In my experience, there are a couple of reasons.
#1: For the sake of doing something different.
#2: For the Yuri, my gods, the Yuri!
#3: Because it actually makes a little sense, for some reason. Like the hypothetical that got tossed around at one point claiming that if you reverse the
pilots' genders, Evangelion suddenly becomes a standard action series, with Asuka as the hero, Rei as the Lancer, and Shinji as the Chick....
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
#1: For the sake of doing something different.
#2: For the Yuri, my gods, the Yuri!
#3: Because it actually makes a little sense, for some reason. Like the hypothetical that got tossed around at one point claiming that if you reverse the
pilots' genders, Evangelion suddenly becomes a standard action series, with Asuka as the hero, Rei as the Lancer, and Shinji as the Chick....
--
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.