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
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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.