>>3602878Here's the full thing.
In December 2014 Cut Magazine interview Sadamoto makes the following comments:
"Kaworu is the one who understands Shinji the best of them all. Although he understands, Kaworu consequently thrusts a contradictory fumi-e at Shinji by asking Shinji to kill him if he really loves him."
"To make Shinji confront in reality a situation in which he 'comes to love a person' Kaworu was made to exist."
Going by Sadamoto's interview in December 2014 Cut Magazine "Asuka that appears in final chapter is not same Asuka who has appeared so far, she appears as a symbol of attractive female who Shinji is sure to meet in the next world too" is how things stand, Sadamoto claims the ending implies nothing romantic regarding her tie with Shinji.
In manga version the relationship between the two and "handholding" are brought into focus. In addition, "Rei and Shinji's feelings are those of love between man and woman", Sadamoto affirms in December 2014 Cut Magazine interview their love is mutual.
>>3602879>You mean he saidHe also said this
>>3602877>but he says it’s no more important than his platonic manga relationship with AsukaHe didn't say that, he only said that Karl was the only one who broke the rule and kissed him.
