Sweet Christ... Asuka fighting the German-manufactured Eva units is one of the absolute
best sequences in the history of animation. I've watched it again and again, til the drool hits the floor. She's such a phenomenal character, with the signature cherry-red unit (backdoor code:
Zā Bīsuto "The Beast"). I'm almost positive she inspired the equally ferocious & beautiful 'virago' Anemone, from
Eureka Seven.
500 × 420
And it's a matter of fact that Anemone herself inspired the main female character (whose name I don't know and won't look up) from
Eureka Seven's smutty doppelganger, that will remain here
unnamed, at least until someone else names it.