The two talk as they ride the tram down, and it is revealed that they both have problematic relationships with their fathers. Misato and Shinji arrive at NERV Headquarters, which sits underground in a massive artificial dome known as the Geofront. Gendo tells his second in command that he intends to use Evangelion Unit-01 to defeat the Angel, and that a spare pilot is about to arrive. At Headquarters, control of the operation is transferred from the UN Army to Gendo's organization NERV after they realize their strongest weapons have no effect on Sachiel. They introduce themselves and continue on their way to NERV Headquarters, where Shinji's father Gendo awaits. Shinji and Misato are caught in the shockwave of the blast, but are unharmed aside from a damaged car. Finally, an N2 mine is launched against Sachiel, managing to stop it for a short time. Sitting behind the three UN Generals, Commander Gendo Ikari and Sub-Commander Kozo Fuyutsuki of NERV muse that normal weapons are useless because of the Angel's protective AT Field. Before the VTOL explodes, Misato Katsuragi arrives in her car with the words, "Thanks for waiting!" Īs Misato and Shinji drive away, the UN forces throw everything they have at the Angel, failing to even injure it. The Angel quickly dispatches its attackers, one of which crashes in front of Shinji. His confusion is cut short by the thundering footsteps of Sachiel as it walks into the city, pursued by UN VTOL aircraft. He then notices a girl in a school uniform standing in the middle of the street nearby, who disappears when he briefly looks away.
In an empty city, 14-year-old Shinji Ikari tries to reach the woman who promised to pick him up, but resolves to instead find a shelter as the phone lines are dead. The coast is lined with tanks, and the surrounding areas are under a state of emergency, having been evacuated. The episode begins with the Third Angel, Sachiel's, approach to Japan from the ocean. Against his initial protests, Shinji is placed in NERV's ultimate weapon, Evangelion Unit-01, and sent to do battle with the Angel. Gendo Ikari is the Commander of NERV, a UN agency organized to defeat the Angels by any means necessary. At the same time, 14-year-old Shinji Ikari arrives in the city at his estranged father Gendo's demand. If you don't mind some anime tropes and some long-winded segments, as well as a (purposely) slow start, then I cannot recommend this enough for fans of science fiction.In 2015, for the first time in 15 years, a monstrous being known as an Angel appears, attacking the Japanese city of Tokyo-3. Oh, and I can't forget Shiro Sagisu's phenomenal musical score, which starts off purposely as flat and cliché as possible, only to go fully intense and unique when the show's more intellectual and dreamlike undertones fully come to the forefront. The artistic symbolism, while sometimes maybe just used to artificially enhance the philosophical connotations of a bigger picture, do assist in the story's approach of playing out almost like a near-future sequel to The Bible, and this (which had never been done before) is in the middle of an already gripping story, making it go from Excellence to Masterful.
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It's not perfect - it is a bit long-winded at times in ways that don't add to the surreal nature of the narrative, and there is also a bit more going on that is unexplained that a series like this should have (which should generally be complex and well-explained, or intentionally ambiguous as to a solid chunk of it, whereas this series tries to meet the viewer in the middle, to less than optimal effect), but these feel more like miscalculations than errors, and rather than bring the experience down, they actually just go to showcase how excellent the better elements are. It's complex, intense, emotional and extremely deep in its existential undertones, and it takes quite a bit of daring turns in the way the story unfolds, uncompromising at times. This series belongs to be mentioned alongside Blade Runner, iRobot and Mass Effect when anyone lists the single greatest Sci-Fi stories ever written.
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