In our newest podcast series, Jel, Iro, and Gee watch and discuss the iconic 1995 sci-fi mecha classic, Neon Genesis Evangelion. Join us and watch along before the upcoming Netflix release.

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Opening Music: “Good, or Don’t Be” – Neon Genesis Evangelion OST III
Closing Music: “Next Episode” – Neon Genesis Evangelion OST I

Show Notes

2:48 Episode 10: “Magma Diver”

• EVA pilots don’t get to go on school trips
• Misato pulling out the report cards
• Shinji studying at the pool like a nerd
• Of course Asuka is a genius
• Order A17
• Type-D Equipment is uncool
• Gendo’s backup plan
• Magma diving
• The Eighth Angel, Sandalphon
• NOTES: Anamolocaris
• I KNOW… THERMAL EXPANSION!
• Misato’s scar

26:01 Episode 11: “The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still” or “In the Still Darkness”

• NOTES: This episode was animated by Studio Ghibli?
• Doing future laundry and other mundane tasks
• Magi and government by super computer
• Unit 00 gets a fresh coat of paint
• Gendo does not do parent teacher conferences
• Mysterious blackout
• The Ninth Angel, Matarael
• NOTES: Is it the eight or ninth angel?
• The only Gendo joke in the entire series
• “The enemy of mankind is mankind”
• Shinji wondering why they’re fighting god
• Manually prepping the EVAs
• This time Asuka has the crazy plan
• Looking at the stars

50:30 Episode 12: “She said, “”Don’t Make Others Suffer for Your Personal Hatred”” or “The Value of Miracles”

• Flashback to Second Impact
• Misato’s promotion
• Harmonics testing
• Time to party
• Gendo at the South Pole
• The Tenth Angel, Sahaquiel
• Major Katsuragi takes command
• Does the bathroom conversation count as a title drop?
• Second Impact Generation = Millennials
• The Zone Defense Plan
• Why does Asuka pilot the EVA?
• Misato’s dad sounds like Gendo
• Catching the Angel
• Good work, Shinji
• At the ramen stand
• NOTES: Super important ad-lib
• Why does Shinji pilot the EVA?

1:30:31 Thoughts about the show at the half way point