The first of the new Evangelion movie remakes didn't really shake things up much-- it mostly followed some of the early episodes of the series and set up the world setting and some of the main characters. We've been told to expect more to change later on though, and one of the first of those changes has already appeared: Asuka's name. Asuka Langley Soryuu, the half-German, half-Japanese pilotess, has earned a new name: Asuka Langley Shikinami. Now, what does this mean? It might mean that she'll have a somewhat different personality. Or it could mean that her backstory has changed (but her persona generally hasn't). Or, if the second film isn't turning out as differently as expected, it could be an attempt to just change something. What do you think? Could you handle a substantially different Asuka? I guess we'll have to wait and see if Asuka Langley Shikinami should be an alias or an entirely new character page...
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