japanese Anime'

a lemmy user or ledditor probably

[–] Hoimo@ani.social 7 points 2 months ago

She is literally in Misato cosplay though.

[–] night_petal@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago

Considering the height of their shoes, they are about the same height.

[–] hesh@quokk.au 4 points 2 months ago
[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

You want a big boy kiss?

[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

"you probably shouldn't have done that while they were unconscious..."