Tributes to Other Fiction in Neon Genesis Evangelion

As the title says, this page is for listing references or tributes to other shows found in evangelion.

My Neighbor Totoro

Shinji rests by a statue of Jizo-san

Another child rests by statues of Jizo-san.

In episode 04, after exiting the bus, Shinji rests by a statue of Jizo-san, the patron deity of travelers and children. This shot is aparently a tribute to a similar shot from Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro.

Oniisama E

Two friends chat in a park

Asuka and Hikari chat in a park

In Episode 18, a scene from the Shoujo classic Oniisama E aka Brother Dear Brother is reconstructed almost shot-by-shot. First they establish that two close friends are chatting in a park.

A lingering shot of their feet

A lingering shot of their feet

Then there is a lingering shot of their feet...

A shot of a nearby sandbox, with pail and shovel

A shot of a nearby sandbox, with pail and shovel

and then a shot of a nearby sandbox including a pail and shovel. The cast of Oniisama E also includes characters named "Rei Asaka" aka "Hana no Saint Juste" (Saint Juste of the Flowers), and "Kaworu Orihara" aka "Kaworu no Kimi" (Prince Kaworu).

The Andromeda Strain

Interrupted call

Dr. Stone has been hauled away from his home by some "army types with guns". His wife Allison is distressed and tries to call her father who is a senator.

"Thank you for your cooperation"

Allison: You tell the senator it's his daughter!

Senator: Allison?

Allison: Dad, something very peculiar has just happened, even for Jeremy. A few minutes ago...

(Phone begins to beep.)

Allison: Dad, are you there? What's going on?

Female voice: This communication is being monitored. The connection has been broken for reasons of national security. You will be briefed at the appropriate time. Thank you for your cooperation, Mrs. Stone.

In Episode 19 (Platinum subtitles):

Kensuke: Are you there, Shinji? Is it true that you're leaving? It's true, isn't it? But why? Why are you running away now? I wanted to be like you. I envied you. You're different from us. Damn! Even Toji became an Eva pilot, while I...

(Phone beeps.)

Female voice: This line is monitored. For security reasons, we have terminated this call. We appreciate your cooperation.

Flashes in the sky

"An Air Force jet."

Hall: Up there! Look.

Stone: An Air Force jet. If we don't make it to Wildfire, he'll see the helicopter does... or shoot it down.

Hall: Well, for Dempsey's sake, we better not slip up.

In Episode 10 (Platinum subtitles):

Shinji: What are those?

Ritsuko: The UN's Air Force is on standby alert.

Ibuki: Until this mission has been completed.

Asuka: Are they going to help us?

Ritsuko: No, they're here to clean up.

Ibuki: In case we fail.

Asuka: What do you mean?

Ritsuko: They will use N2 depth charges to destroy the Angel, and us with it.

Asuka: That's awful!

Open transmission

"Order up a 7-12."

Stone: The town is finished, contaminated beyond all...

Major Manchek: Careful, sir. This is an open transmission.

Stone: I'm aware of that, Manchek. Order up a 7-12.

Major Manchek: Only the president...

Stone: Precisely. Get on it. The town must be neutralized immediately.

In Episode 10 (Platinum subtitles):

Misato: There's no doubt, it's an Angel. As of now, this laboratory will be completely sealed off! It's under Nerv's jurisdiction now! Any and all access to the outside world is prohibited, and all records of the events of the past six hours are classified. Request an A-17 from Commander Ikari, top priority!

Aoba: Watch what you're saying. This is an open line.

Misato: I know. Hurry up and switch to a scrambled line.

Anno and Gainax Also Copy Themselves

Hideaki Anno has made multiple uses of what has been dubbed, the "Orphan Conversation". Which always ends with some variation on "we're the same".

From Nadia, the Secret of Blue Water (Anno's series before Evangelion):

Jean Questions Nadia about her parents

The same

Nadia has none

(Jean and Nadia have just escaped from the Grandis Gang and are traveling down river by boat.)
Jean: "Where will you go now? Back to the circus?"
Nadia: "I can't go back."
Jean: "What about your folks?"
Nadia: "I don't have any."
Jean: "I see. It's the same with me."

From Neon Genesis Evangelion:

Shinji mentions Kensuke's mother

The same

He has none

(Shinji has met Kensuke in the wilderness)
Kensuke: "I really envy you. Living with such a beautiful woman and getting to pilot Evangelion. Oh, I wish I could get behind the controls just once!"
Shinji: "You'd better not. Your mother would be worried."
Kensuke: "Ah, that's okay. I don't have one."
Shinji: "Ah…"
Kensuke: "I'm the same as you, Ikari."

From Kareshi Kanojo no Jijo (aka Kare Kano, aka His and Hers Circumstance) (Anno's series after Evangelion)

The kneeling girl pats the sandpile

brings back the memories? It sure does!

(Yukino's parents, Hiroyuki and Miyako pass by three children in a sandbox with the ubiquitous pail and shovel.)

Miyako ask about Hiroyuki's parents; he has none.

The same

Miyako has no mother

(In a flashback episode about Yukino's parents' courtship, Hiroyuki and Miyako are hiding on top of a public restroom while playing hide and seek.)
Miyako: "Hey, Hiro."
Hiroyuki: "Yeah?"
Miyako: "Hiro, is it true that you don't have a father or mother?"
Hiroyuki: "Yeah, that's right."
Miyako: "Um, you know? I don't have a mother either. Guess were the same."
Hiroyuki: "The same?"