ehobaさんのイラストまとめ

They're speaking in the "We won't be lovers, but the memory gives me strength" mode in this scene.
Normies with life experience understand it literally, but they left the room for metaphorical interpretation like, "Eva ends here, but it's nice to have the memory of Eva."

lineage

The anime getting into "nostalgic" category.

I forgot to mention this.
Accodring to CRC, the idea of Zeruel started with the folding arm panels.
That idea is the same thing as the angel from the draft, right?
Maybe Mark 04B and Zeruel are two siblings from the same origin?

she's a 10

Sizzler (Gunbuster)

There're three types of Sizzler: Silver, black, and white.
The name stems from Mattel's toy called "Sizzlers"
Sizzler Gin (Sizzlers Silver) is a late spinoff series with headlights. (Night Ridin' Sizzlers)

The relationship between Coach Ota and Kazumi:
It looks like she knew him for a long time, but she didn't know that he is the surviver of Luxion.

Hideaki Anno:
Well, I had some idea in those days, but I forgot about it.

I personally prefer Utatane Asuka's hairstyle

Mamoru Oshii, Cinema Omori 6 Nights Teach-In "Anime, What Can You Do?"

Illustrated by Yoshito Asari

btw Midori Kitakami says, "That's just talk. No substance." in Evangelion 3.0+1.0.
The Japanese line is, "Sonnano Iudake Bancho desho."
Iudake Bancho is a pun with Yuyake Bancho.
That pun was first used by a wrestler called Akira Maeda.