Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal
The Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (企画書, kikakusho) is a 35-page, full-color document created in 1993, 2 years before the show's TV airing, for promotional purposes. It is essentially a prototype for the series, complete with production illustrations; notes on theme and story; write-ups on characters, mecha, and setting; and short summaries for the planned twenty-six episodes.
33 of its pages were printed, as 6 cm x 8.5 cm thumbnails, in Neon Genesis Evangelion Newtype 100% Collection (the pages about Sachiel, Arael, Shateiel, and Turel were omitted). All 35 were reprinted full-size in Evangelion Chronicle, as 35 separate leaves, each with supplemental commentary on its opposite side.
Differences
Numerous changes would be made between the Proposal and the final version of the show.
Characters
- "Konrad Lorenz", rather than "Keel Lorenz". (This is actually the name of a famous Austrian biologist, completely unchanged.)
- Fuyutsuki is 45 years old (Gendo's junior rather than senior).
- The penguin character does not have a listed name.
- The character of Hikari is not present.
Angels
Entities called shito (使徒) are present, but the "alternate version" of this is "Apostolo" (アポストロ) rather than "Angel". (This is a much more literal approach, considering shito is the Japanese word reserved for the Biblical apostles.)
