Episode #02: Next Episode Preview (Jikai Yokoku)

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15-Second (On-Air and Renewal) Version

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Next Time
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Misato: As Shinji lives his new life, carried along by circumstance, he surely wouldn't make any friends.
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But the fact that he is an Eva pilot makes him popular.
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Next Time: “The Phone That Doesn't Ring”
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I'll give you fan service next time, too!
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Next Time: The Phone That Doesn't Ring

30-Second (Video Release) Version

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Next Time
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Misato: As Shinji trains as Eva pilot, goes to school, and lives with Misato, his new life carried along by circumstance, he simply repeats the same things again and again; he surely wouldn't make any friends.
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But the fact that he is an Eva pilot leaks out, turning things around and making him popular in his class.
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Shinji is perplexed. There was one young man who stared at him coldly.
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Next Time: “The Phone That Doesn't Ring”
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I'll give you fan service next time, too!

Reichu: Have you noticed how they tend to juxtapose Misato's promise with scenes of violence?

The above animation of EVA-01 thrusting the Prog Knife forward is different from what we see in the actual episode, in that the material covering her hands is intact. The Jikai Yokoku version will be recycled for Shinji's "Grr! Father is the Enemy!" mind trip in episode #20.

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Next Time: The Phone That Doesn't Ring

Reichu: Overall, there is quite a bit less correlation between the two versions of the preview here than there was in episode #01. Only two cuts of animation occur in both.

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