Foreword
In 2111, there was a big explosion in Antarctica, and the frozen continent melted in an instant, causing the world ocean water level to rise and even a tsunami, which flooded a large part of the earth's land. Subsequently, civil wars, ethnic disputes and natural disasters followed, and human beings perished by half. This disaster is called "The Second Impact". According to the biblical Genesis, God destroyed all living things with floods, and only instructed Noah to build an ark with his family and some living things on the earth to rebuild his home. This was called the "first shock". The United Nations said that it was a huge meteorite impact from an alien. In fact, it was the Katsuragi expedition that accidentally discovered the embryo of Adam (the first apostle) in Antarctica, and the result was a big explosion for some reason. There is no complete explanation about this in the TV version and the theater version. In the TV version, it is said that the "giant of light" (the second apostle) that appeared in the Antarctic very similar to EVA was the cause of the explosion, and there were huge angel wings that appeared in the Antarctic explosion later. In the theatrical version, there is a picture of the giant of light spreading out of control and two pairs of wings exploding.
After this incident, people found that these stories are strikingly consistent with the stories recorded in the mysterious scrolls found in the Dead Sea at the beginning of this century. In addition, the prophecy about the last judgment day in the Bible and Adam's discovery all indicate the existence of "God". In Judaism, there are not only Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, but also a goddess Lilith who was expelled from the Garden of Eden because of the triangle relationship. She went to the ground and gave birth to human Lilin with the devil Satan, and Adam's descendants were "apostles". In the Dead Sea scroll, it was said that human beings would eventually evolve into a single creature and return to Lilith (the third shock), so a mysterious organization was established, named Seele. There are institutions such as the Institute of Artificial Evolution and the Human Completion Committee, which are engaged in Adam's research. Finally, before 2114, an artificial "God"-EVA, also known as Eve in German, was successfully copied from Adam to collect human souls. Dong Yue, who is teaching in the biology department of a university, found that one of her students, Ikari Yui, was very talented in biology, so she became interested in it and noticed a person: Wei Yuan Du. In fact, it is only Seele's people who are carrying out a "human completion plan" for human evolution. These people became the original members of Nerv, and the story of Gospel Warrior in the New Century began.
No.1: Apostle Attacks (Apostle Attacks)
—— Angel Attack
released on October 4th, 1995
Script: Hideaki Anno
Design: Moshaxue, Hideaki Anno
Performance: Kazuya Tsurumaki
Painting Supervisor: Suzuki Junji
A.D. 2111. The allied forces called the creature "Apostle" and attacked it violently, but even the latest weapon "N2 mine" only slowed down the pace of the Apostle in a short time. At the same time, a teenager named Shinji Ikari was called by his father Yuantang to the NERV headquarters in the underground of the Third New Tokyo. Shinji Ikari and his father, Zhai Yuandu, commander of NERV, were not together for ten years. In the face of his long-lost son, the official said only: "Sit on EVA." The passive teenager refused to take orders, but he changed his mind when he saw that a seriously injured girl was about to attack on the first phone.
The description of SF, such as the overwhelming strength of the attacking apostles, the underground hole in the Third New Tokyo and the EVA horn machine, makes the first sentence colorful. There are many cinematic compositions in the play, which are quite distinctive, but it is very difficult to grasp the negative personality of the 14-year-old boy. According to the requirements of the production meeting in March, 1995, the production team "this work must be fully launched at the beginning", and all of them are seriously implemented. Although this sentence should be combined with the second sentence to be a complete part, even so, it has caused a certain sense of impact.
the subtitle is ANGEL ATTACK.
The apostle wrote "MESSENGER" in the holy book, and in this case, ANGEL literally translates as patron saint, which also contains the meaning of angel. ATTACK means attack, and where the attack comes from is unknown.
the second sentence: unfamiliar ceiling (see Zhi らぬ, patio)
—— The beast
premiered on 11/11/995
Script: Yosuke Xiahu, Hideaki Anno
Design: Mosha Snow
Performance: Kazuya Tsurumaki
. After the shooting, the horn machine confronted the third apostle. Because Shinji was not familiar with the operation and had no actual combat experience, his activities stopped after being attacked by the apostles. However, after Shinji was in a coma, the horn was miraculously restarted, and in a state of out of control, the apostles were defeated with overwhelming combat power. Facing the indifferent attitude of father and son, Miri, Malaysia asked Shinji to live with her. 14-year-old self-enclosed teenager and 29-year-old single beauty's life began. Miri, Malaysia expressed his appreciation for Shinji's achievements in combat, but Shinji hoped that this was from another person.
This episode is followed by the previous one, in which the EVA horn and the apostles fought. What is more striking is the absolute field that can be seen in an instant. At that time, many sci-fi fans called it the defensive cover. The sudden reversal of the war situation after the explosion of the first horn gave people a sense of shock, which laid a good foundation for the future plot. The first and second parts are combined into one as the preface of the whole article.
BEAST in the subtitle means beast. You can understand the meaning of this subtitle when you see the runaway EVA horn machine. The same feeling also appeared in later plots.
No.3: Silent phone (ringing, calling)
—— A transfer
premiered on October 8, 1995
Script: Akio Satsukawa, Hideaki Anno
Design: Kazuya Tsurumaki, Shi Tanghongzhi
Performance: In class, the teacher talked about the historical event of the second catastrophe. However, the students were not attentive, and secretly played chatting on the computer network under the stage. Shinji was told that he was an EVA
driver and immediately became a popular person in the class. However, Suzuhara Tohji, a classmate, punched him, because his sister was injured in the battle between EVA
and the apostles. Soon, the fourth Apostle attacked, and Shinji rescued Dongji and Kensuke, who had come out of the shelter to watch, into the cockpit, and ignored Miri, Malaysia's retreat order, repelled the Apostle with a high-vibration particle knife.
Shinji's life has changed greatly because he became the driver of EVA, but in some ways, he has also been condemned, just like the heroes fighting for mankind in many other plays, whose existence is regarded as a threat. The fourth apostle was destroyed by Shinji independently, but no one would think that he was a savior with boiling blood. On the contrary, his resistance to his environment out of his negative ideas left a deep impression on people. I believe many people feel the same way.
there are many ways to explain the transfer in the subtitle, but it is most appropriate to translate it into a transfer student here. The meaning to be expressed is the sense of uneasiness in a strange group.
the fourth sentence: after it rains and leaves (after it rains and escapes)
—— Hedgehog's Diemma
premiered on October 25th, 1995
Script: Akio Satsukawa
Design: I am NERV happy
. After giving up
EVA's driving job, he will be escorted back to his original residence. Listening to Bi Jianjie's views on Shinji's psychology, Miri, Malaysia hurried to the station to see him off. The train had slowly left the station, but there was still a teenager on the platform.
There is no fierce battle scene in this episode, and it is just a sentence to describe the track of Shinji's heart. I hope others care, but at the same time I create an unapproachable personality. When the contradiction evolves to the end, I will start to hate myself. Running away is just a small manifestation of this psychology.
In this speech, in order to describe the emptiness of Shinji, a lot of effort was spent on the background from the city to the natural scene.
Hedgehog in the subtitle refers to hedgehog, and dilema means Dilemma. Hedgehog hopes to give warmth to his friends, but the closer it gets, the more it will hurt others.
the fifth sentence: the back of beauty and heart (レィ, heart のむこぅに)
-REI I
premiered on October 1, 1995
Script: Akio Satsukawa, Hideaki Anno. She was injured in an accident during the start-up experiment of No.1 machine three weeks before Shinji was transferred to Third New Tokyo. At school, her silent, careless and expressionless personality makes no one want to associate with her. But Shinji saw her smiling and talking with her father Yuantang, so she became interested in Li. At the same time, when the Fifth Apostle struck, the horn that had just been shot was attacked by high heat and particle cannons.
The most popular Li, the story about her has finally begun. She was seriously injured at the beginning and was covered in bandages. In front of Shinji's incomprehensible father, she unexpectedly smiled. The messy room is nothing like a girl's. And that pair of glasses on the table, it shouldn't be beautiful ... Everything about her seems to be a mystery. It's incredible that such a doll-like character should be in the first place among millions of female characters in Japanese animation.
The subtitle is Rei Ⅰ, which is the first of several plays about her.
No.6: Decisive Battle in the Third New Tokyo City (Decisive Battle, Third New Tokyo City)
-REI II
premiered on October 8th, 1995
Script: Akio Satsukawa, Hideaki Anno
Design: Mosha Snow
Performance: Shi Tanghongzhi
Painting Supervision: Hosei. On the other hand, the apostles are using energy to drill into NERV's headquarters to attack. Facing the apostles with automatic defense system, Miri, Malaysia put forward the proposal of long-distance shooting, and named it "Eight Islands Battle". A few hours later, the energy from all over the Japanese archipelago was concentrated in the Yang electronic gun of the war. The sniper was Shinji, and Li drove the Zero Machine to perform a defensive task. As a result, the two beams of heat energy of the Apostle plus particle cannon and the Yang electron cannon flew alternately, and the Apostle was knocked down, while Li stood in front of the true heir.
This statement basically revolves around the offensive and defensive war against the Fifth Apostle. In the play, the "Battle of Eight Islands" comes from the story of a fan of Ping's who was shot down from the shore during the Battle of Otajima. Secondly, since ancient times, the Japanese archipelago has been called "YASHIMA", so the two meanings contained in the cluster energy shooting collected from all over Japan determine the name of this battle plan. Of course, in the last scene, after Shinji rescued Li from the melted Zero Machine, Li said, "I'm sorry, I don't know how to face you at this moment." Shinji's line is "I think smiling is enough", which plays a very good balance role in the film and is an impressive part.
The subtitle is REI II, which is the second play about Li.
No.7: Things made by human beings (made by human beings)
—— A human work
released on 11/15/995
Script: Xiahu Yangke, Hideaki Anno
Design: Sugiyama Kei. Japanese economy at this time. Due to the rising water level, Ping Ye was flooded, and industrial production was indeed dealt a fatal blow. However, the materials consumed by the national rejuvenation project are astronomical, so the Japanese government and private enterprises have always regarded the Apostolic military enterprises that swallowed a lot of assets as their enemies, so they are always looking for cheap enterprises that can replace NERV. In addition to the government, there are many other organizations that don't like NERV (such as the unexplained blackout in sentence 11). Because EVA is inefficient in dealing with the apostles, and it often causes great "disasters", for this reason, civil society has also launched a special unmanned robot JA to meet the apostles. Miri, Malaysia and Luzi were also invited. Luzi questioned the design and performance of JA, but was laughed at for the poor function of EVA
, just like a big toy. Miri, Malaysia kicked the wardrobe to vent his anger, while Luzi quietly burned the instructions with a lighter. During the trial operation after the banquet, JA suddenly fell into a state of inoperability. Miri, Malaysia risked the melting of JA furnace core and went into JA to shut down the system, but the password of the operating system had been deleted. Fortunately, with the cooperation of the horn machine, JA's operating stick was finally launched. This seemingly unexpected event, Miri, Malaysia also knows very well in his heart, and the extent of JA's runaway and deletion is all done by NERV.
Akagi trusted Katsuragi to stop JA because she was sure that JA would return to normal before the explosion, because at the end, she said, "Everything was done according to the script except the action of Captain Katsuragi." In other words, JA will stop without Katsuragi to stop it. Katsuragi himself said, "Miracles are prepared by someone." Man-made JA, and Miri, Malaysia risked his life to shut it down, are two meanings of the subtitle A HUMAN WORK in this episode.
the eighth sentence: Asuka's tomorrow (ァスカ, tomorrow)
-asuka strikes!
premiere on October 22nd, 1995
Script: Akio Satsukawa, Hideaki Anno
Design: Koukou Shinji
Performance: Kazuya Tsurumaki
Painting Supervisor: Honda Xiong
From the third branch of German NERV, the EVA No.2 machine was delivered. In the Pacific Fleet, Miri, Malaysia and Shinji first faced Asuka, the second qualified person, and Kaji Ryoji, Miri, Malaysia's former lover, also returned to Japan by bus. On the way, the fleet was attacked by the sixth apostle in the water. Asuka pulled Shinji into the cockpit of No.2 aircraft and attacked together, but No.2 aircraft equipped with B-type armor that could not be attacked underwater was quickly swallowed by the apostles. Miri, Malaysia put forward the plan of zero-distance shooting, and the people got out of trouble and annihilated the apostles.
The next day, Asuka also transferred to Shinji's class.
For the design of the eighth and ninth stories, Mr. Anye invited Mr. Noguchi Shinji, who is famous for being the stunt supervisor of "GAMERA, Battle of the Big Monster in the Air", to take charge, hoping to create several episodes in recent years without several episodes.