Ambivalence (Neon Genesis Evangelion episode)

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"Ambivalence"
Neon Genesis Evangelion episode
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Eva-03 possessed by Angel Bardiel with the Sun behind it. Writer Virginie Nebbia noted how "Ambivalence" uses directional techniques used by Ultraman director Akio Jissoji, particularly the use of scenes illuminated by the read of the sunset.
Episode no.Episode 18
Directed byTensai Okamura
Written by Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi
Original air dateJanuary 31, 1996 (1996-01-31)
Running time22 minutes
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"Ambivalence" [a] is the eighteenth episode of the Japanese anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion , which was created by Gainax. Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi wrote the episode, which the animator Tensai Okamura directed. The series' protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy whose father Gendo recruited him to the special military organization Nerv to pilot a gigantic, bio-mechanical mecha named Evangelion into combat with beings called Angels. In this episode, a new pilot named Toji Suzuhara enters Eva-03 which, during the activation experiment goes out of control after being possessed by the Angel Bardiel. Shinji, who is aboard Eva-01, refuses to fight against 03, bringing him into conflict with his father.

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"Ambivalence" was produced by Production I.G., among others; Shinji Higuchi conceived the episode as a diptych with the previous episode "Fourth Child", and was inspired by the Ultraman franchise. Critics have compared the writing on Ambivalence to Anno's personal experiences and the direction to the works of Sergei Eisenstein, Jean-Luc Godard, and especially Akio Jissoji. The conflict between Gendo and Shinji has been compared to the dilemma of the Carneades table. The episode contains cultural references to earlier anime, including Dear Brother , and its title is a reference to the clinical psychologist Eugen Bleuler's concept of the same name.

"Ambivalence" was first broadcast on January 31, 1996, and drew a 9.6 percent audience share on Japanese television. During its first airing, the episode was criticized for the violence of the confrontation against Bardiel. Critics praised the script, direction, and battle scenes, considering it one of the best episodes in the series.

Plot

During its airlift between the United States and Japan, the mecha Evangelion 03 passes through an electrical storm. Misato Katsuragi, head of the strategic department of the special agency Nerv, fails to tell his subordinate Shinji Ikari, pilot of the Eva-01, the identity of the 03's pilot. During an activation test, the Eva-03 goes out-of-control, gaping its jaws and causing an explosion. The Evangelion 03 is revealed to be possessed by Bardiel, thirteenth in a series of enemies of humankind called Angels. Bardiel fights Rei Ayanami's Eva-00 and attempts to merge with it, and Asuka Langley Soryu's Eva-02 easily defeats them. Shinji refuses to fight 03 and injure its pilot. Gendo Ikari, captain of the Nerv, activates a device named Dummy System; the Eva-01 self-activates and violently destroys the Eva-03, including the pilot's cockpit, while Shinji helplessly watches. After the battle, Shinji sees the pilot Toji, who has survived, extracted from the cockpit; he is seriously wounded and is screaming.

Production

Genesis and staff

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Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno

In 1993, Gainax wrote a presentation document for Neon Genesis Evangelion entitled New Century Evangelion (tentative name) Proposal (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン (仮) 企画書, Shinseiki Evangelion (kari) kikakusho) that contained synopses of the planned episodes. [1] [2] The Proposal was published in 1994. [3] [4] For the first twelve episodes, the company followed the proposal's schedule with few minor script differences. [5] [6] The Proposal document had an American-built Eva-01. [7] From the thirteenth episode onward, production deviated from the writers' original plan and the submission document. [8] According to Michael House, Gainax's American translator, [9] Neon Genesis Evangelion's main director Hideaki Anno initially intended to give the story a happy ending but during production, his plan changed after he realized he had created problematic characters. [8] According to Hiroki Azuma, a culture critic who interviewed Anno, while the series was being broadcast, Anno began to criticize obsessive anime fans ( otaku ), [10] [11] whom he considered closed-minded and introverted. [12] Anno changed his original plans by creating a more-dramatic, introspective, mid-series story. [13]

Shinji Higuchi [14] [13] and Hideaki Anno wrote the screenplay for "Ambivalence", [15] [16] and Tensai Okamura produced the storyboards. [17] Okamura also directed the episode, [18] assisted by Masahiko Otsuka and Ken Ando, [19] [20] and Kazuchika Kise was the chief animator. [21] [22] Production involved studios other than Gainax; these included Studio Mark [23] [24] and Production I.G. [20] Production I.G worked on animation for the thirteenth episode, [25] [26] which includes a microscopic Angel called Iruel. [19] [27] Production I.G also worked on computer-generated imagery (CGI) for The End of Evangelion (1997). According to Red Cross Book , the official booklet on The End of Evangelion, the series makes extensive use of CGI, which was processed in a flat, two-dimensional manner like computer screens. [28]

Development and writing

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Shinji Higuchi wrote the script for "Fourth Child" and "Ambivalence"

In the 1993 Proposal, Gainax decided the basic plot for the eighteenth episode would have Shinji making a choice and fighting an Angel-controlled Eva-03 piloted by his friend. [29] Hiroki Azuma noted while Evangelion parodies earlier anime shows and uses "a lot of clichés", especially in the first part, Anno later subverted the anime tropes. While comic characters like Asuka and Toji "must not be seriously injured in an anime", Anno broke the implicit audience expectations, making them become injured in battle. [11] [30] Asuka's story reflected the changes. Despite receiving criticism for the violence, Anno defended his choice; believing violence in children's programs is too hidden, Anno attempted to show the horror and crudeness of violence, [31] contradicting expectations and the pleasure principle of anime fans. [32] According to Evangelion assistant director Kazuya Tsurumaki, the show's writers conceived the Unit-03 in⁣ci⁣dent as a "cru⁣cial, cli⁣mac⁣tic episode" and were forced to abandon the portray⁣al of Asuka as a major char⁣ac⁣ter. After the Unit-03 in⁣ci⁣dent, "even the scenes where she does ap⁣pear were bound to be re⁣duced". [33]

Shinji Higuchi, who worked on the episode's script, [34] also wrote the previous episode "Fourth Child", [35] [36] as a precursor to "Ambivalence". [37] According to writer Virginie Nebbia, Higuchi borrowed the idea of two linked episodes from the Ultraman franchise. [38] Nebbia also compared Bardiel's role in "Ambivalence" with that of Imit Ultraman from the Ultraman series, in which fake Ultramans are controlled by Alien Zarab. [39] Because of his commitments to Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996), after writing the drafts for "Fourth Child" and Ambivalence", Higuchi left finishing the scripts to Anno, causing problems for the production. [40]

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Critics compared "Ambivalence" directional style with the works of Akio Jissoji, Sergei Eisenstein and Jean-Luc Godard.

Anno initially considered killing Toji after his confrontation with Eva-01; at the beginning of the series' production, he promised King Records producer Toshimichi Ōtsuki he would not kill minor characters, so he reconsidered and the writing staff decided to leave Toji mutilated. [38] [41] In the final version of the script, Toji loses only his left leg. [42] This event is related to Anno's personal experience; his father, Takuyo Anno, lost his left leg in a youthful accident with a power saw and was forced to wear a prosthesis. [43] Following the accident, Hideaki Anno developed a fascination with deformity, believing he could love only something that is stumpy. [44] In Tetsujin 28-go a robot loses an arm; Anno grew up believing he could not love a perfect thing and that amputated mecha were more beautiful. For this reason, Anno included scenes in which mechas are cruelly mutilated in his works. [44]

In the scene in which Eva-03 arrives in Japan, a diffusion process was applied to the cels to depict a heat haze. [45] In the episode's original script was a scene in which Toji visits his sister in her hospital room. Although his sister was not supposed to be framed and have dialogue, Toji would tell her he had made his decision and leave her a gift. [46] According to the Evangelion Chronicle magazine, "Ambivalence" does not explicitly state the name of the Fourth Child, although his identity is clear; the characters become anxious, arousing suspense for the climax in viewers. [47] The same magazine noted there is no scene showing Toji wearing the Evangelion pilots' plugsuit and boarding the mecha, perhaps to shock viewers. [48] According to official filmbooks on the series, the scene in which Hikari happily prepares bento for Toji unaware of the battle emphasises the brutality of the confrontation. [49]

Japanese academic Osamu Tsukihashi compared the direction of the battle between Unit 01 and Bardiel to Sergei Eisenstein's film Aleksandr Nevsky (1938). As in Aleksandr Nevsky, close-up shots depicting the facial expressions of Eva Units are first used during the clash, a shot of the scenery, and a description of the movement. [50] Hiroki Azuma also noted Anno uses directorial techniques similar to those of Jean-Luc Godard in "Ambivalence" and other Evangelion episodes. [10] According to Azuma, Anno was not directly influenced by Godard; Anno named Kihachi Okamoto, who was influenced by Godard, among its influences. [11] Trees and road signs are framed against Bardiel throughout the clash to give a sense of grandeur to the Evangelions and the battle. [51] Such camera angles are reminiscent of old tokusatsu live-action films. [52] [53] Writer Virginie Nebbia compared the episode's direction to that of Akio Jissoji, director of Ultraman; "Ambivalence" shares several elements typical of Jissoji's direction, such as the use of images reflected in glass, strong contrasts between figure and background, and scenes lit by the red of twilight. [54]

Voice acting and music

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Tomokazu Seki and Junko Iwao, original voice actors of the characters Toji Suzuhara and Hikari Horaki.

Miki Nagasawa, Akiko Hiramatsu and Koichi Nagano, who provided voices for several main characters in the series, also played unnamed Nerv operators in "Ambivalence". [23] Tomokazu Seki and Eiji Maruyama voiced other unidentified male characters. [23] Michael House, and his friends George and Hiromi Arriola, [55] played the Nerv's native-English-speaking operators. [52] [53] In an interview, House stated about three weeks before that episode was recorded, Anno asked House "if there was anyone among my obviously extensive gaijin acquaintances whom I could get for recording some dialogue in an upcoming episode". [8] House, George and Hiromi recorded a block of dialogue before a commercial break; Anno mixed or overlaid this material with Japanese dialogue that had been recorded earlier. House said: "I recall the result was incomprehensible". [8]

In "Ambivalence", Shinji, who is played by Megumi Ogata, cries and screams during the fight against the Angel Bardiel; at the end of the episode, Ogata felt physically exhausted and said her "whole body [was] aching". [56] Junko Iwao, original voice actor for Hikari Horaki, cried after watching one of the last scenes of the episode, in which Hikari, who is unaware of Toji's fate, prepares bento for him. [57] In one scene of "Ambivalence", the staff included a television program Asuka follows is audible in a scene in which she is at home with Shinji and Kaji; the program is also audible in the fifteenth episode. In the audible segment in the fifteenth episode, a woman insists a man resumes his relationship with her, while in "Ambivalence", she seems to have regretted their reconciliation; the woman's feelings in the program can be overlaid with Misato's feelings for Kaji. [52] Hiramatsu played the woman and Nagano played the man from the fictional show. [23] The British singer Claire Littley then sings "Fly Me To The Moon" as the episode's closing theme song; [58] In home-video editions of this episode, the song was replaced with a version called "B-4 Guitar". [59] [60]

Cultural references

In the first scene of "Ambivalence", during the flight of the Eva-03, English-speaking Nerv operators call the control towers Ekta 64 and Neopan 400; the names refer to the photographic-film brand names Ektachrome [61] and Fuji Neopan. [62] [63] [64] Eva-03 then lands at Matsushiro, Nagano, [65] where Nerv's second test site is located. In historical reality, the World-War-II-era Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters is located at Matsushiro. [66] [67] [68] The scene in which Hikari and Asuka argue at sunset over Toji echoes a similar sequence in Osamu Dezaki's anime Dear Brother . [69] [70] In the same scene, a humorous, drop-like graphic symbol appears on Asuka's forehead; according to official filmbooks on the series, the symbol references a "certain magical girl anime". [71] In this episode, several scientific terms, such as apoptosis, [53] amygdala, [72] parietal lobe, [73] hippocampus, [74] motor cortex, [75] and ganglion, are mentioned. [76] Writer Dennis Redmond interpreted the scream of the infected Eva-03 as a reference to Godzilla, and noted Eva-03 is framed against the setting sun, which resembles the Japanese flag in the episode. According to Redmond, this is "a dead ringer for John Woo's Hong Kong thrillers, and the conclusion will subtly quote Woo's trademark theme of warring brothers or battling doubles". [77]

The Japanese architects and writers Taro Igarashi and Yasutaka Yoshimura noted a building that is visible from Misato's apartment resembles the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong that was designed by Ieoh Ming Pei. [78] According to Yoshimura, this would be in keeping with other 1960s influences on Evangelion and Tokyo-3 urbanism, such as Kenzō Tange's 1960 Plan for Tokyo or Pei's own Louvre pyramid. [79] The episode's English title "Ambivalence" is a reference to the eponymous concept in psychology Eugen Bleuler coined; in that context, ambivalence denotes the presence of conflicting feelings in an individual, and can be applied to Misato's indecision in telling Shinji the identity of the 03 pilot, [80] and to Shinji's desire to understand Gendo by talking to Kaji but rejecting him after the battle against Bardiel. [81] In "Ambivalence" cannot decide whether to carry out Gendo's orders. [20] Bleuler's term can also refer to a child's feelings toward a parent who becomes an object of attachment and hostility; this can linked to the Eva-01 simultaneously protecting Shinji but obeying Gendo's order to destroy Unit 03. [82]

Themes

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According to academic Fabio Bartoli, "Ambivalence" and "Introjection" have the most shocking scenes of Evangelion, in which the hedgehog's dilemma shows "its most dramatic consequences"

According to official filmbooks on Neon Genesis Evangelion, in "Ambivalence", which is the second episode of a trilogy focusing on the Forth Child, Toji Suzuhara, there are dramatic depictions of the psychology of the Evangelion characters. [83] The episode focuses on relationships between the protagonists and the violence of the battle against Bardiel. [53] The episode's Japanese title "Life and Death Decisions" suggests Gendo and Shinji come to different conclusions, [84] and Shinji must decide whether to kill or be killed. [85] According to critic Kenneth Lee, Toji helps Rei realize she has a purpose during the scene in which Toji confronts her on the rooftop of Tokyo-3 school. [86] Rei becomes aware of her feelings toward Shinji by talking to Toji, [17] [87] while Hikari tells Asuka about her feelings for Toji. [88] Asuka's pride is wounded because of Toji's selection as an Eva pilot; [89] after the shock of discovering his selection, [90] he verbally attacks Toji. [91] [92] Toji exhibits a sense of duty toward his sister that is comparable to the Japanese concept of giri (義理). [93] According to Newtype magazine, in one scene in "Ambivalence", Kaji, arguing with Shinji, claims mutual understanding is an illusion; [94] [95] according to the filmbooks, this sentence is an essential sentence for understanding Neon Gensis Evangelion. [96]

According to the academic Fabio Bartoli, "Ambivalence" and "Introjection" have the most-shocking scenes of Evangelion, in which the hedgehog's dilemma mentioned in the fourth episode shows "its most dramatic consequences". [97] Comic Book Resources described the episode as a "turning point", after which Evangelion becomes darker and more dramatic. [98] [99] According to the writer Virginie Nebbia, the depiction of the setting sun during the battle against Eva-03 represents "the end of something". [100] The website Looper said: "Bardiel lays the foundation for the first of three events that drive Shinji's mental health to the brink". [101] The only light scene episode is one in which Hikari and Asuka argue about Toji. [102] The nature of the Evas is also highlighted in the episode. [103]

Yūichirō Oguro, editor of extra materials for the home-video editions of Neon Genesis Evangelion, likened the conflict between Gendo and Shinji to the dilemma of the "table of Carneades" of the eponymous Greek philosopher; in this dilemma, two men find themselves vying for a table on which to survive after a shipwreck. According to Carneades, already mentioned in Anno's previous work GunBuster , killing another person might be ethically legitimate in extreme life-and-death situations. [18] According to Asiascape magazine, the battle between Shinji's Eva-01 and Bardiel shows the last part of the series questions the division between humanity and alien Angels, and the legitimacy of human resistance against them. [104] Virginie Nebbia also said the gory, blood-filled scenes of the battle destroy the expectations of the classic mecha audience. According to Nebbia, the conflict between Gendo and Shinji represents a generational divide; she said: "the idea that the end justifies the means, that sometimes circumstances drive the worst horrors, versus youthful idealism and rebellion". [105]

According to the academic Cristopher Smith, while Shinji previously performed masculine violence on the Angels on behalf of society, he cannot perform the same violence on his friends; while the relationship between the pilot and the robot is usually the fulfillment of power masculine fantasies in mecha genre, in "Ambivalence" it becomes a mechanism of trauma, forcing Shinji to watch his "second skin" perform violence he does not desire. [106] According to Evangelion Chronicle, the fight is more like a "bizarre massacre" than a battle, [107] and the use of Dummy System depicts Nerv as an evil organization that is difficult to trust, following and amplifying the trend inaugurated by the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam , which in 1979 proposed a scenario questioning the classic model of the good and righteous against bad guys. [108]

Reception

"Ambivalence" was first broadcast on January 31, 1996, and drew a 9.6% audience share on Japanese television. [109] In 1996, it ranked sixteenth among the best anime episodes of the Anime Grand Prix, a large annual poll made by Animage . [110] In July 2020, Comic Book Resources reported an 8.9/10 rating for the episode on IMDb, making it second among the highest-rated Evangelion episodes. [111] Merchandise based on the episode, including a line of official tee-shirts, [112] has been released. [113] [114]

"Ambivalence" proved controversial. According to Nikkei Business Publications, and the writers Kazuhisa Fujie and Martin Foster, the depiction of violence was criticized as being "unsuitable on an anime show that is viewed by children". [115] [116] Kenneth Lee of Anime News Network, in a review of the series, criticized the script and characterizations in this part of the series. Lee noted there is a similarity between Gendo's and Shinji's stubbornnesses; Shinji is willing to die for his beliefs and is nearly killed by Toji's Eva; [86] despite these "frightening and interesting" parallels between the characters, according to Lee, these parallels remain "inconclusive". [86] Akio Nagatomi of The Anime Café criticized the script, which he said has "more holes than Swiss cheese". [117] Nagatomi criticized the decision to reveal the identity of Eva-03's pilot at the end and Eva-03's airlift "plain idiotic" symbolism. [117] Despite this, Nagatomi praised Kotono Mitsuishi's performance as Misato and the direction, saying: "It's tight, it's suspenseful, and it's very disturbing to watch". [117]

Rhett Intiago of Comic Book Resources criticized Shinji's hesitation before Eva-03, citing it as one of the actions by which Shinji "ruined his likability": "If Shinji had just taken care of things himself, he could have tried to stop the Angel without harming Toji/Asuka, but he chose to do nothing". [118] Edward Lequin of the same site in contrast cited the battle among the moments when the viewer sympathizes with Shinji, calling it "heartbreaking". [119]

GameFan magazine praised "Fourth Child" and "Ambivalence", rating them an A for the story. [120] Digitally Obsessed's Joel Cunningham gave "Ambivalence" a positive review, saying: "it blends great action and animation with touching character moments and stirring drama". [121] Newtype magazine praised Hikari's portrayal of a young woman who is in love with Toji, describing it as "heartwarming". [122] [123] ScreenRant, [124] [125] Game Rant [126] and Comic Book Resources [127] cited the battle against Bardiel as among the most "disturbing" and best moments in Neon Genesis Evangelion. SyFy Wire's Daniel Dockery listed the battle among the series' "most awesome moments", [128] while the Supanova Expo website cited Shinji's refusal to fight as one of the character's best moments, describing it as a noble choice. [129]

Collider's Jeremy Urquhart ranked "Ambivalence" seventh among the best animated television episodes ever; according to Urquhart, although Evangelion is divisive in itself, it is unlikely to have had the same lasting impact without "Ambivalence". [130] Film School Rejects's Max Covill placed "Ambivalence" first on his list of the best Evangelion episodes, describing it as "a landmark episode of anime featuring images that will be forever etched into viewers' minds". [131] Covill also listed several frames from "Ambivalence" as some of the "perfect shots" of Evangelion, [132] [133] including the image of Eva-03 walking with the sunset behind it. [134] The website Kotaku cited "Ambivalence" as one of the series' best episodes. [135]

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Introjection (<i>Neon Genesis Evangelion</i> episode) Episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion

"Introjection" is the nineteenth episode of the Japanese anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion, which was created by Gainax. Hideaki Anno and Akio Satsukawa wrote the episode, which animator Masayuki directed. The series' protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy whose father Gendo recruited him to the special military organization Nerv to pilot a gigantic, bio-mechanical mecha named Evangelion into combat with beings called Angels. In the course of the episode, Shinji comes into conflict with his father and leaves Nerv. As he is about to leave Tokyo 3, however, the Angel Zeruel attacks the city, defeating Asuka Langley Soryu's Eva-02 and Rei Ayanami's Eva-00. Shinji again boards Eva-01, which goes berserk and devours Zeruel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">He was aware that he was still a child</span> Episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion

"He was aware that he was still a child" is the twenty-first episode of the Japanese anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion, created by Gainax. Hideaki Anno and Akio Satsukawa wrote the episode, which animator Hiroyuki Ishido directed. The series' protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy whose father Gendo recruited him to the special military organization Nerv to pilot a gigantic, bio-mechanical mecha named Evangelion into combat with beings called Angels. In the course of the episode, Kozo Fuyutsuki, deputy commander of Nerv, is kidnapped by a secret organization called Seele, which questions him about his past and how he met Gendo. Fuyutsuki traces his youth and his meeting with Yui Ikari, a young scientist with whom he falls in love. Ryoji Kaji, a member of Nerv, meanwhile rescues Fuyutsuki, and is killed by Seele.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">She said, "Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred."</span> Episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion

"She said, 'Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred.'" is the twelfth episode of the Japanese anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion, which was created by Gainax. The episode was first broadcast on TV Tokyo on December 20, 1995. It was written by Hideaki Anno and Akio Satsukwa and directed by Hiroyuki Ishido. The series is set fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm known as Second Impact and is mostly set in the futuristic city of Tokyo-3. The series' protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy who is recruited by his father Gendo to the special military organization Nerv to pilot a bio-mechanical mecha named Evangelion into combat with beings called Angels. During the episode, Nerv's Major Misato Katsuragi recalls her past as a survivor of the Second Impact, while a new, large-sized Angel called Sahaquiel threatens to destroy the entire Nerv headquarters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A Transfer</span> Episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion

"A Transfer", known by the Japanese title "The Silent Phone", is the third episode of the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, created by Gainax. Series director Hideaki Anno and writer Akio Satsukawa wrote the episode, directed by Hiroyuki Ishido. It aired originally on TV Tokyo on October 18, 1995. The series is set fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm named Second Impact, particularly in the futuristic fortified city of Tokyo-3. The protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy whose father, Gendo, recruited him to the organization Nerv to pilot a giant bio-machine mecha named Evangelion into combat with beings called Angels. In the episode, Shinji begins attending his new school in Tokyo-3 and has a difficult time dealing with the fame of being an Evangelion pilot. His classmate Toji Suzuhara, whose little sister was injured in Shinji's fight against the Angel Sachiel shown in the previous episode, is angry at him; a new Angel named Shamshel appears, and Shinji must once again pilot Eva-01 to defeat it.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Those women longed for the touch of others' lips, and thus invited their kisses</span> Episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion

"Those women longed for the touch of others' lips, and thus invited their kisses" is the fifteenth episode of the Japanese anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion, which was created by Gainax. The episode, written by Hideaki Anno and Akio Satsukawa and directed by Naoyasu Habu, was first broadcast on TV Tokyo on January 10, 1996. The series is set fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm known as Second Impact and is mostly set in the futuristic, fortified city of Tokyo-3. The series' protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy who is recruited by his father Gendo into the special military organization Nerv to pilot a gigantic, bio-mechanical mecha named Evangelion into combat with beings called Angels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fourth Child</span> Episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion

"Fourth Child" is the seventeenth episode of the Japanese anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion. Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi wrote the episode, while Minoru Ohara worked as director. The series' protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy whose father Gendo recruited him to the special military organization Nerv to pilot a gigantic, bio-mechanical mecha named Evangelion into combat with Angels. In the episode, mecha Eva-04 and Nerv's Second American Division disappear, while Toji Suzuhara is selected as the pilot of Eva-03. Hikari Horaki, class leader of Toji and Shinji's class, asks Toji to prepare something for him to eat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weaving a Story 2: oral stage</span> Episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion

"Weaving a Story 2: oral stage" is the twentieth episode of the Japanese anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion, which was created by Gainax. Hideaki Anno wrote the episode, which animator Masahiko Otsuka directed. The series' protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy whose father Gendo recruited him to the special military organization Nerv to pilot a gigantic, bio-mechanical mecha named Evangelion into combat with beings called Angels. In the course of the episode, Eva-01 absorbs Shinji inside its cockpit. Trapped inside the mecha devoid of a physical form, Shinji reflects on his life and past battles; meanwhile, Nerv implements a plan to rescue Shinji.

Hedgehogs Dilemma (<i>Neon Genesis Evangelion</i>) Episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion

"Hedgehog's Dilemma", also known by the Japanese title "Rain, After Running Away", is the fourth episode of the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, which was created by Gainax. The episode, written by Akio Satsukawa and directed by Tsuyoshi Kaga, was first broadcast on TV Tokyo on October 25, 1995. The series is set fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm named Second Impact, and is mostly set in the futuristic, fortified city Tokyo-3. The episode's protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy who is recruited by his father Gendo to the organization Nerv to pilot a giant bio-machine mecha named Evangelion into combat with beings called Angels. In the episode, Shinji is overcome by the stress of being an Evangelion pilot and runs away from home. After wandering around Tokyo-3, he must choose between quitting and staying at Nerv.

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