On Thu, 2 Jul 1998, Ikari Ayanami Rei wrote:

 Anyway, the reason that the Japanese version of Eva had
the Angels called such was because the WORD "angel" doesn't exist in the spoken language.

Er, yes it does.  The word for 'angel' is 'tenshi,' or occasionally the
English loanword 'enzeru.'  One doesn't even have to look farther than the
opening words of Eva's theme song -- 'Zankoku na tenshi no you ni' --
'Like a cruel angel.'

Why were the Shito called Angels in English?  Possibly Gainax thought it
would sound cooler than Disciples or Apostles.  Perhaps they wanted to add
a layer of double meaning.  Perhaps it was part of Anno's hideously
complex and subtle master scheme.  I really don't know.

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