Youre literally retarded. I grew up with power rangers, give me a mech and ill pilot it, simple as.
>b-b-b-BUT YOU DONT GET IT! REAL DANGER IS SCARY! Y-Y-YOU COULD DIE!!
No I do get it. The series is fairly deep yet the one thing it never gets into or dares shinji to accept is honor, duty, and self sacrifice. Oh waaah im not loved im so depressed waaaah me, me, me, me. Fucking stupid. Give me a big robot and let me go kill the monster. Soldiers are literally called "dogs" saving the world is a higher calling than if you are loved and appreciated or if mommy and daddy are absent from your life. LET ME FUCK SHIT UP IN A BIG MECH.