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Rei is genuinely the best girl and was in the original era the most popular.

Asuka gained traction simply because Rei got nothing in spinoffs, while they rewrote Asuka gradually to be more like Rei, until Asuka is now a clone with a white plug suit with a half angel background.

The Asuka defeat is total and irreversible. The only Asuka that ever got popular is Rei with a red wig.