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As expected, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo has become a huge hit. In the past few days, almost all anime-related discussions have been about Evangelion. So, we’d also like to join in on the conversation by sharing information about the Evangelion movies. First up is the first Evangelion movie, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone.
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone is a remake of the 1995-96 Evangelion television series. The movie closely follows the plot from the beginning up to Operation Yashima. Even though the plot is largely the same as the TV series, the latter half of the movie contains a new plot for fans to enjoy. The shy, self-loathing protagonist from the TV series, Ikari Shinji, returns as the protagonist in the movie. Even though it’s been 17 years since the premiere of Evangelion, the series is still loved by many fans. This may be what you call eternal fandom.
Shinji often uses a cassette tape to shut out the world. However, the truth is, it isn’t a cassette at all; it’s a digital tape (DAT). DATs are quite expensive and the fact that Shinji owns one even though he is only a middle school student is a mystery both anachronistically and economically. But there is a clear reason: it belonged to his dad Gendo. When looked at this way, Shinji's true intentions and the significance this has can be interpreted.
By the way, the songs that are often played on Shinji’s DAT are from the compilation CD “Lilia - From Ys” from the game Ys. The singer of these songs is Kotono Mitsuishi, the voice actor for Misato Katsurugi. We wonder what the significance of this is.
This article contains translated excerpts from http://www.excite.co.jp/News/reviewmov/20121109/E1352389676935.html (Japanese).
