Rei is the other half of the great Asuka vs Rei debate. In terms of the Fediverse, Rei is a weaker contestant than Asuka, not being mentioned as often, not accompanying memes. On the other hand, Rei did not enter the top sixteen seeds for nothing. She has more total nominations that Asuka and still has instant name recoginition even among non-anime enjoyers. Will that be enough to beat the strongest vampire of Tokyo?
Rei was created by Gendou Ikari using the remains of his wife Yui and the physical body of the angel Lilith. Being the clone of a mad scientist's wife and, Rei has little active personality, instead passively soaking in her surroundings while she figures out her place in the world. She may or may not be the key to the end of the world. Oh who are we kidding? It's not much of a spoiler anymore that Rei is the key to activate Third Impact and Human Instrumentality. That renders her a useless, eldritch plot device until the retconning sequels come out. Best thing Hideki Anno ever did was give Rei hair growth for the Evangelion sequel movies.
** RR 19. Nazuna Nanakusa / Call of the Night **
Nazuna is one swell gal. She tied Tatsumaki and Tsumugi for the most votes of the Royal Rumble, especially in a match with the most total votes of an Royal Rumble match. Her series is cool, fun romp, and perhaps objectively better than NGE. Nazuna may be relatively new for anime enjoyers, but she may be on her way to "classic girl" status in a decade or two.
From the Royal Rumble match:
"From the surprise hit series from the Summer 2022 season, Nazuna the vampire rules the night just as she hopes to rule this match and the tourney.
Nazuna is surprisingly strong among the vampire masquerade, yet never wishes to flaunt her strength; instead, she gathers it to do what is most important to her: becoming and remaining as free as possible. Her carefree existence amazes and enthralls the loner loser Kou Yamori who feels entrapped by modern society. Together they find freedom in the night and in love."
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