Questions tagged [neon-genesis-evangelion]
Neon Genesis Evangelion (also Evangelion or EVA), is a sci-fi mecha anime by studio Gainax written and directed by Hideaki Anno. The world will end if Eva pilots can't stop the Angels from reaching Lilith, protected by NERV corporation on Tokyo-3 - the last stronghold of mankind.
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What is the purpose of the Human Instrumentality Project?
The Human Instrumentality Project is one of the main plotlines in the Neon Genesis Evangelion original series. However, other than a few speculative mentions, there isn't concrete information as to ...
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In Neon Genesis Evangelion, why are Angels attacking?
Why are Angels attacking the earth? What's with "Adam" in the basement? And why are the three computers named after the Three Wise Men?
I love the story for the characters and the mecha-battles, but ...
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What is this huge symbol on the door in the Truth realm and in the Neon Genesis Evangelion opening?
In Fullmetal Alchemist the door in the Truth realm has a huge symbol with all kinds of things on it:
I've seen the opening of Neon Genesis Evangelion today and noticed that the same symbol is shown ...
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What, if anything, was the early 90s anime creativity crisis?
I fairly often hear or read about how the anime industry had stagnated during the early 90s. It's mostly brought up in the context of Neon Genesis Evangelion being the first influential anime in ...
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What is the meaning/purpose of the (not) in the titles of Rebuild of Evangelion?
The titles of the first 3 movies of Rebuild of Evangelion are:
You Are (Not) Alone
You Can (Not) Advance
You Can (Not) Redo
I am wondering what is the purpose and/or meaning of the inclusion of (Not)...
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What is the difference between the ending in the anime and in The End of Evangelion?
Are the endings shown in the anime series and shown in The End of Evangelion different/alternate or are they same but in different places?
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As of 2014, are there any people at Gainax who worked on Evangelion (the TV series)?
Back in 1995, the studio Gainax, under the leadership of Hideaki Anno, made Evangelion. This was widely agreed to be an epochal thing, and Gainax was hailed as a great studio. They followed up with a ...
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What animes or trends in anime was Evangelion a response to?
It has been said that in some ways Evangelion is Anno's critique to what he saw as wrong with the mecha anime genre of the time. Lists of shows that Evangelion has influenced abound, but what were ...
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Is the Evangelion Remake a remake or a sequel?
OK so the other day I got to a discussion with my mate about the Remake of Evangelion and Evangelion in general. And he seams to be under the impression that the new Evangelion movies are not actually ...
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What happened in the final episode of the Evangelion TV series, titled "Take care of yourself"?
What actually happened in the last episode of the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series? It is episode 26, entitled "Take care of yourself"?
I have read different wikis about the plot of the episode, but ...
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What references to psychology exist in Evangelion?
I've noticed from time to time, references to psychology and psychoanalysis, for example the ironic Hedgehog's Dilemma, as well as the Human Instrumentality Project, which seems just a solution to a ...
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What is that covering part of the Nerv Logo?
As you can see, in the logo there is something covering parts of the text. It sort of looks like half of a maple leaf.
What is it and why is it in the Logo?
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The Tree of Life in Evangelion
I've noticed references to the Kabbalah in a couple of anime I've watched. One of them is Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Neon Genesis Evangelion has it in the sky in both the opening credits and in the ...
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What's the meaning of the crayon painting that appear in End Of Evangelion?
What's the meaning of the crayon painting picture just after Shinji choke Asuka ? The picture below is some of the crayon-painting in The End Of Evangelion:
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A boy inside a house?
Wth is ...
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What is playing on Shinji's walkman?
Shinji's Walkman (I don't know the exact term in English, but I already know it's a rare cassette player that didn't take off except in Japan), but what I'm interested is the music he is listening on ...
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Why don't Asuka and Mari wear headsets?
Shinji, Rei and other pilots wear these headsets:
But why don't Asuka and Mari wear those headsets?
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What's with Rei's appearance at the very beginning?
At the very beginning of the Evangelion anime, when Shinji is waiting for Misato, he notices Rei standing across the street. She then disappears after he turns away and looks at the spot again.
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What is Kaworu implying at the end of RoE: 1.01?
I've rewatched Rebuild of Evangelion: 1.01: You can (not) advance, and something struck me.
At the very end (so spoiler):
Is the "again" a sign that what happened in NGE/EoE in the same continuity? ...
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The audience scene in End Of Evangelion
There are clips in EoE that look like this. I wonder where these clips come from. What are they watching/listening to?
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What are the "Angels" called in the original Japanese version?
The entities attacking Nerv and attempting to reach Lilith are universally referred to as "Angels" in the English dubs, subs and translations of the NGE manga.
In Japanese, the opening song ("Cruel ...
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Have the Rebuild of Evangelion films revealed anything new about the original Evangelion TV series?
The Rebuild of Evangelion series of films (3 of which have been released here in the USA) are a sort of reboot/retelling of the Neon Genesis Evangelion story. As films, they have less time to tell ...
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What is the relationship between Neon Genesis Evangelion and RahXephon?
I have watched both Neon Genesis Evangelion and RahXephon. Since they have the same story and the same structure, I think that RahXephon is a copy of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
What is the actual ...
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What is the Evangelion reference Araragi was talking about?
At the beginning of Nisemonogatari before the opening, we see Araragi chained and handcuffed in the cram school with Senjōgahara being the perpetrator. At one point, Araragi said that he would be ...
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What characterizes an EVA pilot?
As far as I'm concerned, all the students in Shinji's classroom were candidates to become EVA pilots. That's all I know, but I don't remember if this is ever addressed:
What makes an EVA pilot? I ...
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What specific event was the forking point between the two storylines?
In Rebuild of Evangelion, the first movie is almost an exact retelling of the original anime series. But soon it begins to deviate more and more (and more /sad...), until I really wasn't sure of what ...
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What was the point of the angels?
In retrospect, what was the point of the angels at all? The goal of NERV and etc. was the Human Instrumentality Project. Why go through the effort of killing fifteen angels? And even if you could say ...
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Was running into people with toast in your mouth already a cliche by Evangelion's time (1995-96)?
As everyone who's seen Evangelion knows, the alternate-reality segment in the last episode (of the 1995 TV series) prominently features a scene where Rei, mouth entoasted, runs into Shinji on her way ...
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What is written in the last scene of the Neon Genesis Evangelion opening?
The opening of this anime is full of references. I've caught all of them except this one. What is the meaning of this and in which language is it written?
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Where do the angels come from?
The plot of NGE starts with the first angel "Sachiel". But where do the angels who are attacking the earth come from?
Also where were all angels before they came to Japan/Tokyo? And why do all angels ...
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What are the names of all the Angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion?
In the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime, there are about 20 Angels. There's some in Sadamoto's Evangelion manga as well, then some different ones in Rebuild of Evangelion, and there are others in the ...
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Why don't Evangelion Pilots need to pump the LCL out of their lungs after exiting an Eva Unit?
I just started watching Evangelion on Netflix and the series explained that pilots' lungs become filled with LCL when in the entry plug of an Eva Unit, allowing them to breath and sync with their ...
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How did EVA Unit 01 interfere with SEELE's plan?
In the Anime, after Evangelion Unit 01 eats Zuruel's S2 Engine in it's beserk mode, Gendo is seen in a meeting with the member of SEELE or whoever the pseudo-illuminati style organization is running ...
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When does this image of Shinji Ikari sitting in a folding chair appear?
I'm referring to this image:
At the very beginning of episode 25 a very similar image occurs:
However, even after re-watching the final two episodes a few times, I can't find the image.
Is there ...
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Why does Evangelion manga's plot diverge from the anime?
I have read the manga, all of it, and I have watched the first 13 episodes of NGE. And it surprised me, because the plots were different with the manga (well, just some of it). Especially the ending ...
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How does the dual entry EVA work?
In Evangellion 3.33, Two entry plugs are inserted into EVA 13.
I thought the angle of the plugs looked like they would crash into each other within the EVA:
Having taken a screenshot I estimated ...
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What is the Vessel of Adam?
I've always had problems trying to understand the plot itself of Evangelion, but with the latest movies they really got me confused, I understand that the story is different in many ways but there's ...
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Are there any prominent non-fan dubs of "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" in other languages?
Remembering that there was a dubbed version of one of the OP's from the 2003 FMA in Cantonese, that seems to have been popular in Hong Kong (judging from YouTube), I wanted to know if there was ...
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Why did EVA Unit 01 accept then refuse the Dummy Plug?
Another question about Evangelion...
In the manga, there is one chapter where EVA Unit 01 refuses to sync with either Rei or the Dummy Plug, and instead "insisted" that only Shinji can pilot the EVA ...
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Why does Asuka caress Shinji in End of Evangelion?
As for the reason why Shinji choked Asuka, I stick with the translation of "Kimochi warui" card from Eva card game, but I'm willing to accept other theories,
Shinji renounced the world where all ...
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Did Kaji know that he was going to die in Episode 21?
In Episode 21 of the Anime, Kaji is (supposedly) killed by an unknown third party in a drainage tunnel somewhere in Tokyo 3. Just before he died, he proclaimed to the shooter that they were late with ...
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Why does Misato dissolve into LCL and why did Asuka re-materialize?
These thoughts keep me awake at night:
After Misato is shot in the back while helping Shinji get to Unit 01- the elevator closes, she falls over, talks to herself/the deceased Kaji, Rei/Lilith/Adam ...
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What's the thing like a giant spiral stone in Evangelion 3.0's scenery?
What is that thing that looks like a giant spiral stone that appears in the scenery of the Evangelion movie, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo?
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What is Toji's "accent"?
I was reading a scanlation of the Evangelion manga and noticed that Toji consistently uses a lot of informal-sounding speech. I chalked this up to poor translation quality — I tend to find this sort ...
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Why couldn't they make a vessel for Adam sooner?
In Evangelion, why couldn't they have made a vessel for Adam sooner or brought an angel close to have started the Human Instrumentality Project.
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Why did Rei abandon Gendo for Shinji?
When Gendo tries to merge Adam's Embryo with Rei to start his version of Third Impact, Rei rejects Gendo stating that Shinji needs her from inside EVA Unit 01, and that she is not a puppet of Gendo's ...
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What's with the taped over speech-bubbles in the preview?
I just finished episode 24 of EVA, and I noticed that the last two previews I'd seen looked a lot "rougher".
The preview after episode 24 consists of a series of what seem to be rough ...
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Are there any Evangelion games out there in US or EU?
I really like Evangelion's anime and movies, and love the universe, but don't speak Japanese. I've tried to find video games on the universe, but the closest I found which made reference to Evangelion ...
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What is the stance of Evangelion creators (Including but not limited to Hideaki Anno) on the "Death of Author" concept, regarding the series?
The Evangelion franchise is full of unknowns, most were never explained or given any "word of god" statement.
Some examples:
What Gendo whispered to Ritsuko after: "I truly... (muted)" to prompt ...
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Which NGE movie package contains both "Death and Rebirth" and "The End Of Evangelion"?
I want to know which Neon Genesis Evangelion movie package contains both Death and Rebirth and The End Of Evangelion. I already have the 26-episode run.
When searching, I found that Neon Genesis ...
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Who crucified Lilith?
Who crucified Lilith?
As far as I remember, Adam was the first angel and landed on earth.
Lilith landed later on earth, and its Longinus Lance was destroyed or something else.
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