Anime director who supposedly based the character Kaworu on Ikuhara after sharing a night of emotional and possibly physical intimacy at a hot spring retreat.
"Also, Anno supposedly based the design and personality of Kaworu on Ikuhara after the two met at a hot spring retreat and shared a night of emotional and possibly physical intimacy."
"I do wonder what led Anno to make this kind of finale for his (very successful) franchise. It feels like a cop out, like a product from an artist who has lost passion for his subject matter a long time ago. I guess money still talks though, since he came back and made a bunch of additional movies fo"