Neon Genesis Evangelion

Shin Seiki Evangelion

新世紀エヴァンゲリオン

In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelion's one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with the Evangelion. One such teenager is Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion. Thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything. (Source: AniDB) Note: Later releases include edited versions of Episodes 21-24 called the "Director's Cut" with some visual editing and adding extra scenes that appeared in the theatrical recap 'Death'.

Action Drama Mystery Psychological Sci-Fi Mecha

Kaiju — 80% Military — 72% Tragedy — 88% Primarily Teen Cast — 80% Post-Apocalyptic — 84% Male Protagonist — 79% Gore — 59% Dystopian — 85% Espionage — 55% Coming of Age — 88% Kuudere — 66% Suicide — 75% Mythology — 74% Body Horror — 74% Philosophy — 96% Conspiracy — 79% Aliens — 78% Found Family — 60% Politics — 62% Nudity — 40% Artificial Intelligence — 20% Clone — 67% Angels — 84% Trains — 56% LGBTQ+ Themes — 50% Foreign — 20% Religion — 71% Tsundere — 65% Estranged Family — 60% Bisexual — 57% Episodic — 40% Family Life — 40% Psychosexual — 81% Denpa — 79% Cosmic Horror — 82% Hikikomori — 20% Meta — 79% Spearplay — 60% Super Robot — 88% Real Robot — 20% Tokusatsu — 66% Boys' Love — 40% Office Lady — 20%

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Score

8.3

out of 10

Episodes

Status

FINISHED

Format

Season

FALL 1995

Duration

24 min

Favorites

42,226

Studio

Gainax

Source

ORIGINAL

Aired

Oct 03, 1995 — Mar 27, 1996

Trailer

Between Content Ad

Characters & Voice Actors

Rei Ayanami

綾波レイ

MAIN

Female

Shinji Ikari

碇シンジ

MAIN

Male

Asuka Langley Souryuu

惣流・アスカ・ラングレー

MAIN

Female

Misato Katsuragi

葛城ミサト

MAIN

Female