Just in case you didn't (or COULDN'T :glares at thewayneiac: ) get my PM, the first part of Episode #01 is now open for comments. Yee-HAW!!!
Sharp-kun wrote:005 Slight mistake here, UN tanks are blue as I recall, to distinguish them from other armies.
UN tanks in real life, you mean?
076 I've always wondered if the whole reason N2 mines were created by Gaianx was simply to make large explosions, without having to worry about the plot consequences of using nukes.
lol That could well be... On a side note, I believe "N2 mine" refers only to one type of N2 weapon. As we can see, Sachiel had to step on it before it blew up. (The script made a point about the explosion originating BELOW his feet, which is hopefully reflected in my pseudo-translation.) From what I can tell, that squadron of UN fighters seemed to be luring poor Sachi to the spot before hot-tailing it out of there.
129 I find Gendo's line here interesting. The term "weapon" seems to imply that someone built and sent Sachiel.
Yeah, I found some of Gendo and Fuyutsuki's comments quite mystifying myself. I'll rant about them later.
138 I've got a doctored video of Gendo doing DDR in this scene....
Care to share with us poor deprived people?
And here are some comments of my own. I'll post them here first (so you can easily quote them if you like) and add them to the page later.
C002: Can you imagine this scene having BGM? A while back, I received a tidbit about one of the unused music tracks collected on "S2 Works" from a "Shinji Takase":
A-8: This piece was to have marked the underwater arrival of the Third Angel in the first episode of the series, but the idea was eventually scrapped [personal speculation is that this piece would have taken away from the impact that the actual first BGM piece in the series that was used (Angel Attack)] if the foreboding piece was used beforehand. The song was not completely forgotten, as it would be used on the Evangelion: Addition CD as part of the background music for a rather comical Drama piece by the Evangelion cast. I was never able to ask him where he got this info, as by the time I got around to replying, he had vanished off the face of the Earth. Shame. Still, it sounds like it could very well be true. (In the "S2 Works" Music Menu, the piece A-8 is described as "Angel's appearance B.") FYI, A-8 is indeed used in the "Addition" track "DRAMA 'shuukyoku no tsuzuki' (kadai)", at around 16:20, when the Space Angels show up.
On another note, I've often wondered about the six glowing things on Sachiel's back here; this is the only time they are seen. He does have six holes in his dorsal carapace, so apparently they each contain a source of bioluminescence.
C003: Sachiel is tied with Zeruel as my favorite Angel. For me, Sachi exhibits a great deal more personality than the majority of the Angels. I find him strangely alluring. The funny bird-face, combined with his lankiness, the flipper-feet, and the naive attitude, just make him so... cute. (Yeah, I tend to anthropomorphize the Angels a bit, but, strictly speaking, that's 100% legal.) Props to Yoshitoh Asari for the great creature design, as well. (As we'll learn later, Sachiel's not the only Angel he's responsible for.)
And before I forget to mention it... An excruciatingly little-known fact is that the "ch" in "Sachiel" is pronounced as a hard "k" sound. Or possibly a guttural "kh" if you're into that sort of thing. Embarrassingly enough, I pronounced Sachi's name wrong at one point myself... But now that your ignorance is dispelled, you don't have any excuses.
004: Face, core and exo-ribs, then leg gills. A very interesting design touch, in my opinion; you don't see too many characters that breathe using their thighs and hips. There's a good closeup of these structures later (C098), but even here, you can see that they are essentially three valved lids that contain and protect the feathery reddish gills within. They apparently serve a double purpose underwater -- take in oxygen (since apparently Sachiel does respirate) and help propel him forward. Pretty cool, huh?
020: Breasts are of incredible thematic importance in NGE and, amazingly enough, not merely as fan service. The gargantuan nature of Misato's bust is emphasized early on, as you can see.
098: Apparently, Sachi's gills work both in and out of the water -- very interesting. Considering that he's powered by a Super-Solenoid, I find it odd that he needs to actively respirate in order to regenerate -- but, then, even harpies need to yawn. It's unfortunate that this shot doesn't include the top of Sachiel's pelvis: Production drawings published in Newtype 100% Collection suggest that the air taken in through his legs is expelled through nostril-like structures on his hips.
EYECATCH: And yet another tidbit from the mysterious "Shinji Takase" about NGE's unused BGM:
F-0/F-1: The unused "Eyecatch" pieces. F-0 would have been "Eyecatch Out" (to commercial break), F-1 would have been "Eyecatch In" (back to the show).For some reason, the idea of hearing a Japanese person shout (or sing) "EVANGELION!" to a cheesy fanfare at every eyecatch makes me a tad queasy. As if that weren't scary enough, Takase said they were even planning to use a little ditty for the subtitles (e.g., the "subtitle" between cuts 034 and 035 in this episode), the piece known only as F-4.
With plenty more to come later, of course.
Originally posted on: 29-May-2004, 17:20 GMT
smiley when you need it?) I agree with you there. And notice, of course, how the male pilots' plugsuits don't have any design elements serving to emphasize any of their more 'masculine' traits. GRRR GIVE ME EQUALITY! (Not that I'd actually want to see a bulky cup covering Shinji's groan. 
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