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In the final version of the episode, Eva-01 absorbs Zeruel's S 2 engine but no frame in the anime shows its true form, which remains a mystery. [55] The original episode script includes a scene in which Eva-01 extracts an organ that is referred to in the storyboards as the S 2 engine. [56]
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.
Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, Hepburn: Shinseiki Evangerion, lit. ' New Century Evangelion ' in Japanese and lit. ' New Beginning Gospel ' in Greek), also known as Evangelion or Eva, is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax, animated by Tatsunoko, and directed by Hideaki Anno.
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.
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]
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]
Shinji Ikari is invited to Tokyo-3 by his father Gendo Ikari to pilot a mecha known as the Evangelion Unit 01. Shinji reluctantly agrees, and despite a rough start he learns to use Unit 01 to protect the city from creatures known as Angels that threaten to destroy mankind. Unlike in the anime, Shinji's eyes are brown instead of blue.