[EVA] Evangelion FAQ V0.5.2 (1/1)
Widya Santoso
widya at macquarie.matra.com.au
Wed Nov 5 17:24:48 EST 1997
EVA FAQ version 0.5.2
New information deliniated with "(*"
Contents
Section 0. Introduction.
0.0) Format of this document.
0.1) What is this document about?
0.2) What is Shin Seiki Evangelion/Neon Genesis Evangelion?
0.3) The English Evangelion mailing list.
0.3.1) How do I unsubscribe?
0.4) Where can I get the most up-to-date version?
0.5) Who should I send Additions/Corrections to?
0.6) Who worked on this document?
0.7) What's new in this version?
Section 1. General information about the series.
1.0) Story Background.
1.1) Genesis 0:0, 26 TV episodes, Two Movies.
1.2) Who are the characters?
1.3) The EVAs. *)
1.4) The Angels. *)
1.5) Timeline. *)
1.6) Religious glossary
1.6.1) What is the tree-like image seen in the opening credits?
1.6.2) What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
1.6.3) What does NERV mean?
1.6.4) Where did the motto for NERV come from?
1.6.5) What does "Seele" mean?
1.6.6) What does "Gehirn" mean? *)
1.6.7) Who are the Magi?
1.6.8) What is the Spear of Longinus? (was 5.6)
1.6.9) Who is Adam, Eve and Lillith?
1.6.10) What is the seven eyed logo?
1.6.11) What is Marduk?
Section 2. About EVA's production.
2.0) Gainax, the company that produced it.
2.1) The sponsors.
2.2) Main Production Staff.
2.3) When was Evangelion first broadcast? *)
2.4) ?
2.5) ?
2.6) ?
2.7) About the songs.
2.7.0) How many versions of Zankoku na Tenshi no THESE are there? *)
2.7.1) What does "TE-SE" mean, anyway?
2.7.2) Why are the endings different for each episode?
2.7.3) How many different versions of "Fly me to the moon" are there?
2.7.4) But there are only 26 TV episodes!
2.7.5) Can you tell me which version is used for which episode?
2.7.6) Who are the singers? *)
2.7.7) What are the differences between versions? *)
2.7.8) What are the differences between Rei's versions?
2.8) Why are there two subtitles (Japanese and English) for each episode?
2.9) Specific information about some episode's subtitles.
2.10) Episode list {subtitles, TV air date, staff and ending information}.
Section 3. Details
3.0) What is the first impact?
3.1) What is the plug suit for?
3.2) Why has Gendou changed his last name?
3.3) What gender are the EVAs?
3.4) Are the characters named after Japanese Navy warships? *)
Section 4. Merchandise.
4.0) Merchandise (Japanese) Information.
4.0.0) VHS tapes.
4.0.1) LaserDiscs.
4.0.2) Compact Discs.
4.0.2.0) KIDA-114
4.0.2.1) KIDA-115
4.0.2.2) KIDA-116
4.0.2.3) KICA-286
4.0.2.4) KICA-290
4.0.2.5) KICA-300
4.0.2.6) KICA-333 *)
4.0.2.7) KICS-590
4.0.3) Books.
4.0.3.0) Newtype Film Books. *)
4.0.3.1) Evangelion Manga *)
4.0.3.2) Shin Seiki Evangelion RPG [NERV Hakusho]
4.0.3.3) Newtype 100% Collection *)
4.0.3.4) Neon Genesis Evangelion PHOTO FILE 01 "EVE" : Venus at the 2015
A.D.
4.0.3.5) Neon Genesis Evangelion PHOTO FILE 02 "ADAM" : Soldier at the 2015
A.D.
4.0.3.6) The RED CROSS BOOK *)
4.0.4) Games
4.0.4.0) Sega Saturn
4.0.4.0.0) Evangelion Episode X: First Impression
4.0.4.0.1) Evangelion Episode X: Second Impression
4.0.4.1) Win95
4.0.4.0.0) Girlfriend of Steel
4.0.5) CD-ROMs
4.0.5.0) Neon Genesis EVANGELION Screen Saver Vol. 1
4.0.5.1) Neon Genesis Evangelion Collector's Disc Vol.1 - Vol.4
4.0.6) Garage Kits
4.0.7) Doujinshis {probably just their existence, not any specific ones}
4.1) Merchandise (United States) Information.
4.1.0) VHS tapes
4.1.1) LaserDiscs (or rather, LaserDisc)
Section 5. Spoilers
5.0) What is the Instrumentality of Men project?
5.1) Who is Yui, and what is her connection to EVA-01? (ep.21)
5.2) What happened to Shinji when he was small? (ep.21)
5.3) What happened to Asuka's parents? (ep.22)
5.4) What is the big deal about Rei? (major spoiler ep.23, 24)
5.5) Why is everybody talking about the last two episodes? (ep.25 & 26)
5.6) What is the Spear of Longinus(sp?)? (Deleted and included in 1.6)
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Section 0. Introduction.
0.0) Format of this document.
Each separate topic is marked with "x.y)" at the beginning. Square brackets
("[x.y]") marks a reference to another topic.
Some terms are listed in both romanized Japanese and English. In those
cases the Japanese terms comes first.
Japanese romanization mostly follows the Hepburn system. But I don't have a
reference to that so it might not be exact. Kanjis are marked by initial
caps and Katakanas are marked by all caps.
Japanese people's names are presented family name first. Thus, in the name
"Ikari Shinji" Ikari would be the family name.
0.1) What is this document about?
This is a collection of information about the work Shin Seiki
Evangelion/Neon Genesis Evangelion [0.2]. This information is mostly
compiled from the work itself, books [4.0.3] and the posts in the English
Evangelion Mailing list [0.1].
0.2) What is Shin Seiki Evangelion/Neon Genesis Evangelion?
Shin Seiki Evangelion/Neon Genesis Evangelion (Evangelion or EVA in short)
is originally an anime TV series conceived by ...
0.3) The English Evangelion mailing list.
To subscribe to the English language Evangelion mailing list, a blank
email to <evangelion-subscribe at tr.ml.org>. You will recieve an email message
confirming your request, which you must reply to. You will also recieve a
copy of the list rules, which contain the address of the list.
The list also has a web page at http://www.tr.ml.org/eva/ml
0.3.1) How do I unsubscribe?
You can unsubscribe from the Evangelion mailing list by sending mail to
<evangelion-unsubscribe at tr.ml.org>, then replying to the confirmation
message.
0.4) Where can I get the most up-to-date version?
WWW: A copy of this document can be found at
http://www.tr.ml.org/eva/faq (soon to be http://evangelion.ml.org/faq).
HTML, text, Zip and GZip files are available from this site.
Mailing List: Currently, the FAQ will be posted on the first of each
month. (It depends on the enthusiasm of the current editor.)
Usenet: The FAQ will be posted to rec.arts.anime.info when the current
edition becomes V1.0, and posted each update as necessary. This
document will become V1.0 when all sections and questions have been
completed and answered. (It depends on the enthusiasm of the current
editor.)
0.5) Who should I send Additions/Corrections to?
To the mailing list, or to the current editor of the FAQ.
0.6) Who worked on this document?
Stephen Lee <sl14 at cornell.edu> wrote the original text.
The following people (in no particular order) contributed to information,
questions and answers (Thanks everyone!). If anybody is missing, please let
the maintainer know:
Hans ter Horst <hans at ilex-si.com>
Kevin Shiue <shiue at andrew.cmu.edu>
A regular contributor to the list.
Adam M. <kulilin at citynet.net>
<justlam at intergate.bc.ca>
Chi Hung Yung <TSYUNG at hkclearing.com.hk>
Looked up the list of seiyuus.
Katsuragi Misato <katsuragi at earthlink.net>
Added Angel information
Widya Santoso <widya at macquarie.matra.com.au>
Current editor
Edited versions 0.3.1 to ???
Added timeline
Takeuchi Shouichi <takeuchi at mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp>
Clarified and added new information
Editor of Neon Genesis Evangelion Japanese FAQ
CuSO4 <chyung at hknet.com>
Clarified military ranks
Book releases (October 1997)
Tom Rothamel <tom at computerworks.net>
Moderator of Evangelion mailing list Mark II
2015/6 Timeline Project
KanedA (Eloi_G)
Birthdates
Zhou Tai An <kain at pacific.net.sg>
Patrick Yip <Patrick.Yip at ing-barings.com>
Red Cross Book review
savant <jlaw at swiftech.com.sg>
Expanded timeline from ADAM Data book
0.7) What's new in this version?
18 May 1997, v0.0
Outline created.
21 May 1997, v0.1
Some answers written.
26 May 1997, v0.2
Revised and posted to the Evangelion mailing list.
29 May 1997, v0.3
Added answers from people on the list. Reformmated a lot of stuff
using HTML tables. If that is a problem please let me know. Merged
seiyuu section into character descriptions.
14 September 1997, v0.3.1
Angel information, table of contents included.
16 September 1997, v0.4
Added answers from people on the list after v0.3.1 published.
Inclusion of timeline (1.5)
27 September 1997, v0.5
Added birthdates to timeline
Names/warship correlation
Included information on 24's titles (2.9)
Added Religious Glossary (1.6)
11 October 1997, v0.5.1
Included various information
When was Evangelion first broadcast? (2.3)
Expanded book information
5 November 1997, v0.5.2
Included expanded Timeline (1.5)
Section 1. General information about the series.
1.0) Story Background.
On September 13, AD2000, a disaster later known as the Second Impact
strikes the earth. A large explosion at the south pole said to be
caused by a meteor melted the ice caps, causing the sea level to rise
and the earth's axis to tilt, and causing the death of two billion of
the world's population in the aftermath.
In the year 2015, an unknown object approaches Tokyo-3. At the same
time Ikari Shinji was called to this city by his father after a long
separation. {...}
1.1) Genesis 0:0, 26 TV episodes, Two movies.
The canon of Evangelion is the 26 episodes of its TV series. There
was also a videotape, Genesis 0:0, {which is a promotion of the
series}. A movie "Evangelion: Death and Rebirth" was released March
1997, and another one "The End of Evangelion" was released July 1997.
1.2) Who are the characters?
The description are mostly from the character description of the film
books.
Character Description Seiyuu/Voice First
Actor Appearance
(Ep.)
Ikari Shinji The main character. "Third Ogata Megumi 1
Children". Pilot of Evangelion
Unit 1 (EVA-01). His mother
died when he was young, and he
has also been living apart
from his father for 10 years.
Was asked suddenly by his
father to come to Tokyo-3, and
thrust into the position of
pilot. 14 years old (2nd year
Japanese middle school).
Ayanami Rei "First Children". Pilot of Hayashibara 1
Evangelion Unit 0 (EVA-00). Megumi
Was trained specifically for
this since the early phase of
the project. Was heavily
injured in an accident during
development and is still in
cast and bandages in TV ep.1.
Silent and do not seem to
express her emotions. 14 years
old (2nd year Japanese middle
school).
Souryuu "Second Children". Pilot of Miyamura 8
Asuka Evangelion Unit 2 (EVA-02). Yuko
Langrey Has both Japanese and German
blood, but her nationality is
American. Decisive and
competitive. A Genius who has
graduated from university at
14.
Ikari Commander of NERV, an Tatsuki 1
(Rokubungi) organisation under the United Fumihiko
Gendou Nations that exists for the
purpose of investigating /
researching / annihilating
the beings called "Angels".
Also responsible for the
development of the
Evangelions. Father of Ikari
Shinji. Very secretive. 48
years old.
Fuyutsuki NERV's second-in-command. Kiyokawa 1?
Kouzou Commands NERV when Gendou is Motomu
away. 10 years older than
Gendou, and has known him from
his university days.
Katsuragi NERV HQ Tactics-Operations Mitsuishi 1
Misato Dept. Operation Office Sect 1, Kotono
Section-Chief.
The immediate superior of
Shinji, and also his guardian
and housemate. 29 years old.
Captain at the beginning of the
series, later promoted to
Major.
Akagi Head of the Evangelion Yamaguchi 1
Ritsuko development project. Has known Yuriko
Misato since both were
students. A beautiful lady who
is cool and intellectual. As a
scientist she is very capable
but sometimes comes across
being {detached and
unsympathetic}. Collects
little cat toys as a hobby. 30
years old.
Ibuki Maya MAGI operator, lieutenant. Nagasawa
As somebody on Miki
rec.arts.anime.misc once said,
"best identified by the line
'Dame desu!' (It doesn't work!
We can't!)".
Hyuuga NERV Bridge Operator Yuuki Hiro
Makoto Seems to have some sort of
attraction to Misato.
Aoba Shigeru NERV Bridge Operator Koyasu
Plays the guitar. Takehito
Kaji Ryouji classmate of Misato and Ritsuko Yamadera
in the University of Tokyo-2. Kouichi
He had lived together with
Misato in their university life.
He is also a double-spy of
SEELE and Japanese Government.
His position is Special
Investigation Department of
NERV, and Inquiry Section of the
Department of Interior of Japan.
Suzuhara At first a bully to Shinji, he Seki
Touji becomes Shinji's best friend. Tomokazu
Aida Kensuke A military otaku, he and Touji Iwanaga
become Shinji's best friends Tetsuya
Horaki Class President; Asuka's best Iwao Junko
Hikari friend; looks down on Touji and
Kensuke.
Pen Pen Described as a "warm-weather" Hayashibara
penguin, Pen-Pen shares Megumi
Misato's apartment with Shinji
and Asuka.
Nagisa Kaoru Born, September 14, AD2000, the Ishida Akira
Fifth children.
Ikari Yui Shinji's mother. Disappeared in Hayashibara
an accident when Shinji was Megumi
young.
Akagi Naoko Ritsuko's mother. Created the ?
MAGI Super-computer system.
girl A Miyamura
Yuko
announce Hiramatsu
Akiko
Keel Lorentz Mugihito
soldier Nishimura
Tomomichi
soldier Ugaki
Hidenari
soldier Naka Hiroshi
couple in Miyamura
theater Yuko
couple in Nagano
theater Hirokazu
Tokita Ohtsuka
Shirou Yoshitada
O.T.R. Nishimura
Admiral Tomomichi
nurse Matsushita
Miyuki
Asuka's Seki
father Toshihiko
Asuka's Kawamura
mother Maria
female Katsuki
doctor Masako
professor Ohyama
Yutaka
Seele Seki
Tomokazu
committee Ishino
member Ryuuzou
1.3) The EVAs.
Evangelions are artificial beings created as versatile weapons against
Angels. They are said to lack "souls" which are supplied by pilots
who sit in "Entry plugs" situated in the EVAs' backbones. A pilot
needs to synchronise with an EVA in order to pilot it. The EVAs'
origin is part of the main plot of the series.
Unit Description Pilot Owner
Evangelion Prototype. Orange in color. Went Ayanami Rei NERV
Unit 0 berserk a few days before Shinji
(EVA-00) arrived in ep.1, and heavily
injured Rei. Heavily damaged during
events in ep.6. Repaired and
upgraded to EVA-00' afterwards.
EVA-00 has one eye *)
Evangelion "Kai" means "modified". Blue in Ayanami Rei NERV
Unit 0 kai color. After severe damage during
(EVA-00') events in ep.6, armor was
completely rebuilt in blue color,
added shoulder blades (for battle
configration), and status was also
upgraded from ProtoType to
TestType. EVA-00' has one eye *)
Evangelion Test type. Purple in color. Seems Ikari Shinji NERV
Unit 1 to have some mysterious
(EVA-01) characteristic lacking in the other
EVAs. Only EVA known to restart
after total power failure, reason
unknown. Also carries various other
systems that Production Models
lack. EVA-01 has two eyes *)
Evangelion Red in color (same as the plug suit Soryu Asuka NERV
Unit 2 of its pilot). First production Langley
(EVA-02) model, built in Germany, but
transported to Tokyo-3 at Gendou's
request. EVA-02 has 4 eyes.
Evangelion Second Production Model, built in Not revealed NERV
Unit 3 the US. After EVA-04's accident US until ep.18.
(EVA-03) handed its control over to NERV
Japan.
Evangelion Third Production Model, built in unknown / NERV
Unit 4 the US. During its test, EVA-04's unassigned
(EVA-04) S2 Engine, which was restored in
German and was installed in EVA-04
caused it to *sink* into the Sea of
Dirac, taking everything within
its 100mile radius; the cause
unknown.
Evangelion Production model EVA units, built unknown SEELE
Unit 5-13 in various place of the world. Has
(EVA-05 - some design change from older EVAs.
EVA-13)
1.4) The Angels.
If Unit One is credited with a kill, that means that it was not under
Shinji's control at the time. People who are credited with an assist,
that means they made significat progress toward defeating the angel.
Order Name Episode
The First Angel: Adam Intro, episode 12
"The first human"
Misato sees mysterious illuminating figure, just before
Second Impact of year 2000, also rumoured that EVA series
are clone of First Angel; the silhoutte of the First Angel
appears to be like EVA-01. *)
The Second Angel: ??? Episode 21
(Unknown; some speculate that the mysterious wing like
figure that apears during second impact is the second Angel;
another source places the Second Angel in the US as the
subject of research; as yet unproven.) *)
The Third Angel: Sachiel Episode 1
"Angel of Water"
Defeated by Unit One.
Humanoid angel, first angel to shown in the TV series uses
illuminating spikes<?> for close combat attack Self
destructs itself after it was beaten by EVA-01
The Fourth Angel: Shamshiel Episode 3
"Angel of the Sun"
Defeated by Shinji.
Has ability to fly <but no wings>, looks like a giant
insect, uses light tentacles as weapons
The Fifth Angel: Ramiel Episode 5-6
"Angel of Thunder"
Defeated by Shinji, assisted by Rei.
Shaped like Giant diamond, semi-transparent <or fully
transparent> Uses very powerful particle beam as weapons, it
also has drill-like appendage to drill its way into the
GeoFront. It appears to have the most powerful AT Field of
all the Angels. *)
The Sixth Angel: Gagiel Episode 8
"Angel of Fish"
Defeated by Shinji and Asuka, assisted by the UN Fleet.
Only known water-dwelling angel, attacks UN fleet on route
to Japan, It doesn't have special weapons, as it generally
use ramming and biting as its weapons.
The Seventh Angel: Israphel Episode 9
"Angel of music"
Defeated by Shinji and Asuka.
Looks similar to third angel, however it has the ability to
divide itself into self-functioning halves. It appears to
have a weak AT Field; it was temporarily disabled by a N2
mine.
The Eighth Angel: Sandalphon Episode 10
"Angel of Embryos"
Defeated by Asuka, assisted after the fact by Shinji.
First discovered as embryo by Volcano research team, NERV
tries capture this angel, however it manages to "grow" to
break the cage. Has the ability to survive in extreme
temperature and pressure.
The Ninth Angel: Matriel Episode 11
"Angel of Rain"
Defeated by Shinji, assisted by Asuka and Rei.
Spider-like appearance, it secretes acid like substance from
eye that can melt steel, and even EVA armor
The Tenth Angel: Tzachquiel Episode 12
"Angel of the Sky"
Defeated by Asuka, greatly assisted by Shinji and Rei.
First discovered orbiting Earth, it tries to orbital-skydive
all the way down to surface, dropping bombs, then self
destruct.
The Eleventh Angel: Iroul Episode 13
"Angel of Fear"
Defeated by Ritsuko, assisted by Maya.
Computer Virus Angel, first discovered as contamination in
test body, it manages to hack itself into MAGI computer
core, in order to compel MAGI to set Self Destruct sequence.
It appears to be able to evolve exponentially. *)
The Twelfth Angel: Leriel Episode 16
"Angel of Night"
Defeated by Unit One.
It uses giant sphere like thing as decoy, when its target is
lured, it creates void 650m in diameter yet only 3 nano
meters thick, absorbing whatever is on it. The void is
described as the "Sea of Dirac". *)
The Thirteenth Angel: Bardiel Episode 18
"Angel of Hail"
Defeated by Unit One, under the control of the Dummy Plug.
Its real form is rather unknown, however it manages to take
over EVA-03 when it is passed through a cloud.
The Fourteenth Angel: Zeruel Episode 19
"Angel of Might"
Defeated by Unit One, assisted by Shinji.
Very powerful Angel, with enough power to blast through 18
of 21 armor of Geofront, it also has folded sheet metal like
appendages that it uses to cut/attack in close proximity, it
nearly destroys NERV base
The Fifteenth Angel: Arael Episode 22
"Angel of Birds"
Defeated by Rei.
Another orbital angel, rather then attacking NERV
base/EVA's, it targets EVA pilots. It attempts to psy-link
with Asuka, and as result Asuka gets Psychological Shock
The Sixteenth Angel: Almisael Episode 23
"Angel of the Womb"
Defeated by Rei.
First discovered looking like Ring of light, it doesn't have
definate shape it tries to physically takeover EVA-00 and
its pilot.
The Seventeenth Angel: Tablis Episode 24
"Angel of Free Will"
Defeated by Shinji.
Shinji finds a new friend after just everyone moves away, he
gets very close to him, later he takes over EVA-02 <in
remote control> and reaches Terminal Dogma. He's also known
as Nagisa Kaworu (Karou, Kaoru), or the Fifth children
The Eighteenth Angel: Lilim Episode 1-26
Mankind is the 18th Angel called Lilim, born from Lilith,
the source of life.
1.5) Timeline
[Some birthdates are estimations; these dates are marked
with question marks]
1957
Fuyutsuki Kouzou born
April 29 1967
Rotubungi Gendou born
1977
Ikari Yui born
June 17 1981?-5?
Ryouji Kaji born in this period
November 21 1985
Akagi Ritsuko born
December 8 1986
Katsuragi Misato born
July 11 1990?-95?
Ibuki Maya born in this period
1990?-95?
Hyuuga Makoto and Aoba Shigeru born in this period
1999
Fuyutsuki Kouzou teaches Ikari Yui at Kyoko University; meets Rotubungi Gendou. *)
[Yui marries Gendou, takes "Ikari" as family name. Yui and Gendou join
HUMAN COMPLEMENTATION PROJECT.]
2000
September 13 2000- The Second Impact
Experiments in the Antarctic of the "reduction" of a foreign life form
causes the accidental and sudden melting of the Antarctic ice fields.
As a result 2 billion people are killed by the flooding of coastal
regions all over the world.
[Katsuragi Misato only? survivor of Antarctic base destruction.
Rescued by returning Gendou and Kouzou.]
September 14 2000
Nagisa Kaworu born (Fifth Children)
September 15 2000
An armed conflict occurs at the border of India-Pakistan.
September 20 2000
Tokyo annihilated by new type of bomb, the N2.
2001
Ayanami Rei born in this year (probably after Ikari Shinji) *)
Feburary 14 2001
"Peace Treaty of Valentine" ends disputes.
Feburary 18 2001
Horaki Hikari born *)
June 6 2001
Ikari Shinji born *)
September 4 2001
Soryu Asuka Langley Zeppelin born *)
September 12 2001
Aida Kensuke born *)
December 26 2001
Suzuhara Touji born *)
2002
UN explains Second Impact as a meteorite collision. *)
2003
GEHIRN formed to study ramifications and effects of research leading up to and following Second Impact. Kouzou, Dr. Akagi Naoko join Gehirn. Gehirn builds a research facility in what is presumably Tokyo-3(?). Project E has now started. The research faci
lity is a front for Gehrin and work begins in the Geo Front for what is to be the future NERV headquarters. Dr. Akagi develops MAGI super-computer system. *)
2004
Yui lost in S2 Engine accident. *)
[2004? - 7?
Rei Ayanami introduced. Langley Soryu Asuka's mother commits
suicide after unexplained incident. Asuka's father remarries.] *)
2005
Katsuragi Misato and Akagi Ritsuko meet in Tokyo-2 at the cafeteria in Tokyo-2 University. Shortly after, Misato and Kaji meet and she cohabits with him. *)
2007
UN Headquarters moves to Tokyo-2. *)
2008
Dr. Akagi finishes programming the logic processes for MAGI. Ritsuko joins Gehrin. *)
2009
Misato and Kaji join Gehirn.
2010
Dr. Akagi commits suicide after completion of Magi project.
Gehirn dissolved, NERV created to continue Gehirn's work, with new
charter. *)
2005
[Ikari Shinji fostered out by his father.] *)
2012
[The last meeting between Ikari Shinji and Ikari Gendou prior to current
events.] *)
2014?
[Rei and Asuka trained as Evangelion pilots; Rei takes seven months to be
fully synchronised.] *)
2015
[The present day; current events as outlined 1-24]
[The 2015/6 Timeline Project] *)
Day a - Start of episode 1.
Day b - Start of episode 3.
Day c - Not used.
Day d - Start of episode 5.
Day e - Start of episode 7.
Day f - Episode 8, when the gang lands on the "Over the
Rainbow."
x - Used to indicate unknowness. x is undefined, even in
an expression. (x+x != 2*x (actually, the truth
value of this is undefined).
i[n] - The value of i[n] is an unknow constant. So,
i[1] == i[1] is always true.
Day a-1
Day d-22 - Rei's accident occurs.
Most probably, Rei's accident occurs one day before the
start of the series.
Jun 6, 2015 - The earliest possible date for day a. Shinji turns
14 on this day, and Shinji is introduced in several
places as a fourteen year old.
***find some places***
Day a. - Episode 1 occurs.
- Episode 2 begins.
2a. Shinji seems to be out for a night, waking up the next day.
2b. On a+1, Gendou mentions that Rei will be able to pilot the
evangelion again in 20 days.
Day a+1. - Episode 2 ends.
Day a+9. - The earliest possible date of day b. (see 3a.)
Day b. - Episode 3 begins.
3a. Misato claims that the angels gave them "only three weeks"
between attacks, this time. 9 days is the shortest one could
have and still claim to be "three weeks."
Day b. - Episode 3 ends.
Day a+13. - The latest possible date of day b. (see 3a, 4a, 4b.)
Day b+5. - Episode 4 begins.
4a. Misato claims that Shinji has missed 5 days of school. She
strongly implies that the events of episode 3 are the cause of
this.
4b. Shinji sleeps overnight in Kensuke's tent. (Bringing us to day
b+6).
Day b+6. - Episode 4 ends.
Day a+20.
Day d+1. - Episode 5 begins.
5a. Rei's accident occured 22 days ago.
5b. One day passes before Rei's piloting test. (Shinji, Ritsuko,
and Misato eat, Ritsuko gives Shinji the card. It seems that
Shinji gives Rei the card the next day.) (This is d+1, or a+21)
Day a+21.
Day d+1. - Episode 5 ends.
- Episode 6 begins.
6a. Operation Yashima begins at midnight, meaning it occurs on
day d+2 (a+22).
Day a+22.
Day d+2. - Episode 6 ends.
Day e. - Episode 7 begins.
7a. On the first day, Misato visits Shinji's school.
7b. On the second day (e+1), Misato and Shinji stop the JA.
7c. On the third day (e+2), Misato and Shinji eat breakfast.
Day e+2. - Episode 7 ends.
Day f-i[0]-1. - Unit 02 leaves Sasebo port. (see 8a.)
Day f-i[0]. - Episode 8 begins.
8a. Gendou mentions Unit 02 leaving Sasebo "yesterday."
8b. When the convoy is less than one day out, the gang
choppers onto it. (Day f.)
Day f. - Episode 8 ends.
Aug 5, 2015 - Episode 9 begins.
9a. Nerv predicts the next attack will occur "6 days
later." Since that's Aug 11, the first attack must be on
Aug 5. (Derived from 9b.)
9b. Misato marks Aug 11, 2015 on the calender. Camera then
pans to Aug 8, which I assume to be the current day, and also
the day after the angel attack. (As a side note, the calender
they are using isn't correct for 2015. It's either 2017, or
more likely 1995.)
9c. Aug 11 is the day that was marked, so I assume it the day
of the second battle.
Aug 11, 2015 - Episode 9 ends.
[Events as portrayed by Death & Rebirth and End of Evangelion] *)
2016 (TV)
[The Human Complementation Project is executed]
1.6) Religious glossary
1.6.1) What is the tree-like image seen in the opening credits?
This is the Sephirotic System, devised by Athanasius Kirchner in 1653. A
German priest, he studied the Kabbalah, a tome of Jewish mysticism, and
created the diagram.
The Kabbalah appears to an influence in the conception of Evangelion.
Meaning "tradition" in Hebrew, the Kabbalah is claimed to be the word of
God, handed down to Adam and Moses, reveals the framework of God and
the Creation (the Sephirotic System.)
1.6.2) What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered by a shepherd in a cave in Israel,
about 1947. They appear to be the earliest records of Jewish scripture.
Not much more about the documents are known, as the Israeli government have
strict conditions as to who can view them, and where and when.
1.6.3) What does NERV mean?
"Nerv" is German for "nerve".
1.6.4) Where did the motto for NERV come from?
"God's in his Heaven, All's well with the world" is taken from a poem by
Robert Browning (1812-89), "Pippa Passes", Part 1 1.222.
1.6.5) What does "Seele" mean?
"Seele" is German for "soul"
1.6.6) What does "Gehirn" mean?
"Gehirn" is German for "brain" *)
1.6.7) Who are the Magi?
The Magi are the three kings from the East, who came to worship the baby
Jesus in Bethelem, following a star that pointed to the place where they
could find him. The names of the kings are Balthasar, Casper and
Melchior.
1.6.8) What is the Spear of Longinus? (was 5.6)
This is the spear that pierced the side of Christ at the Crucifixion,
the wound from which blood and water poured out. The name of the
soldier that wielded the spear was Longinus.
Like the Holy Grail, the Spear is fabled to wield magical powers, such
as the ability to grant victory to anyone who holds it. An Arthurian
legend tells about the quest of one of Arthur's knights to find the
Spear. It is said that Adolf Hitler was interested in the legend of the
Spear (which was held in a museum in Austria.)
1.6.9) Who is Adam, Eve and Lillith?
Adam (man) was the final creation of God, "in his image". Eve (woman)
was created to be a companion to Adam, from a piece of Adam's rib.
Lillith, according to Jewish folklore, was the first companion of Adam,
but would not obey him, and was exiled from the Garden of Eden ("East of
Eden"). She apparently became the wife of Cain (son of Adam, who killed
his brother, Abel), and gave birth to demons.
1.6.10) What is the seven eyed logo?
It is apparently the "seven eyes of God." It is the Seele logo?
1.6.11) What is Marduk?
Marduk is a Babylonian god. (Zorothastrian?)
Section 2. About EVA's production.
2.0) Gainax, the company that produced it. *)
Gainax was founded in December, 1984 by {names}. It produced The Wings of
Honneamise (film), Nadia of the Mysterious Seas/The secret of Blue Water
(TV), Over the top!/Gunbuster" (OAV), "Otaku No Video" (OAV) . {How did
these do in the marketplace?} It then took {how much time} off, and made
the Princess Maker series of games. Evangelion is their "returning to
anime" work.
2.1) The sponsors.
Sega Enterprise (the video/console game company) and Kadokawa Shoten
(publisher) sponsered the production of EVA. This is probably why the
EVA video games to date has only been published on the Sega Saturn
(although a Win95 game is in the works). Kadokawa publishes a monthly
anime magazine NewType that has quite a lot of EVA coverage, and it
also publishes the EVA manga and several EVA books.
2.2) Main Production Staff.
2.3) When was Evangelion first broadcast? *)
Evangelion began broadcast weekly on October 4, 1996, and concluded March
27, 1997. {TV Network} broadcast the series at {time}.
2.7) About the songs.
The capitalization may seem unconventional but I'm just trying to be
faithful to the way they are presented on the CD case.
2.7.0) How many versions of Zankoku na Tenshi no THESE are there?
At least 6:
* Main version
* Director's Edit. Version
* TV. Size Version
* Director's Edit. Version II
* AYANAMI Version
* Female cast (Misato, Rei, Asuka) Version *)
2.7.1) What does "TE-SE" mean, anyway?
The Japanese characters "TE-SE" translate to the German "these",
meaning "thesis" in English, according to JDIC, the electronic
Japanese dictionary.
2.7.2) Why are the endings different for each episode?
Ask Gainax.
2.7.3) How many different versions of "Fly me to the moon" are there?
There are at least 28 different ones on the CDs. (There are 29 in the
CD list, but I think one of CLAIRE's full sized version is
duplicated.) There may be some more in KIDA-114, but I don't have that
disc yet.
2.7.4) But there are only 26 TV episodes!
I suspect only the ones marked (TV. Size Version) are used on TV,
which makes only 16 versions below.
2.7.5) Can you tell me which version is used for which episode?
As far as I know, nobody has figured it out yet. The numbered Rei
versions (5, 6, 23, 25, 26) should correspond to the TV episode. Here
are some guesses:
Episode Ending
1 CLAIRE TV. Size version
2 CLAIRE TV. Size version
3 CLAIRE TV. Size version
4 CLAIRE TV. Size version
5 Rei(#5)(Hayashibara Megumi)TV. Size Remix Version
(see 2.7.8)
6 Rei(#6)TV/Hayashibara Megumi. Size Remix Version
(see 2.7.8)
7 Yoko Takahashi 4 beat TV. Size version?
8 Aya (Asuka; Miyamura Yuko) Aya Bossa Techno Version
22 B-22A TYPE TV. Size Version
23 Rei(#23)TV. Size Version
25 Rei(#25)TV. Size Version
26 Rei(#26)TV. Size Version
In addition,
version episode number character image
YOKO TAKAHASHI Acid Bossa Version 9 Asuka
YOKO TAKAHSHI Version 10 Asuka
4-BEAT VERSION 12
YOKO TAKAHASHI Acid Bossa Version 13
YOKO TAKAHSHI Version 14
4-BEAT VERSION <OFF VOCAL VERSION> 15
OFF VOCAL VERSION 16
<Aki Jungle Version> 17
B-22 A Type Version 20
2.7.6) Who are the singers?
CLAIRE Claire Littley, (British?) singer born in London.
YOKO TAKAHASHI Takahashi Yoko, Japanese singer. Also sings the opening.
Rei Ayanami Rei (Hayashibara Megumi).
Aya Soryu Asuka Langley (Miyamura Yuuko). *)
Aki ?
ASUKA Soryu Asuka Langley (Miyamura Yuuko).
MISATO Katsuragi Misato (Misuishi Kotono).
2.7.7) What are the differences between versions?
Main Version Intro, 1st pass, piano, 2nd pass, more BGM, 3rd pass of
passage 2 only.
TV. Size only 1 vocal pass, most of them without intro.
4 Beat Slower (during the vocal parts?).
Acid Vocal on acid?
Bossa ?
Jungle Fast beat, `jungle' percussions?
London Beat Techno/classical beat, sampling of NASA transmissions *)
Off vocal Instrumental/Karaoke.
Techno Techno
2.7.8) What are the differences between Rei's versions?
At least, ANNO directed HAYASHIBARA Megumi to sing as Rei for #5, and
as "unified person of Rei and HAYASHIBARA Megumi" for #6.
2.8) Why are there two subtitles (Japanese and English) for each episode?
They were made that way. The English subtitle also serves as an
eye-catch and sometimes convey a change in focus for the second half
of the episode. It is interesting to note that the two subtitles are
not always direct translations of each other. It is also interesting
that only in ep.26 there are 2 cuts (versus 1 in the other episodes)
for the English subtitle.
2.9) Specific information about some episode's subtitles.
...
Episode 24
The two characters "si-Sya" in the Japanese subtitle is a visual pun
to Kaoru's last name, Nagisa. It is also a pun meaning both "Angel"
and "Casualty". In detail:
katakana "shi" looks very much like a "sanzui-hen" kanji radical
(which basically adds "water-related" meaning to the kanji). Composed
with the next kanji "sha" (person), they *look* like ONE kanji
"nagisa" (shore).
The English title, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", is the title of a Bob Dylan
song, which was included in the film "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid".
2.10) Episode list {subtitles, TV air date, staff and ending information}.
Section 3. Details
3.0) What is the first impact?
According to the textbook with which Shinji and his classmates study
the history, the First Impact is the collision of a meteorite with the
Earth which caused the moon to be separated from the Earth.
3.1) What is the plug suit for?
It increases the pilot's synchronization with an EVA. The only
neccessary thing for a pilot to wear in order to pilot an EVA is the
hairclip-like thing on his/her hair. So we see the children pilot the
EVAs in their street clothes or school uniforms in several episodes.
In ep.?? we see them test-synchronizing nude.
3.2) Why has Gendou changed his last name?
Gendou married into his wife's family, taking up her family's name
instead of vice versa. This sometime happens in Japanese society and
especially if the wife's family is of a higher social standing than
the husband's.
3.3) What gender are the EVAs?
This is subject to debate. The gender of the EVAs are not made
explicit during the series. Ritsuko said (trying to avoid spoilers) a
line that contains the word "she" in ep.19, and a lot of people takes
this to mean that EVA-01 is female. However the rest of the time she,
and everybody else, refers to the EVAs as "EVA", so the line in
question is most likely refering to somebody else (who that is is
another spoiler). To further confuse matters, Kaoru also said a line
with "her" in ep.24, probably refering to EVA-02.
3.4) Are the characters named after Japanese Navy warships?
It appears so; names can be matched to World War II Imperial Japanese Navy
ships or classes of ships. Here is a list of names and the corresponding
ships or classes of ship:
Akagi Akagi Class Aircraft Carrier
Aoba Heavy Cruiser
Ayanami Fubuki Class Destroyer
Fuyutsuki Akizuki Class Destroyer
Hyuga Battleship
Ibuki Aircraft Carrier
Katsuragi Unryu Class Aircraft Carrier
Soryu Soryu Class Aircraft Carrier
In addition the following names are based on nautical terms: *)
Ikari Anchor
Kaji Rudder
Rokubungi Sextant
Keel The major piece of timber that forms the hull of a ship
Asuka's American surname is also named after a ship, from the US Navy: *)
Langley Aircraft Carrier (named after an aircraft pioneer, c. 1900)
Section 4. Merchandise.
4.0) Merchandise (Japanese) Information.
4.0.0) VHS tapes.
4.0.1) LaserDiscs.
4.0.2) Compact Discs.
4.0.2.0) KIDA-114
4.0.2.1) KIDA-115
FLY ME TO THE MOON
Vo:CLAIRE
Track Name Length (mm:ss)
1 FLY ME TO THE MOON (<Vo>CLAIRE) 04:33.05
2 FLY ME TO THE MOON - 4 BEAT VERSION - <Vo: YOKO 04:38.70
TAKAHASHI> (<Vo>YOKO TAKAHASHI)
3 FLY ME TO THE MOON <OFF VOCAL VERSION> 04:32.70
(Instrumental)
4 FLY ME TO THE MOON - 4 BEAT VERSION - <OFF VOCAL 04:37.15
VERSION> (Instrumental)
4.0.2.2) KIDA-116
Zankoku na Tenshi no THESE/FLY ME TO THE MOON
Takahashi Yoko/CLAIRE
Track Name Length (mm:ss)
1 Zankoku na Tenchi no THESE 04:05.62
2 FLY ME TO THE MOON (<Vo>CLAIRE) 04:31.63
4.0.2.3) KICA-286
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION
Track Name Length (mm:ss)
1 Zankoku na Tenchi no THESE <Director's Edit. 04:05.07
Version> (<Vo>YOKO TAKAHASHI)
2 FLY ME TO THE MOON (<Vo>CLAIRE) 04:33.05
3 ANGEL ATTACK
4 Rei I
5 Hedgehog's Dilemma
6 BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
7 RITSUKO
8 MISATO
9 ASUKA STRIKES!
10 NERV
11 TOKYO-3
12 I.SHINJI
13 EVA-01
14 A STEP FORWARD INTO TERROR
15 EVA-02
16 DECISIVE BATTLE
17 EVA-00
18 THE BEAST
19 MARKING TIME, WAITING FOR DEATH
20 Rei II
21 FLY ME TO THE MOON (Instrumental) 02:58.73
22 Jikai Yokoku
23 FLY ME TO THE MOON <YOKO TAKAHASHI Acid Bossa 03:50.37
Version> (<Vo>YOKO TAKAHASHI)
4.0.2.4) KICA-290
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION II
Track Name Length (mm:ss)
1 Yokan
2 Zankoku na Tenchi no THESE <TV. Size Version> 01:33.25
(<Vo>YOKO TAKAHASHI)
3 BORDERLINE CASE
4 A Crystalline Night Sky
5 ANGEL ATTACK II
6 ANGEL ATTACK III
7 Both of you, Dance Like You Want to Win!
8 Waking up in the morning
9 BACKGROUND MUSIC
10 A Moment When Tension Breaks
11 The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still
12 Spending Time in Preparation
13 She said, "Don't make others suffer for your
personal hatred."
14 MAGMADIVER
15 PLEASURE PRINCIPLE
16 THE BEAST II
17 THANATOS
18 Rei III
19 When I Find Peace of Mind
20 FLY ME TO THE MOON <TV. Size Version> (<Vo>CLAIRE) 01:10.35
21 FLY ME TO THE MOON <Rei(#5)TV. Size Remix Version> 01:10.30
(<Vo>Rei)
22 FLY ME TO THE MOON <Rei(#6)TV. Size Remix Version> 01:10.62
(<Vo>Rei)
23 Jikai Yokoku
24 FLY ME TO THE MOON <Aya Bossa Techno Version> 03:52.23
(<Vo>Aya)
25 FLY ME TO THE MOON <Aki Jungle Version> (<Vo>Aki) 04:34.17
4.0.2.5) KICA-300
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION III
Track Name Length (mm:ss)
1 Shiawase wa Tsumi no Nioi
2 Mugen Houyou
3 NORMAL BLOOD
4 HARBINGER OF TRAGEDY
5 CHILDHOOD MEMORIES, SHUT AWAY
6 Those women longed for the touch of others' lips,
and thus invited their kisses.
7 BACKGROUND MUSIC II
8 BACKGROUND MUSIC III
9 IN THE DEPTHS OF HUMAN HEARTS
10 HOSTILITY RESTRAINED
11 THREE OF ME, ONE OF SOMEONE ELSE
12 CRIME OF INNOCENCE
13 THE SORROW OF LOSING THE OBJECT OF ONE'S DEPENDENCE
14 Do you love me?
15 SEPARATION ANXIETY
16 INTROJECTION
17 DEPRESSION
18 Splitting of the Breast
19 INFANTILE DEPENDENCE, ADULT DEPENDENCY
20 MOTHER IS THE FIRST OTHER
21 THE HEADY FELLING OF FREEDOM
22 Good, or Don't Be.
23 FLY ME TO THE MOON <YOKO TAKAHASHI TV. Size 01:10.23
Version> (<Vo>YOKO TAKAHASHI)
24 FLY ME TO THE MOON - 4 BEAT TV. Size Version - 01:09.60
(<Vo>YOKO TAKAHASHI)
25 FLY ME TO THE MOON <Aya Bossa Techno TV. Size 01:08.67
Version> (<Vo>Aya)
26 FLY ME TO THE MOON <YOKO TAKAHASHI Acid Bossa TV. 01:08.43
Size Version> (<Vo>YOKO TAKAHASHI)
27 FLY ME TO THE MOON - 4 BEAT OFF VOCAL TV. Size 01:08.57
Version - (Instrumental)
28 FLY ME TO THE MOON <OFF VOCAL TV. Size Version> 01:09.20
(Instrumental)
29 FLY ME TO THE MOON <Aki Jungle TV. Size Version> 01:08.25
(<Vo>Aki)
30 FLY ME TO THE MOON <B-22A TYPE TV. Size Version> 01:08.58
(Instrumental)
31 FLY ME TO THE MOON <Rei(#23)TV. Size Version> 01:10.42
(<Vo>Rei)
32 FLY ME TO THE MOON <Rei(#25)TV. Size Version> 01:10.30
(<Vo>Rei)
33 FLY ME TO THE MOON <Rei(#26)TV. Size Version> 01:12.23
(<Vo>Rei)
34 FLY ME TO THE MOON <Aya London Beat Version> 08:10.15
(<Vo>Aya)
4.0.2.6) KICA-333
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION ADDITION
Track Name Length
(mm:ss)
1 Zankoku na Tenchi no THESE <Director's Edit. 04:04.07
Version II> (<Vo>MISATO,Rei,ASUKA)
2 Drama "SyuuKyoku no Tudzuki" (<Vo> Major Cast;
comedy script; plot describes attempts to
popularise the series by adapting it to
different genres.) *)
3 FLY ME TO THE MOON - MISATO 4 BEAT TV. Size Version 01:32.60
- (<Vo>MISATO)
4 FLY ME TO THE MOON <ASUKA Bossa Techo TV. Size 01:27.25
Version> (<Vo>ASUKA)
5 CHORUS: Hallelujah (MESSIAH)
6 CHORUS: Worthy is the Lamb... Amen (MESSIAH)
7 4th Mov: Presto (SYMPHONY No.9 IN D MINOR Op.125
"CHORAL", popularly known as the orchestrial
version of "Ode to Joy".) *)
8 (BONUS TRACK)tendou mushi no SAMBA
9 FLY ME TO THE MOON <Main Version II> 04:30.05
(<Vo>MISATO,Rei,ASUKA)
10 Gekijouban Yokoku (Kazuragi MISATO)
11 Gekijouban Yokoku (Ayanami REI)
12 Gekijouban Yokoku (Souryu ASUKA LANGLEY)
(Tracks 10 to 12 are advertisements for the movies) *)
4.0.2.7) KICS-590
This CD has Hayashibara Megumi's rendition of the OP and ED of EVA.
bertemu
Hayashibara Megumi
Track Name Length (mm:ss)
1 Give a reason
2 Touch Yourself
3 hanareteite mo
4 Zankoku na Tenshi no THESE <AYANAMI Version>
5 MIDNIGHT BLUE
6 matsuri uta
7 Shakunetsu no Koi
8 - Life -
9 FLY ME TO THE MOON <AYANAMI Version>
10 Shining Girl
11 Nostalgic Lover
12 TOO LATE <NEW Version>
13 Going History
14 Cherish Christmas
4.0.3) Books.
4.0.3.0) Newtype Film Books.
These are the anime in book form, made from the anime cells with the
story description (and some of the dialog) on the side. They also
contains "Check points" which are backgrounds on the production or
storyline under each page, and usually an appendix or two with
character designs and such. Some of them are a bit brief, so they are
not very good replacements for the TV episodes. Still recommended for
easy lookup and the extra stuff. The 9 books contains all 26 TV
episodes. They are published by Kadokawa Shoten and is 590yen each.
Volume ISBN Contains Ep.
1 4-04-852608-1 1 - 2
2 4-04-852609-X 3 - 6
3 4-04-852610-3 7 - 9
4 4-04-852611-1 10 - 12
5 4-04-852612-X 13 - 16
6 4-04-852613-8 17 - 18
7 4-04-852614-6 19
8 4-04-852615-4 20 - 22
9 4-04-852616-3 23 - 26
In addition, film books of the movies are to be released. *)
Air (Movie, Episode 25) Late October
Magokoroo, Kimini (Movie, Episode 26) Late November
"True Heart for You"
4.0.3.1) Evangelion Manga
Sadamoto Yoshiyuki draws the Evangelion Manga. He takes on a slightly
different point of view from the TV episodes. It is pretty interesting to
see his interpretations of the events. It is serialized in Kadokawa's
magazine Comics A. So far, 4 volumes of the compilation have been
published.
Volume ISBN
1 4-04-713115-6
2 4-04-713132-6
3 4-04-713165-2 *)
4 4-04-7131197 *)
Viz Communications has released a six-part English translated edition of the
manga, in both flopped and unflopped versions, in September 1997. *)
4.0.3.2) Shin Seiki Evangelion RPG [NERV Hakusho]
* Kadokawa Shoten
* ISBN 4-04-714513-0
* 1900 yen
4.0.3.3) Newtype 100% Collection *)
* Kadokawa Shoten
* ISBN 4-04-852700-2
* 1500 yen
This book is a compilation of the articles published in NewType magazine;
it is the equivalent of a Roman album, with character and mecha designs,
and original illustrations.
4.0.3.4) Neon Genesis Evangelion PHOTO FILE 01 "EVE" : Venus at the 2015
A.D.
* Kadokawa Shoten
* ISBN 4-04-852661-8
* B5 Size, all color
* 980 yen
Colored. The book is about all the females in Neon Genesis
Evangelion. Mostly pictures but has some infomation about each female
character. There are also pictures and information about the models
of the female characters in EVA. Finally there are "Work Design"
which shows the original drawings of most of the EVA cast, including
males.
4.0.3.5) Neon Genesis Evangelion PHOTO FILE 02 "ADAM" : Solider at
the 2015 A.D.
* Kadokawa Shoten
* ISBN 4-04-852681-2
* B5 Size, all color
* 980 yen
Colored. This book has pictures and information about the males in
Neon Genesis Evangelion. "ADAM" has more info than "EVE" It also
contains info about NERV, the Angels, and the EVA. There is a lot of
info. 3D Models of the Evangelions are also shown and has info
provided.
4.0.3.6) The RED CROSS BOOK *)
* A4 Landscape
* 400 yen
It reportably can only be purchased at theatres showing the End Of
Evangelion film. It appears to be a "super-program" book, including
interviews, script excerpts, program notes and glossary. From accounts, it
appears to be the final word of Evangelion canon.
4.0.4) Games
4.0.4.0) Sega Saturn
4.0.4.0.0) Evangelion Episode X: First Impression
4.0.4.0.1) Evangelion Episode X: Second Impression
4.0.4.1) Win95
4.0.4.0.0) Girlfriend of Steel
4.0.5) CD-ROMs
These can be ordered from Gainax on their web site.
4.0.5.0) Neon Genesis EVANGELION Screen Saver Vol. 1
* Hybrid CD-ROM for Macintosh and Windows
* Recommended for Ages 12 and up
* Price: 6800 Yen
Contains 30 different screen savers for both Macintosh and Windows.
Decorate your desktop with key scenes from the TV series, original
illustrations, and deformed characters designed by co-director
Tsurumaki Kazuya.
4.0.5.1) Neon Genesis Evangelion Collector's Disc Vol.1 - Vol.4
* Hybrid Macintosh/Windows format CD-ROM
* Verified Windows95 Compatible
* Recommended for ages 12 and up
* Price: 6800 yen each
These conatin data files from Neon Genesis Evangelion that can be used
on your PC or Mac. There are illustrations from the show, magazines,
etc. It includes multimedia files like sound clips of dialogue by
various characters and screensavers. Wallpaper files, icons, and some
mini games are also included in these Collectors's Disc. Each disc
conatin different materials.
4.0.6) Garage Kits
4.0.7) Doujinshis {probably just their existence, not any specific ones}
4.1) Merchandise (United States) Information.
4.1.0) VHS tapes
Currently, Volumes 1-6 are out, both subtitled and dubbed. They are
released by A.D. Vision. The subs generally cost $25-$30, and the
dubs cost $20-$25. Each tape contains two episodes.
4.1.1) LaserDiscs (or rather, LaserDisc)
Neon Genesis Evangelion Deluxe Edition Collection 1 LD
* Contains Episodes 1-4
* Approx. 120 mins
* Bilingual/Close Captioned Subtitled
* CLV $59.95
* CLVEV/001
Section 5. Spoilers
Each question is marked by the episode that it spoils. If you have
not watched up to that episode I strongely advice against reading the
spoiler. Part of the enjoyment of EVA is to watch the complex plot
unfold, and several people has expressed regret being spoiled some
major points in the plot (which below has).
5.0) What is the Instrumentality of Men project?
Gendou's main responsibility is said to be the Instrumentality of Men
project instead of the Evangelion project in ep.??. Incidentally, the
phrase "Instrumentality of Men" is attributed to Anno himself.
[Translation note: '"Instrumentality of Mankind"? Yes,
"Instrumentality of Mankind" was translated to "JinRui Hokan Kikou" in
Japanese.
'When Literal Translation Project started translating EVANGELION, I
translated "JinRui Hokan Keikaku" as "Instrumentality of Mankind
Project." Later, ANNO himself revealed it must be translated to
"Instrumentality of Man Project". (Well, sounds like
politically-incorrect... )'
- Takeuchi Shouichi]
5.1) Who is Yui, and what is her connection to EVA-01? (ep.21)
Ikari Yui is Shinji's mother. In ep.21 we learned she was a student
in the University where Fuyutsuki worked as a Professor. She was a
test pilot of EVA-01, and died while in an experiment involving it.
("As I wished," said Naoko, Ritsuko's mother and inventor of MAGI.) No
detail of the accident is told. However in ep.20 Ritsuko said she
didn't invent the pilot salvage process (concerning the 400% synchro
incident), that it was used 10 years ago but failed. Combine with the
fact that Shinji has lived away from Gendou for 10 years, there is a
strong hint that Yui was absorbed into EVA-01 much like what happened
to Shinji in ep.20.
There are other hints to this end; EVA-01 has moved several times by
itself, without external power, to protect Shinji. In the manga,
Shinji encounters an unknown female figure while unconcious in EVA-01.
5.2) What happened to Shinji when he was small? (ep.21)
He witnessed Yui's fatal accident, and "ran away" from NERV and his
father. Probably as a result of this and Yui's death, Rei is
recruited as a pilot. In the earlier episodes he has no recollection
of this. We were made to assume that Gendou abandoned him to work on
his project. Shinji finally remembers in ep.(20? 21?).
I don't think this justifies what Gendou does to his son, but that's a
different question.
5.3) What happened to Asuka's parents? (ep.22)
Her mother got into an accident while test piloting an EVA (EVA-02?)
and become insane. She thought a doll was Asuka and ignored the real
Asuka. She was shown to have "killed" the doll and then committed
suicide in ep.22, which Asuka discovered. As a result, Asuka hates
dolls and Rei, who she thinks is passive "like a doll".
Asuka's father remarried and her step mom gave her a call from Germany
in ep.22.
5.4) What is the big deal about Rei? (major spoiler ep.23, 24)
Rei is a clone, in the sense that there are multiple copies of her
body. Who she is cloned from is mystery, and she might even have been
artifically made in the beginning. She was said to process some
Angel-like characteristics: She has red eyes, and Kaoru said to her
"We are alike." in ep.24. It was hinted that she generated an
A.T.Field in ep.24. She was somehow connected with Yui: They look
alike, which Naoko noticed in ep.23, and Shinji commented "I feel she
is like (a) mother" in ep.?? and again "so, that feeling was right
afterall" in ep.23.
The only people who definitely knew, prior to ep.23, was Gendou,
Ritsuko, and Maya (hence her comment of dummy plugs being "inhumane"
in ep.??). Fuyutsuki probabaly knows also.
There is only 1 Rei in any given moment in the TV series. The rest of
the bodies are said (by Ritsuko in ep.23) to possess no "soul" and are
just "spare parts" to the dummy plugs and the real Rei. It seems that
it is possible to transfer her soul to another body in the event of
her death, which happened twice in the series.
The first Rei was killed (strangled) by Naoko. The incident was shown
in ep.21.
The second Rei sacrificed herself to save Shinji in ep.23.
5.5) Why is everybody talking about the last two episodes?
(ep.25 & 26)
Mostly likely that it did not make a satisfying ending and it confused
many viewers. It did not give much of a conclusion just a lot of
philsophy.
Of course, some people liked 25 & 26.
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EVA FAQ ver.0.5.2
Written by Stephen Lee.
Edited by Widya Santoso.
Last revised November 5, 1997.
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