Can someone explain to me why the children in NGE are so fucking short?
Why does misato tower over them?
At age 14 girls should be about as tall as they will ever be.

>>280558240 (OP)
because they're 13 years old (best age for a girl to get married)

>>280558240 (OP)
There's not a lot of meat in NGE after the 2nd impact

K

>>280558240 (OP)
It's symbolism, you wouldn't get it.

>>280558446
That might be it

>>280558626
Why not

>>280558240 (OP)
Most women are not 5’9

>doesn't even list the heights, just posts fanart from tumblr
yep it's neo-/a/

>>280558240 (OP)
Probably to make the adults more physically intimidating to the kids outside their mechs

>>280559372
Is it based on the perception that shinji has of adults?

>>280559024

>>280558240 (OP)
The characters look unusually Asian here

>>280560633
See?

Black girls first menstruate at around 9yo.
White girls at 10yo.
Asian girls at 13yo.
So no, Japanese women aren't as short as Japanese 14yo girls.

>>280561832
Yes they are. Its the same in the west.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228435018_Secular_Changes_in_BMI_and_Obesity_Risk_in_Japanese_Children_Considerations_from_a_Morphologic_Perspective
https://nbakki.hatenablog.com/entry/Average_Height_of_Japanese_Students_2017

>>280558446
Makes sense, the adults in NGE grew up in an era of abundance, the kids live in a post apocalyptic world. The world might look nice and fine 14 years later but most people died, climate changed, etc. living conditions in Tokyo3 probably is much better than whenever they grew up as well.

>>280560633
Misato, Ritsuko and Maya are all ~170cm?
Isn't that kinda tall for a Japanese woman?