Insufficient Direction

"While keenly aware of the battle of the sexes, and the difference in sexual roles in Japanese society, [Anno] doesn't stint on giving women part of the blame for their own situations. Combined with her intricate design skills and distinctive character designs--eyes so wide her heroines seem to be in a perpetual state of shock, like dazed club goers hitting the streets at dawn--she's one of the most important creators in the comics field." - The Comics Beat