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

3:56 Episode 20: “Of the shape of hearts and humans” or “Weaving a Story 2: Oral Stage:

• Oh no, the Evangelion has an S2 Engine!
• Shinji has turned into soup
• The girls are not doing well either
• Inside Shinji’s mind, again
• A month goes by
• The salvage operation
• Misato and Kaji finally get it on

23:08 Episode 21: “The Birth of NERV” or “He was aware that he was still a child”

• Director’s cut cold opens
• Fuyutsuki abducted
• Going to “SOUND ONLY”
• Flashback to 1999
• Meeting Yui Ikari
• Meeting Gendo Rokubungi
• Year by year recap
• Recruiting Fuyutusuki
• Trip to Antarctica
• Meeting Dr. Akagi and creating the Magi
• Misato and Ritsuko: The College Years
• Yui’s final moments
• The beginning of human instrumentality
• Ritsuko joins Gehirn in time to see her mom kissing Gendo
• Baby Rei and Dr. Akagi
• The birth of NERV
• Kaji’s final moments
• Shinji was aware that he was still a child

59:38 Episode 22: “Staying Human” or “Don’t Be”

• Asuka and Kaji
• Meeting Asuka’s mother
• Rei and Unit 00 are top priority now
• Evangelions enter mass production
• Unhappy home life
• Asuka freaks out in the bathroom
• Testing isn’t going great either
• The Elevator Scene
• Talking to Unit 02
• The Fifteenth Angel, Arael
• Asuka’s final chance
• HALLELUJAH
• The big sniper rifle is back
• Inside Asuka’s mind
• The real Asuka
• Rei, get the lance
• NOT NOW SHINJI

1:43:51 Episode 23: “Tears” or “Rei III”

• Misato still listening to the message
• Asuka numbing the pain with Sega Saturn
• Even Ritsuko’s Grandma’s cat died
• SEELE is not happy about the lance
• The Sixteenth Angel, Armisael
• OK now this is Asuka’s last chance
• Inside Rei’s mind again
• Unit 01 is back
• Rei’s final moments
• Only one angel left
• Even Pen Pen is sad
• Rei “survived”
• Sacrificing Ritsuko instead of Rei
• The capsule
• What else does NERV have in the basement?
• In case we didn’t figure it out, the Evangelions are human
• Even Ritsuko loses it
• Storyboard preview!

2:17:38 Final thoughts on this block of episodes and going into the end of the TV series