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[[Image:Proposal 01 eva01.jpg|thumb|First page of the 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 are printed, as 6 cm x 8.5 cm thumbnails, in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion Newtype 100% Collection]]'' (with 33 and 34 omitted, and page 35 labeled as 33). All 35 are reprinted full-size in ''[[Evangelion Chronicle]]'', as 35 separate leaves, each with supplemental commentary on its opposite side.

Only translations of isolated pages are available at this time. See [[Resources:Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation)|the translation page]], or check individual availability in the [[#Contents|Contents]] section.

==Differences==

Numerous changes would be made between the Proposal and the final version of the show. An incomplete listing follows:

===Characters===

* Gendo has the title of "Professor" (''kyouju''), in addition to his rank as supreme commander of Nerv. 
* Kensuke does not appear with glasses.
* [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]] is 45 years old -- [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo's]] junior rather than senior. 
* The council chairman is "Konrad Lorenz", rather than "[[Keel Lorenz]]". ("Konrad Lorenz" is actually, letter-for-letter, the name of a famous Austrian biologist.) His age is given as 67, whereas Keel's official age is "unknown".
* No name is provided for the [[Pen Pen|"hot springs penguin"]]. The bird does, however, have an age (2 years) and a vestigial back-story involving bioengineered origins -- neither provided in the anime canon, but the latter utilized in Sadamoto's manga. 
* The three Nerv operators ([[Maya Ibuki]], [[Makoto Hyuga]], and [[Shigeru Aoba]]) are not present.

===Evangelions===

*The Evangelions are recognizable, although the design work is still undergoing. Some of the armor layouts presented are very close to those seen in the final show. The Evas are more solidly-built than their anime counterparts. 
*Three design variations are presented for Eva-01: the "ceratopsian" (horn and "frill") look present in the final show; something resembling a prototype Eva-03 with the left "cheek" extending into a flattened, horizontally-oriented blade; and a version with two long horns projecting from above the eyes like twin feather crests. 
*Eva-01 is most commonly depicted in white armor. The trademark purple color scheme is nowhere to be seen. 
*Eva-00 is depicted in blue with shoulder pylons only. The actual head design is essentially that seen in the final show.
*The only presented design for Eva-02 is entirely red and two-horned and and has nothing in common with the final save the basic color.
*Unique [[Evangelion Unit-05|Eva-05]] and [[Evangelion Unit-06|Eva-06]] models are present, rather than a [[Mass Production Evangelions|mass production Eva series]].
*The Evas' height is given as 40 meters. This is in contrast to the final figure, which has the Evas fluctuating between 40 and 200 meters depending on their surroundings. 
*Limitless power is obtained through a "positron engine" rather than the [[S² Engine]].

===Apostolos===

*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. However, as in the final show, the Proposal's ''shito'' are all named after angels, ''not'' apostles.
*There are twenty-eight Apostolos total.
*Adam was excavated in the Dead Sea region (subsequently vaporized via [[Second Impact]]), not Antarctica. Adam is also explicitly referred to as "he." (The final show seems to contradict this by having Kaworu refer to Adam in maternal terms.)
*A metallic Apostolo called Raziel attacks in [[Episode 01]] rather than [[Sachiel]].
*Sachiel is present, although [[Yoshitoh Asari]]'s final design bears scant resemblance to it, save for adherence to an "amphibious humanoid" motif. In the Proposal, Sachiel attacks Eva-02 when it's being transported to Japan, rather than Gaghiel. 
*[[Ramiel]] looks the same, except there is a "cut-out" triangle levitating above each of its eight faces.  
*The [[Sahaquiel]] of Proposal is completely different design-wise: essentially two super-destructive ribbons (a la [[Zeruel]]'s arms) attached on either side of a disembodied [[core]].
*A human-shaped Apostolo, the prototype of [[Kaworu Nagisa]], appears earlier in the chronology. He is also accompanied by a pet cat (a detail Sadamoto apparently makes ironic reference to in his manga).
*[[Arael]]'s appearance is minimally different. 
*Designs are disclosed for the unused Shateiel and Turel.
*The final Apostolo conflict involves the "twelve strongest," which descend from the Moon and (apparently) vaporize North America. 
*Cores seem to be variously depicted as red ''and'' blue.

===Miscellany===

*The organizations [[Seele]] and [[Gehirn]] are absent. (Seele would not be created until sometime into the show's actual production.)
*The [[Artificial Evolution Laboratory]] is a contemporary establishment, not something restricted to the backstory.
*The [[First Ancestral Race]] are said to be prehistoric (possibly Terran?) lifeforms responsible for Adam and the Apostolos. 
*The ending involves "the ancient ruins of Arqa" -- a popular target of fan speculation.

==Contents==

A rundown of the Proposal's contents. Pending more translations and/or the input of someone more skilled in Japanese, many of the descriptions are based on nothing but the pages' headlines and (if possible) impressions of the text bodies.  


{| border="1" cellspacing="0" 
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!width="5%" align="center" | Page #
!width="10%" align="center" |Thumbnail
!width="80%" align="center" | Content Description
!width="5%" align="center" | Translation?
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| 01 || [[Image:Proposal 01 eva01.jpg|80px|center]] || Title / cover page. <br/> Image: "Chrome" Eva-01. (Original drawing by Anno; painting by Sadamoto.) || [[Resources:Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation)#Page 1 (Cover Page)|yes]]
|-
| 02 || [[Image:Proposal_02_synopsis.jpg|80px|center]] || Brief plot synopsis. Run-down of series specs. Vestigial staff. <br/> Image: "Classical" angels. (Source undetermined.) || [[Resources:Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation)#Page 2 (Synopsis and Staff)|yes]]
|- 
| 03 || [[Image:Proposal_03_goals.jpg|80px|center]] || The project's intentions and "the appeal of the giant robot anime." <br/> Image: Group portrait of Asuka, Misato, Rei, Shinji, Kensuke, and Toji (by Sadamoto).|| [[Resources:Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_Proposal_(Translation)#Page_3_.28Goals.29|yes]]
|- 
| 04 || [[Image:Proposal_04_protag.jpg|80px|center]] || Goes into our "everyday, very real" protagonist. <br/> Image: Shinji casually glancing our way (by Sadamoto). || [[Resources:Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_Proposal_(Translation)#Page_4_.28Protagonist.29|yes]]
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| 05 || [[Image:Proposal_05_story-drama.jpg|80px|center]] || Headings are "Story and dramatic highlights: puzzle-solving entertainment," "Sensory gaming entertainment" (with reference to a "simulation RPG game" and a "shooting action game"), and "Visual highlights." States the goal of going beyond "today's anime." <br/> Image: White prototype Eva-01 with single horn projecting off left cheek. (Original drawing by Yamashita; painting by Sadamoto.) || [[Resources:Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_Proposal_(Translation)#Page_5_.28Highlights.29|yes]]
|- 
| 06 || [[Image:Proposal_06_tokyo3.jpg|80px|center]] || The "fortified, preplanned city, Tokyo-3," with mention of the Geofront and Artificial Evolution Laboratory. <br/> Image: Eva-01 strutting through Tokyo-3 and removing a gun from an armament building. (Original drawing by Anno; painting by Sadamoto.) || [[Resources:Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_Proposal_(Translation)#Page_6_.28Tokyo-3.29|yes]]
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| 07 || [[Image:Proposal 07 apostolos.jpg|80px|center]] || Basic primer on the Apostolos. <br/> Image: Eva-01 faces off against the Apostolo Sahaquiel. (Original drawing by Yo Yoshinari; painting by Sadamoto.) || [[Resources:Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation)#Page 7 (Apostolos)|yes]]
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| 08 || [[Image:Proposal_08_eva.jpg|80px|center]] || Basic primer on the Evangelions. <br/> Image: A Eva-01 (red) and Eva-00 (blue) emerge from underground, with technicians and an all-terrain Nerv vehicle in the foreground. (The basis for a later illustration executed by Yoshinari for ''Newtype.'' Did he do the original, as well?) || [[Resources:Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_Proposal_(Translation)#Page_8_.28Evangelion.29|yes]]
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| 09 || [[Image:Proposal 09 eva-features.jpg|80px|center]] || "Evangelions' Features." Provides more detailed information on the Evas and briefly describes the individual units (which run up through Eva-06). <br/> Image: Eva-01, turned away from us. (Painting by Sadamoto.)|| [[Resources:Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation)#Page 9 (Evangelions' Features)|yes]]
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| 10 || [[Image:Proposal_10_adam.jpg|80px|center]] || Adam, and the Evas' true nature. <br/> Image: Eva-01 breaking free of its restraints. (Original drawing by Anno; painting by Sadamoto.) || [[Resources:Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_Proposal_(Translation)#Page_10_.28Adam.29|yes]]
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| 11 || [[Image:Proposal_11_marduk.jpg|80px|center]] || The selection (via the Marduk Report) of motherless 14-year-olds as pilots. Mentions the A10 nerve. <br/> Image: Caged Eva-01 with Shinji and Misato standing next to the ejected entry plug. (Original drawing by Anno; painting by Sadamoto.) || no
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| 12 || [[Image:Proposal_12_eva01.jpg|80px|center]] || Eva-01 (with mention of "fearsome power"). <br/> Image: Same as 01. || no
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| 13 || [[Image:Proposal_13_hip.jpg|80px|center]] || The Human Instrumentality Project. <br/> Image: Dies Microcosmicus, Nox Microcosmica by Robert Fludd from his Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica, physica atqve technica historia (vol. 2, p. 275). || no
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| 14 || [[Image:Proposal_14_nerv.jpg|80px|center]] || Nerv. <br/> Image: Kircher's Sephirotic Tree. || no
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| 15 || [[Image:Proposal_15_nerv-layout.jpg|80px|center]] || "Nerv General Organization Layout." Mentions an inspection committee headquarters in Tokyo-2, Nerv Headquarters in Tokyo-3, and the three Nerv branches. <br/> Images: Illustrations of Eva-00 and Eva-02 similarly posed, with captions indicating their designations and equipment type (B).  (Painted by Sadamoto.) || no
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| 16 || [[Image:Proposal_16_hierarchy.jpg|80px|center]] || Organizational structure of Nerv HQ itself. A list of positions is provided, but only Commander and Vice-Commander have names attached to them. <br/>Image: White, double-horned Eva-01 with red trim. (Original drawing by Yamashita; painting by Sadamoto.) || no
|-
| colspan="4" align="center" | ''Character Pages'' (Pages 17~23)
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| 17 || [[Image:Proposal_17_shinji.jpg|80px|center]] || Shinji Ikari. <br/> Images: Five concept illustrations by Sadamoto. || no
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| 18 || [[Image:Proposal_18_misato.jpg|80px|center]] || Misato Katsuragi. <br/> Images: Five concept illustrations by Sadamoto.  || no
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| 19 || [[Image:Proposal_19_ritsuko.jpg|80px|center]] || Ritsuko Akagi. <br/> Images: Five concept illustrations by Sadamoto. || no
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| 20 || [[Image:Proposal_20_asuka.jpg|80px|center]] || Asuka Langley Soryu. <br/> Images: Three concept illustrations by Sadamoto. || no
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| 21 || [[Image:Proposal_21_rei.jpg|80px|center]] || Rei Ayanami. <br/> Images: Three concept illustrations by Sadamoto. || no
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| 22 || [[Image:Proposal_22_gendo.jpg|80px|center]] || Gendo Ikari. <br/> Images: Three concept illustrations by Sadamoto. || no
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| 23 || [[Image:Proposal 23 sonota.jpg|80px|center]] || Supporting cast (Toji Suzuhara, Kensuke Aida, Hikari Horaki, Ryoji Kaji, Konrad Lorenz, Kozo Fuyutsuki, and Hot Springs Penguin).<br/> Image: Group picture of Kensuke, Shinji, and Toji by Sadamoto.|| no
|- 
|colspan="4" align="center" | ''Episode Synopses'' (Pages 24~28)
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| 24 || [[Image:Proposal 24 episode01.jpg|80px|center]] || Episode 01. <br/> Image: Rei in plugsuit. || [[Resources:Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation)#Page 24 (Episode 01)|yes]]
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| 25 || [[Image:Proposal 25 eps-02-08.jpg|80px|center]] || Episodes 02 through 08. <br/> Image: Asuka in plugsuit with arms crossed.  || [[Resources:Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation)#Page 25 (Episodes 02 to 08)|yes]]
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| 26 || [[Image:Proposal 26 eps-09-15.jpg|80px|center]] || Episodes 09 through 15. <br/> Images: Asuka in plugsuit, plus detail of torso. || [[Resources:Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation)#Page 26 (Episodes 09 to 15)|yes]]
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| 27 || [[Image:Proposal 27 eps-16-22.jpg|80px|center]] || Episodes 10 through 22. <br/> Image: Rei in plugsuit, close-up. || [[Resources:Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation)#Page 27 (Episode 16 to 22)|yes]]
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| 28 || [[Image:Proposal 28 eps23-26.jpg|80px|center]] || Episodes 23 through 26. <br/> Images: Rei in plugsuit; Shinji in plugsuit (front and back). || [[Resources:Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation)#Page 28 (Episodes 23 to 26)|yes]]
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| colspan=4 align="center" | '''"Visual Highlights from the Image Board"''' (Pages 29~34)
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| 29 || [[Image:Proposal 29 ramiel,sortie.jpg|80px|center]] || "Apostolo Ramiel (Angel of Thunder)" and "Eva-01 Under Preparation for Sortie." <br/> Images: Illustration of Ramiel floating above Tokyo-3 (inverted color), and the Caged Eva-01 illustration from Page 11. || no
|- 
| 30 || [[Image:Proposal 30 launch-tokyo3.jpg|80px|center]] || "Eva during high-speed transport to surface launch portal" and "Battleground Tokyo-3." <br/> Images: Eva-01 in the launch chute, and Eva-01 strutting through Tokyo-3 (from Page 06). || no
|- 
| 31 || [[Image:Proposal 31 battles.jpg|80px|center]] || "Apostolo Sahaquiel (Angel of the Sky), wheeling over Tokyo-3" and "New imagery: Battle in a night scene." <br/> Images: Eva-01 vs. Sahaquiel (from Page 07) and Eva-01 with Progressive Knife and rifle (drawn by Yamashita and painted by Sadamoto).|| no
|- 
| 32 || [[Image:Proposal 32 eva01-alt.jpg|80px|center]] || "Eva Unit-01 forcibly removing its armor and equipment" (image from 10) and two alternate Eva-01 designs (from pages 06 and 18). || no
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| 33 || [[Image:Proposal 33 sachiel.jpg|80px|center]] || "Apostolo Sachiel (Angel of Water): Amphibious, humanoid melee weapon." <br/> Images: Sachiel in bipedal plus swimming modes, plus head closeup. (Painted by Sadamoto.) || [[Resources:Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_Proposal_(Translation)#Page_33_.28Sachiel.29|yes]]
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| 34 || [[Image:Proposal 34 3-apostolos.jpg|80px|center]] || Apostolos Arael, Shateiel, and Turel, with accompanying concept illustrations. || [[Resources:Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal (Translation)#Page 34 (Three Apostolos)|yes]]
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| 35 || [[Image:Proposal 35 wrapup.jpg|80px|center]] || Wrap-up. <br/> Images: none. || no
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