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Originally Posted by Archon_Wing
But that doesn't justify it. Regardless of where it comes from, it's still pandering.
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I have to disagree with you here.
If the author of the work didn't
intend it to be pandering, then it's not.
For example, Rei was intended to creep out the viewer (which certainly isn't pandering). It was entirely unintentional on Anno's part for her to inspire an insanely popular character type.