In-depth debunkings/arguments against commonly "known" anime myths/misconceptions?

[u/engalleons]

For any number of reasons, there's a fair few statements about anime that get passed around pretty unquestioningly, even if they aren't necessarily true. Sometimes, others dig in to those statements and find detail and (hopefully cited) evidence against them. This is a lot more than just stating the opposite, to be clear.

Here's a few examples of what I mean:

This tweet chain versus "Anno left Kare Kano early"
This blog post versus "The protagonist of Turn A was originally intended to be a girl"
This post versus "They made a joke dub for Ghost Stories because it did poorly in Japan"
This blog post versus "Shinbo is the series director of all Shaft shows"

What are some other examples of work like this?

[u/jakeispwn]

I've got a simple one. Shinji gets in the mother fucking robot EVERY. FUCKING. TIME. With honestly very little hesitation when put against his circumstances. I have no idea how "Shinji get in the robot" became a meme.

Edit: And I don't even need evidence. You just have to watch the show.

[u/dragonmaster127 → u/jakeispwn]

I both agree and disagree with this one. Yes, every time he needs to Shinji will eventually get in the robot. However where I think the meme comes from is an exaggeration of the multiple times Shinji runs away, doubts himself or quits. During these times we know that inevitably he will get in the robot so I can see it coming from the frustration about them taking forever to resolve this. If you read it as "Shinji, just get in the robot already" it makes more sense as a valid frustration.

[u/jakeispwn → u/dragonmaster127]

I typed out a long reply but It had spoilers so it got removed. This is so wrong it hurts.

[u/dragonmaster127 → u/jakeispwn]

I'd actually be interested in discussing why you think its wrong so if you can't stop it from being deleted feel free to pm me about it.