I feel like I would have enjoyed the Evangelion series better if I had seen it when I was closer to Shinji's age. As it stands, I think he is a whiny little quitter even when taking into account the lack of good male role models in his life (outside of MAAAYYYBE Mr. Kaji) and the best girl for me is just Misato Katsuragi because I'm not a pedophile that would even consider partaking in Asuka vs. Rei arguments at my age.
Oh, and the art here is pretty cool here, too, btw. Great colors!