Anime edits on Instagram: "Misato Katsuragi and Shinji Ikari’s relationship in Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the series’ most complicated and emotionally layered dynamics. Acting as both a guardian and a surrogate parental figure, Misato takes Shinji into her home, trying to provide him with a sense of stability and belonging — but beneath that surface lies a deep tension born from shared trauma, emotional avoidance, and blurred boundaries. Misato carries her own scars from a fractured child