Īnno required a "gloomy", "cool character with short hair", so Sadamoto designed Rei originally as a brunette with dark eyes however, it was necessary to distinguish her from the other female protagonist Asuka Langley Soryu, so he designed her with eye and hair colors opposite to Asuka's. Another source of inspiration was The Snow Goose, a novella written by Paul Gallico the story describes a painting portraying the protagonist, a thin and pale girl in an empty room, and the artist tried to create a character similar to her. Ukina, a character from Sadamoto's previous work Koto, served as Rei's model, and the artist gave her "shaggy, bobbed, wolf-like hair". The same band produced a song named "Fumimi no kodomo" ( 福耳の子供), in which a female monologue is audible, and Sadamoto tried to portray a girl with a similar voice.
'"the white girl with bandages"') inspired Sadamoto to draw Rei.
Rei was originally conceived with both dark hair and eyes blue hair and bandages were later considered by Sadamoto Design Īccording to the Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Unofficial Guide by writers Kazuhisa Fujie and Martin Foster, director Hideaki Anno instructed Yoshiyuki Sadamoto on Rei's character design saying, "Whatever else, she needs to be painted in as a bitterly unhappy young girl with little sense of presence." The band Kinniku Shōjo Tai's theme song "Doko e demo ikeru kitte" and its line " hotai de masshiro na shojo" ( 包帯で真っ白な少女, lit.
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Critics linked her success to a series of moe traits that proved popular with anime fans, influencing the creation of subsequent female anime characters. Merchandising based on her has also been released, particularly action figures, which became popular. Reviewers have praised Rei's mysterious aura and her role in the story. She has maintained a high ranking in every popularity poll of the series and has also appeared in polls to decide the most popular anime characters in Japan. Rei has been well received by critics and in reviews. Rei is voiced by Megumi Hayashibara in Japanese, and by Amanda Winn-Lee, Brina Palencia and Ryan Bartley in English. Other influences for its creation include earlier works by Gainax staff members, such as Aoki Uru, and Paul Gallico's The Snow Goose. He was also influenced by his readings on psychology, in particular on Freudian psychoanalysis, taking inspiration from Freud's theories on the Oedipus complex. Hideaki Anno, director of the animated series, conceived her as a representation of his unconscious. Rei appears in the franchise's animated feature films and related media, video games, the original net animation Petit Eva: the Rebuild of Evangelion films, and the manga adaptation by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. As the series progresses, she becomes more involved with the people around her, particularly her classmate and fellow Eva pilot, Shinji Ikari. At the beginning of the series, Rei is an enigmatic figure whose unusual behavior astonishes her peers. In the anime series of the same name, Rei is an introverted girl chosen as the pilot of a giant mecha named Evangelion Unit 00. Rei Ayanami ( Japanese: 綾波 レイ, Hepburn: Ayanami Rei ) is a fictional character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, created by Gainax studio. Neon Genesis Evangelion chapter 2: "Reunion" (1995)Īmanda Winn-Lee (ADV dub and Rebuild series Prime Video dub)īrina Palencia ( Rebuild series Funimation dub) Rei with her Eva-00 (in the background) as a child (left), as a pilot (center) and as a student (right)
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