ASUKA:“It's obvious.
The three stooges are about
the only ones who don't see it.”
HIKARI:“But Ikari seems naïve.”
ASUKA:“Actually, he's the most dense of them all.”
UrsusArctos: This entire conversation is a straight-up reference to the classic manga Oniisama-e... as detailed on the tributes page.
dzzthink: I find it funny that everyone in the class is aware of Hikari's crush aside from the three stooges.
UrsusArctos: "Not being aware someone has a crush on you while (almost) everyone else does" is a common romantic trope, although this probably goes to show how disconnected the three stooges are from the class social reality. Just as funny, Toji treats Asuka and Shinji as a couple, but by the time we reach End of Evangelion, whether or not he's right is an open question.
