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{{Episode Infobox | {{Episode Infobox | ||
| number = #07 | | number = #07 | ||
| | | japanese_title_k = 人の造りしもの | ||
| japanese_title_r = Hito no Tsukurishimono | |||
| japanese_title_e = The Human Creation | |||
| english_title = A Human Work | | english_title = A Human Work | ||
| image = | | image = [[Image:07 C178 ohshi.jpg|260px|Episode 07]] | ||
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Yoji Enokido]] | | written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Yoji Enokido]] | ||
| directed_by = [[Keiichi Sugiyama]] | | directed_by = [[Keiichi Sugiyama]] | ||
| first_aired = 11-15-1995 | | first_aired = 11-15-1995 | ||
| video_release = 5-2-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 11-21-2000 (US-DVD) | |||
| angels = | | angels = | ||
| prev = [[Episode | | eva_sorties = Eva-01 | ||
| next = [[Episode | | prev = [[Episode 06]] | ||
| next = [[Episode 08]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Ritsuko briefs Shinji on the ''real'' nature of [[Second Impact]], the Angels, and the Evangelions' mission to defeat them. Misato and Ritsuko attend the public demonstration of a new Angel-fighting robot, [[Jet Alone]], built by a rival defense contractor to | Ritsuko briefs Shinji on the ''real'' nature of [[Second Impact]], the Angels, and the Evangelions' mission to defeat them. Misato and Ritsuko attend the public demonstration of a new Angel-fighting robot, [[Jet Alone]], built by a rival defense contractor to Nerv. However, the nuclear-powered robot quickly runs out of control, and Shinji must use Eva Unit 01 to load Misato onto Jet Alone so she can she can enter in its automatic shutdown code, before it melts down in a nuclear explosion. | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
Episode 7 opens with a phone conversation between [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] and an unknown person, who tells Gendo that he has answered the information requests with falsified data, and then asks if he should do something about "that other matter". Gendo tells him that no further action is needed. | Episode 7 opens with a phone conversation between [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] and an unknown person<ref>The person to whom Gendo is speaking on the telephone sounds like [[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]], and is played by Kaji's [[seiyu|voice actor]], [[Koichi Yamadera]], but it's probably impossible to say for sure whether its actually supposed to ''be'' Kaji, or if its just another example of economy in casting. Kaji should be in Germany or at sea with Asuka on the way to Japan. | ||
*[[Evangelion Unit-02]] and [[Asuka Langley Soryu|its pilot]] are said to be "on their way" from [[Germany]] in this episode. Both of them will arrive next episode in a massive UN naval convoy.</ref>, who tells Gendo that he has answered the information requests with falsified data, and then asks if he should do something about "that other matter". Gendo tells him that no further action is needed. | |||
Meanwhile, it's breakfast time at [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato's]] apartment, and we learn that [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] is | Meanwhile, it's breakfast time at [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato's]] apartment, and we learn that [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] is embarrassed that Misato is a slob who drinks beer for breakfast. He doesn't even want his friends [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] and [[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] to see her. But as it is Parent Visitation Day, she visits the school arriving in a flashy outfit, where her appearance dazzles the boys of Shinji's class. | ||
Gendo boards an | Gendo boards an SSTO<ref>The SSTO or Single-Stage-To-Orbit spacecraft Gendo is on strongly resembles the Pan Am spaceplane from 2001: A Space Odyssey</ref> and has a conversation with an unknown person where we learn that the budget for building more [[Evangelion|Evangelions]] has been approved<ref>While on the plane to a conference, Gendo first mentions the planned construction of [[Mass Production Evangelions|a larger number of additional Evangelion Units]]. Gendo specifically discusses the international construction plans for construction up to a planned Eva Unit 06 and Eva Unit 08.</ref>. | ||
Back at H.Q., Shinji | Back at H.Q., [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] briefs Shinji on [[Second Impact]], telling him that the official story about a meteor impact is a cover-up, and that, in fact, the event was the result of the First [[Angel]], [[Adam]], having been discovered in Antarctica, and had massively exploded during the investigation. It is believed that the Angels are now seeking to cause a [[Third Impact]], which will wipe out all of mankind, and it is the job of the Evangelions and their pilots to prevent this from happening. Misato, who is also present during Shinji's briefing, is uncharacteristically sombre and quiet as Ritsuko talks, and only briefly speaks up to respond in the affirmative, when Ritsuko turns to her and reminds her that the two of them has some business to tend to tomorrow. | ||
The next morning at breakfast, Shinji is surprised to see Misato in | The next morning at breakfast, Shinji is surprised to see Misato ready and in dress uniform. She is going with [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] to a private company's demonstration<ref>In what's left of [[Old Tokyo]] which was destroyed by a nuclear bomb a matter of days after [[Second Impact]], as a result of post-Impact political unrest. By 2015, it is an uninhabited half-flooded wasteland, occasionally used by the military as a testing ground for potentially dangerous new weapons like the giant robot Jet Alone.</ref> of its Angel fighting giant robot, Jet Alone<ref>Jet Alone is named after Jet Jaguar, Godzilla's robot sidekick from the 1973 film "Godzilla vs. Megalon". See [[Jet Alone#References|Jet Alone]] for details.</ref>. Before the demonstration, Ritsuko questions the executive in charge, [[Shiro Tokita]], about the safety of sending a robot powered by a nuclear reactor into close-quarters battle. Shiro replies that it's better than a weapon that causes mental instability in its pilots and goes out of control like a hysterical woman. Much to Ritsuko's disquiet, Shiro also reveals that he knows about the existence of [[A.T. Field]]s and boasts that his engineers are working on the problem, and once they crack it, Nerv's time in the sun will be over. Although Ritsuko seems angry during the conference, while Misato seems indifferent, as soon as they are alone Misato starts yelling and kicking a locker while Ritsuko shrugs it off, calmly ensuring her that Shiro is nothing but a braggart. Misato points out that he and his team somehow still has information that should be strictly classified, to which Ritsuko confesses that Nerv recently suffered a large intelligence leak. | ||
During the demonstration, Jet | During the demonstration, Jet Alone suddenly goes out of control and its reactor threatens to go critical, which could result in a catastrophic meltdown. Misato at this point describes J.A. "as badly behaved as the guy who built it!" As the radio command circuit has been broken Misato decides to call in Shinji and [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]] to deal with the situation. As Shinji and the Eva are brought in via plane, Misato briefs him, explaining that it will be his job to use the Eva to keep Jet Alone steady and in place, while she, wearing a radiation suit, will board Jet Alone, enter its control room and delete its programming directly. | ||
First, however, there is a delay to get permission to tell her the delete code, "hope". Shinji catches Jet Alone, and Misato successfully boards it. Misato, however, finds to her panic that the password does not seem to work, and the reactor keeps itching closer to meltdown. Misato, in a last ditch attempt to prevent the catastrophe, tries to push the control rods back into J.A.'s reactor manually. But, at the last moment, J.A.'s program suddenly resets, and the rods reinsert themselves. Misato realizes that the robot was never intended to meltdown; what just happened was programmed to happen from the start and it was a set-up. | |||
The next morning everything is back to normal at the Misato | Back at Nerv, Ritsuko briefs Gendo on the Jet Alone situation in his office. She says that except for Misato's interference, everything went as planned. He congratulates her on a job well done. | ||
The next morning everything is back to normal at the Katsuragi residence, with Misato back with her usual morning routine. Shinji is as upset as usual, and on the way to school, when Toji and Kensuke once again gushes about cool and sexy Misato is, he complains that they have no idea lazy and messy she is in private. His friends, however, point out that he doesn't know how good he's got it, as Misato shows him a side of her personality that no one else sees because she considers him family. Shinji smiles at the thought. | |||
End of Episode. | End of Episode. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | *In the original Japanese dub, one of the Jet Alone tech crew tells Misato that the odds of it simply stopping on its own are 0.00002%. The English dub by ADV Films accidentally left out a zero, saying that the odds are only 0.0002%. | ||
* | *The Angel [[Ramiel]]'s corpse is still being cleared away from last episode. Lt. Hyuga directly points out how expensive removing its dead body is. | ||
*This episode is cited by the production team and fans as the end of the "Introduction Arc" that began the series. Starting with the arrival of Asuka next episode the "Action Arc" begins, with "Monster of the Week" Angels being fought for several episodes. | |||
==Analysis== | ==Analysis== | ||
*At one point, one of Shinji's classmates mentions that her mother went to a counseling session and felt she had to "dress up" for the occasion. This is a peculiar statement, as all of the students in Class 2-A are potential Evangelion pilots and are thus supposedly motherless. However, it is possible that she was referring to a step-mother. | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
*'''Toji''': "Hmm, Misato is just so cool."<br>'''Shinji''': "Yeah I used to think so too, but she's such a slob, she's always embarrassing me and she never does anything but lie around the house. She's not embarrassed about it, but I am."<br>'''Kensuke''': "You're a lucky guy."<br>'''Shinji''': "What do you mean?"<br>'''Kensuke''': "Ikari really is just a kid, now isn't he?"<br>'''Toji''': "He sure is."<br>'''Shinji''': "Meaning what?"<br>'''Kensuke''': "You get to see the true side of her that she doesn't allow us to see. That's very much like a family." ''(Shinji pauses then realizes the truth of what Kensuke has said, and walks home smiling)'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:05, 25 May 2024
| Episode Information | |||||||
| Episode #07 | |||||||
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| Written By | Hideaki Anno, Yoji Enokido | ||||||
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| Directed By | Keiichi Sugiyama | ||||||
| First Aired | 11-15-1995 | ||||||
| Video Release Date | 5-2-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 11-21-2000 (US-DVD) | ||||||
| Angel Appearances | none | ||||||
| Eva Sorties | Eva-01 | ||||||
| Episode chronology | |||||||
| ← Previous | Next → | ||||||
| "Episode 06" | "Episode 08" | ||||||
Overview
Ritsuko briefs Shinji on the real nature of Second Impact, the Angels, and the Evangelions' mission to defeat them. Misato and Ritsuko attend the public demonstration of a new Angel-fighting robot, Jet Alone, built by a rival defense contractor to Nerv. However, the nuclear-powered robot quickly runs out of control, and Shinji must use Eva Unit 01 to load Misato onto Jet Alone so she can she can enter in its automatic shutdown code, before it melts down in a nuclear explosion.
Synopsis
Episode 7 opens with a phone conversation between Gendo and an unknown person[1], who tells Gendo that he has answered the information requests with falsified data, and then asks if he should do something about "that other matter". Gendo tells him that no further action is needed.
Meanwhile, it's breakfast time at Misato's apartment, and we learn that Shinji is embarrassed that Misato is a slob who drinks beer for breakfast. He doesn't even want his friends Toji and Kensuke to see her. But as it is Parent Visitation Day, she visits the school arriving in a flashy outfit, where her appearance dazzles the boys of Shinji's class.
Gendo boards an SSTO[2] and has a conversation with an unknown person where we learn that the budget for building more Evangelions has been approved[3].
Back at H.Q., Ritsuko briefs Shinji on Second Impact, telling him that the official story about a meteor impact is a cover-up, and that, in fact, the event was the result of the First Angel, Adam, having been discovered in Antarctica, and had massively exploded during the investigation. It is believed that the Angels are now seeking to cause a Third Impact, which will wipe out all of mankind, and it is the job of the Evangelions and their pilots to prevent this from happening. Misato, who is also present during Shinji's briefing, is uncharacteristically sombre and quiet as Ritsuko talks, and only briefly speaks up to respond in the affirmative, when Ritsuko turns to her and reminds her that the two of them has some business to tend to tomorrow.
The next morning at breakfast, Shinji is surprised to see Misato ready and in dress uniform. She is going with Ritsuko to a private company's demonstration[4] of its Angel fighting giant robot, Jet Alone[5]. Before the demonstration, Ritsuko questions the executive in charge, Shiro Tokita, about the safety of sending a robot powered by a nuclear reactor into close-quarters battle. Shiro replies that it's better than a weapon that causes mental instability in its pilots and goes out of control like a hysterical woman. Much to Ritsuko's disquiet, Shiro also reveals that he knows about the existence of A.T. Fields and boasts that his engineers are working on the problem, and once they crack it, Nerv's time in the sun will be over. Although Ritsuko seems angry during the conference, while Misato seems indifferent, as soon as they are alone Misato starts yelling and kicking a locker while Ritsuko shrugs it off, calmly ensuring her that Shiro is nothing but a braggart. Misato points out that he and his team somehow still has information that should be strictly classified, to which Ritsuko confesses that Nerv recently suffered a large intelligence leak.
During the demonstration, Jet Alone suddenly goes out of control and its reactor threatens to go critical, which could result in a catastrophic meltdown. Misato at this point describes J.A. "as badly behaved as the guy who built it!" As the radio command circuit has been broken Misato decides to call in Shinji and Eva-01 to deal with the situation. As Shinji and the Eva are brought in via plane, Misato briefs him, explaining that it will be his job to use the Eva to keep Jet Alone steady and in place, while she, wearing a radiation suit, will board Jet Alone, enter its control room and delete its programming directly.
First, however, there is a delay to get permission to tell her the delete code, "hope". Shinji catches Jet Alone, and Misato successfully boards it. Misato, however, finds to her panic that the password does not seem to work, and the reactor keeps itching closer to meltdown. Misato, in a last ditch attempt to prevent the catastrophe, tries to push the control rods back into J.A.'s reactor manually. But, at the last moment, J.A.'s program suddenly resets, and the rods reinsert themselves. Misato realizes that the robot was never intended to meltdown; what just happened was programmed to happen from the start and it was a set-up.
Back at Nerv, Ritsuko briefs Gendo on the Jet Alone situation in his office. She says that except for Misato's interference, everything went as planned. He congratulates her on a job well done.
The next morning everything is back to normal at the Katsuragi residence, with Misato back with her usual morning routine. Shinji is as upset as usual, and on the way to school, when Toji and Kensuke once again gushes about cool and sexy Misato is, he complains that they have no idea lazy and messy she is in private. His friends, however, point out that he doesn't know how good he's got it, as Misato shows him a side of her personality that no one else sees because she considers him family. Shinji smiles at the thought.
End of Episode.
Notes
- In the original Japanese dub, one of the Jet Alone tech crew tells Misato that the odds of it simply stopping on its own are 0.00002%. The English dub by ADV Films accidentally left out a zero, saying that the odds are only 0.0002%.
- The Angel Ramiel's corpse is still being cleared away from last episode. Lt. Hyuga directly points out how expensive removing its dead body is.
- This episode is cited by the production team and fans as the end of the "Introduction Arc" that began the series. Starting with the arrival of Asuka next episode the "Action Arc" begins, with "Monster of the Week" Angels being fought for several episodes.
Analysis
- At one point, one of Shinji's classmates mentions that her mother went to a counseling session and felt she had to "dress up" for the occasion. This is a peculiar statement, as all of the students in Class 2-A are potential Evangelion pilots and are thus supposedly motherless. However, it is possible that she was referring to a step-mother.
Quotes
- Toji: "Hmm, Misato is just so cool."
Shinji: "Yeah I used to think so too, but she's such a slob, she's always embarrassing me and she never does anything but lie around the house. She's not embarrassed about it, but I am."
Kensuke: "You're a lucky guy."
Shinji: "What do you mean?"
Kensuke: "Ikari really is just a kid, now isn't he?"
Toji: "He sure is."
Shinji: "Meaning what?"
Kensuke: "You get to see the true side of her that she doesn't allow us to see. That's very much like a family." (Shinji pauses then realizes the truth of what Kensuke has said, and walks home smiling)
References
- ↑ The person to whom Gendo is speaking on the telephone sounds like Kaji, and is played by Kaji's voice actor, Koichi Yamadera, but it's probably impossible to say for sure whether its actually supposed to be Kaji, or if its just another example of economy in casting. Kaji should be in Germany or at sea with Asuka on the way to Japan.
- Evangelion Unit-02 and its pilot are said to be "on their way" from Germany in this episode. Both of them will arrive next episode in a massive UN naval convoy.
- ↑ The SSTO or Single-Stage-To-Orbit spacecraft Gendo is on strongly resembles the Pan Am spaceplane from 2001: A Space Odyssey
- ↑ While on the plane to a conference, Gendo first mentions the planned construction of a larger number of additional Evangelion Units. Gendo specifically discusses the international construction plans for construction up to a planned Eva Unit 06 and Eva Unit 08.
- ↑ In what's left of Old Tokyo which was destroyed by a nuclear bomb a matter of days after Second Impact, as a result of post-Impact political unrest. By 2015, it is an uninhabited half-flooded wasteland, occasionally used by the military as a testing ground for potentially dangerous new weapons like the giant robot Jet Alone.
- ↑ Jet Alone is named after Jet Jaguar, Godzilla's robot sidekick from the 1973 film "Godzilla vs. Megalon". See Jet Alone for details.
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| Movies | Death | Rebirth |
| Rebuild of Evangelion | Evangelion 1.0 | Evangelion 2.0 | Evangelion 3.0 | (-46h) | (-120min) | Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 |
