At least, Anno said in an interview that the ending of EoE was inspired by Ankoku Shinwa.
Life of Tree is often mentioed, but this Ankoku Shinwa is probably the most important inspiration source.
Sonny Boy got pretty popular in the last season.
Speaking of which, people say Hisashi Eguchi is the first manga artist who omitted nose bridge from bishoujo character design.
On that point, he's important for anime/ manga fans even today.
LRT:
Tomohiro Furukawa, director of Revue Starlight, mentioned Mamoru Oshii, Hideaki Anno, and Kunihiko Ikuhara.
All those directors say that the "information control" is important in anime. Furukawa said that he realized it means "choice of material".
Another unnecessary explanation about Oshii's Lupin the Third. Shakespeare and Company version of The Killers and Allen Welsh Dulles's story is obviously a fiction based on real history.
Daniel Craig's 007 ended. It's a good time to talk about Mamoru Oshii's 009.
When Oshii joined the project, he knew the limitation of the source material: It's too dependent on the Cold War.
He didn't find any meaning in redoing it in this era. That's why Jet was featured.
I wonder what young people think about the adult characters' conversations in NGE and live-action footage of EoE.
It's pretty awkward to me cuz it's similar to other '90s romance stories such as Tokyo Love Story. It's as embarassing as watching 80s rom-com shows now.
EoE, cut 174
"Rei's voice: What is it you wish for?
A woman's breasts covered by hands appear in double exposure (A rough line drawing without colors.)"
