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Both are mecha anime, which try to deconstruct their genre. In both anime, the main protagonist is a teenager, who becomes a mecha pilot, this becoming a child soldier in a devastating war. Both anime show the impact of war on these children, as they are forced to kill enemies and cope with the loss of their comrades. Also, in both shows, the main protagonists have a similar attitude and often refuse to participate in combat. Overall, both anime have a similar grim atmosphere and deal with similar themes.
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Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981) features Amuro, a boy who by the circumstances is made pilot of the giant robot Gundam. After traumatic events he is in a room, lied on the bed in panic, not willing to pilot again, just as Shinji in several moments of Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995). There the underage thing is made a permanent requirement, newtype or not.