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Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation) - 1993
Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation) - 1993
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Translation Translator: Reichu Neon Genesis Evangelion TV Animation Series Shinseiki Evangelion (Tentative Title) Proposal GAINAX Notes The cover page presents both versions of the title (the "Roman character version" and the Japanese version), hence the inclusion of Shinseiki Evangelion (literally "New Century Evangelion", or whatever variation you prefer) in the translation. -Reichu Original Japanese NEONGENESISEVANGELION TV GAINAX
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Translator: AnonymousEvaTranslator
Classification: Science Fiction Action Serialized TV Animation Format: Planned 30 minutes an episode with a total of 26 episodes over six months Target Audience: Grade school students, middle school students, and general household Project & Original Work: Gainax Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Mechanical & Concept Design: Ikuto Yamashita Scenario & Director: Hideaki Anno Notes They use the word Kamigami, "Gods," for the phrase (Kamigami no tsukai), or, "Messengers of the Gods" on page 2. In this context it's different than saying the one Christian God. Kind of noteworthy, I thought. -AET Original Japanese
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In addition, battles with multiple artificial weapons include hand-to-hand battles, support of two or more allies, a variety of enemies, as well as launchings and weapons from fuselages. Moreover, energy replenishing packs will be hidden throughout the city as the use of time and a continually draining power supply will provide battle suspense, not unlike the nature of various shooting or action games.
Visual Highlights
A team of super-scientific battle weapons is brought to life in compelling fashion. The process of launching these giant weapons is done with significant mechanical vibrance. Each time, the launching process differs; throughout the metropolis are multiple, unexpected, hidden points of departure. The force of two enormous weapons clashing together always creates a dynamic fight. Like regular people, these giant, heavy artificial weapons move speedily, creating a fantastic dramatic effect. The forms of the Apostolos are never the same. There is always a variety in weapons and design. An active limit time forces the protagonist to work quickly, creating plenty of tension and heartpounding suspense. Crisis befalls the protagonist. An extravagant, adrenaline-pumping climax. A turning of the tide of battle. And, finally, catharsis. Until this project, anime has never included these concepts. To have cool, realistic battle scenes is what we imagine. Original Japanese
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Evangelions' Features
Because of its flexible artificial musculature composed of metal, movement like a human being is rendered possible. Its actional response time may also be manipulated at will. The main unit is the basic body, manufactured from a skeletal framework and artificial muscles. Various versatile armor suits, special equipment, etc., can be equipped onto this, enabling Eva's multi-purpose utilization. Put simply, they are giant robots, wearing helmets and equipped with gloves. Usually they operate by means of an electric energy supply provided via cable. However, in the event of emergency, they switch to an internal supply. At the same time, this has a weakness in that, due to a problem with storage capacity, Eva can only operate for approximately 1 minute on internal power. They are improved after Eva-01 and installed with a Positron Engine, but all sorts of problems remain, as this system is also unstable. Unfortunately, unaided flight is impossible. Furthermore, within the show there are multiple Evangelion homotypes. (Following the conclusion of Episode 01, as follows.) Unit 00 Prototype: Unit 01 Test Type: Unit 02 Experimental Type: Unit 03 Experimental Type: Unit 04 Test Type: Partially damaged in its first combat. The unit is being kept on freeze. Successfully activated for the first time in Episode 01, upon which it was immediately used in actual combat. Currently being transported from Sasebo via aircraft carrier in the care of the U.N. Army. The final adjustments have been handled. Currently being constructed at an unspecified site in America. Missing number. As it disappeared in an explosion incident, its construction has been discontinued.
Currently being constructed at an unspecified site in Germany. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2016, also in Germany.
Note the conceptual predecessor of the S Engine. Additionally, an actual lineup of mass production Evas is conspicuously absent. The original conception for two final Eva units may possibly be recycled for Rebuild of Evangelion, which is currently known to have unique Eva-05 and Eva-06 models. Original Japanese
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Page 14 (Nerv)
What is The Secret Military Agency Nerv? The central characters affiliated with the organization forming the core of this drama. A secret military agency under the direct control of the Human Complementary Committee, an international federation of supreme executives. A highly regulated internationally-armed organization devoted to the first original race with the goal of investigating and researching the unidentified organisms, the Angels, and perhaps their capture or extermination. Implementing security for the surrounding facilities of the Artificial Evolution Research Center in support of this goal. The content of their activities have partly been made public by the public relations department, but the majority of their activities are highly secretive. As a contingency, they can also invoke their command authority (to the highest degree excepting nuclear weapons) against the United Nations forces and the armies of United Nations member countries at their own accord. When this happens, the authority held by the supreme chief officers of all divisions supersedes executive and legislative agencies of the United Nations member countries (Nerv headquarters currently does not get along well with the Japanese government and their Defense Agency). As their primary weapon, they retain the universal humanoid decisive land weapon, Evangelion. As drawn up in their stage 1 maintenance plan, they plan on deploying five versions of the Eva weapon. As of episode 1, they have accomplished 62% of their plan.
Page 15 (Layout)
Nerv General Organization Chart General Committee Head Official Chief Conrad Lawrence Special Assistant 1 person Observatory Committee Headquarters New city Tokyo-2 United Nations Headquarters underground shelter, Japan Headquarters Somewhere in new city Tokyo-3, Japan Division #1 Somewhere in the United States of America (assumed to be in Nevada) Division #2 In the red (due to Eva-04 exploding and its subsequent destruction) Branch #3 Somewhere in Germany The independent development and operation of the Eva weapon is progressing in each department. According to Nerv Headquarters second stage maintenance plan, the set up of new facilities in China and Australia within three years is being planned. EVA-00 PROTOTYPE Zero Edition Type B Equipment EVA-02 TESTTYPE 2nd Edition Type B Equipment
Page 16 (Hierarchy)
Nerv Headquarters Organization Chart Supreme Commander Gendo Ikari (also the Research Center Chief) Assistant Commander Kozo Fuyutsuki Inspector name unknown Nerv Headquarters Internal Bureau Managing Department Administrative Division 1 (Human Affairs) Division 2 (Training) Division 3 (Facilities) Division 4 (Supplies) Tactical Planning Department Division 1 (unknown) Scientific Research and Analysis Department Research Bureau Divisions 1 6 confirmed Technological Development Department (including experiments) Technology Bureau Division 1 (Head of Evas body) Division 2 (Head of materials engineering) Division 3 (Head of electromagnetic wave armor) Division 4 (Head of normal armor including guidance weapons) General Affairs Department General Affairs Bureau Division 1 (Accounting) Division 2 (Public Relations) Division 3 (Unknown) Division 4 (Unknown) Security and Intelligence Department (directly controls the committee, private, separate room, details unknown) Special Duties Department (majority has transferred to the second research center) Special Security Department (responsible for research center facilities security) Military Police Department (has authority to police outside of the organization) Direct Control Agency Division 1 (location unknown) Auxiliary Agencies Fuji Test Facility
Division 2 (location unknown) (Shizuoka Prefecture New Tokyo City #3) Matsushiro Test Facility (Matsushiro City, Nagano Prefecture) Evangelion Direct Control Unit (includes support division) Because research center security is of the utmost importance, maintenance plan number one governs the chief Eva division, the only group currently deployed for combat. However, because there are only three operational bodies including backups and only three operators, by nature the core Eva unit is unfortunately still operating with just the first platoon.
Page 17 (Shinji)
Main Character Introduction Shinji Ikari Age 14 Male Main character of this story An exclusive operator of the giant humanoid weapon Evangelion-01. 8th grade, quiet A-student. He protects himself by listening to others, but he grows up after experiencing various events in the story. His mother passed away when he was 3 years old. He has lived separate from his father. As a matter of fact, behind the relationship between him and Evangelion, which he operates, a serious secret is exists.
Page 18 (Misato)
Misato Katsuragi 1st Lieutenant Age 29 Female She looks more like Shinjis older sister or guardian rather than his immediate supervisor. Head of Strategy for the secret agency Nerv and later the person in charge. She is a 1st Lieutenant. Fairly optimistic. Even though she doesnt seem like the military type, she is practical inside. Shes an emotional type and gets along well with Shinji. A childish woman for her age. Her hobbies are either going out for a drink or relaxing at home. Quite stubborn with men. Page 19 (Ritsuko) Dr. Ritsuko Akagi Age 30 Female Supervisor of the development team for the giant humanoid Evangelion weapons. Intellectual and a cool cynic. Acquainted with Misato since school where the two were fighting friends. Appropriately mature for her age. Hobbies are Bonsai trees and punk rock. Has a cat. Surprisingly mild in front of men. Only woman who understands Professor Ikari.
Page 20 (Asuka)
Soryu Asuka Langley Age 14 Female Exclusive operator of the giant humanoid weapon, Evangelion-02 Specially educated and trained from the beginning as an exclusive operator. A determined girl who is apt to stretch herself depending on the situation. Hobby is playing video games. Hates to lose and hates boys. Aspires only to be like Kaji. Quarter Japanese, also has German-American blood. Step mother lives in Germany (her father passed away). Classmate with Shinji after changing schools.
Page 21 (Rei)
Rei Ayanami Age 14 Female Exclusive operator of the giant humanoid weapon Evangelion-00 Member of ground crew in the beginning due to injury sustained during first battle. Specially educated and trained the same as Asuka. Lacks emotion and speaks few words. Nihilist without feelings. Learned about emotions and feelings after falling in love with someone. Important secret behind her birth is hidden (she has no parents).
Page 22 (Gendo)
Professor Gendo Ikari Age 48 Male Shinjis biological father. First chief of the Evolutionary Research Committee Advocate of the Human Complementary Plan, and also head official. Gradually becoming fixated on the research itself and turning into a digitalized human who justifies any means in order to achieve the goal. Believes his plan will form a utopia bringing true equality to all people. Mysterious person in behavior and words.
Page 23 (Sonota)
Toji Suzuhara Age 14 Male Shinjis classmate and best friend. Hot-blooded type who gets emotional. Doesnt really like to play sports. Tends to fall for older women. Father works for the research center. Has one younger sister. Kensuke Aida Age 14 Male Shinjis classmate and best friend. Enthusiast of military weapons and videos. Type who sacrifices anything for his hobbies. A bit nervous. Loves older women a lot. Father is a civil worker. (Mother passed away.) Hikari Horaki Age 14 Female Shinjis classmate. Class president. Hard-working type and a plain girl. Even though an A-student, gets along well with Asuka. As an aside, her older sisters name is Kodama, and younger sisters name is Nozomi. Ryoji Kaji Age 31 Male Research center member. Affiliated with Ministry Research Office unlike other members who are international public officials. Misatos ex-boyfriend. Childish but very strict. Greatly influences Shinjis development. Conrad Lawrence Age 67 Male United Nations executive committee member and Human Complementary Plan manager. Nerv audit committee executive officer (administrator). Establishment of Nerv, and research center and acceptance of Human Complementary Plan largely attributed to his efforts. Good supporter of Chief Ikari in the beginning, but only argues with him now. Kozo Fuyutsuki Age 45 Male Nerv headquarters vice commander. Understands and staunchly supports Chief Ikari. Practical and a man of few words. Quiet acceptance of Misatos reckless strategies due largely to his personality. Hot springs Penguin Age 2 Male Misatos pet. Created artificially by genetic manipulation. Intelligence of an infant. Usually resides in a large refrigerator. Loves to bathe in hot springs for some reason.
Episode 1: People's reunion: The story begins with a two-car train moving through the montain terrain of Hakone, headed for the city of Tokyo-3. On board is the main character, Shinji Ikari. He has been summoned by his father to come to Tokyo-3. Suddenly the trains stops. Through the mountains and trees can be heard the sound of emergency sirens. Two giant figures appear, before Shinji's eyes and begin a raging battle. Misato Katsuragi appears and saves Shinji. The battle is between the robotic giant "Evangelion" unit-00 and the metalic "Angel" Rajiel. The unit-00 defeates the Angel, but not without heavy damage. The Angel disappears into a lake and the damages unit-00 is taken back to whence it came. Shinji, under the guid of Misato, is taken to underground "artificial evolution" laboratory where he meets Ritsuko and Rei, and, for the first time in years, sees his father. Shinji confronts the Evangelion unit-01. He learns that he has been chosen to pilot it. The Angel, Rajiel, appears once again. The unit-01 is prepared for battle, and Shinji, clueless of what is going on, takes his seat in the piloting chair under the orders of his father and the other grownups. The unit-01, though unable to even walk straight, is sent to fight. In the dark of the night, in the fortess city of Tokyo-3, the two giants clash and the people who created the "Eva" see the true power of their own creation and are awed. Notes "Rajiel" should be "Raziel". "Angel" should be, at this stage in the conceptual game, "Apostolo".
Episode 9: A split second, hearts overlap: The Eva's first beside-water battle. Shinji and Asuka's interaction. A double battle with 2 Evas. Episode 10: In the still darkness: An inoperative laboratory. The sadness of modern civilization deprived of electricity. A time suspense story. Episode 11: Magma diver: For the first time, Nerv strikes first against an Angel. An Eva is sent into a volcano, specially equipped to capture the Angel. Battle in the magma. Episode 12: An 18 second miracle: A highly explosive, unstoppable Angel decends towards Tokyo3 Absolute peril. Misato's high-risk plan. Episode 13: What comes after fear: The great defeat Shinji had expected to come. The breakdown of the Eva unit-01. Shinji gets trapped inside. Episode 14: An illness that leads to death, and: A rescue from the damaged unit-01. A drama of people. Shinji learns true fear and hopelessness. Episode 15: Shinji, once again: After his recovery, Shinji's decision to ride the Eva unit-01 once again. The Eva unit-01 is given an overhaul remake job.
Translation Translator: Reichu Episode 23: "The Human Instrumentality Project" The secrets of Eva and the Human Instrumentality Project unveiled, along with the truth behind the goals of Ritsuko and Shinji's father. Episode 24: "Now, the Promised Time" Rei breaks down. Her secrets are revealed. At last awakened, the twelve strongest Apostolos descend from the Moon. Both Eva Unit-06 and the American continent vanish completely. Humans acknowledge their helplessness in the face of the Apostolos' crushing power. The promised time, when people will return to nothing, approaches. A human drama in the depths of despair. Episode 25: "Arka, the Promised Land" The laboratory holds the ancient ruins of Arka, which have become key. In order to stop the twelve Apostolos, the United Nations' head members annul the Human Instrumentality Project and resolve to destroy the Apostolos. Shinji's father objects. Shinji and the others stay at the laboratory for Rei. A drama of people conflicting over incongruous objectives. Final Episode: "The Only Neat Thing to Do" On the stage of the destroyed laboratory, all mysteries and drama are concluded. The denouement. Notes "Rei breaks down": "breaks down" can also be "collapses" or "be defeated". "Vanish": "evaporate" or "disappear without explanation". "Arka" is a tentative rendition, after something spotted in Legends of the Jews (= potential Pointless Religious Reference). "Arqa" is another good possibility. (The frequently-seen Romanizations "Aruka" and "Aluka" don't seem to be meaningful in any way, and are hence unlikely.) Pending the possible uncovery of additional sources, essentially nothing is known about this mysterious Arka. The only other place I've seen it mentioned is in the "music menu" published in the [S Works]] booklet, wherein the BGM pieces A-10 ~ 13 were originally intended to be "themes of Arka". (These pieces would later become, respectively, "MOTHER IS THE FIRST OTHER", "DEPRESSION", "INTROJECTION", and "SEPARATION ANXIETY", all associated with the "mindscape" scenes introduced with Episode 16.) It's been suggested that the assault of the "twelve strongest Apostolos" survived into the final plot as the 9-point attack of the Mass Production Model Evas. (Note that Seele did intend for there to be twelve of them...) Episode 26's title comes from a sci-fi novella by James Tiptree, Jr. (Note a point of commonality with the eventual 26 title?) Original Japanese
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