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In episode 10, when the couple is discussing children's names, the husband
makes a reference by saying _"If it's a boy, then Shinji. A girl, then Rei"_
（男なら「シンジ」、女なら「レイ」）.

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CciBM.png)

What is the reference being made in this scene?


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What is the reference in the scene where the husband jokes about naming children?


This
[pose](https://www.google.com/search?q=gendo%20ikari%20pose&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=1085&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=KN6BVM98xPNS5ZeB4A8&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ)
is typical for [Gendo
Ikari](http://myanimelist.net/character/1257/Gendou_Ikari) from the Evangelion
series. It even has a page on
[knowyourmeme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-gendo-pose) and is also
featured as an example for 'Finger Tenting' on
[tvtropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FingerTenting?from=Main.ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive).

![Gendo Ikari](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XkqvZ.png)

In the series he has a son named Shinji and daughter (sort of) named Rei. (The
reference right afterwards is also to Evangelion's
[Kaworu](http://myanimelist.net/character/1261/Kaworu_Nagisa))


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