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is a fictional character from the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise created by Gainax. He was first introduced as the protagonist from the television anime series from 1995. Shinji Ikari is a young boy who is requested by his distant father, Gendo Ikari, to pilot a mecha known as the Evangelion Unit 01 to protect the city of Tokyo-3 from creatures known as Angels that threaten to destroy mankind. While Shinji is forced to pilot Unit 01, during his time in Tokyo-3 he socializes with comrades and gains friends. Shinji's portrayal differs depending on the media in which he is shown such as in the official manga adaptation where he is written from the author Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's point of view as well as other spinoff series. The character of Shinji became highly popular, having appeared in multiple popularity polls. ==Conception== Director Hideaki Anno described the hero, Shinji Ikari, as a boy who "shrinks from human contact", and has "convinced himself that he is a completely unnecessary person, so much so that he cannot even commit suicide." He describes Shinji and Misato Katsuragi as "extremely afraid of being hurt" and "unsuitable — lacking the positive attitude — for what people call heroes of an adventure." When compared to the stereotypical hero, Shinji is characterized more by lack of energy and emotion than by any sort of heroism or bravery.〔"This, the opening episode is constructed around all the conventions of the classic "saving the world" narrative, only to undermine them by showing IKARI Shinji's relationship with his Evangelion and status as a pilot is very ambivalent; the entire series can be seen as a bildungsroman revolving around Shinji.〔"The animation, 'Evangelion,' is a kind of bildungsroman about the soul-searching of a 14-year-old boy who has to fight mysterious enemies in a new Tokyo in the year 2015 by piloting a human-shaped robot named 'Eva.'" from Japan Economic Newswire, MAY 8, 1997, THURSDAY. "Cartoon 'Eva' captures sense of void among Japanese youth". by Yoichi Kosukegawa. TOKYO, May 8 Kyodo〕 Shinji has often been seen as a version or reflection of the creator of ''Evangelion'' and Anno has referred to the plot line as a metaphor of his life. "Ikari" means "anchor" in Japanese. Shinji was named for Gainax co-founder Shinji Higuchi; it can be translated to "child of god."〔pg 121 of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Unofficial Guide'', by Kazuhisa Fujie and Martin Foster, 2004, ISBN 0-9745961-4-0〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Translation of essay by Hideaki Anno about character name origins; includes a link to the original essay in Japanese )〕 ''Evangelion'' character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto based his design of Shinji on his design of Nadia, the title character of Gainax's popular 1990-1991 TV series, ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water''.〔''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', vol. 2, bonus materials〕 Megumi Ogata, who voiced Shinji, found the last scene of ''End of Evangelion'' difficult to perform. She became overwhelmed with emotion and strangled Yuko Miyamura, Asuka's voice actor, during that scene, making it "very hard" for Miyamura to say her lines immediately after that. Ogata regards Shinji Ikari as one of her "most memorable" roles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shinji Ikari」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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