{"id":413873,"date":"2022-03-09T11:37:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T08:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/evangelion-creator-hideaki-anno-confirms-mari-wasnt-based-on-his-wife\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T11:37:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T08:37:21","slug":"evangelion-creator-hideaki-anno-confirms-mari-wasnt-based-on-his-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/evangelion-creator-hideaki-anno-confirms-mari-wasnt-based-on-his-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"#Evangelion Creator Hideaki Anno Confirms Mari Wasn&#8217;t Based on His Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a405e935099e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a405e935099e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/evangelion-creator-hideaki-anno-confirms-mari-wasnt-based-on-his-wife\/#%E2%80%9CEvangelion_Creator_Hideaki_Anno_Confirms_Mari_Wasnt_Based_on_His_Wife%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Evangelion Creator Hideaki Anno Confirms Mari Wasn&#8217;t Based on His Wife&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEvangelion_Creator_Hideaki_Anno_Confirms_Mari_Wasnt_Based_on_His_Wife%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Evangelion Creator Hideaki Anno Confirms Mari Wasn&#8217;t Based on His Wife&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire4\/a8c58fed56d85b6d55e28e394e54a6801615282013_main.jpg\" style=\"height: 360px; width: 640px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the celebrations for the 1st anniversary of <em><strong>Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time<\/strong><\/em>&#8216;s theatrical\u00a0release last night, director <strong>Hideaki Anno<\/strong> and Amazon Prime, the service streaming the film around the world, teamed up for a live stream where the creator answered fan questions. Many of those answers were <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evangelion_co\/status\/1501157075652472832\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12;\">transcribed<\/span><\/a> onto <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> by Studio Khara, giving insight into the film and the production around the popular franchise.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the questions asked by fans is if<strong> Anno<\/strong>&#8216;s wife,\u00a0<em><strong>Sugar, Sugar Rune<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manga<\/a> creator\u00a0<strong>Moyoco Anno<\/strong>, was the inspiration behind Mari. The theory is popular in <em><strong>Evangelion<\/strong><\/em> fan communities as fans interpreted Mari saving Shinji in the new films as a reflection of <strong>Moyoco<\/strong> saving <strong>Anno<\/strong> from his depression through her love for him. As in the past, Anno has directly denied the similarity between his wife and Mari, stating &#8220;this [theory] merely only the assumption and speculation of a handful of people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><center>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ja\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A11%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4%E8%B3%AA%E5%95%8F%E9%9B%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30b7\u30f3\u30a8\u30f4\u30a11\u5468\u5e74\u8cea\u554f\u96c6<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E5%BA%B5%E9%87%8E%E3%81%95%E3%82%93%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%8A%E8%BF%94%E4%BA%8B?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u5eb5\u91ce\u3055\u3093\u304b\u3089\u304a\u8fd4\u4e8b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(2\/3)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u30de\u30ea\u306e\u4eba\u7269\u50cf\uff08\u30a2\u30b9\u30ab\u4ed6\u3082\u3067\u3059\u304c\uff09\u306f\u9db4\u5dfb\u76e3\u7763\u306e\u624b\u306b\u3088\u308b\u3068\u3053\u308d\u304c\u5927\u304d\u304f\u3001\u5236\u4f5c\u6642\u306e\u4e8b\u5b9f\u3068\u306f\u9055\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fc\u3084\u30b9\u30c8\u30fc\u30ea\u30fc\u306e\u89e3\u91c8\u306f\u89b3\u5ba2\u306e\u81ea\u7531\u306a\u697d\u3057\u307f\u3067\u3059\u3057\u3001\u672c\u4f5c\u306b\u3082\u30d5\u30a1\u30f3\u306e\u30d5\u30ea\u30fc\u306a\u77e5\u7684\u306a\u904a\u3073\u5834\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u4f59\u5730\u3092\u6301\u305f\u305b\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Knj2CZt0Lv\">https:\/\/t.co\/Knj2CZt0Lv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 \u30a8\u30f4\u30a1\u30f3\u30b2\u30ea\u30aa\u30f3\u516c\u5f0f (@evangelion_co) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evangelion_co\/status\/1501157843369541632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a translated full answer to the question (which was broken up over multiple Tweets):<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><em>&#8220;We have seen various articles, videos, etc. that claim Mari was modeled after Anno&#8217;s wife, but this merely only the assumption and speculation of a handful of people.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><em>At the time of production, this would have been impossible. Mari&#8217;s personality (as well as Asuka and others) was created by director Tsurumaki&#8217;s hand [rather than Anno].<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><em>It&#8217;s a bit of fun for the audience to interpret characters and storylines as they wish, and [Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0] is a playground of intellectual fan speculation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><em>That being said, it is sad to see the staff and their families disparaged by baseless assumptions, so we will clearly deny that this is the case.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time the rumor has been denied, with\u00a0<strong>Moyoco Anno<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/htgoiw\/status\/1426481976257642501\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12;\">coming out<\/span><\/a> against the rumor asking people to research her life before comparing it to a fictional character.\u00a0<strong>Tsurumaki<\/strong> has also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.mynavi.jp\/article\/20101016-flcl\/\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12;\">spoken<\/span><\/a> about his development of Mari in interviews, explaining that she &#8220;is a touch detached from the seriousness of <strong><em>Eva<\/em><\/strong>, which I think is what makes her seem more <strong><em>FLCL<\/em><\/strong>-like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evangelion_co\/status\/1501181166455455744\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12;\">asked later<\/span><\/a> what <strong>Anno<\/strong> thought of facts spread by people who are not involved with the production becoming &#8220;fact,&#8221; <strong>Anno<\/strong> just replied, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s annoying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>was<em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>released in Japanese theaters on March 8, 2021, finally coming internationally via Amazon Prime Video on\u00a0August 13 of the same year. 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