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Gainax, Tatsunoko Production

Shinseiki Evangelion

TV Finished
ActionDramaMechaPsychologicalSci-Fi

Fifteen years after a cataclysmic event known as the Second Impact, the world faces a new threat: monstrous celestial beings called Angels invade Tokyo-3 one by one. Mankind is unable to defend themselves against the Angels despite utilizing their most advanced munitions and military tactics. The only hope for human salvation rests in the hands of NERV, a mysterious organization led by the cold Gendou Ikari. NERV operates giant humanoid robots dubbed "Evangelions" to combat the Angels with state-of-the-art advanced weaponry and protective barriers known as Absolute Terror Fields. Years after being abandoned by his father, Shinji Ikari, Gendou's 14-year-old son, returns to Tokyo-3. Shinji undergoes a perpetual internal battle against the deeply buried trauma caused by the loss of his mother and the emotional neglect he suffered at the hands of his father. Terrified to open himself up to another, Shinji's life is forever changed upon meeting 29-year-old Misato Katsuragi, a high-ranking NERV officer who shows him a free-spirited maternal kindness he has never experienced. A devastating Angel attack forces Shinji into action as Gendou reveals his true motive for inviting his son back to Tokyo-3: Shinji is the only child capable of efficiently piloting Evangelion Unit-01, a new robot that synchronizes with his biometrics. Despite the brutal psychological trauma brought about by piloting an Evangelion, Shinji defends Tokyo-3 against the angelic threat, oblivious to his father's dark machinations.

Relations

adaptationNeon Genesis Evangelionmangafinished
characterEvangelion x KATE CMspecialfinished
characterEvangelion × Attack ZEROspecialfinished
alternative versionEvangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Timemoviefinished
alternative versionEvangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redomoviefinished
alternative versionEvangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advancemoviefinished
alternative versionEvangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alonemoviefinished
spinoffPetit Eva: Evangelion@SchoolONAfinished
otherNihon Animator MihonichiONAfinished
otherPeaceful Times (F02) Petit Filmmusicfinished
otherShin Gengou Nyankogelionmusicfinished
otherEvangelion Shito, Hakata Shuuraimoviefinished

Details

English

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Romaji

Shinseiki Evangelion

Native

新世紀エヴァンゲリオン

Format

TV

Status

Finished

Source

Original

Season

Fall 1995

Episodes

26

Studio

Gainax, Tatsunoko Production

Start Date

Oct 4, 1995

End Date

Mar 27, 1996

Popularity

1890966

Score

83.5

Genres

Action, Drama, Mecha, Psychological, Sci-Fi

Tags

Alien, Angst, Asia, Avant Garde, Award Winning, Dementia, Disaster, Earth, Gender Bender, Human Enhancement, Japan, Mecha, Middle School, Piloted Robot, Plot Continuity, Post Apocalypse, School Life, Sci-Fi, Suspense, Violence