megumi hayashibara (rei) initially auditioned for the role of misato
anno originally wanted to use a selection from polovtsian dances as nge’s theme song, but the studio wanted a catchy pop song
shinji is a fan of xtc, a real english punk band
speaking of hobbies, misato carries a ukulele case in the manga
if rei’s not reading oscar wilde, she’s reading biblical-metaphysical fushion textbooks. in german
misato refrigerates her doritos for some reason
megumi (rei) also voices pen pen
kaji kidnaps and FedExes a penguin, handcuffs a briefcase to himself, burglarizes rei’s apartment, meticulously choreographs a robot dance routine to classical music, neatly organizes the contents of a trashbin for no reason, sabotages tokyo-3’s electricity supply, and does a barrel roll out of a conveyor lift when no one’s watching
in the original draft, 12 of the most powerful angels were supposed to attack the earth all at once, destroying america
makoto hyuga was supposed to be a gay man
if you calculate the proportions it turns out gendo makes people stand 25-30 feet away from his desk
misato’s curry brand is real and you can buy it
ryoji kaji is also just ryo saeba from city hunter
there’s an empty chair on the wunder and it’s suspicious
some of eoe’s corporate acknowledgments go to a company called “something” and “hoo-ha”
nerv is apparently an acronym for “neo earth of retarn vererasion” according to this sketch in the newtype 100% collection
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