CATDOLL: The lyrics of "EVA" theme song "Cruel Angel's Guide" were written in 2 hours. The creation process is revealed

Neon Genesis Evangelion, which has an unshakable position in the animation industry, has created huge business opportunities in addition to the plot development that was new and surprising at the time, the characters full of personal charm, the huge robot fighters, etc. The theme song "Cruel Angel's Thesis" has also been at the top of the Japanese song request charts. Recently, the lyricist of the song, Mieko Oikawa, talked about the situation when she wrote the song on Twitter.

Let's first take a look at the introduction of the song "Cruel Angel's Thesis" on Wikipedia, "The word "these" in the Japanese title of the song "Cruel Angel's Thesis" comes from the German word "these", and there are many proper nouns in the plot of Neon Genesis Evangelion that come from German. The most intuitive understanding of the "angel" in the title refers to the various apostles that appear in Neon Genesis Evangelion. Otsuki Shunren, the actual producer of Neon Genesis Evangelion, attaches great importance to this song and deliberately let the lyricist and composer create the music without meeting each other. The lyrics of "Cruel Angel's Thesis", especially some of the religious and philosophical terms in it, focus on the description of the Bible and the image of the mother, with the aim of coordinating with the plot of the TV animation." It seems that the creation of this song seems to have a magical meaning.

So, let’s take a look at how the lyrics of this popular song were actually created?

"The song 'A Cruel Angel's Thesis' was created. I was introduced to this job by my agent. We discussed for about 30 minutes, then watched the project plan and a 2-episode animation. I was asked to write something I liked! I finished it in about 2 hours. I'm sorry to ruin everyone's dreams." It only took 2 hours to write the popular classic lyrics. It seems that the birth of a classic does not necessarily take a long time.