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Dude, Trigger was founded and staffed by ex-GAINAX employees, and the founder of Trigger and the director of Kill la Kill started off as one of the key animators on Evangelion. Also pretty sure a bunch of other animators from Evangelion worked on this show at one point or another. No coincidences here, GAINAX referenced the shit out of themselves at every turn and it looks like Trigger's carrying on that mantle.