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The height of the Evangelions is the subject of much debate. Much TIRED debate. Recently I've been wondering about the heights of the pilots. As we briefly see on her ID card, Misato is about 5'4". This, while slightly above average for Japanese women, isn't very tall. Throughout the show, it appears that she towers over Shinji. This would make Shinji almost comically short, like 5'0" or 4'11". The only mention of his height I remember is in Angelic Days when Asuka gives him a hard time about it, and even then there aren't any specifics.
Asuka seems to be slightly taller than Shinji and Rei appears to be around the same height. Are any of their heights ever revealed in any Eva media?
Asuka seems to be slightly taller than Shinji and Rei appears to be around the same height. Are any of their heights ever revealed in any Eva media?
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Re: Eva character heights
Ayana-Me wrote:Asuka seems to be slightly taller than Shinji and Rei appears to be around the same height. Are any of their heights ever revealed in any Eva media?
No. Although there was a picture with all the NGE cast lined up, and I think Reichu did a pixel count of each of the characters and based on Misato's known height, did a fraction cross multiplication dealio to find the other character's heights.
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teh Reichu wrote:Ikari Gendou - 184 (6')
Kouzou Fuyutsuki - 183.5 (6')
Kaji Ryouji - 178.5 (5'10")
Aoba Shigeru - 176 (5'9")
Hyuga Makoto - 174.5 (5'9")
Ikari Yui - 169 (5'6")
Katsuragi Misato - 163 (5'4")
Akagi Naoko - 163 (5'4")
Akagi Ritsuko - 162 (5'4")
Ibuki Maya - 160 (5'3")
Keel Lorenz - 159 (5'3")
Suzuhara Touji - 151 (4'11")
Hikari Horaki - 150 (4'11")
Nagisa Kaworu - 150 (4'11")
Sohryuu Asuka Langley - 149 (4'11")
Ikari Shinji - 148 (4'10")
Aida Kensuke - 145.25 (4'9")
Ayanami Rei - 143 (4'8")
Pen-Pen - 61.5 (2')
Just by going by this one picture I have, Mayumi is Touji's height. And while I'm at it, Mana is perhaps 146cm.
See also
http://www.animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=113624
http://www.animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=186096
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Mr. Tines wrote:teh Reichu wrote:Ikari Gendou - 184 (6')
Kouzou Fuyutsuki - 183.5 (6')
Kaji Ryouji - 178.5 (5'10")
Aoba Shigeru - 176 (5'9")
Hyuga Makoto - 174.5 (5'9")
Ikari Yui - 169 (5'6")
Katsuragi Misato - 163 (5'4")
Akagi Naoko - 163 (5'4")
Akagi Ritsuko - 162 (5'4")
Ibuki Maya - 160 (5'3")
Keel Lorenz - 159 (5'3")
Suzuhara Touji - 151 (4'11")
Hikari Horaki - 150 (4'11")
Nagisa Kaworu - 150 (4'11")
Sohryuu Asuka Langley - 149 (4'11")
Ikari Shinji - 148 (4'10")
Aida Kensuke - 145.25 (4'9")
Ayanami Rei - 143 (4'8")
Pen-Pen - 61.5 (2')
Just by going by this one picture I have, Mayumi is Touji's height. And while I'm at it, Mana is perhaps 146cm.
See also
http://www.animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=113624
http://www.animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=186096
Oh, that's great! Thank you.
I guess it will be a few years until Shinji is able to take down his old man in a fight.
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they're all midgets to me.
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I ought to double-check those results sometime when I feel like I have nothing better to do.
Does that list Tines posted figure in my revised height for Yui? (Posted in one of them threads.) First time I calculated it, I didn't take her high heels into account. -_-;
Does that list Tines posted figure in my revised height for Yui? (Posted in one of them threads.) First time I calculated it, I didn't take her high heels into account. -_-;
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slothen wrote:they're all midgets to me.
The Japanese are all just little guys.
Reichu wrote:Does that list Tines posted figure in my revised height for Yui?
It's copy-pasta'd from a quote block near the top of one of the threads, so may well not.
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Re: Eva character heights
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Sachiel_13 wrote:Mr. Tines wrote:The Japanese are all just little guys.
not all of us, im Japanese, 5'8'' and still growing
you better keep growing then.
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I find those heights to be somewhat dubious. I mean, Shinji, a 14 year old boy only 4'10"? Give me a break. This is most likely a case of the characters being as tall as necessary to fit into a certain scene or "camera angle." I imagine their heights are about as consistent as the heights of the Evas.
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BrikHaus wrote:I find those heights to be somewhat dubious. I mean, Shinji, a 14 year old boy only 4'10"? Give me a break. This is most likely a case of the characters being as tall as necessary to fit into a certain scene or "camera angle." I imagine their heights are about as consistent as the heights of the Evas.
Yeah those heights seem pretty wonky to me too...
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Zkh wrote: We can't trust any official GAINAX info for heights anyway, an EVA unit can go from towering over the city to climbing up a building 3 times it's size.
thats funny, because until i came to these forums and saw this commented on, it never occured to me.
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BrikHaus wrote:I imagine their heights are about as consistent as the heights of the Evas.
You mean they'll shrink and grow depending on their surroundings, but maintain the same ratios relative to one another? :?
Unless somebody obsessively demonstrates this is true by comparing the characters to objects of "known height" (aside from Misato, who apparently doesn't count...), I'll just give the show the benefit of the doubt here.
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