:That's some great synthesis right there. Look, for one thing, the quote you have there need to be verified by a third party for it's accuracy, as translating from one language to another can be very tricky. Likewise, the quote there still doesn't explicitly state anything about Shinji's sexuality, only that he was forced to kill a beloved friend. Even using the super literal "most love(d) friend" can be taken multiple ways. However, to do due diligence, I took a gander at the Japanese wiki to see if perhaps we were missing something that was strongly cited. Sadly, no such luck, as they have no reference to anything of the sort. Again, much can be said about Karou, but there just isn't enough evidence to say that for Shinji. Any statement of the sort requires strong synthesis. Perhaps this is why 'the fandom' refuses to support it's inclusion. Sorry, I'm still against it being included.