Kensuke Aida quotes from Neon Genesis Evangelion

Kensuke Aida

Toji was real sorry about everything. His kid sister really tore him a new one. She said it was the robot that saved her life. That must be pretty embarrassing, getting yourself chewed out by a second grader. Right?

Kensuke Aida

Only an idiot fights when he knows he can’t win. Balls have nothing to do with it.

Sorry newcomer, but I had to clobber you. I had to pop you one to work off my own anger.

Kensuke Aida

He’s mean huh? His little sister was injured the last time you and your robot fought a battle. Well that’s his excuse anyway.

Shinji Ikari

I didn’t have a choice! They made me pilot the stupid thing!

Kensuke Aida

Geez! Being beaten up must have really messed him up.

Oh shut up!

Kensuke Aida

I really envy you. I mean you live with such a beautiful woman and you get to pilot the Evangelion. Oh man! I wish I could get inside that lovely cockpit just once!

Shinji Ikari

You really shouldn’t you know? Your mother would probably be worried.

Kensuke Aida

Huh? Oh, don’t worry about my mother. I don’t have one of those.

Shinji Ikari

Oh.

Kensuke Aida

I’m no different from you.

Ikari look, I’m sorry about hitting you twice. Please, you gotta hit me back!

Shinji Ikari

Uh! I can’t do that!

You gotta unless I won't be satisfied!

Kensuke Aida

He’s a pretty embarrassing guy isn’t he? But if it’ll put an end to this dispute why don’t you go ahead and hit him!?

Shinji Ikari

But I…

Hurry up! You don’t have much time do you!?

Shinji Ikari

Okay… but only once.

Right! Come on! …. Hey wait! Don’t hold back.

Hey, big shot! What are you staring at so intently?"

Shinji Ikari

Um, nothing!

Kensuke Aida

He's ogling Rei!

Shinji Ikari

I… I… I am not!

Kensuke Aida

Ah, come on! We saw you looking!

Yeah, at Rei's mammaries! Rei's silky thighs!

Kensuke Aida

Yeah!

Her calves! Her...

[in unison]...naughty bits!

Shinji Ikari

Uh, look it’s nothing like that!

Kensuke Aida

Then just what were you looking at?

Can’t fool us Shinji.

Shinji Ikari

I was just wondering why she’s always alone.

Huh? Uh, come to think of it she hasn’t had any friends since she started here in the 7th Grade.

Kensuke Aida

There’s just something about her that makes her hard to talk to. Like she’s in her own world.

She’s probably just got a lousy personality.

Kensuke Aida

You two are both Eva pilots right? You ought of know her better than any of us Shinji. You know what I mean?

Yeah. That’s right.

Shinji Ikari

I suppose, but we don’t talk.

Misato

If you take that into consideration, then perhaps this world isn't that bad.

Shinji

Still, the reality itself might not be bad, but I could still hate myself.

But it's your mind which takes reality and separates it into what's bad and hateful.

It's only the mind which separates reality from truth.

Any new position from which you view your reality will change your perception of its nature. It's all literally a matter of perspective.

There are as many truths as there are people.

Kensuke

But there is only one truth that is your truth. That's the one that's formed by whatever point of view that you chose to view it from. It's a revised perception that protects you.

That's true. And one can have a perspective that's far too small.

However, a person can only see things from the perspective that they chose to see them from.

Asuka

One must learn to judge things via the perceived truths that one receives from others.

Misato

For example, sunny days make you feel good.

Rei

Rainy days make you feel gloomy.

Asuka

If you are told this is so, then that is what you believe is so.

Ritsuko

But you can have fun on a rainy day as well!

Your truth can be changed simply by the way you accept it. That's how fragile the truth for a human is.

A person's truth is so simple, that most ignore it to concentrate on what they think are deeper truths.

Gendo

You, for example, are simply unused to what it is to be liked by others.

Misato

You've never learned how to deal with fearing what others feel about you and so you avoid it.

Shinji

But, don't the others hate me?

Asuka

What are you, stupid? Haven't you realized it's all in your imagination, you megadork!

Shinji

But, I hate myself.

Rei

One who truly hates himself cannot love, he cannot place his trust in another.

Shinji

I'm a coward. I'm cowardly, sneaky and weak.

Misato

No, only if you think you are, but if you know yourself, you can take care of yourself.

Shinji

[introspectively] I hate myself. But, maybe, maybe I could love myself. Maybe, my life can have a greater value. That's right! I am no more or less than myself. I am me! I want to be myself! I want to continue existing in this world! My life is worth living here!

[applauding] Congratulations!

Shinji

Thank you all!