[EVA] Zerogoki, Shogoki, and Nigoki question

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Tom Rothamel wrote:
> Hm... Don't they use "shi gouki" to refer to 01 in the series...
> Now from the little bit I know of japanese, I believe using Shi to
> represent one is discouraged, due to the similarity between it and the
> word for "death".

Tom, 'shi' is 4, whereas 'ichi' is 1.  

Why they do not use 'Ichigouki' is a in-joke.  The first set of completed
films of an anime (or movies) are called "Zerogou", and is usually a draft
version.  The second set is called "Shogou", the third set is called 
"Nigou", etc.

ps. I have finally bought the DVD machine and is now watching the first 
    EVA DVD.  In each EVA DVD, there is a DATA SECTION.  Many info there
    maynot be found in other places (as least, from my knowledge).
    E.g. explicite statement saying Hayashibara Megumi provide the voice
         of Shogouki.  Also, many no-name roles not credited in the end
         credit can be found in thr Data Section.
    The Data Section has 4 parts : Episode Info/Glossary, Staff Info, Cast
    Info, and Scripts.

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