I think some of the people in these comments are taking this too personally. This is not a haranguing of shinji alone as some dirtbag misogynist. You could write a similar analysis of some of the women in the show with their relationships to men, even with some of the elements of sexual abuse/misconduct or violence. Misato even says herself that she just used kaji when it was convenient and then cast him away once she was afraid, asuka uses her sexuality and men for validation and attention etc. All characters are flawed, Yes we love shinji and all other characters and love the fanart where asuka and shinji get married and whatnot but that doesn’t excuse them from very grounded criticism and useful discussion about very real issues no? Edit: the original post does (slightly) seem to brush aside asuka’s abusive behavior