Neon Genesis Evangelion
Finished Airing Fall 1995

Neon Genesis Evangelion

  • TV Series
  • 1995
  • 26 episodes

© Gainax / Tatsunoko Production

Genres

  • Action
  • Drama
  • Mecha
  • Mystery
  • Psychological
  • Sci-Fi

Themes & Elements

  • Philosophy
  • Coming of Age
  • Super Robot
  • Dystopian
  • Post-Apocalyptic
  • Angels
  • Primarily Teen Cast
  • Psychosexual
  • Kaiju
  • Denpa
  • Conspiracy
  • Male Protagonist
  • Aliens
  • Religion
  • Military

Broadcast Info

Aired From
October 3, 1995
Aired To
March 27, 1996
Format
TV Series
Episodes
26
Studio
Gainax / Tatsunoko Production
Source Material
Original
Streaming

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Synopsis

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 previously appeared in the theatrical recap 'Death'.

Cast

  • Misato Katsuragi Kotono Mitsuishi
  • Asuka Langley Souryuu Yuuko Miyamura
  • Shinji Ikari Megumi Ogata
  • Rei Ayanami Megumi Hayashibara
  • Touji Suzuhara Tomokazu Seki
  • Ritsuko Akagi Yuriko Yamaguchi
  • Kohzou Fuyutsuki Motomu Kiyokawa
  • Shiro Tokita Houchuu Ootsuka

Staff

Original Creator
Hideaki Anno
Director
Carolyn Keranen / Hideaki Anno
Character Design
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Animation Director
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Mechanical Design
Hideaki Anno
Script
Hiroshi Yamaguchi / Youji Enokido / Hideaki Anno
Storyboard
Tensai Okamura / Junichi Satou / Hideaki Anno
Episode Director
Tensai Okamura / Seiji Mizushima

In this series

Entry 1 of 7 in the recommended watch order for Evangelion.

  1. Neon Genesis Evangelion
  2. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
  3. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
  4. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
  5. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
  6. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
  7. EVANGELION:3.0 (-46h)
Watch Order See the full watch order for Evangelion →