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Rei Ayanami
Main
Shinji Ikari
Main
Misato Katsuragi
Main
Asuka Langley Souryuu
Main
Kensuke Aida
Supporting
Ritsuko Akagi
Supporting
Naoko Akagi
Supporting
Shigeru Aoba
Supporting
Kouzou Fuyutsuki
Supporting
Hikari Horaki
Supporting
Hideaki Anno
Producer, Director, Script, Storyboard, Key animation, Mechanical design
Noriko Kobayashi
Producer
Hiroyuki Yamaga
Producer
Tomoko Takahashi
Assistant producer
Hideyuki Tanaka
Sound director
Ken Andou
Episode director
Naoyasu Hanyuu
Episode director
Hiroyuki Ishidou
Episode director, Storyboard
Tsuyoshi Kaga
Episode director, Storyboard
Masayuki
Episode director, Storyboard, Animation director, Key animation
Anime
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
Movie · 1 episode
Anime
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Movie · 1 episode
Anime
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Movie · 1 episode
Anime
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Movie · 1 episode
Anime
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Movie · 1 episode
Anime
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Movie · 1 episode
Anime
Petit Eva: Evangelion@School
ONA · 24 episodes
Anime
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
Music · 1 episode
Anime
Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition
ONA · 35 episodes
Anime
Evangelion: Hakata - Angel Attack Alternative
Movie · 1 episode
Anime
Shin Gengou Nyankogelion
Music · 1 episode
Anime
Schick x Evangelion
2 episodes
Anime
Attack Zero x Evangelion
1 episode
Anime
Ayanami Rei, First Lipstick
1 episode
Manga
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Volumes

Neon Genesis Evangelion
8.30Score
#269Rank
- Action
- Avant Garde
- Award Winning
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
- Suspense
- Mecha
- Psychological
Synopsis
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.
(Source: MAL)
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.
(Source: MAL)
Background
Director Hideaki Anno's depression is what led to the dark themes of Shinseiki Evangelion. Budgetary problems and parental complaints about content led to the original ending being scrapped and replaced with an extremely limited-animation ending breaking from the main plot. A movie, Air/Magokoro wo, Kimi ni, was later made based in part on the original planned ending and in part on Anno's increasing frustration with the otaku fanbase. The series' mix of psychoanalysis, religious symbolism, and genre deconstruction proved extremely influential on mature anime in the late '90s onward. The Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006 ranked it as the most popular anime of all time.
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