Shifted from the Anime Limited thread:
I don’t know if that fixes the problem or just makes it worse. I do think the author said people laughed at the scene not the dub and they believe Khara blamed the dub which if people laughed at the 3.0 showing tracks.
This is a bit multi-layered, I feel.
We all know what kind of position Kaworu holds within
Eva fandom. For a character who had so little screen time in
NGE, fans certainly took him into their hearts and analysed and talked about his words, actions and intent.
This extended into other
Evangelion media such as games. One of these is a visual novel sequel by developer Broccoli called
Girlfriend of Steel 2nd. The game plays up fan interpretations of Shinji and Kaworu's relationship and includes a "Kaworu route" for players to pursue:
Keeping at the back of our minds the way in which Kaworu has been absorbed into the ongoing
Eva lore, 2012 saw the release of
Evangelion 3.0, where this fan-favourite character would finally get some more screen time. The thing is (and your individual mileage may vary considerably here)
Evangelion 3.0 has been argued by some to be very meta. What I, personally, got from the audience reaction at the screening at Glasgow Film Theatre in 2013 was that the laughter was a response to how Khara had played up to the image of the character that Kaworu had become in the minds of fans, and to Shinji's continuing obliviousness to the meaning of the whole thing.
As another case in point, some observers argue that the pilots'
lack of ageing in
3.0 is a comment on the fanbase still not having moved on all these years later. I think that one's very much open to debate myself, but there is one thing that I feel is for certain:
the Wunder pilots are wearing outfits ripped straight out of
RahXephon, an arguable
Evangelion rip-off by animation studio Bones.
Yes: an
Evangelion film directly referencing
Evangelion's influence on the medium that it's part of. That is just how meta
3.0 can apparently get.
(Tagging
@Yami as well if you're interested in this at all.)
