I never really saw much as non-serious of what I saw. I mean, other than the penguin... but... well, otherwise, I always connected well with Shinji. Sorta. He reminds me of myself before I met the priestess, really. And, still a little. Then again, I haven't seen much, like I said.

A personal favorate anime of mine is Ergo Proxy. Not sure if you'd like it, but I thought it was interesting.