- Follow the Leader: The entire show's been accused of ripping roughly a good three-quarters of its concepts and plot directly from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Exactly how much this is true has been hotly debated over the years; while there are some very obvious similarities (the clear comparisons between SEELE and SYMBOL, the dysfunctional-family-exploiting-a-son-as-a-pilot dynamic, Miharu's apparent similarities to Rei Ayanami, and the "divine" origins of the key systems of the mecha) the show does take a fairly different direction in the end, with somewhat different messages about the meaning of family and honor and a take on love that wholly contradicts some of Eva's Freudian assertions.
- Playing Against Type:
- Yes, Nobuyuki Hiyama was still at his prime playing his Real Robot Ace Pilot... and yet Yushiro is a character far from being Hotblooded. But as his character develops, Yushiro gradually opens up and shows more compassion.
- And Show Hayami plays "Mad Scientist" Kiyotsugu... but as mentioned above, he's not the Big Bad and even has more than one line he won't cross.
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