Neon Genesis Evangelion

This episode acts as a second part to Episode One, but it is set up in an elaborate way, where the story begins several days later from where Episode One left off, depicting the continuation of the battle between the Angel and Unit-01 in flashback sequences. Numerous new mysteries are presented in this episode as well, such as the existence of the Human Instrumentality Project and the organic-looking bare face of Unit-01 underneath the cranial armor that Shinji saw. What the AT field really is will not be revealed until the end of the series, either. Continuing their work from Episode One, the director Hideaki Anno, and the assistant director Masayuki, handle the storyboards. Masayuki is an animator whose name has become well-known through his powerful work on shows such as Sasuga no Sarutobi, and he is an essential staff member to any work by Director Anno. In Neon Genesis Evangelion, he handled a large number of the episodes that focused on mecha action. In Episode Two, there are many tricky scene compositions that reflect Director Anno and his unique style. For the combat between Unit-01 and the Third Angel in Part B, the chief animator, Yuh Honda, and GAINAX's young ace, Yoh Yoshinari, handled the key animation. The action, oozing showmanship, is splendid. The key animation around the scene where Misato is drinking beer in her apartment and suggests that Shinji take a bath is handled by Shinya Hasegawa, who also worked on the animation of the opening sequence. Shinji was supposed to live by himself, but instead, Misato takes him in and the two begin their life together in her apartment. In order to try to close the gap between her and him, Misago acts silly around Shinji and as if in response to that, Shinji acts exaggeratedly surprised by the presence of Pen Pen, he hot spring penguin. Seeing Shinji's true intentions in his actions, Misato says to herself, "Maybe I'm the one who's transparent." It is a most Eva-like depiction concerning "communication." In the preview, the idea of her taking Shinji in is clearly stated as "Misato's arrogance." The sense with which they coolly capture such evens is also part of the appeal of Evangelion. Incidentally, in Episodes One and Two, Misato effectively says, "You're a boy, aren't you?" to Shinji three times. This is very interesting when considered alongside the existence of people like the seemingly patriarchal Gendô or Tôji, who appears in Episode Three. Is Eva trying to say that men should act like men, or is it questioning that value? In Evangelion, there is an English episode title, separate from the Japanese episode title, which is displayed in the eyecatch at the beginning of Part B. In Episode Two, it is "The Beast." Is this "Beast" referring to the Angel or Eva Unit-01, which went out of control, or the impulse to destroy hidden with Shinji?