[EVA] More info from Tsurumaki (aka, the Gainax Squealer :P)

[Greg Muir]

> Q) Can you explain the symbolism of the cross in Evangelion?
> KT: There are a lot of giant robot shows in Japan, and we did want our
> story to have a religious theme to help distinguish us. Because
> Christianity is an uncommon religion in Japan we thought it would be
> mysterious. None of the staff who worked on Eva are Christians. There is
> no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual
> symbols of Christianity look cool. If we had known the show would get
> distributed in the US and Europe we might have rethought that choice.
>
>
> Hehe >:)
>
That's the most vexing part because viewers in the US and Europe are going
to be sitting there looking for deeper meaning behind those symbols. They
were used to such an extend they were misleading to the actual show. <argh!>