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Gemini · June 6

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Shinji Ikari: zodiac sign and birth chart

Shinji Ikari is a Gemini, born on June 6, 2001. Sun and Mercury both sit in Gemini, which fits the kid who argues with himself on every step and tells himself "I mustn't run away" like a spell. A Sagittarius Moon and Mars add the part of him that bolts for the horizon, then turns around and comes back.

  • SunGemini
  • MoonSagittarius
  • MercuryGemini
  • VenusTaurus
  • MarsSagittarius
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SourceBirthday: the Evangelion Chronicle, vol. 1, the official guide series. The whole chart is calculated from that date.

Birth chart

Shinji's chart at a glance

Drawn from his canon birthday. No birth time in canon, so no rising sign.

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  • Fire2
  • Earth1
  • Air2
  • Water0
  • No single element runs his chart. 2 fire, 1 earth, 2 air.
  • Born on a Wednesday. “Wednesday's child is full of woe,” says the old rhyme.
  • About 1 in 16 birthdays get Shinji in the app's Evangelion world.
  • Other Geminis here: Ryoji Kaji and Mari Makinami.

NEBO's take

Canon says Gemini. Our model says Pisces.

We ran Shinji through the same model that matches people to characters in the app, and looked at which chart gets him most often. It reads him as Pisces first: Sun, Moon, Mercury and Mars, with Cancer Rising and Scorpio Venus. A boy who feels everything and shows almost none of it.

Canon

Gemini SunJune 6, 2001, from the Evangelion Chronicle

NEBO's take

Pisces SunRead from his personality
  • Sun CanonGeminiNEBO's takePisces

    Canon's Gemini is the kid who argues with himself on every step. Our Pisces takes on everyone else's mood, so half the arguments in his head are about other people.

  • Moon CanonSagittariusNEBO's takePisces

    Canon's Sagittarius Moon needs to get away, so he takes his SDAT player and walks out of Tokyo-3. Our Pisces drifts further in, into music and daydreams.

  • Rising CanonNo birth timeNEBO's takeCancer

    No birth time in canon. First impression: a thin kid in a school uniform, earbuds in, eyes on his shoes, saying very little.

  • Mercury CanonGeminiNEBO's takePisces

    Canon's Gemini hears its own voice louder than anyone else's. Inside Leliel in episode 16 he is alone with it for a whole episode. Our Pisces thinks in feelings instead of words.

  • Venus CanonTaurusNEBO's takeScorpio

    Taurus Venus likes small, steady comforts: the SDAT player and a household routine. Our Scorpio picks very few people and holds on hard.

  • Mars CanonSagittariusNEBO's takePisces

    Canon's Sagittarius Mars fights when he chooses to. In episode 19 he comes back on his own and finishes the fight. Our Pisces fights for people, not for himself.

Where we agree: both charts keep him in his own head. Canon's Gemini talks it over with itself, our Pisces soaks it all up and says nothing.

How he shows up

Why he's like this

Gemini is the sign of the double mind, quick thinking and restlessness. Shinji lives in all of it, in scenes fans know by heart.

  • MindMercury in Gemini

    A mantra he doesn't believe

    Gendo tells him to pilot Unit-01 or go home. Shinji repeats "I mustn't run away" to himself over and over, and climbs into the plug.

    Episode 1

  • FeelingsSagittarius Moon

    Runs for the horizon

    After a hard fight he walks out of Tokyo-3 with his SDAT player and just keeps going. Then he turns around and goes back on his own.

    Episode 4

  • LoveVenus in Taurus

    Small, steady comforts

    At Misato's apartment he ends up doing the cooking and most of the chores, while she lives on beer and instant food. Looking after everyone's meals is something he can do right.

    TV series, Misato's apartment

  • CoreGemini Sun

    Two voices in one head

    Swallowed by the Angel Leliel, he is alone in a dark space with his own voice, and the whole episode is Shinji arguing with himself about who he is.

    Episode 16

  • In a fightMars in Sagittarius

    Picks the fight himself

    He has left NERV and is about to leave Tokyo-3, then comes back, climbs into Unit-01 and fights the Angel Zeruel.

    Episode 19

Your turn

Which Evangelion character are you?

Pick your birthday. Your Sun sign gives a first answer right here, then the app reads your whole chart.

Chemistry

Who Shinji clicks with, and who he clashes with

Read from the charts on their pages. The plot may disagree.

Pick a side

Are you more Shinji or Rei?

Your birthday settles it. The app reads your whole chart and tells you who you really get.

Similar charts

Who else has Shinji's chart

Famous Geminis with his placements

Their charts line up with Shinji's canon chart. A chart match only: none of them is connected to this page.

Shinji in real life

The app casts Scorpio, Cancer and Gemini Suns as Shinji: The8 is a Scorpio, Wonwoo a Cancer and Yeosang a Gemini, the sign canon gave him.

Characters like him in other worlds

Same chart pattern in our model, different universe.

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Characters like Shinji

Closest charts first: shared signs, same elements.

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Questions

Shinji's zodiac sign: what people ask

What zodiac sign is Shinji Ikari?

Gemini. The Evangelion Chronicle gives Shinji's birthday as June 6, 2001, and Gemini runs from May 21 to June 20.

When is Shinji Ikari's birthday?

June 6, 2001, according to the Evangelion Chronicle.

Is Shinji a Gemini?

On paper, yes. Sun and Mercury are both in Gemini, which fits a kid who talks himself into and out of every decision. Our personality model leans Pisces, with Cancer rising, the softer water side of him.

What is Shinji's Moon sign?

Sagittarius, going by his birth date. Canon gives no birth time, so the Moon is the least exact part of his chart.

What is Shinji's birth chart?

Sun and Mercury in Gemini, Moon and Mars in Sagittarius, Venus in Taurus. There is no rising sign, because canon never gives his birth time.

What element is Shinji?

Air. Gemini is an air sign, and 2 of his 5 placements are air too.

Who is Shinji most compatible with?

By chart, Keel Lorenz, Kozo Fuyutsuki and Ryoji Kaji. Sagittarius Moon and Aries Moon: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.

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