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The design of the Evangelion was conceived and edited by Anno and Ikuto Yamashita, the official mecha designer of the series. [25] The director took inspiration from the demons of Japanese folklore, the oni, and wanted to give them a modern look that differed from other mecha, such as the Gundams of the Mobile Suit Gundam series, giving them a more human-demonic nature than strictly robotic.
Despite this, by the 18th episode, the series had become enough of a sensation that Eva-01's violent rampage "[was] criticized as being unsuitable on an anime show that is viewed by children", and the 20th episode would be similarly criticized for the offscreen depiction of characters Misato and Kaji having sex. [4]
Unable to retaliate, they flee into the school. Shinji is reading and Eva-01 is picking his non-existent nose. The two children run into the room, asking Eva-01 to beat up Zeruel for them. Eva-01 agrees, and asks Shinji to accompany him. The two go out to search for Zeruel, but Eva-01 shortly leaves Shinji to fight Zeruel for him.
For example, Kyoda proposed a scenario during Operation Yashima in which the Eva-00 and Eva-01 join forces to hit Ramiel, like Kyodai Ken Byclosser, but the result was found to be too unrealistic. Ultimately, the staff watched DVDs of Neon Genesis Evangelion to recover the spirit of the original series and not stray too far from the plot.
Eva-01 transforms into the Tree of Life, which an official pamphlet on the film links to the inverted tree of the Kabbalah and a similar tree found in Hindu scriptures. [116] Seele thus names a "Red Earth Purification Ceremony", which name is linked to theories about the etymology of the name Adam according to which it means "earth", "red".
Anime News Network reviewer Mike Crandol noticed that Shinji depends on Unit-01 in the first part of the series, becoming negatively affected by the symbiotic relationship. Crandol described his entry into Eva-01 as a Freudian "return to the womb" and his struggle to be free of the Eva as his "rite of passage" into manhood. [185]
Once Shinji turns fourteen, Gendo calls him back to the city of Tokyo-3 to assume the role of Third Child, a pilot assigned to command Eva-01. Because of his abandonment, Shinji feels unwanted [ 62 ] and, according to Hideaki Anno, "abandoned the attempt to understand himself", convincing himself he is useless.
Yoshinari took care of the battle scene, [28] trying to draw the shoulders and face of the Eva-01 using rulers. [29] The staff also made extensive use of close-ups during the episode. [30] During the battle, before Eva-01 berserk mode, the crew zoomed in on Shinji's face in close-up giving the idea of wide-angle lens, and deforming it with CG. [31]