AAAHHH, congratulations on the revamp, Masao! It's absolutely BEAUTIFUL.
Ugh, I LOVE the layout so much! I adore the color schemes of all your layouts a ton, especially when you use red/teal/black together; you pull it off so well all the time. The images and textures fit the mood so well and give the shrine that end-of-the-world-apocalypse-hell vibe. I love the fonts you used and all the patterns as well!
Although I've visited Adieu plenty of times (to stare at the pretty layout and design, haha!), this was the first time I read through the entire shrine and just... WOW. The amount of information and analysis is just incredible! I love how everything is condensed nicely into their dedicated sections.
As someone who has long vowed to watch/read the series but has yet to (aha...), the introduction really drew me in and summarized everything nicely; the glossary was also really helpful as well. The section about Kaworu's name and the episode title was fascinating to read. The wordplay and the significance of his name is so lovely and clever.
I also like how you noted the difference between anime!Kaworu and manga!Kaworu early on; at first I was puzzled by your interest in manga!Kaworu as anime!Kaworu sounds like the sort of character I'd love immediately, LOL. But after reading your reasons and—of course—the entirety of your shrine, I grew to really love the manga version of Kaworu, with all his selfishness and all his desires.
My favorite page is definitely "The Third
CHILDREN" (***OMFG, MY BAD***). Just the way you open and close it with the scene with the kitten and Kaworu's death is EXCELLENT. UGH. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. I loved reading about Shinji and Kaworu's relationship and how it evolves throughout the story. And the quotes you used throughout the page are so, so fantastic; I really have to pick up the manga and read it.
I also loved reading the "Then kill me with that hand" section as a whole. It served as a fitting conclusion to this wonderful shrine, and I enjoyed reading your thoughts on Kaworu and how they changed over time!
Despite not knowing the series very well, I didn't find myself lost in all the different terms; although I may not have understood what each term was referring to specifically, I found myself following the story and series of events easily. Well done!
There were a few typos I noticed; my suggestions are in
[bold brackets], but feel free to totally disregard them.
Needless to say, Shinji was left aghast
[,] remembering the only other time someone made him feel this way was the old Ayanami Rei.
(The Third Children)
He experienced part of Rei's love for Shinji, and the sensations they
[brought were] foreign to Kaworu. His fascination with these feelings was what drew him to Shinji, though Shinji was mostly repulsed by Kaworu at this point—not remotely close to love, as
[he] was in the anime version.
(The Third Children)
When Kaworu made him feel uncomfortable, like in the shower, or when he declared he wanted Shinji to love him, Shinji ran away
[instead of facing] the problem.
(The Third Children)
Though in reality the Ayanami Rei that Shinji
[had] grown to know actually died in that battle, and the Rei that "survived"
[was] really another clone, the third Rei to exist in the story.
(The Third Children)
In this instance, he displayed the most childish aspect of his personality—not at all like the anime version, which portrayed
[him as] caring and supportive, empathetic to Shinji's situation.
(The Third Children)
After Shinji used Kaworu's room to escape the pain of Rei's possible death, as well as
[Kaworu's] failure to obtain Shinji's love, Kaworu met SEELE for the last time before setting off to do his duty.
(Evangelion Unit-02)
Since Unit-02's soul
[had] shut itself away, he could easily control it.
(Evangelion Unit-02)
When SEELE sees Kaworu for the last time, before they
[send] him off to perform his destiny, they ask,
"You have a sour face. Is something the matter?" (Evangelion Unit-02)
He wasn't mindless in his pursuit of completion, though perhaps we only believe that because of his human shape, which
[enables] us to empathize with him more.
(Adam, the first Angel)
For much of the anime and manga, the main cast of characters
[was] led to believe they were fighting the Angels to prevent Third Impact.
(Third Impact)
Man, all the Biblical/religious allusions make me want to read this series so badly.
Everything is well-written and I adore the layout to bits! I absolutely LOVE this shrine and really loved learning about Kaworu and his significance in the series. Now I'm off to see where I can read this manga and sob over it, omg.
Excellent work, Masao! I always love seeing new things from you, and this revamp for Adieu was no exception.