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Okay, Simon ist offiziell der Anti-Shinji!
Wikipedia sagt:

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According to Jason Green from Anime News Network, the anime was influenced by previous Gainax anime, particularly in the character development of the protagonist Simon, who goes through three stages in his character development during the three arcs of the series. Each of these stages in his development were influenced by protagonists from several previous Gainax anime: Shinji Ikari from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, Noriko Takaya from Gunbuster, and Ken Kubo from Otaku no Video.
Irgendwo anders (auch wenn ich im Moment nicht mehr drauf komme, wo) hab ich auch gelesen, Simon (und davor Naota aus FLCL) wäre im Grunde Shinji, der in einer anderen Umgebung groß geworden ist.