Wrong, you nut job. Most, if not all Mecha based animes were inspired by the original Gundam series. If anything, NGE is taking from Gundam, and evolving the mechs in such a way that they become biomechanical. Same with E7.
Also, NGE is not God's Holy Grail of all animes. There are better shows. So please, show interest in something else once in a while.
