There are a lot of things that Evanagelion is known for: its religious overtones, its confusing plot, its impact on the world of anime. There's also the androgyny factor, especially surrounding the lead character Shinji.
Well now someone has taken the androgyny to the next level and actually made each character from the series into the opposite gender. It might sound like a rather boring gimmick, but it is executed with a very high amount of skill and style, not to mention humor.
Some of these might not be very funny if you're not a fan of the series, but nevertheless, you'll want to take a look.
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You know what this means? Shinji and Kaworu would be lesbians! It's not closet Yaoi anymore!
What's interesting is how this would have changed the story line. Not much you say? Nonsense! If there's anything we know about anime, is that girl piloting giant robots kick 2000 times more ass then the guys (see Gunbuster, for example). Therefore, girl-Shinji wouldn't have ever worried about "running away" - it would have been "Fuck you, Gendou-Mom! I'm going to totally trash the angels, then I'm coming back to kick your ass!"
For some reason, this vaguely reminds me of a joke fan-fiction someone wrote up for a "trailer" of Evangelion Flash!, which took the same characters and made up a good old "giant robots? Kick ass, dad!", including Shinji with a katana and Rei being a gunslinger.
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What is the icing on the cake is how Shinji still looks exactly like Shinji :P