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Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno had already worked on the fifth and sixth episodes of the series, and tried to focus on Shinji's psychology for the third and fourth, trying to go beyond regular anime and develop realistic characters. 'Hedgehog's Dilemma' was made with contents that differ from the original plans. As production progressed, however, staff members said they thought there was a need to depict Shinji's relationships with the people around him after the third episode. After the battle against Angel Shamshel, Shinji would become friends with Toji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida in 'A Transfer', receiving a call from them.

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'Hedgehog's Dilemma' was once omitted in terms of the series composition and it was planned that the fifth episode ' Rei I' would come after the third, ' A Transfer'. But in any case, they are the heroes of this story. Both are unsuitable - lacking the positive attitude - for what people call heroes of an adventure. She protects herself by having surface-level relationships, and running away. And there is a 29-year-old woman who lives life so lightly as to barely allow the possibility of a human touch. He has convinced himself that he is a completely unnecessary person, so much so that he cannot even commit suicide. tries to live in a closed world where his behavior dooms him. Critics also appreciated the philosophical themes and directorial choices of 'Hedgehog's Dilemma', such as the representation of natural landscapes and the use of still images. The episode received appreciation for focusing on the psychological description of the characters.

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The episode scored a 5.8% rating of audience share on Japanese TV and was generally well-received by critics. The episode's title references the namesake concept proposed by German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, variously called the 'hedgehog's' or the 'porcupine's dilemma'. It is the only episode in which Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno is not credited with direction or screenplay. Production of 'Hedgehog's Dilemma' took place after the fifth and sixth episodes were made, and the content varied from the staff's original ideas. After wandering around Tokyo-3, he must choose between quitting and staying at Nerv. In the episode, Shinji is overcome by the stress of being an Evangelion pilot and runs away from home. The episode's protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy who was recruited by his father Gendo to the organization Nerv to pilot a giant bio-machine mecha named ' Evangelion' into combat with beings called ' Angels'. The series is set fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm, and is mostly set in the futuristic, fortified city Tokyo-3. It was first broadcast on TV Tokyo on OctoberВ 25, 1995. ' Hedgehog's Dilemma', also known by the Japanese title ' Rain, After Running Away', is the fourth episode of the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, which was created by Gainax, written by Akio Satsukawa and directed by Tsuyoshi Kaga. The freeze frame of Misato Katsuragi and Shinji Ikari at the end of the episode, which was discussed by critics.

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