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Real Operation Yashima
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I couldn't help but thinking about Evangelion when hearing about the devastating events in Japan, and apparently, neither could this company. I hope their plan works.
I couldn't help but thinking about Evangelion when hearing about the devastating events in Japan, and apparently, neither could this company. I hope their plan works.
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The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is calling on people to conserve electricity after the March 11 earthquake (Tōhoku Chihō Taiheiyō-oki Jishin) and tsunami; an unofficial campaign to spread the word has been nicknamed after Evangelion by its promoters.
TEPCO forecasted on Saturday that it will have a power shortfall of 1 million kilowatts between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the evening. The company predicts that there will be a demand of 38 million kilowatts during that hour, but it can only supply 37 million kilowatts due to several power plants being offline or not fully operational. The shortfall is equivalent to the power used by 300,000 households.
In response to this, an unofficial campaign to conserve electricity has begun under the name "Operation Yashima" on the Twitter social networking system. In the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime, the Evangelion units defeat an enemy with a sniper rifle that saps the entire power grid of Japan. The campaign uses the hash tag "#yashimasakusen110312" for identifying posts.
The earthquake and tsunami surges struck a nuclear plant in the northern prefecture of Fukushima, and workers are attempting to cool the reactor's fuel rods. However, the Nuclear and Industrial Agency said on Saturday that there is a strong possibility that a meltdown of a fuel rod has already occured, although it assured the public that there is no immediate danger. The agency also confirmed later in the day that four people were injured in an explosion at the plant.
Source: ITmedia News
Update: The promoters opened a page with a bulletin about the real Operation Yashima from Evangelion's fictional Nerv organization.
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Awesome news and hope it worked out! It's almost 10:30 PM over there.
My inner otaku is warm and fuzzy right now. (Seriously, I knew Eva was huge in Japan, but I didn't know it was THAT huge.)
So that reactor didn't cause too much damage in the end, despite 4 hurt people? I hope everybody in Japan stays safe! No more lost life or damage!
My inner otaku is warm and fuzzy right now. (Seriously, I knew Eva was huge in Japan, but I didn't know it was THAT huge.)
So that reactor didn't cause too much damage in the end, despite 4 hurt people? I hope everybody in Japan stays safe! No more lost life or damage!
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That's pretty awesome. Let's hope the plan works!
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Awesome! Has anyone been able to translate the "Nerv bulletin" that the page links to? It seems to be a image file, so Google Translate isn't catching it.
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Well, it didn't took long for Kotono Mitsuishi -- ol' Misato-sensei -- to take notice of the ongoing Operation:
http://kotochawan.com/main/?itemid=1221
http://kotochawan.com/main/?itemid=1222
I think she's really impressed with the efforts made to conserve electricity... and who knows, she might as well bother Khara to support the whole effort altogether.
http://kotochawan.com/main/?itemid=1221
http://kotochawan.com/main/?itemid=1222
I think she's really impressed with the efforts made to conserve electricity... and who knows, she might as well bother Khara to support the whole effort altogether.

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Ogata noticed this as well, she's been urging everybody in her own blog for people to keep at it (and even doing some Shinji "character-speak"):
http://emou.seesaa.net/article/190255400.html
http://emou.seesaa.net/article/190676266.html
Mitsuishi on the other hand, has said "of course, I approve this" (kinda in a Misato-ish way); both have said they hope everybody is safe and to just keep at it with helping.
http://emou.seesaa.net/article/190255400.html
http://emou.seesaa.net/article/190676266.html
Mitsuishi on the other hand, has said "of course, I approve this" (kinda in a Misato-ish way); both have said they hope everybody is safe and to just keep at it with helping.
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Apparently, it's working. They expected a blackout in Tokyo for Today, but there was none. There's not enough power for trains to run, but greater catastrophes were averted, at least as far as the power grid is concerned.
BTW *looks at the picture in the blog* This beauty does Shinji's voice?
BTW *looks at the picture in the blog* This beauty does Shinji's voice?
Alas poor Kaworu! I knew him well...
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Kendrix wrote:Apparently, it's working. They expected a blackout in Tokyo for Today, but there was none. There's not enough power for trains to run, but greater catastrophes were averted, at least as far as the power grid is concerned.
BTW *looks at the picture in the blog* This beauty does Shinji's voice?
That's right -- Ogata's the legendary "lady killer". ;)
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