[[File:Daniele as Mari Illustrious Makinami 20120217g.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|[[Cosplay]]er travestita da Mari Illustrious Makinami]]
Per Martin Theron di Anime News Network: Mari's liveliness and enthusiasm cuts such a sharp contrast to the established Eva pilots that her addition feels incongruous, but that is likely the point: she is intended to shake up the status quo and show that one does not have to be socially maladjusted to pilot an Eva. Though she plays an important role in two of the movies' big fight scenes, she does not get enough screen time here for viewers to figure out much about her motives or purpose, but she is the breath of fresh air that the franchise needs and helps restore the sense of mystery inherent in the original series<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/evangelion-2.22/you-can-not-advance/bluray</ref>. 3.0 "still no reason to exists"<ref>https://kotaku.com/evangelion-3-0-is-not-the-film-you-were-expecting-5961452</ref>. "Combatte ma non parla"<ref>https://www.film-rezensionen.de/2015/10/evangelion-3-33-you-can-not-redo/</ref>.
