I have no idea what any of this means, and I must post

I've never bought merch and such either. I would only buy the blue rays and original novels/manga if i really enjoyed it.

I have all the spice and wolf books lol

Don’t understand why people get super into this shit

Same reasons as why people obsess over any other things I suppose

Though for some weebs it's definitely a mental illness or a method of coping with it

And I disagree with you on Eva. Even forgoing how iconic it is, the 'End of' movie is just such a feast for the eyes. They really went as crazy and esoteric as they could with the animation. And I'm not going to pretend like the story is some super deep shit like many people do, but it is open enough for interpretation that you can pay as much or as little attention to the different themes present and enjoy it

Shinji is a very good self-insert for weebs who feel they are misunderstood but are really just losers.