This thread (and the picture above) prompted me to read this:
http://forum.evageeks.org/thread/118...Episode-26/0/?
In just about a few minutes of Eva slice-of-life, a historical turning point was created.
Quoting a post from there, which quoted critic Hiroki Azuma:
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Anno flirted with the impossible task of constructing a grand narrative in the 1990s, but in the end it proved impossible, and all that remained was Ayanami Rei as a moe kyara, that is, as an affective figure. In this respect, I think that the scene in the twenty-sixth episode of Evangelion in which Ayanami Rei appears running with bread in her mouth marks a turning point in otaku culture, the moment when the Era of Fictions became the Era of Animals, when the Era of Fictional Histories gave way to the Era of Affective Response to Characters (kyara moe). This is why Evangelion remains such an important work.
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To be frank, I wanted to be as open-minded as possible when it comes to my watching preferences, that is, trying the different dishes on the smorgasbord, unlike some fans who prefer sticking to one particular era or genre.