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Dec 10, 2007 12:48 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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I knew it! right from the start when they started talking about the 4th child.. and were placing a bit too much attention on what Touji (that's his name? lol) was doing!

And Rei blushing "A.. Arigatou" haha, that was great.
Dec 10, 2007 1:14 PM
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Needed tbqh


May 17, 2008 4:40 AM
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aww

hoped it would be another girl..
Jun 8, 2008 12:23 PM
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In the last few seconds I saw his basketball shot form and it was horrible. You're supposed to have your elbow in! I saw that and thought,"There's no way he would actually make that shot." >.<
Jun 12, 2008 7:53 PM
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was obvious but still was an ok ep..
Aug 6, 2008 11:22 PM
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i wonder if they actually wanted to make it obvious.

other than that, Rei was cute, Asuka did not please me this episode, she was tsuntsun, but i want to see more of her deredere... like when she was blushing with shinji for being compared to a married couple xD
Sep 2, 2008 5:09 AM
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Cute Rei is cute. Emberassed Asuka is emberassed. And there is just no way that the basketball guy (whats his name? lol) can score with that shot. He is probably the 4th.
Oct 21, 2008 4:52 AM
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Aww, Rei blushed <3

Obvious is obvious, Touji is going to be the 4th child.
Nov 25, 2008 7:09 PM
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Rei blushing was cute :3
Also, it was pretty obvious that Touji would be chosen since they focused on him so much...FORESHADOWING...
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Jan 5, 2009 8:06 PM

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Hrm, not too sure if I'm going to like it if Touji is the 4th child.

Shinji's been putting the moves on Rei a lot lately too. =D

I also liked the version of this ED. Quite catchy.
Aug 25, 2009 5:29 AM

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I think it was supposed to be obvious. Good episode, it was directed well imo.
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Oct 12, 2009 9:21 AM

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It IS kind of obvious.
Actually, I love that. For some reason, I've always liked the guy xD
And holy cow, how did I survive not knowing that o.o I'm so happy about not being spoiled about something for a change >__>
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Nov 8, 2009 9:11 PM

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I liked this episode, and Rei is so going to my fave list
Dec 5, 2009 8:56 AM

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The scene with Kaji and Shinji in the drink room was so funny.

Kaji: "So can I buy you a drink, cup-o-tea?"
Shinji: "Kaji, I'm a boy."

I laughed at that.

Rei blushing face was a little cute, even though I still don't like her very much.

Suzuhara being the 4th child is really awesome to me, I really like his character for some reason.
Dec 7, 2009 4:38 AM

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Mmm, they didn't reveal the 4th child.
Funny moment: a husband and wife arguing. hahaha
Dec 29, 2009 8:17 PM
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The scene with Kaji asking Shinji "out" was hilarious. Anyway, the 4th child still isn;='t certain, but most likely Suzuhara.
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Jan 6, 2010 8:45 AM
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Best part so far XDDDDD

About the episode: Though they didn't reveal the 4th child, it's predictable =)
May 5, 2010 2:39 PM

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Lol at the girl at the end humming the ending theme. Unit 3 looks awesome, I can't wait to see it in action.
Jul 25, 2010 10:27 AM

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Zepwich said:
Unit 3 looks awesome, I can't wait to see it in action.
Yeah, I thought that too. I'm really looking forward to see Touji piloting it~
Jul 31, 2010 5:26 AM

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MichaelMCP said:
In the last few seconds I saw his basketball shot form and it was horrible. You're supposed to have your elbow in! I saw that and thought,"There's no way he would actually make that shot." >.<


LOL that was the WORST form I've ever seen. Animated or not.

Rei was cute and so was that other girl. Unit 3 looks badass.
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lol'd at this.
Aug 24, 2010 9:04 PM

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I'm officially calling NERV the enemy in here. I mean they have a lot of top secret missions. They don't tell why the Angels are attacking. Source is unknown? Bullshit. They probably know everything that is happening.

Okay so the fourth child is? Judging from this episode, I'm assuming that the fourth child can either be Touji or his sister but as soon as I saw Asuka's reaction from what she saw, I automatically assumed that it's going to be Touji. I'm not sure though.

Anyways, it's not suprising to hear Kanji say that Marduk Institute doesn't exist and NERV is the one pulling the string to Misato but what really caught me offguard was when he told Misato to investigate the school. Maybe that school is the place of the future pilots? Maybe only 14 year old children can pilot it and they gathered up all 14 year old children in Japan? Lol I don't know.
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Yeah, I guess the school is not more than a place where they send all "possible pilots" to find out who's suited to do it. I still don't understand most of the conspiracy that's going on though.

Touji being the Fourth Child was made so obvious in this episode that I'm starting to doubt it xD Would they really made it that obvious if it was true? Really, it's wired.
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Dusk252 said:

Touji being the Fourth Child was made so obvious in this episode that I'm starting to doubt it xD Would they really made it that obvious if it was true? Really, it's wired.

This. I have my doubts. Oh well, I guess everything will be cleared out in the next episode.
Feb 22, 2011 12:19 AM

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I can't make the call.
I'm torn between "Obvious Red Haring" "So obvious you're expected to this it's a Red Haring but it's not."
Whatever choice I make, I fear it will be a bigger blunder then a land war in Asia.

Really enjoyed "Kaiji, I'm a boy."
Totally have been feeling that the school is some kind of secret "Training" ground. Ever since Asuka magically joined them in the exact same class.

Penguin pilots Unit Three. Tune in next time.
May 8, 2011 7:01 AM

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Touji as the fourth child? I wonder how this will turn out.
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Jun 2, 2011 2:23 PM

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I can't get over the fact that Rei is so cute! lol
Jul 7, 2011 9:55 PM

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Rei is full of win.
Aug 9, 2011 4:29 AM

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I kind of expected him to be pilot long ago but even after 17 episodes I still don't like him. The class rep is really nice person and character, though. Asuka's voice is kawai as ever, but Asuka just beat her easily this episode with her "Arigatou." It seems impossible to me for not to become mine favorite character...
Nov 18, 2011 3:07 AM

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OH YES, OH YES, OH YES, this is how it should be done! BOOYAH!

It felt like the story got pushed onward really hard; the conspiracy lurking in shadows portrayed as a threat equal to angels; THE SUSPENSE - silence before the storm! THIS EP GOT ME REALLY EXCITED DAMN IT!

5/5 hands down!
Nov 24, 2011 8:44 PM

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Didn't really like this episode. Everything just really came out of the blue. The only thing I can say that was positive about this episode was Rei blushing. Ha ha! Other than that, everything was a big mystery. Or at least an attempt at one. Most of what they tried to make interesting was (for a lack of better words) easy to guess. I don't and shouldn't have to explain. Looking forward to the next!
Jun 5, 2012 4:46 PM

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MichaelMCP said:
In the last few seconds I saw his basketball shot form and it was horrible. You're supposed to have your elbow in! I saw that and thought,"There's no way he would actually make that shot." >.<

A blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.
Aug 17, 2012 6:32 PM

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I'm thinking Touji will be dying soon. Just a feeling.
Nov 12, 2012 11:11 AM

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Droplet said:
I'm thinking Touji will be dying soon. Just a feeling.

Death flags everywhere.
Nov 21, 2012 7:32 PM

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I'm sensing it too. :/ I hope not. I actually really like his character.
Dec 10, 2012 7:28 AM

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Lol Rei blushed xD and said arrigato for the first time, that's heavy... And also we've got a new pilot!
Feb 25, 2013 2:54 PM

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I liked it.
If this was made in the early 2010's the 4th child would definitely be another girl.
And we'd have a harem.
Mar 15, 2013 6:06 PM
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Dusk252 said:
Yeah, I guess the school is not more than a place where they send all "possible pilots" to find out who's suited to do it. I still don't understand most of the conspiracy that's going on though.

Touji being the Fourth Child was made so obvious in this episode that I'm starting to doubt it xD Would they really made it that obvious if it was true? Really, it's wired.

Yeah i had the same thoughts. It was a little bit TOO obvious. If it really was meant to be obvious then i wonder why they didn't just reveal it this episode but left it for next. This does leave an opportunity for a suprise but then again a lot about this anime has been quite predictable so it'll probably just be touji.
May 5, 2013 11:55 AM

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This is getting really interesting now!!!

Thoughts from Episode 17

So Misato was in some kind of court for telling what happened in earlier fight for Angels and how Shinji luckily survived from that. But mainpoint is really where Angels are coming from why they attack NERV and what they want?. And if they are getting Intelligence and rumor about "The Fourteenth Angel"

Now I am confused is Ikari really betraying NERV or SEELE because he said something like: "that will be a lesson for old man" haha. I don't know anymore. Too confusing.

Still Rei is been taking good care of Ikari and even he asked Rei to eat with him. Never could happen with Shinji. Rei is sure talking now a little bit move. That "Thank You" was sweet.

So Mardok Institute is not real and it's probably some kind of cover story told by NERV and Misato is been lying at. Kaji sure has many sidejobs. 1. Spy, 2. Researcher 3. Dating and know 4. Watering watermelons :DD

Where 2nd Branch of NERV dissappeared and Unit 04 if they was building one??

Toji really has hard time coming if he becomes *The Fourth Children" I thought there supposed to be only three children but I guess I was wrong... That school is mysterious place. There must be something that room Kaji told to Misato. Code 707 what could it be?

Hmm I think that class rep likes Toji. They are trying to make some plot twist here so we could be so confused until finally when they going to reveal everything maybe in the end.

Best parts: Asuka hanging to Kaji. Shinji saying not drink tea xD Toji throwing basketball in the end.
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Suzuhara is the Fourth Child!
May 30, 2013 8:36 PM

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I get the feeling this guy is gonna kick the bucket.
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lol'd at this.


Yeah, she tries way too hard when it comes to Kaji.
Jul 24, 2013 1:36 PM
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Shinji's post-episode 16 change where he confronted himself inside the angel and stopped running from his fears and anxieties seem to have made him more psychologically healthy. This coincides with his sync rate dropping in the Eva and makes me think they need psychologically broken people as pilots for some reason. Rei and Asuka both have been hinted at as having serious psychological problems as well and Touji, who is being foreshadowed as the fourth pilot, dealt with the trauma of family dying in one of the early angel battles.

I don't know though, just my thoughts/speculation
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That makes sense Kwix, I never thought of that.

Yeah, it was a cool episode though. It was obvious he was going to be the fourth child lol.

Asuka jumping on Kaji was funny though. I wish he was real so I could do that lol.
Sep 10, 2013 8:57 PM

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Rei blushing basically made the episode for me.
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That blushing scene with Rei was great :D
And Toji being the 4th child?! Other people in this thread say that they saw that coming, but I sure didn't.
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Who the hell is the 4th child!?
Nov 10, 2013 7:31 PM
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I gotta say not much is happening in this episode, aside from the prototype S2 Engine disappearing without a trace in an accident. Also about the fourth child. Though never shown on screen I agree it is obvious that it is Toji based on the fact that we hear Ritsuko’s voice talking to him, and due to Asuka’s reaction to finding out who the fourth child is.
Nov 16, 2013 2:54 PM

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so obvious that guy was the 4th but i have the feeling he eventually die lol , rei blushing is so =w=
Dec 23, 2013 2:49 PM

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Drgentile777 said:
The scene with Kaji and Shinji in the drink room was so funny.

Kaji: "So can I buy you a drink, cup-o-tea?"
Shinji: "Kaji, I'm a boy."

I laughed at that.


That scene cracked me up.
Shinji said it so matter-of-fact.

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