I think Anno mentioned himself in and interview somewhere that he was a gundam fan, althought I dont' remember if he was referring to Evangelion directly. Since gundam was such an iconic and influential series, I think most animators today are influenced if not a fan of gundam when they were young.
When was it cool to "bash" eva? It was considered by many quite a revolutinary anime in the 90s. GW 's fame can't even begin to compare with eva.
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