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Songs are good. Singing brings us joy. It is the highest point in the culture that Lilims have created.
— Neon Genesis Evangelion ‧ 1995
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Music offers contact before explanation. Kaworu notices a human capacity for beauty in a world otherwise organised around survival.
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In context
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In Episode 24, Shinji first encounters Kaworu beside the water as Kaworu hums Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Kaworu praises song as a human achievement. The meeting offers a moment of unusual calm before Shinji learns why the new pilot has arrived.
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- Episode 24 — wording and scene referenceEpisode 24Reference checked
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